The guides are where I try to be useful and accurate. This is where I say what I actually think. Rankings, hobby takes, players nobody remembers, and the occasional argument I have no business starting. Facts are still checked — opinions are not.
Who Is My Basketball GOAT?
Jordan, Kobe, Curry — a completely biased podium, argued with real numbers. LeBron isn’t in my top ten and I explain exactly why.
Read the post →3D Printing Is the Best Thing to Happen to Card Displays
Stands, boxes, dividers, wall mounts and logo pieces made to fit your cards exactly — plus which filament to use and what to have made first.
Read the post →Your Rookie Card Is Not Special
The RC logo describes a distribution channel, not rarity. Why the premium survived long after the scarcity disappeared — and what to buy instead.
Read the post →Nobody Actually Wants a Slab
We don’t grade cards to protect them, we grade them to be told we were right. What you actually wanted, and what I use instead.
Read the post →More coming
Cards, players, the state of the hobby, and whatever else I feel like arguing about this month.
In preparationThe Useful Half of This Site
Fifteen guides on collecting, protecting, identifying and shipping cards — where I try much harder to be objective.
All collector guides