The will to win has been an intangible that experts have attempted to quantify for decades in an effort to recognize toughness, perseverance and the ability to do whatever it takes to succeed. Some players have it, others lack it—but it’s not a trait you can often label with a number grade. Every once in a while, a player comes along that redefines this mold, setting a new … [Read more...]
Notes: Brady Responds; Burbank Busy; Crosby Card Catches $80K; 2 Rice Rookies in One Pack
What did Tom Brady think of the $400,000 sale of that 2000 Contenders Championship Ticket card? He (or his social media person) responded on Instagram... Brady will actually add some straight cash to his bank account next month when he does another private signing for TRISTAR Productions. Autographs start at around $1,000 each. When Burbank … [Read more...]
All PSA 10 1986 Topps Football Set at Auction
It's been sitting atop the PSA Registry chart for a long time, but by Sunday night, the only 1986 Topps set made up completely of PSA 10-rated cards will have a new owner. Long-time collector Kevin Roberson of Sacramento, CA, is selling the set on eBay where bidding has already surpassed $55,000 ahead of Sunday night's close. He spent several years chasing … [Read more...]
Hottest Jerry Rice Cards on Anniversary of 3 TD Super Bowl
Back in 1983 or ’84, few could have imagined Jerry Rice football cards would be among the most popular in NFL history. Ardent fans may have known his name but there wasn’t exactly a large roster of past pro greats from Mississippi Valley State. Rice, who grabbed three touchdown passes from Steve Young in Super Bowl XXIX on January 29, 1995, is still recognized as … [Read more...]
1986 Topps Football Set Among Decade’s Most Memorable
Thirty years ago, Topps produced a football card set in a baseball card era. As was generally the case then, the cards were never all that popular compared to their baseball counterpart and a lot of product went unsold. However, the 1986 Topps football set now stands out as one of the better products from the 1980s in any sport. 1986 Topps Football Basics Putting it bluntly, … [Read more...]
Ramblings: Remembering The Fridge 30 Years Later
While watching a YouTube video of the 1987 Chicago Bears replacement players during the lengthy strike that took place that season (current Saints coach Sean Payton was one of them), my mind worked back to a much different season that had played out just two years earlier. I then realized it’s the 30th anniversary of the “Year of the Fridge”. Just about this time of year in … [Read more...]
eBay Card of the Day: Remembering the Refrigerator
In pop music there is a term called one-hit wonders. That means these artists had one and only one hit and then disappeared back into the obscurity they usually came from. Sometimes these songs fade out of our consciousness rapidly to be remembered only by extreme pop music fans like myself (how about Robin McNamara with Lay a Little Loving on Me) or sometimes the songs are … [Read more...]
Vintage Pack Break of the Week: 1986 Topps Football Rack Pack
The mid-1980’s was a great time to be a football fan and collector. Young quarterbacks with Hall of Fame careers in front of them. Bidding wars between the NFL and USFL. Football card sets that may not have been fancy, but were easy to put together (as long as you had about $20 for a box and a few trading partners). In 1986, it all came to a head when the likes of Elway, … [Read more...]