It’s not often that the sports card gods get together and descend on a single day with some cardboard for everyone, but Wednesday, October 25 was one such day. On a single morning and afternoon, 2017 Bowman Tek MLB, 2017 Topps Archives Active Player Signature Edition MLB, 2017 Panini National Treasures MLB, 17/18 Hoops NBA, 2017 Panini Prizm NFL and 16/17 Upper Deck The … [Read more...] about What’s Hot: The Case of the Missing Case
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Topps to Create 2017 Mini Bowman Chrome Set
Topps is bringing back a product that’s been on the bench for the last couple of years. 2017 Bowman Mini Chrome Baseball factory sets will be on the market sometime in December. The set will include players who appeared in the 2017 Bowman and standard size Bowman Chrome sets this year. How many of the borderless cards will be in the base factory set hasn’t been … [Read more...] about Topps to Create 2017 Mini Bowman Chrome Set
Topps Answers Questions at Annual NSCC Meet and Greet
One of Topps' annual events at the National Sports Collectors Convention is a meet and greet/Q&A session with its customers. Collectors are asked to sign up during the show and dozens did before Friday evening's gathering in Chicago, just off the main floor of the Stephens Convention Center. There's no cost to attend. The company answered numerous questions from the … [Read more...] about Topps Answers Questions at Annual NSCC Meet and Greet
Mike: 2017 Baseball Cards Remain En Fuego
As many of you know, I live in Colorado which is home among other things, to Red Rocks Amphitheatre. The reason I bring this up is because in 2001, Pollstar kinda gave up and instead of putting it up to a vote about what is the Best Outdoor Concert Venue, they just renamed the award after Red Rocks and gave other places a chance to get recognized. As I sat down to … [Read more...] about Mike: 2017 Baseball Cards Remain En Fuego
Ian Happ is 2017 Bowman Lucky Autograph Redemption
Topps announced Tuesday that Cubs rookie Ian Happ is the 2017 Bowman Baseball Lucky Autograph Redemption. Called up from the minors in May, Happ has hit .235 with four homers and nine RBI in his first 20 games for the Cubs. In Sunday night’s game, Happ hit two home runs out of the leadoff spot, becoming the youngest Cubs leadoff hitter to do so since 1958. The … [Read more...] about Ian Happ is 2017 Bowman Lucky Autograph Redemption
What’s Hot: It’s a Bowman World (and Mike’s Giving Away a GQ Correa Auto)
While I’m not from Edmonton, as a card shop owner and a fan, I do root for teams that have incredibly popular young players on them. As I’m writing this, the Oilers have just been eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Did I wallow in pity? No. Did I grab a 12 pack of Molson beer and drown my sorrows as many Connor McDavid fans did? Nah. I … [Read more...] about What’s Hot: It’s a Bowman World (and Mike’s Giving Away a GQ Correa Auto)
2017 Bowman Baseball Will Tout 70th Anniversary
Bowman baseball is a collector’s pipeline to youth and rising talent, so it’s hard to imagine that the brand itself is actually a senior citizen. The annual release makes its return at hobby shops on Wednesday. The 2017 Bowman baseball set will pay tribute to what Topps is calling a 70th anniversary tear with a mixture of old and new. From the early 1950s … [Read more...] about 2017 Bowman Baseball Will Tout 70th Anniversary