Topps Game Time Giveaway Code Cards Cards Found In: 2012 Topps Football Code Cards Expire: 1/31/2013 Redeem At: www.Topps.com/GameTime Card #NGDG-1 Similar to the 2012 Topps Golden Giveaway code cards found in packs of Topps Baseball, these cards are randomly inserted into Topps Football products. Each card contains a unique code you can…
Photos Come From eBay #1 Aaron Rodgers Regular Version #1 Aaron Rodgers Photo Variation Version #3 Brandon Weeden Regular Version #3 Brandon Weeden Photo Variation Version #18 Alshon Jeffery Regular Version #18 Alshon Jeffery Photo Variation Version #50 Tim Tebow Regular Version #50 Tim Tebow Photo Variation Version #52 Alex Smith Regular Version #52 Alex…
Day #5 At The NSCC In Baltimore, MD Sunday August 5, 2012 #NSCC Hashtag Tweets @SportsCardNews @AllAboutCards @FieldLevelView @natsportsshow @Twitter List Of Attendees NSCC Location: 1 W Pratt Street – Baltimore, MD 21201 – Google Map According to the NSCC Official Website – The Sunday Show Hours Are 10am – 5pm EST Sunday August 5th…
Day #4 At The NSCC In Baltimore, MD Saturday August 4, 2012 #NSCC Hashtag Tweets @SportsCardNews @AllAboutCards @FieldLevelView @natsportsshow @Twitter List Of Attendees NSCC Location: 1 W Pratt Street – Baltimore, MD 21201 – Google Map According to the NSCC Official Website – The Saturday Show Hours Are 10am – 6pm EST Saturday August 4th…
Day #3 At The NSCC In Baltimore, MD Friday August 3, 2012 #NSCC Hashtag Tweets @SportsCardNews @AllAboutCards @FieldLevelView @natsportsshow @Twitter List Of Attendees NSCC Location: 1 W Pratt Street – Baltimore, MD 21201 – Google Map According to the NSCC Official Website – The Friday Show Hours Are 10am – 6pm EST Friday August 3rd…
Today on the podcast we have Ryan who is at the National Sports Collectors Convention in Baltimore. He’s spent the last two days getting photographs, talking to dealers and collectors from all across the country and we get his thoughts on today show. One of the highlights today was a panel discussion by the Topps…
Topps employees held a discussion with dealers but mostly collectors from around the industry at the 2012 National Sports Collectors Convention on Thursday. Ryan from Sports Card Radio attended the event, and tweeted lots of the topics that were discussed. A video of the event might be posted as well – but here are the…
Day #2 At The NSCC In Baltimore Thursday August 2, 2012 #NSCC Hashtag Tweets @SportsCardNews @AllAboutCards @FieldLevelView @natsportsshow @Twitter List Of Attendees NSCC Location: 1 W Pratt Street – Baltimore, MD 21201 – Google Map According to the NSCC Official Website – The Thursday Show Hours Are 10am – 6pm EST Thursday August 2nd Autograph…
The 1st of August marks the first day of the National Sports Collectors Convention (NSCC) According to the NSCC Official Website – The Wednesday Show Hours Are 4pm – 8pm EST NSCC Location: 1 W Pratt Street – Baltimore, MD 21201 – Google Map Manufactures, collectible shops, big time athletes and most importantly collectors from…
2012 Panini NSCC Wrapper Redemption Checklist Packs Were Given Out At NSCC August 1st – 5th How To Get Packs At 2012 National: You need to purchase these products and obtain a voucher for the Wrapper Redemptions Open 1 Box: 2011 Prime Signatures Football Get 3 Wrapper Redemption Packs Open 1 Box: 2011-12 Limited Basketball…
2012 Upper Deck NSCC National Wrapper Redemption Collectors Must Purchase: 2 Packs of 2011-12 SP Game-Used Hockey OR 1 Pack of 2012 SP Signature Edition Baseball You Must Get Purchase & Get Voucher From Diamond Certified Upper Deck Dealers Upper Deck Blog Post Update The National Sports Collectors Convention Day 1 Coverage Each Day Of…
Question: I pulled two Case Keenum 2012 Bowman Football cards from the same blaster. I am not sure which one is the base and which is the variation though. Can you help? Answer: Nice cards. The base card is the one where he is holding the ball up by his ear in the white jersey….
On today’s show we talk about “player picking” which I found to be fairly similar to “stock picking” Often times we collect players from our favorite team – but I sometimes find myself buying players that I just think are going to have a good career. Occasionally I find players who’s card values are lower…
Here is a visual look at the Short Print Photo Variation cards found in 2012 Score Football. #301 A.J. Jenkins Regular Version Photo Variation SP #302 Alshon Jeffery Regular Version Photo Variation SP #304 Andrew Luck Regular Version Photo Variation SP #306 Bernard Pierce Regular Version Photo Variation SP #308 Brandon Weeden Regular Version…
It’s been a while since I last put up a podcast – but not really by choice. I recorded this podcast 3 different times, only to mess it up somehow. Luckily this version made it through okay and it’s good to finally not mess up putting it up. You’d think after 4 years we’d have…
2012 Topps Baseball Mini Card Exclusive Release Date: August 1, 2012 Box Configuration: 24 Packs Per Box 10 Cards Per Pack 1 Autograph or Relic Per Box Card Size: 2 1/4″ x 3 1/8″ Sold at: ShopTopps & 2012 NSCC SRP: $50 Per Box 2012 Topps Mini Cards Base Checklist Same as Series 1 &…
2012 Topps WWE Cards Release Date: September 5, 2012 Hobby Box Configuration: 24 Packs Per Box 7 Cards Per Pack 1 Shirt Relic + 1 Other Hit Per Box 8 Boxes Per Hobby Case Boxes On eBay Last Years Checklist: 2011 Topps WWE Checklist 2012 Topps WWE Base Set Checklist Card backs written by Mick…
2012 Upper Deck MLS Soccer Release Date: July 12, 2012 Box Configurations: Hobby: 20 Packs Per Box – 12 Cards Per Pack — 1 Autograph + 4 Memorabilia Cards — Retail: 36 Packs Per Box – 6 Cards Per Pack Team Sets: Team Sets Are Available In Hanger Packs 2011 Upper Deck Soccer Complete Checklist…
2012 Onyx Platinum Prospects Baseball Release Date: July 25, 2012 Box Configuration: 6 Packs – 5 Cards Per Pack 5 Total “Hits” (At Least 3 Autographs) Boxes PreSold For Around $85.00 Online Onyx Authentic breaks into the baseball card market targeting the prospects they already have sign for their Autograph Baseball products. These cards are…
Alert: Code Has Been Cracked August 1, 2012 – Twitter 2012 Topps Allen & Ginter Code Murder in Willow Cove Product Release Date: July 9, 2012 Winner Gets: 1/1 Framed Mini Ginter Autograph Set Cards have ‘CodeBreaker’ on them 2012 Topps Allen & Ginter Baseball Checklist Note: I know nothing about how to solve the…
2012 Allen & Ginter Baseball Dutch Van Kirk Cut Signature 1/1 eBay Seller: brownstreak 2012 Topps Allen & Ginter Baseball Checklist Theodore ‘Dutch’ Van Kirk served in the United States Army Air Force from 1941-1946. He is best known for being the navigator of the flight that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan in…
Topps couldn’t have timed this release any better. Roger Federer – king of the Tennis world for the last decade – wins the sports most prestigious championship and the next day his 2012 Allen & Ginter Framed Autograph makes it’s first appearance on eBay. Not to mention it looks like he’s holding the Wimbledon trophy…
2012 Panini Cooperstown Baseball Release Date: November 7, 2012 Hobby Box Configuration: 24 Packs — 5 Cards Per Pack (14 Boxes Per Case) – 1 Autograph Card – 3 Bronze History Cards #/599 – 2 Commemorative HOF Patch Cards – 2 Credentials Insert Cards – 2 Crystal Collection Parallel Cards #/299 – 2 Induction Insert…
2012 Topps Allen & Ginter Base Mini Card Guide Product Release Date: July 11, 2012 2012 Topps Allen & Ginter Baseball Checklist 2012 Topps Allen & Ginter Base Mini Cards 1-350 Base Card Checklist 2012 Topps Allen & Ginter Gold Border Mini 1-350 Base Card Checklist ONLY IN: 3 Card Pack in Retail Value Packs…
2012 National Sports Collectors Convention V.I.P Card Sets Available at National Collectors Convention August 1-5, 2012 Baltimore, MD Sets Distributed to VIP Ticket Holders Buy VIP Tickers: Here 33rd National Convention Information 2012 NSCC Card Show Topps VIP Set 4 Cards Per Pack Babe Ruth Jackie Robinson Mickey Mantle Mickey Mantle Willie Mays 2012 NSCC…
SF Giants Prospect Andrew Susac Sports Card Radio Prospect Podcast Ep #8 Recorded July 6, 2012 Players Talked About In Show: Andrew Susac Tommy Joseph Nick Delmonico Josh Whitaker Anthony Meo I purchase a fair share of cards on Check Out My Cards and other websites and recently I got a bunch of 2012 Bowman…
2012 Leaf Trading Cards Sports Icons Release Date: July 30, 2012 Box Configuration: 1 Beckett Slabbed Cut Signature Per Box 299 Total Cases Produced 12 Boxes Per Case Leaf/Razor has been releasing it’s Sports Icons cut signature product for several years and it’s a straight forward, 1 cut autograph per box product. Products like this…
Steve Nash Born: February 7, 1974 College: Santa Clara Drafted: 1996 1st Round – 15th Pick 96/97 Steve Nash RC Cards For Sale On eBay 1996-97 Bowman’s Best #R18 1996-97 Fleer #239 1996-97 Fleer Metal #138 1996-97 Fleer Ultra #87 1996-97 NBA Hoops #304 1996-97 SkyBox Premium #91 1996-97 SkyBox Premium #58 Auto(graphics) 1996-97 Skybox…
2012 Upper Deck Football University of Alabama NEW Release Date: October 2, 2012 Hobby Box Configuration: 24 Packs Per Box 8 Cards Per Pack 20 Boxes Per Case Boxes on eBay Retail Box Configuration: 10 Packs Per Box 8 Cards Per Pack Roll Tide! Upper Deck will create a special 2012 University of Alabama card…
The San Francisco Bay Area, and Northern California in general, is a part of the world that can embrace athletes the rest of the sporting world has written off. Some examples in the past might be the Raiders team and made it to the Super Bowl with Rich Gannon, Jerry Rice, Tim Brown and other…
2012 Topps Gypsy Queen 33rd National Mini Set Available at National Collectors Convention August 1-5, 2012 Baltimore, MD 33rd National Convention Information 2012 Topps Gypsy Queen Baseball How to get a set at the National: Open ANY three 2012 Topps/Bowman MLB Baseball or NFL Football packs at the Topps booth – and you will get…
I first became aware of Stephen Strasburg when my brother told me about him in 2009 – while he was still in college at San Diego State. I even mentioned him on the podcast on March 19, 2009 … so other collectors hopefully benefited from that bit of wisdom. About a year later, one of…
The lockout really messed up basketball collectors buying habits last season … only a few 2011/12 products were even made & it wasn’t until the season was almost over. While we were all upset we couldn’t collect all the new rookies – it did setup a pretty nice year for basketball during the 2012/13 NBA…
2012 Score Football Release Date: July 18, 2012 36 Packs Per Box 7 Cards Per Pack (20 Boxes Per Case) – 24 Rookie Cards – 1 Glossy Card Per Pack – 6 Parallel Cards – 25+ Insert Cards 36 Pack Boxes PreSold For Around $30.00 – Complete Checklist Is Below 2012 Score Base Set Checklist…
Rob Gronkowski Born: May 14, 1989 College: Arizona Drafted: Round 2 Pick #10 New England Patriots Jersey Number: 87 Back to Football Card RC Rolodex Find 2010 Rob Gronkowski RC Cards On eBay Below 2010 Bowman Sterling #BSR-RG Relic RC 2010 Bowman Sterling Autograph Relic #BSAR-RG RC 2010 Donruss Rated Rookie #84 RC 2010 Panini…
Arizona Diamondbacks Trevor Bauer MLB Debut: June 28, 2012 1st Autograph Rookie Logo Cards: 2012 Topps Finest Baseball Trevor Bauer is a unique pitcher and a guy who has been on the radar of card collectors even before he was picked #3 overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2011 MLB Draft. He is known…
2012 Panini Football Prestige Football UPDATED Release Date: June 29, 2012 Hobby Box Configuration: 24 Packs Per Box 8 Cards Per Pack 1 Rookie Card Per Pack 4 Autographs or Memorabilia Per Box Retail Pack Configuration: 8 Cards Per Pack SRP: $2.99 Retail Value Pack Configuration: 40 Cards Per Pack – SRP $4.99 Retail Blaster…
Jake Locker Born: June 15, 1988 College: Washington Drafted: Round 1 Pick #8 Tennessee Titans Jersey Number: 10 Back to Football Card RC Rolodex Find 2011 Jake Locker RC Cards On eBay Below 2011 Bowman Sterling Autograph #BSA-JL 2011 Bowman Sterling Autograph Relic #BSAR-JL 2011 Donruss Elite #148 – #/999 2011 Donruss Elite Turn of…
2012 Topps Football Strata Football Release Date: December 21, 2012 New! Product For 2012! Hobby Configuration: 18 Packs Per Box 6 Cards Per Pack 12 Boxes Per Case 2012 Topps Strata Football Base Card Checklist Hobby Only Parallel Cards Bronze #/150 Gold #/99 Blue #/50 Green #/10 Red #/1 Printing Plates 1/1 1 Robert Griffin…
2012 Topps Museum Collection – Top 20 Most Expensive Cards Sold On eBay – (Through June 22 — Auctions Only) 2012 Topps Museum Collection Baseball Checklist #1 Player: Yu Darvish (Redemption) Set: Archival Autograph Gold Parallel Card #: #AA-YU Serial: #/5 eBay Seller: go-bassn Date: May 4, 2012 Sold: $1,150 (15 Bids) #2 Players: Hank Aaron &…
2012 Bowman Baseball Draft Picks & Prospects Release Date: November 28, 2012 Hobby Configuration: 24 Packs Per Box 1 Autograph Per Box Hobby Boxes on eBay Jumbo Box Configuration: 12 Packs Per Box 3 Autograph Per Box Jumbo Boxes on eBay 8 Boxes Per Jumbo Case 12 Boxes Per Hobby Case NEW For 2013: 2013…
Surely LeBron James haters will continue to hate despite winning an NBA Championship for the first time last night. They’ll say he needs to win “not five, not six, not seven” to earn their praise. That’s okay, LeBron set a pretty high bar for himself, given that he is the ‘chosen one’. Speaking of high…
Jermaine Gresham Born: June 16, 1988 College: Oklahoma Drafted: Round 1 Pick #21Cincinnati Bengals Jersey Number: 84 Back to Football Card RC Rolodex Find 2010 Jermaine Gresham RC Cards On eBay Below 2010 Bowman Sterling #BSRJG Jersey RC2010 Donruss Rated Rookie #49 SP RC2010 Panini Absolute Memorabilia #226 RPM Auto #/299 RC2010 Panini Adrenalyn…
Ryan Mallett Born: June 5, 1988 College: University of Arkansas Drafted: Round 3 Pick #74 New England Patriots Jersey Number: 15 Find 2011 Ryan Mallett RC Cards On eBay Below 2011 Bowman Sterling Autograph Relic #BSR-RM 2011 Donruss Elite #186 – #/999 2011 Donruss Elite Turn of the Century Autograph #186 – #/199…
2012 Topps Heritage Minor League Release Date: September 12, 2012 Hobby Box Configuration: 24 Packs Per Box 9 Cards Per Pack 2 Autograph Cards 1 Relic Card Last Years Checklist: 2011 Topps Heritage Minor League Baseball 2012 Topps Heritage Minor League Base Set Checklist 200 Total Cards 25 Short Print Variations of cards #1-200 Short…
Matt Cain flirted with a perfect game before he actually threw one when he tossed 9 innings of 1 hit baseball (with no walks) against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 13. Fast forward 2 months later and one of the games most consistent pitchers made San Francisco (and MLB) history when he threw a perfect…
2012 Topps Tier 1 Baseball Release Date: June 20, 2012 Hobby Configuration: 1 Pack Per Box – 3 Cards Per Pack 2 Autographs + 1 Relic Per Pack All Hits – No Base or Insert Cards Bonus: Every 4th Box Includes Extra Relic Tier One Boxes on eBay Last years checklist: 2011 Topps Tier 1…
How lucky do Colts fans have it? After a really bad season in 2011 because Peyton Manning was hurt, they get the #1 pick and land a new QB!! Sure, they probably are still rebuilding, but considering Andy Dalton (and others) turned a rather horrible Bengals team into a playoff participant – you never know…
Cards explode in popularity in 1990 Trying to predict what the market for sports cards will be in the near term future is a risky proposition. The nature of the business has changed dramatically for all those involved over the past 25 years. Sports Cards got hot in the early 1990’s, and if you…
Sports Card Radio Prospect Podcast Ep #7 Recorded June 16, 2012 Players Talked About In Show: Billy Hamilton Chad Oberacker Bryce Harper Mike Trout Reds top prospect Billy Hamilton was back in Stockton for a four game series and he was doing what he always does – running. In total, Hamilton stole 80 bases in…