While collecting Sports Cards is a fun and rewarding hobby it is increasingly becoming a more and more expensive one as well. Gone are the days where packs (yes that is plural) could be purchased for pocket change. With the advent of "premium" card brands such as Upper Deck Ultimate and Topps Triple Threads, packs have risen in price exponentially, some going upwards of $1,000. It would certainly be nice to afford to throw a grand into a pack of cards but that simply isn't the reality of the situation - for us anyways. If you are like me, you simply cannot afford to throw that kind of money into sports cards (or any other hobby for that matter). We have to pay off the our bills, mortgages, college tuitions, gasoline, and the millions of other things that life brings our way before we can even think of buying cards. Whatever meager sum of money is left over after we have taken care of ourselves (and our family's) wants and needs is our sports card spending money.
Working on our limited budget, which is further reduced as a result of the unfavorable economic climate facing our country, we take great pains to get the best value for our money. With the dozens of card products now available on the market it can be easy to be swept up in the latest fad and overspend on a product that we didn't even really like it the first place. We certainly feel your pain and want to help you get the most out of whatever sports card spending money you have.
The Box Bargain Hunter - 11/12/08
With the holiday season quickly approaching, many dealers are trying to move their older / less popular products to free up capital for the latest greatest products. This is good news for collectors as this gives us the opportunity to buy quality card products at low, sometimes even sub-wholesale, prices! Here are some great bargains that are currently available on the market:
Hobby Box Configuration: 24 Packs Per Box / 8 Cards Per Pack
2008 Topps Allen & Ginter Baseball
- Two Autographed, Relics, Printing Plates, or Original Vintage Allen & Ginter Cards Per Hobby Box
- One Hobby Exclusive Rip Card per case
- One Hobby Exclusive N43 or Cabinet Card per box
- Allen & Ginter Ancient Icon Inserts
- Baseball Icon Inserts
Topps Allen & Ginter is really fun product to open. It is a set builder's dream come true, but will also appeal to baseball card purists as well. Originally retailing at $95 - $105 per hobby box, 2008 Topps Allen & Ginter can currently be found for as low (or lower) then $60 per box. At anywhere below $75 per hobby box, 2008 Topps Allen & Ginter is a great buy. Here are some excellent deals we were able to find:
Hobby Box Configuration :18 packs / 4 cards per pack
2006 Bowman Chrome Football
- 18 packs / 4 cards per pack.
- 110 NFL Rookies - 1 PER PACK!
* One Rookie Autographed card per box!
* Ten Rookie Autographed cards per case!
* Hobby Exclusive - Uncirculated Rookie Box Loader!
* Hobby Exclusive Rookie Autographed printing plates!
* Chrome Rookie Feltback cards!
Topps Allen & Ginter is really fun product to open. It is a set builder's dream come true, but will also appeal to baseball card purists as well. Originally retailing at $95 - $105 per hobby box, 2008 Topps Allen & Ginter can currently be found for as low (or lower) then $60 per box. At anywhere below $75 per hobby box, 2008 Topps Allen & Ginter is a great buy. Here are some excellent deals we were able to find:
