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The History Of Essential Credentials Sports Cards (1996-2005) – Basketball, Baseball & Football Gallery
The History Of The Essential Credentials Sports Cards (1996-2005) Gallery In a recent article we highlighted the sports card hobby’s most iconic and coveted parallels, the Precious Metal Gems (PMG) cards. Another beloved parallel, not far behind the PMG, are the Essential Credentials cards from the Skybox / Fleer E-X brand. While the PMG cards…
Read MoreThe Most Expensive Michael Jordan Basketball Card Ever Sold
Michael Jordan is without question the king of basketball cards. As the greatest player in NBA history, it’s no surprise that he has one of the largest and most passionate collector bases in the sports card hobby. A common question is what’s Michael Jordan’s most expensive card? Many would answer that question with his 1997…
Read MoreThe Most Expensive Sports Cards Ever Sold. Baseball, Basketball, Football & Hockey!
While most of us mere mortal sports card collectors never have and never will play in this arena, it can be fun to look at the most expensive sports cards of all time. We can look at the various factors of rarity, popularity and condition that determine the ultimate price paid for a sports card…
Read MorePrecious Metal Gems (PMG) Cards – The Sports Card Hobby’s Most Coveted Parallel / Insert
The History Of The Original PMG Cards Sports cards in the mid to late 1990’s are known for their new technologies and innovative designs. This era of sports cards is also famous for flashy serial-numbered parallels and scarce inserts. The most famous of them all are the Precious Metal Gems cards. While Precious Metal Gems…
Read MoreThe First True One-Of-One (1/1) Parallel Sports Cards
On Oct 12, 1997 Fleer released their Masterpiece cards in Flair Showcase Baseball. The first ever “true” one-of-one parallel baseball cards. 1997 was also the first year 1-of-1 basketball cards and football cards as well. The 1/1 concept was so successful that a variety of one-of-one iterations for inserts and parallels have been a sports…
Read MoreWhy We Want The Sports Card Hobby To Grow – Turn Back The Clock #26 With A Collector’s Dream
Turn Back The Clock Episode 26 With Special Guest – A Collector’s Dream – Orlando
Read MoreTurn Back The Clock #24 With Special Guest NYYanksFan7
BIG cards in 2023 and what does 2024 hold in our sports card hobby?
Read MoreTurn Back The Clock #22 With MidLife Sports Cards, Clemente Collector & The Mangini Collection
Turn Back The Clock 22 LIVE, hosted by DoubleD Vintage Baseball Cards (Dylan) and Splendid Sports Cards (Adam), with special guests MidLife Sports Cards (Graig), Clemente Collector (Theo) and The Mangini Collection (John). A spirited roundtable sports card hobby debate!
Read MoreTurn Back The Clock #21 With LouRok TV & Sammy Thunder
Cards & Cocktails. Things That Belong Together. For episode #21 of Turn Back The Clock, we are joined by 2 great sports card YouTubers – LouRok TV and Sammy Thunder!
Read More1985 Prism Jewel Stickers
Below is an article featured in The Mangini Letter (a free email letter about rare & interesting sports cards & collectibles. You can get on the list here) about the 1985 Prism Jewel sticker set: The year is 1985. ‘Back To The Future’ is out in movie theaters, the Nintendo Entertainment System was released in…
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