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THE HOBBY :: Re: How many times has Panini recycled the 2012 Prizm design? :: Reply by mindcycle

2025-04-29T00:11:20-05:00

Yeah it seems like we’ve gotten a new 2012 design just about every year since the 2020 boom. Which also conveniently lines up with people calling 2012 Prizm golds “the next PMG”..

THE HOBBY :: Re: How many times has Panini recycled the 2012 Prizm design? :: Reply by Deadshot

2025-04-29T19:03:20-05:00

I like Deca, even though they weren't able to get an exact match. I hope they do a Deca with 2013 as well.

THE HOBBY :: Magnetics storage? :: Author ZSCollects

2025-04-29T14:20:31-05:00

I love one touch cases. Over the last couple of years I have used BCW and UltraPro one touches to encase & store all my HOF autos and higher end cards that dont end up in binders.

I store them all in 3 row boxes

The problem I have noticed, is that some of the UltraPro sizes have inverted magnet placements, and typically dont jive with BCW ones either, and it creates this pushing effect that really makes them hard to store together.

Has anybody else here had this issue, and how did you resolve it?

THE HOBBY :: Re: Magnetics storage? :: Reply by AbraCalabro

2025-04-29T14:46:48-05:00

I've had this problem with BCW when I was buying their mags in bulk, decided to ditch them altogether. Of all the Ultra Pro I've purchased, only one of them had the inverted magnet, but it's still annoying.

I haven't had this issue with ProMold or GTI mags and those are both superior to Ultra Pro and BCW. I only use the following for storage now:

1
ProMold w/interior sleeve
GT w/interior sleeve

2 - I can take pics of this for you if you want:
Beckett Shield semi-rigids in BCW boxes, cards are in pre cut penny sleeves before insertion. (This is a real space saver and still keeps the cards safe, but you absolutely need to ensure you have silica gel packets and you need to make sure that they're stored in a climate controlled room. That's true for everything, but especially in this case.)

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BGS slabs

THE HOBBY :: Re: Magnetics storage? :: Reply by ZSCollects

2025-04-29T19:21:51-05:00

AbraCalabro wrote: Tue Apr 29, 2025 1:46 pm I've had this problem with BCW when I was buying their mags in bulk, decided to ditch them altogether. Of all the Ultra Pro I've purchased, only one of them had the inverted magnet, but it's still annoying.

I haven't had this issue with ProMold or GTI mags and those are both superior to Ultra Pro and BCW. I only use the following for storage now:

1
ProMold w/interior sleeve
GT w/interior sleeve

2 - I can take pics of this for you if you want:
Beckett Shield semi-rigids in BCW boxes, cards are in pre cut penny sleeves before insertion. (This is a real space saver and still keeps the cards safe, but you absolutely need to ensure you have silica gel packets and you need to make sure that they're stored in a climate controlled room. That's true for everything, but especially in this case.)

3
BGS slabs

I have never seen mags with the inner sleeve. would love to see what that looks like.

Definitely interested in the semi-rigids too. The only cards I topload that I dont mag are just oddball Team collecting stuff I cant fit into a binder, but still playing around with storage for the random stuff that doesn't quite seem to fit anywhere

THE HOBBY :: Re: Magnetics storage? :: Reply by AbraCalabro

2025-04-29T21:44:47-05:00

Some pics below, I will get pics of the Beckett Shield semi-rigids tomorrow for you.

Here's an example of the GTI mag, white border with the inner sleeve. If you look closely, the card is protected inside the sleeve, then obviously encased in the mag.

Here's an example of the Pro Mold mag with the inner sleeve, this one is a lot easier to see because the card is a diecut. This mag happens to be a 20PT mag.

...and finally, another Pro Mold 130PT size this time.

THE HOBBY :: Re: Magnetics storage? :: Reply by ZSCollects

2025-04-30T07:10:21-05:00

Wow these look great. Thank you!

Do you have problems with cards shaking around in some of the mags or does the sleeve avoid that completely? Sometimes I have to fold a penny sleeve and put it behind the card to keep it from shaking around

THE HOBBY :: Re: Magnetics storage? :: Reply by AbraCalabro

2025-04-30T10:05:03-05:00

No problem, glad to help.

I have no such issues, as long as you get the right size mag, you should be set.

I use these also for thinner cards and diecuts as shown above, with another example below.

I know that Pro Mold has mags for cards as thin as 20PT, but for any thickness I would probably have to shake the mag to get the cards to move around, normal handling doesn't cause any shifting, or moving around. < Same goes for the GTI mags. The GTI mags that I have will store cards from 35-55PT, but not thinner than that. They go up to 130PT last I checked. You can check out GTI's YouTube channel here, new company, but the founder is super cool and a collector himself. https://www.youtube.com/@gti_cardsupply/videos

If you grab some Pro Mold, get the FIRST GEN only, don't get the GEN 2, or GEN 3 mags w/inner sleeve.
Here's my reasoning - viewtopic.php?t=2161

35-55PT GTI mag with white border, sweet color match with home jersey.

Below are a couple more Pro Mold examples storing die cut cards.

Always had a problem with these shifting around and it annoyed me to no end, problem solved. Also the auto / ink is not touching any hard plastic.

These cards are pretty much paper thin, been a while since I handled this card, but I think this might be the only one that can shift more easily because the stock is so thin. However, a little more careful handling will result in it staying in place. No better way to store such a frail card with that many intricate edges.

THE HOBBY :: Re: Magnetics storage? :: Reply by SacKingsCards

2025-04-30T10:53:19-05:00

Excuse the ignorance...are the cards in the sleeves inside the mag or the sleeves on top/bottom of the cards in the mag?

THE HOBBY :: Re: Magnetics storage? :: Reply by AbraCalabro

2025-04-30T13:38:43-05:00

SacKingsCards wrote: Wed Apr 30, 2025 9:53 am Excuse the ignorance...are the cards in the sleeves inside the mag or the sleeves on top/bottom of the cards in the mag?

No problem at all bro.

So you put the card in a penny sleeve and then that sleeved card fits into the mag and then you close the mag up.

Think of how you put a bare card into a mag and then close it up, but in this instance, it's a sleeved card. The margins for these specialized mags will fit the dimensions of the sleeve, so it's as if you've got the sleeve/top loader set up, except instead of a top loader, it's a mag.

I can take pics for you as well if you would like, just let me know. However, the best way to show you is with video. (If you still want any pics, of any type of card, die cut, auto, etc., I'll take whatever pics you'd like.)

Here's a good demonstration on video. I linked this video at the 3:40 mark where he gets down to business with the demonstration.

Stay tuned, got some pics incoming for the Beckett Shield semi-rigids.

THE HOBBY :: Re: Magnetics storage? :: Reply by SacKingsCards

2025-04-30T14:12:56-05:00

Thanks for sharing, that clears it up. No idea that existed, but really awesome because every time I put a thin card in a mag I'm scared I'm pinching the edges. That's really cool.

THE HOBBY :: Re: Magnetics storage? :: Reply by AbraCalabro

2025-04-30T14:19:35-05:00

Front and back of the Beckett Shield semi-rigids. I used a Brother P-Touch label maker/printer to label each card. Year/Manufacturer info on the front and the specifics on the back. More info after the pics.

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I store them in these boxes, I also store my magnetics in these same boxes.

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MAKE SURE you get the #2 box as shown on the label on the underside of the box. They also have a #1 box which is not for the same size as these semi-rigids and magnetics, the #1 box is for the larger BCW semi-rigids. These are made for the BCW #2 semi-rigids, but will fit the Beckett Shield ones just fine, because they have the same dimensions/measurements. (That's what you see there in my scan, with a small handful of the BCW ones.) The Beckett ones are a lot easier to get cards into and you can label them, either by printing the label or hand writing on the white space available. Obviously, these boxes will store way more semi-rigids than mags. Depending on the thickness of the mags, it will hold less, I.E. 130PT mags versus 35PT mags.

If there is any empty space and you're worried about the semi-rigids / mags moving around, you can just use some paper towel crumpled up, or you can get the foam spacers that I have from BCW.
https://www.bcwsupplies.com/card-box-monster-pads
(these are also on eBay, just get them there instead of BCW.)

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=bc ... m570.l1313

FINALLY - when using these semi-rigids as storage, you have to be careful about any moisture, I've been using silica gel packs inside my storage cases, which are stored in A/C climate controlled conditions, I open up the cases from time to time just to get some air in there for 5-30 min, or more and close them back up. It sounds like a pain in the rear, but it's a few times every couple months, or when I feel like looking at the cards. If you have any concerns about moisture in your area / the cards bowing, do not use these. I have not had any issues. I also do not recommend storing any frail, super thin, die cut cards in these, I.E. that Prime Twine card I posted earlier in the thread. SPx, die cut with a thicker stock, no problem.

On a side note, I recommend getting the Cardboard Gold notched sleeves for your standard 20-35pt cards and for anything thicker up to 75/100PT, get the Shellz Easy Glide sleeves. More details below.

Cardboard Gold notched sleeves. Don't use these for anything over 35PT, otherwise the one top corner of your card that lines up with the notch will not be fully covered.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/196672183667

Shellz Easy Glide Sleeves. You can use these for ANY thickness up to 75PT...they will probably fit 100PT as well, but I have not tested 100PT. If you like these, skip the Cardboard Gold altogether.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/296492965197?_ ... R-jp6t2QZQ

More info on the BCW box. Again, get these off eBay.

https://www.bcwsupplies.com/magnetic-se ... rage-box-5

https://www.ebay.com/itm/375427992996?_ ... QVFE2FVQ6E

Beckett Shield semi-rigids:
These are not the most pristine, they may be scratched looking, or scuffed looking, but I like the ease of getting cards in there and the ability to label them up top and for storing cards that I'm not going to be looking at 24/7, they do the job and save a ton of space and weight.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/203887597058?_ ... 101224.m-1

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THE HOBBY :: Fun one for Abra and Mindcycle :: Author auburn35

2025-04-28T11:13:00-05:00

Thought Abra and Mindcycle might enjoy this "investment" article written by the guys from alt.

Tariffs are driving investors to Pokémon and Mickey Mantle as trading cards gain credibility as domestic assets
By Leore Avidar

https://nypost.com/2025/04/28/opinion/t ... ing-cards/

THE HOBBY :: Re: Fun one for Abra and Mindcycle :: Reply by AbraCalabro

2025-04-28T21:08:08-05:00

lmao

he is such a thieving piece of excrement

article summarized:

We dumped a ton of money into sports cards, so buy our wares, because tariffs! Help us drive up the value of the cards we dumped money into and got cheap! Spend spend spend!

-----------

Not once do they account for the handouts during the plandemic, not once do they account for shilling, or price fixing driving prices up artificially for over a decade now, not once do they account for investors protecting their investments through these means, it's a maintained artificially grown market.

Leore Avadar got called out for theft and fraud on the other forums and it's great to see that Rat Turner / PSA never did anything to go after this clown when he basically scammed PSA and stole from Artee.

We know this is just a fluff piece for their bull shit driven business. Thanks for sharing, got some entertainment out of it. I actually hope the tariffs kill this contrived market.

THE HOBBY :: Re: Fun one for Abra and Mindcycle :: Reply by mindcycle

2025-04-28T23:02:11-05:00

auburn35 wrote: Mon Apr 28, 2025 10:13 am Thought Abra and Mindcycle might enjoy this "investment" article written by the guys from alt.

Tariffs are driving investors to Pokémon and Mickey Mantle as trading cards gain credibility as domestic assets
By Leore Avidar

https://nypost.com/2025/04/28/opinion/t ... ing-cards/

Oh man, this is rich..

Leore began strategically acquiring Kobe Bryant cards in 2016, using platforms like eBay to spot undervalued assets. A $15,000 investment grew into $15 million — not by luck but by data-driven strategy.

Where’s the part about him ripping off collectors to spot those “undervalued assets”. Just lol at that whole article. I wish BO hadn’t deleted the post about the whole Artee debacle. Money talks I guess..

THE HOBBY :: Re: Fun one for Abra and Mindcycle :: Reply by AbraCalabro

2025-04-29T09:02:56-05:00

mindcycle wrote: Mon Apr 28, 2025 10:02 pm
auburn35 wrote: Mon Apr 28, 2025 10:13 am Thought Abra and Mindcycle might enjoy this "investment" article written by the guys from alt.

Tariffs are driving investors to Pokémon and Mickey Mantle as trading cards gain credibility as domestic assets
By Leore Avidar

https://nypost.com/2025/04/28/opinion/t ... ing-cards/
Oh man, this is rich..

Leore began strategically acquiring Kobe Bryant cards in 2016, using platforms like eBay to spot undervalued assets. A $15,000 investment grew into $15 million — not by luck but by data-driven strategy.
Where’s the part about him ripping off collectors to spot those “undervalued assets”. Just lol at that whole article. I wish BO hadn’t deleted the post about the whole Artee debacle. Money talks I guess..

Worry not, the thread lives on elsewhere, just in case.

Although one thing I should note before any one checks out the video, it's most likely the reason for my perma-ban on BO was PPP Wilson of SCI, the little cry baby beeyotch, more than any one else.

THE HOBBY :: Re: Fun one for Abra and Mindcycle :: Reply by auburn35

2025-04-29T10:55:53-05:00

AbraCalabro wrote: Mon Apr 28, 2025 8:08 pm lmao

Leore Avadar got called out for theft and fraud on the other forums and it's great to see that Rat Turner / PSA never did anything to go after this clown when he basically scammed PSA and stole from Artee.

We know this is just a fluff piece for their bull shit driven business. Thanks for sharing, got some entertainment out of it. I actually hope the tariffs kill this contrived market.

Never did anything....would you be surprised to learn that Nat appears to have actually invested into Leore and Alt?

https://www.operatorpartners.com/team

THE HOBBY :: Re: Fun one for Abra and Mindcycle :: Reply by AbraCalabro

2025-04-29T11:21:16-05:00

auburn35 wrote: Tue Apr 29, 2025 9:55 am Never did anything....would you be surprised to learn that Nat appears to have actually invested into Leore and Alt?

https://www.operatorpartners.com/team

I'm not surprised at all. It amazes me even to this day that people think Turner is "One of us," or a "True collector / hobbyist," or apply any of these cozy terms to him. It was also amusing on BO when the news broke that he was in a leadership/ownership role over at PSA and there were some people rejoicing that he was going to 'fix' the hobby and make everything better again. He's into it for money and it's pitiable that grown men can't understand that. A shrewd business man doesn't have any concern for the enjoyment of others. Nat Turner's submitting cards to his own grading company and also complaining about the up-charge scam, then getting OK with the up-charge scam after he took over says everything any one will ever need to know about him. He and most, if not all the people in his circle appear to fill in the same archetype.

THE HOBBY :: Re: Fun one for Abra and Mindcycle :: Reply by auburn35

2025-04-29T19:06:00-05:00

AbraCalabro wrote: Tue Apr 29, 2025 10:21 am
auburn35 wrote: Tue Apr 29, 2025 9:55 am Never did anything....would you be surprised to learn that Nat appears to have actually invested into Leore and Alt?

https://www.operatorpartners.com/team

I'm not surprised at all. It amazes me even to this day that people think Turner is "One of us," or a "True collector / hobbyist," or apply any of these cozy terms to him. It was also amusing on BO when the news broke that he was in a leadership/ownership role over at PSA and there were some people rejoicing that he was going to 'fix' the hobby and make everything better again. He's into it for money and it's pitiable that grown men can't understand that. A shrewd business man doesn't have any concern for the enjoyment of others. Nat Turner's submitting cards to his own grading company and also complaining about the up-charge scam, then getting OK with the up-charge scam after he took over says everything any one will ever need to know about him. He and most, if not all the people in his circle appear to fill in the same archetype.

Didn't think you would be, just thought it was worth sharing.

That up-charge thread is great and it's nice to see it hasn't been hit by the blowout purge team, so far.

THE HOBBY :: Re: Fun one for Abra and Mindcycle :: Reply by AbraCalabro

2025-04-29T21:47:40-05:00

auburn35 wrote: Tue Apr 29, 2025 6:06 pm Didn't think you would be, just thought it was worth sharing.

That up-charge thread is great and it's nice to see it hasn't been hit by the blowout purge team, so far.

Definitely worth sharing, it's much appreciated. I honestly had no clue before hand.

I'm also surprised that that up-charge thread is still around, but as you said, "So far."

And people like this are the reason why the hobby is basically extinct.

THE HOBBY :: Re: Fun one for Abra and Mindcycle :: Reply by auburn35

2025-04-30T14:27:30-05:00

Some more fun from Alt this week.

Alt files lawsuit against PWCC alleging fraud in Patrick Mahomes, Kobe Bryant card auctions

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/632346 ... rts-cards/

""“For years, customers around the world trusted PWCC’s assurances that when they made a bid on a sports card on their site, that those transactions were fair, transparent and free from manipulation — today’s complaint shows that those assurances were patently untrue,” Alt CEO Leore Avidar said in a statement to The Athletic. “PWCC’s leadership knowingly engaged in fraudulent practices, inflating auction prices and skewing the fair market value for the entire collecting community, including against one of its biggest competitors, Alt."

THE HOBBY :: Re: Fun one for Abra and Mindcycle :: Reply by auburn35

2025-04-30T23:00:07-05:00

Forgot to post a link to the court documents, should someone want to take a look at the full complaint.

https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef ... uWtbJ6hA==

THE HOBBY :: Re: Fun one for Abra and Mindcycle :: Reply by mindcycle

2025-05-01T09:36:03-05:00

auburn35 wrote: Wed Apr 30, 2025 1:27 pm Some more fun from Alt this week.

Alt files lawsuit against PWCC alleging fraud in Patrick Mahomes, Kobe Bryant card auctions

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/632346 ... rts-cards/

""“For years, customers around the world trusted PWCC’s assurances that when they made a bid on a sports card on their site, that those transactions were fair, transparent and free from manipulation — today’s complaint shows that those assurances were patently untrue,” Alt CEO Leore Avidar said in a statement to The Athletic. “PWCC’s leadership knowingly engaged in fraudulent practices, inflating auction prices and skewing the fair market value for the entire collecting community, including against one of its biggest competitors, Alt."

How funny would it be for who ever defenders PWCC in this lawsuit to request records of Leore's practices concerning his Alt browser plugin? Or how about inflating the price of cards he was trying to swindle out of a collector to get double refunds from eBay and PSA? Seems like there might be some fun discovery to have there..

We'll see how it goes, but it would be funny to see two scummy companies battle each other over who is the scummiest.

THE HOBBY :: Re: Fun one for Abra and Mindcycle :: Reply by benxcrunner1

2025-05-05T09:26:51-05:00

AbraCalabro wrote: Tue Apr 29, 2025 8:47 pm
auburn35 wrote: Tue Apr 29, 2025 6:06 pm Didn't think you would be, just thought it was worth sharing.

That up-charge thread is great and it's nice to see it hasn't been hit by the blowout purge team, so far.
Definitely worth sharing, it's much appreciated. I honestly had no clue before hand.

I'm also surprised that that up-charge thread is still around, but as you said, "So far."

And people like this are the reason why the hobby is basically extinct.

Can you please send a link to the upcharge thread?

THE HOBBY :: Re: Fun one for Abra and Mindcycle :: Reply by mindcycle

2025-05-05T19:59:05-05:00

benxcrunner1 wrote: Mon May 05, 2025 8:26 amCan you please send a link to the upcharge thread?

Here ya go man..

https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1285177

THE HOBBY :: Re: Fun one for Abra and Mindcycle :: Reply by benxcrunner1

2025-05-05T22:47:36-05:00

LOL

CARDS SHOWS :: SHOW CALENDAR :: Author admin

2025-04-22T13:54:42-05:00

To add a show to the calendar email: mindcyclecards@gmail.com

CARDS SHOWS :: Dallas Card Show Chicago - May 16-18, 2025 :: Author mindcycle

2025-04-22T17:21:38-05:00

Dallas Card Show Chicago
May 16-18, 2025

AUTOGRAPH & SPORTS CARD SHOW

Friday May 16, 2025 5pm – 9pm, Admission $5
Saturday May 17, 2025 10am – 8pm, Admission $10
Sunday May 18, 2025 10am-4pm, Admission $10

Schaumburg Convention Center
1551 Thoreau Dr North
Schaumburg, IL 60173

More info..
https://www.dallascardshow.com/outoftown

CARDS SHOWS :: Dallas Card Show - Allen TX :: Author mindcycle

2025-04-22T17:26:12-05:00

More info..
https://www.dallascardshow.com/dallascardshow

CARDS SHOWS :: 2025 National Sports Collectors Convention :: Author mindcycle

2025-04-22T17:31:11-05:00

The 45th National Sports Collectors Convention

Donald E. Stephens Convention Center

July 30th - August 3rd, 2025
Rosemont, IL

The Donald E. Stephens Convention Center will host an incredible 500,000 sq ft of continuous floor space, featuring 600+ of the country’s most prolific dealers. This year’s event will be the largest trade show in the NSCC's 45-year history. This is an event you won’t want to miss!

Every service or collectible can be found here at the National, including:

Box and Pack Grading
Card Grading
Autograph Authentication
Autograph Collectibles
Consignment Services
Corporate Outreach
Sports Card Supplies
Vintage Sports Cards
Modern Sports Cards
1980s and 1990s Sports Cards
Vintage and Modern Memorabilia
Game Used Merchandise

Plus, 600 vendors will be seeking large and small collections, so be sure to bring your cards to trade or sell!

Join us for an unforgettable experience!

More info..
https://www.nsccshow.com/

WAX MUSEUM PODCAST :: Episode 318: David (@mostly90sbasketballcards) Returns to Discuss Pacers/Bucks! :: Author admin

2025-04-16T19:00:00-05:00

On this week's episode, Kyle chats with David about recent mail, the Pacers/Bucks series, and more!

Source: https://waxmuseum.podbean.com/e/episode ... cersbucks/

WAX MUSEUM PODCAST :: Episode 319: Recapping My Trip to Indiana for Game 1 of Pacers/Bucks! :: Author admin

2025-04-23T19:00:00-05:00

On this week's episode, Kyle talks about a recent trip to Indiana where he attended the Fishers Card Show and Game 1 of Pacers/Bucks!

Source: https://waxmuseum.podbean.com/e/episode ... cersbucks/

WAX MUSEUM PODCAST :: Discuss Wax Museum Podcast Episodes here! :: Author admin

2025-04-22T17:59:36-05:00

Wax Museum Podcast is a favorite among Hobby Boards users. Each new episode will be linked here via the WMP RSS feed.

Feel free to use each topic to discuss the show!

Wax Museam Podcast can be found on various platforms.

PodBean: https://waxmuseum.podbean.com/
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w ... 1456452684
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6yFmqVC8vWCllUmwlryg1K

WAX MUSEUM PODCAST :: Re: Discuss Wax Museum Podcast Episodes here! :: Reply by Deadshot

2025-04-27T12:13:53-05:00

Thank you! I appreciate the support!

WAX MUSEUM PODCAST :: Episode 320: Pacers Win Game 5/1957-58 Topps Player Profiles (Part 4 of 10) :: Author admin

2025-04-30T19:11:48-05:00

On this week's episode, Kyle shares a few quick thoughts about the Pacers/Bucks series. Then, he moves into Part 4 of his 1957-58 Topps player profiles!

Source: https://waxmuseum.podbean.com/e/episode ... t-4-of-10/

WAX MUSEUM PODCAST :: Re: Episode 18: Summary and Analysis of THE LeBron Thread of 2018 :: Reply by AbraCalabro

2025-05-06T17:34:46-05:00

A true classic.

BASEBALL :: Re: A Rolling Mailday Thread (Baseball) :: Reply by ChrisP57

2025-04-26T10:42:02-05:00

This has been on my want list for a long while. Mathewson doesn't have a ton of game used cards out there relatively speaking so thrilled to add this

BASEBALL :: Re: A Rolling Mailday Thread (Baseball) :: Reply by ChrisP57

2025-05-13T19:33:38-05:00

Very excited to add this to my collection. Josh Gibson Bat Card fron Allen & Ginter

BASKETBALL :: Panini reflection etc :: Author Cardiac kemba pc

2025-04-18T05:03:22-05:00

I know Panini is not popular here but as it comes to a close I have found myself reflecting on the era. Particularly because my main PC Kemba is exclusively panini and rather unlikely he would carry any post playing cards.

Part of this reflection is to understand what might be missing from the collection I don't know about, or to try something new. Therefore I would like to get everyone's opinion on their favourite card, set, Parellel, case hit, rare pack odds from the era,

Your list or opinion could be a well known parallel however from a particular yr only. Do you like firsts? This is rather a very open discussion / thread that maybe can be extended on over the yrs post panini. This could be something we might learn from and can look back at like a time capsule to see what might have been popular now, might not be ten yrs from now.

I would rather not offer my opinions for now so as to avoid any potential bias and would rather everyone be able to openly express what they enjoy and like. However I would like to mention one particular card as the 2017 essentials platinum, I don't know much about them other than they look cool and are tough to find.

Thanks

What specific cards do you like from the era?

BASKETBALL :: Re: Panini reflection etc :: Reply by mindcycle

2025-04-18T19:02:22-05:00

Great topic!

When I was reading through your post I was immediately thinking about Essentials Platinums, lol.

Below is a link to a post where I have a photo of one of my binder pages. I'm currently down to 9 left for my set!
viewtopic.php?p=973#p973

This is a photo I took of Tatum and Brown platinums after the Celtics won the championship last season.

The platinums were basically case hits. I think estimated print run is around 10. I personally like them because they remind me of the Flair legacy parallels from the 90's. While not quite as nice, they are still one of the better looking low print run "non-numbered" parallels that Panini has ever done. They flew under the radar for the most part due to being unnumbered and from a one and done product, so they were never super expensive (still aren't really). Once I have some time i'll throw up some more photos.

Another set I've always really liked is Optic. It was never as hyped as Prizm so you could generally get them for cheaper. In later years they actually look a lot better than Prizm as well IMO. Especially photography-wise. Prizm went close up dribbling or holding the ball for the most part while Optiic maintained the in game action photos. (Besides 17-18 Optic, that release sucked lol)

Here's my team set from the Nuggets championship season (22-23), minus the rookies Christian Brown and Peyton Watson, still need those.

BASKETBALL :: Re: Panini reflection etc :: Reply by Cardiac kemba pc

2025-04-19T03:00:57-05:00

mindcycle wrote: Fri Apr 18, 2025 6:02 pm Great topic!

When I was reading through your post I was immediately thinking about Essentials Platinums, lol.

Below is a link to a post where I have a photo of one of my binder pages. I'm currently down to 9 left for my set!
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This is a photo I took of Tatum and Brown platinums after the Celtics won the championship last season.

The platinums were basically case hits. I think estimated print run is around 10. I personally like them because they remind me of the Flair legacy parallels from the 90's. While not quite as nice, they are still one of the better looking low print run "non-numbered" parallels that Panini has ever done. They flew under the radar for the most part due to being unnumbered and from a one and done product, so they were never super expensive (still aren't really). Once I have some time i'll throw up some more photos.

Another set I've always really liked is Optic. It was never as hyped as Prizm so you could generally get them for cheaper. In later years they actually look a lot better than Prizm as well IMO. Especially photography-wise. Prizm went close up dribbling or holding the ball for the most part while Optic maintained the in game action photos. (Besides 17-18 Optic, that release sucked lol)

Here's my team set from the Nuggets championship season (22-23), minus the rookies Christian Brown and Peyton Watson, still need those.

Agree, great cards here. The essentials also remind me of the 90s legacies which are great. I also agree with the sentiment around optic vs prizm. I really like 2018 optic along with 2021 and 2023.

I do like the 17 and 18 status cards, 2017 blank slate, one and one along with photogenic. A set I particularly like the look of is the 2009 court kings base set. If only kemba was around then I would be grabbing that for sure.

BASKETBALL :: Re: Panini reflection etc :: Reply by AbraCalabro

2025-04-19T18:33:58-05:00

I think the Essentials line is really good looking, unfortunately I don't think any of my guys were in these sets, except for a couple cards of Shawn Kemp.

I also really enjoyed their Prizm stuff, but not all the years because they just got worse and worse as time went on, too many parallels. Even though 13/14 is my favorite design, they have 10 parallels, more/less, otherwise 13/14 Prizm is definitely on my list.

Panini Optic was also great, but again, not a ton of cards for me personally.

Getting onto offerings from Immaculate and Flawless, this is where I have the most interest. Kemp had very little in the way of autos and game used with Upper Deck and very few GU items from Fleer/Skybox. Fortunately, Panini delivered when it comes to auto/GU and in particular their Sneaker cards, which are stellar.

BOTTOM LINE - They did a lot of stuff really well and provided stuff that other companies completely failed to do. For example, more guys should have been in Exquisite, but were not properly represented and Panini picked up the ball, where UD dropped the ball. However, a lot of stuff Panini did right, they tend to kill off with bad subsequent designs and too many parallels.

13/14 Prizm Gold and Donruss Optic with a more classic border.

Autos + great photography and design.

Glorious GU stuff, absolutely MONSTER patches here. The Cavs card looks like it's part of the number 4, the Sonics patches I think are part of the number and the K in Kemp upside down. The Sneaker Swatch card is a 360pt monster, it's a cinder block of a card and feels super premium. My only complaints about these Flawless examples is they don't have the gold holofoil parallels, the only holofoil is on the 1/1 cards as far as I know.

The Shadow Box Signatures gold /10 is a really cool one, golden holofoil pops. I don't know if these were done pre-Panini.

BASKETBALL :: Re: Panini reflection etc :: Reply by SacKingsCards

2025-04-22T17:03:06-05:00

Cardiac kemba pc wrote: Fri Apr 18, 2025 4:03 am I know Panini is not popular here but as it comes to a close I have found myself reflecting on the era. Particularly because my main PC Kemba is exclusively panini and rather unlikely he would carry any post playing cards.

Thanks for making this thread. I started collecting during Panini's first year with the license, so I would say the majority of my PC falls in the Panini years, so I'm excited reading all this high quality Panini stuff. I'm surprised Essentials Platinum hasn't seen astronomical value rises as I've seen lots of love for it, on IG mainly.

mindcycle wrote: Fri Apr 18, 2025 6:02 pm Below is a link to a post where I have a photo of one of my binder pages. I'm currently down to 9 left for my set!
viewtopic.php?p=973#p973

Woah, so you've got 191/200? That's ridiculous. Well done and good luck grabbing the rest!

mindcycle wrote: Fri Apr 18, 2025 6:02 pm Another set I've always really liked is Optic. It was never as hyped as Prizm so you could generally get them for cheaper. In later years they actually look a lot better than Prizm as well IMO. Especially photography-wise. Prizm went close up dribbling or holding the ball for the most part while Optiic maintained the in game action photos. (Besides 17-18 Optic, that release sucked lol)

Do you remember when people were trying to make Optic more valuable than Prizm? I wholly agree it's superior if only for the superior photography, not to mention the Optic specific parallels like the velocities are better than the prizm cracked ice, in my opinion. On the topic of 17-18 Optic, what was up with that? I guess Panini trying to do something different with those brown borders? Good effort, I guess. The Donruss lasers from 17-18 are also weird. THey don't have the laser effect...

2017-18 Panini Donruss - [Base] - Holo Red Laser #140 - Delon Wright /99
Courtesy of COMC.com

Huh??

Cardiac kemba pc wrote: Sat Apr 19, 2025 2:00 am I do like the 17 and 18 status cards, 2017 blank slate, one and one along with photogenic. A set I particularly like the look of is the 2009 court kings base set. If only kemba was around then I would be grabbing that for sure.

Some great choices and fan favorites for sure. Since you brought it up, 2009 Court Kings along with a ton of 09-10 Panini releases, is SO underappreciated. There was certainly room for improvement but as a first year foray into basketball cards, the designs looked good and each set had its own flavor and personality. Court Kings specifically was a great product with the canvas base with sneaky great action game photography:

I also love the inserts and box toppers. Such uniqueness; Supreme Court is great and the auto versions are on card.

AbraCalabro wrote: Sat Apr 19, 2025 5:33 pm I also really enjoyed their Prizm stuff, but not all the years because they just got worse and worse as time went on, too many parallels. Even though 13/14 is my favorite design, they have 10 parallels, more/less, otherwise 13/14 Prizm is definitely on my list.

Getting onto offerings from Immaculate and Flawless, this is where I have the most interest. Kemp had very little in the way of autos and game used with Upper Deck and very few GU items from Fleer/Skybox. Fortunately, Panini delivered when it comes to auto/GU and in particular their Sneaker cards, which are stellar.

BOTTOM LINE - They did a lot of stuff really well and provided stuff that other companies completely failed to do. For example, more guys should have been in Exquisite, but were not properly represented and Panini picked up the ball, where UD dropped the ball. However, a lot of stuff Panini did right, they tend to kill off with bad subsequent designs and too many parallels.

13/14 Prizm Gold and Donruss Optic with a more classic border.

Autos + great photography and design.

Glorious GU stuff, absolutely MONSTER patches here. The Cavs card looks like it's part of the number 4, the Sonics patches I think are part of the number and the K in Kemp upside down. The Sneaker Swatch card is a 360pt monster, it's a cinder block of a card and feels super premium. My only complaints about these Flawless examples is they don't have the gold holofoil parallels, the only holofoil is on the 1/1 cards as far as I know.

The Shadow Box Signatures gold /10 is a really cool one, golden holofoil pops. I don't know if these were done pre-Panini.

Dude don't even know where to begin. You did such a good job summarizing some of the awesome higher end Panini stuff. What stands out to me is that it's all early year Panini stuff before a lot of stuff went to stickers and started looking the same. Select and Preferred on card autos were awesome. Of course the Flawless patches and immaculate autos are no brainers. I think Noir has a Shadowbox acetate auto set too at some point, though I don't know what years or what players were featured.

BASKETBALL :: Re: Panini reflection etc :: Reply by SacKingsCards

2025-04-22T22:36:29-05:00

Some additions I would make without thinking too much:

Preferred Statline Memorabilia Booklets:
My love for these is no secret, I like 15-16 the best because I think the small design details are best executed. 14-15 is the only year with vertical orientation. Without going into excruciating detail, they're beautiful, game dated, and like pieces of memorabilia art:

Donruss Lasers:
Just an amazing effect and when added to the action photography from donruss, something just works. Photogenic has the equivalent, but with full bleed photography, which is something I'm avoiding investigating more because that's a rabbit hole I probably shouldn't fall down. My favorite years of lasers are 18-19 for the vets and 21-22 for the rookies. Just one of my recent laser additions:

Side note: Up until 2019, Panini actually didn't recycle designs and such the way it does now. So you look at donruss from 16-17 through 18-19 and they're each unique in design and some are hits and some are misses, but at least it felt fresh. I personally like the 16-17 design a lot, especially with the lasers, but pretty much everything has looked the same since 19-20 as far as donruss is concerned, which sucks.

20-21 Legendary Contenders
I think similar to the Essentials Platinums these cards use platinum foil, though these inserts are much more common. If I recall correctly they run about 1 every 2 boxes. I just think they're one of the best design to value cards Panini has put out in their time making basketball cards honestly. But I guess I'm biased. Found the Stockton at a card show for $0.80 and was floored at how beautiful it was.

BASKETBALL :: 2007-08 Artifacts Relics - Possible Source Material? :: Author ZSCollects

2025-05-01T21:45:16-05:00

Inspired by a recent card seen in a WaxMuseum video (2007-08 UD Artifacts, Divisional artifacts, Walt Frazier relic noted to be sourced from an All-Star Game.
It made me curious, what other relics in this set contain an All-Star game relic?. Other than a couple of Rookie Challenge pieces, Rashard Lewis was the only other one.

Rashard Lewis had only been in 1 ASG prior to 2008, so that means this would have been from the 2005 ASG.
I found 2 photos from the event. 1 in his jersey, and 1 in his warm up. Based on the swatches seen on ebay (2 Green/Black? and 2 white) (no prime variations found) it appears that both the warm-up and the jersey were used. No specification was made on any of the backs. Photos attached below.

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BASKETBALL :: Re: 2007-08 Artifacts Relics - Possible Source Material? :: Reply by SacKingsCards

2025-05-02T11:42:22-05:00

Very cool, thanks for sharing. I'm somewhat surprised it's not more universal, but I'm sure for big sets like this they just compile together whatever they can. The All star game ones seem much cooler to me.

BASKETBALL :: Re: 2007-08 Artifacts Relics - Possible Source Material? :: Reply by ZSCollects

2025-05-02T12:39:41-05:00

SacKingsCards wrote: Fri May 02, 2025 10:42 am Very cool, thanks for sharing. I'm somewhat surprised it's not more universal, but I'm sure for big sets like this they just compile together whatever they can. The All star game ones seem much cooler to me.

I didn't quite do a full deep dive yet, but it appears there was another set floating around that used a bunch of all star warm ups as the card specified.
I find it really interesting that they decide to specify some of the times that the swatch is a warm up, where other times warm ups fall under the game used umbrella, especially for Upper Deck who typically has a good rep for these things. Or this could just be an honest mistake. Hopefully some prime pieces show up one day, might shed some more light on the matter

BASKETBALL :: Re: 2007-08 Artifacts Relics - Possible Source Material? :: Reply by Deadshot

2025-05-02T18:31:02-05:00

I think it's also likely it could've been a warmup from one of the events he was in at All-Star weekend. While UD did a good job at labeling, they sometimes mixed a few of the details up. There's a copy of the /10 listing in COMC sold listings, but it doesn't look like a prime piece. There might not be many helpful clues out there.

BASKETBALL :: 2025 NBA Playoffs Thread! :: Author Deadshot

2025-04-27T12:17:20-05:00

This first round has been a lot of fun so far! How is your favorite team/player doing so far?

Of course, I'll be rooting for my Pacers tonight in Game 4!!!

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BASKETBALL :: Re: 2025 NBA Playoffs Thread! :: Reply by SacKingsCards

2025-04-28T10:18:05-05:00

Great series so far, the playoffs have been really, really entertaining, even in series that are 3-1. And who knows if Morant doesn't go down if memphis holds their game 3 lead and makes that a 2-1 series with a fully healthy team and a home game Saturday.

Bittersweet to see the Pacers take the 3-1 lead with Dame going down. I love Giannis and Dame but gotta pull for Haliburton with the Kings mired in misery.

BASKETBALL :: Re: 2025 NBA Playoffs Thread! :: Reply by benxcrunner1

2025-04-28T14:07:44-05:00

It's good to be a Cleveland fan

BASKETBALL :: Re: 2025 NBA Playoffs Thread! :: Reply by Deadshot

2025-04-28T16:41:57-05:00

They're looking good so far! And they'll get some nice rest if they close things out tonight.

BASKETBALL :: Re: 2025 NBA Playoffs Thread! :: Reply by AbraCalabro

2025-04-28T20:00:20-05:00

Deadshot wrote: Sun Apr 27, 2025 11:17 am This first round has been a lot of fun so far! How is your favorite team/player doing so far?

Of course, I'll be rooting for my Pacers tonight in Game 4!!!

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Never forget. Never forgive.

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BASKETBALL :: Re: 2025 NBA Playoffs Thread! :: Reply by mindcycle

2025-04-28T23:04:15-05:00

Go Pacers!

Also, this play..

BASKETBALL :: Re: 2025 NBA Playoffs Thread! :: Reply by SacKingsCards

2025-04-30T10:55:25-05:00

Huge close out by Indiana last night, though bittersweet seeing Haliburton hit that game winning layup haha

I was happy to see the Pistons push the series to game 6 in Detroit. Let's see if the Rockets and Lakers can do the same. Hopefully they can make the series competitive

BASKETBALL :: Re: 2025 NBA Playoffs Thread! :: Reply by Deadshot

2025-04-30T14:34:02-05:00

It's crazy that the Pacers/Bucks have now played 20 games in 2 seasons. A lot of animosity there. Happy that Haliburton (of all people) closed it out. Cleveland is gonna be tough!

BASKETBALL :: Re: 2025 NBA Playoffs Thread! :: Reply by SacKingsCards

2025-04-30T14:58:50-05:00

Deadshot wrote: Wed Apr 30, 2025 1:34 pm It's crazy that the Pacers/Bucks have now played 20 games in 2 seasons. A lot of animosity there. Happy that Haliburton (of all people) closed it out. Cleveland is gonna be tough!

Great patch! I'm really looking forward to the Indy/Cleveland series. Hope it's a good one regardless of outcome, but man Cleveland seems like a juggernaut right.

BASKETBALL :: Re: 2025 NBA Playoffs Thread! :: Reply by threepointplay

2025-05-01T10:24:20-05:00

Deadshot wrote: Wed Apr 30, 2025 1:34 pm It's crazy that the Pacers/Bucks have now played 20 games in 2 seasons. A lot of animosity there. Happy that Haliburton (of all people) closed it out. Cleveland is gonna be tough.

Congratulations to the Pacers; in the end it was a pretty convincing series win.

I did though have to laugh at Halliburton's Dad. The proverb 'with age comes maturity' seemed to have slipped his mind at the end of the game! But I thought Giannis & his son handled the matter perfectly afterwards. I can just imagine Haliburton Jr meeting up with his father later and just rolling his eyes at him; with his Dad simply replying 'Sorry about that son. I think this is probably one of those do as say not as I do moments!"

BASKETBALL :: Re: 2025 NBA Playoffs Thread! :: Reply by Deadshot

2025-05-01T14:40:43-05:00

Yeah I wish all that hadn't happened because it's overshadowed an amazing ending to a great game. Hopefully Sr. has learned his lesson...

BASKETBALL :: Re: 2025 NBA Playoffs Thread! :: Reply by mindcycle

2025-05-05T19:56:35-05:00

Congrats to the Pacers game 1 win last night!

Getting ready for game 1 Den vs OKC.

BASKETBALL :: Re: 2025 NBA Playoffs Thread! :: Reply by Deadshot

2025-05-06T22:16:38-05:00

BASKETBALL :: Re: My Kings (+More) Collection :: Reply by mindcycle

2025-04-18T12:20:34-05:00

MVP Promotion! Kyle (Deadshot) got me into those years ago and i've been slowly building Nuggets sets of those as I find them.

I'll definitely keep an eye out for Kings MVP promos for you. They don't pop up all that often anymore sadly.

BASKETBALL :: Re: My Kings (+More) Collection :: Reply by SacKingsCards

2025-04-22T16:25:05-05:00

mindcycle wrote: Fri Apr 18, 2025 11:20 am MVP Promotion! Kyle (Deadshot) got me into those years ago and i've been slowly building Nuggets sets of those as I find them.

I'll definitely keep an eye out for Kings MVP promos for you. They don't pop up all that often anymore sadly.

Yeah, his podcast and conversations are the ones that even clued me into what they are. I'm bummed I've missed a couple that went stupid cheap, namely that Hedo and a Vlade. Thanks for looking out!

BASKETBALL :: Re: My Kings (+More) Collection :: Reply by SacKingsCards

2025-04-30T11:05:53-05:00

I tried to process my big lot of cards that I added, but was too overwhelmed to figure out how to share it, so kinda just gonna summarize it here. Maybe I'll take some pics as I add to my Kings/player binders and update this post.

170 total cards (55 numbered most of which are rcs, 102 inserts/rcs, 8 base)
Breakdown:
37 Kevin Martin (11 numbered, 26 rcs)
23 Hedos (17 numbered, 6 rcs)
14 Francisco Garcia (3 numbered, 11 rcs)
13 Webber inserts
6 JWill inserts
13 Bibbys (2 numbered)
1 numbered Vlade
9 misc. rcs (3 numbered)
8 misc. base

Again will update this post if I find a way to practically show some of the cards.

BASKETBALL :: Re: My Kings (+More) Collection :: Reply by SacKingsCards

2025-05-07T11:03:21-05:00

Here are some detailed photos of the lot. Tried not to make them annoyingly large, hopefully I didn't overcorrect and make them annoyingly small. Probably should've gone chronologically in some capacity but I kinda just went in the order I process them. I know most look at a lot of low value inserts, rc, and numbered and think "meh, just quantity over quality" but I think that adage is inherently flawed. These are cards. Isn't what they look like what makes them high quality rather than their value or even scarcity?

Anyway, player by player look with thoughts here and there:
Gerald Wallace

The first three images are the rcs in the lot organized by manufacturer.

UD and Fleer love the white designs and Topps really embraced the Wizards blue on multiple releases with MJ's return.
Topps designs have the best variety and don't feel repetitive.
Simultaneously I appreciate the unique card designs like the Game Film and Authentix that incorporate different elements to the cards.

Francisco Garcia

Some more vet base I didn't include, but not a very extensive addition to the Cisco PC, though I do like the Flagship/Chrome and Bowman/Chrome RCs together.

I didn't realize til now how much I like that Chrome has in game photos of rookies, as with Gerald Wallace. If Optic did that for rookies vs. Donruss, I really think that would elevate the product. I wonder when that started because I know in 98 with JWill and Peja flagship and chrome had the same photos.

Kevin Martin

Only Rcs here I believe (I'm devolving)

Was this the last year Pristine base was chromium? The next year, which was above (Garcia) was paper. Not sure if they still had refractors or what not
Feels like UD really stepped up their game with designs. Much more variety compared to just a few years earlier with Wallace. I'm a nerd, but I wonder if that was bc LeBron and UD stepping things up all around in 03-04
Not sure I've seen or noticed this before, but parallels like the Luxury Box and and the gold bazooka are thicker than their base counterparts.

Hedo Turkoglu

Not sure what it is, but I like a lot of Hedo's photoshoot photos on his rookies. Lots of action shots and posed ones are funny to me.

Mike Bibby

My third copy of the Premium Emerald for some reason lol
That Photo Effex card is awful
Pretty cool bc I have the Christie from the same Gold Medallion and Bowman Gold sets
Bibby is my next player focus coming up next, and I'm excited for it because I have a good chunk of Bibbys

Peja Stojakovic

Not a lot of Pejas and no RCs, but I like the draft class with Nash and the Peja/Vlade at the bottom pair nicely with the Christie /299 I have. Anyone know the difference between the Vlade and Peja Finites here? Different numbering but look exactly the same to me.

Jason Williams

I must be the king (no pun intended) of low end Jason Williams inserts. I imagine his flashiness got him included in a lot of those insert sets too. Love the double feature because of the team collecting and featuring multiple players from the same team.

CWebb

Speaking of high inclusion, as the best player on the team, I'm sure Webber was also in a lot of those late 90s and early 00s low end sets. Great photos on nearly all of them.

That'll do it. Hope you enjoyed "going through" the lot as much as I did.

BASKETBALL :: Re: My Kings (+More) Collection :: Reply by mindcycle

2025-05-08T12:55:22-05:00

Damn.. that's quite the haul! Lots of great cards in there. Will look great in your binders!

BASKETBALL :: Thoughts? Getting limited / serial numbered cards autographed. :: Author AbraCalabro

2025-05-10T08:59:04-05:00

I think getting getting serial numbered / parallel cards, or even inserts autographed ruins the card in question and certainly devalues it.

What do you guys think?

BASKETBALL :: Re: Thoughts? Getting limited / serial numbered cards autographed. :: Reply by AbraCalabro

2025-05-11T12:34:55-05:00

Some examples below.

I've seen base cards signed and those are cool, even higher end base, but stuff like this, if it's signed after release from the manufacturer and it's not an official manufacturer buy back, then it not only lowers value, but I'm not sure I'd even want it.

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BASKETBALL :: Re: Thoughts? Getting limited / serial numbered cards autographed. :: Reply by darz90scardz

2025-05-12T13:01:36-05:00

I love how the game jerseys look autographed, but those legacies? Completely kills them imo. Way too much going on, the sigs detract from the main draw of their blue foil.

So in general I’m not a fan, at least if they’re on inserts or rare parallels. Base though is a whole different story. I’d be ok with say a 93 or 94 Finest base with an ip auto.

I think you’re right about them being devalued too. I remember a bunch of people on Blowjob forums confirming it a long time ago.

BASKETBALL :: Re: Thoughts? Getting limited / serial numbered cards autographed. :: Reply by Deadshot

2025-05-12T15:06:15-05:00

I'm generally not a fan of it, but would probably make some rare exceptions. I just feel like there are plenty of other nice cards that could be signed while still "saving" the rare stuff from getting marked up.

BASKETBALL :: Re: Rolling PC thread :: Reply by darz90scardz

2025-05-14T08:16:56-05:00

AbraCalabro wrote: Tue Apr 15, 2025 12:50 pm Couple big men from 92/93's finest. Got the Shaq from Duron for approximately $0.00

These cards are SOOOOO cute omg

Sorry about the print line. I don’t think it was apparent in the seller’s pics. (Facebook find)
At least it’s in a good spot since the upper half is masked by the black background.

BASKETBALL :: Re: Rolling PC thread :: Reply by AbraCalabro

2025-05-14T12:03:58-05:00

darz90scardz wrote: Wed May 14, 2025 7:16 am
AbraCalabro wrote: Tue Apr 15, 2025 12:50 pm Couple big men from 92/93's finest. Got the Shaq from Duron for approximately $0.00

These cards are SOOOOO cute omg

Sorry about the print line. I don’t think it was apparent in the seller’s pics. (Facebook find)
At least it’s in a good spot since the upper half is masked by the black background.

all good dude, it's barely visible, I really had to look at the card a few times before I spotted it lol, it's virtually non existent

BASKETBALL :: Re: Rolling PC thread :: Reply by darz90scardz

2025-05-15T12:22:52-05:00

AbraCalabro wrote: Wed May 14, 2025 11:03 am
darz90scardz wrote: Wed May 14, 2025 7:16 am
AbraCalabro wrote: Tue Apr 15, 2025 12:50 pm Couple big men from 92/93's finest. Got the Shaq from Duron for approximately $0.00

These cards are SOOOOO cute omg

Sorry about the print line. I don’t think it was apparent in the seller’s pics. (Facebook find)
At least it’s in a good spot since the upper half is masked by the black background.
all good dude, it's barely visible, I really had to look at the card a few times before I spotted it lol, it's virtually non existent

Whatever man, I’ll do better next time

BASKETBALL :: Re: 90s Showoff Thread :: Reply by topgemcards

2025-05-12T13:25:48-05:00

My latest additions to the Penny PC

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BASKETBALL :: Re: 90s Showoff Thread :: Reply by topgemcards

2025-05-15T23:29:46-05:00

Panini’s Hoops Pure Players

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BASKETBALL :: Re: A Rolling Mailday Thread (Basketball) :: Reply by ChrisP57

2025-04-17T17:14:03-05:00

Cool mailday today. Magic Johnson Autograph Game Used All Star Patch from Exquisite

BASKETBALL :: Re: A Rolling Mailday Thread (Basketball) :: Reply by darz90scardz

2025-04-18T07:30:11-05:00

AbraCalabro wrote: Tue Apr 15, 2025 12:46 pm Got this in very recently, courtesy of THE HOOKUP from our very own Duron. As president of the Nickel Card Club, I have to say this is a classic example of collectors helping collectors. He didn't ask for anything for it, he JUST sent it.

BIG...and I mean a big 7'1 303 pound addition to my curated SPx Finite Spectrum build. Card has it all, design, photography (outstanding action photo), premium feel and it bounces a ton of rainbow colored light back at you.

I love how it looks like he probably just mushed Mo Taylor in the face too. But you’ve helped me so many times that I just wish it didn’t take me this long to return the favor. It was a Facebook find that I’m glad I could get into your Spectrum pc.

The NCC is undefeated.

BASKETBALL :: Re: A Rolling Mailday Thread (Basketball) :: Reply by mindcycle

2025-04-18T12:16:02-05:00

ChrisP57 wrote: Mon Apr 14, 2025 6:04 pm Another MJ Mailday

AbraCalabro wrote: Tue Apr 15, 2025 12:46 pm Got this in very recently, courtesy of THE HOOKUP from our very own Duron. As president of the Nickel Card Club, I have to say this is a classic example of collectors helping collectors. He didn't ask for anything for it, he JUST sent it.

BIG...and I mean a big 7'1 303 pound addition to my curated SPx Finite Spectrum build. Card has it all, design, photography (outstanding action photo), premium feel and it bounces a ton of rainbow colored light back at you.

ChrisP57 wrote: Thu Apr 17, 2025 4:14 pm Cool mailday today. Magic Johnson Autograph Game Used All Star Patch from Exquisite

Stunning cards guys!

BASKETBALL :: Re: A Rolling Mailday Thread (Basketball) :: Reply by darz90scardz

2025-04-18T15:38:25-05:00

ChrisP57 wrote: Sun Apr 13, 2025 10:01 am MJ Mailday from yesterday

Great pickup. This is another mj that's been on my list for a while, nicest looking pure insert out of all of spx imo

BASKETBALL :: Re: A Rolling Mailday Thread (Basketball) :: Reply by mindcycle

2025-04-24T14:45:11-05:00

A bunch of recent pickups in a single video. I also go over some recent Hobby Boards updates and additions.

BASKETBALL :: Re: A Rolling Mailday Thread (Basketball) :: Reply by ChrisP57

2025-04-26T10:21:28-05:00

Awesome mailday today, another Finals Jersey Card, this one of Timmy

BASKETBALL :: Re: A Rolling Mailday Thread (Basketball) :: Reply by BucksInSix

2025-04-28T20:18:40-05:00

New Silver Knight added to the set. This got listed the other day as a “Gold Knight” and I was able to snag it for a good price through best offer. Kawhi and Butler are the last two big rookies I need to find, and then probably longggggg waits for some of the vets and players nobody collects, cares about, or even knew was an NBA player.

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BASKETBALL :: Re: A Rolling Mailday Thread (Basketball) :: Reply by mindcycle

2025-04-28T22:52:29-05:00

ChrisP57 wrote: Sat Apr 26, 2025 9:21 am Awesome mailday today, another Finals Jersey Card, this one of Timmy

Love it!

BucksInSix wrote: Mon Apr 28, 2025 7:18 pm New Silver Knight added to the set. This got listed the other day as a “Gold Knight” and I was able to snag it for a good price through best offer. Kawhi and Butler are the last two big rookies I need to find, and then probably longggggg waits for some of the vets and players nobody collects, cares about, or even knew was an NBA player.

Congrats on adding a big one! Tracking down the lesser collected players is always a slog for any set chase. Best of luck man.

BASKETBALL :: Re: A Rolling Mailday Thread (Basketball) :: Reply by SacKingsCards

2025-04-30T11:08:03-05:00

Love the Timmy finals addition, tough to beat a card chronicling and containing finals word material.

My first 24-25 laser for my collection. I like it a lot more than I thought, might join 16-17 as my favorite vet laser design.

BASKETBALL :: Re: A Rolling Mailday Thread (Basketball) :: Reply by AbraCalabro

2025-04-30T14:23:49-05:00

SacKingsCards wrote: Wed Apr 30, 2025 10:08 am Love the Timmy finals addition, tough to beat a card chronicling and containing finals word material.

My first 24-25 laser for my collection. I like it a lot more than I thought, might join 16-17 as my favorite vet laser design.

Woah! That's a real attention grabber! Let me get my sunglasses on...

BASKETBALL :: Re: A Rolling Mailday Thread (Basketball) :: Reply by BucksInSix

2025-05-01T20:40:37-05:00

I usually don’t get caught up in rookie hype and wait until year 2-3 to pick up young guys, but I wanted a Prizm auto of Matas Buzelis. I got a chance to see him play in 3 games while he was with the Ignite and knew I was going to collect him. (Bonus picture of the pre-draft pickups I made after watching him play).

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BASKETBALL :: Re: A Rolling Mailday Thread (Basketball) :: Reply by SacKingsCards

2025-05-02T11:37:58-05:00

AbraCalabro wrote: Wed Apr 30, 2025 1:23 pm
SacKingsCards wrote: Wed Apr 30, 2025 10:08 am Love the Timmy finals addition, tough to beat a card chronicling and containing finals word material.

My first 24-25 laser for my collection. I like it a lot more than I thought, might join 16-17 as my favorite vet laser design.
Woah! That's a real attention grabber! Let me get my sunglasses on...

Ha, thanks man! Can never get enough of those. A poor man's version of the photogenic 1/1s

BucksInSix wrote: Thu May 01, 2025 7:40 pm I usually don’t get caught up in rookie hype and wait until year 2-3 to pick up young guys, but I wanted a Prizm auto of Matas Buzelis. I got a chance to see him play in 3 games while he was with the Ignite and knew I was going to collect him. (Bonus picture of the pre-draft pickups I made after watching him play).

Awesome addition, I've heard lots of good things about Buzelis. And that card obviously goes great with Bulls colors.

BASKETBALL :: Re: A Rolling Mailday Thread (Basketball) :: Reply by ChrisP57

2025-05-05T19:39:33-05:00

Thrilled to get this in today! Lebron James Game Used All Star Patch!

BASKETBALL :: Re: A Rolling Mailday Thread (Basketball) :: Reply by mindcycle

2025-05-05T20:46:47-05:00

Great recent pickups guys! Love the variety. Some sick cards for sure!

BASKETBALL :: Re: A Rolling Mailday Thread (Basketball) :: Reply by BucksInSix

2025-05-06T10:00:01-05:00

ChrisP57 wrote: Mon May 05, 2025 6:39 pm Thrilled to get this in today! Lebron James Game Used All Star Patch!

Awesome card and top tier design. Upper Deck understood to do the little things to make a card look nice. The foil section with the team logo is such a small add, but it gives the card a high end feel. What happened to thoughtful designers?

BASKETBALL :: Re: A Rolling Mailday Thread (Basketball) :: Reply by darz90scardz

2025-05-06T18:35:46-05:00

That son of a bitch Abra couldn’t just let me gift him a card without sending something in return. Get a load of this beauty I just got in the mail…

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BASKETBALL :: Re: A Rolling Mailday Thread (Basketball) :: Reply by mindcycle

2025-05-06T20:42:30-05:00

darz90scardz wrote: Tue May 06, 2025 5:35 pm That son of a bitch Abra couldn’t just let me gift him a card without sending something in return. Get a load of this beauty I just got in the mail…

BASKETBALL :: Re: A Rolling Mailday Thread (Basketball) :: Reply by BucksInSix

2025-05-08T13:53:53-05:00

Always thrilled to add some D-Rose stuff to my collection. When this popped up for $17ish shipped, I scooped it up immediately.

Highlights:

2010/11 Elite Black Box Base /99
2010/11 Absolute Star Gazing /399
2009/10 Prestige Prestigious Pros /500

The Black Box base don’t show up often. It was a one and done product and produced in a period when most people overlooked base cards.

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BASKETBALL :: Re: A Rolling Mailday Thread (Basketball) :: Reply by AbraCalabro

2025-05-09T17:35:16-05:00

darz90scardz wrote: Tue May 06, 2025 5:35 pm That son of a bitch Abra couldn’t just let me gift him a card without sending something in return. Get a load of this beauty I just got in the mail…

BASKETBALL :: Re: A Rolling Mailday Thread (Basketball) :: Reply by ChrisP57

2025-05-10T13:54:49-05:00

Nice mail day today. A couple of on card HOF autos

And a card I"ve been wanting for a long time. Tim Duncan Chrome Rookie Refractor

BASKETBALL :: Re: A Rolling Mailday Thread (Basketball) :: Reply by topgemcards

2025-05-12T13:28:57-05:00

Latest mail day pickups

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BASKETBALL :: Re: A Rolling Mailday Thread (Basketball) :: Reply by darz90scardz

2025-05-14T08:11:33-05:00

topgemcards wrote: Mon May 12, 2025 12:28 pm Latest mail day pickups

These are all amazing, but the Jambalaya is at the top of my wantlist, and in a similar grade too. Congrats

BASKETBALL :: Re: A Rolling Mailday Thread (Basketball) :: Reply by AbraCalabro

2025-05-14T12:04:57-05:00

topgemcards wrote: Mon May 12, 2025 12:28 pm Latest mail day pickups

Dude...............the 96/97 Auto /500 and the SPx Finite Spectrum

Super jelly right now.

BASKETBALL :: Re: A Rolling Mailday Thread (Basketball) :: Reply by darz90scardz

2025-05-15T07:51:46-05:00

Finally grabbed a copy. Stoked about color. Hopefully it stays this way. Was actually an SGC 8 that was cracked, seller included the label for me. Outside of the L/R front centering it’s got some of that residue you often see on older chromium stuff. Debating trying my hand at a microfiber job.

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BASKETBALL :: Re: A Rolling Mailday Thread (Basketball) :: Reply by Deadshot

2025-05-15T18:23:01-05:00

Added a big one to the Pacers patch collection this week. Now I just have to try and match those loose threads up...

BASKETBALL :: Re: A Rolling Mailday Thread (Basketball) :: Reply by topgemcards

2025-05-15T23:26:34-05:00

Today’s mail day!!

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BASKETBALL :: Re: A Rolling Mailday Thread (Basketball) :: Reply by ChrisP57

2025-05-16T12:43:30-05:00

Make or break Game 7 for SGA Sunday afternoon. Hoping for a great, close game. Newest SGA pickup, Aspirations parallel from 2018-19 Status

Basketball B/S/T :: Re: Chasing Jason Kidd 1996 Ultra Platinum :: Reply by darz90scardz

2025-05-15T16:39:32-05:00

Yooo tanana, how’ve you been man

Will def keep an eye out for you

WRESTLING / MMA :: Re: A Rolling Mailday Thread (Wrestling) :: Reply by ChrisP57

2025-04-23T19:09:11-05:00

Got my Taker Black Refractor auto in today and man..I absolutely LOVE it! It was a redemption I pulled back when Chrome first came out

WRESTLING / MMA :: Re: A Rolling Mailday Thread (Wrestling) :: Reply by vintagepacers

2025-05-06T13:52:51-05:00

FrankAZHP wrote: Mon Jul 17, 2023 6:01 pm Pickup from a card show on Saturday.

It's an indie made card made in 2021. Nice little set with an old Topps baseball design influence.

I LOOOOVE Kevin Gust's work. I've bought several sets that he has produced.

He did a "hit pack" product to raise money for charity late in 2024. The packs had variants and unreleased prototypes that he never sold before. Here are the hits I got from my 2 packs...

WRESTLING / MMA :: Re: A Rolling Mailday Thread (Wrestling) :: Reply by vintagepacers

2025-05-06T14:08:35-05:00

vintagepacers wrote: Tue May 06, 2025 12:52 pm
FrankAZHP wrote: Mon Jul 17, 2023 6:01 pm Pickup from a card show on Saturday.

It's an indie made card made in 2021. Nice little set with an old Topps baseball design influence.

I LOOOOVE Kevin Gust's work. I've bought several sets that he has produced.

He did a "hit pack" product to raise money for charity late in 2024. The packs had variants and unreleased prototypes that he never sold before. Here are the hits I got from my 2 packs...

And some other limited edition hits I've gotten from his sets before...

2024 Rising Stars of Wrestling #38 Joe Hendry (Lenticular Chase Card) /54 by SMosley21x, on Flickr

2024 Superstars & Legends Lenticular Rewind #2 Rhea Ripley SP by SMosley21x, on Flickr

2024 Superstars & Legends Lenticular Rewind #18 Dustin Rhodes SP by SMosley21x, on Flickr

2024 Superstars & Legends Rewind Rainbow Back/Rainbow Foil #13 Drew McIntyre /6 by SMosley21x, on Flickr

2024 Superstars & Legends Rewind Silver Rainbow Foil #6 Rocky Maivia /3 by SMosley21x, on Flickr

WRESTLING / MMA :: Re: A Rolling Mailday Thread (Wrestling) :: Reply by mindcycle

2025-05-06T20:43:49-05:00

Those are nice!

WRESTLING / MMA :: Re: A Rolling Mailday Thread (Wrestling) :: Reply by ChrisP57

2025-05-14T17:14:50-05:00

Newest pickup

VINTAGE NON-SPORTS CARDS :: Re: 1924 Ogdens Leaders of Men - Full Set :: Reply by mindcycle

2025-04-18T12:12:21-05:00

AbraCalabro wrote: Wed Apr 02, 2025 5:18 pm Sweet set build dude.

Do you need any supplies for Tobacco cards? I have some that I'm not going to be using, probably ever.

Thanks man! Could always use more supplies.

AbraCalabro wrote: Wed Apr 02, 2025 5:18 pm What got you into this set? I know you mentioned the budget for something like this is different than baseball from the same era, but are you into history? Or just like the artwork?

This and the T68 (Heroes of History) is what really got me into vintage non-sports sets. Both of those sets are something I got into collecting when I was taking a break from sports cards, probably 7-8 years ago or so I think it was. Right around the time of the awful 17-18 season of releases (imo at least) where there was maybe like one or two sets from Panini that didn't feature 90% dribbling or holding the ball pics. I had just had enough I think, lol. I'm not a huge history buff or anything, it was just something new and interesting to pick up really and it does help you learn more about some of the prominent figures from those time periods. I didn't start going after sets too hard until the last few years though, and probably a bit late tbh. Like everything else in cards nowadays it seems, some of the more well known names (think.. Lincoln, Washington, etc..) people are now grading and flipping. Bringing up prices, but also making raw copies harder to find.

I was going to wait to throw up my T68 set until I have it completed but might do it sooner than later because I actually like those a bit more.

BECKETT :: Cheap Wax Wednesday Box Breaks: 1995 Topps Stadium Club High Series Baseball :: Author admin

2025-04-16T19:12:46-05:00

1995 Topps Stadium Club High Series Baseball box break, review and highlights. Shane Salmonson has a Cheap Wax Wednesday breakdown.

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BECKETT :: Graded: 2024 Topps Cosmic Chrome Planetary Pursuit Venus Jackson Holliday :: Author admin

2025-04-17T13:58:15-05:00

If collectors are going to purchase high-end sports cards, the expectation is to land money cards. In the 2024 Topps Cosmic Chrome baseball set, the manufacturer put the universe, and the potential to make all the money in the world, in enthusiasts’ hands with collectors responding. When the Cosmic Chrome set made its way back to this planet, hobby boxes cost $299.99 and cases were going for $3,599.99. The checklist was packed with parallel refractors that were… out of this world: Nucleus Refractors, Aqua Equinox Refractors, Purple Nebula Refractors, Blue Moon Refractors, Green Space Dust Refractors, Gold Interstellar Refractors, Orange […]

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BECKETT :: 2025 Topps Chrome WWE Cactus Jack x WrestleMania Checklist and Details :: Author admin

2025-04-17T14:42:46-05:00

2025 Topps Chrome WWE Cactus Jack x WrestleMania checklist, hobby box breakdown, release date, autographs, inserts, parallels and more.

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BECKETT :: 2024 Panini Phoenix Football Checklist, Team Set Lists and Details :: Author admin

2025-04-17T15:15:00-05:00

2024 Panini Phoenix Football checklist, team sets, hobby box breakdown, print runs, release date, autographs, inserts, parallels and more.

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BECKETT :: 2025 Upper Deck Allure SE Details :: Author admin

2025-04-17T17:22:20-05:00

2025 Upper Deck Allure SE checklist details, hobby box breakdown, release date, odds, autographs, inserts, parallels and more.

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BECKETT :: Graded: 2003-04 SP Signature Edition Rookie Inkorporated #LJ LeBron James :: Author admin

2025-04-18T08:51:38-05:00

The hype out of Akron, Ohio, in 2003 may not have done LeBron James justice. Predicted to be the next all-everything in the NBA, James has been all of that and more. As important as the 21-time NBA All-Star has been to the game of basketball, King James has been equally meaningful to the sports card industry. An autograph of a beloved athlete always raises the value of a sports card. Add one of the GOATS of the game into the hobby mix, big bucks are swapped when dealing with James cards, especially a rookie card. Upper Deck featured 28 […]

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BECKETT :: Graded: 1919-21 W514 #15 Joe Jackson Hand Cut VG-EX 4 :: Author admin

2025-04-18T12:06:47-05:00

Given the opportunity to go back in time, Marty McFly may want the fictitious Sports Almanac – Complete Sports Statistics 1950-2050, but sports card collectors would love to bring back the 120-card 1919 W514 set. The value, even if in poor condition, would be lifechanging for most. An ungraded W514 #15 Joe Jackson Hand Cut alone could bring anywhere from $1,500 to $6,600. Some names in the set are lost to time but not to the Hall of Fame. The “Home Run King” Babe Ruth (#2), Bill Southworth (#16), Max Carey (#22), Eddie Collins (#25), Miller Huggins (#34), Clark Griffth […]

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BECKETT :: 2024-25 SP Game Used Hockey Checklist and Details :: Author admin

2025-04-18T14:11:00-05:00

2024-25 SP Game Used Hockey checklist, team sets, hobby box breakdown, odds, print runs, release date, autographs, memorabilia cards, more.

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BECKETT :: Beckett Baseball Hot List :: Author admin

2025-04-20T14:32:50-05:00

Highlighting the hottest baseball cards from the June, 2025 issue of Beckett Baseball. Shohei Ohtani dominates the top of the list.

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BECKETT :: Graded: 1906 Fan Craze NL WG3 #49 Honus Wagner :: Author admin

2025-04-21T13:52:31-05:00

Holding a baseball card that is over 100 years old that is in decent shape, there is value in your hands. Holding a baseball card over 100 years old of one of the top players to ever play the game, there’s a nice chunk of change coming your way that collectors will bid out over in an auction. Holding a Honus Wagner card, you’ve got a piece of history in your hands. The 1906 Fan Craze NL WG3 #49 Honus Wagner may not be in the financial realm of proverbial big brother 1909 Honus Wagner T206, but it is still […]

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BECKETT :: Pokémon TCG Journey Together Set Release: Top Cards, New Features & More! :: Author admin

2025-04-21T14:58:05-05:00

Good news for Pokémon TCG fans. The Journey Together set has finally been released, featuring new cards, exciting new mechanics, and extraordinary artwork. Whether you have been collecting for years or just now getting into the game, every booster pack from this set is guaranteed to have something thrilling. What’s New in Journey Together? The Journey Together expansion introduces: Top 3 chase cards from the set Got your hands on one of these? Consider yourself lucky. Why is everyone talking about this Zoroark Card? There is one card that has got everyone’s attention and that is N’s Zoroark ex. […]

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BECKETT :: Graded: 2024 Bowman Chrome Variation Autographs Superfractors Yoshinobu Yamamoto :: Author admin

2025-04-21T15:40:50-05:00

Card Pictured: 2024 Bowman Chrome Image Variation Autographs Superfractors #CRAYY Yoshinobu Yamamoto The storyline has become reoccurring but the product on the field is anything but commonplace. In 2023, another Nippon Professional Baseball legend was made available to Major League Baseball making his U.S. rookie debut in March of 2024. Fans of the game and sports card collectors are now tracking the progress of Yoshinobu Yamamoto with the Los Angeles Dodgers. A pitching ace for the Orix Buffaloes, Yamamoto was a magician on the mound in the NPB. Yamamoto broke into Japan’s big leagues as a 19-year-old in 2017 dominating […]

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BECKETT :: 2023-24 Topps Royalty Basketball Checklist and Details :: Author admin

2025-04-21T17:04:32-05:00

2023-24 Topps Royalty Basketball checklist, team set lists, hobby box breakdown, odds, release date, autographs, memorabilia cards, more.

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BECKETT :: Graded: 2024 Yu-Gi-Oh Rush Duel Pack 2 Dark Magician Girl ORR :: Author admin

2025-04-22T13:30:45-05:00

Konami brought a new spin to Yu-Gi-Oh! in 2020 introducing Rush Duel. With some of the same aspects to the game players were familiar with from Speed Duels and Duel Links, bringing monsters into play, Rush Duel is a race to drop your opponent to zero Life Points to claim victory. One of the cards that stands out because of the amazing artwork and scarcity is the Dark Magician in the 2024 set. Starting with 8,000 Life Points, Rush Duel is played with 40-60 card decks at a breakneck pace. Summoning monsters and drawing as many cards as possible to […]

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BECKETT :: Graded: 2023 Disney Lorcana Rise of the Floodborn #14 Mufasa Betrayed Leader :: Author admin

2025-04-22T14:50:16-05:00

Want to play trading card games, but unsure the best way to get into the hobby? In 2023, Disney Lorcana: Rise of the Floodborn Illumineer’s Trove was released. The game was constructed around beloved Disney characters set to pull at the heart strings with a ready-to-play starter deck of 60 cards for enthusiasts. Upon release in November, Disney fans, collectors, and TCG players alike rushed to the magic created within. The storyline for Lorcana: Rise of the Floodborn: “A sudden explosion rocks the Great Illuminary. Inside, magical ink crashes together and a flood rushes through the hallways. Glimmers of characters […]

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BECKETT :: 2024 Topps Resurgence Football Checklist and Details :: Author admin

2025-04-22T17:22:15-05:00

2024 Topps Resurgence Football checklist, team sets, hobby, mega and blaster box breakdowns, odds, release date, autographs, inserts, more.

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BECKETT :: 2023-24 Panini Flawless Basketball Checklist and Details :: Author admin

2025-04-23T16:03:00-05:00

2023-24 Panini Flawless Basketball checklist, team sets, hobby box breakdown, print runs, release date, autographs, gem cards, memorabilia.

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BECKETT :: 2025 Topps Heritage Baseball Checklist, Team Set Lists and Details :: Author admin

2025-04-23T16:42:00-05:00

2025 Topps Heritage Baseball checklist, team sets, box breakdowns, odds, release date, autographs, inserts, parallels and more.

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BECKETT :: Cheap Wax Wednesday Box Breaks: 2020 Topps 3D Baseball :: Author admin

2025-04-23T18:51:25-05:00

2020 Topps 3D Baseball box break, review and highlights. Shane Salmonson has a Cheap Wax Wednesday review and breakdown.

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BECKETT :: Graded: 2023-24 O-Pee-Chee Platinum Rookie Autographs Orange Checkers Connor Bedard :: Author admin

2025-04-24T11:19:30-05:00

Graded: 2023-24 O-Pee-Chee Platinum Rookie Autographs Orange Checkers #RCB Connor Bedard 9.5 Every sport has their generational player that helps reshape the game and how fans perceive the action. As Alex Ovechkin draws worldwide attention for breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals scored mark (894), Connor Bedard is carving up the ice making his own path forward giving fans another superstar in the making to follow, both in the rink and in the hobby. A standout talent in the Western Hockey League, Bedard, still just 19-years-old, is showing why the Chicago Blackhawks selected the center first overall in the 2023 […]

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BECKETT :: Graded: 2022-23 Panini Flawless Vertical Patch Autographs Blue #2 Shaedon Sharpe :: Author admin

2025-04-24T14:16:12-05:00

Graded: 2022-23 Panini Flawless Vertical Patch Autographs Blue #2 Shaedon Sharpe Mint 9 The sports card hobby can reward, and punish, those collectors willing to stick with a rising prospect. Selected in the first round of the 2022 NBA Draft with the seventh pick by the Portland Trail Blazers, most round ball fans did not know of Shaedon Sharpe. Being a lottery pick, and trusting NBA general manager Joe Cronin, those in the hobby rolled the proverbial dice on Sharpe. While some may have unloaded their inventory, those who believed in Sharpe are starting to see the return on their […]

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BECKETT :: 2024 Panini Impeccable Football Checklist and Details :: Author admin

2025-04-24T14:42:00-05:00

2024 Panini Impeccable Football checklist, team set lists, hobby box breakdown, print runs, release date, autographs, memorabilia and more.

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BECKETT :: Sports Card Collectors Jump on 2025 NFL First Round Draft Pick Autographs :: Author admin

2025-04-25T09:56:52-05:00

The NFL went primetime Thursday night with the first round of the 2025 draft airing on ABC from Green Bay (Wis.). Fans and collectors had a strong idea which three players would go off the board first, but to which teams, thanks to possible trades, remained the big mystery. The rest of the action from the opening round unfolded with a lot of drama and excitement for different fanbases. And as one might expect, the sports card secondary market reacted strongly to all the early selections. The top six players drafted on Wednesday will keep card owners busy on Friday […]

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BECKETT :: 2024 Topps Signature Class Football Checklist and Details :: Author admin

2025-04-25T10:36:21-05:00

2024 Topps Signature Class Football checklist, team sets, box breakdowns, release date, autographs, inserts and more.

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BECKETT :: 2025 Score Football Details :: Author admin

2025-04-25T12:58:30-05:00

2025 Score Football checklist details, hobby box breakdown, release date, autographs, inserts, parallels and more.

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BECKETT :: Beckett Hockey Hot List :: Author admin

2025-04-25T16:37:13-05:00

Highlighting the hottest hockey cards from the June, 2025 issue of Beckett Hockey. Young Guns lead once again.

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BECKETT :: Graded: 2024 One Piece Emperors in the New World Japan Money D. Luffy :: Author admin

2025-04-28T08:36:30-05:00

BGS Graded: 2024 One Piece Emperors in the New World Japan #OP09-119 Money D. Luffy Manga Art SEC 10 Pristine The battle in the world of One Piece is brought to life for fans in the trading card game universe. With the release of the 2024 One Piece Emperors in the New World, there was a power shift seeing Red-Haired Shanks, Blackbeard, Straw Hat Luff, and Buggy the Star Clown taking the power thrones away from Whitebeard, Big Mom, and Kaidou of the Beasts. Thanks to TCG, enthusiasts get to bring the New World to life using cards like the […]

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BECKETT :: Graded: 2018 Topps Chrome Update Autograph Superfractors #HMT55 Juan Soto :: Author admin

2025-04-28T09:04:17-05:00

BGS Graded: 2018 Topps Chrome Update Autograph Superfractors #HMT55 Juan Soto Mint 9 A steal for the Washington Nationals signing Juan Soto as an international free agent in July of 2015, the slugger has been in the spotlight since his MLB debut in May of 2018. The five-time Silver Slugger is a beast at the plate and a draw for fans collecting his cards. The current trajectory of Soto’s career is directly to the Hall of Fame. In 2019, Soto helped bring the first World Series to Washington’s franchise, in 2022, age 23, he became the eighth youngest in MLB […]

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BECKETT :: 2025 Panini Stars & Stripes USA Baseball Checklist and Details :: Author admin

2025-04-28T10:48:00-05:00

2025 Panini Stars & Stripes USA Baseball checklist, hobby and H2 box breakdowns, print runs, release date, autographs, inserts, parallels.

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BECKETT :: 2025 Bowman Mega Box Baseball Checklist and Details :: Author admin

2025-04-28T15:18:07-05:00

2025 Bowman Mega Box Baseball checklist, team set lists, box breakdown, release date, autographs, inserts, exclusives and more.

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BECKETT :: Graded: 2023-24 Upper Deck Allure 16 Bit #B4 Alex Ovechkin :: Author admin

2025-04-29T09:12:31-05:00

Pictured: 2023-24 Upper Deck Allure 16 Bit #B4 Alex Ovechkin Pristine 10 Anytime card manufacturers can connect a beloved sport with a superstar and then sprinkle in some nostalgia they have a winner. In the 2023-24 Allure release by Upper Deck, fans came running for the opportunity to get a top NHL player like Alex Ovechkin in a Mike Tyson Punch-Out!! stylized card. Nintendo rode the wave of 1980’s fascination with heavyweight boxer “Iron Mike” attaching him to previous versions of the game, Punch-Out!! and Super Punch-Out!!, both released in 1984. The 16-Bit game version of Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! was […]

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BECKETT :: Graded: 2023-24 Topps Mercury Victor Wembanyama Auto Relics Foilfractors :: Author admin

2025-04-29T11:31:51-05:00

BGS Graded: 2023-24 Topps Mercury Victor Wembanyama Auto Relics Foilfractors #WAR4 9.5 Gem Mint There’s no shortage of excitement in what Victor Wembanyama may become in the NBA, and there’s no shortage of cards bearing his name on the secondary market, but there is limited supply of Wemby’s autograph on high-end cards – and that is driving up prices and fervor among collectors. Capitalizing on the enthusiasm over the first pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, Topps released a universe unto itself, the 2023-24 Topps Mercury Victor Wembanyama set. The release included 20 base cards and an autograph-memorabilia patches from […]

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BECKETT :: 2025 Donruss NASCAR Racing Details :: Author admin

2025-04-29T16:27:13-05:00

2025 Donruss NASCAR Racing checklist details, hobby box breakdown, release date, autographs, inserts, parallels and more.

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BECKETT :: Collectors Responding to Spurs Head Coach Gregg Popovich Retiring :: Author admin

2025-05-02T13:55:18-05:00

When the 2025-26 NBA season begins in October, there will be a void on the court within the game. On Friday, longtime San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich (76) announced his retirement. As breaking news happened, collectors quickly responded on the secondary market. The path from guard for the Air Force Falcons (1966-70) to all-time winningest NBA head coach was unlikely at best for Popovich. Serving his five years with the Air Force, during which time he was part of the U.S. Armed Forces Basketball Team, Coach Pop returned to Air Force in 1973 as an assistant under then […]

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BECKETT :: 2023-24 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection Hockey Checklist, Team Set Lists and Details :: Author admin

2025-05-02T16:07:00-05:00

2023-24 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection Hockey checklist, teams, hobby box breakdown, print runs, odds, release date, autographs, memorabilia.

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BECKETT :: Katie Ledecky in Summer Olympics Form, and Her Cards are Selling :: Author admin

2025-05-05T08:35:21-05:00

Featured photo: 2024 Topps Chrome U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hopefuls Ledecky Legacy Superfractors #KLAKL 10 Katie Ledecky AU 9.5 Gem Mint, 10 AU America and the international world of swimming has been hooked on Katie Ledecky since 2012. Just 15-years-old, Ledecky won a gold medal for the U.S. at the London Olympic Games and has gone on to be the most decorated female Olympian and international swimmer ever. During the TYR Pro Swim Series in Fort Lauderdale (April 30-May 3), Ledecky, now 28, is in Olympic gold form cruising past the competition in the 1500-meter and 400-meter freestyle. The continued […]

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BECKETT :: Gallery: Fantastic Vintage and Modern Cards Found at the Dallas Card Show :: Author admin

2025-05-05T13:13:48-05:00

Have you landed a card you love and/or of value? Protect it and increase your card’s worth by having it graded with Beckett. Photo credit: Beckett/David Lee

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BECKETT :: The Best Pokémon Cards of 2025 (So Far) :: Author admin

2025-05-05T13:45:30-05:00

Finding the best Pokémon cards in 2025 means keeping up with a game that’s constantly shifting, from competitive formats to collector faves. Whether you’re a seasoned TCG player or just someone who appreciates great artwork, these cards are some of the most popular and picks among fans, in tournament decks, and appearing in collector wish lists. From high-tier meta threats to dazzling alternate art cards, these are five of the coolest Pokémon cards to chase this year – cards that have already earned their reputation as great no matter how you slice it. If you’re thinking about picking some new […]

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BECKETT :: 2024-25 Panini Revolution Basketball Checklist and Details :: Author admin

2025-05-05T14:30:00-05:00

2024-25 Panini Revolution Basketball checklist, team sets, hobby and Chinese New Year box breakdowns, release date, parallels, autographs.

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BECKETT :: 2024-25 Bowman Best University Basketball Checklist and Details :: Author admin

2025-05-06T12:29:26-05:00

2024-25 Bowman Best University Basketball checklist, hobby box breakdown, odds, release date, autographs, inserts, Refractors and more.

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BECKETT :: The Best Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards to Collect in 2025 :: Author admin

2025-05-06T12:49:30-05:00

For nearly 25 years, Yu-Gi-Oh! has kept us fascinated with a slew of awesome carts, from insanely popular art (think Dark Magician Girl) to legendary pulls like Tyr, The Vanquishing Warlord. If you’re a serious collector, chances are you’re not just looking for any old card. You’re after some of the most valuable YuGiOh cards you can find. We’re talking cards that can command premium prices and get more expensive over time. Honestly, though? There are so many to keep up with that we could be here all day. That’s why we’re highlighting five Yu-Gi-Oh! cards that are still highly […]

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BECKETT :: Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese Bowman’s Best University Autographed Card Sells at Auction :: Author admin

2025-05-06T14:19:36-05:00

Pictured: 2023-24 Bowman Best University Dual Autographs Superfractor #DACA Clark/Reese Gem Mint 9.5 What basketball at all levels in the U.S. needed but didn’t see coming happened during the 2022-23 NCAA women’s basketball season carrying into the 2023-24 tournament – Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. The All-Americans captured the nation’s attention breathing life into the college game, men’s and women’s, the WNBA, and the card collecting hobby. Rivals on the court, in the world of sports cards, the pairing is a grail card for fans of the game. After three seasons of tearing it up on the court, the world […]

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BECKETT :: 2025 Topps Decades 1990s UEFA Club Competitions Soccer Checklist and Details :: Author admin

2025-05-06T15:38:27-05:00

2025 Topps Decades 1990s UEFA Club Competitions checklist, hobby box breakdown, release date, autographs, parallels and more.

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BECKETT :: The Best Magic: The Gathering Cards for Upgrading Your Precon Commander Deck :: Author admin

2025-05-07T08:40:19-05:00

Magic: The Gathering Commander Precons (MTG) are exciting starting points. They can also offer some themed fun, like my personal favorite the Lord of the Rings food decks. Tators anyone? However, in my opinion, making your Precon deck unique to you is the real adventure. Upgrading can make your deck stronger, better for your preferred playstyle, and of course more fun. This guide explores two things. Highlighting cards that boost your gameplay and showing you cards to scratch that collectors itch. Know Your Deck The first thing I recommend before swapping cards is play your Precon as-is. Like test-driving a […]

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CARDBOARD CONNECTION :: 2023-24 Topps Motif Basketball Trading Card Box Set Review and Checklist :: Author admin

2025-04-23T22:00:46-05:00

2023-24 Topps Motif Basketball Trading Card Box Set Review and Checklist The 2023-24 Topps Motif Basketball Trading Card Box Set is a standout release in the basketball card collecting world, bringing a fresh, art-inspired approach to the hobby. With its high-end focus on autographs, memorabilia, and visually striking watercolor designs, this set appeals to collectors […]

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CARDBOARD CONNECTION :: 2023-24 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection Hockey Set Review and Checklist :: Author admin

2025-04-29T21:06:32-05:00

The 2023-24 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection Hockey set is a premium offering that delivers exclusivity and high-end hits. Its 200-card base set, robust rookie class, and innovative inserts like Ultimate Planks and Crease Collection create a dynamic checklist.

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UPPER DECK :: Ovechkin Buyback Young Guns® Autographs in 2024-25 Extended Series :: Author admin

2025-04-28T10:09:06-05:00

There is something truly special coming for collectors. After an unbelievable 2024-25 campaign, which saw Alex Ovechkin break the NHL’s all-time goals record, Upper Deck is celebrating the achievement with ultra-rare Alex Ovechkin Young Guns® Buybacks in the upcoming release of 2024-25 Upper Deck Extended Series!
Seeded in Hobby and e-Pack boxes will be eight (8) [...]
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UPPER DECK :: Starter Deck Avatars | Rush of Ikorr :: Author admin

2025-05-05T17:36:41-05:00

Today we are going to take a look at the Avatars leading each of the four starter decks of our first release. All four of these Avatars are distinct in their strategies and offer a gameplay experience that is sure to appeal to a variety of playstyles.
Zeus, Crowned in Thunder

Zeus is an Avatar that is [...]
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NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS :: Site Updates (4/18/2025) :: Author admin

2025-04-18T10:45:14-05:00

phpBB updated to ver. 3.3.15
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Added the phpBB Media Embed PlugIn to the site
- This will better handle media links from 3rd party sites
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Fixed RSS Feeds
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- They all broke a few months ago
- Updated to the new version of feedpostbot and pulled down missing posts