One raises the bar when the word “Ultimate” is used for a product. Top shelf. Top of the line. Incomparable. Upper Deck’s 2019-2020 Ultimate Collection hockey will try to achieve those high accolades with high-end memorabilia and on-card autographs when it arrives June 10. A hobby box will consist of one pack, with four cards to a pack. Upper Deck is promising … [Read more...]
2020 Topps Black & White Offered in On-Demand Packs
It’s a mix of past and present but like Stadium Club, it’s the photography that drives the latest on-demand baseball release from Topps. 2020 Topps Black & White offers some non-traditional images in each pack of 30 cards, along with inserts that commemorate moments on the field from the recent past and long ago. There’s also a 1 in 2 chance for an … [Read more...]
Select Baseball Coming in April
Panini is bringing its Select brand to baseball. The company has announced plans for an April 15 release for the product. Select-branded cards have appeared in Chronicles baseball, but this time it'll be a standalone release, arriving just after the start of the MLB season. Panini has an MLBPA license to produce cards of big players but can't use the MLB-licensed … [Read more...]
LeBron-Jordan 1/1 Card From 2003-04 Exquisite Sells for $900,000
Goldin Auctions says it has brokered the record-setting sale of a modern basketball card. The company says it sold the 1/1 2003-04 Upper Deck "Exquisite Collection" #JJ LeBron James/Michael Jordan Logoman card for $900,000 on behalf of a client. The card is graded 8.5 (NM/MT+) by Beckett. What's shocking about the price is that while a 1/1 featuring two NBA … [Read more...]
2019-2020 Panini Court Kings Brings the Color
With a vibrant, colorful style, Panini America’s 2019-2020 Court Kings basketball will make its turn just in time for the NBA's playoff push. The product is scheduled to hit hobby stores and online outlets on April 1. Collectors will find 10 cards in the one-pack hobby box, with two autograph and/or memorabilia cards. This is a tweak from last year’s set, … [Read more...]
2019 Panini Plates and Patches Preview, Checklist
The NFL season is over but the cards will keep coming. 2019 Panini Plates and Patches kicks off the off-season on Friday when it arrives at hobby shops and online retailers. Plates and Patches is a hit-heavy product that includes just five cards per box. One is an autograph or autographed patch card. There will also be a memorabilia card, printing plate, a … [Read more...]
5 Memorable Cards From the 1971 Topps Set
The baseball card design meetings at Topps in 1970 must have been lit. During a year in which it was issuing cards with light gray borders and probably grumbling about the Seattle Pilots' late move to Milwaukee, the company was putting together a set unlike anything they'd ever done before. Jet black borders, lower case letters for the player's name and position … [Read more...]
Topps Releases Details on 2020 Bowman Chrome Baseball
Baseball's top prospects take center stage in 2020 Bowman Chrome baseball. The annual release returns with a release date of September 9. Once again, Topps will offer two configurations of the product: a traditional box with 12 packs (two six-pack mini boxes) and an all autograph HTA Choice edition that offers nothing but three signed cards per box. … [Read more...]
Sports Card Release Calendar: 2/14/20 – 3/2/20
While Donruss Optic basketball should create a buzz this week, the latter half of February will bring a pair of post-season NFL releases, the second half of Upper Deck's flagship hockey brand, a new year of Topps Heritage and more. Here's a look at the sports card releases that are scheduled to arrive before the calendar turns to the third month of 2020. 2019 Panini … [Read more...]
2020 Bowman Sterling Preview
The return of a Bowman Sterling set in 2019 after a five-year absence created some excitement among collectors, and Topps is hoping to continue that buzz with its 2020 set. The company has provided some preliminary information on this year's product, which has a release date of August 14. 2020 Bowman Sterling Configuration/Base Set/Inserts 2020 Bowman Sterling will … [Read more...]