Basketball Noobie Help

[Good Ole Jim]

So I've been collecting football cards my whole life, but I've been wanting to break into basketball for some time now. I have no idea which box to buy.

Can anyone give me any suggestions on what box a new collector should buy? Thanks!

[vixsportscards]

do you have any players or rookies you like yet in basketball ? like all sports there are a ton of choices , lol budget , who and what ya like , if your looking for something that can produce big hits ,or something with decent hits ,best odds and stacked rookie class ,
personally I say 2008/09 basketball is a safe try . great rookie class , allot of superstars and legend autos and patches in products ,
how much you have to spend lol

[drtom2005]

What do collect high end, mid-range or low products? Do you collect autos, jerseys, or parallels?

[Good Ole Jim]

I collect everything from mid to high level. I'm a T-Wolves fan, so anything Kevin Love and Rubio are wanted.

[drtom2005]

I collect everything from mid to high level. I'm a T-Wolves fan, so anything Kevin Love and Rubio are wanted.

Well you'll want to start maybe lower end. 08-09 topps chrome for Kevin Love and 09-10 topps for Rubio.

Mid range for those years would be SPX or SPA for 08-09. 09-10 SP or panini playoff contenders.

High end for 08-09 would UD black, ultimate collection, and equisite. 09-10 would be panini gold.

[Italy61587]

the same companies have made the same cards for years. whatever you did collecting football is really no different than basketball regarding boxes to buy, value, and sets for the most part.

[bixantelizarazu03]

Are you into eBay or box breaking? I wouldn't suggest going into high end too fast, although unfortunately, most of the products out there is over priced.

If you like basketball, pick something unique and go from there. Going straight into the big time players will require some serious coin, and buying lots and lots of a middle fiddle player is just wasting $.

[Frantiic]

Are you into eBay or box breaking? I wouldn't suggest going into high end too fast, although unfortunately, most of the products out there is over priced.

If you like basketball, pick something unique and go from there. Going straight into the big time players will require some serious coin, and buying lots and lots of a middle fiddle player is just wasting $.

haha, best thing i've heard all day, thanks for making my laugh bud

[mrveggieman]

If you are into basketball and Kevin Love I highly reccomend this to you:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2007-Topps-M...item2561e2a791

This set was made right after the Mcdonalds all american game. It contains pre rookie cards of D-Rose, Love, Beasley, Johnny Flynn, Blake Griffin, Maya Moore and others. You can also shop around for a better price.