Panini's new NASCAR trading cards will start arriving this summer with four products planned between late July and late October. The company and the popular racing circuit announced their agreement to produce cards earlier this year but until now, no release dates had been set. NASCAR has been without a trading card contract since Press Pass folded in January … [Read more...] about Panini NASCAR Cards Coming This Summer
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Press Pass Shutting Down Operations
Trading card manufacturer Press Pass Inc., is shutting down and collectors who may be holding redemption cards or hoping to get damaged cards replaced are out of luck. In an email to Sports Collectors Daily on Monday, the company stated: "We’re disappointed to announce that Press Pass, Inc. is closing the day to day operations, effective immediately. Accounting and legal … [Read more...] about Press Pass Shutting Down Operations
You Never Know What You’ll Find in an Old Baseball Book
We all have our stories about garage sale, flea market, antique or card show finds. Little (or sometimes big) nuggets that manifest themselves in unusual ways, unexpectedly adding to our collections. They are part of the reason we collect; to uncover something no one else had found. Many times they’re cheap or even free. Sometimes, we’re the beneficiary of someone else’s … [Read more...] about You Never Know What You’ll Find in an Old Baseball Book
Editor’s Blog: No Football Cards for Te’o Yet; Odd, Ominous Start for 2013
Blessed doesn’t even begin to describe hobby shops in 2012. There was Bryce Harper’s long-awaited big league arrival that lit the fuse. Then came Mike Trout, whose cards became even hotter by season’s end. We had a guy who was a rookie in the early part of the last decade win the Triple Crown, sending dealers and collectors scrambling for their old 2000 Topps Update sets to … [Read more...] about Editor’s Blog: No Football Cards for Te’o Yet; Odd, Ominous Start for 2013