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By 1971, Wilt Chamberlain’s professional basketball career was nearly over. He’d already won four MVP awards, collected seven scoring titles, and was well on his way to being named to the Basketball Hall of Fame. By the early 1970’s, and at 35 years old, Chamberlain just wasn’t the same player he once was. Age was […]
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By the 1970’s, the Topps baseball card machine was operating at full capacity. Pumping out 700+ card sets every year, releasing them one series at a time over the course of a season, Topps kept their customers happy while also keeping their profits fat. Though the 1980’s spelled the end of the Topps monopoly with
The true cost of a full mint set of 1970’s Topps Baseball Read More »
The 1980’s were not an era for power hitting. At least not until the end of the decade, when big bats like Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds were starting to make headlines with the long ball. In fact, during the 1980’s, only 13 players hit 40 or more home runs. That was the lowest number
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If you’ve been paying attention to the hobby over the last few months, you know there’s been some big moves cooking. First, in a surprising move last August, Fanatics, Inc. acquired the MLB/MLBPA player licenses to print trading cards, to begin in the year 2023. Fanatics also acquired the NBA (2025) and NFL (2026) licenses.
Fanatics buys Topps… but what does it mean for baseball card collectors? Read More »
There may be no more enigmatic, exciting, and frustrating element of American football than place kicking. While it seems like such an easy task (just kick the ball through the uprights!) kicking field goals is an event that causes fans and coaches more heartache than seemingly any other part of the game. All of the
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If you are interested in selling or consigning your baseball cards, there’s a number of reasons to go with Greg Morris Cards. For sellers, GMC offers an easy way to unload your collection in one simple transaction. By filling out our consignment form (click here to get started), a member of our consignment team will
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After winning his 2nd Stanley Cup with the Philadelphia Flyers in 1975, Bill Clement was traded to the Washington Capitals. It was a trade that would lead to perhaps the worst photo editing job on a trading card to that point, setting the standard for “bad photoshop” in the card industry from that point forward.
The worst photoshop job ever? The 1975 O-Pee-Chee Bill Clement Read More »
In this edition of “Collecting Ideas” we look at what it would take to build a collection of graded wax packs from 1970’s Topps baseball. Who doesn’t love a good collection of unopened wax packs? Embedded in the love of baseball cards is that feeling of opening a new pack. What will be inside? Will
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The Topps basketball card era from 1969 through 1981 was a strange one. It featured some of the most iconic vintage basketball cards money can buy (the 1969 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar rookie and the 1980 Larry Bird/Julius Erving/Magic Johnson, for example) and some of the most visually attractive sets of all time (the 1971 and 1972
Ranking every “scoring leader” insert from 1970s Topps Basketball Read More »
The early 1970’s were an exciting time for the National Football League. Growing in popularity every day, football was fully immersed in the mainstream of American culture. Popular teams like the Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins were at the height of their success, while emerging teams like the Pittsburgh Steelers and San Fransisco 49ers were
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