Posts Tagged ‘baseball cards’
PSA Grading UPCHARGES: What to Know
Understanding PSA Grading Upcharges: Why Value Dictates the Price of Your Grade If you’ve submitted cards to PSA before, you’ve probably heard horror stories about “getting hit with an upcharge.” Maybe you sent in a rare card for bulk grading and ended up owing hundreds of dollars more than you expected. Or perhaps you heard…
Read More2025 Bowman Chrome Baseball Checklist and PACK ODDS
2025 Bowman Chrome Baseball — What matters this year Release & formats. The set landed September 24, 2025 with a 100-card Base (vets/RCs) and 100-card Chrome Prospects set. Hobby delivers 2 autos per box; Breaker’s Delight (HTA Choice) delivers 3 autos. Hobby boxes are 6 packs × 10 cards, HTA is a 10-card, auto-centric box.…
Read More2025 Bowman Chrome Sapphire Baseball Cards Checklist & Estimated PACK ODDS
The 2025 Bowman Chrome Sapphire Baseball (and its Sapphire brethren from prior years) hold a uniquely important place in the baseball-card hobby. Historical Context & Brand Evolution To understand the importance of a Sapphire product, it helps to trace the lineage of the brand and the format. Bowman & Rookie Cards The brand “Bowman” has deep roots:…
Read MoreThe Sports Card Market is WIDENING.
🧩 1. The Hobby Is Expanding Beyond “Sports” 📺 Pop Culture and Non-Sport Crossovers What used to be a “sports-only” niche is now spilling into movies, TV, anime, and gaming. Topps Disney 100, Dune, Star Wars Chrome, and Garbage Pail Kids have proven there’s massive collector overlap. Fanatics’ licensing strategy clearly shows they want collectors,…
Read MoreBIG Changes coming to the Sports Card Hobby
🎲 How Sports Betting and Gambling Are Changing the Sports Card Hobby If you’ve been around the sports card hobby for a while, you’ve probably noticed something strange happening. The lines between collecting, investing, and straight-up gambling have started to blur. Ten years ago, card collecting was mostly about nostalgia — chasing your favorite players,…
Read MoreWhat We Know About 2025 Topps Diamond Icons Baseball
What We Know About 2025 Topps Diamond Icons Baseball Release / Basic Info Release Date: October 22, 2025 Checklist Insider Every box is designed to include 9 autographs + 1 relic + 1 base card Checklist Insider+2Beckett+2 In past Diamond Icons releases, there was no “base set” per se (most cards were hits). But for…
Read More2025 Topps Finest Baseball Card Checklist + Pack ODDS
Full Base Set Checklist – Cards 1 to 300 Below is a streamlined list of the first 50 cards and the last 50 cards, plus a sampling across the middle tiers to illustrate the full scope. The full roll from 1 to 300 spans Common (1–100), Uncommon (101–200), and Rare…
Read MorePSA Expanded OFFERS Changes the Card Buying & Selling Game
How Many Cards Does PSA Grade? Mind-blowing volume alert: Since 1991, PSA has graded over 65 million items—that’s across cards, memorabilia, photos, and more Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA). In 2023, they graded about 13.5 million cards, leading the industry SI. 2024 was even bigger—they nailed 15.34 million cards graded (9.1M sports and 6.23M TCG &…
Read More2025 Topps Shoebox Treasures Baseball Checklist + PACK ODDS
Full Base Checklist – 100 Cards (Card by Card) Here’s your artistic treasure map, numbering each player and the original Topps card inspiration: Stan Musial (1961 Topps #290) Ed Mathews (1962 Topps #30) Phil Niekro (1975 Topps #130) George Bell (1986 Topps #338) Tom Seaver (1976 Topps #600) Robin Yount…
Read More2025 Topps Tier One Baseball FULL Checklist + Pack ODDS
Base Set Breakdown (100 Cards Total) Three Tiers, from legends to rookies—all decked out in foil parallels. Tier 1 (Cards 1–20: Past Legends) Rarest tier (~1:30 packs; huge hits), featuring icons like: Ty Cobb Sandy Koufax Harmon Killebrew Pedro Martínez Randy Johnson Dizzy Dean Cal Ripken Jr. Alex Rodriguez Christy Mathewson Eddie Murray David Ortiz…
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