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Vintage Value Viewer: Got a Hankerin' For Hank Aaron Cards?

Card Collecting Tool: Finding affordable grades for Topps cards in each year of Hank Aaron's career!

Feb 19 • David Gonos

Improve your sports card collection while spending less!

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A Comeback Collector's Roadmap! Go From Junk Wax to a "Parallel" Universe!

Discussing why today’s hobby feels so different from the Junk Wax Era — plus a simple roadmap for “Comeback Collectors!”

Jan 29 • David Gonos

4 Great Ways To Find Joy (and Great Cards) at Any Sports Card Show!

Caleb+Cards shares how he found joy by finding sports cards at a relatively small local card show -- and you can, too!

Mar 5 • Caleb+Cards and David Gonos

⚾ 1964 Topps Pete Rose #125 All-Star Rookie Trophy ⚾ CTMUH No. 15

Before becoming the all-time hits king, before getting banned from baseball, Pete Rose was cardboard awesomeness!

Mar 4 • David Gonos

🎙️Finding Your Lane as a Comeback Collector: Our Simple Roadmap To Success! - Ep. 3.09

"Why does the hobby feel so different from a couple decades ago?" We walk you through it -- and share a simple roadmap to success!

Mar 3 • David Gonos

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Baseball Cards -- Not Barbies! The Journey of a Female Sports Card Collector!

A very large percentage of sports card collectors are male, which makes collecting as a female challenging.

Feb 26 • Darth Trader

⚾ 1978 Topps Rookie Shortstops #707 with Alan Trammell & Paul Molitor ⚾ CTMUH No. 14

Check off two Hall-of-Fame rookie cards by buying just one card!

Feb 25 • David Gonos

🎙️26 Rookie Cards We're Excited To Pull in 2026! - Ep. 3.08

We're over a month into the new year, but we have four sports and plenty of products coming to pull great rookie cards out of -- who do we want the…

Feb 24 • David Gonos

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⚾ 1964 Topps Pete Rose #125 All-Star Rookie Trophy ⚾ CTMUH No. 15

Before becoming the all-time hits king, before getting banned from baseball, Pete Rose was cardboard awesomeness!

Mar 4 • David Gonos

⚾ 1978 Topps Rookie Shortstops #707 with Alan Trammell & Paul Molitor ⚾ CTMUH No. 14

Check off two Hall-of-Fame rookie cards by buying just one card!

Feb 25 • David Gonos

⚾ 2019 Topps Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - No# ⚾ CTMUH No. 13

Hall-of-Fame legacy, winning personality, and a cool rookie card story that makes collectors smile!

Feb 18 • David Gonos

🏀 1990 Hoops Sam Vincent / Michael Jordan #223 🏀 CTMUH No. 12

An expansion team, a GOAT and a stolen jersey? This card has it all!

Feb 12 • David Gonos

🏈 1989 Topps Ickey Woods #27 🏈 CTMUH No. 11

One incredible season, one unforgettable dance, and one of the most fun teams of the late ’80s.

Feb 4 • David Gonos

The Comeback Collector

Buying Bowman: Confusing "Comeback Collectors" For Years!

Returning to the hobby means learning the different nuances of all the sports card products out there!

Feb 5 • Patrick Imhoff

A Comeback Collector's Roadmap! Go From Junk Wax to a "Parallel" Universe!

Discussing why today’s hobby feels so different from the Junk Wax Era — plus a simple roadmap for “Comeback Collectors!”

Jan 29 • David Gonos

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Feb 24 • David Gonos

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Mar 13, 2025 • David Gonos, Scott H, and Alan Camuto

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Jan 15 • David Gonos

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