Week 6 NFL Rookie Rankings

October 18th, 2011

The rookies continued to impress.  Andy Dalton is slowly moving closer to Cam for the #1 spot.  Cam will hold onto it for at least another few weeks with Dalton having his bye this week.  We saw our first action from Christian Ponder this week.  While he wasn’t amazing, he certainly wasn’t terrible.  And he [...]

NFL Rookie Update Week 2 w/ Rankings

September 20th, 2011

So, last week I just listed the rookies that had an impact in no particular order.  This week we are upgrading it to include a ranking.  The ranking is not a top 10 list.  It’s a top however-many-I-feel-like it list.  I don’t want to limit it to 10 because if 11 guys are balling, we [...]

Hobby News: “State of the Hobby”, Week ending July 22nd, 2011

July 19th, 2011

“Different Strokes for Different Folks” HOBBY NEWS A lull hangs over most of the Hobby, as many await the deluge of products to be released at the end of the month, straight through the end of the year.  Starting on the 20th of this month,  no less than 9 major releases, listed below, will be [...]

BOWMAN WEEK! MAY 16TH-MAY 20TH! CHECK BACK EVERY DAY FOR FESTIVITIES!

May 16th, 2011

BOWMAN WEEK ON THE BLOG! MONDAY- EARLY RETURNS, IN-DEPTH PRODUCT PREVIEW TUESDAY- SCOUTING REPORTS OF ALL ROOKIES WEDNESDAY- CASE BREAK MANIA! CASE 1 WILL BE BROKEN AND VIDEO (LINK) ADDED! THURSDAY- CASE BREAK MANIA! CASE 2 WILL BE RIPPED AND VIDEO LINK OR BLOG SUMMARY PROVIDED W/PICS FRIDAY- EARLY PRICING, 2011 BOWMAN.  ALSO SHOWCASING BIGGEST [...]

Cam Newton & Mark Ingram…Find their Autographs in 2011 Topps NFL products!

May 4th, 2011

Topps confirms that two of the most coveted NFL Rookies, Cam Newton and Mark Ingram, are signing  autographs (including many on-card autographs) for its 2011 product lineup! See attached released. Incoming search terms:2011topps chrome cam newton autographmost expensive cam newton rookiewhat is the most expensive 2011 topps nfl cardsmost expensive card topps nfl 2011most expensive [...]

NBA All-Star Weekend Preview and Picks

February 17th, 2011

I must say that I am more excited about this NBA All-Star weekend than I have been in quite some time.  It’s a combination of things, but it really boils down to the fact that there is TONS of talent in the NBA right now.  And it ranges from guys who have been around a [...]

TOPPS ANNOUNCES SPECIAL BOWMAN CHROME WRAPPER-REDEMPTION PROGRAM

November 8th, 2010

Topps announces for every 18 wrappers (HOBBY ONLY) of 2010 Bowman Chrome Baseball sent to the company, collectors will receive an exclusive 5-card pack of exclusive BLACK-BORDERED PARALLELS of 2010 BOWMAN BASEBALL cards . All 110 prospect subjects from 2010 Bowman Baseball will be included. In addition, randomly inserted into these packs will be: · [...]

Posey and Heyward Autos Added to Chrome Wrapper Redemption

October 22nd, 2010

Topps has made a significant addition to its recently-announced 2010 Topps Chrome Baseball Wrapper Redemption Program. The company will be seeding autographs of National League Rookie of The Year contenders Buster Posey and Jason Heyward into its 3-card Topps Chrome Wrapper Redemption packs.  There will be 100 autograph versions of both Posey and Heyward available [...]

Topps gets FB License after all

April 29th, 2010

NFL AND NFL PLAYERS ANNOUNCE NEW MULTI-YEAR DEAL WITH TOPPS Multi-Year Deal Begins with the 2010 NFL Season and the Release of Topps Football New York, April 29, 2010 – The Topps Company, a leading creator and marketer of sports cards, today announced a multi-year trading card licensing agreement with the National Football League and [...]

Week long hiatus

March 1st, 2010

Sorry for the little break in the blogging.  I was out of town for a few days on vacation.  While I was gone several new products came in.  I’ll review them below. 2010 Topps Heritage BB appears to be a solid product.  Its content and breakdown hasn’t changed much over the years, but it continues [...]