Behind The Wax: In Defense Of 2017’s Fan Favorites Autographs – In case you missed it, this past week has been rife with collectors (myself included) railing against Topps’ choices for their 2017 Archives Fan Favorites autograph checklist. The Archives checklist...
Behind The Wax: 2017 Panini America NFLPA Rookie Premiere – There are few events for collectors that truly go “behind the wax” like the annual NFLPA Rookie Premiere, and this year, Panini America went above and beyond to bring the event to collectors like never...
Behind The Wax: Kris Bryant’s 1st Bowman Isn’t (But Should Be) – Full disclosure: I collect Kris Bryant. However, like many collectors I can’t afford to buy more than one or two of his cards a year, let alone autographs. So I was surprised in July when a...
Behind The Wax – Exploring the National Pastime – Collectors are a unique group of people and you’ll find an enormous breadth of diversity among us. Some collect cards, others collect memorabilia, while yet others collect stories and the most exhaustive among...
Behind The Wax: Collecting Thoughts from Fort Bragg – Collecting is tricky business. While the hobby is full of people who delight in sharing, trading, and finding pleasure in a sticker of their favorite player, there is also an undeniable selfishness to...