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A Brief History of Basketball Card Sets

1933 Sport Kings Joe Lapchick "Lopchick"

The NBA has tipped off and a new season of card collecting begins but basketball card history goes back a lot further than the Brooklyn Nets, LeBron and free agent centers.

Aaron Rodgers’ Rarest Rookie Card Auto Has Air of Mystery

Upper Deck Rookie Premiere Rodgers auto

Just how many signed copies of the 2005 Upper Deck Rookie Premiere Aaron Rodgers are floating around out there? Then there’s the ones with the sticker…

Eric Gordon Rookie Cards: The Next Russell Westbrook?

Eric Gordon Bowman Chrome rookie auto

Juan Martinez sees your Blake Griffin and raises you an Eric Gordon rookie card. Is he the next Russell Westbrook?

Exquisite Basketball Cards Carved Niche

Exquisite Rose

Upper Deck’s Exquisite line defined the high-end hoops market during the last decade.

2009 Upper Deck Exquisite Football Released

2009 NFL Exquisite Nameplates Manning

It’s still the 2009 football season at Upper Deck, where Exquisite Collection has returned.

2010 Exquisite Baseball: No Longer Single Product

Exquisite baseball will return to Upper Deck’s product line–but in a new format.

2010 Topps Design Look; Upper Deck Makes Plans

This season isn’t over yet, but we’ve got a sneak peek at next year’s Topps card design.

LeBron Rookie Exquisite Patch Fetches $11K

Upper Deck’s inaugural Exquisite basketball autographed patch rookie cards of LeBron James continue to bring phenomenal prices.

UD Exquisite Chris Paul autograph card= $20,000

More shocking tales from the Upper Deck Exquisite line.

Wade Card Sells for $25,000

A few decades ago, $25,000 was a decent starting salary in the NBA. Now it’s just enough to get the hottest basketball card on the market.