2013-14 Upper Deck Hockey Fleer Showcase Release Date: April 16, 2014 Hobby Box Configuration: 5 Cards Per Pack 15 Packs Per Box (1) Hot Prospects Autograph Patch Cards (2) Additional Auto or Memorabilia Hits Showcase Boxes on eBay 2013-14 Fleer Showcase Base Set 1 Evgeni Malkin – AS Team 2 Jeremy Roenick – AS Team…
2014 Topps Baseball Gypsy Queen Release Date: April 9, 2014 Hobby Box Configuration: 24 Packs Per Box 10 Cards Per Pack Gypsy Queen Boxes on eBay 2014 Gypsy Queen Base Set 300 Base Cards Parallel Cards: Printing Plates #/1 – 4 of each card Printing Plate Hobby Odds: 1:292 Packs 1 Miguel Cabrera 2 Frank…
I recap the 2014 Industry Summit based on tweets from the event a few weeks ago. Panini Rewards Panini’s trying something new …. can’t fault them for that! Personally, I see this as a brilliant business move if they stick to it. Long term, Panini now rids the obligation to get a particular player to…
2014 Topps Baseball Opening Day Release Date: March 19, 2014 Box Configuration: 36 Packs Per Box 7 Cards Per Pack Opening Day Boxes For Sale 2014 Topps Opening Day Base Set Checklist Parallel Cards: Blue Foil: #/2014 1 Mike Trout – Angels 2 Dustin Pedroia – Red Sox 3 James Paxton – Mariners RC 4…
13/14 Panini Basketball Checklist Release Date: April 9, 2014 24 Packs — 10 Cards Per Pack – 2 Autograph Cards Per Box Hobby Boxes For Sale Base Cards Parallel Cards Gold Knights Red Knights Black Knights #1/1 1 Gerald Wallace – Boston Celtics 2 Brook Lopez – Brooklyn Nets 3 Carlos Boozer – Chicago Bulls…
2014 Topps MLS Soccer Release Date: March 26, 2014 Hobby Boxes 24 Packs – 16 Cards Per Pack – 3 Autograph Cards Per Box – 3 Relic Cards Per Box Retail Boxes 24 Packs – 6 Cards Per Pack – 1 Autograph or Memorabilia Card Blaster (Retail) Boxes 8 Packs – 6 Cards Per Pack –…
13/14 Court Kings Basketball Checklist Release Date: March 26, 2014 1 Pack Per Box — 10 Cards Per Pack – 1 Autograph Card – 1 Memorabilia Card – 1 Rookie Card – 3 Insert Cards Court Kings Basketball Boxes For Sale Base Set Parallel Cards – Gold #/25 – Platinum #1/1 1 Anderson Varejao –…
Photo: Michael F (@MikesStadiumSC)Advanced Photoshop Work: Me I was able to sit on the sofa the last few days and follow the 2014 Industry Summit via twitter and all the “inside” sources I have …. which are none. Maybe I missed it, but I didn’t see an announcement bragging abouta ‘record breaking’ number of attendees. That’s…
It’s been an interesting last few weeks in the sports card universe. @SportsCardNews joins us from Las Vegas to talk about: ITG/Leaf getting iced out from the upcoming 2014 Industry Summit Upper Deck gets exclusive NHL license Dealernet is dealing 2 group breakers (at least) are called idiots. Bad Las Vegas hotels. + More Listen…
2014 Press Pass Football Release Date: March 5, 2014 30 Packs Per Box – 5 Cards Per Pack – 6 Autograph Cards Per Hobby Box Base Set Parallel Cards Gold Foil 1 per Hobby Pack Blue Foil 1 per Retail Pack Refractor #/199 Proof Edition #/100 (Hobby Boxes Only) Solo #1/1 (Hobby Boxes Only) 1…
2014 Topps Heritage Baseball Release Date: March 14, 2014 Hobby Box Configuration: 24 Packs – 9 Cards Per Pack – 1 Autograph or Memorabilia Card 2014 Heritage Checklist – Excel Version Base Set – League Leaders 1 Mike Trout – Angels / Joe Mauer – Minnesota Twins / Miguel Cabrera – Detroit Tigers 2 Freddie Freeman…
2014 Leaf Metal Draft Football Release Date: February 28, 2014 1 Pack Per Box – 4 Cards Per Pack – 4 Autograph Cards Per Box Base Auto Parallel Cards: – Blue #/50 – Purple #/25 – Green #/10 – Red #/5 – Gold #1/1 – Printing Plates (4 Colors) 1/1 BA-AJM A.J. McCarron BA-AM1 Aaron…
16:51:37 Let’s Be Exclusive I remember in high school you’d go exclusive with a girl you thought was just right – even if it meant missing out on the benefits of being single. First and foremost, it’s guaranteed pu$$y, additionally it’s less work to just call one girl than have to go out each friday…
2014 Donruss Baseball Release Date: February 26, 2014 Hobby Box Configuration: 24 Packs Per Box — 8 Cards Per Pack – 2 Autograph Cards – 1 Memorabilia Cards – 4 Diamond King Inserts – 4 Rated Rookie Inserts – 3 Power Plus Inserts – 2 Breakout Hitters Inserts – 2 Breakout Pitchers Inserts – 2…
2014 Topps Tribute Baseball released on February 21, 2014 to the tune of $250.00 per box. Despite the steep price tag, collectors have probably seen many of the card images in past Topps sets. It must be kind of a bummer, if you actually “collect” cards, to go through them and see the same pictures…
13/14 Panini Gold Standard Basketball Release Date: February 19, 2014 Box Contains: 1 Pack 10 Cards Per Pack – 4 Autograph Cards – 1 Memorabilia Card Base Set – Cards Serial #/199 275 Total BASE Cards Card No #226 – #260 Are The RC Signatures Parallel Cards: – Platinum #/10 – Black #1/1 1…
Before you listen to today’s show – I strongly encourage you to check out a few folks I have been following the last month or so. First: BallCardsRadio.comOne of the most entertaining sports cards podcasts to debut in a while. Hosted by @LittleKingRadio – this young guy has great knowledge and interesting guests on his…
2014 Topps Baseball Turkey Red Release Date: February 19, 2014 Configuration: Pre-Sale Price $19.99 Only Available Online Turkey Red Boxes on eBay 2014 Topps Turkey Red Base Set Parallel Cards: Printing Plates 1 Mike Trout – Angels 2 Patrick Corbin – Dbacks 3 Paul Goldschmidt – Dbacks 4 Craig Kimbrel – Braves 5 Chris Davis…
#15 Paul Goldschmidt #15 Paul Goldschmidt 2014 Topps Series 1Sparkle & Short Print Cards Checklist: 2014 Topps Series 1 Baseball Regular Base Card Sp Variation Card #1 Mike Trout #1 Mike Trout #14 Yoenis Cespedes #14 Yoenis Cespedes #14 Yoenis Cespedes #15 Paul Goldschmidt #15 Paul Goldschmidt …
Let’s Keep it Dry For a Second Licensed card companies each year have to pay a royalty to sports leagues (NBA, MLB, NFL, NHL) and/or a players association. Royalty payments to the league are in the 10%-20% range off sales. A players association license varies, but it’s lower than what the league charges. You can’t…
On today’s show we talk about how the actions of a few ‘companies’ in this hobby in recent weeks have showed how desperate they are for customers and/or profits. Industry Summit bans yours truly & Brian Gray from Leaf because of some things said at last years Industry Summit. You know you are getting desperate…
Cards that have sold on eBay for over $100 from the 2014 Topps Series 1 Baseball set. Checklist: 2014 Topps Series 1 Baseball 2014 Topps Series 1 on eBay – Highest Priced 2014 Topps Series 1 on eBay – Lowest Priced
Show Date: March 12, 2013 Show #7 starts off with baseball in the air. Ryan is heading out to Spring Training to see the SF Giants in Scottsdale, AZ. Prices for Giants tickets were in the $60.00 each range, which is expensive for Spring Training standards. The World Baseball Classic is underway and the USA…
Show Date: March 5, 2013 Doug and Dan get into a discussion about 2012 Panini National Treasures Baseball. They feel like Panini hit a home run with the product despite the lack of a MLBP license. It’s a good sign for Panini as they won’t be getting a license like that any time soon. 2012…
A while back I did a podcast where I talked about DA Card World’s Hit Parade packs, which I actually thought were a good idea – and probably a decent attempt to make some money. Just from surfing around the internet, I’ve also seen DA Card World running ads through Google, usually on a broad…
2013 Panini Black Football Release Date: January 29, 2014 Configuration: 1 Pack Per Box 12 Cards Per Pack (15 Box Case) 3 Autograph Cards 2 Memorabilia Cards 2 Rookie Cards 1 Metal Card Rookie Signatures Materials Versions: Prime Material Jumbo Prime Material Laundry Tag Material Nike Swoosh Logo NFL Shield Aaron Dobson – Patriots…
Show Date: February 26, 2013 Dan is missing to start the show so Doug and Ryan ramble on about several different subjects. Ryan mentions a story about almost winning a Rickey Henderson game used jersey, even though he got outbid, he still got to meet Rickey that night. Doug pulls up a list from Bleacher…
Show Date: February 19, 2013 Despite the San Francisco 49ers loss in the Super Bowl, Ryan jumps on the bandwagon and buys season tickets for their new stadium in 2014. Long time 49er fan Doug is still recovering from the loss, but Dan says he will never be able to join Niner nation. We weigh…
Industry Evolves – Poorly Run Companies Don’t I was reading an article on a completely different business the other day, that described a ‘cigar butt’ type business. Basically a cigar butt business has been on a steady decline for many years – but still has one last puff of smoke left in it that can keep it…
Dates: March 16 – 19, 2014 Location: The Orleans Casino 4500 West Tropicana Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89103 Website: www.theindustrysummit.com More Information: Las Vegas Summit 2014 Las Vegas Sports Card Summit Schedule: Sunday – March 16, 2014 11:00 – Registration (the freebies keep getting worse each year) 12:00-3:30 PM – Opening business session, including “Retailer…
Sports Card Live Ep #1 Show Date: January 29, 2013 On the inagural episode of Sports Card Live Dan & Doug from Mojo Break and Ryan from Sports Card Radio talk about the new release of 2013 Topps Series 1 Baseball. Reactions to the first MLB Baseball product of the year is mostly positive. With…
Show Date: February 12, 2013 Episode #3 of Sports Card Live starts off with talk about the struggles of the L.A. Lakers who are on the outside looking in for a playoff spot. Ryan, a longtime Lakers fan, comes to grips on the losing season. Perhaps some big off-season moves are in store for Laker…
Show Date: February 5, 2013 On Episode #2 of Sports Card Live, Doug is still trying to recover from the 49ers loss to the Ravens in the Super Bowl. Ryan admits to falling asleep toward the end of the game when the 49ers were coming back. Kevin Isaacson, organizer of the Las Vegas Industry Summit,…
13/14 Panini Intrigue Basketball Checklist Release Date: April 23, 2014 Configuration: 1 Pack Per Box – 11 Cards Per Pack 4 Autographs or Memorabilia Cards 5 Intriguing Players 2 Other Inserts Intrigue Base Cards Parallel Cards: Gold – #/10 Platinum – #1/1 1 Jameer Nelson – Orlando Magic 2 Vince Carter – Dallas Mavericks 3…
2013/14 Panini Pinnacle Basketball Checklist Release Date: January 15, 2013 Configurations: JUMBO Boxes: 10 Packs Per Box – 30 Cards Per Pack 2 Autograph Cards + 1 Memorabilia Cards Per Box Retaili Boxes: 24 Packs Per Box – 8 Cards Per Pack 1 Autograph or 1 Memorabilia Card Per Box Blaster Boxes: 8 Packs Per…
On today’s show we talk with collector @thatDanRoe We discuss our recent conference with Topps about MLS cards. We also talk about Hockey cards & more. In the first part of the show, I talk about a few e-mails I have received from collectors recently about grading cards. One e-mail was about how autograph cards…
Dates: March 16 – 19, 2014 Location: The Orleans Casino 4500 West Tropicana Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89103 Website: www.theindustrysummit.com 2014 Las Vegas Sports Card Summit Schedule: Sunday 11:00 – Registration (the freebies keep getting worse each year) 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM – Show floor open, featuring displays from industry companies desperate for money….
2013 Panini Baseball Elite Extra Edition Release Date: January 9, 2014 Hobby Box Configuration: 20 Packs Per Box 5 Cards Per Pack Elite Boxes on eBay 6 Autographs Per Hobby Box 2013 Elite Extra Edition Baseball Base Cards 1 Colin Moran – Marlins 2 Trey Ball – Red Sox 3 Hunter Renfroe – Padres 4…
2013 Panini Baseball Select Release Date: December 23, 2013 Hobby Box Configuration: 14 Packs Per Box 6 Cards Per Pack Select Boxes on eBay 2013 Select Baseball Base Cards Parallel Cards: Prizm Gold Prizm #/25 Black Prizm #/1 1 Torii Hunter – Tigers 2 Prince Fielder – Tigers 3 Giancarlo Stanton – Marlins 4 Jacoby…
2013 Playoff Football Contenders Release Date: January 3, 2014 Hobby Box Configuration: 24 Packs Per Box 5 Cards Per Pack 5 Autographs Per Box Hobby Boxes on eBay Retail Blaster Box Configuration: 8 Packs Per Box 8 Cards Per Pack Retail Box Configuration: 24 Packs Per Box 8 Cards Per Pack 2013 Contenders Football Base…
2013-14 Panini Hockey Dominion Release Date: January 3, 2014 Hobby Box Configuration: 1 Pack Per Box 6 Cards Per Pack Dominion Boxes on eBay Per Dominion Box: 1 Rookie Autograph Patch 1 Autograph Memorabilia Card 2 other Memorabilia or Autograph Cards 13-14 Dominion Hockey Base Cards Serial Numbered #/299 Parallel Cards: Gold #/50 Emerald…
Some of the excuses that people make about cards not being popular today don’t make any sense … considering the card companies themselves could have gotten into some of these businesses. eBay/COMC MarketplaceVirtual cardsData/photo licensingWebsite/forumDirect to consumer sales Leaf and former Topps employees are full with excuses & very bearish on cards. …. strange, I…
2013 Upper Deck Football Ultimate Collection Release Date: December 17, 2013 Hobby Box Configuration: 4 Cards Per Pack 1 Pack Per Box Ultimate Collection Boxes on eBay 2013 Ultimate Collection Base CardsSerial Numbered #/175 – Gold Spectrum #/10 Ultimate Collection Base Cards on eBay 1 Dan Marino 2 Joe Montana 3 Jim Kelly 4 Bart…
2013 Panini Football Select Release Date: December 18, 2013 Hobby Box Configuration: 14 Packs Per Full Box 6 Cards Per Pack 4 Autographs Per Box Select Football Boxes on eBay 2013 Select Football Base Cards Parallel Cards: Prizm Prizm Green #/15 Prizm Gold #/10 Prizm Black #/1 1 Tom Brady – Patriots 2 Danny Amendola…
2013-14 Topps Soccer Premier Gold Release Date: December 18, 2013 Hobby Box Configuration: 10 Packs Per Box 5 Cards Per Pack 5 Autograph Cards Per Box 5 Memorabilia Cards Per Box Premier Gold Boxes on eBay 2013-14 Premier Gold Base Cards Parallel Cards: Green Parallel #/99 Orange Parallel #/11 Platinum Parallel #/1 Premier Gold Parallel…
1. You Down With MDP? Talking to Topps employees you often hear the phrase “internal red tape”. It speaks to the tight budget control the private equity ownership deploys at Topps. Madison Dearborn Partners and other private equity firms attempt to squeeze profits out of a business and then sell it later on. That’s not…
Topps Employee: When a redemption card is put into a product, we generally have an agreement with each respective athlete to sign cards for us. However, an athlete’s schedule, agent, desired compensation, etc. are all subject to change and greatly affect our inability to insert the particular card in. [divider style=’left’] Topps Employee: Unfortunately, this…
2013-14 Upper Deck Hockey Black Diamond Release Date: December 12, 2013 Hobby Box Configuration: 20 Packs Per Box + 1 Bonus Pack 5 Cards Per Pack Black Diamond Hobby Box Blaster Box: 5 Packs Per Box + 1 Bonus Pack 5 Cards Per Pack Black Diamond Blaster Box Rack Pack: 15 Cards Per Rack Pack…
On today’s show we talk to @stevienixx76 about collecting cards in Canada. Check out his website: Stevie Nixx Sports He gives some good advice to those trying to avoid paying the expensive shipping fees some eBay sellers charge. We get insight to why he got back into collecting, and what type of vintage cards are…
Redemption Cards – How COMC can make that a better and more reliable service than the manufactures can. Analyzing internal processes both for efficiency & time. How COMC analyzes employee production. 100,000 Cards Shipped only 10 errorsMore cards shipped (or sold I can’t remember) in Black Friday weekend than sold on the Beckett Marketplace all…