We talk a lot about price movement of single cards and sports trading card boxes on The Sports Card Show Podcast. Each month we'll pick some hot items in the sports card world and monitor the price action over the month. Sometimes we make prediction on if the price is going to go up or down.
eBay seller jra0113 described the card as the holy grail for Kris Bryant cards. He probably wasn’t lying. On July 29, 2017 a 2015 Topps Chrome Superfractor 1/1 Bryant rookie card sold for $15,000 on eBay. The seller left feedback for the buyer, noting s/he paid lighting fast. 2015 Topps Chrome Autograph Rookie Kris Bryant Superfractor…
The collectibles industry is on fire. Despite this website’s focus primarily being on new card releases from Topps & Panini, and how often the products can suck – the bulk of the sports collectibles industry is focused on items from the distant past. 2016 saw prices inflate nearly across the board for high-end vintage baseball cards….
Even though Derek Jeter is retired – his rookie cards are still collected as much as they ever have. Finding one’s in good condition can increase the value more & more. Derek Jeter RC Card Checklist 1993 Upper Deck SP Foil #279 Derek Jeter’s best rookie card is his 1993 Upper Deck Sp Foil #279. This card…
2014 Bowman Baseball Superfractor Prices Inserted into: 2014 Bowman Baseball Prices are from eBay 2014 Bowman Baseball Chrome Prospect Checklist Superfractor Parallel #/1 Prices in bold. Date listed after price is the date it sold on eBay. Superfractor Cards For Sale on eBay BCP1 Jason Hursh – Braves BCP2 Trey Ball – Red Sox BCP3…
Please Note: Prices are from 2014. Will update when next Bowman set releases. Or just look them up on eBay. Card prices are for ungraded base autographs. Many Bowman cards end up graded. High grades sell for more. No kidding. Parallel autographs are worth more. Duh. 99% of Bowman Autographs made over the years are…
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
2012 Topps Series 1Release Date: February 1, 2012 Original Wholesale Price:$50 Box$567 Case (12 Boxes) What Cases Sold ForFebruary 2012 $520 – $635 What Cases Sold ForDecember 2012 $420 – $445 Potential Profit-$47 – +$68 Potential Profit-$147 – -$122 2012 Topps Series 1 JumboRelease Date: February 1, 2012 Original Wholesale Price:$83 Box$475 Case (6…
2011 Topps Chrome Football Colin Kaepernick Autograph Refractor #/99 Rookie Card – Autographed – Refractor – Serial Numbered #/99 Card #: 25 52 Week Range: $26.65 – $199.99* Date Range: January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2012 Approx Volume Sold on eBay: 21 *The version 7/99 sold for $230.00 on 12-23-2012 #7 is his jersey…
2009 Bowman Sterling Mike Trout Autograph Graded BGS 9.5 – 10 Autograph Grade Card #: BSP-MT 52 Week Range: $66.40 – $477.00 Date Range: January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2012 Approx Volume Sold on eBay: 90 Total 9.5’s graded by BGS: 329 (as of 12/21/2012) For a 12 month period we looked at the…
2011-12 Fleer Retro Basketball Precious Metal Gems Product Release Date: September 6, 2012 Precious Metal Gems Red: #/150 Precious Metal Gems Blue: #/50 Precious Metal Gems Green: #/10 Cards Found In: 2011-12 Fleer Retro Basketball Precious Metal Gems Red: #/150 Find the top cards on eBay below PLAYER Average Price: High Price Low Price: QTY…
August 28, 2012 (Updated February 2015) Michael Jordan has just two hobby acknowledged rookie cards. In the 1984-85 Star Company Basketball set he has card #101, often referred to as a XRC. At the time, Star was a limited set that was distributed by the ‘Team Bag’ instead of the traditional pack. During the mid-1980’s…
Manny Machado was the top prospect in the Baltimore Orioles system before he was called up to the Major Leagues on August 9, 2012. We take a look at the price of his 2010 Bowman Chrome Draft Autograph Refractor prospect card. Each card in the graph data points is graded by BGS – Beckett Grading…
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…
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…
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 &…
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…
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…
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…
Depending on what website you visit, Jose Altuve height is between 5′ 5″ to 5′ 7″ … but what doesn’t change is his high batting average and ability to get on base for the Houston Astros this season. Altuve has been getting lots of attention for being the shortest player in the MLB, but his…
I listen to lots of KNBR 680 on the radio during the day and certainly whenever the San Francisco Giants play. During most of the day they run sports talk, and usually the talk centers around the Giants this time of year. One of the topics that have people calling in quite a bit about…
Bryce Harper has been on most collectors radar for a while now. He’s was the centerpiece of every 2011 Bowman Baseball product, and now is being featured in 2012 products with that RC Card Logo no one really ever understood. Even though Bryce Harper had many cards released before his 2011 Bowman Autograph #BP1 –…
I was listening to one of the biggest AM Sports Talk Radio Stations in California, KNBR 680, the other day and I heard someone say Mike Trout was the best player on the Angels and by seasons end – he might be the best player in the American League. I thought, wow … wish I…
This is a snapshot of today’s (April – May 2012) prices. While the price of boxes may have been higher/lower during the course of the NFL season – the profit/loss displayed below gives you an idea on what collectors are willing to pay after all the hype of the season has wore off. It also…
Matt Barnes – SP Born: June 17, 1990 Drafted: 1st Round #19 Boston Red Sox 2011 Position: Starting Pitcher Card Tracked: 2011 Bowman Chrome Draft Gold Ref. Autograph #/50 I first became familiar with Red Sox #8 prospect, as rated by Baseball America, Matt Barnes when I purchased a portfolio of cards on Check Out…
2012 Panini Black Boxes Price Tracker Promotional Giveaway At Industry Summit Las Vegas, Nevada – March 18-21, 2012 Panini Black Boxes on eBay No other company spends more on marketing at the Las Vegas Industry Summit then Panini America. That is evident in their large booth, a plethora of presentations and the giveaway of the…
2011 Topps Supreme Football Release Date: January 11, 2012 Complete Checklist: 2011 Topps Supreme Football Average Box Price on eBay: $80-90 Rodgers – Favre – Starr Triple Autograph Sold For $4,999.00 – January 14, 2012 – eBay Seller: tboc These are one of those auctions you want to be paid quick. Real quick. Five grand…
Donruss Elite Baseball is a popular brand of baseball cards with a long history of pleasing prospect hunters. 2011 EEE features 50 on card autograph prospect cards as well as another 140 that have sticker auto’s. Many of the big names in the 2011 MLB Draft have cards in the set including top picks Gerritt…
Lots of people think about setting up a card store, especially with how easy it is to setup an eBay account or online website these days. With Panini & Upper Deck limiting the number of ‘authorized’ online sellers, and in some cases delaying products release for 1 week (so hobby shops get a window to…
2011-12 NBA Basketball Cards NBA Card Spotlight Cards selected by Sports Card Radio Forum Members! The NBA is back December 25, 2011 Basketball fans rejoiced around the world in late November when the lockout between the leagues owners and players finally was resolved in late hour negotiations. The exciting 2010-11 NBA Finals between the Dallas…
Randall Cobb WR/KR Drafted: 2nd Round #64 – 2011 College: Kentucky Randall Cobb took advantage of the national spotlight by returning a kickoff for 108 yards against the New Orleans Saints – in addition to catching 2 passes for 35 yards and another TD. Cobb showed miraculous balance on the kick return when he got…
Baseball’s number one prospect Bryce Harper has been the catalyst behind sales of 2011 Bowman Baseball cards – and while the set is no where near as explosive as last years 2010 set – prices for rare Harper cards have come out hot. Many casual baseball fans have probably not heard of Harper which could…
2011 Bowman Bryce Harper BP1 Sale Price of the 1st one listed on eBay 2011 Bowman Baseball Checklist The hottest prospect in the game right now is 2010 #1 overall pick Bryce Harper and he has lived up to the hype by scorching minor league pitching and displaying the talent scouts have drooled over. 2011…
April 30, 2011 Big gap between top 2010/11 NBA Rookies For the sake of argument, I’m counting Blake Griffin as a RC in 09/10 because that is where his RC cards are found. I was writing a review of 2010/11 Panini Classics Basketball the other day and it kind of dawned on me that there…
April 6, 2011 Whenever a new baseball season begins, prospectors and baseball collectors alike can feast on this years newest prospects that make an impact. Most younger players have seen some time in the big leagues before this season … and even Buster Posey was making his MLB Opening Day Debut after playing parts of…
March 7, 2011 I originally purchased this card on February 22, 2011 on Check Out My Cards for $3.00. I put in the offer with the seller: SellOurCards and it was accepted quickly. Seth Rosin is a pitching prospect for the San Francisco Giants and I’ve read about him being a tall, hard throwing right…
February 14, 2011 These 2011 Commemorative Patch cards are either a hit or miss with collectors. They are not game used or even event used patches. Quite simply they are a normal patch you could buy online or at a store and Topps has decided to use them with their trading cards. New collectors can…
February 12, 2011 When Aaron Rodgers led the Green Bay Packers to a win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV it cemented his legacy as one of the best QB’s to hit the NFL scene in the last 10 years. He still has many more years to prove he will become one of…
January 31, 2011 Gary Brown was a 1st round draft pick of the San Francisco Giants in 2010 (Pick #24) 2011 will be his first full season of Minor League Baseball – so he is a prospect many people will be keeping an eye on in the Giants organization. We have seen recently that the…
January 29, 2011 Francisco Peguero is considered one of the top prospects in the SF Giants organization. Baseball America recently ranked him #4 in their annual prospect guide. He is a player who plays good outfield defense and can control the bat very well and has hit .312 in a total of 1,618 Minor League at…
Baseball prospect collectors seemed to really enjoy this product when it came out in early January 2011 and Topps delivered an added bonus by inserting Bryce Harper 60th Anniversary Topps Autographs into the product at the last second. These cards have been winners on eBay so far. Check the links below to see if another…
2011 Topps Baseball Series 1 has a scheduled street release date of February 2, 2011. Initial prices for last years Topps Series 1 Boxes dipped upon release, but as the market for Baseball cards heated up with prospects like Stephen Strasburg and Jason Heyward playing well, box prices started to rise. 2011 Topps Series One…
January 23, 2011 Values of Stephen Strasburg 2010 Bowman rookie cards soared in value during the summer of ’10 when he was the top pitching prospect in all of baseball. Many of the high end parallel cards ended up on the 2010 Most Watched Cards list – including this 2010 Bowman Red Parallel, serial numbered…
December 30th, 2010 Blake Griffin’s 2009/10 NBA rookie season got off on the wrong foot when he got injured in the pre-season and missed the entire regular season. Prices for his Panini rookie cards slipped below those of Tyreke Evans and Stephen Curry – who both had spectacular rookie seasons. Smart collectors were buying Griffin…
December 27th, 2010 Bryce Harper was the #1 overall pick in the 2010 MLB Draft by the Washington Nationals but the hype surrounding this young phenom has been building for years. Sports Illustrated featured Harper on the cover of their magazine while he was still in High School, something that has rarely happened in the…
Stephen Strasburg cards are still selling for good money despite having season ending surgery that will keep him out of baseball for at least 18 months. Its not like his career is over by any means, being young and talented I’m sure Strasburg will come back strong. I remember this time last year seeing most…
October 1, 2010 During the NFL off-season many experts and fantasy football owners thought that Shonn Greene, NY Jets running back, would have a good season. The Jets signed veteran RB LaDanian Tomlinson – and he has looked like the ‘old’ LT and has taken the starting job from young Shonn Greene. This has fantasy…
September 15, 2010 Typically I try to stay away from making price predictions for players I follow, and for the most part I think it leads to a biased opinion – but I’m going to take a shot anyway. The SF Giants are fighting for a playoff spot and possibly a division title late into…
August 28, 2010 eBay Price Check: 2010 Topps Tim Tebow Rookie Premiere Autograph Time Frame: October 1, 2010 Average Online Price: $249.95 (2 Total Auctions) Tim Tebow brought his massive fan base from his days as QB for the Florida Gators, right on over to Denver when the Broncos selected him in the first round…
January 20, 2010 eBay Price Check: 2009 Donruss Elite EEE Aroldis Chapman Auto #/695Time Frame: March 15, 2010 Average Online Price: $61.00 (3 Total Auctions) Aroldis Chapman recently signed with the Cincinnati Reds. Who knows how fast he will make it through their system but the hype is already behind this Cuban defector. This is…
January 2, 2010 eBay Product Search: 2010 Topps Series 1 Baseball Hobby Box Time Frame: February 1, 2010 (1 Week After Going Live) Average Online Price: $60.00 Per 36 Pack Box This year Topps has exclusive rights to MLB baseball cards. Upper Deck and others will still take their shots but Topps will be the…