Hobby Musings: Jaspersen Adding Retail Store to Case Breaking Business – While the online component of the hobby is incredibly strong, there’s still something to be said about the importance of brick and mortar stores. This is even true for an online-based business like Mike Jaspersen’s jaspyscasebreaks.com. Wanting to expand on what his business had […]
Hobby Musings: Super Break Bringing the Vintage Power – Super Break has made its bones in the hobby with its repack products. Featuring a variety of the top modern cards from across the sports landscape, the company has also been producing vintage-based products. One of the recent offerings was 2019 Vintage Baseball Graded Super Pack. […]
Hobby Musings: When will Antonio Brown have Patriots cards? – In the midst of a busy football weekend, the sports world was rocked by Antonio Brown news. Brown’s stunning release from the Raiders was quickly topped by his signing with the Patriots. Aside from the ramifications on the field, it also has consequences for his […]
Hobby Musings: Cracking 2019 Historic Autographs Fed League Baseball – Deviating a little bit from their normal box formula, Historic Autographs recently offered up a Federal League Baseball product. Each box features some of the best players in the Federal League, as well as players who could have theoretically played in the league. Like many […]
Hobby Musings: Panini Transitions from Classics to Legacy – One of the football products I most look forward to every year is Panini Classics. Coming back after a long layoff, it provided a nice checklist mix of rookies, veterans and retired legends. With a good collation of base, inserts, numbered parallels and hits, Classics was […]
Hobby Musings: Acquiring A Long-Awaited Autograph – In August of 1997, I attended my first MLB game. My family was about to move out to Pittsburgh from the eastern part of Pennsylvania. Supporting my newfound love of baseball, my dad took me to see the Pirates play the Marlins. I remember that we arrived to […]
Hobby Musings: 2019 NSCC redemption promos pack a punch – One of the most anticipated parts of the National Sports Collectors Convention for attendees are the wrapper redemption promos. They offered by the card manufactures as incentives for buying certain sealed products. With a variety of items including autographed cards and signed memorabilia, they offer […]
Hobby Musings: 2019 NSCC shows the strength of the hobby – The 2019 National Sports Collectors Convention is officially in the books. The 40th edition of the show, made its return to Chicago this past weekend. Arguably the strongest location of the current three sites on rotation, the show was well-attended and reflected what is, […]
Hobby Musings: Broggi, NSCC ready to welcome attendees for 40th time – I can’t believe it myself, but the 2019 National Sports Collectors Convention is only a little over a week away. Back in Chicago after a year’s absence, 2019 marks the 40th edition of the show. The National is known for providing a little […]
Hobby Musings: TRISTAR Bringing fans, Athletes Together at NSCC – With the 2019 National Sports Collectors Convention only a few weeks away, fans and vendors alike are rapidly preparing for the biggest show of the year. One such company is TRISTAR Productions, headed by Jeff Rosenberg. Hosting the National’s autograph pavilion, Rosenberg and TRISTAR are […]
