At one of the two shows I attended as a dealer last week, I traded for a couple of unopened boxes. Both shows were slow for various reasons but I did not get to open the boxes until I got home. For fun and a little trip down memory lane, I decided to open the 1996 Fleer retail box. The card that stood out was a Post-Season Glory insert of Ken Griffey Jr. While the card does … [Read more...]
2014 Bowman Chrome Baseball Box Break/Review
While collectors look forward to the release of Bowman Baseball each season, both traditional collectors and prospectors really wait for the annual late season release of Bowman Chrome. With the Chrome factor and the resulting possibility of “better” autographs, BoChro becomes a go-to product for many collectors and dealers. However, when you have a prospect based issue, … [Read more...]
2012 Topps Platinum Football Doing Well in Marketplace
by Rich Klein The 2012 Topps Platinum Football product is one that fits into the Topps "mid-range" brand package. The price point is one that most collectors feel comfortable with. And, of course, that is one of the most interesting parts of collecting in that companies have to try to come up with products that will be successful at a certain price point, while delivering … [Read more...]
Topps: 500 Strasburg Autographs in Tribute Packs
Topps has revealed there are a total of 500 Stephen Strasburg Autographed Relic cards available for redemption in 2010 Topps Tribute Baseball. 250 are Autographed Dual Relics while the other half will show up on Autographed Single Relics. Both the single and dual Autographed Relic cards feature pieces of game-used base from Strasburg's major league debut (as stated on the … [Read more...]
Baseball Hall of Fame, PSA in Sponsorship Deal
Professional Sports Authenticator, the world's largest sports memorabilia and trading card authentication and grading company, is now in the official lineup at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York. Under a new three-year agreement, PSA now becomes a corporate sponsor of the Hall of Fame. PSA was scheduled to have a special booth at the … [Read more...]
Lucky Strasburg Baseball Card Owner Talks
It's becoming the pack opening heard 'round the world. A 2010 Bowman pack that yielded the product's best card, a Stephen Strasburg Chrome Superfractor is turning out to be the best investment one Virginia collector ever made. Leonard Kim is the lucky collector's name, but this time he's not putting this brand new piece into his collection. He knows an opportunity when … [Read more...]
Strasburg Card Passes $16,000
Timing is everything. The much-anticipated Major League arrival of Washington Nationals' pitching prospect Stephen Strasburg has coincided with the release of the year's most popular baseball card product and the result has been major media attention for a single card auction. Just days after the 2010 Bowman series was released this month, the 1 of 1 Strasburg Chrome … [Read more...]
2010 Bowman Baseball Review
Each year Bowman Baseball is heavily anticipated because of the focus on young prospects. That’s nothing new for this product. It’s been the brand’s calling card since Topps began using the Bowman name in 1989. If you look carefully at the checklists of even the early sets, you see a preponderance of younger players. What a collector has to remember, of course, is that … [Read more...]
No 2010 Topps T206 Strasburg…Unless
The recently-released 2010 Topps 206 Baseball selling material included what the company is calling "a piece of inaccurate information". Although Stephen Strasburg’s card appears in the sales pamphlet, he is not on the checklist. Since he's yet to play a Major League game, Strasburg is currently ineligible to appear as a Rookie Card in products. "If Strasburg is … [Read more...]
Blog: Syracuse Will Put Strasburg in Card Set
Stephen Strasburg's fast-paced journey through the minor leagues is expected to continue this week when he's promoted from AA Harrisburg to AAA Syracuse. The Washington Nationals' top draft pick is the most heralded pitching phenom in years and if you were wondering whether the Chiefs are shy about turning Strasburg as a big time cash cow, wonder no more. The team has … [Read more...]