FOOTBALL CARD RESEARCH
Know the card.
Understand
the price.
Research the football cards you’re considering, compare the alternatives, and understand what sales evidence can—and can’t—tell you.
THE FEATURED COMPARISON
Montana or Rice?
Which rookie fits your collection?
Compare the exact cards, the available sales evidence, and the tradeoffs.
Compare Montana & RiceHistorical sales references. Current prices are not verified.
BUILD YOUR SHORTLIST
Find your next card to research.
Identify the exact card. Examine the dated evidence. Weigh the tradeoffs.
Our methodology
GRAIL OR GAMBLE
Walter Payton or Bijan Downtown?
A collecting legend and a modern favorite. Examine the card identities, the available evidence, and what each choice depends on.
FIELD NOTES
Start with a better question.
BUYING WITH CONTEXT · 4 MIN READ
The asking price
isn’t the market price.
A listing tells you what a seller wants. It does not tell you what another collector is willing to pay. Start with an exact match—and look at the transaction itself.
Read the research02 / GRADES & PREMIUMS
PSA 9 or PSA 10: what are you paying for?
A framework for examining the price premium between grades without assuming that the higher grade is the better purchase.
03 / THE COST OF SELLINGYour card went up. Did you make money?
A simple way to distinguish a higher sale price from profit after buying and selling costs.
PIGSKIN PORTFOLIO INSIDER · IN DEVELOPMENT
An ongoing research membership is in development. Explore the public research while it takes shape.