At the time, the hottest rookie card by far was St. Louis Cardinals speedster and 1985 National League Rookie of the Year, thanks to his 110 swipes the year before. That Coleman already had a card in ...

The 1986 Topps set is a 'tweener as far as 1980s baseball cards go. Nestled between two seasons, 1985 and 1987, that brought collectors some of the decade's most pursued rookie cards, the biggest and ...

As part of our Memorabilia and Collecting week, we reached out to Brad Balukjian, author of The Wax Pack. He graciously allowed us to run two excerpts of the freshly-minted L.A. Times best-seller. The ...

Since 1981, Topps has released a Traded (or "Update") set nearly every year. These sets are designed as late-season updates to capture players on their new teams and feature the first cards of top ...

To describe Greg Mirmelli as a diehard, fanatical, or a rabid Barry Bonds fan would be an understatement. Over the past five years, he has amassed 5,000--count ’em!--1986 Topps Traded Barry Bonds ...

Topps Tiffany sets, produced between 1984 and 1991, feature some of the most sought after cards in the hobby, including truly iconic rookie cards of the biggest stars of that era. Between 1984 and ...

The Hobby has changed a lot in the past 40 years. In 1986 there were no "1 of 1" cards, no refractors, no auto inserts, and no slabs. Still, that's not to say there weren't at least some similarities.