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Mixing history with beautiful art, 1956 Topps US Presidents is a reasonably easy set to put together given its age. The set not only looks at early Presidents, but a few key moments in America’s history as well.
Released at the start of the Space Race, 1957 Topps Space Cards offer a colorful look at a world of new potential. The colorful set imagines the possibilities of what life would be like with space travel.
Topps Wacky Packages came on the scene in 1967, and from there, the release has grown into one of the biggest entertainment franchises in the collecting world. View set details, checklist, buying guide and more.
The show might not have lasted long on TV, but 1978 Topps Battlestar Galactica trading cards remain popular decades later. A large checklist makes it one of the tougher sets to complete from the era.
Although not terribly rare, 1987 Topps Football features a clean design and a solid checklist. Highlights include the first NFL cards of Jim Kelly and Doug Flutie.
With a decent veteran checklist and the rookie card for Bo Jackson, 1988 Topps Football is a solid product despite the overproduction. Additional highlights include Dan Marino, Joe Montana and Jerry Rice, as well as the rookie cards for Vinny Testaverde and Chris Doleman.
1999 Topps Star Wars Chrome Archives takes classic cards from the original trilogy and gives them a chromium spin. Inserts include Double-Sided Chromium and Clearzone cards.
2008 Topps Heritage High Number Baseball marks the first time the brand had an update series. The 220-card checklist includes several short prints. Evan Longoria and Pablo Sandoval are the key rookie cards.
Here’s all you need to know about the 2012-13 Panini Immaculate Basketball Rookie Autograph Patch cards. See a full image gallery, get a detailed checklist, find out who the redemptions are and more.
2012-13 Panini Immaculate Collection Basketball emphasizes over-sized and unique memorabilia swatches. Every box comes with four hits including an Autograph Patch Rookie Card.
Want to know what’s hot in 2012-13 Panini Immaculate Collection Basketball? Here’s a real-time list of the 50 most-watched auctions currently listed on eBay.
2012-13 Upper Deck Exquisite Basketball continues with the brand’s history of offering ultra high-end signatures. Boxes include five autograph cards, all signed on-card.
2013 Ace Authentic Grand Slam Tennis is the final Ace tennis product and features 10 autographs per box. Top players autographs includes Maria Sharapova, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Anna Kournikova.
Based on the Joseph Michael Linsner comic, 2013 Breygent Dawn: New Horizons explores the character with a major emphasis on art. Boxes come with three hits, including sketch cards and autographs.
2013 Breygent The Tudors: The Final Season is a premium pack release where all main cards are either an autograph, costume card or prop card. Each pack come with five cards.
2013 Cryptozoic Big Bang Theory Season 5 Autographs feature another impressive lineup that includes nearly all of the lead cast. See the entire set, get a checklist and more.
For the show’s third release, 2013 Cryptozoic Big Bang Theory Season 5 trading cards see the return of familiar elements like autograph and costume cards. A pair of inserts make their debut for the popular card franchise.
2013 ITG Superlative The First Six Hockey digs into the sport’s past. Focusing strictly on the Original Six franchises, each high-end box has seven hits including at least three on-card autographs.
2013 Leaf Best of Football highlights high-end cards from the past that have been bought on the secondary market and repackaged. Boxes also have one original art card.
2013 Leaf Masterworks is the hobby’s first product dedicated solely to autographed art cards. Each box includes three cards that have both original artwork and an athlete’s signature.
2013 Leaf Memories Baseball blends 1990s nostalgia, autographs and prospecting in one succinct package. Boxes include six on-card autographs.
2013 NECA The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is about as simple as it comes as far as trading cards go. The character-focused set is all base cards, no inserts.
2013 Panini Certified Football arrives with a fresh new look. Hobby boxes promise four total hits, including at least one autograph. Mirror parallels return as do Freshman Fabric Autographs of top 2013 rookies.
2013 Panini Limited Football is back with some updates to key parts of the product. Collectors will find three hits per box, and at least one will be an autograph.
2013 Panini Monster Box Football is a value-driven package that includes five packs of 2013 Score Football packs and two 2013 Panini Prizm Football hobby packs. Each Monster Box also has three exclusive Prizm inserts.
2013 Panini Prizm Baseball marks the brand’s sophomore outing on the diamond. The set includes a growing roster of colorful Prizm parallels. Hobby boxes deliver a pair of autographs.
2013 Panini Prizm Perennial Draft Picks Baseball delves into the 2013 MLB Draft. Every hobby box includes four autographs and six Prizm parallels.
The 2013 Panini USA Baseball Box Set is a hobby-only release covering the Collegiate, 18U and 15U national teams. Every factory set comes with nine hits including seven autographs.
2013 Pastime Collection Milestones Edition Baseball is a repackage product focused on big moments and individual achievements. Every box promises at least one signed card as well as a chance at signed memorabilia, high-end art cards and more.
2013 Press Pass Legends Racing pays tribute to many of the sport’s greats. Hobby boxes consist of three mini boxes that each have an autograph and memorabilia card.
2013 Rittenhouse Women of Marvel Series 2 puts the spotlight on the ladies of the Marvel Universe. Each box promises either a full-color sketch card or a multi-card sketch puzzle.
2013 Topps Chrome Baseball returns with a familiar mix of colorful Refractors and rookie autographs. Hobby boxes deliver a pair of signatures.
Busting any 2013 Topps Chrome Football? Be sure to double-check for variations. There are lots of them. This simple guide shows you exactly what to look for.
2013 Topps Chrome Update Series Baseball is a 55-card set exclusive to specially marked Mega Boxes. Besides the main set, there are randomly inserted relics and autographed relics. Yasiel Puig leads the checklist.
2013 Topps Doctor Who Alien Attax 50th Anniversary is a continuation of the easy-to-play trading card game. Chase cards include Rainbow Foil, Foil and the first Doctor Who Costume Cards.
Before you go marking off that 2013 Topps Football set as complete, do you have the five retail factory set rookie variations? Find out all about them here.
2013 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Holiday Greeting Cards let you give your Christmas greetings a hobby spin. The online-exclusive series features two sets of ten cards.
Putting a prospecting spin on the popular brand, 2013 Topps Heritage Minor League Baseball includes two autographs and a relic card in every box. The set keeps the 1964 design used in the MLB set.
Get a detailed look at all of the 2013 Topps Mars Attacks Invasion Medallion Cards. Includes checklist, image gallery, short prints and more.
2013 Topps Mars Attacks Invasion is the first all-new story line since the original set came out more than 50 years ago. Every box includes two premium inserts from a list that includes sketch cards, autographs, patch relics and medallion cards.
Every 2013 Topps Platinum Football hobby box promises a trio of rookie autographs including one signed patch cards. A rookie Black Refractor is also guaranteed.
2013 Topps Skylanders Swap Force Qubis are collectible stampers featuring characters from the popular video game. The set includes a total of 38 different stamps.
Putting a new spin on a classic story, 2013 Topps Star Wars Illustrated: A New Hope presents the original radio drama as an art-based release. Every box includes one premium insert including Panorama Sketch Cards, Film Cel Relics and Sketchagraphs.
2013 Topps Tier One Baseball sees the return of the all-hits concept. Single-pack boxes come with two autographs and a relic. Every case promises a top-level autograph. Popular bat knob relics are back.
Capturing the latest roster moves and rookie call-ups, 2013 Topps Update Series bookends the flagship set. Hobby boxes promise either an autograph or relic card while jumbo boxes have an autograph and two relics.
2013 Tristar TNA Impact Glory is highlighted by four hits per box including at least one on-card autograph and a multi-signed card. The product comes with a limited print run of just 75 hobby cases.
2013-14 NBA Hoops Basketball is living large with new hobby jumbo boxes. Each delivers ten packs of 50 cards. Highlights include a pair of autographs and one memorabilia card per box.
2013-14 Panini Prestige Basketball offers some of the first rookie cards of the 2013 NBA Draft class. Every hobby box of the early-season release includes a pair of autographs, two memorabilia cards and 20 inserts.
2013-14 Panini Prizm Hockey marks the first full NHL release for the chromium brand. Every hobby box promises a pair of autographs and a trio of Prizm parallels.
2013-14 Select Hockey from Panini sees the company bring back another set from their Pinnacle Brands portfolio. Boxes of the chromium-focused set have 4 autographs and 4 Prizm parallels.
2013-14 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey puts the double-rookie class on display with six Young Guns per box. Other box highlights include a pair of jersey cards and several basic inserts.
Kicking off the new NASCAR season, 2014 Press Pass Racing includes an on-card autograph and a race-used memorabilia card in every box.
One of the high-end cornerstones of the modern hobby has surfaced on eBay. A 1997-98 Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems Red Michael Jordan BGS 9.5 is over $17,000.
Get an in-depth look at the 2013 Bowman Chrome Draft Baseball Prospect Autographs checklist. It includes 17 of the top 20 picks in the 2013 MLB Draft.
Panini is revisiting some of their high-end 2012-13 sets to create new Damian Lillard autographed memorabilia cards available through a wrapper redemption. Find out what you need to do to get one of these cards.
Thinking of buying and trading cards on Twitter? Here are some tips to help make it safer for yourself and the person you’re dealing with.
The first week of release for 2012-13 Panini Flawless Basketball saw some huge single-card sales. Starting with a $10,000 Kyrie Irving card, see the top 30 single-card eBay sales.
Find the perfect gift for the hockey collector on your list with our hobby box gift guide. We’ve highlighted some of the most popular recent releases and make recommendations at all price points.
Collectors Universe, the parent company of PSA/DNA, has filed a pair of copyright lawsuits against software companies that allegedly distribute material available for paid subscriptions.
Bill Mastro’s criminal matters might be over, but that’s not the case for some of his former Mastro Auctions colleagues. Paul Lesko has updates including some potential trial dates set for 2014.
MLB, the NBA, the NHL and CLC are among those to get a multi-billion-dollar judgment against hundreds of websites selling fake sports memorabilia. Paul Lesko has the details and why the winners shouldn’t expect the checks any time soon.
Panini has received a final thumbs up for its trademark for Limited, despite outstanding opposition from Topps. Paul Lesko ponders whether this is an error by the Trademark Office.
Mistakes happen all the time, even at the trademark office. That’s exactly what happened when Panini was granted, then lost, a trademark for Limited.
Upper Deck has moved to seal publicly available testimony in its ongoing case against Executive Trading Cards. Paul Lesko not only has the details, but is allegedly partially to blame.
Mark McGwire and Topps have reached an autograph agreement that will see the slugger sign baseball cards for the company for the first time. Find out which 2014 sets are slated to have Mark McGwire autographs.
2013 Topps Mars Attacks Invasion has several different types of autographs including signatures from actors in the 1996 movie and Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard. Get a complete look at all the autographs in the set.
2013 Panini Prizm Football has a lot of colorful parallels. Keeping track of them can be tricky. Here’s a detailed visual guide as well as where you can find the various exclusives.
Take your collecting on the go with our comprehensive guide to mobile apps aimed at sports card and memorabilia collectors. Includes details and pricing on more than a dozen apps relevant to collectors.
2013-14 Upper Deck Day with the Cup lets collectors follow the Stanley Cup as it travels with the Chicago Blackhawks. Get full set details including a full image gallery and interactive map.
Kemba Walker has been overlooked for much of his NBA career but Kemba Walker rookie cards are seeing additional interest. We check out five of the best RC options.
In the market for a Babe Ruth autograph? He’s one of the most desirable signatures in the world. Babe Ruth is also one of the most forged. Know what to look for and get a detailed look at the most expensive Babe Ruth memorabilia of all-time.
Topps is asking $1 million for a 1967 Wacky Packages painting by Norm Saunders. Get details on the painting and what past Saunders card art has sold for.
Yasiel Puig, Jose Fernandez and Wil Myers are among the players named to the 2013 Topps Rookie All-Star Team. Check out the full roster of players who will have the rookie cup added to their flagship 2014 Topps Baseball cards.
