A busy month of new sports card releases continues with some traditional lower cost favorites, but also some higher end products. Here's a look at what's currently on the schedule: 5/4/22 2021 Panini National Treasures Football Arriving three months after the LA Rams were crowned NFL champions, the sport's popular, high-end brand arrives. Hobby boxes of 2021 … [Read more...] about Sports Card Release Calendar 5/4/22 – 5/16/22
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2022 Topps Tribute Baseball Preview and Checklist
The format stays the course with 2022 Topps Tribute Baseball. The long running product is set for release on May 11. 2022 Topps Tribute Configuration and Base Set Each box of Tribute will have six packs, with three cards per pack. Every pack will have a hit--either an autograph, auto relic or relic card--in addition to two base cards. The base set will have … [Read more...] about 2022 Topps Tribute Baseball Preview and Checklist
1994 Studio Baseball Takes Collectors in Locker Room, Debuts Numbered Inserts
The 1994 Studio baseball set was comprised of 220 base cards released by Donruss/ Leaf on the heels of the strike shortened season. Even through the eighth work stoppage in baseball history, the company continued to push the envelope.Hobby boxes consisted of the standard 36 packs with 12 cards per pack. The hobby box art was upgraded yet again this season as a featured piles … [Read more...] about 1994 Studio Baseball Takes Collectors in Locker Room, Debuts Numbered Inserts
Topps to Release Bowman University Basketball
Just ahead of the NFL Draft, Topps trotted out its first product under the new "Bowman University" brand. A few weeks later, 2021-22 Bowman University Basketball will arrive with a focus on some of the top NBA prospects. Without collegiate licenses, Topps will have to get creative with its imagery but it'll be among the first releases in the annual race to get products … [Read more...] about Topps to Release Bowman University Basketball
Studio Baseball Returns to Its Strong Photographic Roots, Classy Design in 1996
After a one year detour, 1996 Leaf Studio Baseball returned to its roots. Studio released a 150 card set in August of 1996 and produced a product that once again focused on high quality, studio style portrait cards. It was the first Donruss related card set since the company's acquisition by Pinnacle Brands less than a year prior.Hobby boxes consisted of 24 packs … [Read more...] about Studio Baseball Returns to Its Strong Photographic Roots, Classy Design in 1996
1995 Studio Baseball Turns Away From Established Art, Toward Transactional Look and Feel
After four years of offering some of the classiest and most aesthetically pleasing cards in baseball card history, the Studio brand made a complete departure from their signature style in 1995, leaving collectors scratching their heads and wanting the great Studio cards they were used to seeing in years past.In an effort to evolve and produce something outside of the box, the … [Read more...] about 1995 Studio Baseball Turns Away From Established Art, Toward Transactional Look and Feel
Getting Burned By The Tom Brady ‘Fleer Ultra Polychrome Refractor RC’
If something is too good to be true, it probably is. I don’t know how many times I have relayed that cliché to collectors when they think they have found an amazing card at an incredibly low price. Yet, here I am, a savvy hobby veteran, industry insider, former executive, and lifelong collector, biting the dangling worm and getting reeled in by the holographic hook stuck in … [Read more...] about Getting Burned By The Tom Brady ‘Fleer Ultra Polychrome Refractor RC’
2021-22 Panini Prizm Basketball Preview
One of Panini's most popular products now has a release date. 2021-22 Prizm Basketball is set to arrive May 25, although that's always subject to change. Here's a sneak peek at what'll be inside. Configuration and Base Set "12" is the magic number with Prizm. Each box will have 12 packs with 12 cards in each. Each case will hold 12 … [Read more...] about 2021-22 Panini Prizm Basketball Preview
1993 Leaf Studio Brought Color Blast, Glossy Upgrade and New Inserts
It was clear by year three that Donruss-Leaf liked the concept of its Studio line of baseball cards and sales were good enough that it seemed collectors did too. Behind the scenes, though, the company was looking to step up its design game. 1993 Leaf Studio Baseball drastically improved the quality of the cards produced and their presentation as a whole. This release was … [Read more...] about 1993 Leaf Studio Brought Color Blast, Glossy Upgrade and New Inserts
2022-23 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey Preview
The Stanley Cup Playoffs are still two weeks away, but some information about next season's hockey card releases is starting to trickle out, including one of the season's key products. Upper Deck has unveiled its plans for its 2022-23 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey. Traditionally, UD Series 1 is released on the second weekend of November, in conjunction with the Sport Card and … [Read more...] about 2022-23 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey Preview