It’s rare to scroll through hobby twitter these days and not come across cards being posted for sale. While I’m always in buying mode if I see the right card, it’s relatively rare for me to jump into a stack sale. However, certain sellers cater to my collecting interests more than others, and I did… Read More Recent ‘Stack’ Roundup
I started collecting cards in the mid-90s with my dad, traded cards with friends in the late 90s, and really solidified my NBA fandom during that time as well. I know there are folks who agree that the 90s have the best inserts, and while I like to think I have pretty good knowledge about… Read More Grape Jelly Never Looked this Good: That’s Jam Pickup
Looking back at rookie cards from 2001-02 Topps basketball, inserted at 1:4 packs.… Read More The Year Topps Rookie Cards Were Short-Printed and Redemptions
Jalen Rose became a starter with the Indiana Pacers for the 1999-00 season, ended up leading the Pacers in scoring that year, and helping guide the Pacers to their only NBA Finals appearance. Rose’s scoring jumped from 11 points a game to over 18, he shot over 39% from 3 point range, and he ended… Read More Most Improved Player… and Cards – 2000-01 Jalen Rose Cards
The last few weeks I’ve resumed my quest to add an autograph for each player to take the court in a Pacers uniform. I’m missing cards of many, many players and have quite a journey ahead of me, one that I very likely won’t ever complete. But it’s fun to search out those cards, research… Read More The Journey is the Reward
Autographs from a couple of past Pacers came in the other day. Ben Hansbrough appeared in 28 games during the 2012-13 season for the Pacers. His best game as a Pacer came on April 17th, 2013 against the 76ers. He scored 11 points and handed out 3 assists in 17 minutes. He also appeared in… Read More Pickups of the Week: Ben Hansbrough and Damjan Rudez autographs
I saw a Duncan insert on ebay a few weeks back for a reasonable price so I of course had to look at other items from the same seller. I added a two more cards to my lot and checked out. Outside of Pacers I am collecting Tim Duncan and Grant Hill, mainly interested in… Read More Pickups of the Week: Three Card Mailday
Baseball card land is going crazy over 2017 Topps Series 1 release. And while I’ll probably pick up a blaster or loose packs myself, I am just as excited over a lot of former Pacers I picked up in the last week. I recently came across my favorite type of ebay seller: One that offers… Read More Retired Pacers and a Contest
I’ve picked up where I left off, with the first pickup in my return to basketball card collecting being an addition to my Indiana Pacers autograph collection. The goal here is to get an autograph of every player to appear in a regular season game for the Pacers, preferably on a card in a Pacers uniform, if… Read More Pickup of the Week: Herb Williams Autograph
After losing in six games to the Thunder in what may have been the most entertaining series of the playoffs, the question comes up- are the Spurs, as they are currently assembled, done as a serious title-threat going forward? Tim Duncan becomes a free-agent, although both sides have basically accepted Duncan is a Spur-for-life. The… Read More Are the Spurs Done?
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