Football Cards
Barry Sanders 1998 Metal Universe PMG Gem Master 1/1 Card Sets New Record
If there was any doubt that the Precious Metal Gems cards of the late 1990’s are currently the most coveted parallel in the sports card hobby, this recent sale of a Barry Sanders 1998 Metal Universe PMG Gem Master 1/1 for $168,000 should put that doubt to bed. The sale at PWCC on April 18,…
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 #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 MoreTom Brady 2002 Topps Chrome Black Refractor BGS 8 Becomes PSA ?
Tom Brady’s first Topps and Topps Chrome card came in 2002, and along with that came his first Topps Chrome Refractor (serial numbered /599). This has long been a card on my want list and I was able to add this Beckett (BGS) 8 below. I decided to crack it out and send to PSA.…
Read MoreThe Ultimate Tom Brady Rookie Card Checklist, Gallery, Guide & PSA Set Registry Rankings
As a Tom Brady fan and collector of his football cards, one of my goals in the sports card hobby is to collect all 44 of his base rookie cards. Below is a Tom Brady rookie base card checklist, gallery, commentary and the weighting of each card on the PSA Set Registry for the Tom…
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