Inside the Pack: Collector Spotlight on Steve Masyada

In the 2005 movie Fever Pitch, Jimmy Fallon plays Ben Wrightman, a Red Sox-obsessed school teacher with a Sox memorabilia collection — and wardrobe — large enough to cause shock among non-collectors and envy among fellow baseball fans. Nearly …

NFL Landmarks 2019

Submitted by Chad Barres-Finch

Through many years of card collecting, one common mistake which I have continued to observe time and again from my fellow collectors and investors alike has been the tendency towards reactionary, rather than pro-active acquisitions.  Instead …

Inside the Pack: 2018 National in Review

The 39th National Sports Collectors Convention is in the books, and boy, was it a week to remember! The truth is, I’ve come to learn that any National is one to remember, but I think this one will go …

Inside the Pack: Negotiating 101

In light of the upcoming National Sports Collectors Convention, I started thinking about my least favorite aspect of collecting: negotiating. Whether I’m on the buying end or the selling end, I hate it. It wears me out emotionally. That …

Inside the Pack: When a Collection Meets Its End

The internet’s most popular supercollector, Tanner Jones, announced his “retirement” last week.

This weekend, the online cardboard community got some surprise news: one of the Internet’s most popular supercollectors, Tanner Jones, announced his decision to quit collecting Jose Canseco …

Inside the Pack: Dos and Don’ts of Cutting Costs Online

Selling and trading baseball cards online has been, perhaps, the biggest innovation in this industry since the standard 2.5″ x 3.5″ size for cards was adopted. But unlike dealing locally, online transactions come with many extra costs. Fortunately, in …