Articles Index
Review: 2008 Topps Mayo Football
Paying homage to the 1894 Mayo Cut Plug tobacco cards, 2008 Topps Mayo Football cards get up close and personal with top NFL players. Parallels, relics and on-card autographs are done in the size of the original cards.
Review: 2009 Topps Series 1 Baseball
Before spring training even gets underway, Topps rolls out Series 1 Baseball cards to get collectors pumped for the upcoming MLB season. The 2009 set includes 330 base cards, insert cards saluting the legends of baseball and World Baseball Classic rookie redemption cards.
Review: 2008-09 Topps Hardwood Basketball
Hit the court with 2008-09 Topps Hardwood Basketball, themed after the playing surface itself. Highlights include a rookie card and wood-themed parallel in every pack and an autograph and two relics in every hobby box.
Review: 2008 Topps Triple Threads Football
Triple swatch memorabilia cards are the calling cards of Topps Triple Threads Football. Autographed Triple Relic Cards numbered to 99 or less fall one per two-pack box.
Review: 2008-09 SPx Hockey
With its forward-thinking design and autographed jersey rookies, SPx is a name that hockey collectors everywhere recognize instantly. The 2008-09 edition features one rookie jersey and one signed rookie jersey card in each box.
Review: 2008-09 Fleer Basketball
Bearing a name with a rich history in basketball cards, Fleer Basketball returns for the 2008-09 season with an affordable base set and four memorabilia or autographed cards per box. Lucky collectors will find rare Michael Jordan autographed buy-back cards.
Review: 2008 Sweet Spot Baseball
With its distinctive autographed cards that feature signatures on real baseball leather, Sweet Spot Baseball is a favorite of autograph collectors. The highlight of the 2008 edition is an autographed card or memorabilia card in every tin.
Review: 2008-09 Topps Chrome Basketball
It's Topps Basketball, Chrome style. Get your first look at Derrick Rose, O.J. Mayo and other 2007-08 NBA rookies on Chrome technology and uncover one rookie autograph per box.
Review: 2008 SP Rookie Edition Football
With five different card designs to choose from, SP Rookie Edition Football gives collectors more looks at the 2008 NFL rookie class than any other set. Two rookie autographs per box on former SP designs sweeten the deal.
Review: 2008-09 Black Diamond Hockey
Perennial favorite Black Diamond Hockey skates into the 2008-09 NHL season with its unique four-tiered base set. Highlights include one Quad Diamond rookie card and two quad jersey cards per box, plus die-cut insert cards.
Review: 2008 UD Documentary Baseball
UD Documentary baseball is based on a simple but ambitious concept: chronicle the entire 2008 MLB season. The result is a sprawling set that totals almost 5,000 cards.
Review: 2008-09 SP Rookie Threads Basketball
Delivering multiple memorabilia cards or autographs in each pack, SP Rookie Threads Basketball is one of the more intriguing offerings in the Upper Deck lineup. Look for acetate autographed jersey rookie cards falling two per box.
Review: 2008-09 SPx Basketball
It's back to the future for SPx Basketball in 2008-09, which combines unique die-cut base cards with a guaranteed autograph or memorabilia hit in every pack. Look for two autographed rookie jersey cards per box.
Review: 2008 Bowman Chrome Football
If Bowman is the "Home of the Rookie Card," then Bowman Chrome is the home of the shinier rookie card. See Matt Ryan and other top 2008 rookies shine on Topps' Chrome technology, and look for a rookie autograph in every hobby box.
Review: 2008-09 Topps Tip-Off Basketball
Topps makes the Class of 2008-09 affordable with Topps Tip-Off Basketball. A rookie card in every $0.99 pack highlights this entry-level hoops set.
Review: 2008 Topps Heritage High Number Baseball
One good series deserves another for Topps Heritage Baseball. The 2008 High Number series updates the set with 220 new cards, and every pack has Topps Updates & Highlights cards too.
Review: 2008-09 Topps Co-Signers Basketball
Co-Signers Basketball returns for the 2008-09 season with a new batch of autographs and a new idea for its Changing Faces insert cards. Two autographed cards, including one dual autograph, can be found in each hobby box.
Review: 2008 Topps Letterman Football
The NFL gets the Topps Letterman treatment as the brand makes its debut in football. Autographed Letterman Patch cards, Autographed Letterman Booklet cards and 14K Gold Letterman cards are among the big pulls that await.
Review: 2008 UD Masterpieces Football
Think football cards can't be works of art? Check out UD Masterpieces Football, with painted images of current and past NFL stars on simulated canvas stock.
Review: 2008 Stadium Club Baseball
Stadium Club baseball merges some of Topps' best photography with an avalanche of autographed content. The 2008 hobby edition features an autographed card in every pack.
Review: 2008 Bowman Football
Bowman Football puts its "Home of the Rookie Card" title on the line again in 2008. Every pack supplies Bowman and Bowman Chrome rookie cards, while every box provides a rookie autograph and rookie memorabilia card.
Review: 2008 Topps Updates & Highlights Baseball
Call it Topps Series 3 if you'd like, but it stands on its own too. Topps Updates & Highlights Baseball closes out the company's most basic look at the 2008 MLB season with more base cards, new insert cards and a memorabilia card or autograph in each box.
Review: 2008-09 Upper Deck Basketball
Upper Deck's base basketball brand is a hit with fans year after year. The 2008-09 edition has short-printed rookie cards of top players like Derrick Rose and Michael Beasley plus autographs and jersey cards in every box.
Review: 2008-09 Upper Deck MVP Basketball
Basketball cards can be affordable and still have some of the bells and whistles of more expensive products. That's true for Upper Deck MVP Basketball, which offers plenty of cards for the price and squeezes in an autograph or memorabilia card in every box.
Review: 2008-09 Bowman Draft Picks and Stars Basketball
Combining Bowman and Bowman Chrome into one product, 2008-09 Bowman Draft Picks and Stars Basketball gives collectors both kinds of cards in each pack. Chrome autographs of top rookies are sure to be as popular as ever.