We'll have a Super Bowl champion by then and the NFL talk will begin to center on free agency and the NFL Draft but there will still be some fresh football card products hitting the market this winter. 2019 Panini Encased football has a release date of February 21, 2020. 2019 Panini Encased Configuration Panini keeps it fairly simple with Encased, which gets its name from … [Read more...]
1933 Uncle Jack’s Candy Unopened Pack with Ruth at Auction
You can still open a pack of cards from the 1950s in hopes of landing a Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays or Hank Aaron. Thanks to a recent find, we also know there is at least one box of sealed 1948 Bowman baseball packs in existence. Finding a pack from the 1930s that you know contains a Babe Ruth card? It would seem almost impossible but it’s true. Heritage … [Read more...]
Upper Deck Adding Credentials Hockey to 2019-20 Card Calendar
A new hockey card product will arrive in early March. 2019-20 Upper Deck Credentials is designed to bring the game experience to cardboard, according to Upper Deck. Look for eight packs per box with six cards per pack with one or two autographs. Thirty-two cards in each box will likely be base cards, with the rest a mix of parallels, inserts and cards made from … [Read more...]
Ted Williams Finds His Way into Rare Vintage JCM 44 Japanese Card Set
Japanese baseball cards are often avoided by American collectors. They generally aren't printed in English, don't feature American players, and resources to learn more about them are often quite limited. That leads to decreased interest among those in the U.S. Still, Japanese cards do have quite a following of collectors in the states. And among the more interesting cards for … [Read more...]
2019 Topps High Tek Arrives with New Configuration
Originally scheduled for an October 9 release, 2019 Topps High Tek baseball arrives Wednesday with a new look. Near the tail end of the 40-plus baseball products to release this year, High Tek is offering more autographs but fewer cards. A full checklist is at the bottom of the page. 2019 Topps High Tek Configuration Last year's product offered a … [Read more...]
1923 German Transfers Sets Features Ruth, Cobb, and More
Pre-war sets come in all shapes and sizes. Among the more unique issues are transfers sets and one of the more popular ones is called the 1923 German Transfers set. Transfers are often called stamps and that's for good reason. They basically look like stamps and often have perforated stamp-like edges to them. But they're a little different in that they have reverse print. … [Read more...]
2019-2020 Upper Deck SPx Hockey Preview
Set for release on March 4 (subject to change), 2019-20 Upper Deck SPx hockey will offer four single-card packs per box. Each box, on average, will have what Upper Deck calls a “Tech” card, memorabilia card, autograph card and a “Wild Card” that could be any of the above. The base set will include 100 cards with rookies and veterans, all serial numbered to … [Read more...]
1940s Babe Ruth Editorial Bruguera Cards Remain Elusive
Due to his immense popularity, Babe Ruth wound up on all sorts of baseball cards. His presence not only was felt in the U.S. but also abroad as he was known as one of the most famous athletes in the world, appearing on all sorts of international cards. While Ruth eventually was left out of sets in the years following his retirement, he was still a popular figure. As a … [Read more...]
Sports Card Release Calendar Through Nov. 20
Collectors of modern hockey cards have spent the last few days ripping into boxes of 2019-20 Upper Deck Series 1 while those who prefer high end hoops are now chasing the 2018-19 brand of Panini Flawless basketball. You can check out what's been pulled and listed for sale from UD1 here and Flawless here. That's just the start of a very busy month for new … [Read more...]
Vintage Pack Facts: 1967 Philadelphia Football
Swell brand bubble gum is what they were really selling. It's all over the packaging of Philadelphia Chewing Gum's trading cards in the 1960s. For football card collectors, though, it's those "Philly Gum" cards that are most memorable. Nostalgia if you're old enough. Retro fun if you're not. Philadelphia Gum had wrestled the NFL trading card license away … [Read more...]