The record for the highest priced modern trading card ever sold at public auction didn't even last a week. A 2000 Playoff Contenders Championship Rookie Ticket Autograph card, one of only 100 produced and rated 9 by Beckett Grading was listed as sold for $400,100 in a 10-day eBay auction that ended Monday night. It's the most ever paid at auction for a football … [Read more...]
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Peyton Manning Cards Stand Test of a Long Career
Given up for done in 2015, he would pull off one of the best comeback stories ever and return to the Super Bowl where he led the Denver Broncos to a championship and walked away a winner. His was one of the first hot rookie cards that sent buyers scurrying to find Peyton Manning cards on eBay; a relatively new website at the time. In the next 18 years, Manning became one of … [Read more...]
What’s Hot in the Shop: Trilogy, Contenders and More
This installment was a little harder to choose the hottest new release than usual. I mean typically there is one product that is kicking a little more backside than the others so I will break the tie the only way I can: with the one made the collectors in my shop happier. We've got a strong runner-up but the biggest smiles have come from 2015-16 Upper Deck Trilogy … [Read more...]
Market for Tom Brady Cards Still Hot
He doesn’t look much different than he did ten years ago but he’s now what sportswriters refer to as an "aging veteran." Still, he remains among the NFL’s elite quarterbacks. The most popular Tom Brady football cards on eBay include his myriad rookie cards issued way back in 2000 as well as some of the more jazzy autograph relic cards produced in recent years. In … [Read more...]
Tom Brady Rookie Cards Heating Up
Collectors are jumping back on the Brady bandwagon. With the championship round looming, bidders on eBay made Tom Brady rookie cards among the most popular cards sold last week. In fact, Brady cards accounted for three of the top five football cards sold. Brady's 2000 Playoff Contenders rookie card remains the most popular. A BGS 9.5 copy sold for a penny … [Read more...]
Matt Flynn Rookie Cards on Fire
In about three and a half hours on Sunday, Green Bay Packers' backup quarterback Matt Flynn probably made himself--and his descendants--quite wealthy. He also put some money in the pockets of those who jumped on eBay and put those dust-collecting Matt Flynn rookie cards up for bid. Flynn's 480-yard, six touchdown passing day probably ensured him of a huge free agent … [Read more...]
Tebow: Winning Games=Winning Bids
You may be a believer. You may be a skeptic. But you can't deny that Tim Tebow is 7-1 as a starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos. You also can't deny his impact on the hobby. The former Heisman Trophy winner is getting his shot to play and all that winning is keeping buyers and sellers of current era football cards busy. The difference in sales of Tebow rookie cards … [Read more...]
