It happened again. Another regrettably out of context jersey piece has made it into a trading card, requiring an update to our ranking of the most unflattering sports cards ever. This time, the victim is Jimmy Butler. The card is his Pristine Patches 1-of-1, recently pulled on camera from a box of 2024-25 Panini Immaculate…
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Collectors, parent company to PSA, SGC, and now Beckett, still views the three trading card grading brands as competitors, the president of Collectors’ grading business unit, Ryan Hoge, told The Athletic. However, the company wouldn’t address concerns of a potential monopoly within the grading industry that prompted a U.S. Congressman to write to the FTC on…
From the first cards for can’t misses like Paul Skenes to the pleasant all-time surprises like Aaron Judge, nothing signals the lead-up to a new MLB season for baseball card collectors like Bowman Draft release day. With the 2025 edition hitting shelves Wednesday, it brings one of the hobby’s ultimate games of chance: collecting MLB…
NEW YORK — On a chilly Sunday in December, about two dozen people filled a few tables at Wilka’s, a women’s sports bar in lower Manhattan. Women’s college basketball and PWHL games filled the screens, but most early afternoon patrons weren’t there to watch a specific matchup. They were there to knit. They wore handmade…
LeBron James will wear a unique patch on his jersey for the rest of the season, starting Monday night when the Los Angeles Lakers visit the Sacramento Kings to commemorate his record-breaking 23rd NBA campaign. After each game, those patches will be removed from the jersey and some will be inserted into Topps basketball cards…
Brooklyn, N.Y. — When Larry Hall thinks of his late friend Jim Irsay, he remembers a dreamer. A music fan. Someone who cared deeply about significant historical moments and the emotions they evoked — whether it was through football, or his impressive collection of artifacts across music, sports and pop culture. Irsay, eccentric owner and…
When David Pollack played linebacker at the University of Georgia from 2001-04, he was considered one of the best defenders in the country: a two-time consensus All-American and a two-time SEC Defensive Player of the Year. But when he played the game in college, NIL (name, image and likeness) deals didn’t exist, and active players…
Following the success of Topps’ Debut Patch cards, Upper Deck will put its own spin on the first appearance game-worn relic concept. The company will now produce NHL Debut Game Jersey cards, which will include swatches of a rookie’s game-used jersey from the first time they play in the league. The cards will be in…
This NFL postseason has a Drake Maye trading card explosion written all over it. No Patrick Mahomes. No Joe Burrow. No Lamar Jackson. Plus, the price tag for one of the New England Patriots quarterback’s most notable rookie cards (his 2024 Prizm Silver in a PSA 10 grade) has increased by 260 percent since training…