Poll: The Sean Canfield Football Card Conundrum
Sean Canfield, it should be noted, finished his first career NFL training camp with three carries, minus-3 yards rushing and 135 different trading cards. In fact, it is Canfield’s two most recent releases – Rookie Cards in 2010 Topps and 2010 Panini Threads – that got us into a poll frame of mind.
Geeking Out on the Topps Gridiron Giveaway
I finally had the opportunity this afternoon to spend some quality time with the ballyhooed football card phenomenon known as the Topps Gridiron Giveaway. I’m a better man – and collector – for having done so.
Leaf MMA checklist released
So, there are no more secrets amongst friends anymore. Leaf released its MMA trading card checklist this afternoon (link to PDF file).
There are over 100 base cards in the set plus two different autograph subsets and each have two parallels. Some of the bigger names in the set include Brock Lesnar, Chuck Liddell and Gina Carano.
What do you guys think of this checklist? I am curious about it and seeing that I want to now be an MMA fighter, I’m wondering if I got a shot to make this checklist in a few years.
Chapman makes his presence known on the mound and on eBay
Aroldis Chapman made his debut on Aug. 31, but what’s the big deal? Many guys are showing up around this time (but interesting that the Red called him up before Sept., eh?).
Chapman’s cards have doing well on the secondary market since he was called. A 2010 Bowman Chrome red refractor /5 BGS 9.5 sold for $1,775 (link) and a red raw refractor sold for $900 (link
).
the big deal is the the 22-year-old flat out throws heat. In his two Major-League innings (yes, just two), he has done enough that his cards have spiked on eBay. A simple search of his name yields more than 1,400 auctions. In those two amazing innings, the Cuban-born pitcher struck out three guys and has yet to allow a runner.
But that doesn’t matter. What everyone is talking about is the speed gun. Chapman hit 103 mph in his debut and apparently hit 105 before that in the minors.
Which card of his would you rather have?
- 2010 Bowman Chrome
- 2009 Bowman Chrome (where the superfractor
is up for sale)
- 2009 Topps Chrome
- 2009 Donruss Elite auto
Box Busters: 2010 Panini Threads football cards
Join Beckett Media’s Tracy Hackler and Dan Hitt as they rip into a hobby box of the not-even-out-yet Panini Threads football cards.
Box Busters: 2010 Topps football cards
Join Beckett Media’s Tracy Hackler and Dan Hitt as they split a box of 2010 Topps NFL cards in this latest episode of Box Busters.
FCB Weekly Hot List – September 2nd Edition
1. Aroldis Chapman2009 Elites & Chromes Comments: Oink, the Cuban Missile’s debut was no Bay of Pigs, #1 – everyone know about it going in – oh, wait. #2 – it lived up to expectations. As the radar guns flashed triple digits, $ signs flashed in prospectors eyes. BINs are being hit like crazy and [...]
First look: Pamela Anderson’s baseball card
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Regina Pats Training Camp: Carter Ashton
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First Impressions: 2010 Panini Threads Football
Perhaps more than any other product on Panini’s pigskin roster, it is Threads that has struggled the most to gain a definitive identity with collectors, tossed about in the company’s sea of venerable brands that includes Prestige, Elite, Classics, Contenders and Certified.