Bluto: "What? Over? Did you say 'over'? Nothing is over until we decide it is!" Usually I use this space to share What's Hot in my card shop or shops overall. This time I'd like to share a slightly different report and also apologize for not contributing as much as I should have recently. I've been a bit distracted and I hope this sheds some light as to why … [Read more...] about What’s Hot, Merging Edition
What's Hot
What’s Hot: Honest Breaking and the Top 5 Sellers
I'm sitting down a bit later than I should be to offer up what's been hot at my shop over the past month (and ten days) after breaking a case of 2022 Panini Certified NFL (which took three hours from start to finish). The overwhelming amount of collectors in our breaks are regulars from the shop who I see each time they sign up and then pick up their singles. It means … [Read more...] about What’s Hot: Honest Breaking and the Top 5 Sellers
What’s Hot: Pearl Jam, a Visit to Upper Deck and the Top Selling Boxes
There's no such thing as a boring month in the hobby and this month was no exception. I had a friend who knew I liked Pearl Jam invite me to join him at their opening night of their tour in San Diego. I took him up on his offer since they are one of my favorite bands and in addition to enjoying 23 songs before the rest of the world did, I found myself with a day to … [Read more...] about What’s Hot: Pearl Jam, a Visit to Upper Deck and the Top Selling Boxes
What’s Hot: Appetite for Boxes, Hot Players Still Hearty
As always it is an interesting time to own a card shop. In between either answering questions from collectors who are wondering what will eventually happen when Fanatics becomes more involved with the sports card community OR being “told” what will happen, it is still pretty insane at my shop these days. Pretty much from when the door pops to when things shut down for … [Read more...] about What’s Hot: Appetite for Boxes, Hot Players Still Hearty
What’s Hot: Everything Old is New Again
Before I get to my usual current event chatter, I wanted to share some thoughts about the unfortunate passing of hobby veterans Rich Altman and Ben Ecklar. Rich owned Hollywood Collectibles in my old stomping ground of South Florida. I only briefly met him at the 2019 Industry Summit. I had always been impressed with his exclusive autograph relationship with Bill … [Read more...] about What’s Hot: Everything Old is New Again
What’s Hot: Denver Show, Topps Visit, Top 5 Sellers
It’s hot outside (yes, even at 5,400 feet above sea level) and it’s still crazy hot inside the shop as well. It seemed like some of the sports card world took a few weeks off, but collectors are back almost as strong as they were back in February and March. I just tried to restock some 2020 NFL and found that one distributor was above every sell price on Dealernet … [Read more...] about What’s Hot: Denver Show, Topps Visit, Top 5 Sellers
What’s Hot: The Shop Sets a Monthly Mark (Again); Top 5 Sellers
Once again I find myself at the keyboard after a Nuggets win. Aaron Gordon played his first game for Denver and we looked pretty solid. Even Bol Bol got some run time after not seeing the court for some time. I'm probably getting ahead of myself here, but this team might be close to as good as it was last year and this year there are real home court advantages … [Read more...] about What’s Hot: The Shop Sets a Monthly Mark (Again); Top 5 Sellers
What’s Hot: Traditional, Non-Traditional and To-Do Lists
I'm coming to you live from Ball Arena where the Nuggets just dispatched the Portland Trail Blazers and I'm waiting for my son Sam, who is a locker room attendant (formerly known as a ball kid) to get off work. I'm taking advantage of this available time since it is about all the time a shop owner has these days. Granted, I could be complaining about things having gone … [Read more...] about What’s Hot: Traditional, Non-Traditional and To-Do Lists
What’s Hot: Rookie Card Rooting and Top 5 Sellers
I just got done watching the Arizona Cardinals beat the previously perfect Seattle Seahawks. I was rooting for the Cardinals and when it became evident to my wife that I was leaning for Arizona to win, she of course asked me why. My response was that I have more 2019 products with possible Kyler Murray rookie cards than I did have 2012 with possible Russell Wilson … [Read more...] about What’s Hot: Rookie Card Rooting and Top 5 Sellers
What’s Hot: Return of Sports Helping Boost an Already Strong Market
I was working at my shop on Monday and I realized that on one day, I was going to be able to watch the Nuggets play their first playoff game of the year, the Avalanche were taking a 2-1 lead into their playoff game against the Coyotes and the Rockies were starting a series with the Astros. We have come a LONG way since we were happy watching Russian non-contact hockey, … [Read more...] about What’s Hot: Return of Sports Helping Boost an Already Strong Market