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Online Shipping - Saving Yourself a Headache (and Money!)

Note to our readers: This post is more focused on our US members, as I exclusively looked at using the USPS for shipping. All rates were compiled on 26 Jan 2020, the date the new rates came into ef...

Protecting Your Items at a Convention

You’ve got your weekend pass to your local con, they’ve got some signers appearing that you’d love to add to your collection, and you’ve got a stack of stuff sitting on your desk at home. Now the q...

Getting Your Items Ready for a SWAU Send-In

This is a compilation of the send-in guides written by both Broderick Martin and Joel Cooke. If you have never participated in a send-in signing before, or are curious as to how better prepare yo...

New Way to Protect Your 8x10's?

The irony isn’t lost on me… I know that being a “card guy” means that you may dismiss anything I have to say regarding 8x10’s. However, it’s because I am a “card guy” and an Ultra Pro snob, I wante...

Never Trust a Table Sharpie!

It's officially 2020, and that means it's time for another Star Wars Celebration, which is only seven months away! While that may seem like a ways off, it'll be here before you know it, and we want...

Online Photo Storage: Why I Use Flickr

In a world full of online photo hosting sites, which one is the best? For me, Flickr has beaten out the competition and provides the greatest service as a result of these features: 1) It’s Free (we...

Getting Your Trading Cards Ready to be Signed

Trading cards have been one of the most popular items to get signed in sports and the entertainment world, but have you put much thought into getting the card ready to be signed? Nothing is worse ...

TTM Tip: Getting Started; Writing a Letter of Request

Collect through-the-mail, an inexpensive and personal way to add to your collection!

Finding a Focus for Your Collection

As collectors, we are constantly struggling with the blanace between what we simply enjoy as a fan versus what we can afford or should collect.It’s overwhelming at first - so many possibilities a...