Hello fellow card maniacs, I literally just gone done watching the MLB All-Star game and couldn’t help but think how many of them start as pitching duels only to end up finishing like the Home Run Derby from the night before. Just so you know, it's not only chicks who dig the long ball, but sports card store owners happen to enjoy it as well. Wait, is long ball … [Read more...]
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What’s Hot: Father’s Day, Finest Fill Collectors’ Bill
I got my gentle reminder to get off my cardboard selling backside and compile the June edition of What's Hot. While it hasn't been all roses in the past few weeks, the reported demise of 2018 MLB offerings is not exactly the truth. I will admit that I was enjoying the continued thanks to Shohei Ohtani. While at the time I am writing this, we are still waiting … [Read more...]
Upper Deck Releases Golden Knights Boxed Set
Expansion teams don’t usually make the playoffs, let alone a run at a championship, but the newest National Hockey League team is doing just that. A huge hit in Las Vegas where fans have embraced all kinds of memorabilia, they’re getting their own boxed trading card set. Upper Deck is producing a special boxed set commemorating the Vegas Golden Knights inaugural … [Read more...]
What’s Hot: It’s Bowman and, Well, Everything Else
It is time for another edition of What's Hot and I feel like answering that question by yelling "EVERYTHING!" at an uncomfortably high level. I am talking megaphone loud, arena time-out loud and just-got-new-speakers loud because there are many more than five releases that are not just hot, but on fire. Collectors are buying just about everything. As I said before, … [Read more...]
Sports Card Release Roundup 5/4/18 -5/16/18
After a late April and early May lull, some fairly prominent annual releases are set to arrive through mid-May. Courtesy of Maine Sports Cards, here's an overview of some of the products that you'll see. 2017-18 Panini National Treasures Basketball (5/4) This one-pack box includes ten cards, eight of which feature autographs and/or memorabilia pieces, a base or parallel … [Read more...]
What’s Hot: The Hobby’s Hottest Selling Products
We're entering one of my favorite times of the year where the MLB is in full swing and is still fresh, the NBA and NHL are in playoff mode and the NFL is about to introduce us to the newest batch of rookies. Once again, getting and restocking new releases represents the biggest challenges to hobby shops, not finding buyers. Being direct with each of the manufacturers and … [Read more...]
2017-18 Upper Deck NHL Premier to Offer Big Patches, On-Card Autos
Slated to arrive in hobby shops around the time the Stanley Cup Final begins, 2017-18 Upper Deck NHL Premier has been an increasingly popular release in recent years. Collectors are going to be cracking open tins once again in order to get their hands on hard-signed Acetate Rookie Auto Patches of this season's freshman class. Collectors can expect to find one of the coveted … [Read more...]
2017-18 O-Pee-Chee Platinum Has Hockey Collectors Chasing The Rainbow
Chasing the parallel rainbow is a hobby concept that has gone to extreme levels over the past two decades. Many collectors love the opportunity to hunt down multiple versions of the same basic card that differ in some manner and finding them all can offer a tremendous feeling of accomplishment. With 2017-18 O-Pee-Chee Platinum, the chase is on once again. With … [Read more...]
2017-18 Upper Deck Series 2 Hockey Set For Valentine’s Day Release
Hockey lovers may be getting cardboard instead of candy next week. The second half of the NHL's annual flagship trading card product arrives with 2017-18 Upper Deck Series 2 hockey set to release on Valentine's Day. Tops on the carryover from Series 1 are the ever popular Young Guns. Upper Deck is promising six per hobby box, and Series 2 will contain 50 of … [Read more...]
Upcoming Sports Card Release Roundup 1/31 – 2/14
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...]
