Is it just me, or have the last few baseball seasons exhibited a fairly remarkable renaissance for great young baseball players? Perhaps we will look back on this 2015 season as the pinnacle of the recent rookie classes. So far in 2015, nine of the top 15 prospects entering this season have already been called up the majors and will certainly have rookie cards in all the Topps … [Read more...] about Ramblings: Year of the Rookie Card
Byron Buxton
What’s Hot in the Shop: Bowman Platinum is Pure Hobby Gold
2014 Bowman Platinum baseball is about a week old and it is showing no sign of slowing down. If this trend continues, then it will be the next in a growing line of successful current year MLB releases. Yes, I know that 2014 MLB is starting to sound like 2012 NFL products, but if you own a sports card store, can there be any better music to your ears? Collectors have to be … [Read more...] about What’s Hot in the Shop: Bowman Platinum is Pure Hobby Gold
2013 Topps Heritage Minors Delivers
During one of the Topps Company visits to Beckett headquarters during the mid-1990’s, I remember a meeting in which one of the executives mentioned just how important brand identity and loyalty was to their customers. Nearly 20 years later, that concept still holds true but one product that I thought carved out a great identity for the company was Stadium Club. A lot of … [Read more...] about 2013 Topps Heritage Minors Delivers
Topps’ NSCC Plans Include Blue Foil Redemption Set, Q&A Session
Topps will roll out a 25-card 2013 Bowman Platinum Blue Foil Parallel Set (#’d to 500) at this year’s National Sports Collectors Convention. The redemption style promotion was very popular with collectors at last year’s show. The set will feature the hottest prospects and rookies with randomly inserted autograph cards of Byron Buxton, Carlos Correa, Taijuan Walker and more. … [Read more...] about Topps’ NSCC Plans Include Blue Foil Redemption Set, Q&A Session