It is the kind of pull every collector dreams about — an ultra-rare card of the greatest athlete of his era. Pull that card from a retail pack at a big box store, and well, that’s even sweeter. That’s what a young collector did 17 years ago. Or more specifically, that’s what his father did. Brett — who requested to keep his last name anonymous — and his father … [Read more...] about Jordan Card from $3.99 Pack Nets Over $200,000
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Topps to Launch 2013 Turkey Red Football
Topps’ latest company store exclusive is 2013 Turkey Red Football, a rookie card product along the lines of the last couple of Turkey Red online exclusives. The sets will be offered for sale beginning Friday at noon EST. Each box will contain nine cards plus one mini parallel and one base rookie autograph at a price of $19.99. There are 100 cards in the set including … [Read more...] about Topps to Launch 2013 Turkey Red Football
National Treasures Lin Prime Patch Auto Could Be Ultimate Game of Flip
All of his rookie cards have entered the wealthy part of sports card town over the last week, but the National Treasures Jeremy Lin Prime Patch Autograph card, numbered to 25, could prove to be a lot better--and easier--than flipping houses. At least for one guy. Yair Rozmaryn is a New Yorker and a Knicks fan who gambled $1,000 on one of the cards prior to Lin's 38-point … [Read more...] about National Treasures Lin Prime Patch Auto Could Be Ultimate Game of Flip
Jeremy Lin Rookie Cards White Hot as ‘Linsanity’ Continues
There's an eBay seller in Tennessee who is kicking himself today. He kicked himself yesterday and he'll do it again tomorrow. He might do it for the rest of this NBA season. On January 3, that unfortunate soul saw his 2010-11 Jeremy Lin National Treasures autograph rookie patch card sell for $5.50. It wasn't that surprising. Lin, an undrafted journeyman, had closed out … [Read more...] about Jeremy Lin Rookie Cards White Hot as ‘Linsanity’ Continues
Press Pass Hoping for Spring Football Buzz With Luck Deal
The most talked about rookie of the 2012 NFL Draft, Andrew Luck, has signed an agreement with Press Pass for “draft pick” trading cards. Under terms of the agreement, Press Pass Rookie Football, Press Pass FanFare Football, and Press Pass Showcase Football will be the only non-NFL licensed football cards to contain authentic autograph cards and trading cards of the player draft … [Read more...] about Press Pass Hoping for Spring Football Buzz With Luck Deal
2011 Bowman Sterling Box Break
by Rich Klein Topps uses the Bowman brand name to focus on young players. No where is that focus more evident than in the Bowman Sterling product. Unlike some of the Bowman lines which usually feature several ways to bring veterans into the mix, Bowman Sterling primarily focuses almost exclusively on the prospects and rookies. This hobby-only product was released in late … [Read more...] about 2011 Bowman Sterling Box Break
2011 Bowman Sterling Football Review
by Rich Klein The "Sterling" name is a brand Topps uses to show their "high-dollar" products. Sterling is usually used in conjunction with Bowman and implies a very heavy emphasis on rookies and/or prospects. The 2011 Bowman Sterling football program fits right in with that theme. Each Sterling "mini-box" comes as part of a "master" box contains six mini-boxes. Each mini-box … [Read more...] about 2011 Bowman Sterling Football Review
2011 Topps UFC Moment of Truth Box Break
by Rich Klein One of my favorite names I like to call myself is a hobby dinosaur. I grew up in the era of no cable, where you had anywhere from three to ten television stations to watch and a seemingly similar number of radio stations. That was also an era when boxing was still an important sport and the concept of what is now called UFC or mixed-martial arts was something … [Read more...] about 2011 Topps UFC Moment of Truth Box Break
2011 Topps Triple Threads Football Box Review
by Rich Klein When Topps began using the Triple Threads name back about five or six years ago, I honestly thought the product might be one of those one-offs and not have a long term place in the Topps family of products. Several years later, Triple Threads has been one of the most consistent of the higher end brands that the company produces. A good mix of players both old … [Read more...] about 2011 Topps Triple Threads Football Box Review
The $400 Michael Jordan Autograph
by Juan Martinez I am a two-time member of the “Michael Jordan autograph card owner” club. It is this mythical club in the minds of basketball card collectors who have busted countless Upper Deck boxes over the years hoping to hold in their hands the signature of the greatest basketball player of all time. Induction into the club is to be among the greats of the hobby, it … [Read more...] about The $400 Michael Jordan Autograph