2021-22 Panini Mosaic Basketball was set to arrive right after the NBA Finals, but like most products, it'll be stretched beyond the original June release date. It's now set to arrive on October 5--just prior to the start of the '22-23 season. The configuration remains the same: 15 cards per pack, 10 packs per box and 12 boxes per case. A typical box … [Read more...] about 2021-22 Panini Mosaic Basketball Preview
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Topps to Bring Pristine Baseball Back in 2022
If you haven't been an active collector of modern cards since George W. Bush was in office, you may not even remember Topps Pristine Baseball. After a 16-year hiatus, the brand is being dusted off and prepared for a comeback in 2022. Topps is promising a sizeable base set along with some encased hits. The release date is set is now set for July 13. 2022 … [Read more...] about Topps to Bring Pristine Baseball Back in 2022
Donruss Studio Produces Another Aesthetic Winner in 1998 but Ends Season on Baseball Card Bench
The 8x10 picture card format was back for a second season in 1998 Donruss Studio Baseball.Hobby boxes consisted of 18 packs with seven baseball cards and one 8x10 per pack with the suggested retail price of $2.99. The box art featured a rich red color that faded in and out of a dark black and featured the words "Donruss Studio" at the top of the box the box imagery feature the … [Read more...] about Donruss Studio Produces Another Aesthetic Winner in 1998 but Ends Season on Baseball Card Bench
1997 Studio Baseball Continues Portrait Tradition, Debuts 8x10s and Autograph Inserts
Donruss Studio baseball was back on the diamond again in 1997 with the smallest set and checklist the brand had ever produced. The tiny 165-card base set was issued in August of that year. Studio again reinvented itself and literally pushed the envelope with the insertion of an actual 8x10 Studio portrait in every pack, which also included five standard size baseball cards. The … [Read more...] about 1997 Studio Baseball Continues Portrait Tradition, Debuts 8x10s and Autograph Inserts
Sports Card Release Calendar 5/4/22 – 5/16/22
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
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
TTM This Week: The eBay Market; Players Who Won’t Sign Certain Cards; Mail Successes
Every second of every day a trading card is sold on eBay. This week Bob Means, Director of Trading Cards at eBay joins the TTMCast to discuss the hobby, the recent Mint Collective show in Las Vegas and what eBay will look like to collectors and sellers in the future. Means spends time reflecting on the extraordinary growth of trading cards in recent years. “In 2020 … [Read more...] about TTM This Week: The eBay Market; Players Who Won’t Sign Certain Cards; Mail Successes
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
Old House Held Small Treasure Trove of Baseball Greats
A couple who purchased an old house in Maryland at an auction back in the 1970s found a small tin box full of baseball cards as they renovated the place. There were 153 in all, clearly from a much earlier time and apparently collected by the lifelong baseball fan who once lived there and was born in the 1890s. The couple stuck the cards away but got them out last … [Read more...] about Old House Held Small Treasure Trove of Baseball Greats