This is THE MONTH for card collectors with The National Sports Collectors Convention ‘23 descending on Chicago July 26-30. What does the market look like going into the biggest card show of the year? TAKE 1: Tips for The National (and Card Shows) TAKE 2: The Card Community Speaks TAKE 3: Tracking the June Card Market TAKE 4: Top-5 Card Sales of the Month LOOKING AHEAD: Upcoming Shows & Product Releases Join the ONE37pm CardTalk Pod as @LouisGeneux and @SlabStoxAaron debate takeaways from this Card Market Report to help you in your card-collecting journey. Stay tuned to social media for u ..read more

What a difference a month makes. Fanatics Collectibles’ most recent acquisition, announced on May 22, shakes up the card market. Wemby and Caitlin Clark autos hit the secondary market with initial sales starting north of 4-figures. The Miami Heat take down three Eastern Conference giants en route to the NBA Finals against the Denver Nuggets. If that doesn’t convince you sports and sports cards are unpredictable, think about this: Two NHL teams from U.S. cities with average June temps of 102°F (Vegas Golden Knights) and 86°F (Florida Panthers – Sunrise, Fla.) face off for The Stanley Cup this ..read more

What a difference a month makes. Fanatics Collectibles most recent acquisition announced May 22 puts the sports behemoth close to closing the sports card ecosystem loop. Wemby and Clark autos hit the secondary market with initial sales starting at xxx and xxx, respectively. Tthe Miami Heat take down three Eastern Conference giants enroute to NBA Finals against the Denver Nuggets. If that doesn’t convince you sports and sports cards are always unpredictable, think about this: Two NHL teams from U.S. cities with average June temps of 102°F (Vegas Golden Knights) and 86°F (Florida Panthers – Su ..read more

New releases, big competitions and big price swings defined March. Whether you’re a fan of baseball, basketball, football, soccer, hockey or F1, this month had something for everyone. The sports card market is constantly changing, and we’re here to get you the most important information from the month of March. Here we go! Take 1: March Madness + Playoff Season Approaches Take 2: Baseball’s Off To A Hot Start Take 3: Prizm Football Release and Big-Time Reshuffle Take 4: Card & Market Trend: SX100 Sports Card Index Take 5: Who’s Hot / Who’s Not Looking ahead: Shows, product releases Join ..read more

Are sports cards making a run as we turn the calendar to March? Let’s see if the crack of spring training bats, the promise of an exciting March Madness, the push to the NBA Playoffs and the return to the high-flying Formula 1 grid ignites the sports card market. From our perspective, card shows have been hot and we’ve been traveling to as many as we can on the weekends. Why? They’re the place for deals. Take 1: New Rules = Excitement for Baseball and Collecting Take 2: Going Crazy for Bowman Chrome University Take 3: Card & Market Trends: SX100 Sports Card Index Take 4: F1 Returns to Gri ..read more

What were the top trending players and sports cards this week according to SlabStox? If you are a subscriber to our Daily Slab newsletter, congratulations–you are among the first to see our Trenders of the Day and get the latest news on the sports card market. If you haven’t signed up yet, you can sign up here. No. 1: LeBron James 2003 Topps Chrome Rookie Refractor PSA 8 NEW VALUE: $6,900 PREVIOUS VALUE: $7,100 (10/20/22) 6-MONTH ROI: -2.82% PSA 8 POP: 110 Analysis: Don’t look now but the Lakers are on a mini-run. They have won five of their last six including big wins against the Suns, Thunde ..read more

Analysis: Much was made of Jayson Tatum’s record 55 points in the All-Star game on Sunday night, but another Celtic also had a great game. Jaylen Brown, who played in his second All-Star game, led Team LeBron with 35 points and scored the third most points in the game. There was so much scoring that Tatum and Mitchell’s 55 and 40 points respectively were the 1st and 8th highest point totals in All-Star game history. Jaylen Brown has really come into his own as a scorer this season, and leading his All-Star team in points is the cherry on top. The cherry on top for Brown’s card ..read more

It’s a big week for collegiate card collectors with the release of 2022 National Treasures Collegiate Basketball tomorrow and 2022 Bowman University Football on Wednesday. With the emergence of NIL deals, the number of collegiate cards in the market has grown exponentially over the past couple years. 2022 NT Collegiate Basketball will be an online-exclusive release, including 10 cards per box. On average you can expect 6 autos, 1 relic and 3 base cards in a hobby box. The main focus of this product is from players who were drafted in 2022, with the base set only consisting of 20 ..read more

Analysis: Back in early January, we covered Jordan Love’s market and mentioned he seemed like a good purchase because one way or another he seemed ticketed for a starting gig. Fast forward past the Super Bowl, and we still don’t have an answer on where Love will play, but his market has jumped in a major way. Many different Love cards have increased, but we will look at his 2020 Optic Downtown RC SP PSA 10. This card increased 59% over the last year, with the last sale coming in at a yearly high of $810. We will see where it goes from here once Love finds out where he is playing ..read more

Yesterday, ESPN released an article that ranked the top 10 defensemen of the 2023 NHL season. The rankings were based on the votes of 10 current players and 10 NHL executives. At #1 was Cale Makar, followed by Adam Fox (#2) and Victor Hedman (#3). Makar is widely regarded as one of the best players in the league, and in his first three seasons, he won Rookie of the Year, the Norris Trophy (best defenseman), the Stanley Cup and the Conn Smythe Trophy (playoffs MVP). Not too shabby for a 24-year-old in just three seasons. Makar’s 2019 Upper Deck Young Guns RC PSA 10 sold for $600 yeste ..read more