I just had to laugh when I came across this little beauty today. At first glance this Maroney 2006 Press Pass patch looks really cool, but there is just one problem. PRESS PASS DOESN’T HAVE A LICENSE TO PRODUCE CARDS USING THE NFL LOGO. Press Pass has never made a trading card product having anything [...]
Filed under: Fake Card Info | Tagged: 2006, counterfeit, fake, logo, maroney, nfl, pass, patch, press | 1 Comment »
The 1990′s are known for having some of the best inserts The Hobby has ever seen. Before autographs and relics flooded the industry, one of the most popular cards collectors could pull from a product would be the famous die-cuts. A good portion of the time these die-cut inserts would look just like the base [...]
Filed under: Flashback Product of the Week | Tagged: 1996, flashback, football, laser, of, product, the, topps, week | 2 Comments »
Yesturday afternoon while attending a State College Spikes game, I stopped by the gift shop to pick up a 2009 Team Set and pin like I usually do each year. When I got home I started flipping through the Team Set and noticed that the design looks very much like the 1959 Topps baseball set. [...]
Filed under: Thoughts | Tagged: 1959, 2009, baseball, cards, college, design, set, spikes, state, team, topps | Leave a Comment »
I took a trip up to State College today to see the Spikes (Pirates) play against the Crosscutters (Phillies). It was originally scheduled for a night game, but then they found out Taylor Swift was doing a concert in State College tonight so they decided to reschedule the game to start in the afternoon. It [...]
Filed under: Events | Tagged: 8-29-2009, baseball, college, crosscutters, game, league, minor, phillies, photos, pirates, spikes, state, williamsport | 2 Comments »
Topps Tribute has always been one of those hit or miss products. About 90% of those collectors that tried a pack probably weren’t too happy with what they pulled considering what they paid for a pack (around $50.00). Topps Tribute has been out of the game for 5 years but will be returning this November. [...]
Filed under: Preview, Thoughts | Tagged: 2009, autographs, baseball, Preview, relic, return, topps, tribute | 1 Comment »
One of the ways I obtain topics to blog about comes from browsing various forums reading what collectors are talking about. Last night over at the Collector’s Universe forum I saw a collector showing off a new addition to their personal collection. A few months ago they came across an Old Judge collection and purchased [...]
Filed under: Card Info | Tagged: baseball, card, joe, judge, miller, old, pose, psa, tobacco, vintage | Leave a Comment »
During the late 70′s and early 80′s, the sports card industry really began to take shape. People were digging through their grandma’s attic looking for those old cards because all of a sudden they were worth something. Just like in many growing industries at the time, it didn’t take long for scammers to come along [...]
Filed under: Card Info | Tagged: 1963, 1984, card, counterfeit, fake, marino, original, pete, rookie, rose, stamp, topps | Leave a Comment »
This is one of the rarest pins collectors can obtain at this year’s Little League World Series. The 2009 Grand Slam Parade pin is actually two pins that you put together to make a larger pin. To obtain both sides you need to purchase a certain amount of groceries at two different locations I’ve been [...]
Filed under: Pickups | Tagged: 2009, coca, cola, grand, league, little, parade, pin, series, slam, weis, world | 1 Comment »
Serial numbering scammers are a pain in the you know what. A few days ago I found a few collectors talking about this subject over on The Bench. They uncovered a seller who has done probably one of the worst serial numbering jobs I’ve ever seen. Take a look at these two basic Topps cards [...]
Filed under: Scams | Tagged: 1/1, baseball, cards, ebay, number, of, one, scam, seller, serial, topps | Leave a Comment »
