The 2020 edition of Topps Chrome Sapphire baseball is out, but it’s once again an online exclusive with limited availability. A high-end spinoff of the 2020 flagship set, Chrome Sapphire was offered to Topps Montgomery Club members on Tuesday for $299.99 per box and a limit of two boxes per order. Boxes were then offered to collectors who have accounts with Topps … [Read more...]
What’s Hot: Return of Sports Helping Boost an Already Strong Market
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...]
Notes: Robert Superfractor Pulled; New Hall of Fame Book; Sports Museum Founder Dies, More
The biggest prize in 2020 Topps Chrome has been uncovered—and it didn’t take long. The Luis Robert SuperFractor from Topps Chrome was pulled from a hobby box by a customer of New Hobby Sports Collectibles in Salem, OR, just after the product was released late last week. A new book uses baseball memorabilia to help tell the stories of players in the Baseball Hall … [Read more...]
Notes: HA Sale Netted $9.4 Million
The just concluded Summer Trading Card catalog at Heritage Auctions resulted in 1,971 bidders pushing the auction’s tally past the $9.4 million mark. As we reported earlier this week, bidding was topped by an all-PSA 10 1986-87 Fleer set including the Michael Jordan rookie card that sold for $216,000. Three high-grade 1933 Goudey Sport Kings all topped the … [Read more...]
Sports Card Release Calendar: 8/5/20 – 8/18/20
Late season baseball and pre-season football releases will dominate the sports card release calendar during the first half of August. Here's a look at some of what's on its way to hobby shops, online retailers and breakers. 8/5 2020 Topps Luminaries Baseball Luminaries (click the link to see the newly released checklist) returns with the usual configuration of one … [Read more...]
2020 Topps Chrome Baseball Preview
Six months after the flagship release breaks winter's grip--at least momentarily--2020 Topps Chrome will put a shiny spin on this year's set. The long-running product is set to return with two configurations and a release date of August 7. 2020 Topps Chrome Configuration and Checklist Topps will offer two ways to buy Chrome on the hobby level. Standard issue Hobby … [Read more...]