Would You Like to See a Legendary, Multi-Sport Coaches Only Product?

Multi-sport products and legendary coaches showed up in a variety of sets in 2008. Looking at the checklists of some of these got me thinking about a legendary coaches set. Would this be cool or not? I haven’t decided and it’s up for debate. If a produ…

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With the winter meetings and Hot Stove League in full swing, things are heating up quickly as pitchers and catchers report in less than 6 weeks. Numerous players have changed hands over the winter including some notable names. A brief rundown of some o…

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Hot on the heels of three successful releases of its new Americana franchise (I,II and Cuts), Donruss returns to its sporting roots with 2008 Sports Legends. Providing collectors a compilation of some of the greatest names in their respective field of …

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Ed Hockuley is off the hook.Chargers punter Mike Scifres is not only the game MVP but the weekend MVP. Has a punter ever gotten a game ball? Six punts averaging 52.7 yards, all inside the 20 and 3 inside the 10?!? Talk about winning the battle of field…

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Guest Review- Doug CataldoIt’s the holiday season and it is many people’s favorite time of the year. For collectors, especially ones that favor basketball it is especially sweetened by the appearance of the SPx and SP Rookie Threads series from Upp…

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If any of you have or have had dogs, you’ll understand and those of you that haven’t won’t but that’s ok.I may not be posting for a couple days as my family, including my 3-year old daughter mourns the loss of one of our dogs. He collapsed shortly aft…

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This is garbage!! Every so often, usually once a month, I check my Seller Dashboard. As you can see, my item listings have a LOWERED search prominence. Why? Because my 12-month average rating for Shipping and Handling is EQUAL to the average of all of …

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Some of you will think this is cheesy but some of you will think this is cool. Regardless, kudos to UD for making this possible.

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Guest Review: Russ CohenPlayoff Prime Cuts is a premium product that comes in a velvet lined box and a box topper with one box of cards with six beauties waiting to be seen. Base Cards are numbered to just 249 and the checklist includes “Material Qu…

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May the joy of the holidays be with you and your families this Christmas.

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Can you imagine a collecting world free of the influences of Book Value traders? Where collectors conducted trades not on what something was “worth” but on what two people were willing to part with, in exchange for something they each want. Can you ima…

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Jon WaldmanFor a collector who grew up mainly picking up packs of hockey cards, the Chrome concept never really piqued my interest.Sure, the cards looked cool and certainly had an eye-popping quality to them, but as a set that I would invest bigger dol…

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Whenever I bust a box of BDPP, I always feel like I need to orientate myself to get my bearings. Maybe I’m just slow but after years of reviewing this product, I think, I have figured it out. Having done so I am going to make some recommendations tha…

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Despite minimal entries to the polls, Topps Letterman Football was voted as the Worst Product of 2008 and Most Over Rated/Hyped Product of 2008.Now for what you did like. Two categories:Best Valued SetFavorite Brand

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Congratulations to Adam Gellman of Sports Cards Uncensored for being named Blog of the Year according to Wax Heaven’s Year End Hobby Awards When I first entered the blogsphere late summer of this year, I felt as if i had found a kindred spirit who shar…

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Guest Review- Jon Waldman It may seem childlike, but I was grinning ear-to-ear when I got my Canada Post alert card that a package had been delivered to my house, containing a box of 2008-09 Artifacts Hockey.You see, ever since the set debuted, I’ve …

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Razor Collectibles brings an all new entry to the baseball draft pick’s market with a business formula that Razor CEO, Brian Gray, thinks, positions the company well to take on long-time prospects heavyweight and collector favorite Bowman, and the lo…

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I’d like to post my comment to an article at Bad Wax that asks what can hobby store owners do to stay in business. These were just some of my thoughts. As you can tell this is a subject I am passionate about and get so frustrated watching other people …

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Bat Around-2nd Time Through the Order for Sports Cards Uncensored This was really hard to choose which direction to go in. To pick 1 item and label it as a centerpiece proved to be much more difficult than I had anticipated. I hope Gellman won’t be to …

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The arrogance of their organization knows no bounds as evidenced in this recent statement by Shawn Schietroma, Sr. Manager of eCommerce at Beckett Media, “There’s no other card site out there that offers a system for users to find traders, search c…

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Well first and foremost, I am very happy to report that this product contains absolutely zero, nada, zilch, boxing autographs in the set checklist, unlike this year’s earlier baseball version. Instead, collectors will find that each box contains (1)…

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This is one of those products designed strictly for kids, plain and simple. At 99-cents a pack and 36-pack boxes available for $30, your young NBA hoops fan can’t go wrong. For the annual set collector, steer towards the Topps NBA flagship brand. Eac…

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At first glance, this site seemed better suited to vintage cards. However, upon closer look, it has one of the most extensive player checklists I have ever seen. For example it lists more than 6,600 cards for my guy, Cal Ripken Jr. The checklists are F…

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Part 2 of the December 9th Show is Live. Join Russ and Steve Feldman as they get the scoop from Dr. Brian Price of ITG. Then, Clay Luraschi joins Russ to give some Topps scoops and holiday shopping ideas. Look for the Upper Deck segment with Chris Car…

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When does a hobby become an addiction? What is the process that takes place mentally and intellectually that converts a collector into a gambler? Can a sports trading card gambler still be considered a collector?The degree to which the synapses in Gell…

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I’d like to piggy back off a recent post by Gellman at Sports Cards Uncensored. While many may have suspected that this practice was going on it now appears that the level of arrogance and disregard for the collecting community has hit a new low. No lo…

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I never like to make assumptions that everyone knows all the collectibles resources out there so from time to time I like to share with you guys some of the tools I use. The Auction Report Newsletter focuses on how “the other half lives”. I imagine mos…

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I’d like to try my hand at facilitating a group box break. As a fan of multi-sport products, I am very intrigued by the new Donruss Sports Legends. With that in mind, there will be 9 spots at $9.50 a box that covers the box at $80 and S/H. A randomizer…

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Last night I had the opportunity to attend my first Chicago Blackhawks game in several years thanks to the generosity of a friend who hooked me up with rock star seats (center ice, 100 level, and 10th row). As a diehard fan who suffered through the tum…

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