For years, collectors endlessly speculated on what to do with their Jordan Love cards. Sitting behind then Green Bay Packers starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers after he was drafted during the strange 2020 COVID year, the first round pick threw only 50 combined passes in the 2021 and 2022 NFL seasons--simply not enough of a sample size to truly know what kind of player he was … [Read more...] about Jordan Love Rookie Cards: Underrated Issues, Hottest Auctions Featuring Packers’ Rising Star
2020 football cards
As XFL Re-Launches, a Look Back at the 2020 Topps Set
The XFL is determined to try playing another season in 2023, beginning this weekend with eight teams spread across the country. It's a reboot for the league that began with some promise but was doomed by the pandemic after a shortened five-week campaign in 2020. As an offshoot to Vince McMahon’s WWE entertainment empire, the XFL completed a long-ago 2001 season before … [Read more...] about As XFL Re-Launches, a Look Back at the 2020 Topps Set
The Sealed Report: 2020 Football Products, 30-Year-Old Baseball Issue Sizzle
The Sealed Report is a bi-monthly overview of the market for unopened sports packs and boxes. Long-time industry pro Leighton Sheldon of Vintage Breaks and Just Collect will provide insight on what’s hot and what’s not, highlight recent sales of unopened product and tips on participating in one of the hobby’s hottest and most popular realms. Football … [Read more...] about The Sealed Report: 2020 Football Products, 30-Year-Old Baseball Issue Sizzle
Mike’s Hot List: Not Just a Baseball, Football, Basketball Card World
It's been an interesting month and specifically the last few days around the shop and within the hobby (but when is it not?). The good news - My shop has partnered with Denver Card Shows for the first large show to hit the Mile High City in well over a decade. As you may have read on SC Daily, we are hosting a 200+ table gathering at the National Western Complex in … [Read more...] about Mike’s Hot List: Not Just a Baseball, Football, Basketball Card World
Sports Card Release Calendar 5/5/21 – 5/25/21
It's a mix of high end and low end on the docket of upcoming products as the sports card release calendar moves through into the fifth month of 2021. Here's a look at what's coming to local shops, online retailers and your favorite breakers. 5/5 2021 Topps Tier One Baseball An annual favorite of those who like autograph and relic cards but prefer not to deal with … [Read more...] about Sports Card Release Calendar 5/5/21 – 5/25/21
Sports Card Release Calendar: 4/14/21 – 5/1/21
Shop owners and online retailers are in for a busy last half of the month with a pile of new products set to arrive, with a heavy emphasis on football. Here's a quick overview of some of what's currently expected, but as usual it's subject to late adjustments by the manufacturers. 4/14 2020-21 Panini Origins Basketball The artsy Origins brand returns … [Read more...] about Sports Card Release Calendar: 4/14/21 – 5/1/21
Sports Card Release Calendar: 3/24/21 – 4/8/21
Collectors who love to have plenty of options when it comes to deciding which new sports card products to buy will have plenty to pick from over the next couple of weeks. No, prices are still above what used to be considered normal but there are a couple of them that shouldn't be too far out of reach as well as some higher end products. Here's a … [Read more...] about Sports Card Release Calendar: 3/24/21 – 4/8/21
Briefcases are Back: 2020 Panini Flawless Football Preview
It's the one product where the packaging is heavier than the product. Much heavier, in the case of 2020 Panini Flawless Football. The super high end NFL brand will make its annual return some two and a half months after the Super Bowl. 2020 Flawless Football Configuration Flawless' trademark is the metal briefcase that dwarfs the single box of cards inside. … [Read more...] about Briefcases are Back: 2020 Panini Flawless Football Preview
2020 National Treasures Football Preview
Panini America’s 2020 National Treasures Football will make its usual fashionably late arrival, more than two months after the end of the NFL season. It's the high-end product that tends to generate the big after market sales for rookie cards both upon release and in the years that follow. With an April 14 release date planned, a hobby box will contain one pack of eight … [Read more...] about 2020 National Treasures Football Preview
2020 Panini Encased Football Preview
The season is over and the draft will be here soon but the 2020 football card products will keep coming through the early part of the spring. 2020 Panini Encased is set to make its return, marking another chapter in the partnership between Beckett Grading and the NFL's trading card partner. 2020 Panini Encased Football Configuration Currently scheduled for a … [Read more...] about 2020 Panini Encased Football Preview