Flashback Product of the Week: 1996 Topps Laser Football

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 [...]

Do These Cards Look Alike?

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. [...]

PHOTOS: State College Spikes vs. Williamsport Crosscutters

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 [...]

Topps Tribute Is Back

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. [...]

New Old Judge Pose Found

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 [...]

VIP Winner!

Congrats to The Mojo Hand for winning this week’s VIP Contest.  The Mojo Hand wins the J.R. Fitzpatrick ’09 Press Pass Signings autograph and all the inserts I pulled from the box of 2009 Press Pass VIP I reviewed.

The Original Fake

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 [...]

’09 Grand Slam Parade Pin…… Got One!

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 [...]

Terrible Serial Number Scam

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 [...]

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