The baseball season is over, basketball is still catching up from last year’s lockout and hockey…well, hockey is on ice at the moment. Therefore, it’s no surprise that the football card market is helping some hobby shops get a jump start on the holiday shopping season. 2012 football cards are also hot thanks to the ‘just as advertised’ rookie class. The products have, for … [Read more...] about What’s Hot in the Shop: 2012 Football Products
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Topps 2012 Football Hits Hobby Shops Wednesday
Topps’ 2012 football boxes have been trickling into retail outlets over the past few days and on Wednesday, hobby shops are expected to take delivery of the product. The company’s base brand offers some new insert sets including a number of autograph elements and another online redemption game called Topps Gametime. Among the cards Topps has been touting are retro-inspired … [Read more...] about Topps 2012 Football Hits Hobby Shops Wednesday
2012 Topps Archives Baseball Box Break
by Rich Klein Last year, I was one of the few collectors who loved the Topps Lineage product. To me, it was a great mix of honoring the old school cards those in my generation grew up collecting, with the current era. Unfortunately, it wasn’t exactly a universal hit because of the price point and lukewarm autograph harvest, so Topps wisely changed the product name back to … [Read more...] about 2012 Topps Archives Baseball Box Break
Gold Ticket Redemptions Part of Topps’ 2012 Promo Push
Topps continues to release some of the promotions surrounding the release of its first 2012 baseball product of the year next Wednesday. The company says it will insert ten "Gold Ticket" redemptions into boxes of packs that are good for a 'gold-infused' official Major League Baseball autographed by three of the game's all-time great home run hitters: Hank Aaron, Willie Mays … [Read more...] about Gold Ticket Redemptions Part of Topps’ 2012 Promo Push
Ramblings: Diamond Collection Website Still Down, Wax Pack Dare
by Rich Klein Life has a funny way of changing course. What I had initially intended to write about this week has been delayed by recent events. Fortunately none of those events have to do with South Carolina, tax returns, the recent passing of Joe Paterno or any other really weighty subject. Instead one somewhat personally aggravating subject and one fun topic are on the … [Read more...] about Ramblings: Diamond Collection Website Still Down, Wax Pack Dare
2011 Panini Threads Box Break
A familiar brand name is back on the market. This year's 2011 Panini Threads football hit store shelves in late August with the company promising one rookie card per pack. This year's design is all horizontal to showcase the action photography according to Panini. The edges of the base cards are meant to look like fabric from uniforms, it seems. The Panini Threads logo is … [Read more...] about 2011 Panini Threads Box Break
2011 Bowman Platinum Baseball Box Review
by Rich Klein 2011 Bowman Platinum is designed to be a step up from the basic Bowman product. Arriving a few months after the base Bowman brand, Platinum offers a mix of veterans, rookies and prospects, but the focus here is on the prospects and their autographs. The set has a beautiful design and the parallel "color" cards are especially attractive. .Basically, the … [Read more...] about 2011 Bowman Platinum Baseball Box Review
Topps Prime Nine Promo Offers Cards, World Series Trip
Collectors ripping packs of the just-released 2011 Topps Baseball Series 2 are uncovering redemption cards for a special hobby store promotion. The Topps Prime 9 “Player of the Week” offers exclusive cards and a chance to win a trip to the 2012 World Series. Starting July 18, on a weekly basis, Topps will announce the “Prime 9 Player of the Week”. Collectors holding the … [Read more...] about Topps Prime Nine Promo Offers Cards, World Series Trip
Unopened Baseball Cards: True Test of Willpower, Patience
by Diane Carter To most baseball card collectors, nothing is more exciting than an unopened pack of cards. The mystery of what is inside can be overwhelming. Will you draw a card worth a good amount of money or a particular rare insert to add to your collection? Unopened baseball cards generate excitement and anticipation. On the fun scale, opening a pack of cards is a … [Read more...] about Unopened Baseball Cards: True Test of Willpower, Patience
2011 Upper Deck Football Blaster Box Break Video
Don't live near a hobby shop? Looking to see what Upper Deck has done with its new Collegiate Licensing Company platform? Blaster boxes of the 2011 football card product are now on store shelves. With unrestricted access to thousands of college football photos past and present, the set feels more like Saturday than Sunday. While hobby boxes contain more autographs, a … [Read more...] about 2011 Upper Deck Football Blaster Box Break Video