When it comes to Topps flagship products, I’m usually not a big Series 2 guy. Series 1 is always a no-brainer because it’s the first big release of the year, and Update is usually an easy one to talk …
As a huge fan of the T206 tobacco cards, I’ve always been a sucker for anything that replicated them faithfully. So when Topps began teasing the Topps 206 product a few months ago, I was really intrigued. Topps has …
Hey everyone and welcome back to another edition of Riiip with Brody the Kid. We are going to talk about sports, cards and you will meet a really cool kid collector. Let’s get into it!
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Certified Collectibles Group, world-renowned for their grading services in comic books (CGC), coins (NGC) and paper currency (PMG), announced last week that it would be joining the likes of PSA, SGC, and Beckett as a third-party grading company for …
In addition to my baseball card collection, I have an extensive collection of Florida Marlins memorabilia from the 1990s and early 2000s. Included in this collection are 3 large tubs full of magazines and newspapers related to the team. …
June 27th is a day that always stands out on the calendar for me, and this past Saturday it jumped out to me more than normal. Fifteen years ago on that day, I started college. It’s a weird date …
One of my favorite bits of baseball trivia is that Nolan Ryan pitched for so many seasons, he struck out seven (7!) father/son combinations. If you think about the sheer amazingness of striking out just one father/son combination, it …
In 1998 I bought my first ever packs of Bowman. I tried (and failed) to put the set together, but I fell in love with this idea of a set that fused established major leaguers with up-and-coming prospects. I …
Last week, Major League Baseball proposed a 50-game season in which players would receive their full pro-rated salary for every game. Players countered with a 114-game season. Both sides have put out statements indicating they are not interested in …
The 1955 Bowman baseball set is an underappreciated and undervalued masterpiece. As the last Bowman set before Topps purchased the company, the 1955 issue has all the trappings of an iconic set: Mickey Mantle and Hank Aaron, an innovative …
