Baseball Cards
Find The Reggie: The 1990 Upper Deck Reggie Jackson Autograph Story
In 1990, Upper Deck hid 2,500 hand-numbered Reggie Jackson autographs inside High Series packs and told collectors to Find The Reggie. The…
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Baseball Cards
1985 Topps Gary Pettis Error Card #497: The Full Story
The 1985 Topps Gary Pettis #497 does not show Gary Pettis. It pictures his 14-year-old brother Lynn, photographed during an Angels Family…
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News & Trends
Upper Deck Trading Cards: The Rise, the Fall, and What’s Left
Upper Deck trading cards changed the hobby in 1989, then lost most of the major sports licenses that made the brand famous.…
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Investing & Trading
Are Trading Cards Overprinted? A Collector’s Supply Test
Updated August 16, 2026. Rechecked against current product configurations, published odds and the limits of grading-population data. Affiliate disclosure: This article contains…
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News & Trends
The History of Trading Cards: From Tobacco Packs to Million-Dollar Pulls
From 1880s cigarette packs to a $12.9 million MJ and Kobe card, here is the full, surprising history of trading cards, told…
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