If basketball card collectors were looking past the current NBA rookies to the draft class of season 2014-15 they were awakened last week by triple-doubles in the same game from rookies Victor Oladipo and Michael Carter-Williams. Orlando's Oladipo will likely battle Philadelphia’s MCW for the Rookie of the Year award and also for the rookie with the most expensive cards for … [Read more...]
What’s Hot in the Shop: Football, Hoops
by Keith Neuhart Football continues to be super hot in Ohio. Limited Football came out last week, and we saw some huge hits. This is always a great product and it compares to SP Authentic when it comes to popularity. The next couple weeks will be very busy with a ton of new card issues coming out. Topps Baseball, Topps Precision Football, SP Authentic Football, and … [Read more...]
Hoops Cards to Return in March
It's the set that gave us David Robinson's rookie cards (both of them); draft pick redemption cards and borderless photos that will take today's 30-somethings back to their childhood. Hoops brand cards are coming back, ready to launch in March as part of the Panini America NBA license. After more than a year of buildup that included special preview cards at last year’s NBA … [Read more...]
First 2011-12 Basketball Cards Won’t Appear Until Late February
Panini America, the NBA's official trading card partner, says it will 'overhaul' its roster of basketball card products for the 2011-12 season and indicated the first products of the newly shortened season won't hit store shelves for about two more months. Panini America will tip off the new NBA collecting season with a late-February hobby release of 2012 Preferred … [Read more...]