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On July 26 Leaf released their in the game used hockey card set. Each Hobby box contains one pack that consists of  five cards. Each one of the 5 cards are memorabilia cards. There are a variety of single and multi player relics. Some of the relics include: Le Forum De Montreal relics  Jumbo Patches  Locker Room collection inserts  Rare Materials inserts  Game used auto cards  Draft history multi player relics  Used auto multi cards( 2 or 3 players)  Vintage memorabilia multi player cards( 2 or more players)  I hope that this was helpful, stay tuned for more in depth product analysis, tips, tricks and more.

In February Topps released Topps chrome. Topps Chrome is basically Topps series 1 and 2 cards with shiny/ glossy finish. Each Hobby box contains 4 cards per pack with 24 packs in each box, for a total of 96 cards. Each Hobby box also contains 2 autographs. Each Jumbo box contains 12 packs of 13 cards, for a total of 156 cards. Each jumbo box also contains a whopping 5 autographs and 12 refractor parallels. Some parallels include: Purple refractor(#'d) Blue refractor(#'d) Green refractor(#'d) Gold refractor(#'d) Orange refractor(#/25) Only in Hobby boxes Red refractor(#/5) Superfractor(#1/1) Printing Plate(#1/1) Each Hobby box costs approximately $100.00 USD. I hope that this was informative. Stay tuned for more in depth analysis of products, tips and tricks, etc.

I just wanted to start off this post by saying that I'm sorry for not posting as regularly as I should be. I will try to do more posts in the near future. A couple of weeks ago, Topps released its 2017 collection of Allen and Ginter baseball cards. For those who don't know what Allen and Ginter is, it is a throwback set that highlights great people and accomplishments, not just baseball players. Each Hobby box contains 24 packs of 8 cards totalling 192 cards in each box. Each Hobby box contains 3 relic cards, autograph cards or rip cards. Rip cards are cards that have a pull tab, and if you rip them there is a mini card inside. There is also such thing as a double rip card where there is mini card inside of a mini card ( I hope that this makes sense). This year Allen and Ginter has a variety of relics and autographs. Some of which include, but are not limited to: Baseball World Classic relics  Autograph Relic booklets  Dual autograph booklets  Red ink autograph para...

As of July 26, 2017 these are the top 5 athletes from all sports to keep an eye out for according to cardboardconnection.com. #1- CODY BELLINGER, of the Los Angeles Dodgers #2- AARON JUDGE, the Super hot rookie from the New York Yankees #3- KEVIN DURANT ,the amazing basketball player who plays for the Golden State Warriors #4-SIDNEY CROSBY, theCanadian hockey legend who plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins #5- MIKE TROUT-the superstar baseball player from the Los Angeles Angels Keep an eye out for these players!! Stay tuned for more analysis, tips, tricks and more!!

JUST RELEASED TODAY( May 17)!!! Today Topps released their most recent soccer set.  In this set there are a variety of different numbered parallels to collect. They include: Gold(#'d) Red(#/25) Black(#/5) Champion(1/1) These are the same numbered parallels used to the autographs in this set. In every hobby box there are 2 mini boxes situated inside of the larger master box, in each mini box there are 6 packs of 6 cards, for a total of 36 cards per mini box. In each master box there at 72 cards, and 2 autographs ( 1 autograph per mini box). Each box retails for approximately 90 USD. I hope that this bit of information was helpful, stay tuned for more product analysis, tips tricks and more!! For more information go to: http://www.cardboardconnection.com/2016-17-topps-uefa-champions-league

On April 26th the 2017 set of Bowman Baseaball was released. For those who don't know Bowman Baseball is a set that showcases prospects and hot rookies. In every hobby box this year there are 10 cards per pack and 24 packs in total, there is a grand total of 240 cards per pack. Each hobby box also contains 1 Autograph. In the set this year there are 9 types of #'d autographs, which include: Refractors(#'d) Purple Refractors(#'d) Blue Refractors(#'d) Gold Refractors(#'d) Orange Refractors (#/25) Red Refractors(#/5) SuperFractors( #1/1) Printing plates(#1/1) Shimmer refactors( #'d) Some players in this set that you will want to look out for are Alex Bregman, Dansby Swanson, Yoan Moncada, also keep your eyes out for Aaron Judge. Stay tuned for more in depth product analysis, tips,tricks and much more!! For more information go to: http://www.cardboardconnection.com/2017-bowman-baseball-cards

I have decided to begin doing more basketball sets. The one I would like to share with you today I'd 2016-17 Panini threads. Each hobby box contains the following: 1 Autogrphed card  1 Relic card  2 Leather rookie cards  18 parallels and inserts  Each hobby box also contains 20 packs with 6 cards in each pack, for a total of 120 cards. The product is set to be released on May 17th. Stay tuned for more reviews, tips, product analysis. If you would like more information go to: http://www.cardboardconnection.com/2016-17-panini-threads-basketball-cards

For all of you soccer fans on April 19th Topps is releasing its Major League Soccer set. Each hobby box contains 24 packs of 8 cards for a total of 192 cards. In each box there are 2 autographs, and 1 jumbo relic. There are Blue parallels #'d, orange parallels #/25, and black parallels #1/1. There is a potential for some good players.  If you want the full breakdown go to:  http://www.cardboardconnection.com/2017-topps-mls-major-league-soccer-cards

I have decided to incorporate basketball cards into the blog, and I've decided to start with 2016-17 Panini Donruss Optic. The set this year includes a 50 card rookie set. Each hobby box includes: 4 cards per pack, 20 packs in total, for a total of 80 cards 1 Autograph 20 inserts or parallels I'm really sorry I don't know very much about basketball so this review isn't as precise and specific as others. If you want a far more in depth review go to: http://www.cardboardconnection.com/2016-17-donruss-optic-basketball-cards

The 2017 Babe Ruth Immortal Collection being released by Leaf is a doozy. Each box is worth approximately $250.00 so pretty pricey but you get a lot of amazing cards in it. The set is very rare as there are only 1750 boxes in existence. Each box contains 6 cards, which include: 2 base cards or parallels 1 game used bat relic from the Yankees 1 game used bat relic from the Red Sox 2 Yankee Stadium Seat relic As you can see this box is loaded, and pretty cool. If you would like to fully learn about it check out Cardboard Connection here is the link: http://www.cardboardconnection.com/2017-leaf-babe-ruth-immortal-collection-baseball

Now that it is 2017's 4th month, let's look ahead at what's to come in the world of sports cards in the next 30 days. Some notable releases coming up are: Topps Museum Collection ( being released on April 12) 2017 Bowman Baseball ( being released on April 26) 2017 Panini aficionado soccer ( being released on April 26) 2017 Topps Major League Soccer ( being released on April 19) 2016-17 Panini National Treasures Basketball ( being released April 19) That is just a small sample size of what is being released in April. I will do an in depth analysis of each of the products when the release date approaches. If you want the full release calendar visit: http://www.cardboardconnection.com/new-release-calendar. Stay tuned for more analysis, tips, tricks, and more.

Let me just start off by saying that I am very sorry for not mentioning this product earlier, as it was released 7 months ago in September. Anyway, each hobby box contains: 4 OPC playing cards ( which are like regular decks of cards with the 4 suits, but have hockey players on them) 2 OPC v series cards 8 rainbow foil parallels 32 retro inserts( 1 per pack) The configuration of the hobby box is 32 packs of 8 cards for a total of  576 cards. Each retail box has 36 packs of 8 cards, for a total of 288 cards. I hope this was helpful, stay tuned for more product analysis, tips, tricks, and MUCH more!!!

On March 15th Topps released their annual Opening Day box. The cards inside look very similar to  series 1, but have an opening day logo on them. There are many more inserts in opening day as opposed to series 1, some of the inserts included are: Mascots Incredible eats Stadium signatures National anthem cards Superstars Superstar celebrations There are also Autograph and relic cards but they are very rare. Each box contains 36 packs, and each pack contains 1 insert. Hopefully this was helpful.

JUST REALEASED TODAY!! The product that I am featuring today is the 2017 set of Panini Diamond Kings. Like previous years the cards have a canvas feel to them, and lots of inserts. Each HOBBY box contains: 2 Autograph or Memrobilia cards 4 parallels 12 inserts Some of the multitude of inserts include: Bat Kings  Jersey Kings  Diamond Deco  Artists proof ( in a veriety of colours, #d based on colour)  Short Prints Photo Variations  Parallels ( once again #d based on colour)   Stay tuned for more product analysis, tips, tricks, and MUCH more.

Import Dragons figurines that are available in 3 inch, 6 inch, and 9 inch sizes. They are very realistic figures for baseball and hockey. Like regular cards, there are more common figures as well as much more sought after figures that are generally numbered.

I have recently opened 4 2017 Topps Series 1 jumbo hobby packs. Overall they were very good, the first pack that I opened I pulled a Corey Kluber single relic , in the second pack I pulled arguably the BEST card I have ever pulled when I pulled a Golden Ticket. A golden ticket is inserted in 1:21800 hobby packs and 1:4444 jumbo packs, they give you 1 or more one of a kind Topps Now cards on the date specified. The other two packs were fairly standard, the only good card I pulled from them was a BLACK parallel of Giancarlo Stanton back parallel #/66. All in all they were very good, and I feel like it was worth it.

On April 12 Topps will be releasing their 2017 Museum Collection. The box is LOADED with autograph and memroblilia cards. Each box contains 4 smaller mini boxes which contain 1 autograph or relic card in EACH ONE. In the full sized box you are due to receive: 1 Regular Autograph 1 Prime Relic 1 Quad Relic 1 Autographed Relic 1 Canvas Reprint A hobby box for 2017 Topps Museum Collection costs about $180- $250.

Over the last century or so there have been many iconic cards that have been released. The first one I am going to talk about is the 1909 HonusWagner baseball card. It was released by the American Tobacco company from 1909 to 1911, after that Wagner didn't want his card published, three were only 50 to 200 cards ever produced. One was sold to Ken Kendrick owner of the diamondbacks for $2.8 million. The second card I wanted to mention is the 1952 Mickey Mantle rookie card. It is very rare to find the card in near mint or mint condition, there are also two different prints of the card. The third and final card I want to mention is the 1979 Wayne Gretzky rookie card. It is a very sensitive card, and is easily damaged, so it makes it hard to find a card in good condition. One recently sold for $465 000 in auction. These are 3 of the most iconic cards produced over the last century or so. Stay tuned for more product analysis, reviews, tips and tricks, as well as much more!! For the fu...

On March 29 Topps will be releasing their 2017 Gypsy Queen series. In each hobby box there will be 24 packs of 8 cards, for a total of 192 cards. In each hobby box there will also be 2 autographs, 1 box topper and 7 inserts. In this set there will be purple parallels, hobby box only black and white parallels #/50, and black inserts #1/1. This year there will be chewing gum mini autographs, which are inspired by the old chewing tobacco cards, there are also autograph garments that feature a relic and an on card autograph. There apparently won't be  mini cards inside of every pack and there will be a glassworks chrome box topper instead of a mini box topper. There are many great products to discover in this set when it gets released.Make sure to stay tuned for more product analysis, reviews, tips and tricks, and much more!!

When you perchase cards whether it's in store or online all the packs come in boxes, in this post I will tell you the difference between hobby boxes and blaster boxes. The first difference is in the price, hobby boxes tend to be a lot more expensive than blaster boxes, which leads me to the second difference. The second difference Is the amount of cards that you get. Hobby boxes tend to contain more cards and often have relics or autographs inside. Blaster boxes generally contain more base cards and an occasional parallel, while hobby boxes have more parallels and you are a more likely to receive a relic or an autograph. I hope that this was helpful, as usual make sure to stay tuned for more product analysis, reviews, and much more!!

For those who are new to collecting, there are a few different types of cards to collect. There are base cards, which are just the standard cards with nothing special about them.Then there are parallel cards, which look exactly like the base cards but are a colour, and have a limited quantity made. A parallel will have numbers signifying the total number of cards made and the number of you're card. An example of this is a card being numbered 34/50. Then there are the rarest which are autographs and relics. These cards are generally heavier and thicker than base or parallel cards. There is a good chance autographs and relics won't be found in blaster boxes( I will write about these later)but there is a good chance you will find one in a hobby box( I will write about these later too). I hope that this was helpful to those who are just starting out, as usual make sure to stay tuned for more product analysis, reviews, and much more!!

I know this is a sports card blog, where I discuss well... sports cards but today I wanted to change it up. I have discovered soccerstarz which are 2 inch mini soccer figures. They look almost exactly like most of the players that are featured. The players come on a variety of different coloured bases, based on their rarity. The most common is green, but there is also blue, red, white, silver, gold, black,new this year yellow bases, and bronze and orange which are extremely rare( about 0.1 percent of the collection). There are blister packs which are basically packages where you can see which player you are receiving. There are blind bags where you cannot see the player that you're receiving, the player comes on a random coloured base. Finally there are team packs, these are when you have 15-24 players in a pack, generally celebrating a title of some sort. If you are a soccer fan I highly suggest you check them out. As usual be sure to stay tuned for more in depth product analysis,...

Taking care of your cards is crucial to make sure they don't get damaged. If you want your cards protected, I highly suggest going to your local card shop or EBay or Amazon and get some card sleeves. If you don't know what sleeves are plastic protectors which make sure that your cards remain crisp with no creases and no stains occur on the card. There are different sizes of sleeves, there are larger ones to hold your relics or autographs, and regular sized ones for base or parallel cards. There are also top loaders which is unlike the sleeves because it has a hard, yet flexible exterior. Generally the sleeeve gets placed inside of a top loader for maximum protection. Finally if you have a very valuable card you can get what is called a one touch holder. This is a holder that when it gets magnetically closed, it keeps all UV rays out. I would only use it for very valuable cards as they are much more expensive. Please stay tuned for more product analysis, reviews, tips and tricks...

Many people often wonder if there is a relic or autograph in the pack that they are purchasing. There is two specific ways to tell. If you're going through a box and you want to know if a pack has a relic or autograph, feel the thickness of the pack. If one pack feels thicker than the rest, there is a good chance that there is a relic or autograph. If the pack also feels heavier there is also a good chance that there is a relic or autograph. If this was helpful please share it with someone else who you know is a fan of card collecting. Please stay tuned for product analysis, reviews, and more!!

On march 1st 2017 Topps heritage baseball is going to be released. Every year Topps bases their set on a design from the past.  This year Topps has based their heritage collection on the 1968 collection. There are many parallels in this set, a few are Bright yellow backs #/25  Grey backs #/10  Flip stock #/5, only available in hobby boxes  Refractor #/ 568  Superfractor #1/1  There are also a variety of relics and autographs, which include:  Real one autographs Real one dual autographs  Triple autographs Dual relics Triple relics  There are also different coin relics  For more information go to: http://www.cardboardconnection.com/2017-topps-heritage-baseball-cards  For more daily new product analysis, reviews, tips and tricks, stay tuned for more!!

In my last post I discussed 2017 Topps series 1 baseball, in this post I'm going to switch over to hockey. This series was released on February the 15th with Nathan McKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche on the front. As some of you know the main point of Upper Deck's series 1 and 2 is to get Young Guns rookie cards( 1:4 packs) and the chase card this year is Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs. In series you can find his Young Guns canvas card. Canvas cards are found once in every seven packs( on average).  There are also some parallels which include: High gloss parallels Clear cut parallels (hobby box only)  Gold foil parallels #/99 Platinum blue parallels #/25  Day with the cup parallels( 1:1000 packs)  There are also rainbow foil parallels and black border parallels each #/100 There are also lots of autographs and relics, some are: 1000 point autographs UD autographs UD relics  Etc For more information go to  http://www.cardbo...

It's finally that time of year again when Topps releases their new baseball series for the new year. On February 1st the new set was released. In series one there is 350 cards in the base set, as well as a number of different parallels. Some of parallels include: Gold parallels numbered #/2017  Vintage stock #/ 99  Mother's Day hot pink #/ 50 Father's Day powder blue also #/50  Memorial Day camo #/25 Platinum and printing plates are both #/1  Just to name a few. If you want to learn more go to: http://www.cardboardconnection.com/2017-topps-series-1-baseball-cards