2021 Panini Contenders Football Set Review and Checklist

Michael Sommer March 25, 2022

Panini Contenders football is a staple of the football release schedule. While Rookie Ticket Autographs are the big draw, base and insert collectors have plenty to choose from in this release!

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2022 Topps Series 1 Set Review and Checklist

Michael Sommer March 7, 2022

Each year, Topps Series 1 is viewed as the unofficial kickoff to the new baseball season.

2021-22 Upper Deck MVP Review and Checklist

Michael Sommer February 24, 2022

MVP serves as an entry level product which combines stars, rookies, inserts, and parallels to create a fun collecting experience.

Topps Game Within The Game

Michael Sommer February 23, 2022

Topps Partnered with Paul Jennis to create Game Within the Game, a direct to consumer card based on original portraits of some of the biggest MLB Stars.

2022 Topps 582 Montgomery Club Set #1 Review and Checklist

Michael Sommer February 17, 2022

The first set from the 2022 club year was released in January 2022.

2021 Upper Deck AEW Set Review and Box Break

Michael Sommer February 3, 2022

Upper Deck has done a fantastic job with their first AEW wrestling release!

A Piece of History

Michael Sommer January 30, 2022

Today, we are going to focus on uncovering the hidden stories found inside old ticket stubs.

2021 Topps 582 Montgomery Club Set #5 Review and Checklist

Michael Sommer January 13, 2022

The 5th and final set of the 2021 Topps 582 Montgomery Club year was delivered and had a pretty nice mix of rookies and veterans.

A Conversation with the Fleer Pro-Visions Artist Terry Smith

Michael Sommer December 30, 2021

I recently had a chance to sit down with Terry Smith to discuss the original Pro-Visions releases, as well as what he is up to today!

Tom's Peanuts Mini Baseball Pennants

Michael Sommer November 25, 2021

One of the best things about picking up collections of vintage memorabilia is ending up with products which are unique and scarce. These Tom’s Peanuts MLB Mini Pennants are one of those products.

1993 Pinnacle Home Run Club Set Review and Checklist

Michael Sommer November 11, 2021

The 1993 Pinnacle Home Run Club is a fun, sharp looking box set printed with the very popular Dufex technology!

Continued Growth or Epic Collapse?

Michael Sommer November 5, 2021

In November of 2021, Josh Luber released a white paper outlining his thoughts on the history of the sports card industry and where we might be headed.

In this post I review 2021 Topps Chrome and share the contents of my box break. — Please note, I include affiliate links within this post to support the maintenance and development of this site.

2021 Topps Chrome Set Review and Box Break

Michael Sommer October 24, 2021

In this post I review 2021 Topps Chrome and share the contents of my box break!

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What is a Collectible?

Michael Sommer October 11, 2021

There is no question that collecting will look different tomorrow than it does today.

2021 Wild Card

Michael Sommer September 29, 2021

Wild Card entered the trading card scene during the peak of the junk wax era in 1991. Now, 30 years later, they have relaunched the brand in the midst of another red hot market.