Starting Lineup figures were the pride of Cincinnati. Conceived by former Bengals punter Pat McInally (700 punts for 29,307 yards) and produced by Kenner from the city, they were a sensation in the 1980s. In 1988, Kenner launched Starting Lineup, a series of action figures portraying the most notable athletes of the time. History of…
What Are O-Pee-Chee Cards? Read on for the full overview of the Canadian companies and their exciting vintage and current releases.
Bo Jackson was an icon who transcended sports. While his career was short, the two-sport superstar was on top of the world for a period of time. Bo Jackson’s rookie cards remain popular with collectors and fans to this day. But what are the best Bo Jackson Rookie Cards? Join us to explore. Bo Knows…and…
Finding a deal that’s considered all-around good is almost impossible in the hobby. If you purchase an item below the standard price, you should get a box missing some big names and vice versa. However, First Off the Line Panini boxes are the exception to this rule. It lets collectors get their hands on cards…
On August 28th, 2022, a 1952 Topps card, graded by SGC a 9.5 was sold by Heritage Auctions for a new all-time record for a sports card of $12.6 million. The record-breaking card? It isn’t a rookie card. It’s not particularly rare (although high-grade copies are). In fact, it’s actually a double print. Despite that,…
The card storage device popularly known as penny sleeves are one of the most ubiquitous hobby accessories around. But what are they? Why are they called penny sleeves? How do you use them? And what’s the deal with cutting corners? We’ll explore that and more in this guide to penny sleeves. Find the latest prices…
At Cardlines, we’re committed to keeping you informed about inserts, parallels, and even rewards packs, like this Prizm White Sparkle Pack article. Today’s latest addition in the “rewards pack” log: The Topps Silver Pack. Purchase sealed Topps Silver Packs from ebay What is a Topps silver pack? Topps Silver Packs are an added incentive for…
Card collecting has several fun aspects – the joy of receiving the pack of cards, the thrill of ripping said pack and the euphoria that comes with pulling a hit card (or just any card you desired). However, an important aspect of the hobby is often severely overlooked. This is even more important today as…
If you spend much time talking about sports cards, either in person or online, you’re bound to come across the expression “eye appeal”. We previously explored eye appeal here on Cardlines.com in our article “Eye Appeal and Value: Finding That Eye-Candy.” Eye appeal is worth continuing to explore. What is it? How important is it…
The baseball card hobby, historically, is really built on the idea of completionism. Cards were more to entice collectors to buy more of something…more tobacco, more cigarettes, more gum, or more candy. Collectors bought more product in order to complete their card sets. Even once cards became the primary “product”, completing a set was usually…
Health insurance. Car insurance. Homeowner’s or renter’s insurance. We purchase these things with the hopes of never having to use them. But if things go badly, these are the very things that allow us to regroup, rebuild, and get whole again. If insurance protects so many parts of your life, shouldn’t it insure a sports…
Golf fans rejoice! After a 9 year hiatus, golf trading cards are back on the shelves. Unless you follow the sport closely, you might not have even realized they were gone. The last golf-exclusive release came out in 2014. Back then it was regarded as a lower-tier product; a fun collectible for fans of the…
Vintage cards are a great addition to any collection. Collecting a little piece of cardboard history adds to both our knowledge and appreciation of the history of our favorite sports. As exciting as adding a vintage card of a star of yesteryear to your collection can be, adding a card featuring several stars of the…
If you’ve been following our series of auction house reviews or our monthly auction house preview, you’re familiar with some of the players in the auction house business. There’s another player in the game, and a more recent entry you may know for other things – Fanatics FanAuctions Who is Fanatics? If you haven’t been…
There are 268 former players in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Hank Aaron is the first one, alphabetically. Also, he leads all Hall of Famers in career home runs, runs batted in (RBI), and total bases. As one of baseball’s all-time greats, Aaron’s cards deserve a place of honor in any vintage card collection….
Vintage cards are cool. Some are cool because they’re valuable. Some are cool because they’re beautiful. Some are cool because they’re valuable or rare. Then there are cards that are just…cool. I recently picked up a PSA 6 vintage card and realized it was just a really interesting card, with three great players and some…
We are seeing a massive consolidation and re-alignment within the card collecting universe. The parent company of PSA purchased Goldin Auctions, Fanatics bought Topps, PWCC and CSG partnered up. How we’re hearing of a partnership between Beckett and PWCC. So, what’s the deal with the Beckett and PWCC partnership announcement? Who is Beckett? Beckett has…
The 42nd National Sports Collectors Convention (NSCC) is just around the corner. From July 27th through July 31st, some of the most passionate sports card dealers, fans, and collectors from around the world will meet in Atlantic City, NJ to buy, sell and trade pieces of their collection. Cardlines brings you this guide to 2022…
