The tournament was canceled, but there will be trading cards for the World Junior Hockey Championships. A couple of months after their annual NHL card set was released, Tim Hortons and Upper Deck are teaming up once again at Canadian Tim Hortons quick service restaurants for another hockey card release. The Tim Hortons Upper Deck Team Canada hockey card promotion … [Read more...] about Tourney Scrapped, But There Will Be Tim Hortons World Juniors Hockey Cards
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Sports Card Release Calendar: 12/31/21 – 1/25/22
2021 finishes with a flourish, but it'll be a slow start to the new year for those looking for new sports card products. Here's a roundup of the licensed boxes you can expect at your local shop, eBay or your favorite online retailer. 12/31/21 Bowman Draft Baseball Among the most anticipated products of the year for those who like to play the prospect game, Bowman Draft … [Read more...] about Sports Card Release Calendar: 12/31/21 – 1/25/22
1, 2, 3 Strikes and He’s Not Out Yet: VA Cops Hunt Target Card Theft Supsect
It went off without a hitch the first time. The second time went OK, too. Now, after more boxes of trading cards were carted out the door of a Target store by a suspected thief, crime stoppers in Virginia are sounding the alarm. Police there are looking for a man they believe is responsible for a trio of trading card thefts between November 10 … [Read more...] about 1, 2, 3 Strikes and He’s Not Out Yet: VA Cops Hunt Target Card Theft Supsect
2021 Topps Transcendent Baseball Preview
For those more apt to order the filet mignon at dinner or sit in the club seats, there’s a baseball card product that is sure to appeal to your “best of everything” approach. 2021 Topps Transcendent Baseball packs a box full of more autographs and low serial-numbered cards than any other product on the card calendar. We’ve got some of the details on what will be inside … [Read more...] about 2021 Topps Transcendent Baseball Preview
2021 Bowman Draft Baseball Puts Focus On Future Stars
As the name implies, Topps’ 2021 Bowman Draft set will focus on the players selected in June. This year’s product will be released the week of Dec. 31 and will feature players in their pro uniforms. There will be three configurations, up from two in 2020. Hobby HTA boxes will have 12 packs with 23 base cards per pack. The product will also feature seven chrome base cards … [Read more...] about 2021 Bowman Draft Baseball Puts Focus On Future Stars
WJC Tourney Puts UD Team Canada Juniors Set On Center Stage
The 2021-22 World Junior Hockey Championships are underway. The annual tournament for the International Ice Hockey Federation’s U20 world championship begins on Boxing Day each year. Running through January 5, it's the world’s premier annual best-on-best hockey tournament. For collectors, it is also the best opportunity to catch a glimpse of the players who will be … [Read more...] about WJC Tourney Puts UD Team Canada Juniors Set On Center Stage
1970 Rold Gold All-Time Greats Set Had Kellogg’s Vibe
At the time time Kellogg's was introducing baseball fans and collectors to a new, high tech kind of baseball card, those who snacked on a certain brand of non-breakfast food were seeing something similar. Unlike the "3D" cards that had come to boxes of cereal that season, the 1970 Rold Gold Pretzel All-Time Baseball Greats set had fewer cards and focused on long retired … [Read more...] about 1970 Rold Gold All-Time Greats Set Had Kellogg’s Vibe
2021 Bowman’s Best Baseball Offers New Parallels, Autographs
Bowman’s Best baseball will offer some new parallels, inserts and autographs for collectors to chase when it arrives on December 31. 2021 Bowman's Best Configuration A master box of Bowman's Best will contain two mini boxes, and there will be six packs to a mini. Each pack will have four base cards, and Topps is promising two autographs per mini box for a total of four in … [Read more...] about 2021 Bowman’s Best Baseball Offers New Parallels, Autographs
1978 Topps Zest Cards A Quirky Tribute To Hispanic Players
The checklist was a short one but you couldn't beat the price. The 1978 Topps Zest Soap baseball card set was a free with purchase mail-in promotion that focused on some of the top Hispanic players in the major leagues. Thanks to limited distribution, it's a little difficult to find today, but not that expensive. The five-card set was cello wrapped and … [Read more...] about 1978 Topps Zest Cards A Quirky Tribute To Hispanic Players
2020-21 Immaculate Basketball Preview and Checklist
One of the basketball card release calendar’s higher end issues arrives later this week. Delayed until the start of a new season, 2020-21 Panini Immaculate Basketball brings the usual array of autograph and memorabilia cards on thick stock with an acetate finish. Configuration and Base Set Immaculate offers a single six-card pack with three autos, two memorabilia cards … [Read more...] about 2020-21 Immaculate Basketball Preview and Checklist