The Set: 2010-11 Panini Prestige 8 packs per retail box, 10 cards per retail pack 150 card base veterans and legends, 95 rookies (2 versions for each) Bonus Shots parallel (#’d versions out of 499, 249, 49, 25 and rookies out of 999) Franchise Favorites inserts and memorabilia versions Playmakers inserts and memorabilia and autograph versions… Read More Box Break: 2010-11 Panini Prestige Retail
While the Sixers have played one of the league’s easiest schedules so far in the early season, their 12-5 record cannot be discounted. Even in a loss to the Wade-less Heat Saturday night, I was struck by the quality depth of this Sixers squad. In Louis Williams, Thaddeus Young, and Evan Turner, they’ve got three… Read More Surprising Team #1: Philadelphia 76ers
The Set: 1997-98 Fleer Key Ingredients Set Odds: 1 in 2 series one retail packs Key Cards: Shaquille O’Neal $1.50 Scottie Pippen $1.00 Why I Like It: I actually didn’t know this set existed until recently, but its metallic looking finish jumped out at me. These players are the ‘Keys’ to their teams, and each… Read More Insert Set Flashback: 1997-98 Fleer Key Ingredients
The second round of All-Star voting returns was released on NBA.com Thursday. Eastern Conference starters as of today: G Derrick Rose, G Dwyane Wade, F Lebron James, F Carmelo Anthony, C Dwight Howard Western Conference starters as of today: G Kobe Bryant, G Chris Paul, F Kevin Durant, F Blake Griffin, C Andrew Bynum Are all… Read More 2012 All-Stars: Who Are Your Starters?
The Set: 2002-03 Fleer Hot Shots 24 packs per box, 8 cards per pack Base set contains 100 Basic cards, 29 Give and Go, 39 All-Stars 27 Rookie Hats-Off /350 6 Vince Carter Hats-Off /350 6 Rookies /350 Hot Hands Parallels /199, Rookies /99 Give and Go Dual Event/Game Used /50 All-Stars Triple Event/Game Used… Read More Wednesday Wax: 2002-03 Fleer Hot Shots
The Set: 1997-98 Ultra Jam City Set Odds: 1 in 8 series 1 packs Key Cards: Kobe Bryant $8.00 Shaquille O’Neal $4.00 Kevin Garnett $3.00 Why I Like It: Oh man, how to get started. How sweet would a modern-day Jam City set be? Blake Griffin, Dwight Howard, LeBron, etc… highlighting a set of the… Read More Insert Set Flashback: 1997-98 Ultra Jam City
The 1999-00 Fleer Feel the Game sets were some of the earliest basketball game used card sets released. The Fleer Focus versions inserted at just 1 in 288 packs. At those odds, I am surprised that the Grant Hill card pictured above has a high book value of only $20. These can be had at… Read More Pickup of the Week, 1999-00 Fleer Focus Feel the Game
The Set: 1999-00 Topps Series 1 36 packs per box, 11 cards per pack Series 1 base set contains 110 base cards, 10 rookies inserted 1 in 5 MVP Promo, 1 in 336 packs Record Numbers, 1 in 12 packs Season’s Best, 1 in 12 packs Patriarchs, 1 in 22 packs Picture Perfect, 1 in… Read More Wednesday Wax: 1999-00 Topps Series 1 Hobby
The Set: 2002-03 Hoops Stars Raising Up Set Odds: 1 in 5 packs Key Cards: Michael Jordan $10.00 Kobe Bryant $8.00 Yao Ming $5.00 Why I Like It: Hoops stars was an exciting set for me to open. The rookie cards are short-printed but not impossible to collect, inserted at 1:4 packs. Serial numbered parallel… Read More Insert Set Flashback: 2002-03 Hoops Stars Raising Up
Welcome to the last portion of the cards I added to my collection during the 2011 holiday season. Today I show off some non-Pacer additions. One is of a player I used to despise, but I have since come to appreciate his greatness and place as an elite scorer and likely future hall-of-famer. I am… Read More Holiday Pickups, Part 3
Hoops Hobby 