Posts Tagged ‘sports card collecting’
The Sports Card Market is WIDENING.
𧩠1. The Hobby Is Expanding Beyond âSportsâ đș Pop Culture and Non-Sport Crossovers What used to be a âsports-onlyâ niche is now spilling into movies, TV, anime, and gaming. Topps Disney 100, Dune, Star Wars Chrome, and Garbage Pail Kids have proven thereâs massive collector overlap. Fanaticsâ licensing strategy clearly shows they want collectors,…
Read MoreBIG Changes coming to the Sports Card Hobby
đČ How Sports Betting and Gambling Are Changing the Sports Card Hobby If youâve been around the sports card hobby for a while, youâve 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 â chasing your favorite players,…
Read MoreWhat We Know about 2025 Topps Basketball Cards (Checklist & Pack ODDS)
đ 2025â26 Topps Basketball: What Collectors Can Expect (From a Veteran Hobbyistâs Viewpoint) Alright, folks â this oneâs a big deal. Topps is officially back in basketball, and for those of us who remember ripping Topps Chrome in the late â90s and early 2000s, this feels like a full-circle moment. After more than a decade…
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 âbase setâ per se (most cards were hits). But for…
Read More2025 Topps Finest Baseball Card Checklist + Pack ODDS
Full Base Set Checklist â 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 (1â100), Uncommon (101â200), and Rare…
Read MoreI Finally Got a 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan Card.
The Full Story: 1986 Fleer vs. 1984 Star #101 Michael Jordan Cards Grab your PSA holders and settle inâthis is the collectorâs deep dive youâve been waiting for, straight from someone whoâs traded stories over card tables, jittered over mistakes, and chased these beauties with caffeine-fueled determination. 1986-87 Fleer #57…
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 itemsâthatâs 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 biggerâthey 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 â 100 Cards (Card by Card) Hereâs 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 rookiesâall decked out in foil parallels. Tier 1 (Cards 1â20: Past Legends) Rarest tier (~1:30 packs; huge hits), featuring icons like: Ty Cobb Sandy Koufax Harmon Killebrew Pedro MartĂnez Randy Johnson Dizzy Dean Cal Ripken Jr. Alex Rodriguez Christy Mathewson Eddie Murray David Ortiz…
Read More2007 Exquisite Basketball Card Collection-Home of Most Expensive Sports Card
The Crown Jewel of Basketball Cards: A Deep Dive into the 2007 Exquisite Collection Introduction: When Cardboard Became Crown Jewels In the world of sports cards, a handful of releases have transcended the hobby to become cultural touchstones. The 2007 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Basketball set is one such release. It was…
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