It's hard to get a lot of recognition when your season always ends before the playoffs but there appears to be a Hall of Fame career unfolding in Charlotte. It's hard not to notice a player when they score 103 points in two games. While they still may not dominate the sales charts, Kemba Walker rookie cards should emerge among the winners from the famed 2012-13 "double … [Read more...]
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2018 Panini One Football Is Just That
Brand identification shouldn't be a problem when Panini One football makes its debut during the third week of January. Each box--likely priced at around $100--will contain one autographed card. The appropriate moniker for the NFL product is the latest in a hobby trend of single-card boxes. Each card will come in a one-touch holder. Every card will … [Read more...]
2018 Topps Gallery Baseball Arrives as Online and Walmart Exclusive
You won't find it at your local hobby shop but there's a new product in the market. 2018 Topps Gallery Baseball, an artsy take on the game, has arrived online and was due out in Walmart stores across the country this week. Gallery returned to Topps' stable last year after a long hiatus. 2018 Topps Gallery Basics Gallery comes in three formats: hobby-style … [Read more...]
New Sports Card Release Roundup: 11/14/18 – 11/29/18
It's a football and basketball-heavy release schedule for the latter half of November. Panini will launch a trio of NFL trading card products in and around the Thanksgiving week NFL schedule while also dropping some hoop releases. Courtesy on online breaker The Break Exchange, here's a look at some of what's heading to market: 2018-19 Certified Basketball … [Read more...]
2019 Bowman Baseball Preview
After hibernating from 1956-1988, the Bowman brand made its return just in time for the chaos that was the late 80s and early 90s baseball card market. Has it really been 30 years? 2019 Bowman Baseball marks the anniversary with some throwback cards and even some buyback autographs of guys who appeared on that oversized 1989 set. Scheduled for … [Read more...]
2018 Topps All-Rookie Team Named; NOW Cards Go Up
They made their debut in 1959 and Topps continued the tradition Tuesday with the announcement of the players who’ll get the All-Star Rookie cup on their 2019 baseball cards. You can also snare autographed Topps NOW versions right now. Twelve top newcomers were named to the 2018 Topps MLB All-Star Rookie team, with three teams nabbing two spots apiece. Dual threat … [Read more...]
Gypsy Queen Baseball Coming In March 2019
Gypsy Queen returns in late March with some design changes, a slightly more expensive price for hobby boxes, and new parallels for collectors to chase. A hobby box will contain 24 packs, with eight cards to a pack. As has been the case with other products announced for 2019, dealer cost is up--GQ will cost dealers about $7 more per box than last year. At … [Read more...]
2018 Topps Minis Released As On-Demand Pack Product
Make way for Minis. Topps has launched a 2018 mini product, this one as an on-demand, online product available only through this month or while supplies last. It’ll feature all 1,000 base cards from Series 1, Series 2 and Update done in a smaller format and with its own set of parallels and autograph cards. The cards are being sold in packs of 35 cards for $24.99 … [Read more...]
New Sports Card Releases 10/31/18-11/13/18
Some long-time favorites join a couple of high-end releases in the stable of new sports card product releases as another month comes off the calendar. Courtesy of The Break Exchange, here's a look at what to expect: 2018 Topps High Tek Baseball (10/31) High Tek comes back with the usual array of patterns to chase but you'll also find a pair of autographed cards … [Read more...]
2018 Panini Contenders Football Adds Some Fresh Tickets
Christmas will come a little early for fans of one of the hobby’s most actively traded products. 2018 Panini Contenders NFL will return December 19 with the usual elements that collectors have come to expect and a few newly designed cards Panini hopes will be just the “ticket.” Contenders boxes will carry 18 six-card packs. Each box should have five autographs, one of … [Read more...]
