The latest high-end football product is on the launching pad. 2014 Topps Five Star Football is set to release on Wednesday. A full checklist is below. Each one pack box of the 2014 issue will have a total of six cards, at least five of which will have autographs. In addition to four standard Five Star Autographs, there will be one Autographed Relic, Multi-Player … [Read more...] about 2014 Topps Five Star Football Preview
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2014 Topps Supreme Football Arrives
2014 Topps Supreme Football arrived at hobby shops on Wednesday, with one high-end hit per 4-card pack. That low population card will be either an autograph, autograph relic or relic card. The product will again be a mix of rookies, veterans and former NFL players including Hall of Famers. One-pack boxes are around $80-100 each. Each 16-box case will deliver a total … [Read more...] about 2014 Topps Supreme Football Arrives
2014 Playoff Contenders Tops the Hot List
Hello everyone and I hope you survived the holiday season well and that you were good enough to have gotten all the cool gifts you wanted, but bad enough to have had fun in 2014. As I shared recently, December was an interesting month with the deluge of releases that hit hobby shops. Fortunately collectors at my store really stepped up and we have gotten through most of … [Read more...] about 2014 Playoff Contenders Tops the Hot List
2014 Topps Chrome Football Box Break
Into the confluence of an explosion in newly released products and the holiday season came 2014 Topps Chrome Football. Released in late November, Chrome has always been a pretty successful hobby staple. In years when the rookie crop is especially popular, the 24 count boxes with one rookie autograph usually sell well at the start. This year, it’s been a bit of a rough … [Read more...] about 2014 Topps Chrome Football Box Break
Panini Releases Elite Football
It was near the middle of May when the NFL held its annual draft. Now, some mere weeks later, after the evaluations and debates over who "won" or who "lost" the draft, the really important follow-up takes place…the first rookie cards of the players drafted in the uniforms of their new teams. 2014 Panini Elite Football delivers in that regard. Wednesday, July 23,was the … [Read more...] about Panini Releases Elite Football
2014 Panini Hot Rookies Football Tries New Spin on Standard Packs
And sometimes the box configuration is totally unique. When I stopped in Triple Cards in Plano TX to discuss 2014 Panini Hot Rookies to get his viewpoint, the owner told me he wasn’t crazy about the rather ‘unique’ box concept that’s in play with this product. After I left the store, I realized in some ways the 2014 Hot Rookies boxes make for a unique and innovative way to … [Read more...] about 2014 Panini Hot Rookies Football Tries New Spin on Standard Packs
Topps to Produce NFL Rookie Premiere Product
Hard to believe, but this year marked the 20th anniversary of the Rookie Premiere showcase which gives the newest NFL players a chance to get together, learn about the business side of football and just as importantly for the NFL and the NFL Players Association, it’s a central place for players to come together, be photographed and bring some PR to both the players and the … [Read more...] about Topps to Produce NFL Rookie Premiere Product
What’s Hot in the Shop: Why 2014 Bowman Is All Over The Place
Last Wednesday, 2014 Bowman/Bowman Chrome NFL boxes arrived at hobby shops with a weeeeeeee bit more hype than the 2013 release did. Truth be told, it was a LOT more hype than the first day that 2013 Bowman came off the truck. When the ordering window was open for 2013 Bowman NFL—six months before its release--the 2012 products were killing it and people weren’t exactly … [Read more...] about What’s Hot in the Shop: Why 2014 Bowman Is All Over The Place