Two years after Topps got out of the basketball card business for an extended nap, Star became the official supplier for the NBA. They also brought a new concept of sealed team bags, and other sets, instead of packs of random cards. Star cards may have been hard to find at the time, but today all but the rarest cards are easy to track down. The 1984-85 Star set has plenty of … [Read more...]
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1983-84 Star Company Basketball Launched Brief New Era
The basketball trading card market was a barren wasteland during the 1982-83 season and appeared to be headed that way again the following year until the arrival of 1983-84 Star Company basketball turned collecting in a completely new direction. Star cards were like the Moses Malone 76ers--something very exciting that appeared in the mid 1980s but didn't last very … [Read more...]
Beckett Will Grade Star Company Basketball Sets
An often-counterfeited issue goes under the microscope as Beckett jumps into the Star Company basketball grading business. … [Read more...]
Basketball Gold: Star Company Cards Are Focus of New Website
An avid card collector from New York has launched a website devoted to sharing knowledge about Star Company basketball cards. Jarret Kahn says his goal is to expand the information base for collectors interested in the sets issued by the one-time NBA trading card licensee. In 1983, Star Company picked up production after Topps and the league parted ways following the … [Read more...]
Rare, Relevant and… Anonymous?? Michael Jordan’s 1985-86 Star Card
Stop me if you’ve heard this before… The title of “most hilariously stacked basketball set of the twentieth century” comes down to three names: 1961-62 Fleer (Wilt, West, Oscar, Elgin rookies, plus those of seven other Hall of Famers), 1969-70 Topps (99 cards, 15 Hall of Fame RCs, led by Lew Alcindor’s), and 1986-87 Fleer (Jordan, Barkley, Ewing, Olajuwon, Isiah, Dominique, … [Read more...]
2020-21 Panini National Treasures Basketball Preview
Typically a post-season release, 2020-21 Panini National Treasures Basketball will arrive smack dab in the middle of the NBA Playoffs thanks to the delayed start to the season that's pushed the league toward a mid-summer wrap. The annual high-end cornucopia of autographs and patches will return, just a day after the NBA holds its 2021 draft lottery. 2020-21 National … [Read more...]
Vintage Pack Facts: 1978-79 Topps Basketball
The NBA was having a rough time back in the late 1970's. The league had merged with the ABA but the limited excitement created by the move didn't last long. Rumors of franchise shifts were common and sometimes they happened. Larry Bird and Magic Johnson hadn't yet arrived and Michael Jordan was still in high school. Trading card sets were kept to a … [Read more...]
Notes: Fox 32 with Hobby Market Story; Star Basketball Sheet Auction; Jersey News
Auction of Champions is offering an uncut sheet of 1984-85 Star Company Basketball, including the first appearnace of Michael Jordan in a comprehensive NBA trading card set. The sheet includes 100 cards in all. In addition to Jordan card from the league-wide set, there’s also a copy of the Olympic Jordan card on the sheet. Among the other Hall of Famers … [Read more...]
Memory Lane Sets Company Record as Spring Auction Nets Nearly $7 Million
Memory Lane’s 20th anniversary year is off to a strong start. The Southern California-based company unleashed the largest auction in its history last month, with 440-page catalog featuring over 1,700 lots. When the dust settled in the wee hours of Sunday morning, a new single auction record had been established with nearly $7.6 million in sales. The figure beat the … [Read more...]
1986-87 Fleer Basketball and “Rightful” Rookie Cards
In terms of the sheer depth and quality of their rookie cards, three basketball card sets forever stand alone. Why “forever”? Because, these days, it's unlikely that all major card manufacturers will simply bail on basketball for several years. The gorgeous 1961-62 Fleer set, for instance, is hilariously stacked, featuring rookie cards of inner-most circle legends Wilt … [Read more...]