All collectors have that one card. The one you would never let hit the trade table. It may not be your most expensive, nor the rarest card in your collection, but it is that one card.
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That One Card
The internet has completely changed the sports card industry; allowing collectors to expand their passion for collecting sports cards beyond the local card shop.
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The Irony of 1990 Donruss Aqueous Test
1990 Donruss was the epitome of junk wax; It was incredibly over produced. The mysterious Aqueous Test issue cards are some of the rarest cards from the early 1990’s. Is it not ironic that one of the most mass produced cards of the early 1990’s has some of the rarest cards of the era?
Last Saturday, I attended the 2014 Fanatics Authentic sports collectibles show. The show was put on by Fanatics Authentic at the Donald E. Stephens convention center in Rosemont, Illinois. This was my first large sports card show (more than 30 tables) in over twenty years ago in the early 1990’s. I got some great deals and was able to see incredible collections of cards.
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It Started With 1988 Score
I decided to take a trip back to where baseball cards started for me… 1988 Score. We all start somewhere and I remember opening the 1988 Score rack packs my dad had purchased. Who knew it would turn into this obsession…