Author: Martina Fasano

The Card Show Isn’t About Buying Everything

Presented By All Touch Case Last month, I attended the Spring Toronto Sports Card Expo. As a kid in the early ’90s, I was a regular at this show, and...

Avoiding The FOMO Of Rookie Hype

Presented By All Touch Case There’s always a “next big thing” in the hobby. A name everyone is talking about, a card everyone feels like they need to have, and...

Junk Wax Sets: 1990 Fleer

There are certain sets that don’t just bring back memories. They bring back a feeling. For me, 1990 Fleer is one of those sets. It captures everything I loved about collecting during that era...

You Gotta Know When To Hold ‘Em

As a child, I remember the anticipation that came with opening packs of baseball cards. Every pack carried the possibility of pulling my favorite player. Completing the set for the...

Junk Wax Sets: Donruss Diamond Kings

Donruss is and always will be one of my favorite baseball card brands because of the iconic subsets it introduced to the hobby. There was no need to chase an...

Junk Wax Sets: 1989 Donruss Baseball

If you are of a certain age, you will likely agree that collecting “the rainbow” once meant collecting 1989 Donruss baseball cards. Every package you opened was a colourful tribute...

Collecting Your Favorite Team On A Budget

I have had several favorite teams throughout my lifetime. The New England Patriots (before they won any Super Bowls), the Edmonton Oilers, the Los Angeles Kings, the Toronto Maple Leafs...

Collecting Your Favorite Player On A Budget

There comes a time in one’s life when we must admit the truth that our moms did not want to admit: We all have our favorites. In the context of...

Why Junk Wax Reigns Supreme In My Collection

The picture below includes all of the things that 10-year-old me wanted in 1989, save a bag of Hostess potato chips (classic BBQ flavor please) and a Dr. Pepper: two...

Annual Card Collecting Review & Plan For 2026

2025 was a year I jumped right back into collecting after an on and off relationship with the hobby for the past three decades. But this year was different. Gone...