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What Happened in Vegas Isn’t Staying in Vegas – 2012 Industry Summit Recap
Get the highlights of the 2012 Industry Summit in Las Vegas, including several announcements from manufacturers and the key themes that came out of focused breakout sessions.
How to Make Amazing Custom McFarlane Figures
Have you ever wanted to learn how to make custom McFarlane figures of your favorite athletes? Let our practical guide help you from start to finish. Includes easy-to-follow instructions and a detailed supply list with all the things you need to make a professional-looking custom.
NFLPA Tackles Upper Deck with Yet Another Lawsuit
Upper Deck is facing yet another lawsuit. This time the NFLPA is seeking nearly $1.5 million for breach of contract. Paul Lesko has the details and the full court documents from the March 16 filing.
2012 Upper Deck Avengers Assemble Autographs Gallery and Checklist
Check out all eight autograph cards from 2012 Upper Deck Avengers Assemble. Signers include Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner and Cobie Smulders.
10 Top-Selling 2012 Topps Heritage Baseball Cards
Hall of Fame autographs dominate the list of top-selling 2012 Topps Heritage Baseball cards, but not all are from the players you’d expect. We look at the top 10 single-card eBay sales during the set’s first week on the market.
2012 Press Pass Rookie Football Cards
2012 Press Pass Rookie Football promises the first autograph cards of the game’s top prospects, including Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III and Trent Richardson. Besides six autographs per hobby box, collectors can also chase a 50-card base set and several levels of parallels.
2012 Topps MLB Sticker Collection
2012 Topps MLB Sticker Collection takes the hobby to a simpler place. The straight-forward set is comprised of 309 total stickers, including foils and the game’s best mascots.
2012 Upper Deck Avengers Assemble Trading Cards
Avengers Assemble from Upper Deck sets the stage for the super hero blockbuster, offering collectors one sketch card and two other hits per box.
Peyton Manning’s Big Move and How It Impacts the Hobby
With Peyton Manning committed to the Denver Broncos, we look at the hobby implications for the future Hall of Famer, his new teammates, Tim Tebow and more.
Panini Lands Exclusive USA Baseball Card License
Panini has landed another baseball license, this time with USA Baseball. We’ve got details of the multi-year deal, which gives Panini exclusive rights to make USA Baseball cards. We’ve also got info on the sets Panini is planning to showcase the collegiate, 18U and 15U teams.
2012 Breygent Vampirella All New Trading Cards
2012 Breygent Vampirella All New sees the sexy comic vampire return with more stunning art cards. Just like Breygent’s 2011 Vampirella set, sketch cards and autographs promise to be among the highlights.
Garbage Pail Kids Book Review
A new book published by Abrams ComicArts and Topps looks back on the first five sets of Garbage Pail Kids. The wonderful resource includes an intro by Art Spiegelman, an afterword by John Pound and four exclusive stickers.
Use Social Media to Build and Enhance Your Trading Card Collection
Discover how social media can help you buy and sell cards as well as interact with collectors all over the world. Our guide includes practical tips and links to the most popular social media options available to sports card and memorabilia collectors.
2012 Topps Heritage Variations Short Prints Revealed
Topps has revealed 2012 Topps Heritage Baseball variation short print information. Get complete checklists for Color Swap, Image Swap, Errors, Red-Border and Blue-Border cards with our handy guide.
2011 Leaf Metal MMA Cards
2011 Leaf Metal MMA is an extremely limited, all-autograph release. Boxes come with eight signed cards, including inserts and parallels from many of the world’s best fighters. The checklist has MMA personalities from several promotions, not just UFC.
What Are the Most Valuable 2012 Topps Tribute Baseball Cards?
Autographs of Yu Darvish, Ken Griffey Jr, Matt Moore and Hank Aaron all rank among the top 10 most valuable 2012 Topps Tribute cards based on realized eBay sales.
2003 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects Baseball Cards
Combining Bowman and Bowman Chrome into one release, 2003 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects is highlighted by rookie cards of Robinson Cano, Ryan Howard and a Nick Markakis autograph. Inserts include a variety of Refractors and additional autographs.
Upper Deck President Allegedly Drunk in Deposition
Upper Deck president Richard McWilliam allegedly showed up drunk for a deposition in Upper Deck’s case with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Paul Lesko breaks down what happened and the possible ramifications.
