The Classic Auctions Blog
By SuperUser Account on 25/05/2012 11:05 AM


Graded cards are becoming one of the highest sought after collectibles and we wanted to make sure that card collectors would be happy with our spring 2012 auction, so we went all the way. 

We have the Ultimate Rookie Card Collection.



Highlighted by the highest Howie Morenz rookie card ever graded (PSA 6), an amazing Terry Sawchuk RC, a splendid Maurice Richard RC and a breathtaking Jean Beliveau RC,...
By SuperUser Account on 13/04/2012 8:11 AM


Trading cards need love.

Whatever type of cards you are collecting (hockey, baseball, non-sport, vintage, recent, etc.), there are a couple of obvious and not so obvious things that you should never do with them.  

I recently had a chat with Scott Coates, one of Classic Auctions’ copywriters and a long-time collector. Scott pointed out a few things that collectors should never do with valuable cards whether they are recent or vintage.  Some of these things might sound obvious, but are they really?

Ready?  Here we go...

1.    Don’t you dare keep your valuable cards on the loose

That may sound pretty obvious to many collectors but it’s still good advice for any new collector looking to get started in the hobby.  Valuable cards should never be kept loose.  Ever.  There are numerous affordable plastic holders and...