Super Bowl 56 is set, and Joe Burrow will lead the Bengals against Matthew Stafford of the Rams. Collectors have decided that they want to own a serious piece of Joe Burrow’s […]
The Rise of Joe Burrow Card Bidding Frenzies!!!
You don’t need to be told about Joe Burrow’s stats nor about his record. What would you have guessed are the odds that Burrow would be taking the Cincinnati Bengals to the […]
Candy Digital’s “Candy Sweet Futures” NFTs Showing Student-Athlete Success
Candy Digital is no slouch when it comes to non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and sports. It recently announced that fans would have the first opportunity to buy and sell previously released Candy products. […]
Tracking Kaboom! Card Sales
The sports card hobby goes through ups and downs and it goes through fads. Whether Panini’s Kaboom cards stay popular over the years ahead remains to be seen. Right now they are […]
eBay’s New Trading Card Authenticity Still Has Lots of Room to Improve
There is a nasty issue happening in the hobby of sports collecting and in trading cards. Fakes! Lots of fakes. Even some of the top online sellers have reprints that they sell […]
Will Patrick Mahomes Out-GOAT Tom Brady in Playoff Stats?
The hobby is undeniably obsessed with owning Tom Brady collectibles. The 44 year-old quarterback has broken just about every major record that could be broken. Despite a major comeback, Brady and the […]
Kings of Chicago: Signed Walter Payton & Michael Jordan Rookies!
Walter Payton was the top athlete in Chicago a decade before Michael Jordan took over the NBA. Both athletes would be considered Chicago royalty of there ever was such a thing. Both […]
The Rise of Tom Brady Ticket Stubs
Sports collectibles is not just limited to sports cards. There are autographs, jerseys, equipment, and many other items. One aspect of the market that has started getting more attention of late is […]
Low Pop-Report Chase: 1/1 Sports Cards Attracting Serious Dollars!
It’s one thing to buy PSA 10 and SGC 9.5 graded examples of each star’s base rookie card. There are thousands of them in the graded population reports at PSA and SGC. […]
Is This the Coolest NFL Rookie Patch Card Ever?
Let’s admit it! The Hobby is obsessed with rookie patch autos, rookie patch cards and other limited serial number cards. The reason is simple — you can’t ever have 30,000 of the […]
Building 1950s Sports Card Sets Is Easier (and Cheaper) Than You Might Think
People who love their collectibles chase a myriad of collectible types for a myriad of reasons. Within sports cards, there are collectors who only chase modern cards. There are others who only […]
How Crypto & Collectibles Fit in Short-Term & Long-Term Financial Plans
There is a lot that goes into building wealth and financial security over the course of a life. At some point, even the youngest investor and even those in school are going […]
Topps Being Acquired by Fanatics May Save Modern Card Collecting, But…
Topps, Inc. was dealt a potential deathblow in 2021 when it was announced that Fanatics was taking over baseball card production for Major League Baseball. The deal wrecked a merger that looked […]
KABOOM! Already Commanding High Card Prices in 2022
When Panini issued its KABOOM! cards, they were met with a mixed fanfare. Despite some collectors still disliking these cards, that mixed fanfare has been getting much more popular views (and prices) […]
Top 13 Sports Card Sales & Auction Prices of 2021
The year 2021 was a wild year for the collectibles industry. Modern era and vintage cards exploded higher after 2021, but the moves have been unilateral. Despite some cards having cratered since […]
Previewing Each Auction House’s Top 2022 Sports Collectibles Auction
The year 2021 was a major year in sports collectibles. Many price records were shattered with major multi-million sales. Elsewhere, some prices spiked in many modern collectibles to unsustainable levels and then […]
Steph Curry Led Auction Numbers Heading Into Christmas
Christmas 2021 is a year that card collectors will have seen a lot of volume in gifts. So what if some of those gifts are from Santa to Santa. One such auction […]
Items from Emmitt Smith’s Own Memorabilia Collection Up For Grabs
Emmitt Smith is a name that frequently comes up ranked as one of the best running backs of all-time. The Dallas Cowboys’ Hall of Famer is still talked about frequently at sports […]
More Views on MLB Lockout… On Credit Ratings
The December 2021 MLB lockout is here. This is different than a player-led strike, but the outcome and causes are the same. It’s all about money! And it puts the 2022 season […]
Massive Trove of Vintage & Modern Cards Just in Time for Christmas
The holiday season of 2021 is being impacted positively and negatively by many factors. Inflation means higher prices. Supply chain issues have led to product shortages, which at a minimum means fewer […]