1954 Red Heart Baseball Cards
By Chris Stufflestreet
1954 Red Heart Baseball is one of the few products to be released in conjunction with dog food. The classic set includes Mickey Mantle and Stan Musial.
Archive for February, 2014
1986 Donruss Baseball Cards
By Ryan Cracknell
Once one of the crown jewels of 1980s baseball card sets, 1986 Donruss Baseball isn’t worth what it once was. That said, it has a strong checklist of rookies that includes Jose Canseco, Fred McGriff, Andres Galarraga and Paul O’Neill.
1988 Topps Dinosaurs Attack Trading Cards
By Ryan Cracknell
Taking a page from Mars Attacks, 1988 Topps Dinosaurs Attack offers an original story and plenty of detailed artwork. Get full details on this under-appreciated and very affordable set.
1989 Topps Football Cards
By Ryan Cracknell
Although it’s missing Barry Sanders and Troy AIkman, 1989 Topps Football still has a strong lineup of rookie cards. Printed in large quantities, the set remains extremely cheap.
1989 Topps Traded Football Cards
By Ryan Cracknell
It might not be worth a lot but 1989 Topps Traded Football includes attractive rookie cards of a handful of Hall of Famers including Barry Sanders and Troy Aikman.
1990 Topps Robocop 2 Trading Cards
By Ryan Cracknell
1990 Topps Robocop 2 sees the card maker jump on the action film sequel. However, a sizable chunk of the violent set does cover the original film as well. Get full details as well as a complete checklist.
1991 Impel Marvel Universe Series II Trading Cards
By Ryan Cracknell
Modeled after traditional sports cards, 1991 Impel Marvel Universe Series II offers an in-depth look at the most popular heroes and villains of the time. The 162-card base set is accompanied by 5 holograms.
1994 Fleer Ultra Beavis and Butthead Trading Cards
By Ryan Cracknell
1994 Fleer Ultra Beavis and Butthead trading cards offer a somewhat premium take on the one-time pop culture icons. The set includes 150 cards and ten Scratch ‘n Sniff inserts.
1995 SkyBox Disney Premium Trading Cards
By Ryan Cracknell
1995 SkyBox Disney Premium was one of the first attempts at a high-end set based on the iconic animated characters. The base set includes 80 gold-foil-heavy cards and are paired with two chase sets.
1995 Topps Empire Strikes Back Widevision Trading Cards
By Ryan Cracknell
1995 Topps Empire Strikes Back Widevision presents the original Star Wars sequel in an over-sized format with remastered images. Inserts showcase the artwork of Ralph McQuarrie.
2007 Topps Star Wars 30th Anniversary Trading Cards
By Ryan Cracknell
2007 Topps Star Wars 30th Anniversary is one of the biggest and most comprehensive sets of trading cards to come from the franchise. The set includes the first autograph card of Harrison Ford.
2010 Topps Series 1 Baseball Cards
By Trey Treutel
2010 Topps Series 1 Baseball looks at the game’s past, present, and future. In addition to autograph, relic, and insert cards, SP variations add a chase for collectors centered around the unlikely trio of baseball legends, pies and Abraham Lincoln.
2010 Topps Series 2 Baseball Cards
By Trey Treutel
2010 Topps Series 2 Baseball continues where Series 1 left off and also includes several new additions, such as History of the World Series, Vintage Legends Collection, Topps 2020, Red Hot Rookie Redemptions and Create Your Own Sketch Cards.
2010 Topps Update Baseball Cards
By Trey Treutel
2010 Topps Update is the final chapter in the 2010 Topps Baseball Trilogy. Stephen Strasburg’s rookie card headlines the wrap-up product, along with multiple All-Star Stitches inserts, new SP variations and more.
2013 Bowman Sterling Football Cards
By Ryan Cracknell
2013 Bowman Sterling Football is a high-end set that gets to the point: rookies, relics and autographs. Every pack includes an autograph and a jumbo relic card. The checklist is dominated largely by rookies.
2013 Panini Elite Extra Edition Baseball Variations Guide
By Ryan Cracknell
Be on the lookout for variations in 2013 Panini Elite Extra Edition Baseball. Get full details on all of them, including images, side-by-side comparisons and more.
2013 Panini Totally Certified Football Cards
By Ryan Cracknell
Once again delivering one hit per pack, 2013 Panini Totally Certified Football mixes a high-end feel with its trademark etched foil design. Boxes have at least two autographs.
2013 Topps 75th Anniversary Trading Cards
By Ryan Cracknell
2013 Topps 75th Anniversary delves deep into the company’s rich entertainment past with a set that celebrates its 75th anniversary. Boxes come with 3 autographs and a stamped buyback.
2013 Topps Magic Football Cards
By Ryan Cracknell
2013 Topps Magic Football mixes a retro look and feel with a decent amount of ink. Hobby boxes include three autographs. The 330-card set includes 110 short prints.
2013 Topps Museum Collection Football Cards
By Ryan Cracknell
Making its gridiron debut, 2013 Topps Museum Collection Football delivers an autograph or memorabilia card in every pack. Boxes promise an autograph and an autographed relic.
2013 Topps Museum Collection Football Hot List
By Ryan Cracknell
Find out what’s hot in 2013 Topps Museum Collection Football with our real-time hot list of the 30 most-watched cards currently up for auction on eBay.
2013 Topps Strata Football Cards
By Ryan Cracknell
Back for a sophomore spin, 2013 Topps Strata Football is once again highlighted by an acetate autographed relic in every hobby box.
2013 Upper Deck USA Football Cards
By Ryan Cracknell
2013 Upper Deck USA Football is one of the few gridiron products to have a long-term prospecting aspect to it. Now featuring a traditional pack configuration, boxes come with a total of six hits.
2013-14 ITG StickWork Hockey Cards
By Ryan Cracknell
2013-14 ITG StickWork Hockey is the first product dedicated solely to hockey sticks. Every box includes three game-used stick cards. Production is limited to 2,500 boxes.
2013-14 McFarlane NBA 24 Sports Picks Figures
By Trey Treutel
2013-14 McFarlane NBA 24 Sports Picks includes six figures and multiple collector level figures. The main figures include LeBron James, Tim Duncan, Paul Pierce, Anthony Davis, Derrick Rose and Stephen Curry.
2013-14 Panini Gold Standard Basketball Cards
By Ryan Cracknell
2013-14 Panini Gold Standard Basketball takes the gold theme to all corners of the release. Boxes of the high-end product include four autographs and a memorabilia card.
2013-14 Panini Gold Standard Basketball SP Variations Guide
By Trey Treutel
Complete guide to the base card sp variations found in 2013-14 Gold Standard Basketball. Includes analysis, card images, print run information, buying guide and more.
2013-14 Panini Gold Standard Rookie Jersey Autographs Guide
By Ryan Cracknell
Take a complete look at all of the 2013-14 Panini Gold Standard Basketball Rookie Jersey Autographs. Includes a full checklist, image gallery, redemption info, team details and more.
2013-14 SPx Hockey Cards
By Ryan Cracknell
2013-14 SPx Hockey is highlighted by bold designs and several levels of hits and high-end inserts. Boxes include an Auto Rookie Jersey and a pair of memorabilia cards. Every box also has an UD Ice bonus pack.
2013-14 Topps Premier Gold Soccer Cards
By Trey Treutel
2013 Topps Premier Gold brings collectors a high-end offering from the EPL and includes five autographs and five memorabilia cards per box, as well as several parallels.
2013-14 Upper Deck Artifacts Hockey Rookie Redemption Checklist Announced
By Ryan Cracknell
Upper Deck has released the 2013-14 Upper Deck Artifacts Hockey Rookie Redemption checklists. Get them all here and know which cards you can expect to receive.
2014 Cryptozoic Archer Seasons 1-4 Autographs Guide
By Ryan Cracknell
See all of the 2014 Cryptozoic Archer Seasons 1-4 Autographs and get full details on the set. Signers include Jessica Walter, Judy Greer, Jeffrey Tambor and Burt Reynolds.
2014 Cryptozoic Archer Seasons 1-4 Trading Cards
By Ryan Cracknell
2014 Cryptozoic Archer captures the style and adult humor of the popular animated spy spoof. Highlights include sketch cards, autographs and faux relics.
2014 DC Collectibles Scribblenauts Unmasked Series 1 Blind Box Figures
By Ryan Cracknell
2014 DC Collectibles Scribblenauts Unmasked Series 1 comes as a blind box product, with a shot at several chase figures as well as some of the most famous DC heroes and villains.
2014 Leaf Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters Trading Cards
By Ryan Cracknell
Based on the film, 2014 Leaf Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters takes the high school comedy and gives it a vampire twist. Each box comes with two autographs. Signers include Sarah Hyland, Lucy Fry and Olga Kurylenko.
2014 Panini Super Bowl XLVIII Champions Football Cards
By Ryan Cracknell
2014 Panini Super Bowl XLVIII Champions Football is an 18-card factory set that commemorates the Seattle Seahawks’ first championship. The set includes the first NFL card of Malcolm Smith, the game’s MVP.
2014 Rittenhouse Star Trek Movies Autographs Gallery and Guide
By Ryan Cracknell
See all of the 2014 Rittenhouse Star Trek Movies Autographs with this handy guide. The list of signers includes Chris Pine, Simon Pegg, Alice Eve, Leonard Nimoy and Bendict Cumberbatch.
2014 Rittenhouse Star Trek Movies Trading Cards
By Ryan Cracknell
2014 Star Trek Movies is the long-awaited set based on Into Darkness. It also comes with elements from the 2009 reboot. Autographs fall two per box. Signers include Chris Pine, Leonard Nimoy, Alice Eve and Simon Pegg.
2014 Super Break Deluxe Edition Basketball
By Ryan Cracknell
2014 Super Break Deluxe Edition Basketball is an ultra high-end product offering premium autographs and memorabilia from the likes of Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Wilt Chamberlain and more.
2014 Topps Garbage Pail Kids C Variations Head to the Olym-Picks
By Ryan Cracknell
Learn about all the 2014 Topps Garbage Pail Kids C Variations. Get a full checklist, images and much more. The cards stick with the set’s Olym-Pick theme.
2014 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Series 1 Trading Cards
By Ryan Cracknell
2014 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Series 1 sees the brand evolve in many ways. Besides traditional hobby boxes, insert-heavy Hobby Collector boxes make their debut. The release also has several spoofs of the Winter Olympics.
2014 Topps US Olympic and Paralympic Team and Hopefuls Trading Cards
By Trey Treutel
2014 Topps US Olympic and Paralympic Team and Hopefuls has three hits per box. The base set focuses on the athletes likely to compete for the red, white and blue at the 2014 Olympic Winter games.
2014 Topps WWE Wrestling Cards
By Trey Treutel
2014 Topps WWE Wrestling includes two hits per box. New Championship Belts add more hit options, along with several autographs.
A Q&A on the Legality of Box Breaks with Sweepstakes Law Blog’s Dale Joerling
By Paul Lesko
Paul Lesko interviews Sweepstakes Law Blog author and attorney Dale Joerling on the legal issues involved with sports card box breaks.
Cardboard Connection Talks Basketball Cards on ESPN Mint Condition
By Ryan Cracknell
Catch Cardboard Connection’s Trey Treutel talking the hottest basketball cards so far this season on ESPN Mint Condition.
Figure Out All the 2014 Topps Baseball Parallels and Know Where to Find Them
By Ryan Cracknell
2014 Topps Series 1 Baseball has a total of 13 different parallel sets. Find out about them all and where to get them. Includes a full visual guide, exclusives and more.
Get Closer to the Action with Replica WWE Championship Title Belts
By Trey Treutel
For many wrestling fans, replica WWE championship belts are the next best thing to stepping in the ring and dropping a top-rope elbow onto John Cena. Check out the most popular options when it comes to collecting replica belts.
Go Bold or Go Home! Wild Team USA Sweaters Cause a Stir for Viewers and Collectors
By Trey Treutel
Images and full information for the sold-out cardigans worn by Team USA at the Sochi Olympics Opening Ceremony. We also take a look at what they are selling for on eBay.
Law of Cards: Cleveland Indians Score Preseason Win Against Upper Deck
By Paul Lesko
Details on Upper Deck withdrawing its trademark application over the word, Tribe, thus ending a potential legal battle with the Cleveland Indians.
Law of Cards: Judge Lectures REA, PSA Attorneys on Discovery Motion
By Paul Lesko
A judge wasn’t pleased with PSA and REA in a case involving the authentication of sports memorabilia. Paul Lesko looks at why the judge ordered additional deposition time from a lead PSA authenticator.
Law of Cards: Recent Panini, UD Trademark Applications a Matter of (Clearance) Opinion
By Paul Lesko
A pair of recent trademark applications from Panini and Upper Deck face some potential obstacles if they’re to go through. Attorney Paul Lesko looks at the reasons why.
Leaf Loses Motion for Temporary Restraining Order Against Industry Summit
By Paul Lesko
Leaf lost its motion for a temporary restraining order, which would have enabled the company to attend the Industry Summit. Paul Lesko has the latest details on the case.
NBA, MLB, CLC, NHL Get a $30 Billion Legal Victory and Nobody Notices
By Paul Lesko
The NBA, NHL, MLB, CLC and more have been awarded a massive judgement totaling more than $30 billion in a suit involving nearly 1,500 websites allegedly selling counterfeit goods. But will they see any of the money?
NHLPA Director of Licensing Adam Larry Discusses Exclusive Upper Deck Deal
By Russ Cohen
NHLPA Director of Licensing Adam Larry shares some of the reasons why Upper Deck was granted an exclusive hockey card license starting in 2014-15.
Pigskin Paint: 2013 Topps Museum Collection Football Canvas Collection Guide
By Ryan Cracknell
2013 Topps Museum Collection Football Canvas Collection inserts bring an element of art that isn’t on a lot of cards. Get a full look at the set including an image gallery, checklist and more.
Sochi Signatures: 2014 Topps US Olympic Team Autographs Guide
By Ryan Cracknell
Get ready for Sochi with this comprehensive guide to 2014 Topps US Olympic Team Autographs. Includes a full visual checklist, set info and much more. Signers include Gracie Gold, Ashley Wagner and Shani Davis.
Team Canada Olympic Hockey Jersey Auction Brings Gold Medal Prices
By Trey Treutel
Complete information and final prices for the 2014 Team Canada Hockey jersey auction. The auction includes game-worn Olympic jerseys from both the men’s and women’s gold medal teams.
The Hottest Cards in 2014 Topps Series 1 Baseball
By Ryan Cracknell
Check out some of the major hits and most interesting 2014 Topps Series 1 Baseball cards with this real-time list of the most-watched cards currently listed on eBay.
To the Victors Go the Spoils: 2013 Bowman Victory Baseball Autographs
By Ryan Cracknell
Find out about the 2013 Bowman Victory Baseball Autographs. The extremely limited cards are prizes from the Bowman Prospect Challenge. Get a checklist, set details and more.
Top 2000s Basketball Rookie Cards on a Budget
By Trey Treutel
Cards don’t need to cost a fortune to be collectable. Check out 10 star NBA rookie cards for collectors on a budget. The list features NBA rookies from 2000-01 to 2009-10 products.
Top 2013-14 NBA Rookies Guide and Basketball Rookie Card Hot List
By Trey Treutel
Led by Giannis Antetokounmpo, the 2013-14 NBA Rookie Cards feature several notable names. Check out the top options with a real-time hot list.
Top Hakeem Olajuwon Cards of All-Time
By Trey Treutel
Hakeem “The Dream” Olajuwon is one of the most dominant centers in NBA history and he is a hobby favorite. View a list of the best Hakeem Olajuwon basketball cards available.
Ultra Pro Magnetic Booklet Cases
By Trey Treutel
View our Ultra Pro magnetic booklet case guide. Includes full descriptions, recommendations, shopping guide and booklet image gallery.
UPDATED Michael Jordan UNC Diploma, Dream Team Uniform Highlight Goldin Winter Auction
By Trey Treutel
Complete information about the Michael Jordan items available in the Goldin Auctions Winter Auction. Highlights include Jordan’s UNC Diploma, signed Team USA uniform and many others. Final sale prices updated.
Upper Deck Back as NHL Exclusive in 2014-15
By Ryan Cracknell
Starting next season, Upper Deck is back as the exclusive company for NHL-licensed hockey cards. Get details on the deal and more.
Vintage Topps Hank Aaron Baseball Cards Showcase Gallery and Checklist
By Ryan Cracknell
See every vintage Topps Hank Aaron card produced between 1954 and 1976. Get a full visual checklist and buying guide for every base and subset Hank Aaron card released during his playing career.
Why Some Topps Baseball Sets Are Missing Card 7
By Ryan Cracknell
Missing #7 in your recent Topps Baseball sets? That’s okay. The cards don’t exist. Find out why the cards are missing and which sets have been impacted by the decision.
