I have mentioned on several occasions that one of my great hobby joys is going to one of my local shops, Nick's Sports Cards, on a Saturday afternoon. Although the trip usually has a dual purpose of picking up goodies at the deli next door, to me the treat is to sit and watch the customers walk in and seeing Nick and Debbie engage with them. Whether the customers are buying … [Read more...] about Cooperstown Box Break/Review
Panini Cooperstown
2015 Panini Cooperstown Baseball Includes 2 Autographs
It may not have an MLB license, but Panini does have a deal with the Baseball Hall of Fame and for the fourth year in a row, the company will produce a card set under that partnership. 2015 Panini Coooperstown Baseball is set for release Wednesday. The product will come in packs that are actually boxes with 12 cards in each, including two autographs. Panini has use of … [Read more...] about 2015 Panini Cooperstown Baseball Includes 2 Autographs
Panini’s Latest Hall of Fame Set Leans Higher End
Panini America will release 2014 Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary Baseball next month. Changing up the configuration from its “Cooperstown” releases of the last two years, the product will offer fewer cards but more ink and bling. Online pre-sells would indicate the product will cost a minimum of $135 per box. 75th Anniversary Baseball celebrates the 1939 opening of the … [Read more...] about Panini’s Latest Hall of Fame Set Leans Higher End
2013 Panini Cooperstown Box Break/Review
We recently wrote about the Panini Perennial Draft Picks which is a prospect product. On the other hand of the collecting spectrum is the new 2013 Panini Cooperstown box which features only Hall of Famers. Panini launched Cooperstown last year, a product made possible through its exclusive contract with the Baseball Hall of Fame. It was pretty well received and the black and … [Read more...] about 2013 Panini Cooperstown Box Break/Review
2013 Panini Cooperstown Sparks Interest in 1909-13 Colgan’s Chips
Collectors opening 2013 Panini Cooperstown were treated to an assortment of cards featuring some of baseball's greatest names. However, one insert set included the product might have come as a surprise to even knowledgeable collectors: Colgan's Chips. These circular discs were based on a set originally issued between 1909 and 1913. The original set contains several hundred … [Read more...] about 2013 Panini Cooperstown Sparks Interest in 1909-13 Colgan’s Chips
Panini Plans High End Baseball Product Release
If it seems like Panini America just released a product called Prime Cuts Baseball, you’re not imagining things. Just four months after its 2011 product was released, the company announced plans for a 2012 Panini Prime Cuts issue—this one markedly different from the first. Unlike the prospect-laden set released last spring, Prime Cuts 2012 will be a high end product … [Read more...] about Panini Plans High End Baseball Product Release