Wander Franco now has a card in Topps’ Living Set. The young Tampa Bay Rays star was unveiled Wednesday as card #495 in the ongoing set that features both current and former players, with new cards added each week. The cards are priced at $7.99 but can be purchased for as little as $3.35 in quantity and are being sold via this page on Topps’ website. They’ll be … [Read more...] about Notes: Living Set Wander; Fake MJ Alert; Mile High, MeiGray Auctions Underway
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Bidding for Unopened 1986-87 Fleer Basketball Case Already Over $1 Million
Those who’ve spent the last 20 years traveling the country, buying thousands of cases and boxes from America’s basements, storage units and former card stores were starting to wonder if a sealed 1986-87 Fleer wax case still existed. Even rising prices for the Michael Jordan rookie cards they contained didn’t seem to shake anything from the trees. Until now. The … [Read more...] about Bidding for Unopened 1986-87 Fleer Basketball Case Already Over $1 Million
Waxing Nostaglic: 1988-89 Fleer Basketball Loaded With Key Rookies, Stars
The “Last Dance,” the 10-part ESPN documentary about Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls’ final championship team in 1997-1998, has rekindled interest in basketball during the coronavirus pandemic. Some of the major stars during that year are featured in what’s been one of the more underrated basketball card sets — 1988-1989 Fleer. It’s easy to wax nostalgic over this … [Read more...] about Waxing Nostaglic: 1988-89 Fleer Basketball Loaded With Key Rookies, Stars
Storage Shed Sports Card Find Just Kept Giving
It began as a toy story for Rob Du Brey but ended as a card collector’s dream. Du Brey lives in Bellingham, Washington. He likes to buy collections, and he has done a good deal of selling through eBay. “You never know when you look at a collection whether anything is good in there,” the 37-year-old said. “Ninety percent of it is usually junk.” Not this time. Du Brey … [Read more...] about Storage Shed Sports Card Find Just Kept Giving