by Rich Klein The concept of which products "work" in today's card world and which ones do not "work can sometimes surprise even the most experienced hobby veteran. While at this point, the first series of Topps Baseball is almost always going to be a hit for several reasons, one can never be sure of just about any other product. This year's version of Topps Chrome football … [Read more...] about 2011 Topps Chrome Football Box Break
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2011-12 Upper Deck Hockey: No Auto Redemptions
The newly released 2011-12 Upper Deckhockey product will have no autograph redemption cards in Series One. The company says it was able to secure all of the autographs it needed prior to launch. The company's base brand again features the “Young Guns” rookie cards spotlighting up-and-comers like Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (Edmonton), Gabriel Landeskog (Colorado), Cody Hodgson … [Read more...] about 2011-12 Upper Deck Hockey: No Auto Redemptions
2011 Bowman Chrome Review
by Rich Klein Both the terms Bowman and Chrome have been, and are still important to the Topps brand. Ever since the company resurrected the Bowman name in 1989, itss been the entry point for young players to make their debut on a Topps produced card. After a few years of tinkering, Topps gained huge hobby acceptance in 1992 with Bowman and has ridden that wave for nearly … [Read more...] about 2011 Bowman Chrome Review
Strasburg Rookie Cards Get Jolt from Pitcher’s Return
So a ligament from his thigh is now in his elbow...who cares? It's Stephen Strasburg and he's ready to get back on a big league mound. At least that's the opinion of many baseball card prospectors. One year and a couple of days after undergoing surgery to fix a major arm injury, the hobby's most talked about player of 2010 is scheduled to make his first start of the year … [Read more...] about Strasburg Rookie Cards Get Jolt from Pitcher’s Return
Cuddyer: Harmon Taught Me How to Sign Autographs
Pull an autograph card out of a pack today and if it's a current player, the chances you can actually read it are 50-50 at best. You'll get a hurried scribble in most cases as players try to get through the stack of cards as quickly as possible and move on to something more fun. The fact that they're getting paid to do it doesn't seem to matter. It's not the way things … [Read more...] about Cuddyer: Harmon Taught Me How to Sign Autographs
2011 Topps Tribute Pack Review
by Rich Klein 2011 Topps Tribute is the first of the high-end products released by the company. Originally issued in the years 2001-04 and then brought back into the fold as a Topps product in 2009, this has always been one of the most desired Topps products. The cards being thicker with the big hit in each pack has always made this a popular brand among higher-end … [Read more...] about 2011 Topps Tribute Pack Review