Scammer Fools BGS Grading on Soccer Stickers

Do hobby shops still exist? Perhaps the few still around will take part in the 2016 Panini Black Friday promotion. The annual promo Panini has run for a few years has really become a tired act. The first couple years there was some buzz around it. In recent years, I don’t think anyone really cares. How…

Leaf Trading Cards owner Brian Gray has jumped into the podcast fray. Here are thoughts on his first episode and where you can listen. Redemption Cards This featured his weakest arguments and underscored the fact that redemption cards are largely a Ponzi scheme for card companies. My favorite part was when he “urged” card manufactures…

Did Elite Card Grading go poof? The company has not responded to emails and some customer orders have not been finished. We did a reaction.

A few hobby nuggets…. Industry sources suggest former Sports Card Radio sponsor Southern Hobby Supply may be for sale, but potential buyer Fanatics didn’t like the high price tag. Fanatics has already “cut off” large distributor GTS, we’ll see if Southern Hobby gets the boot as well. Wholesale Distributor List The rumor that Panini America…

What Happened? SuperDan, a member of the Blowout forum and one of a handful of prominent members who called out trimmed cards in 2019, recently came forward with information about a highly valuable Luka Doncic card. The card in question is a 2018-19 Panini Prizm Luka Doncic Neon Green RC serial-numbered 5/5, that in 2020,…

Fanatics Collectibles, the NFL, and the NFL Players Association announced Thursday that pre-orders for 2025 Topps Chrome Football are now open. The set releases on April 15 — Topps’ first fully licensed NFL product since 2016. Hobby boxes are priced at $360 and are available on Topps.com and through authorized hobby retailers. Each hobby box…