2013 Upper Deck Exquisite Football is set for release Wednesday with a mix of rookie cards from this year’s draft class, scattered veterans and some all-time greats, but it’s a new type of three-panel book cards that might grab collectors’ attention. Exquisite will debut Triptych art cards, which feature a photograph and other information on one side and a three-panel hand … [Read more...] about 2013 Upper Deck Exquisite Football Due This Week
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2013 Leaf Sports Heroes Promises Six Autographs Per Box
Collectors will have one more product to consider before turning the calendar to a new year with the arrival of 2013 Leaf Sports Heroes, a new multi-sport issue. The Dallas-card manufacturer has combined no fewer than 12 different types of competition into a product that offers six autographed cards per box with no base cards. One online retailer is offering them at $119 per … [Read more...] about 2013 Leaf Sports Heroes Promises Six Autographs Per Box
2013 Panini Golden Age Review
by Rich Klein Since we've begun writing these box reviews an important sea change in major card company releases is not having to rely on league licenses for products to be developed and released. In fact, we have been told by some card company representatives that the lack of a license is actually a benefit as a wider range of subjects and photo types can be included. 2013 … [Read more...] about 2013 Panini Golden Age Review
Upper Deck Sponsoring National Hockey Card Day in U.S. and Canada
Upper Deck will again hold its National Hockey Card Day promotion in the U.S. and Canada. The programs will happen a week apart, starting north of the border on Saturday, February 9. NHCD will move to U.S. based shops on February 16. Upper Deck will be working with the company’s network of Certified Diamond Dealers to give out hundreds of thousands of exclusive “National … [Read more...] about Upper Deck Sponsoring National Hockey Card Day in U.S. and Canada
2012 Topps Prime Football Review
by Rich Klein One of the great "secrets" of the sports card hobby’s growth was how simple collecting used to be. In retrospect, almost all of the sets issued before 1995 were reasonably easy to understand and can be completed without a lot of trouble. In many ways 2012 Topps Prime Football is a return to those days. Although there are a lot of parallel and insert cards as is … [Read more...] about 2012 Topps Prime Football Review
Topps 2013 Baseball Preview, Checklist and Information
MLB's exclusive trading card partner will shift its focus away from diamond and gold themes in 2013. That doesn't mean there won't be a theme, though. Topps 2013 baseball got its first push on Friday with the announcement that the company's flagship brand would be celebrating "The Chase", as in chasing records, pennant chases and the chase for special insert cards that has … [Read more...] about Topps 2013 Baseball Preview, Checklist and Information
Panini Plans High End Baseball Product Release
If it seems like Panini America just released a product called Prime Cuts Baseball, you’re not imagining things. Just four months after its 2011 product was released, the company announced plans for a 2012 Panini Prime Cuts issue—this one markedly different from the first. Unlike the prospect-laden set released last spring, Prime Cuts 2012 will be a high end product … [Read more...] about Panini Plans High End Baseball Product Release
Gallery of Awful Autographs
You try to picture the scene in your mind. A giant box of trading cards shows up at a player's home. He opens it up and his first expression is probably one you can't put in a respectable hobby news outlet (or even ours). There is a stack of 200, 300 maybe even 500 or 1,000 cards, all in need of his signature. He has to do it. He agreed to it. He's getting paid for it. … [Read more...] about Gallery of Awful Autographs
Five Future Hall of Famers You Can Collect for a Song
by Shane Elsberry While it is probably not as likely to cause a noticeable spike in values as it once did, being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame is still the ultimate career milestone and can provide a boost in a player's card prices. There are about a dozen players who will likely be enshrined over the next several years. Some high end cards of certain … [Read more...] about Five Future Hall of Famers You Can Collect for a Song
What’s Hot: Panini Parlays Previous Performance With Prestige
by Mike Fruitman Just over a week ago, 2012 Panini Prestige NFL hit hobby shelves with tons of anticipation and so far, it has been more than living up to the hype. While previously released products like Bowman Signature, Upper Deck and other have sold incredibly well, Prestige for many really kicks off the collecting season. Last year’s release started off slowly … [Read more...] about What’s Hot: Panini Parlays Previous Performance With Prestige