Collin Hansinger of Detroit City Sports in Sterling Heights, MI, drove ten hours with owner Steve Graus to New York City, hoping for the best at the inaugural three-day Fanatics Fest. They arrived at the Jacob K. Javits Center at noon on the Thursday before the show and finished setting up by 5 pm. As they left, they couldn’t help but notice the number of empty booths … [Read more...] about Card Dealers at Fanatics Fest Give Positive Reviews
At Fanatics Fest, Expect A Card Show With Plenty of Wow
Lance Fensterman, CEO of Fanatics Events, has participated in more than 1,000 fan events in his career. But for a year he's been planning something he considers wholly different - the first Fanatics Fest, hosted in New York City (FFNYC). Since Fanatics announced the festival in April, rumors have spread about the show’s content. Many have dubbed it a Comic Con for sports. … [Read more...] about At Fanatics Fest, Expect A Card Show With Plenty of Wow
Early Wembanyama and Risacher Cards Featured by French Upstart Company SlamDeck
In the battle of competing Victor Wembanyama rookie card releases between Topps and Panini was a somewhat under the radar 2023 release from French card company SlamDeck. The Puteaux, France company produces cards that are part collectible and part trading card games. Each pack contains 42 cards of men’s and women’s basketball players from the French national team. In every … [Read more...] about Early Wembanyama and Risacher Cards Featured by French Upstart Company SlamDeck
2023 Panini Select NFL Preview
2023 Panini Select Football is in the pipeline with a summertime arrival. The chromium styled product is a regular throughout Panini's stable of sports card releases. The '23 edition--arriving just ahead of 2024 NFL training camps--offers a 500-card base set broken up into five distinct levels: Concourse, Premier, Club, Suite, and Field. Among base cards, … [Read more...] about 2023 Panini Select NFL Preview
2024 Topps Series 2 Baseball Preview
2024 Topps Series 2 is set to be released on June 12, with an additional 350 base cards to add to the first 350 cards that were part of Series 1. Series 2 will expand on the number of players and rookies that have appeared since the beginning of the season. There will also be certain players in Series 2 who did not appear in the Series 1 release (here’s looking at you, … [Read more...] about 2024 Topps Series 2 Baseball Preview
As War Rages On, Gold Medal Skiier from Ukraine Sells Olympic Medals
“The war taught us to thank the indomitable and brave soldiers every day for the protection of Ukraine - for the fact that we can live, work, study, and play sports. The war taught us stress resistance and endurance. The war emphasized the real values for each of us. We learned to empathize, we learned to support each other. We have become more humane, kinder. The war taught me … [Read more...] about As War Rages On, Gold Medal Skiier from Ukraine Sells Olympic Medals
Outing Altered Patch Cards Often a Community Effort
Upper Deck whipped up a frenzy with its release of some of the first patch cards in 1996. Swatch cards were a novel concept that changed the hobby, and there was a fever pitch to get the first ones. The excitement continued for the next couple of years, but by the beginning of the 2000s, the novelty had largely worn out. Manufacturers had a hit and responded by pumping out … [Read more...] about Outing Altered Patch Cards Often a Community Effort
Collector Finds His Elusive Chase Card from 1988 Foot Locker Slam Fest Set
For more than four years, collector Ben Abrams was looking for the 1988 Foot Locker Slam Fest Mike Conley redemption card. He had never seen it in person and was working off a tip from a dealer he met at a show. The only digital footprint of the card was from an eBay listing that ended a year before Abrams started looking. Abrams put the card on his eBay alerts. He … [Read more...] about Collector Finds His Elusive Chase Card from 1988 Foot Locker Slam Fest Set
Dublin Card Show is a Success as European Market Grows
There are zero physical card shops in Ireland. But it’s a sports mad nation where collecting has always been popular. Business partners Enzo Patriarca and Jason Flynn have always known this about the country where they live. Since 2020, the co-founders of the Dublin-based online card business, Soccer Cards United, had been considering hosting a global card show called … [Read more...] about Dublin Card Show is a Success as European Market Grows
Card Collector Inspires with Random Acts of Kindness
Eric Hecker gives away sports cards. He’s been doing it every day for more than three years. As we speak on the phone, he’s looking at 30 stacks of cards on his desk that need to be packaged and mailed. He put the lots together in response to a message he posted on Valentine’s Day on X (formerly Twitter). His message was, “Want to show some love to you all, simply drop … [Read more...] about Card Collector Inspires with Random Acts of Kindness