Earlier this month, Fanatics/Topps used social media to tout a new one-of-a-kind parallel that was part of 2024 Series 1 Baseball but after about two weeks of seeing countless boxes opened, there was no sign of the "First Card" designation the company had promoted. Unless you flipped it over. The cards were meant to showcase the first printed copy of each card in the base … [Read more...] about Check Those Base Cards: Topps Acknowledges 1/1 ‘First Card’ Parallels Are Missing Front Stamp
2024 Topps Baseball
Sports Card Release Calendar: 2/14/24 – 2/27/24
No matter your favorite sport, the last couple of weeks of February will offer something new to rip. The first baseball cards of 2024, some new basketball, soccer and F1 and a 2023 football release are all currently on the calendar, which, of course, is always subject to late changes. 2/14 2024 Topps Series 1 If you were around before there were two dozen or more … [Read more...] about Sports Card Release Calendar: 2/14/24 – 2/27/24
Notes: Mahomes Cards Flying; 2024 Topps Series 1 Cards Trickle Out; Bobby Shantz
In the 24 hours after the Super Bowl, more than $675,000 worth of Patrick Mahomes cards sold on eBay alone. The top seller in the aftermath of the game was a 2017 Prizm Purple Crystals rookie autograph numbered to 75 that went for $12,000. The overtime win over the 49ers will do nothing but help raise the already huge profile of the Chiefs' QB. Now a three-time MVP … [Read more...] about Notes: Mahomes Cards Flying; 2024 Topps Series 1 Cards Trickle Out; Bobby Shantz
Notes: Monday Show in MA; Topps Series 1 Sale Set; Clemente Auto in Lelands Pop Up; ECHL All-Star Auction
If you had the day off Monday, there was an MLK Day card show in the Boston area. About 50 tables full of cards and memorabilia were set up at the Holiday Inn in Dedham for a show that also featured five autograph guests: former Boston Bruins Derek Sanderson and Rick Smith, Celtics alumni Leon Powe and Eddie House and Hall of Fame announcer Mike Gorman. Doug Keating … [Read more...] about Notes: Monday Show in MA; Topps Series 1 Sale Set; Clemente Auto in Lelands Pop Up; ECHL All-Star Auction