With the basketball card market entering a new era, collectors began looking for players who might be considered "value plays" in the market. Some have found Nikola Jokic rookie cards to be an intriguing target. Jokic has gone from a raw young talent early in his career, to one of the NBA's elite big men with a long career ahead of him. The Jokic File The … [Read more...] about Nikola Jokic Rookie Card Roundup and 100 Hottest eBay Auctions
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What’s Hot: Synching Seasons Sparking Sports Card Sales
What’s Hot? What is not hot is more like it. NFL sales are going like gang busters, MLB products with all the hottest rookies and the playoffs upon us are going strong, NHL sales could be a bit better, but we are still seeing interest in late season releases and collectors are clamoring for the two NBA releases that should be hitting our shelves in the next two … [Read more...] about What’s Hot: Synching Seasons Sparking Sports Card Sales
2015-16 Flawless Basketball Returns Inside Briefcases
Panini America will bring the curtain down on NBA trading card products carrying last season’s labeling when it drops the most expensive product of the year next Wednesday. 2015-16 Flawless Basketball is due out just as the ’16-17 pre-season opens. Once again packed in a briefcase, each pack/box will have ten cards—seven of which are autographed—and none of which will have … [Read more...] about 2015-16 Flawless Basketball Returns Inside Briefcases
Flawless 1/1 Shows Up in Immaculate Basketball Box
A basketball card box breaker in Taiwan discovered something strange when he opened a pack of the recently released 2015-16 Panini Immaculate Basketball: a card from a product that hasn’t been released yet. The card is a 1/1 Logoman Autograph of Knicks star Kristaps Porzingis from Flawless basketball, which is due out next month. Both are high-end brands and on Thursday … [Read more...] about Flawless 1/1 Shows Up in Immaculate Basketball Box
2015-16 Immaculate Basketball Preview
Training camp for a new season is edging closer and 2015-16 Panini Immaculate Basketball is about to round out last season's releases with another slate of high-end autographs and relics. Set for release Wednesday, Immaculate will have one pack of six cards in a hobby box — but five of the six will be autograph or memorabilia cards. Oh, sure, there is a base card or … [Read more...] about 2015-16 Immaculate Basketball Preview
What’s Hot: Chrome Crushing it in Colorado
Yeah, I am keeping my streak of not attending The National intact for the umpteenth year and I am sitting in my basement in front of a computer looking at Facebook seeing pics of my hobby peeps basically having a blast…without me. We’ve been here in Colorado, ripping open fresh cases as several new products hit the shelves. So here is my non-partying, non-walking the … [Read more...] about What’s Hot: Chrome Crushing it in Colorado
Panini’s First Black Gold Basketball Boxes Arrive Wednesday
After two seasons as a football product, 2015-16 Panini Black Gold Basketball arrives Wednesday. It’s a “hits only” kind of product with each two pack box containing eight cards—all featuring either an autograph, game-worn swatch or both. All will be numbered to 199 or less. Black Gold Basketball will have both current players and past greats. Current box pricing … [Read more...] about Panini’s First Black Gold Basketball Boxes Arrive Wednesday
Panini Offers Instant Cards for 2016 NBA Finals
Collectors who were wishing there were trading cards for the NBA Finals right now will have that wish granted. Panini is using its real-time trading card platform and exclusive NBA license to produce on-demand cards for the Finals. Available to order for just 48 hours, the cards in the 2016 NBA Finals set feature players from both the champion Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden … [Read more...] about Panini Offers Instant Cards for 2016 NBA Finals
What’s Hot: We’re Live (Sort of) at Mike’s for Fresh Releases
Post-season hockey and hoops and one of the year's first football card releases are all making their hobby debuts this week.Collectors have been making box break reservations and checking out some new products from Panini and Upper Deck, one of which comes with sort of a 90s twist. Normally, Mike Fruitman of Mike's Stadium Sports Cards grabs the keyboard and runs down the … [Read more...] about What’s Hot: We’re Live (Sort of) at Mike’s for Fresh Releases
Bryant Puts Own Imprint on New Boxed Set
He knows he wasn’t always a feel good story. That’s why the new Kobe Bryant HeroVillain cards are called what they are. He built that brand around the time he announced his retirement and the set carries the "HV" logo. Bryant had a say in the production and copy for the new 42-card boxed set, which was released this week to coincide with his final NBA games. According to … [Read more...] about Bryant Puts Own Imprint on New Boxed Set