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2011 Topps Prime Football has one of the deepest rookie autograph checklists of the year. Here’s a list of the top selling Rookie Autograph Variations based on early sales.
Star Wars Series 1, released by Topps in 1977, launched the most popular entertainment card franchise of all-time. Revisit the most important card set in the galaxy.
Garbage Pail Kids Series 1, released by Topps in 1985, launched one of the most controversial entertainment card franchises of all-time. Get set details, a card gallery, buying guide and more.
1998 Bowman Chrome Baseball details, key card listing, card gallery, highlights hot auctions and other information. Rookie cards include Josh Hamilton, C.C. Sabathia, Carl Crawford and Alfonso Soriano.
Brett Lawrie, Bryce Harper and Matt Moore are among the many standouts on the updated 2011 Bowman Chrome Baseball autograph checklist.
2011 Canada vs. the World Hockey product review, details, card gallery, highlights and other information. The set highlights the game’s international rivalries. Each box includes four game-used memorabilia cards and two autographs.
2011 Donruss Limited Cuts sees another cut signature product enter the market. This set combines sports stars, entertainment celebrities and pop culture icons. More than 140 deceased baseball Hall of Famers are included on the checklist.
2011 Donruss Rated Rookies Football offers a cheap and simple way to collect all of this year’s top rookies. The 100-card box set also comes with a rookie autograph card.
Family Guy Seasons 3, 4 & 5 boxes include a 72-card base set and one autograph as well as potential sketch cards drawn by the show’s animators. This is the first Family Guy set from Leaf.
2011 Leaf Metal Draft is adding a little extra challenge for set collectors with three levels of short prints.
2011 Panini Threads Football product review, details, card gallery, highlights and other information. With 24 rookie cards, four hits and 13 additional inserts or parallels per box, the set offers a lot of variety for a mid-range product.
2011 Press Pass Legends Racing isn’t settling for basic autographs. Check out the complete list of autograph inscriptions racers are adding to some of their cards.
Eureka Seasons 1 & 2 Premium Trading Cards product review, details, card gallery, highlights and other information. Premium packs include two autographs and one costume card.
Warehouse 13: Season Two Trading Cards product review, details, card gallery, highlights, hot singles, price comparison and other information. The set include two autographs and a relic card in every pack. The autograph checklist includes all the show’s stars, like Eddie McClintock and Joanne Kelly.
The Complete Star Trek Next Generation Series 1 Trading Cards details, card gallery, product information, buying guide, price comparisons, and more. Each box includes four autographs.
Topps has added 40 one-of-one diamond-embedded cards to the 2011 Topps Baseball Diamond Giveaway. Mike Trout, Dustin Ackley and Eric Hosmer are among the last-second additions.
2011 Topps Chrome Baseball product review, details, card gallery, highlights and other information. The latest installment is highlighted by USA Baseball Redemption Autographs, USA Baseball Team Set Redemptions, 60th Anniversary Autographs and a Rookie Autograph checklist featuring names like Belt, Freeman, Tsuyoshi and Pineda.
See the entire set and checklist for the 2011 Topps Update Series Baseball Legends Variation short prints.
Checklist, insertion ratios and short print information for 2011 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions Entomology bug cards.
Several key memorabilia pieces from the 2011 World Series are headed to the Hall of Fame. Items include the shredded remains of David Freese’s Game 6 jersey and a pair of cleats worn by Albert Pujols in Game 3.
Upper Deck has released a complete breakdown of short prints and insertion rates for 2011-12 Parkhurst Champions Hockey autographs.
2011-12 Upper Deck Artifacts Hockey Autograph Rookie Redemption Checklist
A 1916 Sporting News Babe Ruth rookie card highlighted sales in Memory Lane Inc’s “I Own it Now” event. Check out some of the prices realized for several classic cards and high-end pieces of sports memorabilia.
Having not appeared on an autographed card for several years, there’s a lot of anticipation surrounding Leaf’s first Ichiro Suzuki signatures. Here’s a preview of the Ultimate Patch Autographs that will be coming with 2011 Leaf Metal Draft Baseball.
Guide to collecting Steve Jobs collectibles. Includes information, gallery and buying information for trading cards, autographs, magazines and other items.
Rookie superstar Cam Newton is slated to get his first McFarlane figure in NFL Sportspicks 28. Check out the figure and see who else makes the cut.
Leaf is offering up to $20,000 to a collector who completes six rare 2011 Muhammad Ali Metal insert sets. Several smaller bounties are also available.
Meet Dennis Schrader, the official world record holder for the biggest collection of autographed baseballs. His collection of more than 4,000 signed balls has been officially recognized by Guinness.
What started as a simple gesture by Graham Rahal has blossomed into a massive auction to support the family of fallen racer, Dan Wheldon. Several athletes and celebrities are contributing unique items and memorabilia.
For a limited time, the Pro Football Hall of Fame isn’t only offering free cards to collectors, but they’re donating 20% of online sales to breast cancer awareness.
Rookie card collecting used to be easy in the hobby. Hockey, football and basketball remain that way, but baseball has become a mess. The definition of baseball rookie cards needs to be addressed and we have some practical solutions to make it happen.
If you haven’t been directly affected by multiple sclerosis, chances are someone you know has been. Help fight the horrible disease by sponsoring the Cardboard Connection’s AC Malin.
Find out which rookie autographs collectors want most from 2011 Topps Finest Baseball. With a checklist that includes Eric Hosmer, Mike Trout, Dustin Ackley and Mark Trumbo, there’s plenty to pick from.
Find out what the most popular 2011 Topps Update Series Baseball cards are.
Bill Buckner’s error in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series is one of the most notorious plays in sports history. The ball, which was once owned by Charlie Sheen, is about to be put up for sale on eBay.
With the NBA lockout dragging on, a good-natured exchange on Twitter led to Panini making football cards mock-ups of LeBron James as an NFL star.
In the Game announces their initial plans for the Fall Expo in Toronto, which include exclusive memorabilia cards and a Wendel Clark autograph session.
Several Julius Erving rings, trophies and game-used jerseys are headed to the auction block, along with a pair of fight-worn Muhammad Ali trunks.
In Law of Cards, Paul Lesko looks at a company’s new trademark filing for memorabilia cards that could be used to launch lawsuits against card manufacturers.
In Law of Cards, Paul Lesko makes light of a case between Upper Deck and the Endurance American Specialty Insurance Company over insurance coverage from the card manufacturer’s Yu-Gi-Oh counterfeiting lawsuit.
We’ve got an update in the lawsuit between Blowout Cards and Upper Deck over the card maker’s new distribution policy.
People often debate what athletes are worth. For Luol Deng, it’s 5 pounds. Literally. The Bulls star is being featured on a special bill in the UK alongside David Bowie, Lenford Kwesi Garrison and Violette Szabo.
National pride is overflowing among Canadian hockey card collectors as both 2011-12 O-Pee-Chee and 2011 ITG Canada vs. the World Hockey prominently feature Team Canada autographs.
McFarlane Toys has announced the lineup for their College Football Series 4 figures, which is headlined by Cam Newton and Peyton Manning. The company has also released images and Collector Level print runs for NFL 28.
It was a good news, bad news kind of day for McFarlane collectors. The company followed up the announcement of their 2012 SportsPicks lineup by also announcing the closure of their online message boards.
The infamous conclusion to Game 6 of the 1986 World Series has been captured by a new art print from Rob MacDougall that is signed by both Mookie Wilson and Bill Buckner.
Need a new hockey stick for your weekly night league game that wows your teammates? A Nova Scotia man is selling what is believed to be the oldest stick in existence.
With Black Friday on the way, Panini has unveiled the first details on a promotion that will reward collectors with free cards and autographs from all four major sports.
In an effort to combat autograph forgeries, PSA/DNA has unveiled new letters of authenticity with added security measures.
It’s not a bird that’s inspiring the St. Louis Cardinals during their World Series run. Instead, it’s a squirrel. Savvy entrepreneurs are cashing in, churning out thousands of different pieces of Rally Squirrel memorabilia.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins autographs and patch cards are among the highlights of Panini’s exclusive hockey cards that will be handed out at the 2011 Fall Expo in Toronto.
The infamous 1986 World Series ball booted by Bill Buckner failed to sell on the event’s 25th anniversary. The seller had been asking for a million dollars.
In a case that could have huge hobby ramifications, charges have been laid against six men for selling hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of fake game-used sports memorabilia. Trading card companies were apparently among the group’s customers.
Within minutes of the World Series ending, companies were already releasing Cardinals-themed collectibles and memorabilia. Check out some of the highlights.
With the St. Louis Cardinals set to go for their another World Series, here’s a complete rookie card checklist and buying guide for the team’s starting lineup.
2011 Topps WWE includes ten rare dual autographs, all numbered to 70 copies. Check out the set with this gallery and checklist.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame has opened an exhibit showcasing several documents from the NFL’s earliest days.
Autographs from several Team Canada alumni highlight the checklist for Upper Deck’s latest Priority Signings Hockey redemption set. The cards will be given out exclusively at the Fall Expo in Toronto.
Busy busting 2011 Bowman Chrome Baseball and wondering what you’ve pulled? Let Bryce Harper and friends take you through this visual guide.
The pants allegedly worn by Tim Tebow in his first NFL game have been listed onn eBay. The item may be called into question as someone connected to the authenticator, JO Sports Co, was among several sports memorabilia dealers charged with fraud.
With his professional star on the rise once again, Tim Tebow has renewed his exclusive memorabilia deal with Palm Beach Autographs.
Despite moving into second place on the NFL’s career receptions list, Tony Gonzalez remains one of the hobby’s most undervalued stars.
What are the top autograph cards in Star Wars history? Check them out as we count down some of the very best.
Although it’s not officially Allen & Ginter Tiffany, Topps’ new online exclusive comes very close to recreating the premium factory set.
Want certified on-card autographs from Hall of Famers for $10 or less? Look no further than 1994 Signature Rookies Gold Standard Hall of Fame.
For collectors who can’t get enough of the Bowman brand, a new trademark filing suggests that Topps is looking to introduce a new line called Bowman Black.
When David Stern announced the first two weeks of the NBA season had been cancelled, the labor dispute got serious. With the status of the season in limbo, what does it mean for basketball card collectors?
A new WWE trademark for WWE Supercharge hints at several potential new collectibles, including trading cards and temporary tattoos.
