We've all seen comments that a lot of sports cards have been selling during the COVID-19 pandemic. We've heard from regular hobbyists, dealers and hobby shops about increased business. We've even gotten a few cold hard facts about sales of Michael Jordan items. Now, though, we're getting a much deeper look at just how significant the increase has been compared … [Read more...]
Previously Unknown 1995 Action Packed Redemption Autographs Found In Storage Locker
It’s a story straight out of Storage Wars. But instead of an A&E television series, Tyler Feldman did not have a script. Good thing, too. What he found was certainly spellbinding hard to believe. Feldman, 29, who has run Inscriptagraphs in Las Vegas for five years, literally stumbled across two boxes of autograph redemption cards from the 1995 Action Packed Hall of … [Read more...]
Panini Settles With Pennsylvania Man Over ‘Rated Rookie’ Trademark Infringement Case
Panini America has settled with a Pennsylvania man it sued late last year for trademark infringement. In a decision reached in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Tuesday, Panini America agreed to drop its lawsuit "with prejudice" against Rocco Tenaglia, of Reading, Pennsylvania. The Dallas-based company sued Tenaglia on Christmas Eve in the same … [Read more...]
100 Hottest Giannis Antetokounmpo Rookie Cards on eBay
His name was truly the biggest in the 2013 NBA Draft but now he's truly a big name. the Milwaukee Bucks do-it-all superstar is on his way to becoming one of the league's greatest ever and Giannis Antetokounmpo basketball cards are among the hobby's hottest. A 6-11 guard/forward/center with long arms and large hands, "The Greek Freak" has freakish … [Read more...]
Custom Card Sales Exploding Despite Legal Ramifications
Unlicensed sports cards have been around for some time. These cards have hoped to satisfy customer demands for more issues of athletes. For many years, Topps held a virtual monopoly on the production of gum baseball card issues and knockoffs were common. More brands ultimately surfaced, beginning primarily with the introduction of Fleer and Donruss in the marketplace in 1981. … [Read more...]
Lyle Menendez: Yes, That’s Erik and Me on Mark Jackson’s 1990-91 Hoops Card
One of the strangest stories of 2018 was how a junk wax era basketball card became national news. Not for the accomplishments of the player, but for the notorious duo apparently spotted in the crowd on Mark Jackson’s 1990-91 Hoops card. You can now eliminate “apparently”. One of the Menendez brothers has confirmed that the two young men seated courtside at Madison … [Read more...]
Panini/Fanatics Partner for Warriors NBA Championship Boxed Set
They're the kings of pro hoops for the third time in four years and this time there's a special Golden State Warriors NBA champions trading card set. Panini and Fanatics have partnered for a 30-card set distributed in box form and available online. The Warriors completed a four-game Finals sweep of LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night, … [Read more...]
Joel Embiid Rookie Cards (Finally) Proving Worth the Wait
The start to his NBA career was anything but normal but Joel Embiid’s rookie cards are now among the hobby’s hottest hoopsters. After just one year at Kansas, Embiid nearly went first in the 2014-15 NBA Draft, until the discovery of an injury saw him drop to the third pick. He appeared in multiple trading card products that season but it would be a two-year wait for … [Read more...]
NBA Trading Card License to Remain with Panini
The NBA is sticking with Panini. The league and the trading card maker announced what they called a “long-term, multiyear extension” of the exclusive trading card contract first signed in 2009. The deal means Panini won’t be facing any competition from other trading card makers for at least the next several years. It’s the second renewal of the agreement … [Read more...]
Best Russell Westbrook Rookie Cards
If you’ve been holding Russell Westbrook rookie cards, your patience is now paying off. With the Oklahoma City Thunder guard joining Oscar Robertson as the only players to average a triple-double, his rookie cards are now among the elite. Below is a sampling of some of his rookie cards--autographed and non-autographed and at the bottom a list of which … [Read more...]