Topps Big League baseball scratched an itch for collectors when it debuted its 2018 set. With a large base set and a kid-friendly product at a reasonable cost, the product apparently appealed to a decent share of the market. Those elements will remain in place when the 2019 edition hits the shelves the week of May 15, although Topps has made some design tweaks that are … [Read more...]
2018 Bowman’s Best Big On Rookies But Also Pays Attention to Veterans, Prospects
Pulling together prospects, draft picks, rookies and veterans, 2018 Bowman’s Best will aim to cover all the bases for collectors. And just in time for Christmas. 2018 Bowman's Best Basics This is a hobby exclusive product that will be released the week of Dec. 19, and Topps is promising four autograph cards per hobby box. There will be two mini-boxes in each hobby box, with … [Read more...]
Panini Set to Launch Immaculate Collegiate Baseball
Panini America continues to utilize its NCAA license with a first time release honoring the college baseball careers of some familiar names. In early January, the company will conclude its triple play of high-end products with the release of 2016 Immaculate Collegiate Baseball. The baseball product follows Panini’s releases this year of Immaculate Collegiate … [Read more...]
Topps Finest Baseball Set For Spring Release
Topps Finest baseball returns for its 24th consecutive year in 2016, and the pattern will remain the same — eccentric designs and retro themes. Finest is like a family’s eccentric uncle — the guy who still dresses in bell bottoms and tie-dye shirts, but shows up for Thanksgiving dinner wearing a pilgrim outfit. Like that unpredictable relative, Finest baseball will add … [Read more...]
2014 Bowman Sterling Baseball Preview
If you are a collector who thrives on building sets, especially base sets of cards, the 2014 Bowman Sterling is not for you. Of course, if you are familiar with Bowman Sterling you already know that it has not been about building sets. Rather, this annual installment from Bowman features prospect and rookie ink…and a good flow of it, too. That is what you get when the … [Read more...]
Found at Goodwill Store, Aaron Rodgers’ Infamous Draft Day Suit Goes on Auction Block
NFL fans got a good, long look at the pinstripe suit Aaron Rodgers wore to the 2005 draft. The camera kept cutting to him as team after team passed him by. All's well that ends well, of course. Eight years later, he's about to make a bazillion dollars. At the time, though, it was a giant slice of humble pie and the picture of Rodgers sitting alone in his nice duds was … [Read more...]
Panini Will Bring Back Rated Rookies Boxed Set in 2011
Panini America draws on the company's three-decade history with the return of its Rated Rookies football boxed set. Launched as a staple of its mid-1980s baseball card sets, the Rated Rookies concept is now a two-year-old late-season concept sold in a package designed in part for holiday gift giving. One hundred NFL rookies and one random autographed card will be in each … [Read more...]