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With PSA imminent, is this the best time to submit magazines to CGC?
PSA's much-anticipated entry into the magazine grading business will become reality on July 14, when the card-grading giant begins...
Mark Potash
Jun 172 min read
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A small price to pay for a step back in time — the Chicagoland jukebox show
The Chicagoland Antique Advertising, Slot Machine & Jukebox Show is too long of a name for a collectibles show but not long enough at the...
Mark Potash
Jun 12 min read
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Sell or hold? The CGC dilemma
To-sell-or-not generally isn't a critical decision with vintage collectibles. With a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle or a 1968 Topps wax pack,...
Mark Potash
May 223 min read
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Flea market find: A rare success in the search for Sports Illustrated magazines
Finding vintage newsstand Sports Illustrated magazines has — predictably — become more and more difficult with the popularity of sports...
Mark Potash
May 82 min read
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A 1952 Topps Mantle rookie for $850? A look back at 1983
The baseball card boom was still a few years away in 1983, but that wasn't exactly the stone age of collecting. Fleer and Donruss...
Mark Potash
May 53 min read
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The Kentucky Derby — a touch of glass
The mint julep has been a part of the Kentucky Derby since the very first one in 1875, but the souvenir Kentucky Derby mint julep glass...
Mark Potash
May 22 min read
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If PSA makes the grade, will CGC 9.8s pay the price?
PSA’s scheduled entry into the graded magazine market later this year has created a lot of excitement and anticipation, but also a little...
Mark Potash
Apr 301 min read
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