New product releases have been, well, limited during the spring thanks to COVID-19 but there's one heading to market now. 2019 Panini Chronicles Football arrives Friday as the line makes its NFL debut. It's the final 2019-branded release on the NFL trading card calendar and as such, the last one to offer official rookie cards of last year's draft picks. It's … [Read more...]
Popular Michael Jordan Baseball Cards Remain Mostly Cheap
Michael Jordan basketball cards are among the hottest collectibles in the market right now. But Jordan also has several baseball cards thanks mostly to a brief professional stint in the minor leagues with the Chicago White Sox. Jordan played in 127 games for the 1994 Birmingham Barons, stealing 30 bases in 48 attempts and driving in 51 runs but with slugging and on-base … [Read more...]
New Product Rollouts Could Be Coming Soon
The parade of new sports card releases from Panini should resume by the middle of this month. The Dallas-based company’s printing and packaging facility was forced to shut down in April because of stay at home orders in some Texas counties. Those restrictions have been lifted enough for work to resume and several new products are scheduled to be on their way to … [Read more...]
2020-21 Upper Deck Artifacts Hockey Preview
While the current season remains in limbo, Upper Deck is doing some looking toward the next NHL campaign. 2020-21 Artifacts hockey will arrive just prior to next season, offering collectors plenty of premium items to chase, with on-card autographs, relic cards and the Aurum Bounty Card program. 2020-21 Artifacts Configuration and Base Set With a scheduled … [Read more...]
Rookie Card Booms and Busts From 1990
1990 ushered in a whole new decade with all sorts of collecting trends. Most notably was the emergence of inserts and chase cards as manufacturers really began to prioritize 'hits' through wax packs. Inserts, autographs, parallels, and game used cards sort of took center stage as collectors became more and more fascinated with these non-base cards in unopened products. But … [Read more...]
ESPN on The Mystery of Mattingly’s 1987 Topps Birth Date
Look at the back of Don Mattingly’s baseball cards and you’ll see his birthdate listed as 4/20/61. Well, on every baseball card except his 1987 Topps #500, that is. Collectors who opened packs that year even saw a line in Mattingly’s bio stating that Mattingly’s birth certificate actually indicated his birthday was in 1962, not ’61. The following year and … [Read more...]
2019-20 Upper Deck Credentials Hockey Making Debut
A new hockey card product will arrive in early March. 2019-20 Upper Deck Credentials is designed to bring the game experience to cardboard, according to Upper Deck. Look for eight packs per box with six cards per pack with one or two autographs. Thirty-two cards in each box will likely be base cards, with the rest a mix of parallels, inserts and cards made from … [Read more...]
1984-85 Star Co. Issue Among 6 Early Jordans in Heritage Sale
Michael Jordan's "official" rookie card actually dates to his third year in the league, when the NBA finally partnered with a trading card company willing to sell pro basketball cards by the pack. Limited interest in the league's cards had led to Topps exiting the market after the 1981-82 season. A little known group called Star Company swooped in and for three … [Read more...]
Remember 1991-92 Fleer Wheaties Basketball Cards?
Somewhat lost amid the exploding trading card market of the early 1990s was a set of cards that brought collectors from another era back to their youth. The 1991-92 Fleer Wheaties set wasn’t quite as expansive or unique as the 1961-1963 Post Cereal offerings but it did introduce a new audience to the growing hobby. Today, it’s sort of a forgotten issue that … [Read more...]
Remark-a-pull: 2015-16 The Cup McDavid RPA Numbered to 97 Heading to Auction
One of the most significant hockey card scores in case break history is hitting the auction block later this spring. In their Spring Classic Auction this June, Lelands will offer a PSA 9 Connor McDavid rookie autographed patch card that was pulled this past December from a Jaspy’s break of 2015-16 The Cup Hockey. While all McDavid The Cup RPAs are valuable, … [Read more...]