If there was any doubt that the Precious Metal Gems cards of the late 1990’s are currently the most coveted parallel in the sports card hobby, this recent sale of a Barry Sanders 1998 Metal Universe PMG Gem Master 1/1 for $168,000 should put that doubt to bed. The sale at PWCC on April 18, 2024 set a new record for the highest public sale of a Barry Sanders card and also any PMG football card for that matter. Here is the card below: Read more about the history of the PMG cards here. The post Barry Sanders 1998 Metal Universe PMG Gem Master 1/1 Card Sets New Record appeared first on Splendid S ..read more

Sports cards in the mid to late 1990’s are known for their new technologies and innovative designs. This era of sports cards is also famous for flashy serial-numbered parallels and scarce inserts. The most famous of them all are the Precious Metal Gems. While Precious Metal Gems weren’t the first parallel or serial numbered cards, they carry the highest demand and have the most popularity in my opinion due to 4 reasons: The design, the players, the rarity and the name. Yes, the name. We will look at the first 3 below but in my opinion the name “Precious Metal Gems” was a perfect one. Some may ..read more

On Oct 12, 1997 Fleer released their Masterpiece cards in Flair Showcase Baseball. The first ever “true” one-of-one parallel baseball cards. 1997 was also the first year 1-of-1 basketball cards and football cards as well. The 1/1 concept was so successful that a variety of one-of-one iterations for inserts and parallels have been a sports card hobby staple ever since. Many would say that the sports card companies have abused the one-of-one concept and are now producing far too many of them. Despite this, one-of-one cards from these early years, of even the most common players, fetch thousands ..read more

Episode 35 of sports card “3 And 3” is with Dom Manna of Staven Sports Cards. A Champions edition! The post “3 And 3” #35 – Gold Champion Edition With Dom Manna appeared first on Splendid Sports ..read more

Turn Back The Clock Episode 26 With Special Guest – A Collector’s Dream – Orlando The post Why We Want The Sports Card Hobby To Grow – Turn Back The Clock #26 With A Collector’s Dream appeared first on Splendid Sports ..read more

For episode 34 of “3 And 3” YouTube legend, Mike Petty, joins me to showcase 3 of his favorite vintage baseball cards and then we look at 3 cards he’d like to add to his awesome collection. The post Runnin Down A Dream With Mike Petty. “3 And 3” Ep. 34 appeared first on Splendid Sports ..read more

BIG cards in 2023 and what does 2024 hold in our sports card hobby? The post Turn Back The Clock #24 With Special Guest NYYanksFan7 appeared first on Splendid Sports ..read more

Turn Back The Clock 23 LIVE, hosted by DoubleD Vintage Baseball Cards and Splendid Sports Cards, with special guests Pepino Man & Hitman23: The post Turn Back The Clock #23 With Pepino Man & Hitman23 appeared first on Splendid Sports ..read more

Turn Back The Clock 22 LIVE, hosted by DoubleD Vintage Baseball Cards (Dylan) and Splendid Sports Cards (Adam), with special guests MidLife Sports Cards (Graig), Clemente Collector (Theo) and The Mangini Collection (John). A spirited roundtable sports card hobby debate! The post Turn Back The Clock #22 With MidLife Sports Cards, Clemente Collector & The Mangini Collection appeared first on Splendid Sports ..read more

Cards & Cocktails. Things That Belong Together. For episode #21 of Turn Back The Clock, we are joined by 2 great sports card YouTubers – LouRok TV and Sammy Thunder! The post Turn Back The Clock #21 With LouRok TV & Sammy Thunder appeared first on Splendid Sports ..read more