After a crush of interested buyers crashed its web servers last week, scuttling the launch of 2019-20 Contenders Draft Picks basketball, Panini planned to try again Wednesday morning. The First Off the Line edition were set to arrive a week ahead of the standard issue boxes. Contenders will include rookie cards of Zion Williamson, Ja Morant and the rest of the NBA’s … [Read more...]
Notes: Topps Hoops, HOF Card Exhibit; Card Art; 7-Year-Old Autograph Hound
Topps Chrome basketball? A sharp-eyed collector spotted an interesting video on Instagram this week. The very brief clip was posted by Tyler Herro, who is leaving Kentucky after one season to make himself eligible for the NBA Draft. It shows Herro signing what appear to be Topps Chrome-branded cards for a future release. It's generated some hobby buzz. Topps … [Read more...]
Cards Not Worth Much? 10 Things You Can Do With Them
For many kids who grew up in the late 1980s or early 90s, it came as a shock. Those baseball and football cards they faithfully accumulated like a fine stock portfolio were supposed to rise in value as the players’ careers ascended. By the time you were in your 30s, you should have enough to pay your first house, right? Actually…no. As most collectors who kept … [Read more...]
Great Koufax Card! Let Me Get My Scissors
Cutting up 1980s and 90s baseball cards to create something you can hang on your wall? Why not? They're worth a penny apiece if you're a shrewd businessman. Cut up vintage cards worth quite a bit more than that? It's all in the name of art for LaVern Brock. The 43-year-old from San Diego has been creating his own unique brand of baseball art for most of the last ten … [Read more...]
How to Turn 996 Common Baseball Cards Into a Honus Wagner
Like any good card collector, Tim Carroll knows how to trade. He's been in the hobby since 1987, about the time thousands of new collectors were being born every day and the card companies cranked up the presses to meet the demand. The sports card shops and card shows were stuffed with boxes and sets of products produced with much fanfare but are now more often than not, … [Read more...]