Daily Reflection

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.

For as long as trading cards have existed, collecting has lived somewhere on a spectrum. On one end is pure collecting – organizing cards, appreciating

Cardboard might seem like a simple purchase, but for me it represents something deeper. Buying a card creates a moment of interaction. It gives me

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

There is a particular kind of thrill many of us remember from childhood – the feeling of “can I get away with this?” It was

There was a time when collecting felt simple. A pack in your hand, sidewalk beneath your feet, and nothing but hope inside that wrapper. No

When you’re fully immersed in the modern-day sports card hobby, it can start to feel less like collecting and more like sitting at a blackjack

The sports card hobby many of us grew up with feels unrecognizable today. Back when I was a kid, a pack cost a dollar or

The hobby is supposed to be fun, but hype has a way of turning it into a chase that never ends. Every new release promises

When I got back into buying cards about eighteen months ago, I was at a point in my life where a new or unique connection

Rage is an emotion that, when people see it surface, they often immediately label the person as a villain. But rage is just as natural

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