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As we all know card prices have been on a steady and historic rise for some time. Prices on cards vary for many different circumstances, but usually follows performance. Unsurprisingly, not all cards have gone up over the years. I will dive deep into the 2003 and 2004 NBA Draft classes which were once full of young promising players and compare prices at that time of the established classes from yesteryear, the 1996 and 1997 class.  All data will be taken directly from an old paper Beckett Price Guide from […]

As a Hobbyist and Investor of sports card for decades I have seen trends come and go. Ranging from boring old sports cards, to “Linsantiy”, to “ Ben Simmons Prizm”, explosion of Giannis, Mahomes, and the Covid takeoff. I am a collector at heart; however I am not beyond cashing in on these anomalies. Cards which I’ve held onto for years, are suddenly worth more than a monthly mortgage payment. I have changed strategies over the years, from just collecting, to grading, to only buying Slabs. There is no right […]

The 2020 NFL season is quickly approaching as we are less than 3 weeks away from kickoff on Thursday. I have noticed one trend; the lack of NFL buzz coming around this year. At this point we should be hearing nonstop Training Camp reports and ESPN jamming Matthew Berry down our throats. This all just seems out of the ordinary but nothing is ordinary in 2020. The NBA playoffs have stolen some of the NFL’s thunder, not to mention a lack of preseason games also doesn’t help the hype of […]

Sports Trading Cards have been around for over 100 years and feature some of the most iconic players that have ever participated in their respective sport, captured in time on a piece of cardboard. Initially, trading cards were included with cigarette tins, attached to various food items, then sold in wax packs with bubble gum. Over the years trading cards have changed in many ways; brands have come and gone just as quickly as the players themselves. Today, there is more attention on the hobby than there ever had been […]