After a slow period, the pace of new product releases is picking up. The first MLB-licensed baseball cards are starting to arrive but there are football, basketball, hockey, racing and soccer cards in the pipeline for the next couple of weeks. Courtesy of Maine Sports Cards, here's a roundup of what's ahead: 2018 Topps Baseball Series 1 (1/31/18) An annual … [Read more...] about Upcoming Sports Card Release Roundup 1/31 – 2/14
2017-18 basketball cards
2017-18 Panini Select Basketball Preview
2017-18 Panini Select Basketball will make its return on March 9, promising the usual array of Prizm parallels, some on-card autographs and a three-tiered base set. Select will offer 12-pack boxes, with each pack having five cards. Every box should have three autograph and/or memorabilia hits, 12 Prizm parallels and base cards. Panini is promising on-card autographs on at … [Read more...] about 2017-18 Panini Select Basketball Preview
2017-18 Panini Contenders Basketball Preview
There was a draft picks version issued last summer but 2017-18 Panini Contenders NBA edition will be out next month with signed rookie cards of players in their pro uniforms. Contenders offers ten cards per pack and 12 packs per box. Each box should yield a pair of autographs when they arrive around February 21. Draftees have signed their Rookie Season Ticket … [Read more...] about 2017-18 Panini Contenders Basketball Preview
2017-18 Panini Revolution Arrives with Color, Parallel Chase
After a short holiday break, basketball card collectors will have something fresh to look at this week with the arrival of 2017-18 Panini Revolution basketball. The third edition of the colorful product is due to arrive Friday. Revolution is a little different in that it’s gained a decent following without a ton of autographs and memorabilia cards. It does offer … [Read more...] about 2017-18 Panini Revolution Arrives with Color, Parallel Chase
What’s Hot: New Products Pump Up an Already Strong 2017
It’s just a few days before Christmas and pretty much from 10AM – 8PM each of the last few weeks it has been total non-stop action at the shop. It is fun enjoying this time of the year as the collecting hype has carried over from Aaron Judge and Cody Bellinger infused MLB with some very collectible rookies, the 17/18 NBA rookie crop is finally starting to play … [Read more...] about What’s Hot: New Products Pump Up an Already Strong 2017
Sports Card Releases Calendar: 12/6-12/19
The final month of the calendar year will bring a steady supply of new releases to the market, with basketball, football and baseball products on the docket ahead of the holidays. Courtesy of Maine Sports Cards, here's a quick overview of what to look for. 2017 Bowman Draft Baseball (12/6) Topps is offering collectors two kinds of boxes of Bowman Draft Baseball this year — … [Read more...] about Sports Card Releases Calendar: 12/6-12/19
2017-18 Panini Court Kings Brings the Color
If you have fond memories of sets like Fleer Pro Visions, enjoy a little Italian flair now and then and are looking for a box with some on-card rookie autographs, 2017-18 Panini Court Kings basketball might be for you. Set to arrive December 6, Court Kings returns with ten cards per one-pack box, one of which should be signed. Panini also promises one memorabilia … [Read more...] about 2017-18 Panini Court Kings Brings the Color
New Sports Card Releases: Nov. 22-Dec. 1
Hobby shops and online retailers will have several new products to push leading into the holiday shopping season. Panini alone will release four in one day--while Topps unleashes one of its super high-end brands for a return engagement. Courtesy of Maine Sports Cards, which will be breaking many of them online starting Wednesday, here's a look at what's new. Panini … [Read more...] about New Sports Card Releases: Nov. 22-Dec. 1
Notes: TN Shop Owner Profiled; Packages Galore for Young Fire Victim; Judge Jersey Auction
Nathan Burns had the collecting bug from an early age. The Tennessee resident had it bad enough that he long harbored the thought of opening his own sports memorabilia store. His dream became a reality last year and Grand Slam Collectables in Murfreesboro (south of Nashville) was born. “Every card I owned was sold or put into our opening inventory,” Burns told a … [Read more...] about Notes: TN Shop Owner Profiled; Packages Galore for Young Fire Victim; Judge Jersey Auction
NBA GMs, Sports Book Observers Betting on Ball
Rookie card prospectors are looking for as much information as possible as they make their decisions on who to invest in for the 2017-18 NBA season, which tips off next week. Whether you choose to go along with the crowd or chart your own course is up to you, but it's interesting to note what those who make their living in sports are thinking. The annual survey … [Read more...] about NBA GMs, Sports Book Observers Betting on Ball