In the 1980s it seemed like there was a Topps card for everything. Still, even with the baseball card hobby exploding in popularity and rookie cards taking center stage, Topps didn't quite bat 1.000 ...

Here are the five iconic cards from Topps's epic 1980s innovation-- the Traded set.

Despite the junk wax reputation, select 1980s baseball cards are commanding big money. Here are the 2026 highest sales of ...

Only 26 PSA 10 1980 Topps Rickey Henderson rookie cards exist. His card is the most graded in the 1980 Topps baseball set, by far. The result of all those submissions, of people hoping to get a 10 but ...

The baseball card industry experienced a massive boom in the 1980s. Packs become widely available in everyday locations such as grocery stores, 7-Elevens, and gas stations. A fierce competition ...

The 1980s was a magical and frenzied decade for card collecting where card values seemed to go nowhere but up. But where do ...

The Athletic's writers and editors who collect come together to determine the most impactful baseball cards ever made.

From Bo Jackson to Barry Bonds, these are the seven most important cards from the iconic 1987 Topps baseball set.

For all vintage trading cards, those printed in the mid-1970s and earlier, the number one characteristic in determining value is centering — basically the relative width of each card border. If the ...