Topps revived the name with its modern era Mayo football set but the new find of one of the hobby's most rare sports cards has brought the original back into focus. The 1894 Mayo’s Cut Plug card set is the first ever football set to be offered exclusively featuring football players. Strange as it may seem today, the tobacco cards featured student-athletes from three … [Read more...]
Jeremy Lin Knicks Card Coming on Leap Day
His rookie cards showing him as a member of the Golden State Warriors have been lighting up eBay like he's lit up the scoreboard and two weeks from tomorrow, we'll see our first Jeremy Lin Knicks basketball card. Panini America's 2011-12 NBA Hoops set, delayed because of the NBA lockout, will help kick off a 'better late than never' hoops card campaign on February 29 and the … [Read more...]
2012 Topps Prime 9 Program Opens with Willie Mays
Topps has announced that redemption card #1 in the 2012 HOME RUN LEGENDS PRIME 9 program is Willie Mays. Every week (for nine straight weeks), Topps will announce a “Prime 9 Player of the Week”. Collectors holding the corresponding Prime 9 Redemption card for that week can bring the card into their participating local HTA store and redeem it for an exclusive limited … [Read more...]
Tom Brady Game-Worn Jersey Sells for $46,000
Each player on the losing team in Super Bowl XLVI walks away with a $44,000 check. That's $2,000 less than someone paid for a game-worn Tom Brady jersey on Saturday. Brady's shirt from a comeback win over the Dallas Cowboys October 16 sold for a remarkable $46,000 at the annual Super Bowl Auction in Indianapolis. Collectors and fans bid online for a couple of weeks and … [Read more...]
2011 Topps Supreme Football Review
by Rich Klein When I was growing up we usually only heard the word 'supreme' in two ways. The first--the one we learned in school--was that Dwight D. Eisenhower was the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces during World War II. He was the leader of the allied nations versus the axis forces. The other usage of the word involved the famed Motown signing group featuring Diana … [Read more...]
Gordie Howe to Autograph for Panini
Panini announced during the 2012 NHL All-Star Weekend in Ottawa that it has reached a multi-year trading card agreement with legendary Detroit Red Wings star Gordie Howe, arguably the greatest hockey player of all time. The new pact means Panini America will be able to include autograph and memorabilia trading cards of Howe in its officially licensed hockey products for the … [Read more...]
Griffin Rookie Cards Not As Pricey a Year Later
The sale of the 1/1 National Treasures Blake Griffin rookie card for over $38,000 earlier this month generated some national headlines but it might paint a far too rosy picture for the overall market for the L.A. Clippers' young superstar. The average price has actually dropped in recent weeks. Often times, a player who explodes onto the scene--especially in a flashy sort … [Read more...]
Editor’s Blog: Let’s Play Find the Forgers
In homes and offices across North America sit big, beautiful photographs. Expensive jerseys. Vintage display items. Signed baseballs. All purchased by those who wanted something to remind themselves of their favorite sport, favorite player or favorite moment in sports history. All cost hundreds, maybe a few thousand dollars. All bearing someone's John Hancock. Not … [Read more...]
2011 Bowman Sterling Box Break
by Rich Klein Topps uses the Bowman brand name to focus on young players. No where is that focus more evident than in the Bowman Sterling product. Unlike some of the Bowman lines which usually feature several ways to bring veterans into the mix, Bowman Sterling primarily focuses almost exclusively on the prospects and rookies. This hobby-only product was released in late … [Read more...]
2011 Bowman Sterling Football Review
by Rich Klein The "Sterling" name is a brand Topps uses to show their "high-dollar" products. Sterling is usually used in conjunction with Bowman and implies a very heavy emphasis on rookies and/or prospects. The 2011 Bowman Sterling football program fits right in with that theme. Each Sterling "mini-box" comes as part of a "master" box contains six mini-boxes. Each mini-box … [Read more...]