Sports Collectors Digest

SPORTS COLLECTORS DIGEST covers every aspect of modern sports collecting, including cards, memorabilia, equipment, lithographs, figurines, and autographed material. Online collecting, memorabilia, and auction news are covered each week in specially designed sections that complement columns from some of the most respected experts in the hobby and up-to-date card pricing and checklisting data from expert analysts. Along with display advertisements from all of the major dealers in the country, each weekly issue offers extensive auction advertising and listings, plus a classified section that gives collectors a medium for buying, selling, and trading.

Sports Collectors Digest

Collector stories, memories drive hobby with cards and collectibles

Record Jordan/Kobe card reignites modern vs. vintage debate

YOUNG NFL QBS IN DEMAND ENTERING 2025 SEASON • ‘THE MIZ’ LIGHTING UP HOBBY

SLAM DUNK • RECORD SALE OF #1/1 JORDAN/KOBE LOGOMAN SHOCKS HOBBY, CLOSES GAP BETWEEN MODERN, VINTAGE

NYC HOBBY CENTRAL • DAVE & ADAM’S New York City store filled with iconic cards and SIGNED MEMORABILIA with a MUSEUM-LIKE FEEL

SHARING MANTLE • Longtime MICKEY MANTLE COLLECTOR Steven Lane shares RARE MANTLE TREASURES with hobby

TOUCHING HOME • NEGRO LEAGUES MUSEUM a glorious walk through time, a TRIBUTE to historic BASEBALL PIONEERS

STAR POWER • With JACKIE, TEDDY AND JOE D, the colorful 1948 LEAF SET packs plenty of punch, BUT IT’S NOT FOR the faint of heart.

TRIPLE PLAY • With WWII LOOMING on the horizon, three 1941 BASEBALL CARD SETS had collectors wanting to PLAY BALL

THE ROOKIE CARD THAT NEVER WAS • The CONFOUNDING LEGACY of Dodgers great MAURY WILLS and his MISSING ROOKIE CARD

THE QUEST • Brian Pirrip’s adventures include RIPPING PACKS and SHARING STORIES as he travels the country SPREADING HOBBY JOY

GOING NEGATIVE • When collector TRAVIS ROWE found a cool black-and-white MIKE TROUT card, it prompted him to start a unique set of NEGATIVE REFRACTORS.

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HEART & HUSTLE • PENNSYLVANIA COLLECTOR HONORS SON’S MEMORY BY SELLING CARD COLLECTION, STARTING YOUTH FOUNDATION