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At Craig Buys Cards, we specialize in buying & selling vintage sports cards and collections — from classic baseball legends to basketball and football greats. ⚾🏀🏈

We buy collections nationwide & offer fast cash offers for cards from the 1900-2018!

08/21/2026

🔥⚾️ A 1-OF-A-GENERATION CARD FOR A 1-OF-A-GENERATION PLAYER- SHOHEI OHTANI! ⚾️🔥

Craig brought an ABSOLUTE MONSTER to the Fairfield Card Show last month… 🤯💎

🔥 2018 Topps Update Shohei Ohtani
🩵 Powder Blue
💥 Numbered /50
🏆 PSA 10 GEM MINT

We’re talking about SHOHEI OHTANI — a player Craig believes isn’t just once in a generation… he may be once in a CENTURY. 🐐⚾️🔥

MVPs. 🏆
Cy Youngs. 🔥
Batting titles. 💣
Who knows how crazy this résumé could look when it’s all said and done?! 👀

And this one hits a little differently for Craig…

📍 March 29, 2018 — Oakland Coliseum
Ohtani made his MLB debut against the A’s… and CRAIG WAS THERE. 🤯

Even videographer Logan was at the Coliseum that day watching history unfold! 🎥⚾️

😂 SIDE NOTE: If you ever see Craig at a show, ask him about the FIRST OHTANI FOUL BALL that was hit that day… 👀🤣 There’s a story there!

Now the BIG question…

💰 WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS PSA 10 /50 SOLD FOR?!

And an even tougher one…

🤔 If this card was sitting in YOUR collection… WOULD YOU SELL IT?!

👇👇👇 Drop your price guess AND your answer in the comments!

08/19/2026

🔥⚾ VINTAGE CARD COLLECTING ADVICE FROM CRAIG LIVE FROM THE SAN MATEO CARD SHOW ⚾🔥

Before you start chasing vintage, Craig has a few rules every collector should know. 👀📈

1️⃣ BUY PLAYERS YOU LIKE ❤️
Collecting is supposed to be FUN. Build a collection around players you actually enjoy owning.

2️⃣ CHECK COMPS + LEARN THE MARKET 📊💰
Know what cards are actually selling for before you buy. Craig runs comps constantly because knowing the market helps you make smarter deals.

3️⃣ LEARN GRADING 🔍🧤
Centering. Corners. Surface. Edges. Eye appeal. 👀
Understanding grading can make a HUGE difference when deciding what to buy—and what to pay.

4️⃣ STICK TO A BUDGET — RAW vs. GRADED 💵⚖️
You don’t need the highest-grade card in the room to build an incredible collection. Sometimes the right raw card gives you WAY more vintage for your money.

5️⃣ WORK WITH DEALERS YOU CAN TRUST 🤝💯
This one wasn’t in the video, but it belongs on the list. Find dealers who know the market, explain their pricing and want you to feel GOOD about the deal. That’s exactly how Craig approaches every buy and every sale. 💙💛

⚾️ AND WHEN IT COMES TO VINTAGE BASEBALL…

It’s hard to go wrong with these FIVE LEGENDS: 👑

🔥 Mickey Mantle
🔥 Willie Mays
🔥 Jackie Robinson
🔥 Hank Aaron
🔥 Roberto Clemente

Before the hobby market went crazy, these five consistently showed why iconic players + vintage cardboard can be such a powerful combination—with many of their cards historically climbing year after year. 📈⚾️

💬 YOUR TURN: If you could only collect ONE of these five for the rest of your life… WHO ARE YOU PICKING?! 👇👇👇

And when you see Craig at the next show, look for the BIG YELLOW & BLUE BUYING SIGN! 💛💙
Buying • Selling • Talking Vintage • Making Deals 🤝🔥

08/17/2026

🚨⚾️ QUICK BUY ALERT FROM THE SAN MATEO CARD SHOW! ⚾️🚨

Just a quick glimpse 👀 behind the buy table as Craig makes a deal on a JJ Wetherholt Bowman Insert Sticker Auto numbered /25 🔥✍️💥

Only 25 made! 👀
Low-numbered ✅
Autograph ✅
Top prospect ✅
RIGHT up Craig’s alley. 😎⚾️

This is just ONE of the buys from the San Mateo Card Show — and there’s a whole lot more in the full show video! 🎥🔥

👇 Want to see everything Craig bought, sold and found at the show?
📌 The FULL San Mateo Card Show video is PINNED IN THE COMMENTS!

💬 What do you think of Wetherholt — BUY, HOLD or SELL? 📈👀

And if you’ve got cards to sell…
💰 BRING THEM TO CRAIG! 💰

08/14/2026

🚨📊 80’S VINTAGE COMPS — CRAIG KNOWS THE NUMBERS! 📊🚨

Before EVERY card show, Craig runs the comps. 💻📈🔥

And we mean ALL OF THEM. 👀

No matter how long it takes, Craig goes through the current comps on the cards he’s bringing, so when the doors open, he KNOWS the market. 💰📚

This is why Craig is the Comp Master 👑📊

At the Fairfield Card Show, Craig breaks down the comps on some 80’s vintage cards — and then you get to WATCH THE NEGOTIATION GO DOWN. 🤝💵🔥

Knowing the comps means Craig can:

📊 Price with confidence
💰 Make fair offers
👀 Show customers exactly where the numbers are coming from
🤝 Be transparent during negotiations
🔥 Put the CUSTOMER FIRST

Just real comps, real conversations, and real deals. 💯🤝

That transparency builds TRUST on both sides of the table — and that’s how Craig likes to do business. 🙌🔥

🎥 WATCH THE DEAL GO DOWN!

👇 COLLECTORS — what 80’s vintage card do YOU think is undervalued right now? Drop it in the comments! 👇🔥📈

And if you’ve got a collection you’re ready to sell… COME FIND CRAIG! 💰📦🔥

08/13/2026

🚨💎 STOP SLEEPING ON TOPPS TIFFANY! 💎🚨

The ’80s were the beginning of the MASS-PRODUCED SPORTS CARD ERA 📈📦… but there’s one part of that era Craig thinks collectors are still overlooking 👀👇

🔥 TOPPS TIFFANY SETS 🔥

At the San Mateo Card Show, Craig of Craig Buys Cards breaks down why these premium factory sets from the ’80s and early ’90s can be a GREAT way to chase some of the biggest names of the era without breaking the bank. 💰⚾

✨ Barry Bonds
✨ Mark McGwire
✨ Roger Clemens
✨ Kirby Puckett
✨ Randy Johnson
✨ Ken Griffey Jr.
…and MORE! 🔥🔥🔥

Topps Tiffany cards have that premium glossy finish, lower production, and iconic Topps designs collectors love. 💎

👀 Craig’s Card Show Tip: If you’re hunting stars and rookies from this era, don’t automatically overlook Tiffany just because it came out during the “junk wax” years!

💬 YOUR TURN:
Do you think TOPPS TIFFANY is UNDERVALUED right now? 📈🤔
👇 Drop your favorite Tiffany card in the comments!

And if you’re at a show looking to SELL YOUR CARDS, find Craig by looking for the BIG YELLOW & BLUE BUYING SIGN! 💛💙💰

08/10/2026

🚨🐐 JORDAN OR KOBE… WHO ARE YOU TAKING?! 👀🏀🔥

Collector Vince walked up to the Craig Buys Cards buy table at the San Mateo Card Show after spotting our BIG YELLOW & BLUE BUYING SIGN 🟨🟦…

And he brought some serious 90s basketball heat! 🔥🔥🔥

Craig bought:

🐐🔥 1993 Finest Michael Jordan
💜💛 1996 Flair Showcase Row 2 Kobe Bryant Rookie
🔥🏀 1996 UD3 Kobe Bryant Rookie

MJ + TWO KOBE ROOKIES in one deal?! 😳💰🏀

THIS is why you never know what’s going to walk up to the buy table at a card show! 👀

🟨🟦 Going to a show where Craig Buys Cards is set up?

LOOK FOR THE BIG YELLOW & BLUE BUYING SIGN!

💵 One card
📦 A box
🏠 An entire collection

BRING IT TO CRAIG! 🤝🔥

👇 BUT HERE’S THE REAL QUESTION…

You can only take ONE:

🐐 1993 Finest Jordan
💎 Flair Showcase Kobe Rookie
🔥 UD3 Kobe Rookie

WHAT ARE YOU PICKING?! 👇👇👇

08/07/2026

🔥📦 WHAT’S COOL IN THE ’80s RAW CASE?! 👀⚾️

Craig of Craig Buys Cards is opening up the case at the San Mateo Card Show and showing off some of the 🔥🔥🔥 sitting inside!

💥 Rickey Henderson
💥 Ken Griffey Jr.
💥 Don Mattingly
💥 Cal Ripken Jr.
💥 Wade Boggs
💥 Ryne Sandberg
💥 Barry Bonds
💥 Kirby Puckett

And that’s just a taste! 🤯🙌

One thing Craig always tries to do? Have a card for EVERY budget. 💵➡️💎 Whether you’re looking for an affordable raw card of a Hall of Famer or hunting for something a little bigger, there’s something in the case for you! 🙌⚾️

👀 Which ’80s star are YOU pulling out of this case first?!

🎥 Want to see the FULL San Mateo Card Show video?
👉 The link is PINNED IN THE COMMENTS! 📌🔥

08/05/2026

🚨💰 THE CHASING CARDBOARD LOCKER RESULTS ARE IN! 🤯📦

Did Craig of Craig Buys Cards hit a HOME RUN... or strike out on his blind bid? 👀🔥

📦 Bobbleheads
⚾ Wax Boxes
🏀 Jordan
🐍 Kobe
⭐ CC Sabathia
🔥 And MUCH MORE!

💰 Craig reveals exactly what the locker was worth, what he actually paid, what sold the fastest, and why "junk wax" may deserve a second look! 👀

🎥 WATCH THE FULL VIDEO NOW!

👇🔗 The link is pinned in the FIRST COMMENT!

💬 Would YOU have bought this locker for what Craig paid? 🤔

08/03/2026

🚨 SAN MATEO COLLECTORS SHOW YOUTUBE VIDEO FROM CRAIG BUYS CARDS IS LIVE! 🚨

👀 Want to see what REALLY happens behind the table at one of the Bay Area's biggest card shows?

🎥 Join Craig as he buys, sells, negotiates, educates collectors, and shares incredible hobby insights you won't see anywhere else! 🔥

💎 Amazing deals.
🏀 Incredible pickups.
⚾ Vintage legends.
🎓 Collector tips you can actually use.

👇 Watch the FULL video now!
📌 Link pinned in the comments!

What was your favorite deal from the show? Let us know in the comments! ⬇️

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