1977 Topps Burger King New York Yankees Baseball Cards
By Jennifer Smeth
1977 Topps Burger King New York Yankees brought fans a promotional set that also provided some unexpected excitement courtesy of George Steinbrenner and Lou Pinella.
2001 Bowman Baseball
By Jennifer Smeth
The 2001 Bowman Baseball card set is arguably the best modern Bowman set ever produced thanks to rookie cards of Albert Pujols, Justin Morneau and Jose Reyes.
2001 Bowman Chrome Baseball
By Jennifer Smeth
2001 Bowman Chrome Baseball elevated the Bowman Chrome brand to a whole new level thanks to a phenomenal cast of rookie cards led by Albert Pujols and Ichiro.
2001 Topps Baseball Cards
By Jennifer Smeth
2001 Topps Baseball features a 790-card base set that is highlighted by rookie cards of Ichiro, Jake Peavy, and Travis Hafner.
2001 Topps Traded and Rookies Baseball
By Jennifer Smeth
One could definitely make a case for 2001 Topps Traded Chrome and 2001 Topps Traded Baseball being the strongest Topps Traded / Update series sets ever released by Topps thanks to a checklist that includes rookie cards of Albert Pujols, Ichiro, Jose Reyes, and Justin Morneau.
2001 Upper Deck Golf Tiger Woods e-Volve Auto Rookie Card
By Jennifer Smeth
Tiger Woods rookie cards and autographs are among the most sought after modern day sports cards. The 2001 Upper Deck Golf Tiger Woods e-Volve Autographed Rookie Card #TW-ES Serial Numbered #/100 is among the best of the bunch: This is a true Tiger Woods 2001 Upper Deck rookie card that features an on-card autograph from […]
2008 Bowman Sterling Baseball Set Checklist
By Jennifer Smeth
2008 Bowman Sterling Baseball Prospect Checklist BSP-AA Adrian Alaniz BSP-AB Andrew Brackman BSP-AC Alex Cobb BSP-AJ Austin Jackson BSP-AM Aaron Mathews BSP-AR Aneury Rodriguez BSP-BB Bubba Bell BSP-BC Brett Cecil BSP-BH Brandon Hicks BSP-BS Braeden Schlehuber BSP-BW Brandon Waring BSP-CI Cale Iorg BSP-CJ Chris Johnson BSP-CV Chris Valaika BSP-DC Daniel Cortes BSP-DD Danny Duffy BSP-EB […]
2008 Donruss Elite Extra Edition Baseball Set Checklist
By Jennifer Smeth
2008 Donruss Elite Extra Edition Baseball >>> Autographed Rookie Cards Card Number Player Name Player Team # 1 Aaron Cunningham Oakland A’s # 2 Aaron Pribanic Seattle Mariners # 3 Aaron Shafer Chicago Cubs # 4 Adam Mills Boston Red Sox # 5 Adam Moore Seattle Mariners # 6 Beamer Weems San Diego Padres # […]
2008 Donruss Threads Baseball Set Checklist
By Jennifer Smeth
2008 Donruss Threads Baseball Set Checklist.
2008 Playoff Contenders Baseball Rookie Ticket Autograph Short Print Checklist
By Jennifer Smeth
2008 Playoff Contenders Baseball Rookie Ticket Autograph Short Print Checklist.
2008 Playoff Contenders Baseball Season Ticket Autograph Short Print Checklist
By Jennifer Smeth
One week after releasing the list of Short Printed Rookie Ticket Autographs in 2008 Playoff Contenders Baseball, Donruss has confirmed the existence of additional short prints in the set. The latest announcement pertains to the 2008 Playoff Contenders Baseball Season Ticket Autograph Set, which are autographed parallels of the set’s base cards numbered from 1-50. […]
2008 SPx Baseball Autograph Redemption Checklist
By Jennifer Smeth
2008 SPx Baseball Autograph Redemption Checklist
2008 Topps Chrome Baseball Base Set Checklist
By Jennifer Smeth
This years offering of Topps Chrome offers a healthy helping of Prospects, Rookies and Stars. Here is the checklist: 1 Alex Rodriguez 2 Barry Zito 3 Scott Kazmir 4 Stephen Drew 5 Miguel Cabrera 6 Daisuke Matsuzaka 7 Mickey Mantle 8 Jimmy Rollins 9 Joe Mauer 10 Cole Hamels 11 Yovani Gallardo 12 Miguel Tejada […]
2008 Topps Finest Baseball Rookie Redemption Set Checklist
By Jennifer Smeth
The complete 2008 Topps Finest Baseball Rookie Redemption Set Checklist.
2008 Topps Mayo Football Set Checklist
By Jennifer Smeth
2008 Topps Mayo Football Base Set Checklists (1-330) *Each Card has a Mini Card Parallel (Inserted 1 Per Pack) Card Player Team # 1 Drew Brees New Orleans Saints # 2 Kyle Orton Chicago Bears # 3 Lendale White Tennessee Titans # 4 Shaun Mcdonald Detroit Lions # 5 Bobby Wade Minnesota Vikings # 6 […]
2008 Topps Mayo Football Short Print Checklist
By Jennifer Smeth
Topps has released the official checklist of short prints in 2008 Topps Mayo Football. The Topps Mayo brand’s debut release features a variety of short printed base cards, short printed autographs and short printed relicsandgt;: BASE CARDS The 2008 Topps Mayo Base Set includes a number of short printed cards that can be found 1:2 […]
2008-09 Topps Treasury Basketball
By Jennifer Smeth
2008-2009 Topps Treasury Basketball card set information and price comparisons.
2008-09 Upper Deck Basketball
By Jennifer Smeth
2008-09 Upper Deck Basketball Card Set Details, Reviews, and Hobby Box Price Comparisons.
2008-09 Upper Deck Lineage Basketball Buy Back Autograph Redemption Set Checklist
By Jennifer Smeth
Player Set Card # Description Quantity B.J. Armstrong 1991-1992 Upper Deck 184 Regular 10 B.J. Armstrong 1992-1993 Upper Deck 157 Regular 10 B.J. Armstrong 1993-1994 Upper Deck SE 95 Regular 5 Bard Daugherty 1991-1992 Upper Deck 364 Regular 15 Brad Daugherty 1991-1992 Upper Deck 76 Team Checklist 15 Brad Daugherty 1991-1992 Upper Deck 461 All […]
2009 Bowman Baseball Set Checklist
By Jennifer Smeth
The complete checklist for 2009 Bowman Baseball and 2009 Bowman Chrome Baseball.
2009 Bowman Chrome Baseball
By Jennifer Smeth
In depth 2009 Bowman Chrome Baseball card product review and set information.
2009 Bowman Chrome Football
By Jennifer Smeth
2009 Bowman Chrome Football Product Information Product Highlights: (1) Autographed Rookie Card (1) Rookie Box Loader per box Look for (1) Rookie Card per pack 2009 Bowman Chrome Football Product Breakdown Autographed Rookie Cards – 1 PER BOX. Autographed rookie card variations of 50 key rookies including Matthew Stafford, Michael Crabtree and Mark Sanchez. Available […]
2009 Bowman Chrome Football Product Review
By Jennifer Smeth
Good: Pretty good selection of refractors and plenty of rookie cards. Bad: The design is really over the top and dark. The brand’s lack of innovation is definitely showing signs of catching up. The Bottom Line: I like Bowman Chrome as much as the next guy, but 2009 Bowman Chrome Football seems uninspired and stale […]
2009 Bowman Draft Picks Football
By Jennifer Smeth
2009 Bowman Draft Football is a big step up from Topps’ first attempts at preseason rookie-packed football card products, Topps Progression and Topps Draft Picks and Prospects. One of the high points of this set is that 75% of the autographs seeded in it feature on-card autographs – always a nice touch in this […]
2009 Bowman Sterling Baseball Product Reviews
By Jennifer Smeth
Good: Comprehensive checklist of prospect autographs, tons of hits in every box, sleek design. Bad: No Stephen Strasburg, lack of refractors, hefty price tag. The Bottom Line: After the train wreck that was last year’s set, 2009 Bowman Sterling Baseball is a breath of fresh air that puts the Bowman Sterling Baseball brand back on […]
2009 Donruss Gridiron Gear Football
By Jennifer Smeth
2009 Donruss Gridiron Gear Football card set information, product reviews, and price comparisons.
2009 Playoff Prestige Football Product Breakdown
By Jennifer Smeth
2009 Playoff Prestige Football Hits Per Box: 4 Box Configuration: 24 Packs / 8 Cards Per Pack Product Information Every Hobby Box Contains: (4) Autograph and/or Game Used Memorabilia Cards (1 Autograph Guaranteed) (24) Rookie Cards (1) Insert or Parallel (3) Draft Picks Light Blue (1) Extra Points Gold (1) NFL Draft Insert (1) Prestigious […]
2009 Sage Hit Low Series Football Checklist
By Jennifer Smeth
2009 Sage Hit Football Low Series Base Set (1-50) ***Autographed Parallels Include Base Auto, Silver Auto and Gold Auto (#/250) Card # Player Name Team – Position 1 Patrick Turner USC-WR 2 Malcolm Jenkins Ohio State – CB 3 Eugene Monroe Virginia – OT 4 D.J. Boldin Wake Forest – WR 5 Michael Crabtree Texas […]
2009 SP Threads Football
By Jennifer Smeth
2009 SP Threads Football Highlights Hobby Box Break: (2) Autographs per box! Includes one Rookie Auto Lettermen (3) Memorabilia Cards per box! All Memorabilia Cards are foil numbered! At least 5 rookie cards per box. Retail Box Break: (1) Game used memorabilia card. Hobby Case Break (1) Multi-signed card per case (1) Auto-Mem card per […]
2009 Topps Allen & Ginter Baseball Cards
By Jennifer Smeth
Topps’ Allen and Ginter baseball has become one of the most popular baseball card products on the market, since reentering the brand reentered the hobby under the Topps Brand name in 2006. Topps Allen and Ginter is one of the rare products that seems to appeal to almost every type of baseball card collector. Topps […]
2009 Topps Allen & Ginter Baseball Insert Set Checklists
By Jennifer Smeth
Please note that these checklists are subject to change by Topps any time between now and late June when 2009 Topps Allen and Ginter Baseball is released. More then likely, Topps will add a few additional cards to these preliminary checklists. 2009 Topps Allen and Ginter Baseball Autograph Checklist Card # Player AGA-AC Alexi Casilla […]
2009 Topps Baseball Card Retail Variation Guide
By Jennifer Smeth
2009 Topps Baseball Walmart and Target Retail Exclusive Variation set guide.
2009 Topps Finest Football
By Jennifer Smeth
2009 Topps Finest Football card product review, set information, and price comparisons.
2009 Topps Finest Rookie Redemption Set Checklist
By Jennifer Smeth
2009 Topps Finest Rookie Redemption Set Checklist
2009 Topps Football
By Jennifer Smeth
2009 Topps Football Release Date: Now Available Hits Per Box: 1 (Hobby), 3 (HTA Jumbo) Box Configuration: 36 Packs Per Box / 10 Cards Per Pack (Hobby), 10 Packs / 50 Cards Per Pack (HTA Jumbo) Product Information 2009 Topps Football features a checklist of 110 Rookies from this year’s NFL Draft Class. This is […]
2009 Topps Heritage American Heroes
By Jennifer Smeth
2009 Topps Heritage American Heroes Brand: Topps Release Date: Now Available Hits Per Box: 2 Hobby Configuration: 24 packs / 8 cards per pack Price (Average): $60 / Hobby Box Staff Review User Reviews Staff Review 2009 Topps Heritage American Heroes Review Summary The Good: 2009 Topps Heritage American Heroes is easily the deepest, most […]
2009 Topps Heritage Baseball Short Print Checklist
By Jennifer Smeth
Topps has announced the official list of short printed base cards in 2009 Topps Heritage Baseball. The set features a total of 75 different short prints (#426 – #500). 2009 Topps Heritage Short Prints were seeded at a rate of 1:3 packs: Card # Player Team 426 Scott Rolen Toronto Blue Jays 427 Ben Francisco […]
2009 Topps Heritage High Number Edition Baseball Card Product Review
By Jennifer Smeth
Good: Tons of rookie cards from the strongest rookie class in years, affordable, nice compliment of chrome parallels. Bad: Lack of hits per box. The Bottom Line: 2009 Topps Heritage High Number Edition, just as 2009 Topps Heritage was before it, is a vivid example of Topps’ ability to create high quality, well thought out […]
2009 Topps Series 2 Baseball Set Checklist
By Jennifer Smeth
2009 Topps Series 2 Baseball Base Set Checklist (331-660) Card# Player Name Team Other Info 331 Luke Scott Baltimore Orioles 332 Chone Figgins Angels 333 Jeremy Sowers/Aaron Laffey Cleveland Indians 334 Blake DeWitt Los Angeles Dodgers 335 Chris Young Arizona Diamondbacks 336 Jordan Schafer Atlanta Braves Rookie Card 337 Bobby Jenks Chicago White Sox 338 […]
2009 Topps Series 2 Baseball Variation Checklist
By Jennifer Smeth
With the May 20th release date for 2009 Topps Series 2 Baseball inching closer and closer, many collector look forward to soon being able to complete their 2009 Topps Baseball Card Sets. The second installment of what many consider to be the best Topps Baseball base set of the last decade will look to continue […]
2009 Topps T-206 Baseball Product Review
By Jennifer Smeth
Good: Nice selection of inserts, short prints, and rookie cards. Bad: Borderline cartoonish design, lacks an “it” factor that really sets it apart from other baseball card products. The Bottom Line: 2009 Topps T206 is an above average product that is worth buying for diehard fans of Topps Allen and Ginter and Topps Heritage. Unfortunately […]
2009 Topps Tribute Baseball Product Reviews
By Jennifer Smeth
Good: Great looking cards, packed to the brim with big names and big hits. Bad: Expensive, poor resale value of singles on the secondary market, abundance of low quality game used jersey cards. The Bottom Line: Topps swung for the fences with 2009 Topps Tribute Baseball and came through in a big way. The only […]
2009 Topps Triple Threads Baseball Review
By Jennifer Smeth
Price: $135-$155
Review: 4 Stars (Excellent)
2009 Topps Triple Threads Football Product Review
By Jennifer Smeth
Read 2009 Topps Triple Threads Football Card Product Reviews and User Rating.
2009 Topps UFC Round 2 Review
By Jennifer Smeth
Price: $165 per hobby box
Release Date: Now Available
Staff Rating: 4 1/2 Stars (Outstanding)
2009 Topps Unique Baseball Product Review
By Jennifer Smeth
Good: Awesome design, great potential pulls, tons of rookie cards. Bad: Price is a little steep, only 1 autograph per hobby box on average. The Bottom Line: 2009 Topps Unique Baseball is a very nice addition to the Topps lineup. It breaks the mold by combining high stakes premium hits with high pack counts. Its […]
2009 Topps Unique Football Product Review
By Jennifer Smeth
Good: Awesome design, tons of potential hits, plenty of numbered rookie cards. Bad: Hits seem a bit toned down when compared to Topps Unique Baseball, parallels get old fast. The Bottom Line: 2009 Topps Unique Football doesn’t measure up to its baseball counterpart but still makes for an interesting and entertaining experience. Design Topps Unique […]
2009 Topps Updates and Highlights Baseball Product Review
By Jennifer Smeth
Good: Plenty of value, inexpensive and lots of variety. Bad: Autographs are few and far between. Some of the inserts are a little redundant The Bottom Line: A fitting final installment to the best Topps baseball card set in recent memory. Design There isn’t much new to talk about in regards to 2009 Topps Updates […]
2009 TRISTAR Obak Baseball
By Jennifer Smeth
Price: $79 per hobby box
Product Review: 3.5 out of 5 (Very Good)
2009 Tristar Projections Baseball Checklist
By Jennifer Smeth
The complete set checklist for 2009 Tristar Projections, which is currently slated for a March 16th release, is as follows: 2009 Tristar Projections Baseball Base Set Checklist (1-100) ** Parallels of All Cards: Green (#/50), Yellow (#/25), Orange (#/5), Purple (#1/1) Card # Player Organization 1 Jarrod D. Parker Arizona 2 Justin D. Parker Arizona […]
2009 TRISTAR Prospects Plus Baseball Product Review
By Jennifer Smeth
Good: The quality of the prospect checklist is staggering. The dual autograph pairings of blue chip prospects with retired MLB stars add a whole new dimension to the set that TRISTAR sets have lacked in years past. Bad: The design doesn’t do the set justice and is the only thing preventing it from receiving a […]
2009 Upper Deck Baseball Card Short Prints Announced
By Jennifer Smeth
Upper Deck has announced the inclusion of three short printed cards in their recently released 2009 Upper Deck Series One Baseball Card Product. The short prints are as follows: Joe DiMaggio (#0) showing the “Yankee Clipper” smiling after he tied the then-MLB consecutive games hit streak at 44. Ken Griffey Jr. and Michael Jordan. Both […]
2009 Upper Deck Draft Football
By Jennifer Smeth
2009 Upper Deck Draft Football Product Profile Release Date: 5/26/09 (Delayed from original date of 5/5) Hobby Configuration: 12 Boxes Per Case / 16 Packs Per Box / 10 Cards Per Pack Product Information 2009 Upper Deck Draft Football Product Highlights (5) rookie autographs per box on average All individual autographs are signed on-card (1) […]
2009 Upper Deck Icons Baseball
By Jennifer Smeth
Price: $72 -$79 per hobby box
Review: 2.5/5 (Average)
2009 Upper Deck Philadelphia Football
By Jennifer Smeth
2009 Upper Deck Philadelphia Football Product Review and Set Information.
2009-10 Absolute Memorabilia Basketball
By Jennifer Smeth
2009-10 Absolute Memorabilia Basketball is a relic driven middle to high end basketball card product that showcases sharp card design, the popular RPM Rookie Card, and plenty of interesting pieces of basketball memorabilia from players past and present.
2009-10 Donruss Elite Basketball
By Jennifer Smeth
Release Date: November 25th, 2009
Hits Per Box: 5
Hobby Configuration: 12 Boxes per case, 20 packs per box, 5 cards per pack
Price (Average): $6.00 / Pack
2009-10 Panini Classics Basketball Product Review
By Jennifer Smeth
Good: Tons of hits and inserts, reasonable price, robust checklist. Bad: Cheap feel to the cards, lackluster design. The Bottom Line: 2009-10 Panini Classics Basketball is the first basketball card product from Panini that I’ve broken to date. I was pleasantly surprised with the product, which is really saying something as I’m a lackluster basketball […]
2009-10 Panini Timeless Treasures Basketball
By Jennifer Smeth
2009-10 Panini Timeless Treasures Basketball is perhaps the most well polished Panini release to date. The plethora of potential hits combined with the sleek high end design and affordable price tag make this set a winner through and through for any basketball card collector looking to buy a medium to high end box to break.
2009-10 Topps Basketball
By Jennifer Smeth
2009-10 Topps Basketball Product Review, Product Information, and Shopping Deals.
2009-10 Topps Puck Attax Hockey
By Jennifer Smeth
6 Cards per Pack. 24 Packs per Box. Product Highlights: Topps Puck Attax is a fun new card game that lets kids manage their teams, set their shifts and face-off in head-to-head action. Loaded With 192 Stars From All 30 NHL Teams!! Special Limited Gold, Black, and Platinum Foil Game Cards. Don’t Get Stuck in […]
2009-10 Topps Puck Attax Hockey Product Review
By Jennifer Smeth
Good: Nice looking design. Bad: Unengaging game play. The Bottom Line: 2009-10 Topps Puck Attax is the next step in Topps’ line of sports card gaming products. While there are some redeeming qualities to it, the game itself isn’t much fun to play. Hardcore young hockey fans will likely enjoy Puck Attax, but its unlikely […]
2009-10 Upper Deck Trilogy Hockey
By Jennifer Smeth
Release Date: November 2009
Hits Per Box: 9 (including rookie cards)
Hobby Configuration: 10 Boxes per case, 9 packs per box, 5 cards per pack
2010 Absolute Memorabilia Football
By Jennifer Smeth
2010 Absolute Memorabilia Football’s design has taken a few steps back since the days of Donruss but it still remains true to form, boasting fantastic multi-colored memorabilia patches and their always popular trademark Rookie Premiere Materials inserts.
2010 Bowman Baseball
By Jennifer Smeth
2010 Bowman Baseball features the first official Topps certified autographs of Stephen Strasburg, in addition to an exclusive relic program, three new insert sets and a plethora of top prospects. Browse our 2010 Bowman Baseball Card reviews, set checklist, product details, and more.
2010 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects Baseball
By Jennifer Smeth
2010 Bowman Draft is the same prospect heavy product we’ve seen in the past, but this year’s set will take full advantage of Topps’ agreement with USA Baseball, featuring Team USA 16 and Under Autographs.
2010 Bowman Platinum Baseball
By Jennifer Smeth
Bowman Platinum is a brand new end of the season “prospecting” product that comes in at a relitively low price point and appears to offer prospectors plenty of intriguing cards. The Six Auto Book cards, the Strasburg/Heyward Dual Relic Auto, and my personal favorite, the inclusion of Miguel Sano add up to what should be a pretty cool prospecting product.
2010 Panini Century Collection
By Jennifer Smeth
2010 Panini Century Collection is a high-end trading card tour of American History featuring legends from the world of sports, space, cinema and beyond. Every card in Century Collection is either an autograph or memorabilia card.
2010 Press Pass Showcase Racing
By Jennifer Smeth
2010 Press Pass Showcase is a high-end racing card product that offers NASCAR fans a chance to collect some extremely cool autographed and memorabilia cards. From Danica Patrick firesuit relic auto’s to Dale Earnhardt Sr. sheet metal relics, Showcase definitely puts on a show worthy of collecting.
2010 Press Pass Wheels Main Event Racing
By Jennifer Smeth
2010 Press Pass Wheels Main Event Racing features Match-Up Autographs, Fight Card sets and much more, all at a low pack price.
2010 Topps Finest Baseball
By Jennifer Smeth
2010 Topps Finest Baseball Card Set Checklist, Reviews, Product Details, Hobby Boxes for Sale, and More.
2010 Topps Heritage Baseball Product Review
By Jennifer Smeth
Good: Strong base set, classic design, compelling checklist. Bad: Lack of innovation. The Bottom Line: 2010 Topps Heritage certainly doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but its still an above average product that is worth checking out. Design I’m personally a huge fan of the 1961 Topps baseball set, so 2010 Topps Heritage scored big designwise for […]
2010 Topps National Chicle Baseball
By Jennifer Smeth
2010 Topps National Chicle breathes new life into the National Chicle baseball card dynasty. National Chicle was first distributed in 1934 under the names Diamond Kings and Batter Up. This little known vintage set featured a wealth of eclectic, great looking cards and was produced until 1937. Topps’ reincarnation of the long retired brand features […]
2010 Topps Platinum Football
By Jennifer Smeth
2010 Topps Platinum Football Card Set Checklist, Reviews, Box Price Comparisons, and More..
2010 Topps Triple Threads Baseball
By Jennifer Smeth
2010 Topps Triple Threads baseball is a solid high-end baseball card offering with an updated checklist and a few new twists. If you have enjoyed past seasons of Triple Threads, there’s no reason you shouldn’t enjoy ripping the latest rendition.
2010 Topps Triple Threads Football
By Jennifer Smeth
2010 Triple Threads Football card product information, set checklist and hobby box price comparisons.
2010 Topps UFC Main Event Product Review
By Jennifer Smeth
Good: Packed with hits, sleek design, strong checklist. Bad: Price is heavily marked up by dealers, gold parallels are boring and uninspired. The Bottom Line: 2010 Topps UFC Main Event, Topps’ third UFC trading card product to date, delivers in a big way. As good as the first two UFC trading card products were, Main […]
2010 Topps Unrivaled Football
By Jennifer Smeth
Topps unveils first details of a brand new football cards product. Unrivaled will bring six auto rookie book cards and other intriguing cards to the table this November
2010 Tristar Obak Baseball: A History Of The Game
By Jennifer Smeth
Obak celebrates their 100th anniversary with the introduction of T212 Mini Auto’s and names like Heyward, Strasburg, Bench, and Ripken.
2010 Upper Deck MLL Lacrosse
By Jennifer Smeth
If you’re a fan of lacrosse, 2010 Upper Deck MLL Lacrosse is definitely a product worth looking into. At $19.99 it’s highly affordable and offers MLL fans a chance to collect their favorite players. Each box contains a full 100-card set.
2010 Upper Deck USA Baseball Box Set
By Jennifer Smeth
Approximate Release Date: Monday, Jan 18th, 2010. Configuration: 10 boxes per case, 1 set per box, 69 cards per set. Product Highlights – Seven Autographs per box including FIVE on-card autographs. – Look for one inscriptions card plus one super premium QandA, Big Signatures, Starting Lineup or Team Roster card in every box; including sign-on […]
2010-11 Absolute Memorabilia Basketball
By Jennifer Smeth
2010-11 Absolute Memorabilia returns to the hobby hardwood this March, bringing with it a plethora of autographs and hearty patches featuring players like John Wall, “The Durantula”, “The Black Mamba”, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson and other stars past present and future. Each 4-pack hobby box of Absolute will deliver 4 hits, 4 inserts and 1 numbered retired great.
2010-11 Crown Royale Hockey
By Jennifer Smeth
Crown Royale makes it’s triumphant return to the hobby this March packing plenty of hockey’s biggest names past, present and future into each pack. Crown Royale features a classy and somewhat fancy card design that is sure to please the eye. Each box of 2010-11 Crown Royale will deliver 4 hits and a host of intriguing die-cuts, rookies, relics, and autographs!
2010-11 Donruss Basketball
By Jennifer Smeth
Panini’s Donruss Basketball will mark the first time the legendary brand makes an appearance on the hardwood as well as provide basketball card collectors with a welcome change of pace from Panini’s typical futuristic styled card offerings. Donruss will deliver 3 hits, 20 die-cut parallels, and plenty of intriguing Rated Rookies per box. 2010-11 Donruss is set to release December 22nd, 2010.
2010-11 Donruss Hockey
By Jennifer Smeth
2010-11 Donruss marks the return of the Rated Rookie to hockey cards for the first time since 1997-98. Early details suggest that Panini will use the Rated Rookie to counter the hobbies most popular low end rookie card series, the Upper Deck Young Guns series, both of which are seeded at a rate of 6 per box.
2010-11 Limited Hockey
By Jennifer Smeth
Panini’s Limited is a high-end hockey card offering that cuts straight to the hits! Each single pack hobby box will deliver 1 auto, 1 relic, and 1 additional relic or auto. 2010-11 Panini Limited is set to release on December 15th with a box price of around $100.
2010-11 O-Pee-Chee Hockey
By Jennifer Smeth
One of the hobby’s most popular low-pack price products returns for yet another skate in 2010-11. OPC offers a deep 600-card base set filled with plenty of Rookies & Legends, intriguing parallels, and plenty of old school style that should please any hardcore hockey card collector.
2010-11 Panini Classics Basketball
By Jennifer Smeth
Classics returns featuring a checklist chalked with basketballers past, present and future. Each $100 hobby box of 2010-11 Classics Basketball delivers a total of 4 hits, with at least one on-card autograph featuring a member of the 2010-11 NBA rookie class.
2010-11 Panini Dominion Hockey Cards
By Jennifer Smeth
2010-11 Panini Dominion Hockey details, card gallery, highlights, hot auctions, price comparison and other information. The ultra high-end product features low-numbered rookie cards, and on-card autographs.
2010-11 Panini Gold Standard Basketball
By Jennifer Smeth
2010-11 Gold Standard Product Review, Set Info, and Price Comparisons. The all-new product promises plenty of interesting cards including instant win Gold Tickets, Gold Rush cards featuring 14-karat gold and Logoman patches and autographs. 2010-11 Panini Gold Standard is set to release on 5/25/11 and will deliver 5 hits and 7 additional numbered inserts per single pack hobby box.
2010-11 Panini Limited Basketball
By Jennifer Smeth
2010-11 Panini Limited Basketball returns with it’s typical high risk vs. high reward stakes. Each hobby box contains a single 7-card pack with a total of 3 hits.
2010-11 Panini Luxury Suite Hockey
By Jennifer Smeth
Panini’s Luxury Suite promises to cut straight to the high-end hits when the product hits the hobby scene this June. The freshman hockey card offering features an intriguing patch and autograph driven parallel system, a wide array of rookies and plenty of on-card autographs. Each hobby box of 2010-11 Panini Luxury Suite will deliver 4 packs, 8 hits and 4 numbered rookie cards.
2010-11 Panini NBA Season Update Basketball
By Jennifer Smeth
2010-11 Panini NBA Season Update is a budget friendly basketball that will introduce two unique new insert sets to last year’s popular lineup of subsets. The new additions, All Stars and Green Week, will include pieces of game used memorabilia from the 2010 and 2011 NBA All-Star Games and 2009-11 Green Weeks.
2010-11 Panini Timeless Treasures Basketball
By Jennifer Smeth
Timeless Treasures returns to the hobby hardwood this December packing plenty of hobby heavy hitters into each high-end 1-pack box. Treasures offers collectors a seemless mix of old school and new school players with plenty of autographs, relics, one of ones, and other intriguing hits per $100 hobby box.
2010-11 Pinnacle Hockey
By Jennifer Smeth
One of the 90’s most beloved brands makes it’s triumphant return to the hobby this April. 2010-11 Pinnacle Hockey promises plenty of old favorites such as Team Pinnacle inserts as well as some intriguing new additions including autographed and memorabilia cards. Each hobby box of 2010-11 Pinnacle will carry a box price of around $80-$90 and delivers 4 hits, 4 Ice Breakers Rookie Cards, 4 Museum Collection Parallels, 1 Artist’s Proof Parallel and 1 Tough Times Insert Card.
2010-11 Playoff Contenders Patches Basketball
By Jennifer Smeth
2010-11 Playoff Contenders Patches represents the evolution of Panini’s most prestigious brand. For the first time in the product’s storied history, Rookie Ticket Autographs will feature a piece of memorabilia. Contenders Patches delivers 4-hits per box on average and is set to hit the hobby scene this upcoming February.
2010-11 Rookies & Stars Basketball
By Jennifer Smeth
Rookies & Stars returns this November with a fresh crop of rookie autographs including John Wall, Evan Turner, Derrick Favors, Wesley Johnson, and DeMarcus Cousins. 2010-11 Rookies & Stars will deliver 4-hits per $80 hobby box and is set to hit the hobby hardwood this November.
2010-11 SP Game Used Hockey
By Jennifer Smeth
SP Game Used Hockey is back for another season of memorabilia driven hockey cards. The one hit per pack product will feature several new additions including “Championship Marks”, “Supreme Sticks”, “Famous Faceoffs”, and “Game Gear”. Game Used is set to hit the hobby ice this December.
2010-11 Ultimate Collection Basketball
By Jennifer Smeth
2010-11 Ultimate Collection Basketball Card Product Reviews, Price Comparisons, Set Details and More.
2010-11 Upper Deck Artifacts Hockey
By Jennifer Smeth
Artifacts is back for another season of intriguing Rookie Redemptions, Relics, and Numbered Cards.
2010-11 Upper Deck Black Diamond Hockey
By Jennifer Smeth
Back are the ever popular Triple and Quad Diamond parallels as well as the 90’s inspired Hardware Heroes insert set. New to the 2010-11 rendition of Black Diamond is the addition of arguably the hobby’s greatest non-autograph rookie card series, the Upper Deck Ice Premiere RC!
2010-11 Upper Deck Series 2 Hockey
By Jennifer Smeth
2010-11 Upper Deck Series 2 picks up where Series 1 left off, packing 6 Young Guns, 6 20th Anniversary Parallels and 2 hits per $60-$70 hobby box. Other Series 2 highlights include 20th Anniversary Canadian World Jrs. variations, Die-Cut acetate cards, UD Signatures, Rookie Jerseys, Game Jerseys and Victory Update cards. Upper Deck Series 2 is scheduled to release in February of 2011.
2010-11 Upper Deck Series 2 Hockey Product Review
By Jennifer Smeth
2010-11 Upper Deck Series 2 Hockey is the rare product that finds life outside the hits through an excellent mixture of card variety that includes rookies, parallels, inserts, die-cuts and acetates. The hits are nothing more than the gravy on the hearty meal that is Upper Deck Series 2 Hockey.
2010-11 Upper Deck SPx Hockey
By Jennifer Smeth
SPx Hockey returns with plenty of past favorites like Shadow Box case hits, Autographed Rookie Jersey cards, Flashback Fabrics, Winning Materials dual and triple Jersey cards, as well as a few interesting new additions, namely Ice Premiere Rookies.
2011 Bowman Baseball Cards
By Jennifer Smeth
An annual favorite for prospectors, 2011 Bowman is a prime option for Bryce Harper collectors. Hobby boxes offer one autograph per box.
2011 Bowman Sterling Football
By Jennifer Smeth
Though not a groundbreaking set by any means, an abundance of hits, along with a polished design and an intelligent rookie checklist make 2011 Bowman Sterling Football one of the best football card offerings of 2011.
2011 Donruss Elite Extra Edition Baseball Cards
By Jennifer Smeth
2011 Donruss Elite Extra Edition Baseball includes a comprehensive checklist of more than 150 prospect autographs, which are distributed at a rate of 6 per hobby box.
2011 Donruss Elite Football
By Jennifer Smeth
Donruss Elite returns for another season of numbered rookies, die-cuts and autographs. The most notable new additions to the tried and true Elite formula is intriguing to say the least, those being the first ever book cards in Panini history. 2011 Donruss Elite snaps on June 15th, with each 20 pack hobby box delivering 4 hits.
2011 Leaf Best of Baseball
By Jennifer Smeth
2011 Leaf Best of Baseball promises collectors one cut signature card and one graded buyback card (rookie, pre-1970 vintage star or modern autograph or memorabilia card) per pack.
2011 Leaf Metal Draft Football
By Jennifer Smeth
2011 Leaf Metal Draft is set to hit the hobby scene in late March, giving collectors a chance to grab the first autographed cards featuring Cam Newton, A.J. Green, Jake Locker and other big names from April’s 2011 NFL Draft.
2011 Press Pass Legends Football
By Jennifer Smeth
Press Pass Legends returns this May featuring a cardboard cast of legends past, present and future. Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin, Bo Jackson, Hines Ward, A.J. Green, Cam Newton, Blaine Gabbert, Mark Ingram and Julio Jones are a few of the big name signers that grace Legends autograph checklist. Each 18-pack hobby box is expected to carry a price tag of around $120-$140 and deliver a total of 6 hits.
2011 Press Pass Racing
By Jennifer Smeth
The flag drops on the 2011 racing card season with the return of Press Pass this December. 2011 Press Pass brings with it an expanded 200-card base set and all-new “Burning Rubber Signature Edition” cards featuring autographed tire relics from 2010 race winners. Press Pass packs 1 memorabilia card into each 28-pack box.
2011 Press Pass Wheels Element Racing
By Jennifer Smeth
Press Pass’ popular mid-end racing card right of passage returns in 2011 with a retro theme! Each 24-pack hobby box of 2011 Press Pass Wheels Element Racing delivers 24 packs, 2 hits and is set to release on January 19th, 2011.
2011 Prestige Football
By Jennifer Smeth
Panini’s Prestige returns for another season of post-draft gridiron prospecting. The latest installment of Prestige features a sleeker card design than past years as well as several new inclusions highlighted by NFL Passport inserts and autographs. 2011 Prestige is set to release on May 11th, with each $80-$100 hobby box delivering 4 hits, 24 rookies and 23 additional inserts and parallels.
2011 Rookies and Stars Football
By Jennifer Smeth
2011 Panini Rookies & Stars Football product review, set information, price comparisons and top singles. This iteration of the brand will sport 1 rookie card per pack and 4 hits per box, as well as several new insert sets.
2011 SP Legendary Cuts Baseball
By Jennifer Smeth
Upper Deck’s legendary cut signature product returns to the hobby this June, featuring a slimmed down checklist that cuts straight to the hits. The checklist is highlighted by legendary leaders from yesteryear including George Washington, JFK, Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan. Each $200-$250 box of 2011 SP Legendary Cuts will deliver one Cut Signature.
2011 Topps Allen & Ginter Baseball
By Jennifer Smeth
2011 Allen & Ginter returns for a sixth season of mystery, oddities, rip cards and code cracking this July. Browse the full set checklist, product reviews, set highlights, and much more.
2011 Topps Finest Football
By Jennifer Smeth
2011 Topps Finest Football details, product review, price comparisons and more. Each hobby box delivers two hits, two Atomic Refractor Rookie Cards and two Finest Moments Inserts.
2011 Topps Inception Football
By Jennifer Smeth
Each single pack hobby box of 2011 Topps Inception delivers 3 hits, 2 parallels and 2 additional cards.
2011 Topps UFC Title Shot
By Jennifer Smeth
2011 Topps UFC Title Shot offers hardcore MMA fans the chance to collect current champions as well as prospect potential future champions. Title Shot is a cardboard celebration of UFC champions past, present and future. Each $70-$90 hobby box delivers 12 packs and 4 hits.
2011 Upper Deck Soccer
By Jennifer Smeth
Product Details Set Checklist Product Details Upper Deck Soccer returns for another season of MLS themed trading card action. 2011 Upper Deck Soccer features the first cards of Thierry Henry, Nery Castillo, Rafa Marquez and Juan Aguedelo as well as superstars from the world of women’s soccer. Release Date: 4/19/11 Box Configuration: 20 Packs Per […]
2011-12 Upper Deck Artifacts Hockey
By Jennifer Smeth
2011-12 Upper Deck Artifacts Hockey card set checklist, product details, card gallery, hobby box price comparisons and more. The early season release boasts one rookie card redemption per box, a short print heavy base set and a slew of memorabilia card inserts.
2012 Panini Black Football Cards
By Jennifer Smeth
Panini takes a stab at a “black” line of their own with 2012 Panini Black Football. Boxes come with five hits including at least three autographs. Other highlights include autographed patch rookie cards and redemptions for sets of printing plates.
2012 Panini Gridiron Football Cards
By Jennifer Smeth
2012 Panini Gridiron Football sees a revamped lineup that focuses on a broad mix of autographs, inserts, memorabilia cards and a decent sized base set. Hobby boxes promise a rookie in every pack, two autographs and two additional hits.
2012 Panini Prime Signatures Football Cards
By Jennifer Smeth
Just as the name suggests, 2012 Panini Prime Signatures Football celebrates autographs. With one signature card falling in every pack, collectors can also chase multi-signed cards and autographed memorabilia cards. All rookie cards have on-card signatures.
2012 Panini Prominence Football Cards
By Jennifer Smeth
2012 Panini Prominence boasts five different and distinct autographed rookie cards for all 35 players who participated in the 2012 Rookie Premiere. Single-pack boxes come with three hits, including at least two autographs.
2012 Topps Five Star Baseball Cards
By Jennifer Smeth
Every card in 2012 Topps Five Star Baseball is a major hit. Single-pack boxes come with an autograph from both an active and retired star, an autographed relic, another autograph or autographed book card, and a jumbo relic. What really sets the release apart is that the vast majority of signers are from big-time stars.
2012 Topps Five Star Football Cards
By Jennifer Smeth
2012 Topps Five Star Football delivers five high-end hits in every box, including four autographs. One of the most popular and most expensive sets of the year, autographed patch rookie cards are among the major pulls.
2012-13 Panini Absolute Basketball Cards
By Jennifer Smeth
2012-13 Panini Absolute Basketball delivers three autographs in every four-pack box. The set has 100 autographed rookie cards, all of which are signed on-card.
2012-13 Panini Preferred Basketball Cards
By Jennifer Smeth
2012-13 Panini Preferred Basketball is a high-end set that delivers just four cards per box. But those four cards: 3 autographs numbered to 99 or less and a book card.
2016 Cryptozoic Outlander Season 1 Trading Cards
By Jennifer Smeth
Based on the historical drama that mixes in a little time travel and lots of romance, 2016 Cryptozoic Outlander Season 1 includes one autograph and one wardrobe card per box.
A Sad Farewell To Cardboard Connection Writer Chris Stufflestreet
By Jennifer Smeth
Cardboard Connection writer Chris Stufflestreet died of a heart attack earlier this week. Chris was a crucial member of The Cardboard Connection team who will not not be forgotten. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Chris’ daughter and mother.
Cardboard Connection Video Episode #1
By Jennifer Smeth
Cardboard Connection Video Host Ivan Lovegren discusses the top Kansas City Royals baseball cards for collectors to keep in their cross hairs.
Cardboard Connection Video Episode #2
By Jennifer Smeth
In Cardboard Connection Video Episode #2, host Ivan Lovegren delves into the Top 10 Babe Ruth Cards and LeBron James Miami Heat Cards and then takes an in depth look at 2014 Topps Chrome Football.
Cardboard Connection Video Episode #3: Top Kobe Bryant Cards
By Jennifer Smeth
Join Cardboard Connection Video host Ivan Lovegren in Episode 3 as we take an in depth looks at the Top 10 Cards of Superstars Kobe Bryant and Wayne Gretsky and delve into some of the must-buy cards from MLB’s 2014 Award Winners.
Cardboard Connection Video Episode #4 – Vintage Expert Matt Federgreen, Top Peyton Manning Rookie Cards and More
By Jennifer Smeth
Join Cardboard Connection Video host Ivan Lovegren as we look at the Top 10 Peyton Manning Rookie Cards and look back at the late Tony Gwynn’s Top 10 baseball cards of all time as well as speak with Matt Federgreen, one of the foremost vintage card experts in the industry.
Cardboard Connection’s Interview with Dale Murphy
By Jennifer Smeth
Cardboard Connection’s Interview with Dale Murphy in which we talk baseball cards, the Hall of Fame , and much more.
Complete Donruss Hall of Fame Diamond King Puzzles Checklist
By Jennifer Smeth
View the full Donruss Hall of Fame Diamond King Puzzles checklist and set guide for the popular series from the 1980s and 1990s.
Eric Hosmer Rookie Cards Checklist
By Jennifer Smeth
Eric Hosmer has broken into the big leagues as one of the top rookies of 2011 and his rookie cards are red hot.
Extremely Rare NM-MT PSA Graded 1957 Topps Baseball Card Set Hits eBay; One of the Highest Graded ’57 Sets Ever Assembled
By Jennifer Smeth
1957 Topps Baseball card checklist, detailed set analysis, key cards, shopping guide & more. It is one of the most sought after post-war vintage baseball card sets thanks to the inclusion of rookie cards of Frank Robinson, Brooks Robinson, Don Drysdale, Bill Mazeroski, Jim Bunning, and Whitey Herzog. 1957 Topps also features a rock solid lineup of Hall of Famers, including Sandy Koufax, Mickey Mantle, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Roberto Clemente and many more.
Former Phoenix Suns Trainer Trades Memorabilia Collection for 1950 Mercury
By Jennifer Smeth
Joe Proski, the original athletic trainer for the Phoenix Suns, has a love for sports memorabilia that is only rivaled by his love of collector cars. Joe grew up in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and like most residents of Green Bay he is a life long Packers fan. His father worked for the Packers and was […]
Kansas City Royals Key Baseball Card Guide: VIDEO
By Jennifer Smeth
Cardboard Connection Video Host Ivan Lovegren discusses the top Kansas City Royals baseball cards for collectors to keep in their cross hairs.
Richard McWilliam, Upper Deck CEO and Co-Founder, Passes Away
By Jennifer Smeth
Upper Deck has announced that their CEO and chairman, Richard McWilliam, has passed away.
Top 10 Best Selling Baseball Players on eBay
By Jennifer Smeth
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 […]
Topps Secures Exclusive Minor League Baseball Card License
By Jennifer Smeth
Major League Baseball Properties (MLBP) and the Topps Company have just today announced a new multi-year deal that will grant Topps the exclusive trading card licensing rights to Minor League Baseball. The agreement makes Topps the Official Baseball Card of Minor League Baseball. Starting January 1, 2010, Topps will be the only trading card manufacturer […]
Topps Signs Exclusive Trading Card Agreement With Major League Baseball
By Jennifer Smeth
The Topps Company landed a decisive blow against Upper Deck earlier this week by signing an agreement with Major League Baseball that will give them exclusive rights to produce MLB baseball cards. The multi-year deal, which is expected to be officially announced later today, will take effect once the 2010 MLB Season begins next year. […]
Upper Deck’s Legal Battle With Konami Heats Up
By Jennifer Smeth
After a year of relatively under the radar litigation, The Upper Deck Company’s case against Konami Entertainment appears headed for a disastrous outcome. Konami Entertainment has accused Upper Deck of copyright infringement, breach of contract and trademark counterfeiting, saying that Upper Deck illegally reproduced more than 600,000 Yu-Gi-Oh! cards. Upper Deck could face hundreds of […]
Wayne Gretzky PSA 10 Rookie Card Sets New Record
By Jennifer Smeth
UPDATE 5/2/11 Wayne Gretzky’s PSA 10 O-Pee-Chee rookie card sold for $94,163 on Sunday. SCP Auctions claims that this is the most a hockey card single has ever sold for. Check out our full Wayne Gretzky Hockey Cards Profile. The Laguna Niguel Auction house and SCP Auctions Inc. are hosting a sports memorabilia silent auction […]