by CardSZN | Jul 25, 2025 | Buying & Selling, Investing
So you’re new to the hobby, you’ve got a few bucks to spend, and you’re asking the golden question: “What sports cards should I be buying right now?” You want smart buys. Stuff that holds value. Maybe even goes up. But not the kind of cards that make you take out a...
by CardSZN | Jul 22, 2025 | Buying & Selling, Rare Cards
Ask a room full of collectors what the rarest Topps card is, and you’ll get 50 different answers—half of them wrong, the other half arguing over which obscure 1/1 parallel no one’s actually seen. But there’s one card that shows up in whispers, auction alerts, and...
by CardSZN | Jul 21, 2025 | Buying & Selling
The Junk Wax Era: How It All Went Sideways Between 1987 and 1994, card manufacturers went absolutely feral. Topps, Donruss, Fleer, Upper Deck, Score—you name it, they printed it. And printed it. And printed it some more. The result? A cardboard tsunami known today as...
by CardSZN | Jul 20, 2025 | Basketball, Buying & Selling, Investing
When it comes to basketball cards, Prizm has been the hobby’s golden child for a while now. The name alone makes flippers perk up and collectors start sorting top loaders. It’s the flagship. The standard. The “if you’re only buying one rookie card,...
by CardSZN | Jul 18, 2025 | Buying & Selling, Investing
The Hobby Just Got Rewritten Panini used to be the king of modern football and basketball. Topps had baseball on lockdown. That’s how it was. But thanks to Fanatics’ licensing land grab, everything’s shifting—fast. In short: Fanatics is now the puppet master...
by CardSZN | Jul 15, 2025 | Buying & Selling
So You Found a Box of Cards in the Attic… Now What? Everyone’s had that moment. You’re cleaning out the attic or garage and BAM—you stumble on a shoebox full of baseball cards. Cue the childhood flashbacks. But before you start planning your retirement, let’s talk...