RIP Tuff Stuff Magazine.

Bob Loblaw · Jan 11, 2011

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While never the best magazine (Collectors Sportslook will hold that, followed by Baseball Cards Magazine and SCD)... it was AN option.

All In Cards · Jan 11, 2011

I liked that Tuff Stuff showed box prices.

Jastermereel · Jan 11, 2011

I didn't realize the magazine had lasted this long.

cmixer · Jan 11, 2011

Beckett's move to 4-sport monthly was in direct competition ... I preferred Tuff Stuff 10 years ago instead of buying 4 different Beckett's

NECpilgrims8 · Jan 11, 2011

Wow. It took that long?

Still brings back memories..... *tear*

rehmus · Jan 11, 2011

When I was 13 they published a drawing I did in their kids section and sent me a bunch of great free stuff.

Plus they had pricing for sports action figures.

I always loved that magazine.

RITM · Jan 11, 2011

Back when my website was just getting started they featured my site in an article to get the word out about counterfeit Ripken cards. End of an era.

TBTwinsFan · Jan 11, 2011

I wonder if they are still going to keep their radio station going or not...

jbhofmann · Jan 11, 2011

Remember how huge size wise they were? The thing looked like a AAA Atlas of the United States.

My first Tuff Stuff was a Rickey Henderson in my Easter basket.

schmidtfan20 · Jan 11, 2011

I never understood why they were so tenitive with their pricing. They would never price a set before beckett, even
if the products had been out 3 weeks and prices had been seen. By always being behind beckett, there was really
no reason to buy this mag. I did however enjoy all the pictures of the new cards they would have in it. I think not so far from now, we might be saying goodbye to beckett's mag also. You can get all the info you need off boards like these
and pricing from ebay, there are also tons of hobby blogs.

Kevin

cmnkb8 · Jan 11, 2011

Great, now I won't get any more silly counter-offers from ebay sellers that claim "my card is worth $xx in Tuff Stuff" on their overpriced BIN's....o wait

ThoseBackPages · Jan 11, 2011

Sad day indeed.

SCD has to be next

JoshHamilton · Jan 11, 2011

That sucks. I really liked Tony Galovich, TJ Schwartz and Mike Berkus.

ThoseBackPages · Jan 11, 2011

i consider myself lucky to have been collecting when i was back then.

Sure the cards are worthless now, but man those were the days

Leaf · Jan 11, 2011

Very sad.. End of another hobby tradition... Bg

MojoDan · Jan 11, 2011

I used to pick it up when possible, I will miss Tuff Stuff, good magazine.

henderson939 · Jan 11, 2011

ThoseBackPages said:
Sad day indeed.

SCD has to be next

I agree about SCD. I couldnt wait to get SCD and Baseball Hobby News back in the day. They were the best ever. I miss those days, when Regional sets were the chase cards for player collectors and the shows were real good too.

ThoseBackPages · Jan 11, 2011

henderson939 said:
ThoseBackPages said:

Sad day indeed.

SCD has to be next

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I agree about SCD. I couldnt wait to get SCD and Baseball Hobby News back in the day. They were the best ever. I miss those days, when Regional sets were the chase cards for player collectors and the shows were real good too.

Amen Brother. I used to read SCD cover to cover, every week. man, that thing had to have been an inch thinck at least, and printed on the newspaper stock, it used to blacken my fingers.

smapdi · Jan 11, 2011

Kind of a bummer, though I admit I haven't bought an issue in years. I did like that they had original content, not whatever press releases came from the card manufacturers printed as articles. Beckett had that too, but stopped a long time ago. Plus, covering the 4 sports and more was a nice change for someone who's 99.9% baseball.

Magazines are all having it tough right now. A friend of mine bought a Wizard magazine this month, and it was like 48 pages staple-bound. It used to be 150+ pages squarebound. I thought it was a pamphlet that they bagged up along with the regular magazine, but it was the magazine. Their price guide was always bogus, and like Beckett it's only gotten tougher to stay relevant with the 'net. But the snarky attitude is usually entertaining. And my current favorite magazine, liberal rag Vanity Fair, I'm sure just to raise circulation, has Justin Beiber on the cover this month. Justin. Beiber.

MojoDan · Jan 11, 2011

Anyone else in here that used to have Hygrade?

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