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

Chasing Bo, Hawk, Mr. October and Chevy Chase at The National

Attending The National is like celebrating Christmas in July

‘A FUN RUN’ • Kevin Savage still going strong as one of hobby’s longest-running sports card dealers

PAYING TRIBUTE TO WILLIE MAYS

MICKEY, WILLIE AND THE DUKE RULED THE 1950s • DOES MANTLE HAVE A MICKEY ‘MOUSE’ CARD?

MR. CLUTCH • Remembering NBA legend Jerry West and ranking his top trading cards

TOPPS SERIES 2 BASEBALL GENERATING PLENTY OF BUZZ • NEW MOSAIC BASKETBALL, OPTIC FOOTBALL SETS HIT MARKET

UPPER DECK BRINGS BACK POPULAR SKYBOX E-X 2000 FOR HOCKEY

INDUSTRY NEWS

AMAZIN’ GRACE • No one in baseball history played the game with more flair, joy and skill than the great Willie Mays

GREATEST (CARD) SHOW ON EARTH • 2024 National to feature fresh look, key changes under new promoters

PROGRESSIVE SHOW • HOT SPORTS TOWN, STRONG COLLECTIBLES market should make CLEVELAND NATIONAL a winner

Sign Here • From Albert Pujols and Sammy Sosa to more than 80 Hall of Famers, 2024 National features another star-studded autograph lineup

TRAVELIN’ MAN • Journeyman Milt Wilcox pitched for Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and Detroit, and collected some pretty cool stu along the way

Wizard of OZ • Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith talks collecting, old-school baseball, and his famous back ips

Goldin Touch • Hobby star Ken Goldin makes next big sale in Season 2 of ‘King of Collectibles’

CARTOON CARDBOARD • 1970s Fleer World Series cards bring back memories of the greatest moments of the Fall Classic

A TRUE CLASSIC • Led by the ‘Big Three,’ popular 1954 Topps Baseball set tells the story of an historic and glorious season

MONEY MATTER$ • Are current sports card prices out of whack? Trying to understand today’s volatile market

Mystery Cards CLEMENTE LISI • Repacks and mystery boxes o er cheap alternatives to sealed wax, but are they risky?

SHOW CALENDAR • For a complete listing of upcoming shows, visit www.sportscollectorsdigest.com

WHY I COLLECT SPORTS CARDS • LONGTIME COLLECTOR EXPLAINS THRILL, SATISFACTION OF COLLECTING BASEBALL CARDS