I was working at my shop on Monday and I realized that on one day, I was going to be able to watch the Nuggets play their first playoff game of the year, the Avalanche were taking a 2-1 lead into their playoff game against the Coyotes and the Rockies were starting a series with the Astros. We have come a LONG way since we were happy watching Russian non-contact hockey, … [Read more...] about What’s Hot: Return of Sports Helping Boost an Already Strong Market
2019-20 basketball cards
2019-20 Panini One and One Basketball Preview
Panini America will debut a new basketball card product after the elongated season's NBA playoffs--but it's not an entirely new brand. 2019-20 One and One basketball appears to be the hoops version of Panini One football. 2019-20 Panini One and One Basketball Configuration One and One is obviously a nod to hoops, bumping the quantity of cards per box from one to … [Read more...] about 2019-20 Panini One and One Basketball Preview
Sports Card Release Calendar 7/22/20 – 7/31/20
No games just yet, but the sports card products continue to roll out. Baseball, football, basketball and hockey releases are set to arrive over the last ten days of July. Here's a roundup of what's hitting the market and when. Topps Sterling Baseball (7/22) Back after a ten-year hiatus and not to be confused with the Bowman issue, … [Read more...] about Sports Card Release Calendar 7/22/20 – 7/31/20
2019-20 Immaculate Collection NBA Preview
Normally, the season would be in the bag and the next season would be underway, but in a sports year like any other, one of the year's high-end hoops products will arrive in the off-season. 2019-20 Immaculate Basketball has a delayed release date of November 18. Immaculate has been around for a while now and the formula has stayed pretty much the … [Read more...] about 2019-20 Immaculate Collection NBA Preview
Notes: Ben Baller Set Coming; Amazon’s Top Sellers; Name Change=More $; Elite Goes eCommerce; Jacksonville Show
If you like Ben Baller's cards in the Topps Project 2020 series, you might be interested to know you'll soon be able to acquire some fresh material outside that arena. Baller (real name: Ben Yang) tweeted Tuesday that he's agreed to a deal with Topps for his own Chrome-branded baseball set. No details have been released yet. I am very proud to announce that I … [Read more...] about Notes: Ben Baller Set Coming; Amazon’s Top Sellers; Name Change=More $; Elite Goes eCommerce; Jacksonville Show
Sports Card Release Calendar 7/1 – 7/15
There are obstacles a'plenty but at least for now there's some optimism that we might actually see some regular season competition in at least two major sports by the end of July. Regardless of what happens, the appetite for trading card products has remained strong since the hiatus began in March. At least for now, card companies are back to meeting most release … [Read more...] about Sports Card Release Calendar 7/1 – 7/15
2019-20 Contenders Optic Basketball Preview
Normally, it would be considered an off-season release but this season has been anything but normal. 2019-20 Contenders Optic basketball has a September 23 release date that falls in the latter stages of the post-season. Optic is, of course, a spin-off of the regular Contenders product that came out at the beginning of this calendar year. Each Optic box will have one pack … [Read more...] about 2019-20 Contenders Optic Basketball Preview
$500,000 Bounty Offered on 1/1 Zion Rookie Card as More National Treasures Cards Surface
2019-20 National Treasures basketball is on the market and the hunt is on for what’s considered the holiest of holy grail cards in the product. Blowout Cards is offering to pay $500,000 for the “Logoman” version of Zion Williamson’s Rookie Patch Autograph (#108). There’s only one hiding somewhere in one of the thousands of hobby boxes produced by Panini. The card … [Read more...] about $500,000 Bounty Offered on 1/1 Zion Rookie Card as More National Treasures Cards Surface
2019-20 Panini Encased Basketball Preview
It's back for a third year and while a planned "bubble" release date didn't happen, 2019-20 Panini Encased basketball has a release date of October 21. Encased offers five cards per box including one BGS-graded on-card autograph, one additional autograph and two memorabilia cards per box, on average. Boxes are available now on eBay for around $700. Every … [Read more...] about 2019-20 Panini Encased Basketball Preview
2019-20 National Treasures Basketball Preview, Checklist
It was supposed to release in mid-April, but the delay isn’t affecting the interest in 2019-20 National Treasures basketball. The brand that’s among Panini’s long-running favorites is set for release Friday, June 12, with its usual array of autographs and autograph relics. The suggested retail price is $700 per box, but in an off the charts basketball market, you … [Read more...] about 2019-20 National Treasures Basketball Preview, Checklist