Q & A – Returning To The Hobby?

Question: I just got into collecting cards again. I collected when I was a kid, and now I am starting to invest in football cards. I have some quick and easy questions. Why are some cards serial numbered, IE: 219/300? What does the serial number mean? What company would be the best to buy hobby boxes [...]

Whats In My Personal Collection?

Yesturday my new shiny webcam was dropped off by the UPS guy and I thought I would give it a try.  Since I didn’t have any packs or boxes to open I thought I would share some cards from my personal collection.  You can check out Sports Card Info’s profile here if you want to [...]

Card of the Day: Jose Canseco 1986 Topps Traded RC

Card of the Day: Mickey Mantle 1992 Score The Franchise Auto

Sports Card Info Is Getting An Upgrade

  Sports Card Info will be getting an upgrade very soon.  Last night I placed an order for a brand new webcam so I can share pack/box breaks with everyone.  This is the first time I have ever used a webcam so its going to be exciting.  Be sure to keep reading Sports Card Info [...]

Upper Deck Announces “Historic Firsts”

Below is an e-mail I received from Chris Carlin of Upper Deck last night.  Looks like they are planning to produce a trading card set that deals with “Historic Firsts” that haven’t happened and/or would like to see happen.  It doesn’t look like a product that I would open, but as a Phillies fan you [...]

Card of the Day: Dan Marino 1989 Panini Sticker

Insane Inserts: ’98 Red Crusade vs. ’08 Sterling Red Refractor

The color red is very popular within the sports card industry.  Depending on the product, pulling a parallel with a red color could mean you have a high numbered card or a low numbered card.     In 1998 Donruss introduced the hobby to their now famous Crusade insert set.  These cards can be found [...]

Let Me Get This Straight

The NBA wants to give a trading card license to a company that makes these?     Good luck fitting that into a foil pack!

Red, White, and Blue

With the newly released 2009 Upper Deck USA baseball sets, I thought I would share one of my favorite stories about a USA card.   Back in 1998 I was fairly new to collecting, and didn’t really have a lot to spend on cards.  Whenever I would go into the local card shop at the [...]