Derek Green, Author at The Card Trader

SCANLENS SET TO SOAR

There’s a quiet revolution happening in the trade card hobby. As every seasoned collector knows, some series flatline in value[…]

Unlike the non-sport trade card market, Australia proved fertile ground for the home-grown development of card sets featuring our local[…]

Through the 1960s, 70s and 80s the Scanlens sweets and gum company of Australia released dozens of non-sport trade card[…]

The conversation often goes like this: “Hi I’ve come across a pile of old footy cards among my Dad’s/Grandfather’s/Uncle’s things.[…]

In the world of sports collecting, the rise in the price of sport’s star players has been nothing short of[…]

A lot of discussion recently around card condition, grading and the business of “slabbing” cards, i.e., sending them off and[…]

I’m often asked this by collectors and wanna-be collectors alike. It might seem like a bit of a basic question, I[…]

We value many collections each year – some for insurance or estate purposes, some for a quick sale. We hear[…]

As many of you will know, I love vintage collectables. I have no time for “modern” releases, or unauthorised or[…]

If you have ever received my private sale e-newsletter, or seen my listings on ebay, you may have noticed that[…]