We are about to witness the Battle of the Sports Memorabilia Reality Shows. Just a few days after Discovery released information on its All Star Dealers series featuring the boys from Grey Flannel Auctions, ABC-TV offered details on its own production, set to debut a month later. From the producers of cable's top rated "Pawn Stars," "Ball Boys" follows the sports … [Read more...] about ‘Ball Boys’ is ABC’s Swing at Sports Memorabilia Reality TV
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Topps Supreme Gets Late Tebow Injection
Topps Supreme Football released on Wednesday and the company is hoping to take advantage of (at least one more week of) Tim Tebow mania. Tebow autographed cards appear at various scarcity levels throughout the product including: Base Autograph #’d to 27 Base Autograph Red Parallel #’d to 20 Base Autograph Green Parallel #’d to 10 Base Autograph Platinum Parallel … [Read more...] about Topps Supreme Gets Late Tebow Injection
2011-12 SP Authentic Basketball: Upper Deck Tries to Fill the Hoops Card Void
by Juan Martinez Now that we are weeks into the 2011-12 NBA season lockout, let’s take a look at one of the first products of the year by Panini Upper Deck… Oh… Well, that intro came out wrong. The sad irony of the NBA lockout for basketball card collectors is that their wish – or at least part of it - has come true. A large proportion of the community was saddened by … [Read more...] about 2011-12 SP Authentic Basketball: Upper Deck Tries to Fill the Hoops Card Void
2011 Topps Platinum Football Review
by Rich Klein In some ways the new 2011 Topps Platinum Football product is an easy product to collect. Each box contains three autographs and those autographs are the key to this product. The box promises two rookie on-card autograph refractors per box and one autograph patch relic per box. These boxes have 20 packs per box with five cards per pack. Leading on-line … [Read more...] about 2011 Topps Platinum Football Review
2011 Topps Five Star Football Preview
Topps has released preliminary information and some preview images for the second edition of a super high end product that debuted last year. 2011 Topps Five Star Football is slated to be released just after Super Bowl XLVI. Five Star drew rave reviews last year, despite a hefty price tag and the reaction was enough for Topps to offer it again, this time with what appears … [Read more...] about 2011 Topps Five Star Football Preview
Upcoming Sports Memorabilia Reality Show Looking for Items
The producers of History Channel's hit series, Pawn Stars and American Restoration are currently casting for a new series based in Baltimore that will be “100% dedicated to sports memorabilia and the people who collect it”. New York-based Left Field Pictures is looking for collectors and others who are looking to sell pieces of memorabilia that have a backstory and … [Read more...] about Upcoming Sports Memorabilia Reality Show Looking for Items
2011 Topps Triple Threads Football Sneak Peek
The lockout is over, training camps are opening soon and it's full speed ahead for the year's NFL trading card products. 2011 Topps Triple Threads football will arrive during the heart of the season and on Thursday, the company released some preview images and information for one of its more popular lines. Triple Threads is for those who don't mind dropping some serious … [Read more...] about 2011 Topps Triple Threads Football Sneak Peek
Nods to Past Fortify Topps Heritage Popularity
by Rich Klein Since its release last month, there have been plenty of articles and 2011 Topps Heritage box breaks. Heritage is clearly one of the hobby’s most highly regarded products year after year and for a refreshing reason. It’s not all about the “big pull” but rather more about the relationship between the cards and the predecessors they’re designed to … [Read more...] about Nods to Past Fortify Topps Heritage Popularity
2011 Panini Crown Royale Hockey Review
by Rich Klein The card collecting hobby has seen tons of changes over the years. Many card companies have come into the market or have left. One of the longest running companies that used to produce cards but no longer does was Pacific Trading Cards. The original company is long gone, but some of what they churned out lives on through other companies and brands, both in … [Read more...] about 2011 Panini Crown Royale Hockey Review
2010 Bowman Chrome Review
by Rich Klein The recently released Bowman Chrome baseball product completes the troika or trilogy (whichever word you prefer) of "new products affected by uber-prospect Stephen Strasburg's rotator cuff surgery”. When it became clear Strasburg was no longer going to be a serious National League Rookie of the Year candidate and likely going to be out for most if not … [Read more...] about 2010 Bowman Chrome Review