The Sports Collector's Digest The Collector's Journey  ·  Research · Authentication · Market Intelligence
Home  ·  Featured  ·  Rare Finds  ·  Food & Oddball Issues  ·  Tony Gwynn  ·  Non-Sports Collectibles  ·  Editorials  ·  Investing vs Collecting

Food & Oddball Issues

The unauthorized, the regional, the deli-counter issued — and why they matter.

3 Articles
The Impossible Card: Why the 1992 Mr. Turkey Tony Gwynn Auto Is the Rarest Signed Food Card in the Hobby
Food & Oddball Issues

The Impossible Card: Why the 1992 Mr. Turkey Tony Gwynn Auto Is the Rarest Signed Food Card in the Hobby

A Midwest deli meat brand. A San Diego Hall of Famer. A perfect Beckett 10 autograph. And a printer's proof box that was never supposed to exist.

Special Investigation  ·  2026
Read the Full Story →
1987 Bohemian Hearth Tony Gwynn BAS 10
Food & Oddball Issues

The Bread Bag Card: 1987 Bohemian Hearth Tony Gwynn

A San Diego bakery. A 22-card set inserted loose into bread bags. A PSA population that barely exists. The full story of one of the most elusive Gwynn food issues.

Food & Oddball Research  ·  2026
Read the Full Story →
1987 Bohemian Hearth Kevin Mitchell PSA 8
Rare Finds  ·  Food & Oddball Issues

62 Games in His Hometown: The 1987 Bohemian Hearth Kevin Mitchell PSA 8 — Highest Graded

Two graded examples in existence. One PSA 8 — the highest. A San Diego native who came home, struggled, and was traded away before the 1989 MVP season that changed everything.

Rare Finds Research  ·  2026
Read the Full Story →