Basketball Cards

Most have never heard of this card. Yet, its grail status deserves to be debated by the hobby for one simple reason: It is the rarest Michael Jordan rookie card in existence (Less than 60 cards TOTAL have been graded). 1985 — 86 Merchante Campeonato Baloncesto #173 Michael Jordan RC…

Because the US has the most vibrant sports card market — The sports card hobby has been growing quite rapidly around the world in recent decades, but sometimes the market price for cards in the US, and the sheer number of card collectors there, means that for many people living outside of the US, the US market is still the best…

When too many different parallels and variations exist, it lowers the demand for all of them. — When serial numbers on sports cards first became a thing, it was a revolution. When overproduction had been going on for so long during the junk wax era of the 80’s and 90's, and people were becoming more keenly aware of it, adding a serial number to a card helped…

Manufactured scarcity in the sports card production process can change with the push of a button. — In several videos on my YouTube channel, I’ve delved into how the card production tactics of Panini and Topps have created a scenario where a significant number of cards that might at first seem to be rare, might not actually be that rare at all. In this article, I’m going…

And understanding this will help you see some of what is on the horizon… — Sports card collectors in the US quite often don’t really consider the international nature of the hobby when they speculate on its future- the future of card values or on what kinds of cards may see the most growth and interest in the future. In this article, I’m going to…

Inserts are not as popular as they were in the 90s, but there are certain sets that are highly sought by card collectors and investors. — Back in the 1990’s, insert sets were the thing most basketball card collectors were hunting down. In a previous article I outlined some of those that are still sought today: 1990s Basketball Card Inserts Highly Sought by Collectors Today In this article, we will be looking at a few of the most collectable and valuable inserts from the 1990s, the decade…medium.com

Tons of Sports Knowledge Won’t Always Help You Make Good Decisions — Check out the original article here: https://www.cardhedger.com/blog_post/sports-card-values-reflect-a-casual-fan%E2%80%99s-focus?via=scoa Hype is Illogical Hype is illogical. The up and down value movements of sports cards are very often (aka usually) not logical. …

The story of Star basketball cards is short, but important to the history of sports cards. — The 1984 Star card of Michael Jordan is the very first, officially NBA licensed, basketball card of Michael Jordan, making it extremely important in the story of sports cards. In this article, we’re going to go into some detail about the history of Star basketball cards, with a particular emphasis…

If you follow a lot of sports card investors and influencers in the hobby today, there is one idea that comes up quite often: investing in young unproven rookies is not a wise decision. …