Babe Ruth was born on February 6, 1895, in Baltimore, Maryland. An Aquarius – if you believe in astrology – he was certainly “original,” “friendly” and “charitable,” but could also be “disobedient” and “rebellious” which made him unique in…
PSA has been around since 1991. As you know, the company is considered the pioneer in the sports collectibles industry when it comes to authenticating and grading items such as trading cards, autographs, tickets, packs, original photos, rings, trophies…
For collectors of a certain age there is something oddly comforting about junk wax cards. Far too many were printed, they’re littered with quasi-errors and print issues, and “rare” chase cards are numbered in the thousands. However, they are also…
Last August, smack dab in the middle of the National Sports Collectors Convention in Cleveland, PSA introduced a product line of “jumbo holders,” a new encapsulation service designed for oversized items such as signed and unsigned original photos as…
Just when you thought you had the PSA Set Registry’s Achievement Program all wrapped up, the company now releases a Phase 2 component to the online initiative. Following the successful launch of its Set Registry Achievement Program in December,…
For collectors of a certain age there is something oddly comforting about junk wax cards. Far too many were printed, they’re littered with quasi-errors and print issues, and “rare” chase cards are numbered in the thousands. However, they are also…
“It’s not a bad ball if I can hit it,” Roberto Clemente’s famous retort to disapproving members of the baseball press that questioned his tendency to swing at everything. Well, Vladimir Guerrero also lived by that adage in the…
One of the most common questions we get is regarding Declared Value. More specifically, “What is it?” which is almost always followed by, “What value should I enter?” So, we put a little video together in hopes of answering…
For collectors of a certain age there is something oddly comforting about junk wax cards. Far too many were printed, they’re littered with quasi-errors and print issues, and “rare” chase cards are numbered in the thousands. However, they are…
We had such a blast with our 12 Days of Collecting promo, we’ve decided to extend the concept into a monthly giveaway. Introducing, ahem, the “Medal of the Month Giveaway.” Each month, we will announce on social media a…