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
Passion for collecting, love for hobby mark first SCD Hall of Fame inductees
LEBRON CARD SELLS FOR $5.2M TO MATCH MANTLE RECORD WILT UNIFORM A RARE FIND
CELEBRATING THE HOBBY’S MOST PASSIONATE COLLECTORS
Foul Ball Paul's Cardboard Treasures • Paul Jones keeps adding to the world’s largest baseball card collection
Signature Collection • Dennis Schrader owns more autographed baseballs than anyone, and some amazing stories to go with them
Mr. Met • Super fan Andy Fogel owns one of largest collections from single team
Fan Cave • Packers fan Glen Christensen builds his own shrine to the Green and Gold
Persistent Pursuit Pays Off • After 17 years, Jonathan Algard tracks down rare autograph of ‘Moonlight’ Graham
A Divine Collection • Minnesota priest sells vintage cards to raise money for Catholic schools
The Picasso of Sports Art • Dick Perez set the hall of fame standard for baseball artwork
BASEBALL ART
JORDAN UNC JERSEY SELLS FOR RECORD $1.3M • BRADY’S FIRST TD BALL UP FOR AUCTION
AVALANCHE OF DEMAND • As PSA climbs out from under a deluge of sports card submissions, other grading card companies are ramping up their services to handle the growing demand.
HURRY UP & WAIT • Collectors, dealers try to remain patient as PSA shutdown impacts hobby, business.
To p Te n Online Auctions
JOE MONTANA GETTING NO LOVE • ‘BIG O’ CARDS WORTH A LOOK
NEW CARD release calendar
2021 BOWMAN BASEBALL DELIVERS FUTURISTIC LOOK AT HOTTEST MLB PROSPECTS
MICKEY MANTLE: He wore the pants in his family • The Yankee legend was always fashionable in the slacks he pitched
STAR-STUDDED AUTOGRAPH LINEUP HIGHLIGHTS MILESTONE TRISTAR SHOW IN HOUSTON
SHOW CALENDAR
‘LEAP OF FAITH’ LEADS TO BEAUTIFUL FIND • Antique dealer lands ’52 Mantle found in Mennonite barn