Hobby Topic: Topps/Fanatics Taking Over NBA

NEW Hobby Topic on Sport Card Collectors.

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"Topps/Fanatics Taking Over NBA"

How many of you are happy about this move? How does this effect the Panini card market from previous years? Is it good having one company owning a pro license? Do you plan on buying an Topps basketball cards? Or any other thoughts on this move?

HOBBY TOPIC: Sport Card Blogs

Hobby Topic returns to Sport Card Collectors.

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"Sport Card Blogs"

How many of you still read them? How often do you read them? What's some of your favorite topics to read about such as what makes you click the link to read? What are some of your favorite blogs to read?

HOBBY TOPIC: Hobby Influencers

Hobby Topic returns to Sport Card Collectors.

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"Hobby Influencers"

How do you feel about Hobby Influencers? Good or bad for the hobby?

HOBBY TOPIC: Topps NFL (logoless) Cards

Hobby Topic returns to Sport Card Collectors.

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Topps NFL (Logoless) Cards

How do you feel Topps has done so far with their football products? Do you mind logoless cards? What product has been your favorite so far?

Hobby Topic:2024 Hobby Resolutions

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Today's Topic is

2024 Collecting Resolutions

What are some of your collecting goals this year? Are your goals shorter than last years? Are they longer? Is there a specific card you have a goal of acquiring by year's end? Any specific set you are finishing by years end? Sorting goals for this year?

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Hobby Topic: 2023 Collecting

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2023 Collecting

Has your collecting and approach to collecting changed at all in 2023? What are your thoughts on values and prices?

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Hobby Topic:Fanatics

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Today's Topic is

Fanatics

How do you think Fanatics has done since taking over? How would you like to see them improve the hobby going forward? What are some positives and negatives about Fanatics taking over? Or any other thoughts on Fanatics?

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HOBBY TOPIC:Flipping

It's been nearly 2 and a 1/2 years since I had a weekly segment called, Hobby Topic. But, it's now back.

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Today's Topic is

Flipping

With this happening more and more in the hobby, it seemed like an appropriate topic. Do you do it? What are your thoughts on flipping? Do you think the hobby is something that's a great investment to get a big return on? Did you ever collect something hoping that one day you could make a profit out of it? What was it?

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HOBBY TOPIC:Custom Cards

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Today's Topic is

Custom Cards

Do you collect custom cards? Do you buy them or just trade or make them? What's the most you have or would be willing to spend on a custom card? When collecting them, do you consider them apart of your player/team PC or do you call them something else (this part I am wondering for myself)

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Hobby Topic:2017 MLB Rookie Card Class

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Today's Topic is

2017 MLB Rookie Card Class

Who are you collecting or keeping an eye on this MLB Season? Swanson? De Leon? Others? Let's start a discussion in comments on who it is and why!

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Hobby Topic:Upper Deck's e-Pack

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Today's Topic is

Upper Deck e-Pack

We are over a year into the e-pack craze, how many online e-packs have you opened? Do you like this platform? Is there any way to improve it? Or is it great already? What's your best hit? Do you open free packs daily?

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Hobby Topic:2016 Football Card Season

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Today's Topic is

2016 Football Card Season With One Manufacturer
 

  

 

Now that football season is over and year one of only one football card manufacturer is in the books, how do you think it went? Are you happy with only one? Did Panini live up to expectations for the Year One? What would you like to see going forward from them?

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Hobby Topic:2017 Topps Baseball Base Card Design

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Today's Topic is
Thoughts on 2017 Topps Base Card Design?

Do you like this years design? Are they becoming a little too much offbeat? What would you fix about it?

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HOBBY TOPIC:What's A Reasonable Break?

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Today's Topic is
What's A Reasonable Break?


What in your opinion is a reasonable break? What cost? What expected value? How many hits? I want you to look at this as a whole picture with hobby and retail boxes and packs.

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HOBBY TOPIC:Player Collecting By Team

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Today's Topic is Player Collecting By Team.

When you collect by player and that specific player left for another team, do you collect that player just for the one team you originally was chasing him in or do you chase them all?

 

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HOBBY TOPIC:Christmas!

The Hobby Topic segment is all about you guys. Leave your opinions and thoughts (clean of language of course) on the topic chosen.

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With the holiday's just around the corner, I want to know, what's would be the ONE card you hope Santa puts under the tree for you? Also, how many of you give out cards for presents? Singles? Boxes?

HOBBY TOPIC:2016 Topps Transcendent Baseball

An all-new product is about to release. One that has caused a stir of many different feelings in the hobby, the product is called 2016 Topps Transcendent Baseball.

 

Why such a noise? Well, there are only 65 total box set cases and each set comes with 52 total autographs, three of which are one-of-ones and it also comes with an invitation to a special anniversary event that will have a yet-to-be-announced guest. The price tag for this suitcase.....

 

$27,000. Yes, no need to wipe your eyes. That's the price. 

Now let's get your thoughts on this product.

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Are you buying? Do you think it's worth price tag? Do you think we see more products like this in the future? Is this a crazy idea? Or any other thoughts you may have.

 

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I am very intrigued to hear your thoughts.

HOBBY TOPIC

This series is all about you, the readers. My opinion is mum on every subject, however, you guys have the open mic per say on here. So without further ado, here is today' topic:

Pull Story (no, not Toy Story)

What's your best card(s) pull story? What was your card(s) and what was your reaction?

HOBBY TOPIC

This series is all about you, the readers. My opinion is mum on every subject, however, you guys have the open mic per say on here. So without further ado, here is today' topic:

ON-CARD AUTOGRAPHS VS STICKER AUTOGRAPHS, PART 2

I am calling this part 2 because I did this topic once a long time ago. But, with more fans now I want to see others give their input or returnees give theirs because they may differ from the first time.

What do you think, are you ok with sticker autos or do you prefer on-card?

HOBBY TOPIC

This series is all about you, the readers. My opinion is mum on every subject, however, you guys have the open mic per say on here. So without further ado, here is today' topic:

FOOTBALL CARDS, 2016

I know it bothers me, but how do you feel about having one license for football cards in 2016 and what brand will you miss the most?