Right Now- NBA Hoops Returns

While the NBA lockout seemed like a childish con game between billionaires and millionaires, it was the league's fans and collectors that really paid the price. With the NBA returning on Christmas day, it seemed appropriate to list some NBA cards. Some highly touted rookies, and long established veterans make for a nice mix to choose from.


See recent listings right now at the widget on the right or directly from My eBay.

Right Now- Often Ignored Team Lots Contain Treasure Trove of Possibilities

A lot of times, a product's commons, parallels, inserts, refractors and the like are relegated to a 5,000 count box never again to see the light of day. The truth of the matter is football team collectors cherish these cards. Instead of sitting idle, I have listed several team lots with most all of the cards coming from top brands between 2009-2011. See recent listings right now at the widget on the right or directly from My eBay.

Right Now- The Quirky Inserts of Allen and Ginter

Originally designed in 1887 and cataloged as N28's, these beautiful tobacco era cards featured a variety of subjects from athletes to politicians. In 2006 Topps produced a tribute set that proved so successful it has been release annually since.


The quirky inserts in 2011 Allen & Ginter provide a multitude of chase elements for collectors to pursue. We've listed lots of several. See recent listings from this brand right now at the widget on the right or directly from My eBay.

Right Now- 2003 Upper Deck Prospect Premiers

From 2001 through 2003, Upper Deck produced a prospect oriented product to finally competed with the dominant Bowman brand. At one time, autograph cards of Mark Prior from this product dominated Hot Lists, want listes and the secondary market place. With a pack-out configuration consisting of 18 packs per box and  4 cards per pack with  (2) Autographs and (1) Game-Used Jersey card collectors could easily build the 90-card base set.  

Key XRC's from the 2003 release included: Aaron Hill, Adam Jones, Andre Ethier, Brad Snyder, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Javier Herrera, Matt Murton, Ryan Sweeney, Scott Baker, John Danks, Brian Anderson, Conor Jackson, Daric Barton, Michael Aubrey, Ian Stewart, Brandon Wood, Nick Markakis, and Delmon Young.

See recent listings from this brand right now at the widget on the right or directly from My eBay. Stay tuned for more rookies from this set all in NM+ to Mint condition or better.

Right Now- Uncirculated Was All the Rage

When you manufacturer a 2-1/2"x 3-1/2" piece of cardboard commodity that is somehow supposed to be collectible, you have limited options to work with. Trading card manufacturers have tried numerous gimmicks and innovations to add creativity to the basic trading card. In the mid-2000's Topps came up with the idea of "uncirculated" cards. So what is an uncirculated card? Quite simple it is card that has been encapsulated in a plastic snap tight and sealed with a tamper-resistant label. Numerous products were release with these cards including Finest, Chrome and Pristine. 


See recent listings from these brands right now at the widget on the right or directly from My eBay.