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Upper Deck: Cards are Safe
By Adam McFarland | Posted at 7:30 pm | Filed Under Cards, Upper Deck
I have to give it to Upper Deck. They never cease to amaze me with the PR spin they can put on things. Their latest attempt to gain market share in the crowded holiday shopping market is to take a shot at China. More specifically, they are looking to capitalize on the […]
Joba Chamberlain’s Bug Spray Up For Auction
By Adam McFarland | Posted at 7:09 pm | Filed Under MLB
Are you the collector that has everything? Do you sit around the house thinking to yourself “what else could I collect?” If so, I’ve got the perfect collectible for you: the can of Off bug spray that Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain used to (try to) get those nasty bugs off his neck in the MLB […]
Baseball Card Values and Prices - What’s it Worth?
By Adam McFarland | Posted at 12:54 pm | Filed Under Price Guide
Since the inception of our Price Guide I get a handful of emails each week asking me what a card or set of cards is worth. The majority of the time it’s for a card that people are having trouble pricing. They turned to our Price Guide as a last resort and still […]
Top “Big Men” in the West - Age 25 or Under
By Cardcollectingrambler | Posted at 11:47 am | Filed Under Cards, Cardcollectingrambler, NBA
Guest post by Cardcollectingrambler from Break Open Another Box!
For years people have been talking about how there’s a shortage of skilled “big men” in the NBA, so players like Michael Olowokandi & Kwame Brown (who have yet to impress in the NBA) get taken at the top of the draft. Over the last few seasons, […]
Last Day for $20 in Your NAXCOM Acct!
By Adam McFarland | Posted at 11:26 am | Filed Under Site News, NAXCOM
Today is the last day that you can sign up for NAXCOM Auctions and receive $20 in your account and a LeBron James Uncirculated Encased RC! All that you need to do is bid on a few items and send us an email. Full Details are here.
If you haven’t yet taken NAXCOM auctions […]
More Evidence That You Should Think Twice About Authentication
By Adam McFarland | Posted at 8:53 pm | Filed Under Authentication
I’ve always been critical of authenticators (see The Problem with Autograph Authentication and other authentication posts), but I think others are starting to wise up to authentication services and not take their opinions as blind truth anymore. I’ve long been planning a large scale experiment to show just how in-exact their science is - […]
NAXCOM/SportsLizard Partnership - $20 in YOUR NAXCOM Account!
By Adam McFarland | Posted at 6:25 pm | Filed Under PR, Site News, NAXCOM
I’m happy to announce that SportsLizard has partnered with NAXCOM to help promote their new auctions. As I mentioned the other day, NAXCOM is introducing auctions into their marketplace on November 7th and will finally provide some legit competition with eBay. To help them start off with a bang, NAXCOM is offering a special […]