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...]
2012 Topps Chrome Football Review
by Rich Klein Whenever someone or something is gone for a while it is always nice to see them return. Each year around Thanksgiving weekend some Beckett price guide people past and present meet for lunch. It is always fun to catch up and hear the latest about the hobby from those people still immersed in it on a daily basis. Over the long holiday weekend, I also got … [Read more...]
2012 Topps Chrome Football Includes ‘Military Refractors’
Hurricane Sandy and friends may have disrupted business at the company’s New York office, but it won’t stop the release of 2012 Topps Chrome Football. The company announced via email Monday afternoon that Chrome would be released on Friday, November 9. Some areas, however, have already seen Chrome in retail outlets. Topps promises plenty of on card autographs, … [Read more...]
Robert Griffin III Rookie Cards Light Up eBay
It was a good day to own Robert Griffin III rookie cards. The NFL's #2 overall draft pick had a debut quarterbacks only dream about on Sunday, leading the Washington Redskins to a win over the New Orleans Saints and leading eBay sellers straight to their computers. Dozens, perhaps hundreds of Griffin cards sold from a point Sunday afternoon when it became obvious he was … [Read more...]
NFL Rookie Card Sales Push Market into New Season
The season begins tonight but for collectors and prospectors, the NFL's 2012 campaign actually kicked off months ago when this year's much anticipated crop of rookies began showing up on officially licensed trading cards. Unofficial statistics compiled by Sports Collectors Daily show that the two marquee players in this year's draft have accounted for over $661,000 in sales on … [Read more...]
2012 Topps Inception Football Box Break
by Rich Klein Producing football cards is a very different process for Topps than what they do with baseball. At this point in time, there is a limit on the number of products MLB and the MLBPA will let them produce. In addition, at this time, many of the products for Topps are now regulars which leads them to have only a couple of openings each year to either tinker with … [Read more...]
What’s Hot: Panini Parlays Previous Performance With Prestige
by Mike Fruitman Just over a week ago, 2012 Panini Prestige NFL hit hobby shelves with tons of anticipation and so far, it has been more than living up to the hype. While previously released products like Bowman Signature, Upper Deck and other have sold incredibly well, Prestige for many really kicks off the collecting season. Last year’s release started off slowly … [Read more...]
2012 Bowman Signatures Football Box Break
by Rich Klein Way way back in the day when I working on Beckett Football Card Monthly, there was actually a very long dead period in between the Super Bowl and the opening of training camp. During those several months there might be a product or two released but for the most part the football off-season also applied to the card market. Today, just as with football itself, … [Read more...]
Topps Reveals 2012 Bowman Short Print Variations List
The 2012 NFL trading card season has officially kicked off with 012 Bowman Football out the gates first. Collectors are ripping both Hobby (1 Autograph per pack) and Retail packs at stores and retail outlets. It's still too early to see rookies in their new uniforms, but Topps has added short printed chase elements to try and make up for it. The company has confirmed that … [Read more...]
Quarterbacks Driving Modern Football Card Market
by Troy Anderson From a collector's perspective, it's hard to recall a time in the hobby when the quarterback position was shining quite so brightly in the NFL. Last year Cam Newton made a huge splash as a rookie, and showed the kind of fire and upside that could translate into a long run as a fan favorite. Newton was stellar on the field, and his sports cards and … [Read more...]