The good news for NFL fans and sports card collectors is that the 2022 NFL season has now begun. The bad news is that this season already has winners and losers. Sports […]
Justin Herbert Joins the Club of $1 Million Rookie Cards
Justin Herbert is still just 24 years of age and he has only been quarterback of the Los Angeles Chargers for two seasons. An auction via Goldin.co now has a rookie-autographed card […]
Will Sports Collectors Go to Costco for High-End Auto Cards & Items? Jordan, Brady, Jeter…
Sports collectors will often go to any destination possible to find the right item for the right price. And for the high-dollar and scarce items, they might travel to destinations previously unknown […]
QB Collector Demand: Did #TheHobby Get Crushed in the 2022 NFL Draft?
The driving force in football cards and football collectibles is generally, and sadly, all about the quarterbacks. This of course is not a universal rule. That said, go look at all the […]
Was This the Ultimate KABOOM! Collection?
The TriStar Houston Collectors Show had many different types of offerings for collectors this last weekend. The show was overwhelmingly targeting sports collectors. There were still non-sports collectibles being offered, and there […]
Post-Brady: Kyle Trask Rookie Cards 360-Degree Market View
With the news that Tom Brady is officially retiring from the NFL playing field, sports fans and sports collectors alike are debating who will be the next “greatest of all-time” for that […]
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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
How Panini Kaboom! Cards Are Getting Out of Reach for Collectors
Panini went for broke when it launched Kaboom! cards. These cards stand out from just about any prior issues in sports cards. Many collectors thought poorly of the cards initially. Now they […]
Sports Investor Reality Check: Not All Hot New NFL QBs Go to the Hall of Fame
Sports card collectors and investors have bought countless rookie and pre-rookie quarterback cards over the years. All do it having hope that these young men have a shot at becoming “The Next […]