Category: Old School
“Take me out to the ball game. Take me out to the crowd. Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks…” At one point Cracker Jack snacks were so popular, they became immortalized in an iconic Americana song. In 1914 and 1915, Cracker Jack inserted baseball...
This year, baseball card manufacturer Topps is celebrating 70 years of producing baseball cards with a new series. The series is called Topps Project 70 and will feature designs inspired by 70 years of iconic baseball cards. Topps released their very first baseball card back in 1951....
Most of the readers know that I love comic books. What many of you do not know is that I also have collected, in the past, original art, including comic book pages. I love true works of art. I am now worried I just witnessed...
Today, baseball cards are as innocuous as a glass of lemonade on a warm summer afternoon. Tearing into a pack of cards can open the flood gates of nostalgia. And if only briefly, brings us back to a simpler time. Let's talk about a sometimes-forgotten collectible... cigarette...
Not long ago, I was browsing GoCollect's Top 100 list for the Silver Age - the books that are selling the most over the past month from that era. Like many of you, I was struck by the unbelievable prices of these books. In the past...
As long as there have been video games, there have been terrible video games. Games can be bad for a number of reasons. They can be offensive, poorly crafted, or lazily made. Some check off just one of those traits very well while others get a bit...
Collecting baseball cards is about as normal as you can get. Because if life gets hectic, it’s nice knowing at the end of the day you can sit down with a pack of baseball cards and have a quiet moment thumbing through its contents. The simple act...
Recently, many Silver Age keys such as Daredevil #1, Silver Surfer #4, and
Silver Age Comics are RED HOT right now! Nothing better than looking at a classic cover of a high-grade Silver Aged issue in your hand; especially when the comic has that high gloss finish, white background, popping colors, and no chipping! Flip the comic over, and you...
TurboGrafx 16 does not have the name recognition of the Nintendo Entertainment System, but that does not mean it does not hold value. It did well in Japan and became the main competitor to the NES (Famicom) there, but it never broke through in...
