Swift Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 (edited) Still debating on whether to pick up an album and a couple boxes for the World Cup. Collected as a kid obviously, and then got back into it for the past few World Cups with my son, but he's moved on from that kind of stuff now. On one hand, it's a lot of nostalgic fun for me. On the other, it's a big waste of money. No interest in digital albums. EDIT: Hmm, are people collecting football stickers now as rookie cards? Just had a quick look on ebay and there's an Erling Haaland sticker going for $150 with multiple bids - https://www.ebay.ca/itm/175226436684?hash=item28cc4f3c4c:g:C08AAOSw30liScl6 I never considered that to be a thing with football stickers. Always thought they were pretty much worthless. Edited April 7, 2022 by Swift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wilson Posted April 8, 2022 Author Share Posted April 8, 2022 5 hours ago, Swift said: Still debating on whether to pick up an album and a couple boxes for the World Cup. Collected as a kid obviously, and then got back into it for the past few World Cups with my son, but he's moved on from that kind of stuff now. On one hand, it's a lot of nostalgic fun for me. On the other, it's a big waste of money. No interest in digital albums. EDIT: Hmm, are people collecting football stickers now as rookie cards? Just had a quick look on ebay and there's an Erling Haaland sticker going for $150 with multiple bids - https://www.ebay.ca/itm/175226436684?hash=item28cc4f3c4c:g:C08AAOSw30liScl6 I never considered that to be a thing with football stickers. Always thought they were pretty much worthless. A lot of that is just because its Erling Haaland. His cards are among the hottest right now in the sport, anything RCish for him is going to get a good value. Stickers are somewhat popular but most can be obtained for far cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wilson Posted April 8, 2022 Author Share Posted April 8, 2022 On 3/30/2022 at 9:42 PM, Kevin Wilson said: For anyone that still sometimes collects WWE cards, the new company making cards for them (Panini) is going to try to make sure you stop. Panini got the WWE rights to start this year from Topps (Topps will have it right back in a few years), and their first release is next week. Right now the boxes are selling for about $850, and still only contain two autographs just like the Topps boxes that cost around... $60. The big signers for the set include Austin, Batista, Undertaker, HHH, Bret Hart, and Hogan. Look, the "Prizm" name is one that sells well and there is value outside of autographs with all the parallels but it feels like just a crazy price increase for a really over-saturated market, as Topps pumped out a lot of WWE sets the last few years. I imagine there will be a lot of bad breaks for this box and I am curious to see if they can maintain this price point going forward. There will likely be retail (Target, Walmart, etc) boxes as well that will be cheaper but they will be really hard to find and probably won't have guaranteed autographs. As everyone that knows me knows, I have more money than sense so I did pick up a box (for $775, not the current prices). I did really really well though. Downside - did not get any cards for my personal collection which is always the goal, no special Asuka or Io Shirai cards. But I did get some valuable cards, while I think eBay prices are inflated right now (I need to post them quick) the current market has them at around 3K. I won't get that much but still a decent investment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail Sabin Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Who's the Redemption since I can't zoom in on the photo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 I wonder with inflation if that's more than the $100-150 I spent in thr early 90s buying hockey boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wilson Posted April 8, 2022 Author Share Posted April 8, 2022 47 minutes ago, Hail Sabin said: Who's the Redemption since I can't zoom in on the photo? Alexa Bliss Superstar Autograph 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail Sabin Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 38 minutes ago, Kevin Wilson said: Alexa Bliss Superstar Autograph That's probably your Big pull from the Box! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wilson Posted April 8, 2022 Author Share Posted April 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Hail Sabin said: That's probably your Big pull from the Box! You're gonna hurt Bron Breakker's feelings. The issue is that redemptions sell for less, particularly with Panini as they are infamously years behind with redemptions. I still have a Chase Young redemption pending since June 2020. So I'll be lucky if I get $250 for it since everyone knows that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail Sabin Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 On Last Night's Raw WWE ran a commercial for the 2022 Prizm Cards! They never did that for a Topps Product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kevin Wilson Posted June 3, 2022 Author Share Posted June 3, 2022 The newest Panini WWE set (Revolution) is far more affordable. Currently a box can be gotten for around $120, which may sound high to normies (and it is in reality) compared to Prizm it is pennies! I got three boxes, here are my pulls (only serial numbered) Autographs were not guaranteed but I did get two anyway. The Becky is nice. The cards are very very flashy if you are into that sort of thing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wilson Posted June 11, 2022 Author Share Posted June 11, 2022 Typically I am not one for professionally grading cards - I think it is a bit of a scam - but it does have some uses. It certainly does protect the cards, I can't deny that - the cases are well made and hard to break. It also comes in handy for re-sell (particularly for older cards), as people don't trust each other to not be hiding damage, so the grade can alleviate that concern. I opened a bunch of 2012 BBM True Heart packs and in the process, I picked up some popular wrestlers. A relatively new-ish but respected grading company (CSG) had the right combination of price and turnaround time so I decided to get them graded since its hard to get these cards in tip top quality and it may up their re-sell values. I also got my prized possession graded just to keep it protected - a 2021 Topps Finest Asuka Superfractor 1/1 that I paid too much for. I got the grades back today and I am very happy with them. Anything over a "9" helps the values and a 10 of course is great. I sent in eight cards, and seven got at least a "9" with the eighth getting a 8.5. Not enough of the 2012 BBM cards have sold to really tell their values, or what grading does to them, but there is a market for older cards of Asuka, Hikaru Shida, and Io Shirai. A sample of them: Spoiler The Asuka Topps Finest card got a 9.5 which again, very happy about. Even though I am keeping it and displaying it, I wanted it to get at least a "9" just so I didn't have a low graded card sitting on my shelf. Spoiler I still don't necessarily "encourage" grading but with the market so high and grading prices finally getting better ($20 each for these) its not a terrible idea if you have older cards in good quality that you plan on selling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 August 24 is the tentative on sale date for this year's Panini World Cup sticker album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizium Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 (edited) Decided to randomly buy a couple cards off of COMC; A 1913 tobacco card from Player's Wrestling and Jiu-Jitsu, showing a lock-up for 7.25USD and a 1985 Wendi Richter card for 0.85USD. I had $10 of store credit to use. Since I'm not spending a lot, I just chose the cheapest shipping. It gives you an estimate for arrival and how many orders are ahead of yours. Currently there are about 237 000 orders ahead of my little purchase. Estimated arrival is November 7th Edited July 11, 2022 by elizium 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Just an FYI if you are in the Atlantic City area at the end of July and have a ton of money to burn then the National Sports Card Convention is for you. Four days long and tables and autographs all over the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wilson Posted July 11, 2022 Author Share Posted July 11, 2022 15 hours ago, elizium said: Decided to randomly buy a couple cards off of COMC; A 1913 tobacco card from Player's Wrestling and Jiu-Jitsu, showing a lock-up for 7.25USD and a 1985 Wendi Richter card for 0.85USD. I had $10 of store credit to use. Since I'm not spending a lot, I just chose the cheapest shipping. It gives you an estimate for arrival and how many orders are ahead of yours. Currently there are about 237 000 orders ahead of my little purchase. Estimated arrival is November 7th Classic COMC, I try not to use them but their selection is real solid so its hard not to sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizium Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 I used them quite a lot around 2017/2018 when I was trying to finish off a bunch of old sets I had from when I was a kid and I never had any issue with cards not being shipped within a week of purchase. But that was before the boom of the last few years, so I can see how that's changed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 On 7/11/2022 at 4:29 AM, hammerva said: Just an FYI if you are in the Atlantic City area at the end of July and have a ton of money to burn then the National Sports Card Convention is for you. Four days long and tables and autographs all over the place. Someday I will attend one of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizium Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 COMC is flying. Went from 237 000 orders ahead of mine 12 days ago to 68 000 today. At that rate my cards should ship well before their expected ship date of October 28th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Not sure how much it's worth but I bought a box of Topps 2021 NXT Trading cards today and got #1 of 50 Adam Cole autographed cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail Sabin Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 2 hours ago, Pedro said: Not sure how much it's worth but I bought a box of Topps 2021 NXT Trading cards today and got #1 of 50 Adam Cole autographed cards. ebay would be your best bet to look into what it goes for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 10 hours ago, Hail Sabin said: ebay would be your best bet to look into what it goes for. I checked on there and saw some Adam Cole signed cards but none of them were the one I have. I have a couple of card shops around me but am not sure if they buy wrestling cards or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail Sabin Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 It being out of 50 compare it other #50 Autos of Cole since it would give you a ballpark idea even if it is not exactly the same as yours. Checking the cards shops could worth it after you get a ballpark idea of the value. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wilson Posted August 14, 2022 Author Share Posted August 14, 2022 2022 WWE Select just came out, very pretty cards. Boxes should be down in the $150 to $160 range soon which is expensive but at least the cards are shiny. I got two boxes, best cards from each: Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail Sabin Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 I guess the Charlotte & Liv Autos are best cards in each box? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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