Sports Card Forum Articles

Card Karma

Pheebs888 — Tue, 14 May 2013 21:45:36 +0000

By Mason Hermann aka antropov14 Two years ago, I sustained an injury that required back surgery to correct it. While recovering in Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto at the age of 14, after surgery, a children’s clown entertainer came along with his bag of tricks to keep patients’ spirits up, and provide a distraction to…

How to Collect on a Budget

Pheebs888 — Tue, 14 May 2013 01:18:16 +0000

By Ryan Kalmoe aka SWOWannabe If you’re at all like me and the vast majority of collectors, the only zeros in your checking account balance is what it shows after you’ve paid your bills for the month. It can be a very difficult to manage your finances, especially with a family. Every expert will agree,…

Childhood Jealousy and Peyton

Pheebs888 — Sat, 11 May 2013 22:31:32 +0000

By John Osborne aka lzjp16 Baseball card collecting was a hobby my best friend and I enjoyed. With the limited money we earned weekly doing various chores and begging our parents, we’d head to the local Walmart and splurge on a pack or two of cheap baseball cards. After ripping the packs open, the 1…

Don’t Judge the Hobby by Its Cover

Pheebs888 — Sat, 11 May 2013 01:58:08 +0000

By Eric Fritz aka emfritz10 Ever since I was a young child, I was always enamored with the sport of basketball. Growing up in Indiana, this shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. This is where the “Milan Miracle” took place, where Reggie Miller single-handedly brought New York to its knees, where Indiana University built…

A Low-End Collector in a World of Major Mojo

Pheebs888 — Sun, 05 May 2013 15:18:37 +0000

By Joe Abney aka stlcardinalsfan I consider myself an average collector, a buy a couple packs here and there type of guy. Like most people on Sportscardforum.com I’ve been collecting cards since I was a kid, and have switched interests several times. My current interest being the St. Louis Cardinals. Being on the forum since…

Moss Over Rice? I Say No

Pheebs888 — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:00:52 +0000

By J.R. Lebert aka jrlebert I can certainly respect debate about who is better at many positions in the NFL. Some of the higher profile skill positions are certainly up for rather impassioned discussions. Is it Barry, Emmitt, Jim Brown, or, now, Adrian Peterson at running back? When it comes to signal callers, the debate…

Moss Over Rice? I Say Yes

Pheebs888 — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:46:15 +0000

By Dalton Hays aka DHays12 Right off the bat I am going to admit that this is an opinion, and I anticipate many skeptics, but this is what makes sports amazing, the ability to debate. Randy Moss was drafted by my favorite team in 1998, when I was just five years old. Unlike some Minnesota…

NFL Safe or Sorry?

Pheebs888 — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 22:53:27 +0000

By Brett Johnson aka Chargerfan46 The greatest game ever invented, played by finely tuned athletes who know the risks inherent to the game. A sport I grew up loving and dreaming of playing as soon as I was old enough. A sport with tough guys like Dick Butkus, Jack Lambert, Lawrence Taylor, Mike Curtis, Chuck…

The Lost Art of Communication

Pheebs888 — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 22:31:56 +0000

By Sean Ruml aka Srman77 In this day and age where we have all forms of ways to communicate with one another, it seems that we have lost the art of communication. There is no better example of this then in buying / selling, or trading sports cards. I myself admit that I’ve caught myself…

Why I Still Collect

Pheebs888 — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:58:10 +0000

By Richard Perkins aka papaperk My son was four years old, my daughter was 6, when we attended our first baseball game as a dad out with his kids. Team USA was playing Canada in Louisville KY. We had a blast. Team USA won and I would like to think it was all because of…