John Leptich

The terms ''collector`s item,'' ''scarce,'' and ''excellent investment'' are in vogue with sports memorabilia manufacturers these days. Many entrepreneurs, attempting to sell otherwise unattractive products, have employed one or all...

When future generations chronicle the history of sports trading card collecting, 1990 will undoubtedly be called ''The Year of the Gimmick.'' Since January, more unusual issues have come from card...

Football seems to bring out the best in card manufacturers. Pro Set and Score have put out great football products the last two years. This year, after 10 straight with...

Proviso East`s basketball team will compete in the prestigious Coca-Cola/ KMOX Shootout Dec. 6 at Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis. The Pirates will meet Kirkwood, one of the top teams...

Just wait until you see Pro Set`s initial National Hockey League issue-it`s even better than the Dallas-based company`s first two years of football cards. After reviewing the complete 405-card Series...

Quarterback Jason Stanicek will set the pace for Rich East in the SICA South. The 6-foot-2-inch, 175-pound senior quarterback is coming off a junior season in which he passed for...

Wheaton Central coach John Thorne has the player everyone in the Du Page Valley Conference is talking about. Running back Marvell Scott (5 feet 10 inches, 215 pounds) is the...

With Action Packed, Fleer, Pro Set and Score successful challengers in the ever-growing football card market, how could Topps even hope to get noticed this year? Try by suing the...

The play is burned in the minds of everyone who watched on that crazy November night in Normal, Ill. Morris cornerback Mike Wright picked off a pass at his own...

Hours before the National Sports Collectors Convention last month in Arlington, Texas, many dealers agonized over what they perceived to be a recession in the hobby. The phenomenon of big-bucks...