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So this past weekend marked what I would consider the point where we’ve seen what Bryce Harper has to offer. So was it a wise choice for the nationals to pick this kid up or not? Judging by what I saw this past weekend – I think so, and I, along with a ton of other baseball fans are breathing a breath of fresh air, and can’t wait to see  [ Read More ]

2012 Bowman is expected to hit the shelves tomorrow and if it is anything like last year, it is sure to fly off the shelves. Bowman is a really nice collection, especially for those who like baseball. They don’t go crazy with relics and jerseys or patches – instead focusing on offering a really nice product with a decent set of odds for an autograph. This series is unique in  [ Read More ]

Now, I am not a hardcore Star Wars fan by any means – I can honestly admit that I have not even seen the entire series of films. Regardless, I know the cast of characters and the basic gist of the storyline and can definitely see the appeal and how so many people have become sheer fanatics of George Lucas most popular work. Now Topps has been coming out with  [ Read More ]

Topps has a unique item to add to the books in 2012 – a USA Olympics set, appropriately released in time for 2012′s games in London. As usual, Hobby has a little more bang for your buck than retail, but nevertheless, the odds for grabbing something pretty cool are fair at your local big box store, and with ten cards per pack at an average pack price of 2.99 –  [ Read More ]

I think its safe to say pretty much everything from the first round was expected and came out exactly as planned. Having watched the draft for several years, and even having the opportunity to go last year – heres a quick recap: First Pick – Colts pick Luck Everyone pretty much knew Luck would be going to the Colts as the number one pick and the cards fell exactly as  [ Read More ]

Word on the street is Press Pass signed with Andrew Luck to provide autos in their products. The cards will most likely have no logos for any team he signed for, or probably even feature colors of whatever team he signs for, as Press Pass has no license with the NFL. Don’t really know how they’re going to pull that off and make it a card worth collecting – but  [ Read More ]

Last year World of Warcraft sold packs of cards and packsearching.com was able to crack the code and figure out how to find rare loot cards in the packs. These cards had a very small scratch off section that was very valuable to people who played the   online. Once the scratch off piece was removed, a code was revealed, that when entered into the online gaming system – one was  [ Read More ]

Came across this at one of my local targets…. exactly what I posted a few weeks ago as what NOT to do. I don’t know if this was a searcher, or just a customer in general, but look how they left the card section.. The 2011 Topps Baseball is strewn all over, in 5 or 6 different places by the handfuls. There were cards in each others boxes and bins,  [ Read More ]

A few years ago when the rangers had picked up Josh Hamilton and then won their ticket to the World Series – he was this wonder boy. A man who had made it to the top, and crashed down due to drug and alcohol addiction – cleaned himself up, and had just made it back up again. But amid stories he has relapsed, is it time to let whatever you  [ Read More ]