Card of the Day: 1989 Upper Deck Mark McGwire
In 1989, Upper Deck released the first pack-issued ultra premium baseball cards. These cards were different than their cardboard counterparts. The surface was smoother, the stock was brighter and...
View ArticleCard of the Day: 1993 Upper Deck Then and Now Mickey Mantle
Some 15 years ago, I was addicted to hologram cards like many of the other collectors. They were the thing to have, and pretty neat if I don’t say so for myself. In 1989 Upper Deck started using...
View ArticleThrift Treasures 106: Hello, Holograms
The randomness that are thrift stores are what I enjoy so much. And among the random sometimes I find some odd items, such as this, a 800-card count box filled with standard 1980s cardboard and a...
View ArticleThrift Treasures 109: An impossible pull from a sealed junk wax box (1990-91...
So there I was stopping at one Goodwill on the way home from work on Oct. 12, 2016, when I saw in the showcase a sealed 1990-91 Pro Set Series One NHL box of cards. Typically these boxes get left at...
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