Unique Charles Barkley Sports Memorabilia Hits Auction Block for Charity
By Trey Treutel May 09, 2011
Some rather unique Charles Barkley sports memorabilia has made its way onto eBay.
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Top 10 Best Selling Baseball Players on eBay
By Mike Smeth May 03, 2011
Ever wondered who the hottest players in the baseball card and memorabilia hobby are? Chances are you have. Look around in any large hobby related forum or website (including this one) and chances are you will see at least one player hot list. But as fun as these lists are to read they rely on [...]
Harmon Killebrew and Stan Musial, Solid Long Term Investments
By Larry Elswick May 02, 2011
In recent investor articles I have focused more directly on short-term or “quick flip” investments. These investments have proven themselves to be lucrative when following the basic guidelines provided in previous investor articles. The investor column is intended to expand your knowledge of collecting or investing in sports cards wisely. In this installation of the [...]
eBay Idiot of the Week: The Hot Pack Con Man
By Sergio Dubois Apr 28, 2011
I’ve been tracking this particular eBay Idiot for two weeks now. I found him when I was researching some sale-prices for Sam Bradford’s 2010 Exquisite rookie-patch-auto. I came across a ridiculous “Hot Pack” seller who claimed to be selling the thousand-dollar card in one of his TEN packs. However, his comments mentioned that he was [...]
2010-11 Panini Classics Basketball Review
By Brett Lewis Apr 22, 2011
2010-11 Classics is the basketball card equivalent of an above-average NBA 6th man. While it lacks the finishing touches and all-around game to crack the starting lineup, it does bring enough to the table to warrant plenty of playing time.
2011 Topps Tribute Baseball Review
By Brett Lewis Apr 21, 2011
Like previous versions of Tribute, it will appeal to those with a big time collecting budget more so than the everyday collector. 2011 Tribute is nearly identical to last season’s with a slightly increased emphasis on legends and slightly revamped card design. The product as a whole is solid, delivering some legendary autographs, relics and autographed relics.
Sleeper Football Cards: 2011 Upper Deck Football Stripe Redemptions
By Brett Lewis Apr 20, 2011
Seeded in 2011 Upper Deck Football are 15 stripe, 25 stripe and 100 stripe redemptions. The amount of number of the stripe is the amount of cards of that player you are entitled to. 1991 Wild Card featured the one of the most famous cards of this kind of all-time – the Brett Favre 1000 stripe.
Top 10 eBay Baseball Card Sales: Troy Tulowitzki
By Brett Lewis Apr 19, 2011
2005 Bowman Chrome 1/1 Superfractor tops the list of recent Troy Tulowitzki sales on eBay. The BGS slabbed 1/1 sold for an impressive $3,600. Tulowitzki’s two most hottest cards are his 2005 Bowman Chrome RC and his 2005 Topps Rookie Cup auto, each of which are available in a variety of parallels.
2010-11 NBA All-Rookie Card Teams
By Brett Lewis Apr 18, 2011
Blake Griffin, John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins highlight our basketball card geared look at the top rookies from the 2010-11 NBA season. A combination of on-court performance and hobby performance were the determining factors when placing players on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd All-Rookie Card teams.
Baseball Card Prospecting Update: Hot Starts
By Brett Lewis Apr 15, 2011
Mike Trout, Bryce Brentz, Anthony Rizzo and Brett Jackson highlight our baseball card geared look at 11 minor league prospects that have gotten off to a hot start during the first few weeks of the 2011 MiLB season.
2011 Panini Super Bowl XLV Memorabilia Mock-Ups
By Sergio Dubois Apr 14, 2011
Interesting ways Panini could incorporate Super Bowl XLV memorabilia into future products like 2011 Playoff National Treasures Football and 2011 Donruss Elite Football.
April’s Funniest eBay Items, Listings and Sellers
By Brett Lewis Apr 14, 2011
This month we look at an “Oh Yeah, Hot Dam” must have John Wall Prestige Auto, vintage football gear worn by the seller at the gym, a 1990 Donruss two-cent two-fer, vintage Pizza Hut jacket and spotlight one eBay’s creepiest stores!
2011 Great American Baseball Card Tour: NL East
By Brett Lewis Apr 09, 2011
Jason Heyward, Roy Halladay, Ryan Howard, Hanley Ramirez, Mike Stanton and the best baseball cards from the Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals, Florida Marlins and New York Mets.
2011 Leaf Metal Draft Football Review
By Brett Lewis Apr 08, 2011
Simply put, this might be the best pre-draft, unlicensed football card offering I’ve ever opened. From thick chrome stock to crisp on-card autographs, 2011 Leaf Metal Draft is a game changing product that offers collectors the feel of a mid-season football card offering in April.
Top 25 First Week Card Sales: 2010 Exquisite Collection Football
By Brett Lewis Apr 07, 2011
Below is a look at the top 25 recorded eBay sales from 2010 Exquisite Collection’s first full week on the market. Exquisite is Upper Deck’s high-end answer to 2010 Topps Five Star and 2010 Playoff National Treasures. So far, the sales have been extremely strong. What the top 25 list doesn’t show is the insane [...]
2011 Rookie Class Hidden Within 2010 Exquisite Collection
By Brett Lewis Apr 02, 2011
Lost in the mix of book cards, rookie patch autographs and other big time hits hides a small checklist of cards featuring the 2011 NFL rookie class. A finite amount of cards featuring Cam Newton, Blaine Gabbert and A.J. Green and other potential 2011 rookie stars are part of Exquisite’s latest collection.
2011 Prestigous Lineage Case Hits & Top Prospects: The Search For Tom Gordon
By Brett Lewis Mar 28, 2011
The folks behind 2010 Prestigous Lineage Football return with a product that could redefine the modern era of trading cards as we know it. With their latest Prestigous offering, Lineage tackles the world of high-end baseball cards, packing 15 cases worth of Triple Threads into a single master tin.
2011 Great American Baseball Card Tour: AL West
By Brett Lewis Mar 25, 2011
Our Great American Baseball Card Tour continues as we look at the top 20 cards from each member of the American League West. The AL West wraps up our American League portion of tour, as next week we will venture in the National League, beginning with the NL Central.
