Francisco GonzalezCollecting Cards: many options, many pathsOne of the most amazing aspects of collecting sports cards is all the different ways you can choose how to collect. Recently, I have been…Jun 30, 2021Jun 30, 2021
Francisco GonzalezSlab Collector or Card Collector?The hobby continues to grow at an incredible pace and with the reopening of card shows, we are bound to see another leap during the coming…Apr 28, 2021Apr 28, 2021
Francisco GonzalezHow hot can it get?2021 has begun and the hobby is blazing hot. If we thought 2020 was an incredible year for the hobby, only a month and a half into 2021…Feb 23, 2021Feb 23, 2021
Francisco Gonzalez2020: the year of the CollectorIt has been an incredible year for collectors. The growth we have seen over the past year is simply unprecedented in the hobby and it…Dec 23, 20202Dec 23, 20202
Francisco GonzalezAn open letter to grading companiesAmong all the challenges we have endured during this year, one small but bright star shines for a lot of us. That is the fact that our…Dec 21, 2020Dec 21, 2020
Francisco GonzalezCollecting Lanes and why you should have more than one.You might have heard the term “collecting lane” or you may have heard other people talk about “finding your lane” in the hobby. This…Nov 2, 20202Nov 2, 20202
Francisco GonzalezWhy do you Collect?A question often overlooked among all the frenzy going on in the collector world right now. Yet we have reached the end of the season for…Oct 29, 20201Oct 29, 20201
Francisco GonzalezGrading: what the hype is all about.There is no denying that grading has become an integral part of our hobby. It has become the standard measure for quality and prestige…Oct 16, 2020Oct 16, 2020
Francisco GonzalezThe Case for the Base: Understanding Base CardsOf all the trends the sports card hobby has seen explode during 2020, nothing comes close to what I call the “base craze”. This is…Oct 12, 20201Oct 12, 20201
Francisco GonzalezThe Art of Collecting Sports Cards2020 has been an interesting year to say the least. Among all the things happening there is one I have enjoyed the most and that is the…Oct 8, 2020Oct 8, 2020
