Cardhound Vintage

05/17/2026

Will you be grading more or fewer vintage cards in the future?

Vintage collectors were asked whether they see themselves submitting more cards for grading within the next 5 years. Here are the results.

05/14/2026

https://cardhoundvintage.com/the-future-of-vintage/

Please take this survey concerning the future of vintage collecting as it pertains to technology, social media, AI, and community.

Please take this survey to voice your preferences and opinions regarding the future of vintage sports card collecting.

04/24/2026

Spring Newsletter! Giveaway: 2 $50 Boca Card Subs grading credits!

I’m excited to announce my new role as “marketing department” for Cuban Baseball Auctions. I bought my first-ever Cuban card from Ryan Christoff at the National several years ago, and we have been friends since then.

01/16/2026

Cardhound and Burl's Sports Giveaway!

Cardhound sponsor Burl's Sports is offering up a $110 spot in its upcoming 1951 Bowman set break! Mantle and Mays rookies!

I'll drop a link below.

2 FREE ways to enter (each earns an entry):

1) Drop a prediction in response to this article on 2026 Grading Predictions.

https://cardhoundvintage.com/whats-in-store-for-psa-sgc-and-beckett-for-2026/

2) Join Cardhound (it's FREE--link in comments).

Burl's will draw a winner on Sunday night and we'll announce it here.

What's in store for PSA, SGC, and Beckett for 2026? Read on for an update on current grading news and predictions for all 3 brands for 2026.

01/15/2026

Grading predictions for 2026:

https://cardhoundvintage.com/whats-in-store-for-psa-sgc-and-beckett-for-2026/

09/16/2025

I have started a vintage group on a new app called Mantel. It’s like Facebook for collectibles.

If you are already on Mantel please search for and join a group called “Vintage Baseball Cards.”

If not, follow this link–it should go the your App Store and then hopefully to the group:

https://app.onmantel.com/eWS99I2yGWb

This is sort of a pilot project intended for maybe 50 to 100 people until the groups feature gets refined, at which point we will be looking to expand membership.

Personally, I like the idea of using a collectibles app directly, instead of Facebook, for cards. I like startup stuff so this should be fun.

The community and content platform for collectors

09/13/2025

Looking for 50 hobby pals to help kick the tires on a new collecting app (not my app--just helping test a new Groups feature).

They will open up a vintage group that I will moderate. We will just hang out there instead of Facebook (or in addition to) and chat vintage, share / post as usual and also give suggestions for how the Groups function could be improved.

If you are interested in an invite just drop a comment below!

06/22/2025

Most recent Cardhound newsletter is here:

The Cuban Baseball Auctions summer auction is open for bidding! As always, there’s something for every budget, so if you would be new to Cuban / South American / Negro Leaguer collecting, this auction is a great place to start. Lots start at just $20.

06/22/2025

Cuban Baseball Auctions summer auction is now open! If you would be new to Negro League collecting, this is the best spot to jump on the bandwagon. Lots start at just $20.

03/03/2025

As an SGC collector, I'm late to the news that PSA made some silent yet major changes to its grading scale. What is the impact?

PSA has changed its grading standards. No more off-center gems. What does this mean for previously graded cards?