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Anticipating Card Hype & Pricing Players with Fantasy Sports By: Nick Owen
By The Sports Card Dad |
Which comes first, the chicken or the egg, player hype or player production? In this hobby world of card comps, hype cycles, drafts, media coverage, elevated card production runs, eBay auctions and so much more, it’s hard to find reliable information to make informative buying decisions. You know what is the guaranteed way to get reliable…
Read More Which First is First?: The Eternal Mysteries (and Potential Pitfalls) of Non-Sport “Rookie” Collecting. By: Darth Bryzzo (Chad A.)
By The Sports Card Dad |
First is all that matters. So say the royal and ancient laws of heredity, land title recording rules, Ricky Bobby’s dad, and a heck of a lot of sports card collectors since at least the dawn of the Beckett Age. For the better part of a half century now, the “rookie card” has been the…
Read More Why Doesn’t Anyone CARE About your Favorite Player’s Sports Cards?
By The Sports Card Dad |
Why Doesn’t Anyone Care Above Your Favorite Player? Born in the PNW, raised in Middle Ohio, and growing up in Orlando, going to sporting events was better than visiting Mickey at the Magic Kingdom. The 2000’s Orlando Magic’s ‘Heart and Hustle’ team led by Darrell Armstrong was when collecting cards got real to me. Sure, there were…
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