Following the success of both Panini Prizm Football and Panini Prizm Basketball, Panini has announced they will be making 2012 Panini Prizm Baseball! Panini posted some preview images on their blog, the Knight’s Lance, as well as product information. Here’s a breakdown of what is sure to be a hot release in the world of […]
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It’s Time for the First 2013 Football Cards of the Year: 2013 Leaf Metal Draft
It’s hard to believe it’s already NFL combine time as the event is wrapping up in Indianapolis. With the combine comes the measurements, the tests, the interviews, and most importantly, the first football cards of upcoming draft picks. Leaf will be the first manufacturer to feature players from the draft class of 2013, with 2013 […]
Rory McIlroy Cards Hot in 2012 SP Game Used Golf
In Upper Deck’s early days, before inserts were the norm, cards with the ‘SP’ prefix were something very special. Whether it was Michael Jordan taking batting practice with the White Sox, Deion Sanders transforming from a football player to a baseball player or Don Shula notching his 300th win, Upper Deck ‘SP’ cards marked the […]
2012/13 Panini Elite Basketball
This Wednesday brings the release of 2012/13 Panini Elite Basketball. Coming off a successful NBA All Star weekend that showcased the league’s biggest stars, basketball cards are definitely hot. Two of the those stars, Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant (both Panini Spokesmen), will be prominently featured in Elite. In looking through the insert information as […]
Upper Deck Inks 2013 Football Draft Picks to Trading Card Deals
Upper Deck has announced that they’ve signed some of the top talents in the upcoming draft class to trading card and autograph deals. Included in the list of players are Geno Smith, Matt Barkley, Tyler Wilson, Mike Glennon, Eddie Lacy, Giovani Bernard, Montee Ball, Cordarrelle Patterson, Denard Robinson, Tavon Austin, Damontre Moore, Tyler Eifert, and […]
2012 Upper Deck SP Game Used Golf Releases Today
2012 Upper Deck SP Game Used Golf comes out today, and collectors of golf cards get their first chance at a Rory McIlroy Card. SP Game Used Golf is loaded with hits, as each pack contains an autograph and a memorabilia card. Here’s a breakdown of the product as well as some feature images. Breakdown: […]
Oh Oh, Topps Magic!
Following a year of being a direct from Topps online only product, 2012 Topps Magic Football is back on the hobby market and releases tomorrow! We are definitely seeing some collector excitement about this year’s Topps Magic which pays tribute to the first Topps Football Cards. Topps describes the product as delivering a fun break […]
Topps Star Wars Jedi Legacy Promises Franchise’s First Memorabilia Cards
When Topps first released Star Wars cards in 1977, the only inserts were stickers. It stayed that way for decades before giving way to chromium cards and other basic inserts in the early 1990s. The natural progression led to actor autographs, low-numbered parallels and some of the hobby’s most popular sketch cards. But there has […]
King of the Castle – Nathan Fillion Bolsters Cryptozoic Castle Seasons 1 and 2
Cryptozoic has confirmed that Nathan Fillion will play a big part in their upcoming Castle Seasons 1 & 2 trading cards. Not only will he have regular autographs, but he’ll also appear on the release’s lone autographed costume card. Fillion plays Richard Castle, one of the leads in the hit crime show. His character is […]
“The Chase” Is About to Be On with 2013 Topps Series 1 Baseball
Some people are thinking of tomorrow as any other Wednesday, but not baseball card collectors. Tomorrow marks the release of 2013 Topps Series 1 Baseball and collectors are just flat out excited. Whether it gets you pumped up for a new baseball season, brings back nostalgia from past years of collecting, or is just one […]