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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Box Busters: Inside another vintage baseball card grab bag
02.29
Beckett Baseball‘s Chris Olds noticed that a lot of you noticed his recent vintage baseball card grab bag video, so naturally he picked up another vintage baseball card grab bag to video just for you — and he’s hoping you’ll notice once again.
What will he find inside this time? Watch and find out …
Ripping Retail Retro: A pack from a 1980s classic
02.29
Join Beckett Baseball‘s Chris Olds as he rips into a single pack of a 1980s classic in this Ripping Retail retro video.
What did he buy? What will he find inside? Watch and find out …
Preview Gallery: 2012 Topps Heritage baseball
02.29
By Chris Olds | Beckett Baseball Editor
This year’s edition of the hobby’s annual throwback to yesteryear, Topps Heritage, isn’t set to arrive in hobby shops until March 14, but we got our hands on an early retail box and cracked it without the cameras rolling.
We’ll hold off on any in-depth analysis of what we found until our forthcoming Box Busters episode and instead let you examine some of what we found for yourself among the colorful throwback cards in the style of 1963 Topps.
After the jump, you can find a massive 40-card preview gallery of what we found inside … and you just might notice some quirks among the cards seen here to get you guessing what Topps might have up its sleeve in this year’s set. Also be sure to take our poll (and leave a comment) to offer your first impressions.
Davy Jones’ career can be remembered via music, television … and trading cards
02.29
By Chris Olds | Beckett Sports Card Monthly Editor
Cheer up, Sleepy Jean.
Davy Jones, one of the four members of the 1960s band The Monkees, died on Wednesday at age 66, leaving a career chronicled via music, television shows and, of course, trading cards.
Jones sang lead vocals on the band’s final No. 1 hit in the U.S., “Daydream Believer,” and, of course, was one of the key targets of hijinks — as the little guy — during episodes of the band’s television show, which ran for parts of three years and won two Emmys. According to Billboard, the band sold more albums than the Rolling Stones and The Beatles combined in 1967.
Box Busters Teaser: 2011-12 NBA Hoops (3 packs)
02.29
Join Beckett Basketball‘s Chris Olds as he rips into three 2011-12 NBA Hoops hobby packs in this Box Busters teaser video.
What did he find? Watch and find out …
We’ll have a full box break later this week.
Panini America unveils Playoff Contenders Baseball autograph short-prints
02.29
By Chris Olds | Beckett Baseball Editor
Panini America‘s newest edition of Playoff Contenders baseball is barely a week old — and that’s an eternity for many collectors wondering which autographed cards are short-printed in this year’s set.
The company took care of that mystery on Wednesday when it released the tiers of SPs in the MLBPA-approved product.
The rarest card in the product is the Rookie Tickets card of No. 2 overall pick Danny Hultzen, which is limited to just 87 copies.
See the rest of the list … after the jump.
First look: 2012 Topps Football
02.29
By Andrew Tolentino | Football Editor
Hold tight, football fans. There’s plenty of time before the next season starts, and we’re still more than 50 days away from the 2012 NFL draft, but Topps is already building hype with its basic football brand.
The pre-preseason preview has officially begun. 2012 Topps Football hits the streets in early August with familiar appeal and new, old-fashioned fun. Behold.
Panini America reveals photo variations for 2011 Playoff Contenders Rookie Cards
02.28
By Susan Lulgjuraj | Contributing Editor
If you look closely at the Rookie Tickets in 2011 Playoff Contenders Football, you might have noticed a slight difference in the photos of the same player.
There are small discrepancies, but Panini America has made variations to all 36 cards in the subset.
Want to know exactly what you’re looking for? Well, check out the photo gallery with pics below. Click on the images twice for a full-size look.
Preview Gallery: 2012 Topps Opening Day
02.28
By Chris Olds | Beckett Baseball Editor
We got a chance to open some packs of 2012 Topps Opening Day baseball cards without the cameras rolling on Tuesday, well in advance of the arrival of the retail staple’s debut on March 7.
We’ll save the details for the Box Busters and more to come, though.
For now, check out some of the cards — inserts and notable uniform updates for a few players not seen in 2012 Topps Series 1 — that we found inside.
Box Busters: 2012 Upper Deck World of Sports
02.28
Join Beckett Media’s Chris Olds, Bryan Hornbeck and Dave Sliepka as they rip into a pair of 2012 Upper Deck World of Sports boxes in this latest edition of Box Busters.
What will they find inside? Watch and find out …