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The NBA Halfway
Mar 9th
By JP Bogardus aka KD35Russ0
Can the Big 3 from Miami thrive in the clutch? Can the young guns from Oklahoma City win big games against experienced teams? Can the defending champs regain their form? Do the Spurs have one last run in them? Will Kobe or Derrick Rose put their respective teams on their backs? All of these questions will be answered over the next few months and will eventually result in an NBA champion. There are several ways to go about this topic. I could go round by round, team by team, telling you why I think each team More >
The Good Old Days
Nov 22nd
By AJ Stuart aka Wolvesjr34
I’ve been collecting cards since as far back as 1990, starting at the age of eight. Basketball cards, which I collect primarily nowadays, did not really become huge in my city until 1994. Shaquille O’Neal, Penny Hardaway and Michael Jordan were making the NBA huge world wide, even here in little old Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
Back then, it was me and a few kids in the neighbourhood that collected and we would get together at my house and trade cards and talk about our favourite players; or we would meet in town after school and visit the More >
2010/11 Panini Rookies and Stars Basketball Product Preview
Nov 5th
By Karine Hains aka Pheebs888
Having burst into the licensed sports cards market last year with a range of NBA product, Panini returns this year with a second line-up to propose to basketball fans. As the name suggests, the product is aimed at rookie collectors featuring 40 of the NBA top rookies’ autograph on team logo and logoman patch cards. Selling for $80 per hobby box, Rookies and Stars will deliver four hits per box and there will also be an hobby exclusive insert set called Sharp Shooters to chase. Last years’ incarnation offered an interesting base set design with a More >
The Magic Mistake
Oct 26th
By Lauren Fong aka Fyretiger
We’ve all been in this situation before; bored at home with an itch to bust open some packs. So we run over to the local card shop hoping to strike gold in the form of cardboard. We scan the packs available and pick a few here and there. We find an autographed card every few packs and the vast majority of the time, the reaction goes something like: “Who’s that??” Then we go home and try to find out who this guy is whose signature we now own. After which we check out the completed listings More >
Box Break: 2007-08 SP Rookie Edition
May 4th
Break by: CHillyDoggy
Picked up a box and four loose packs of 07-08 SP Rookie Edition on Monday, and here are the three hits that I got as well as a look at the other cards’ design.
Product Description:
14 Packs per box, 8 Cards per pack Average price per box, $68-$80
Find at least 42 rookie cards and two autograph cards per box on average. With three rookie cards per pack, this is your best chance to grab all the rookies from the highly touted 2007-08 NBA Draft class. Look for rookie cards in classic and unique SP designs from 94/95 SP, 96/97 SP, 97/98 SP and 1998 More >
SCF Official Product Review: 2007/08 Bowman Sterling Basketball Hobby Pack
Apr 27th
Break by Enigma.
Thanks to the wonderful folks at Topps. We have the privilege of doing a product review of 2007/08 Bowman Sterling Basketball as they have provided us with a pack of this product.
Product Description SRP (Suggested retail price): Between 225.99-229.99
6 packs per box, 5 cards per pack
Bowman Sterling packs normally contain one auto, two relics and two rookie cards. The full box usually yields three auto/relics, three autos, 12 relics, 24 rookies and a rookie box loader.
This year, the rookie cards feature only 10 players from the 07/08 rookie class. You get two per pack, normally one base rc and a parallel rc. There are More >
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