If you are ripping open a box of Topps Series 2 Baseball and want to know what the soon-to-be-hot card is that not many have jumped on yet, look for card #602. It's the rookie card of Tyler Fitzgerald, who is on a home run tear since the all-star that has not been seen in the Bay Area since Barry Bonds cranked out 73 dingers in 2004. Fitzgerald’s Bondsian run – … [Read more...] about Late Bloomer: Tyler Fitzgerald Card Roundup as Giants’ Sudden Slugger Goes Off
2019 Bowman Draft
2021 Bowman Draft Baseball Puts Focus On Future Stars
As the name implies, Topps’ 2021 Bowman Draft set will focus on the players selected in June. This year’s product will be released the week of Dec. 31 and will feature players in their pro uniforms. There will be three configurations, up from two in 2020. Hobby HTA boxes will have 12 packs with 23 base cards per pack. The product will also feature seven chrome base cards … [Read more...] about 2021 Bowman Draft Baseball Puts Focus On Future Stars
Wander Franco Cards Heat Up as Top Prospect Arrives
It was on every sports highlight show from coast to coast when Wander Franco pulled up to his first Major League Baseball game in a white Rolls Royce. And just to make sure that the Hollywood script was perfect for the movie that the world is expecting to be made about his career some day, his first Major League hit was a game-tying, three-run home run that will no doubt … [Read more...] about Wander Franco Cards Heat Up as Top Prospect Arrives
What’s Hot: Top 5 Sellers and the Awkward Aftermath of a Player’s Death
I wanted to start things off with my thoughts that I shared with my collectors on social media right after Kobe Bryant had passed. It gives you some insight to what it is like to own a card store at the time when there is no official right or wrong answer and making the wrong move can have long-lasting effects. Sure there is the usual hot list to follow, but since … [Read more...] about What’s Hot: Top 5 Sellers and the Awkward Aftermath of a Player’s Death
Box Bonanza: Prizm Basketball Heads the Hot List
Hello, fellow card maniacs! Welcome to the December installment of What's Hot In The Shop, at least one particular shop in Colorado. Mine to be specific :) Looking back at November, we enjoyed a trifecta of manufacturer support programs like Upper Deck Singles Day, the Topps Holiday Pack giveaway and Panini's Black Friday. Most recently, shops enjoyed National Hobby Shop … [Read more...] about Box Bonanza: Prizm Basketball Heads the Hot List
2019 Bowman Chrome X Arrives as StockX Exclusive
Topps has produced a new product in conjunction with StockX and you can help decide what it’ll cost. On Monday, 2019 Bowman Chrome X was launched as an “IPO” on the StockX website. Each box will include one prospect card or rookie that’s exclusive to the product. Each card is numbered to 31. The checklist includes 100 cards: 35 rookies and 65 … [Read more...] about 2019 Bowman Chrome X Arrives as StockX Exclusive
2019 Bowman Draft to Offer Jumbo, Super Jumbo Configurations
The third of the primary Bowman trilogy of baseball card products will arrive during the last month of the year. 2019 Bowman Draft baseball follows Bowman and Bowman Chrome on the calendar. Draft carries the first Topps made cards of this year's MLB Draft class and neither configuration will be skimpy. 2019 Bowman Draft Configuration Draft will come in two … [Read more...] about 2019 Bowman Draft to Offer Jumbo, Super Jumbo Configurations