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Pickup of the Week, 1999-00 Fleer Focus Feel the Game
The 1999-00 Fleer Feel the Game sets were some of the earliest basketball game used card sets released. The Fleer Focus versions inserted at just 1 in 288 packs. At those odds, I am surprised that...
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Insert Set Flashback: 1997-98 Ultra Jam City
The Set: 1997-98 Ultra Jam City Set Odds: 1 in 8 series 1 packs Key Cards: Kobe Bryant $8.00 Shaquille O’Neal $4.00 Kevin Garnett $3.00 Why I Like It: Oh man, how to get started. How sweet would a...
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Wednesday Wax: 2002-03 Fleer Hot Shots
The Set: 2002-03 Fleer Hot Shots 24 packs per box, 8 cards per pack Base set contains 100 Basic cards, 29 Give and Go, 39 All-Stars 27 Rookie Hats-Off /350 6 Vince Carter Hats-Off /350 6 Rookies /350...
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Insert Set Flashback: 1997-98 Fleer Key Ingredients
The Set: 1997-98 Fleer Key Ingredients Set Odds: 1 in 2 series one retail packs Key Cards: Shaquille O’Neal $1.50 Scottie Pippen $1.00 Why I Like It: I actually didn’t know this set existed until...
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Surprising Team #1: Philadelphia 76ers
While the Sixers have played one of the league’s easiest schedules so far in the early season, their 12-5 record cannot be discounted. Even in a loss to the Wade-less Heat Saturday night, I was...
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Box Break: 2010-11 Panini Prestige Retail
The Set: 2010-11 Panini Prestige 8 packs per retail box, 10 cards per retail pack 150 card base veterans and legends, 95 rookies (2 versions for each) Bonus Shots parallel (#’d versions out of 499,...
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Panini Preferred Basketball Released
Panini’s second basketball product of the season, Preferred, is out and its singles are appearing on ebay. Each box contains three autographs and a fold-out booklet with jersey swatches from up to 8...
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Recent Pickups: Pacers Autographs
Excited about adding these three cards to the Pacers autograph collection, which now includes autographs of 76 different Pacer players. David West’s SP Authentic rookie autograph can be had at a...
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Box Break: 2011-12 Panini Hoops
Panini Hoops has 8 cards per pack, 36 packs per hobby box. Each box typically contains two autographed cards per box, a glossy parallel card or two, an Artist’s proof parallel card or two, and a...
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Shift in collection focus
Since I started collecting back in the mid-90s, my focus has always been on collecting ‘any and all Indiana Pacers cards, past or present’. The mid-to-late 90s Pacers will always hold a special place...
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Starbury and Abstract Art Intersect: Interview with marbury3collector on...
Interested in seeing art and basketball cards intertwined? @marbury3collector on Instagram collects Stephon Marbury and is working on series of abstract art pieces featuring cards from his impressive...
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