"By the '80s, baseball card values were rising beyond the average hobbyist's means. As prices continued to climb, baseball cards were touted as a legitimate investment alternative to stocks, with The ...

In 2026, baseball card grading sits at the heart of a booming collectables market that values authenticated and slabbed cards far above raw counterparts. For intermediate collectors wondering how ...

With the Los Angeles Dodgers having clinched a World Series win at the end of October, enthusiasm over baseball (often referred to as “America’s pastime”) seems to be trending upward. Beyond the ...

Think your old sports cards are worthless if they are not in perfect condition? Think again. The Athletic reports a curious trend has emerged recently in the card market, which has enjoyed a ...

Greatness does not automatically translate into a good investment. From a baseball card perspective, Ohtani’s market ...

Gauging when Shohei Ohtani’s baseball card market's ceiling will become a more permanent fixture is an ongoing and possibly never-ending exercise. Ronald Martinez / Getty Images The best way to ...

This story was updated Nov. 4 at 1:40 p.m. PST to include a record sale of a Shohei Ohtani baseball card. One of Shohei Ohtani’s rookie cards has sold for $533,140 following the Dodgers’ World Series ...

After a 2023 sale in which the card sold for $7.2 million, the card was at auction less than two years later, selling for $4.02 million. How did the card lose so much value? For more than two decades, ...

Don’t throw away those beat-up baseball or football cards. The Athletic reports a curious trend has emerged recently in the card market, which has enjoyed a resurgence over the past few years after ...