The marquee release last week was 2017 Bowman Chrome baseball, but the busiest product manufacturer over the next week or so will be Panini America, which will launch several products covering multiple sports. Courtesy of box breaker Maine Sports Cards, here's an overview of what's coming up. Panini Certified Cuts Football (10/4) This product promises four hits, including … [Read more...] about New Sports Card Releases Through October 11
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Cheap Basketball Card Boxes: Determining the Best Buy
Much like when Topps dominated the landscape in the 1970s, there is only one choice for current basketball card releases. Panini has the NBA exclusive and churns out numerous different issues at various price points during the year. While much of the discussion is about their ultra high-end brands, like Flawless and Immaculate, collectors with less disposable income have … [Read more...] about Cheap Basketball Card Boxes: Determining the Best Buy
Topps Tier One Baseball Returning in May
Topps Tier One baseball returns in May 2016 with a product that appears to mirror its 2015 counterpart. While Topps did not release a lot of information about Tier One in its release on Tuesday, what is certain is that it will be a hobby exclusive product with three cards to a box. Two of the cards will be on-card autographs, while the third will be a relic card. One-of-one … [Read more...] about Topps Tier One Baseball Returning in May
Review: Apex Offers Solid Bang for the Buck
There are certain terms which are among the most overused in the hobby. One of them is the word "value". That can mean different things to different collectors, but once in a while, we can pretty much guarantee a new product has value without even opening up the packs. Such is the case of 2015 Topps Apex Soccer, which features players from MLS teams. There are two mini … [Read more...] about Review: Apex Offers Solid Bang for the Buck
2015 Topps Inception Football Preview
2015 Topps Inception Football is due for a return engagement, arriving in the early part of the NFL pre-season. Each one pack box of Inception (likely about $90-100 at retail) contains two veteran base cards, one base green parallel, another base parallel, two autographs or auto relics and one Jumbo relic or patch card. Topps says autographs will be on card and all will be … [Read more...] about 2015 Topps Inception Football Preview
Topps, Panini Reveal Product Additions, Adjustments
Trading card manufacturers with major licenses had a chance to address sports card shop owners and distributors at the Industry Summit in Las Vegas on Tuesday, providing slide presentations on future plans and some explanations for what’s happened over the past 12 months. Upper Deck revealed it had agreed to a contract extension with Michael Jordan while MLB’s exclusive … [Read more...] about Topps, Panini Reveal Product Additions, Adjustments