The 2010 Team USA is coming to Topps and Bowman line
Topps released a press release about the players that will be included in Bowman, and Topps Chrome and other products through their agreement with Team USA. It should be interesting because the original image released seems to hint that the one per case hit in Topps Chrome this year may not even be a chrome autograph. It may be a paper stock one akin to the AFLAC auto’s. This should be interesting to see how it plays out. On a personal note, I am happy to see a good friend of mine, and a great ball player Jason Esposito highlighted by Topps in their press release.
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2010 Bowman Sterling First Look
We got the first images of 2010 Bowman Sterling from Beckett Blog today and they look great. This is always a popular product with prospectors, and this years set looks as nice as any edition. With the Team USA additions this year this set could be huge. Strasburg, Heyward, and all the rookies you should expect from this seasons crop will be included as well as signees such as Kolbrin Vitek, Miguel Sano and more will be in the product as well. Read more
Strasburg to the DL, How Much Impact on Future Products?
On the day that news broke that Stephen Strasburg Allen & Ginter autographedcards had gone live on Ebay, we also got the news that the Nationals Phenom was going on the DL for the second time in a month. The Baseball card industy has been booming over the last year due to the success of Strasburg. 2010 Bowman exploded on the secondary market with the inclusion of a chrome Strasburg, and an autographed base card of him. We have seen huge bumps in the prices of Topps Triple Threads, Topps Chrome, and Allen and Ginter due to the inclusion of the former #1 pick in the product. Read more
Unnumbered rare Topps Parallels hit Ebay
We have seen plenty of backdoored cards hit the market over the years. From the Pinnacle 1997 Mirror Golds up to the recent wave of unnumbered Tim Lincecum 2007 Bowman Chrome Fake autographed refractors, but the auctions today may be a first.
A wave of unnumbered 2009 Bowman Red hit Ebay and could cause quite the stir. These are really the first examples of 1/1 cards being backdoored in bulk, in some cases dozens were released. We have heard stories over the last few years of Topps employees leaving, and maybe that is the cause of why cards such as this are surfacing. The biggest question with this is will we see more in the near future? If someone surfaces with a pile of unnumbered Superfractors how damaging would that be to the hobby?
It is a hobby to many, but when you deal with the value levels on 1/1 cards, it can become a business. It will be very interesting to see how this develops.
2010 BCDP : Who do you want to see?
2010 Bowman Chrome Draft Picks and Prospects is coming sooner and sooner by the date. We now know who is eligible to be in the product due to the signing deadline passing, so I started a discussion on FCB asking who do you want to see in 2010 BCDP?
My choices were very biased with guys I had seen in the Cape League, and I left out the Red Sox guys that we had already seen on the sell sheet and Jake Skole. Leave a comment here, or feel free to chat it up on FCB about it.
Prelim Checklist and Sellsheet for 2010 BCDP is out
This thread on FCB has the first details on the 2010 Bowman Chrome Draft Picks and Prospects Checklist. This is a very barebone skeleton of what the checklist should look like. Names like Jake Skole, Kolbrin Vitek, and Bryce Brentz highlight the checklist so far.
The biggest draw right now will be the Stephen Strasburg autographed RC logo card. But with the signing deadline right around the corner this all is very subject to change.
Strasburg Red Bowman Auto 1/1 is on the Bay
Stephen Strasburg Bowman Red 1/1 has surfaced on EBay. That most valuable card left, and arguably Stephen Strasburg’s best card is listed with a 50K buy it now. Many people have argued whether this or the Superfractor that sold for over 16,000 and received national media attention are his best card.
Regardless after his spectacular debut against the Pirates, and with him starting tomorrow vs the Cleveland Indians the roof on this card is higher than ever. Where will this sell for? We hopefully will know soon.
Stephen Strasburg Superfractor Mania!
From ESPN to NESN to Local News everyone is talking about the Stephen Strasburg 2010 Bowman Superfractor that is now over $16,000.00. Many expect it to jump at the end, some expect our friend Wossamottau to swoop in and take it at the end (Not going to happen).
The first of many cards from Wossamottau’s collection
Due to April’s Fools day last year I became friends with famed EBay big spender and international man of mystery, Wossamottau. I had been bugging him since April to get some images of his collection to share with readers. This is the first of many that we hope to be bringing you, this was received by him today and this is the first place you will ever see the images of the Jesus Montero Autographed Superfractor from 2009 Bowman Chrome Draft Picks and Prospects. Read more
Bowman Sterling is Live and smoking!
Bowman Sterling has hit the streets and we have already seen some amazing pulls come out of it. Pretty much every Red Refractor I wanted has been pulled. Lars Anderson is currently on EBay and way out of my price range. Andrew from All In Cards did a live break on UStream this evening of two cases and this product looks loaded. Rumors say that 2009 Sterling will be all on card autos, which if it continues the quality that we have seen this year should be a huge hit.
World Baseball Classic Patches to be in Bowman Sterling
Topps announces that it has included additional content to its highly-anticipated 2008 Bowman Sterling Baseball release.
As a bonus, each 4-box case will include a special redemption card for a (1) exclusive 2009 World Baseball Classic Patch Card. Because the Classic will not be played until March 2009, all subjects will be TBD.
Topps holds the exclusive rights to produce trading cards of players participating in the 2009 World Baseball Classic.
Each 5-card pack of 2008 Bowman Sterling Baseball includes (2) Autographs, (1) Relic or Autographed Relic, (1) Rookie and (1) Prospect. Bowman Sterling hits hobby shelves exclusively next week!