Just a few short years after its creation, the Fleer Ultra brand had carved out a niche as a premium basketball card product within the booming hoops market. The 1994-95 Ultra Basketball set offered a solid design, a rookie class that held two future Hall of Famers and a number of innovative, colorful inserts. We won't talk about the horrifically airbrushed rookies, … [Read more...] about 1994-95 Fleer Ultra Jam City Towers Over Dunk Competion
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2022 Topps Triple Threads Preview
Topps Triple Threads has used the same format effectively for years. The 2022 product is no exception, with a wide variety of autographs, relics, combo cards and book cards on tap when the product is released this fall. And of course, the combinations of three that give the set its name. Configuration A hobby box will contain two packs, with seven cards to a pack. … [Read more...] about 2022 Topps Triple Threads Preview
Is Cale Makar the Most Collectible Defenseman Since Bobby Orr?
If the 2022 Stanley Cup finals will be remembered by collectors for one thing, it will be for the explosion of interest for Cale Makar in the hobby. The 23-year-old Colorado Avalanche star won the Norris Trophy as the NHL’s top defenseman last week--then added the Conn Smythe Trophy as MVP of the Stanley Cup playoffs Sunday night. His graded rookie cards and variations … [Read more...] about Is Cale Makar the Most Collectible Defenseman Since Bobby Orr?
Will Alexis Lafrenière Rookie Cards Rebound?
The New York Rangers’ playoff run ended in a humbling way, as the Tampa Bay Lightning came back from a 2-0 deficit to win four straight games to advance to their third straight Stanley Cup Final. For hockey collectors, this was an interesting series with fascinating hobby consequences. The media and analysts continuously tried to sell the puck public on Alexis … [Read more...] about Will Alexis Lafrenière Rookie Cards Rebound?
2022 Topps 206 Brings Hobby Icon Back for 3rd Year
Topps has released the 2022 edition of its online exclusive 206 offering. Harkening back to the original T206 tobacco cards issued from 1909-1911, the Topps 206 cards are of the same size and feature current players and former greats. It’s the the product’s third year as an online exclusive. The cards are sold by packs in multiple series or “waves” offered … [Read more...] about 2022 Topps 206 Brings Hobby Icon Back for 3rd Year
2015 Bowman Draft Held Strong Class of Future Big Leaguers
Fine wines get better with time as tannins mellow. This is because skin tannins start out extremely astringent, making a wine taste coarse and rough at first. Bowman Draft Baseball products follow a less tasty but similar process--the prospects develop in the minor leagues, much like a fine wine aging in a cellar--then are selected when the time is deemed right. It can seem … [Read more...] about 2015 Bowman Draft Held Strong Class of Future Big Leaguers
2022 Panini Legacy Football Set to Arrive Prior to Pre-Season Kickoffs
With NFL training camps just a month or so away, we’re getting an early look at one of the first football card products dated to the new season. 2022 Panini Legacy is set to make its return and currently has a release date of July 27. Legacy offers 16 packs per box with eight cards per pack. Cases will have 24 boxes. An average box should … [Read more...] about 2022 Panini Legacy Football Set to Arrive Prior to Pre-Season Kickoffs
1996-97 Skybox E-X 2000’s Edgy A Cut Above Insert Set Still Popular
It could be argued that the 1996-97 basketball season and the corresponding card products where the height of 90's basketball. With the iconic rookie class and seemingly every product pushing the envelope more than the one release before, it was a great time to be a basketball card collector. The 1996-97 Skybox E-X2000 Basketball product was a shining example of that classic … [Read more...] about 1996-97 Skybox E-X 2000’s Edgy A Cut Above Insert Set Still Popular
Panini Releases 2022 Warriors Championship Card Set
It was a challenging road to get back on top, but the Golden State Warriors are once again kings of the NBA. Just after the final buzzer sounded on their clinching victory over the Celtics in Boston Thursday night, Fanatics and Panini launched sales of the Warriors 2022 NBA Championship Boxed Set. The Warriors earned their fourth title in eight years with an impressive … [Read more...] about Panini Releases 2022 Warriors Championship Card Set
2022 Bowman Inception Features Flashy Designs, Future ‘Superstars’
Again featuring the brand's artsy design, 2022 Bowman Inception is currently set for release the week of Oct. 19, and Topps notes that the product will feature some of baseball's "future superstars." A hobby box will contain two autograph cards, one Foil parallel and four base cards. Base Set … [Read more...] about 2022 Bowman Inception Features Flashy Designs, Future ‘Superstars’