The Panini White Box is an elusive sports card product used by Panini to pacify customers who failed to receive redemptions. Thus, the White Box can only be obtained directly from Panini or purchased on the secondary market. The big draw of the White Box is that any card pulled is guaranteed to be a […]
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Any amateur or novice collector knows a baseball card is a rectangular piece of cardboard with a player’s picture on the front. The back of that baseball card has numbers, info, and stats. Heck, everyone knows this. Within that traditional rectangular shape, we’ve seen different varieties, from oversized giants double the size of a standard
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In every Topps release you can count on a few things—a new checklist, SSPs, SPs, parallels, and base cards. Meaning, a set like 2022 Topps Series 2 has a new crop of rookie cards, but it also offers a number of short prints in addition. These short print cards typically include photo variations of current
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Picking up on the subtle differences between Panini Prizm football, basketball, and baseball cards can be a difficult thing for new collectors. That said, it’s the identification process and “sleuthing” that is actually the most enjoyable for others. Either way, the Panini Prizm color scale and telling the difference between the silver prizm and base
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I love cards, obviously. But something that takes them to the next level in my collecting heart is the uniqueness; the stories and the unknown—the wow, I had no idea about that. And even after all of the years and all of the cardboard that has passed through my fingers, I’m still finding newness. While
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Donruss cards no longer have logos because it is a Panini brand, and Topps has held the exclusive MLB license to logos and team names since 2009. Meaning, while Donruss is still able to produce cards featuring MLB players, they cannot use team names or logos. As a result, Donruss cards only feature the city
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Mosaic Genesis is a rare parallel card found in football, basketball, baseball, and soccer products. While many Mosaic parallels are bright and flashy with greens, oranges, and pinks, you can spot a Genesis thanks to its relatively darker appearance and “swirl-like” features depending on the product. Print Run In terms of print run, Panini doesn’t
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Looking back – and wishing Upper Deck was still offering licensed baseball masterpieces – here are the most valuable, desired, expensive Upper Deck baseball cards (along with their max sale figure over the last year, if available): And a note, as I often do, I’ll try my best to stay away from autos, etc. in
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Iconic Ink cards that aren’t from Panini are not real autographs, as they are stated to be “Facsimile Autographs” on the back of the cards. Iconic Ink Autographs from the Panini Absolute brand of cards are real, however. While the differences in look and design of the cards is apparent, always check the card backs
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Definition A 1st Bowman chrome card is a player’s “first” professional card, along with the 1st Bowman paper card. The chrome version is arguably one of the most desirable “base” baseball cards a player can have, along with a player’s Topps Chrome rookie card. Read More: Julio Rodriguez Rookie Cards Is a 1st Bowman Chrome
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