Half-Time: 2020 Sports-Card Headlines

Wednesday, July 01 2020 / Published in Baseball, Basketball, Football, Market Report, Slabstox Latest, Sports Card News
The sports-card market went through the largest demand influx it’s ever seen, and we’re here to recap the first half of the year with five big storylines. Setting The Scene: January to March Think back to January 1, 2020. Basketball is heating up, sports cards are growing in popularity, yet you can still get your hands on key rookie

May 22 Market Report: Tom Brady 2000 Bowman Chrome RC PSA 10

Friday, May 22 2020 / Published in Football
It’s hard to imagine a card going from $2,000 to $7,000+ in under two months, but the Tom Brady 2000 Bowman Chrome RC PSA 10 has successfully done so – leading to a 235% increase in value. How did this happen? There seems to be only one explanation. People saw how much Michael Jordan rookie

May 13 Market Update: Lamar Jackson 2018 Optic Holo RC PSA 10

Wednesday, May 13 2020 / Published in Football
Mahomes goes up, Lamar follows. Lamar Jackson Optic Holo RC PSA 10’s were at $400 in mid-February, and the last one sold on May 11 got $750 – an 87.50% increase in value. Recently, there’s been a lot of chatter in our IG live-streams and Nate’s YouTube video about the Lamar Jackson population report being

April 29 Market Report: Patrick Mahomes 2017 Optic RC PSA 10

Wednesday, April 29 2020 / Published in Football
Here’s a look at the Patrick Mahomes 2017 Optic Base RC PSA 10 and the astronomical rise in value from the beginning of the season to today. On 9/3/2019, this card was ~$90. On 10/6/2019, it hit a new peak of $312 (was only ~$80 after being named the 2018 NFL MVP). After he got

COVID-19 & The Effects On The Sports Card Market

Tuesday, March 17 2020 / Published in Baseball, Basketball, Football
We’re just about one week after the NBA announced the season has been suspended for a minimum of 30 days due to the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus), and a lot has changed since. There has been massive fallout in the American economy. To hear a robust discussion about this topic, be sure to listen to

Super Bowl 54 MVP: Patrick Mahomes Panini Prizm RC PSA 10

Monday, February 03 2020 / Published in Football
After an anticlimactic three quarters of football, the 4th quarter of Super Bowl 54 was Mahomes’ time to shine. Down 10 points with 7:13 left in the game, Mahomes launched a 44 yard pass to Tyreek Hill on 3rd and 15 to keep the game alive. Mahomes and the Chiefs then went on to score

Morning Market Watch – 09.13.2019

Friday, September 13 2019 / Published in Football
My pre-season NFL MVP pick: Carson Wentz. If you tracked him in week one, you’d know he had an outstanding performance. He went 28 for 39 with a 72% completion percentage, 313 yards, and three touchdowns with a 121 passer rating. Here’s the deal. If you go back and look at July range, his PSA,

Proceed With Caution: Prizm Draft Picks

Tuesday, May 07 2019 / Published in Football
The 2019 NFL season is just over the hill and the new 2019 football cards are beginning to release. STAY AWAY! The 2019 NFL card market is in very low supply with very high demand, due to the recent NFL draft. In most cases, it is a bad idea to invest in these early autos

Topps Chrome QB Rookies: Who’s Up, Who’s Down?

Sunday, May 05 2019 / Published in Football
As everyone has become well aware recently, autos and fancy patches are not the only cards worth a pretty penny. Topps Chrome rookies of the NFL’s best quarterbacks are becoming the card to get. With Panini Prizm driving the NFL’s base rookie market the past few years, it shows the want for base rookie cards

On The Rise: Baker Mayfield Prizm Rookies

Saturday, March 30 2019 / Published in Football
The hobby doesn’t always have to be about Contenders autos eclipsing $1,000 or five figure NT RPAs. There is always a way to invest at an affordable rate for up-and-coming stars. In this year’s Prizm, there are many options for Base rookies of stars that can be had for just a couple bucks. This week,