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Unlicensed and Proud: CJ Stroud Chrome Autographs
Topps has started their full scale attack on the football and basketball market which will ultimately end with licensed products come 2025 (NBA) & 2026 (NFL). Topps Composite is their first football product since losing the license in 2015, and it features just 4 active players with an assortment of retired legends. Top quarterbacks Levis, Richardson, Young, and Stroud are the featured product cover athletes. CJ Stroud is the big chase in this product due to questionable play from Levis and You
Third Times the Darnold Charm?
Sam Darnold is entering his 7th season on his third team as a week 1 starter and at just 27 years old, people feel like he still has a shot to be a franchise guy. After a one year stint backing up Purdy in San Francisco, the Vikings decided to take a flier on Darnold with Kirk's departure. Darnold's career has been a rollercoaster up to this point with instability. For the first four weeks of 2021, Darnold looked to be the franchise guy in Carolina. Ultimately just like in New York, shit hit the
Celebrity Cards Bring The Big Bucks
The announcement of Travis Scott being brought into the space left a lot of young collectors with smiles on their faces and older collectors shrugging their shoulders. The rapper who has sold over 49,000,000 certified record sales and 4 #1 billboard hits is arguably the biggest name in rap today. Michael Rubin, who is extremely close to Scott teased he would be possibly receiving a card after a fan asked him at the National. Scott is no stranger to collaborating with other iconic brands, Bathin
Paolo's Market Heating Up
Every summer there seems to be one young player who the hobby clutches onto and their prices skyrocket despite not playing. Paolo Banchero the 2022 #1 overall pick seems to be that guy. The combo forward is hoping to make the star leap in his third season after 2 very impressive seasons. The Magic made the playoffs for the first time since 2019, all in part due to 21 year old Banchero. Career statsYearYearTeamTeamGPGames playedMinMinutes per gamePtsPoints per gameFG%Field goal percentage3pt
Product on the rise: Bowman University Football
The battle of the exclusives has left collectors unsure of what is to come for autographs of tomorrow's stars. First it was #1 Bryce Young, #2 CJ Stroud, and Will Levis. A few months later Fanatics signed 13 of the top 20 picks with most notably Victor Wembanyama, Scoot Henderson, and Brandon Miller signing exclusive deals. Now with the 2024 NFL Draft, Fanatics signed Caleb Williams, Drake Maye, Jayden Daniels, and Bo Nix to an exclusive deal. As a result, Bowman Chrome U products have soared w
Inaugural Topps Chrome Olympic Is On Fire
Topps has been producing Olympic cards for over a decade now with one of the most popular cards being the 2012 London Michael Phelps autograph. Now with the 2024 Paris Olympics, Topps has released the inaugural year of Chrome. This product features Olympic legends and current stars with; Phelps, Ledecky, Curry, Dressel, and more The product opened at $140 online and is already at over $190 online for average retail in less than a month. Autograph base of stars like Katie Ledecky and Michael Phe
All Rise (including prices)
Aaron Judge has been captivating audiences since his rookie season, the 6'7" outfielder arrived in 2016. Playing for the Yankees and being a home run centric player, the hobby loves him. On his way to his second AL MVP in three years, it's no surprise his market is up. Over the last 90 days Judge market is up over 38%. With 51 games left and Judge at 40 homers, he might not be able to hit his record but he can still put together another generational season.
6 Month Market Gain... Caitlin Clark > Nvidia
Sorry for the click bait title, if you have a relative who plays the stock market game you've probably been lectured about Nvidia. Now back to cards... Caitlin Clark over the last 6 months has been a non-stop market gaining machine. She has continued to see growth every time someone gives a reason for her market to dip. Over the last 6 months Clark is up 142% and she has no signs of slowing down. She has done something people thought could not be done, with creating relevancy around the WNBA.
Unlikely QBs See Market Spike
When you think of the overall sentiment of the current market and the overall economy in general, it has shifted from 3-4 years ago. During the peak, people were throwing money at anyone that moved. Now people have relatively gotten smarter but some still love to live on the wild side. Darnold, Jones, Minshew, and Murray are 4 of the hottest QBs on the CL player index over the last 3 months. While this isn't the Netflix Last Chance U, it is likely the last chance all these QBs will get to start
Feel the Love?
Jordan Love has become worth the wait! While many Packer fans loyal to Rodgers wish they drafted a wideout, it has become clear that Love was the right move. After a triumphant second half finish to the season, Love along with many other young QBs markets dipped down or stagnated. With NFL rearing its head around the corner with the NBA season coming to an end, people are starting to look into football cards. So it makes sense as to why Jordan Love has gotten notoriety in the market. Big gains
Finals Win! Market Loss...
Jayson Tatum has accomplished something great talents of the past have not come close to doing, winning an NBA Championship. Not only did he win but he did so in a dominant fashion only losing a handful of games the entire playoffs. However despite achieving what so many haven't, Tatums playoff performance came with some questionable performances. Jayson Tatum’s 35.4% FG is the worst career FG% in NBA Finals history. (min 150+ FGA) pic.twitter.com/GOIBD68HvE — BricksCenter (@BricksCenter) Jun
Up Big and Down Fast
Anthony Edwards had a two week run like nobody has had in the NBA for quite some time. As unserious as it might seem to us, ESPN and FS1 were having very real conversations about him being the reincarnation of Jordan or Kobe. His talent on the court and his ability to entertain off the court is second to none. However, the takes aged poorly and it was very clearly a premature anointing of the face of the league. The two week hype run-up was insane, demolishing the KD, Booker, and Beal superteam
Jordan's Record Sale Does Increase Sonny Weems Value
By now I am sure you have all heard about the 2.9 million dollar Michael Jordan logoman sale. With a sale like this you know one thing is definite, the resulting takes will be hot and they will be flying. It seems like many influencers want to proclaim a resetting of the logoman market because of this sale. While it can be safe to assume this sale will have future implications on Jordan, Kobe, or LeBron Logoman sales, it is a reach to think this sale helps a Kyle Weaver logoman This is not the
White & Brown on Fire for Boston
It seemed that Jayson Tatum's thunderous dunk over LeBron James as a rookie in game 7 of the 2018 eastern conference finals had cemented him as the future of the franchise. However the tide seems to be turning and this finals run feels a lot different than the one 2 years prior. The Tatum one is CRAZY he never beating the allegations 😭 pic.twitter.com/pzbDjg7YQN — HaterMuse (@HaterMuse) April 4, 2024 Tatum has mightily struggled these playoffs putting up some awful shooting splits and at ti
Patience Pays Off, Don't Toss Those Commons
Naz Reid has been a fan favorite in Minnesota for quite some time now but his arrival on the national stage came these past playoffs. The un-drafted big man from LSU was a rookie during the 2019-20 season. Because of his uncertain NBA future and people not wanting to pull an undrafted card of a player... Naz Reid did not make the cut for many Panini products. He has no Prizm base rookie, Optic base rookie, 1 tier of Select, and has NO patch autographs. So when Naz Reid started going off and abs