Trading Cards

1991, 1992 and 1997 BBM Packs: A Slow-Burn Rip Through Japanese Baseball Cards Thirty unopened BBM packs are on standby, with one 1991 pack already opened and 29 left to savor through the season. LEGO & Building Sets Aug 21, 2025 A-167

Strongsville Doll Show Finds: Early Käthe Kruse, German Dolls and a $10 Chenille Treasure A Strongsville doll show brought together antique and character dolls, including early Käthe Kruse examples, a rare find... Toys & Action Figures Aug 19, 2025 A-64

1990 Calbee Baseball Cards: Four Series, Two Sizes and a Tougher Fourth Series A new lot fills out the second and third series of 1990 Calbee cards, a set distinguished by mixed card sizes and a hard... LEGO & Building Sets Aug 09, 2025 A-168

1980s Calbee Gold Border Cards: Set Numbers, Rarity and Collecting Notes Calbee’s gold border cards appeared in selected 1980s sets, with rarity varying sharply by year. Here’s what collectors... LEGO & Building Sets Aug 06, 2025 A-169

A Forgotten Box Reveals 50 Large 1976 Yamakatsu Cards A closet cleanout turned up 50 oversized 1976 Yamakatsu cards, seven albums and a collecting puzzle: which cards belong... Toys & Action Figures Jun 10, 2025 A-170

1989 Mermaid Data Cards: A 50-Card Set with a Color-Scheme Clue A recent Yahoo Auctions lot brought a collector closer to completing the 1989 Mermaid Data Cards set and raised a questi... LEGO & Building Sets May 11, 2025 A-171

2025 Calbee Baseball Cards: A Late Start, 60 Players and a Better Title Holder Design Calbee’s 2025 baseball chip cards arrived May 5, with 60 regular player cards, mascot checklists and a welcome redesign... LEGO & Building Sets May 08, 2025 A-172

Building the 1979 Calbee Baseball Card Set: A Collector’s Case for Taking It Slowly More than 100 cards have made a 1979 Calbee set feel possible, but unnumbered cards and costly short prints call for a p... LEGO & Building Sets May 06, 2025 A-173

Mini Verse Make It Mini Spring Deviled Eggs Bring a Small Easter Surprise After a tiring spring, one last Mini Verse Make It Mini Spring ball delivered the deviled egg set, complete with tiny to... Toys & Action Figures Apr 20, 2025 A-67

A Strange 1977 Calbee Baseball Card Puts Takashi Yamaguchi in the Spotlight Card #135 stands out for its puzzling photo, star borders and unexpected kei truck. Takashi Yamaguchi’s career adds cont... LEGO & Building Sets Apr 08, 2025 A-174

La Lumiere in One-Inch Scale: A Miniature Room Finished with Gold Leaf and Marble La Lumiere’s finished furnishings bring together a show-bought gilded chair and hand-finished pieces, with a hard-won pa... Stamps & Postal History Mar 03, 2025 A-21

A Difficult Dragons Season Put One Japanese Baseball Card Collector on Pause A last-place 2024 season dampened one collector’s enthusiasm, though opening Calbee packs with his daughter kept the hob... LEGO & Building Sets Nov 05, 2024 A-175

Bandai-Namco’s 2024 Deforme Baseball Cards Come With a Sharp Snack Surprise The 36-card set has colorful caricatures and a fresh supermarket arrival, but its unsweetened kaki no tane snack may not... LEGO & Building Sets Aug 01, 2024 A-176

Archie, the Sasha Festival 2024 Raffle Boy, and His Remarkable Wardrobe Sasha Festival raffle winner Archie has a handmade wardrobe, toys and accessories donated by a community of collectors a... Toys & Action Figures Jul 28, 2024 A-152

Sasha Festival 2024 Finale: Special Doll Raffles, Souvenirs and Farewells The 2024 Sasha Festival closed with breakfast, special doll raffle wins, keepsakes and a first look at the 2025 gatherin... Toys & Action Figures Jul 06, 2024 A-153

Fair Rosamund Recreated for the 2024 Dress a Sasha Festival A painstaking doll scale tribute to Arthur Hughes’s 1854 painting brought together fitted sewing, embroidery and a hand... Toys & Action Figures Jun 30, 2024 A-160

Sasha Doll Festival 2024: Recreating The Secret Garden in Miniature Three Sasha dolls bring Mary, Dickon and Colin to life in a handmade garden inspired by the 1975 BBC production. Toys & Action Figures Jun 30, 2024 A-159

1952–53 Matsuo Baseball Card: Takeshi Nomura and a Changing Prize Offer A scarce Matsuo-era baseball card pairs Mainichi Orions pitcher Takeshi Nomura with a redemption offer that changed duri... LEGO & Building Sets Jun 20, 2024 A-177

Calbee 2024 Star Cards: A Sparkle-Free Go-Matsumoto S-23 A missing glitter finish sets one Go-Matsumoto S-23 apart from Calbee’s 2024 Star Cards—and may make replacing it a toug... LEGO & Building Sets May 31, 2024 A-178

1983 Calbee Randy Bass Card #217: A Collector’s NPB Rookie Pick A long-sought 1983 Calbee Randy Bass card #217 joins a collection, with its place among five cards and a vivid backgroun... Toys & Action Figures May 30, 2024 A-179