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by Mike Fruitman Sure it’s the middle of May, but as may people say, the NFL has no off-season. 2013 Topps Archives football arrived at my store Wednesday and these are few better signs for a product’s success than when a collector is willing to camp out for a product to arrive. Hobby boxes of [...]
Mike Fruitman says the double rookie class and some young Nuggets stars are pushing sales of Panini basketball cards at his shop.
No NFL license? No problem for collectors says Mike who has collectors coming in to get the first football cards of 2013 thanks to some legendary autographs.
by Mike Fruitman Ok, ok, ok. You all are almost done with my heaping praise onto any 2012 NFL releases and I am just going to savor the final few products like a fine wine (truth be told, I am more of a Jagermeister person, but there is no fine/not so fine Jager). Last year [...]
Mike is back at the shop after a visit to the Industry Summit in Las Vegas.
Despite a sometimes confusing and confounding array of short prints and variations, collectors are snapping up boxes of 2013 Topps Heritage and hoping for a big score.
After a successful debut in 2011, it’s back in the afterglow of a stunning rookie class. 2012 Topps Supreme Football cards are what’s hot in Mike’s shop.
Maybe the Michael Jordan autograph chase is one reason but 2012 Upper Deck Game Used Golf is moving at Mike’s shop.
Mike Fruitman chronicles a wild week for 2013 sports card releases including Topps Baseball, Prizm, SP Authentic Football and Leaf Best of Sport.
There’s no messing around with 2012 Panini Limited Football cards, which continue to keep cash registers ringing.
Luck and RGIII have gone into hibernation but collectors in Mike’s store are still making 2012 Panini Crown Royale football the top seller.
It’s been snowing new sports card products. What’s hottest in the shop? Mike Fruitman has the rundown from inside his Denver area store.
What’s hot in the shop this week? How about perseverance? On its 20th birthday, Mike Fruitman looks a good natured look back at how his Denver area sports card shop has survived the hobby’s ups and downs.
Sports card shop owner Mike Fruitman went all in on a Panini America trading card promotion and it paid off with big sales on Thanksgiving night.
A sports card shop open on Thanksgiving night? Yup…our What’s Hot in the Shop guy, Mike Fruitman, is pumped about the possibilities for the weekend including Panini’s pack plans.
Gas is scarce and so are customers as hobby shops in the direct path of Hurricane Sandy fight on. Shifting priorities and logistical issues have provided some with the biggest challenges they’ve ever faced.
This year’s NFL rookie class has been a godsend to hobby shops. 2012 football card products continue to rule the roost among hot products.
The release of three popular products means sports card shop owners and their customers had plenty to talk about.
They’re pricey but there’s value in them there packs, according to gold prospector Mike Fruitman, who mines 2011-12 Panini Dominion sales to see why the product is moving in his card shop.
Mike Fruitman says Upper Deck has found a time machine with 2011-12 Fleer Retro Basketball with prices on the rise thanks to Michael Jordan and co.
