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McFarlane Releases Dice-K Photos for MLB 21
By Adam McFarland | Posted at 6:55 pm | Filed Under McFarlane, MLB
It’s not coming out until April of 2008, but I have to believe that the McFarlane MLB 21 Daisuke Matsuzaka figure will be the SportsPick of the year…possibly the most popular McFarlane baseball figure ever (of course, that’s not saying much considering how relatively unpopular baseball figures are compared to the other sports). Unveiled the […]
NAXCOM to Launch Auctions, Compete with eBay
By Adam McFarland | Posted at 6:44 pm | Filed Under eBay, NAXCOM
In a move we all knew (or at least hoped) was coming, powerhouse cards and collectibles site NAXCOM has announced that starting on November 7th they will unveil an auctions section to compliment their immensely successful marketplace. Over the years, NAXCOM has been the buying and selling platform of choice for serious collectors (the […]
Donny Baseball Mosaic
By Adam McFarland | Posted at 1:29 pm | Filed Under MLB, Topps
One of the most amazing pieces of art I’ve ever seen is the Babe Ruth mosaic between the first and second floors at the ESPN Zone in Times Square. The mosaic is made up of ENTIRELY NY Yankee cards:
In much the same manner, check out this amazing Don Mattingly mosaic. According to the […]
Exciting McFarlane 2008 Announcements
By Adam McFarland | Posted at 1:29 pm | Filed Under McFarlane
Last week McFarlane came fast and furious with SportsPicks announcements for 2008 in their news section. Here’s what really stood out to me:
NHL 17 will include Joe Sakic in a retro Nordiques jersey (so cool). McFarlane will also make available modern and retro goals with peg holes for both players and goalies. I can think […]
NBA Card Prospecting
By Cardcollectingrambler | Posted at 1:09 pm | Filed Under Upper Deck, Cardcollectingrambler, NBA
Guest post by Cardcollectingrambler from Break Open Another Box!
The new NBA season is right around the corner, with some exciting new line-ups and players to prospect. Last season, we saw young players like Leandro Barbosa, Daniel Gibson, Kevin Martin and Al Jefferson start to break into hobby stardom, making the most of their increased minutes […]
Random Thoughts on a Slow Week
By Adam McFarland | Posted at 8:13 pm | Filed Under MLB, NFL, Beckett, Tuff Stuff, Price Guide, NHL, Donruss
Don’t worry, I haven’t been neglecting this blog lately. There just hasn’t been ANY interesting collectibles news lately worth commenting on. Usually a few times a week I see something and say “I need to write an article about that”. Not so much lately. In the interest of not leaving this blog untouched for too […]
Is Upper Deck Marketing Message Good for the Hobby?
By Adam McFarland | Posted at 7:33 pm | Filed Under Cards, Upper Deck
Back in August I wrote an article called A Reality Check on What Your Cards are Worth, essentially questioning why we collect. Do collectors collect to turn a profit or because they love collecting? Because they want a card that’s “worth” a certain amount of money that they’ll be able to sell in […]
The Fall of Dan Haren
By Cardcollectingrambler | Posted at 7:09 pm | Filed Under MLB, Cardcollectingrambler
Guest post by Cardcollectingrambler from Break Open Another Box!
At the end of June, Oakland’s Dan Haren was looking like the best pitcher in the AL, posting a 9-2 record and a 1.91 ERA. His 03 Bowman’s Best Auto RC was a hot seller at that time, averaging in the $40’s TAC range. In the second […]
Ty Cobb is Invading My Life
By Adam McFarland | Posted at 8:17 pm | Filed Under McFarlane, MLB
“I never saw anyone like Ty Cobb. No one even close to him. He was the greatest all time ballplayer. That guy was superhuman, amazing.”
- Casey Stengel
One of my favorite topics to read about is the dead ball era. For years I had been meaning to read Cobb: A Biography by Al Stump. […]
Vick Cards Magically Slipping Through
By Adam McFarland | Posted at 7:49 pm | Filed Under NFL, Topps, Tuff Stuff
From Scott Kelnhofer on the Tuff Stuff Blog:
Five separate Michael Vick cards from the recently released Topps Chrome Football set have sold on eBay in the past week. That’s noteworthy because Topps had announced in early August that it was removing all of Vick’s cards from the remainder of its 2007 product line, and Topps […]