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Best Looking Baseball Card Sets

November 15, 2014 By rmueller

1888 goodwin champions king kelly

Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder but when it comes to the best looking baseball card sets of all-time, there’s somewhat of a consensus among collectors who know all of the hobby’s various eras.  These are the sets that have proven very popular over time, not just for player selection but for […]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: 1950s baseball cards, 1952 Topps, 1956 Topps, 1957 Topps, 1960s baseball card sets, best looking baseball card sets, T206, vintage baseball card sets

1970s Topps Football Cards: Most Valuable Rookies

November 14, 2014 By rmueller

OJ Simpson rookie card

It was a great time for football and even for football card collectors.  Mirroring to some extent their baseball counterparts but actually groundbreaking in their own right, 1970s Topps football cards helped  keep the sport running at a very high popularity level.  Sets issued during the decade include a mix of somewhat late-blooming quarterbacks, offensive […]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: 1970s, football cards, football rookie cards

A Tour of Cheap Baseball Card Sets Past and Present

October 31, 2014 By rmueller

Cy Young 1913 National Game card

In many cases, the best sets to buy for enjoyment are not those that are the most valuable or those with the ‘most’ of anything. Rather some nice unassuming issues over the years are fun to own because of how they still exist to this day with sufficient quantities to keep prices in check.  Others […]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: 1976 Topps, cheap baseball card sets, rookie cards, vintage bseball cards

Coolest Baseball Card Sets

October 31, 2014 By rmueller

Every era has its coolest baseball card sets.  Sometimes the cards are very innovative for their era and other times the design just makes for a real solid card set.  Of course, the list could go on forever and include classics like the T206 or 1952 Topps but completing sets of those cards is beyond […]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: 1911 Mecca, Bowman rookie cards, coolest baseball card sets, vintage baseball card sets

Roger Maris Baseball Cards Reflect Fan, Collector Appreciation

September 10, 2014 By rmueller

1958 Topps Roger Maris

Roger Maris would have turned 80 on Wednesday.  These days, Maris is revered far more in memory then he ever was as a player; sort of a heroic, but tragic figure who in the eyes of many fans, should still be credited as the single-season home run champion.  Roger Maris baseball cards remain very popular […]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: 1961, Babe Ruth, home run chase, Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Roger Maris rookie cards, Topps cards, vintage baseball cards

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