I've been scooping up a bunch of early graded sports magazines. Thanks to a little guidance from @sportsmagcollector and some other community members.

I am really excited about this pickup although I know its going to make @alexisohanian a bit jealous.

I believe this is the first magazine cover to feature the Williams sisters. 1998 SI Kids "Smash Sisters" in 8.5. Highest graded copy among the pop 6.

I snagged a few other solid ones as well. Will post soon!

I finally pulled the trigger on this beauty. I've always loved the early 90s version of these cards. They remind me of my childhood and I always kick myself for not saving my old SI Kids cards. I actually recently subscribed to the mag again for collecting purposes.

There are only 5 in the world and Tiger Woods is the obviously the GOAT of GOATs. Saw this up on Goldins auction tonight and went after it. Paid less than the last few comps so I am a happy boy.

Tiga Tigaa Woods Yallll

Followed up my SI #1 with MJs first appearance on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Shown with Sam Perkins in 1983, they were the #1 team in the country at UNC.

Loving this game! Grabbed a high grade CGC 8.0, only 25 graded higher.

A bit of education here but maybe @sportsmagcollector can help out here. This obviously has the subscription sticker on it. I believe the Newsstand version trades at a premium but curious how the market values these vs their counterparts.

Having fun here!!

Sticking with the theme of diversifying my collection, I picked up this game used ball from SB LI. This is obviously an important game given the epic comeback by Brady and meltdown by the Falcons.

I bought this directly from NFL auctions. I spent a lot of time combing through Getty images to photo match. I wasn't able to find a direct hit but learned that this ball was actually used on Special Teams.

I've been trying to hunt down Brady to get it signed. I saw him a few weeks ago at the Fanatics x Sotheby's event but didnt bring the ball.

I posted a funny picture of Omar Raja (House of Highlights) taking a selfie with Tom while Ben Haines (Collectible Guru) watched along. Life is a weird simulation 🙃