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Buy what you like, right? Well.... maybe. Admitting mistakes is the first step to correcting them. This article is about a mistake most collectors reading this article make when it comes to their collections. One of the greatest sayings in the hobby is 'buy what you like'....
Welcome Back, Friends! Several of my previous blogs delve into the many personal and professional reasons I Re-Sparked into collecting again after a ‘several’ year hiatus. Yet, one particularly important reason compelled me to write this article and share it with you,...
You may be wondering why collecting Sports Illustrated magazines is a natural transition from comics and sports cards. Here's the answer. If you’ve been paying attention to the landscape of collectibles in 2022, you’ve likely noticed a somewhat new hobby beginning to carve its own niche—sports magazines....
I am fortunate to clearly remember when, in 1991, the USA Basketball essentially assembled the equivalent of the Avengers -- the Dream Team. Let's take a look at some of the best magazine covers for the greatest team ever assembled. Featuring the eleven best players in the...
In 1981, Bally released their second video game with a soundboard, Flash Gordon. The game, based on the pulp era hero, coincided with the now cult classic film that came out 2 months prior. As a fan of pulp-era heroes, Flash Gordon is a grail pinball machine...
Any time a new collectible enters the fold, people will have doubts. Let’s discuss the legitimacy of the growing graded sports magazines as a hobby. The hobby of graded sports magazines has developed a small following in a fairly short period of time. Yet despite its initial...
If you're like me, you grew up with wrestling in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This period of wrestling is fondly looked back on as one of the best -- we saw larger-than-life athletes, matches that are still talked about today, and storylines that were so...
30 years ago, Jurassic Park roared into theaters. Based on the book, Jurassic Park took the world by storm and created a multimillion-dollar franchise. The original film still holds up to this day, though subsequent sequels may look a bit funny on higher-definition televisions. As the franchise...
Did You AVOID THE INTERNET when it First Launched? How'd that work out lately? Are you now avoiding anything to do with Cryptocurrencies, Crypto-Assets, Blockchains, "Web3" or...Digital Collectibles (aka NFTs)? Over the past few weeks, I received many fantastic comments from people who have generously taken some...
It's back-to-school time for many kids across the globe. Parents are helping their kids move into college dorms, people are finding their perfect backpack -- and many of us are finding that sweet, new, and usable piece for our collection and daily life. This time of year...