Panini America’s Obsidian basketball product returns for its second year when it hits the shelves May 20. This year’s issue has the advantage of a strong rookie class, so despite the high price for the brand, the rewards could be greater with a lineup that includes Zion Williamson, Ja Morant and RJ Barrett. This year’s cards feature die-cuts and a full, textured … [Read more...] about Panini’s Obsidian Basketball Features Autographs, Die-Cuts
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2017-18 Upper Deck The Cup Preview
Upper Deck is saving the good stuff for last. It’s a high-end product and technically the last one of the 2017-18 calendar year, being released October 24, but collectors generally consider The Cup to be worth the wait. A tin contains one pack with six cards. Upper Deck is promising that there will be two autographed patch cards in the upcoming edition — and that one of … [Read more...] about 2017-18 Upper Deck The Cup Preview
2018 Bowman High Tek Baseball Has New Inserts, Familiar Designs
2018 Bowman High Tek baseball promises more of the same from its debut last season. The 2018 version will feature new inserts and parallels, but acetate card stock and intricate designs will return. There will be one pack in every box when the product hits stores on September 12, and 10 cards to a pack. A typical pack will include four on-card autographs, a base parallel … [Read more...] about 2018 Bowman High Tek Baseball Has New Inserts, Familiar Designs
2017 Stadium Club Features Chrome, Inserts And Autographs
2017 Topps Stadium Club will make a return appearance this summer, with the full-bleed photos again taking center stage. As of now, the product is set to be delivered the week of July 12. Eight cards will be found in each pack with 16 packs to a box. Each case will include 16 boxes. A checklist for 2017 Topps Stadium Club is at the bottom of the page. 2017 … [Read more...] about 2017 Stadium Club Features Chrome, Inserts And Autographs
2015 Panini Prizm Box Break-Review
I recently saw a very nice photo of Chuck and Mari Juliana on Facebook. Now the name might not ring a lot of bells but long before it was a familiar hobby term, Chuck was a major case breaker. Instead of splitting cases among paying members of an online audience, Chuck would sell singles and sets. We talked a lot about card values and while I sometimes disagreed with him, he … [Read more...] about 2015 Panini Prizm Box Break-Review
2015 Topps Gypsy Queen Arrives
Gypsy Queen Baseball 2015 is hitting the market with two autographs and two relic cards per box, plus a special 10-card mini box. A full checklist is linked below. GQ's 300-card base set includes veterans, rookies and retired greats. Fifty of the cards will be short printed, falling at an average of one in every four packs. There will be photo variations of 50 different … [Read more...] about 2015 Topps Gypsy Queen Arrives
2014 Topps Five Star Arrives with Checklist, New Images
2014 Topps Five Star Baseball is set for release Wednesday and the company has released more images of some of the cards it has created for the high end product. Among them: a baseball card featuring one-time Kansas City Royals draftee Dan Marino and ex-Yankee farmhand John Elway along with bat relics of Ty Cobb and Jackie Robinson. The checklist for the hobby exclusive … [Read more...] about 2014 Topps Five Star Arrives with Checklist, New Images
2013 Panini National Treasures Football Rolls Out
Whether or not you are a fan of football cards or Panini's products it is right to give credit where credit is due, and Panini has certainly done a good job using the hype machine to build interest in the high-end football product that releases Wednesday, National Treasures. Actually, it is 2013 National Treasures Football releasing a mere five days before the Opening Night … [Read more...] about 2013 Panini National Treasures Football Rolls Out
Bowman Inception Baseball Returns for Mid-Summer
If you’d just as soon do without base cards and you fancy yourself a prospector, 2014 Bowman Inception Baseball will probably be on your buying list. Inception will return as a baseball product for a second year with a release date of Friday, June 28. Product information, a checklist and a link to cards and boxes for sale is below. Boxes will cost $85-100 online and will … [Read more...] about Bowman Inception Baseball Returns for Mid-Summer
Panini Prizm 2012 Includes Rookie Photo Variations
Panini is understandably excited about how its Prizm basketball product fared this season. Now, they'll bring the brand to football with optimism that this year's rookie class can still move product. Among the twists in the boxes of Panini Prizm 2012 football that will hit store shelves on Wednesday are rookie photo variations. There are 25 of the 100 rookie cards in the … [Read more...] about Panini Prizm 2012 Includes Rookie Photo Variations