Digital consultant/author/speaker/Jets fan Gary Vaynerchuk got his start in business by buying and selling sports cards as a youngster growing up in Edison, NJ. He's made a lot of money since then but lately he's gotten back into his roots a bit by posting about some recent dabbles into the world sports card buying and selling. One of his earliest ventures was an … [Read more...]
Panini Signs Christian Pulisic to Autograph Deal
Eighteen-year-old U.S. soccer star Christian Pulisic has signed an autograph deal with Panini America. He becomes the first soccer athlete to join the company on an exclusive basis and they say he will become “the face of Panini’s soccer business.” Pulisic will lead the US Men’s National team into a pivotal World Cup qualifier Thursday against Trinidad & … [Read more...]
International Expansion: Topps Brings Premier League Into NOW Program
Topps is expanding its print-to-order program across the Atlantic. The company has announced the launch of Premier League Topps Now, highlighting the major European pro soccer league’s top moments. The Premier League Topps Now program will be joining MLB, MLS, AMC's The Preacher, UFC and WWE series, and will highlight developments that occur during matches each week. For the … [Read more...]
Premier Gold Soccer to Have New Look, Cheaper Price, Fewer Hits
Topps Premier Gold soccer will have a new look in 2016, with more cards per box and a cheaper price tag — but fewer hits. The product still will showcase the best soccer talent from the English Premier League and is scheduled to hit stores and online outlets the week of November 23. The 2016 configuration will feature 12 packs per hobby box, with 10 cards per pack. Topps is … [Read more...]
Panini Soccer Stickers=Big Business
It's a grass roots type of collecting. Price guides don't really play into it and you won't find a lot of what's pulled from packs being shipped off to grading companies. What you do find are adults of all ages, kids and both sexes buying them, spending their lunch hours trading them and (gasp!) sticking them into albums like they were intended. Panini's soccer stickers … [Read more...]
What’s Hot: Opening Boxes with a Super Bowl Champ
It is starting to look like 2012 NFL action in the Rocky Mountain region. Plain and simple, there is nothing that inspires visits and sales like drafting a QB in the first round. Apparently Paxton Lynch is not only keeping Jerry Jones up at night, but he’s causing some serious sales in Colorado. When he was drafted by the Broncos last Thursday night, I had packs and boxes … [Read more...]
Cleat Cards Coming to Panini Flawless Soccer
It's definitely a first. Panini America's first attempt at bringing ultra-high end cards to soccer arrives in June with 2016 Flawless Soccer. Panini showed off some of the cards from the 'Studs' inserts, which will include pieces of the shoes worn by international stars Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Harry Kane and others. Soccer cards and soccer memorabilia have been … [Read more...]
Panini to Produce NASCAR Cards, FIFA Flawless
For the first time since the fall of 2014, NASCAR will have a trading card partner. Panini America CEO Mark Warsop announced Tuesday night at the Industry Summit in Hawaii that the company had reached an agreement to produce NASCAR-licensed cards beginning with the current season. NASCAR has been searching for a licensee since Press Pass went out of business in January of … [Read more...]
Topps Premier Gold Soccer Kicks Off This Weekend
While most American sports fans focus on the Super Bowl, the weekend release of a new set of Barclay's Premier League Soccer cards is another reminder that we don’t have a monopoly on ‘football’. The league's matches are now broadcast to 643 million homes around the world and the North American audience is big enough that Topps brought its highest end trading card product … [Read more...]
2015 Panini USA Soccer Highlights Men’s, Women’s Teams
Set to release on Wednesday, 2015 Panini U.S. National Soccer set will be packaged in a box that will also include one autograph and two memorabilia cards. The product commemorates the players and successes of both the U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Teams with players and autographs from both squads included. Each red, white and blue box will have a total of 75 cards … [Read more...]