Earlier this month, I was working on a trade with a fellow former Beckett employee in which he handed me an autographed Bert Blyleven “buy-back” card from 2004. The card was numbered to 57 and yet only had a book value of $15. When I pointed out that would mean I’d probably put $10 on the card at my next show and hope to sell it for $8 his comment was, “hey at that price, … [Read more...] about Ramblings: Autograph Price Points
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Panini Releases Elite Football
It was near the middle of May when the NFL held its annual draft. Now, some mere weeks later, after the evaluations and debates over who "won" or who "lost" the draft, the really important follow-up takes place…the first rookie cards of the players drafted in the uniforms of their new teams. 2014 Panini Elite Football delivers in that regard. Wednesday, July 23,was the … [Read more...] about Panini Releases Elite Football
2014 Bowman Football Preview
NFL training camps will open next month and ahead of that comes 2014 Bowman Football, set to be released June 25. The timing works as Bowman tries hard to keep their tagline reputation “Home of the Rookie Card.” That means the pre-camp release will mean the inclusion of cards of many of the young hopefuls on NFL rosters so that fans and collectors can be a bit more in the know … [Read more...] about 2014 Bowman Football Preview