I'm starting this at 2 AM or so and I'm enjoying the background noise from the classic Harley Davidson & The Marlboro Man as I relive some of my early 90's viewing habit. Since I work at my shop from 10 - 6 and then spend 9 PM - 1 AM back at the store cleaning up, prepping for tomorrow and trying to find product my collectors are looking for at something resembling a … [Read more...] about What’s Hot: What Isn’t? Shop Still Buzzing with Business
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What’s Hot: The “I’m Sorry” Edition
"Greed is good." - Gordon Gekko "It's only worth what you can sell it for." - Paul Fruitman "I'm sorry." - Mike Fruitman Hello fellow card peeps, I can safely say I have not wrestled with writing a story this much since I began sharing my thoughts with Sports Collectors Daily several years ago, but I am sorry for where the market has gone in the past few years and … [Read more...] about What’s Hot: The “I’m Sorry” Edition
What’s Hot: It’s a Baseball, Basketball…Heck, Everything’s Hot World
I'm just chilling after the Nuggets dropped a game at home against the Warriors. It is a little more frustrating since they were favored by 15 or so points. I'm not angry, but it reminded me that there are no sure things in life. Well, perhaps no sure things other than the constant interest in any 2019-20 basketball releases thanks to Mr. Zion, Mr. Ja and a … [Read more...] about What’s Hot: It’s a Baseball, Basketball…Heck, Everything’s Hot World
What’s Hot: The Cup Runneth Over
Hello fellow card peeps, I'm somewhere near 36,000 feet paying $8 for Southwest Airlines wifi to allow me to cook up this hot list as I return from sunny Miami where it was warm, but not hot. I went there for my cousin's wedding and the hitching fortunately went off without a hitch. We're entering an interesting time of the year in hobby shops, with baseball just … [Read more...] about What’s Hot: The Cup Runneth Over
What’s Hot, NSCC Edition: Top Selling Sports Card Boxes
It's been an active stretch of new releases in recent days. Collectors are seeing some additional 2019 football boxes, some draft-oriented issues and a couple of old favorites hit the market. We've got look at the top 5 hottest selling boxes with Mike Fruitman of Mike's Stadium Sports Cards, who left the shop and jetted into the National Sports Collectors Convention in … [Read more...] about What’s Hot, NSCC Edition: Top Selling Sports Card Boxes
What’s Hot: It’s a Football Card World
I woke up Tuesday morning and took some packages to my favorite place to mail things: Sprouts Farmer's Market. The post office inside this grocery store chain is kind of like Fight Club with the shortest lines ever AND when I was done, I could pick up healthy snacks and things to enjoy for lunch back at the shop. When I was standing there, waiting to mail my … [Read more...] about What’s Hot: It’s a Football Card World
What’s Hot: Top 5 Sellers Heading Into National Hockey Card Day
It's been a fun month or so, fellow cardboard maniacs. Topps Series 1 kicked off the MLB season with style. Luka Doncic has proven that 6' 7" Slovenians can salvage an entire NBA season rookie crop. Something insane has happened to seemingly every post season NFL release. Don't forget the NHL and Elias Pettersson giving hope to a season that was … [Read more...] about What’s Hot: Top 5 Sellers Heading Into National Hockey Card Day
Holiday Hotness: Mike’s Top 5 Selling Current Products
For a guy who hasn't had a soda in seven years, never drank coffee and stays away from other stimulants aside from running into mosh pits to break up fights at concerts, I'm actually making it through the holiday season like a trained professional. Since the last time we talked, my shop celebrated its 26th birthday, Panini Black Friday was a raging success and was only … [Read more...] about Holiday Hotness: Mike’s Top 5 Selling Current Products
What’s Hot: When Seasons Collide
We're entering one of my favorite times of the sports year. It is the harmonic convergence of all four sports at once which happens, well, once a year. Yup, regardless of which of the four biggies you follow, this is a special span. That extends to the sports card scene as well with some OMG releases having just hit and the next few weeks offering up some … [Read more...] about What’s Hot: When Seasons Collide
Notes: NBA Rookie Jersey Auctions; 10% eBay Bucks; Neshek Opens Heritage High with Mike
We won't see their first official game-worn jerseys for a few weeks, at least, but NBA Auctions has the first shirts donned in pro competition by members of the 2018 Draft class. Several rookie jerseys will open for bidding Thursday. Steph Curry's first Summer League jersey from 2010 was offered through Heritage Auctions last year and sold for $8,400. Among … [Read more...] about Notes: NBA Rookie Jersey Auctions; 10% eBay Bucks; Neshek Opens Heritage High with Mike