Tuff Stuff
Encyclopedia
Tuff Stuff is a magazine
publishing prices for trading cards and collectibles from a variety of sports.
The magazine was launched in April 1984 by store owner Ernie White, who named the magazine for his ability to offer the "tough stuff" to find in his store and to write about in the magazine. The magazine was originally an 11¼ by 15½-inch newsprint publication. It grew to a tabloid-sized, glossy-covered magazine in the late 1980s before shrinking back to standard magazine size (8 by 10 7/8) with a glossy cover in 1990.
The Richmond, Va.-based magazine was sold to Landmark Communications
, which sold it to Krause Publications
in 1999, publisher of the competing Sports Cards Magazine. The two magazines' content merged in 2000, taking the Tuff Stuff name. The magazine took on the F+W Publications Inc.
label after that company obtained Krause in 2002.
In addition to columns and feature stories, the magazine includes monthly pricing for cards in six sports — baseball
, basketball
, football
, hockey
, golf
and auto racing
— with roughly 100 pages of card pricing in each issue. This approach differs from its major competitor, Beckett
, which publishes magazines devoted specifically to each sport. Issues of the magazine also include values and checklists for sports autographs, figures, and other sports collectibles.
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
publishing prices for trading cards and collectibles from a variety of sports.
The magazine was launched in April 1984 by store owner Ernie White, who named the magazine for his ability to offer the "tough stuff" to find in his store and to write about in the magazine. The magazine was originally an 11¼ by 15½-inch newsprint publication. It grew to a tabloid-sized, glossy-covered magazine in the late 1980s before shrinking back to standard magazine size (8 by 10 7/8) with a glossy cover in 1990.
The Richmond, Va.-based magazine was sold to Landmark Communications
Landmark Communications
Landmark Media Enterprises LLC is a privately held media company headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia specializing in cable television, broadcast television, print publishing, and internet publishing...
, which sold it to Krause Publications
Krause Publications
Krause Publications is a publisher of leisure-time & enthusiast magazines and books. Best known for its Standard Catalog of World Coins, a series of numismatic catalogs commonly referred to as Krause-Mishler catalogues or simply Krause catalogues. They provide information, pricing, and...
in 1999, publisher of the competing Sports Cards Magazine. The two magazines' content merged in 2000, taking the Tuff Stuff name. The magazine took on the F+W Publications Inc.
F+W Publications Inc.
F+W Media Inc., formerly F+W Publications Inc., is a publishing company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.Founded in 1913, F+W publishes magazines, books, and digital products, and owns and operates consumer and trade shows....
label after that company obtained Krause in 2002.
In addition to columns and feature stories, the magazine includes monthly pricing for cards in six sports — baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, hockey
Hockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
, golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
and auto racing
Auto racing
Auto racing is a motorsport involving the racing of cars for competition. It is one of the world's most watched televised sports.-The beginning of racing:...
— with roughly 100 pages of card pricing in each issue. This approach differs from its major competitor, Beckett
Beckett
- People :* Arthur William à Beckett , English journalist and man of letters* Barry Beckett , American musician* Billy Beckett , English footballer...
, which publishes magazines devoted specifically to each sport. Issues of the magazine also include values and checklists for sports autographs, figures, and other sports collectibles.