The third piece of the annual baseball card trilogy makes its return during World Series time with 2019 Topps Update baseball. The format remains much the same, with the much-anticipated arrival of official base-type rookie cards along with updated cards from players who have changed teams and some special inserts. Fans of the Silver Pack promotion will be interested … [Read more...]
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2019 Topps Five Star Baseball Preview
It's one of those products that's popular with those who'd just as soon skip the base cards. 2019 Topps Five Star baseball will make its return in late summer, with two signed cards in each one-pack box. Topps is touting a "new high-end design" and the all on-card autograph promise (except of course, for the cut signatures which will also be part of the … [Read more...]
1992-93 NHL Rookie Card Recap: Boom Ready to Bust
The 1992-93 season is regarded by many to be one of the most memorable in NHL history and hockey cards were still on fire as the boom years for the hobby were about to go bust. The arrival of players like Eric Lindros and Teemu Selanne resulted in plenty of headlines while Felix Potvin, Scott Niedermayer, and Joe Juneau were thrilling fans as well. There was one problem, … [Read more...]
Sports Card Release Calendar 5/17/19 – 6/4/19
High-end baseball and basketball join new NFL and NHL products as the trading card manufacturers try to keep everyone happy with their latest releases. Courtesy of The Break Exchange, here's a roundup of six fresh releases scheduled to hit the market in the second half of May. 2018-19 Panini Spectra Basketball (5/17) If you think this is a rerun, you're right (sort … [Read more...]
2019 Topps Luminaries Set for August Return
One of the higher-end single card products on the annual card calendar, 2019 Topps Luminaries baseball is set for a return engagement just after the National Sports Collectors Convention. Each card will carry an on-card autograph or autographed relic, with each produced in quantities ranging from 1 to 15. Autograph Cards Among the top non-relic autograph hits … [Read more...]
Panini Promises Strong Autograph Checklist with First WNBA Set
Panini America will create its first WNBA trading card set this summer. The NBA’s trading card partner will take over the WNBA’s license from Rittenhouse. 2019 Donruss WNBA will be the first product released under the new deal. 2019 Donruss WNBA Basics and Base Set Each box of 2019 Donruss WNBA will carry four packs, with a whopping 30 cards inside each pack … [Read more...]
2019 Panini Legacy Football Preview
Set for its maiden launch on May 22, Panini’s new Legacy Football stands among the earliest 2019 NFL releases. Legacy will mix a healthy dose of newly drafted rookies with some current and former players with a shiny parallel set along for the ride. Each box will hold two autographs, 32 rookies (two per pack), ten inserts and ten parallels, on average. Hot Boxes will … [Read more...]
30th Anniversary Brings Back Memories of Bowman’s Stunning Return
Bowman was one of the earliest post-war producers of baseball gum cards. However, after a run of sets issued from 1948 through 1955, the company packed it in. Bowman competed heavily with Topps once the latter began producing baseball cards. After a brief battle, Topps ultimately bought Bowman out. Rather than operate Bowman as a separate entity, Topps ended the production … [Read more...]
Top James Harden Rookie Card Hits the Market
He was the Baby Beard then. Who would have guessed what was to transpire in the nine years to come? All-Star Games. An MVP. Forty and 50-point games on a regular basis. And maybe, a threat to the dominance of the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Western Conference. Now, the best James Harden rookie card ever to hit the open market has revealed … [Read more...]
2019 Topps Clearly Authentic Preview
Back for a third year as a standalone product, 2019 Topps Clearly Authentic baseball will arrive just prior to the National Sports Collectors Convention. Born of a Topps Strata insert of the same name with a configuration that grew out of the Topps Archives Signature Series line, Clearly Authentic will draw on a couple of all-time classic sets for some of its … [Read more...]
