Author Archive | Jake Watkins

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Dave & Adam’s Guide To Black Friday Breaking

This year for Black Friday, our breaking lounges will be live ALL WEEKEND LONG!! And every day, you’ll have a chance at winning hobby boxes, signed memorabilia from some of the biggest superstars in sports, and even some RARE Pokémon & Star Wars cards!   Giveaways for Friday, November 29th Jayden Daniels (Washington Commanders) Autographed […]

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DA Collector’s Jordan 1/1 Gems, Babe Ruth’s Called Shot Jersey, Panini Rolling Stones Cards

A Grade Fit For a GOAT   The Dave & Adam’s Twitch community is full of collectors from all over the world who collect everything from modern football cards to vintage baseball and everything in between. One of our customers, “Rabid Beaver,” is a particularly big Goodwin Champions collector. The multi-sport product is chock full […]

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2024 Topps Chrome Basketball Is Here

Pre-orders launched for the new 2024 Topps Chrome Basketball today at Noon EST. This is Topps’ first foray into NBA trading cards since 2009-10 Topps Basketball, which housed Steph Curry rookie cards. It’s only fitting that the product returns with a new generational talent entering the Association.     Sitting at $269.99 on Topps’ website […]

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2024 NSCC Redemption Programs Announced For Topps, Upper Deck, And TRISTAR

With less than three weeks until the 44th National Sports Collectors Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, we’re hearing new information and promotions for the event daily. Well this week, redemption programs from Topps, Upper Deck, and TRISTAR became official. Here’s everything that collectors need to know before the biggest event of the year:   Topps Exchange […]

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Is Wyatt Langford A Buy Right Now?

We began Episode 313 of The Chase, and Troy’s final episode as host, by talking about Wyatt Langford. The Texas Rangers youngster hit for the cycle over the weekend and we were curious if this occasion would have any immediate impact on his card market. The answer: a definitive “kind of”.   One of his […]

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Sotheby’s and Fanatics Team Up For Fanatics Collect, Jackson Holliday Pays Tribute To Billy Ripkin, Joey Chestnut Immortalized In Leaf Trading Card

Sotheby’s and Fanatics announced yesterday that the two companies are teaming up for Fanatics Collect, a high-end collectibles marketplace launching later this summer. The partnership will host virtual and in-person auctions featuring rare sports cards with a minimum value of $100,000. The inaugural live auction is slated for this coming September, where one lucky collector […]

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Stateline Sports Cards, Kobe Bryant Achilles Game Jersey Sells, Fanatics Fest Update

Stateline Sports Cards is a local card store in Grayslake, Illinois, just 45 minutes from Rosemont, the site of the 2023 National Sports Card Convention. Their breaking operation has been going strong for three years, and in less than two weeks, they’ll celebrate one year of their brick-and-mortar. Having bought into a break with them over […]

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Lebron James 1/1 Gems, Connor Bedard NHL Shield Hit In One Of Our Lounges, Haley Kobak From Slab Mania 

It’s been a pretty crazy couple weeks for our breakers. On May 23rd, Troy was on Fanatics Live just minding his business opening some of the new Select Basketball. And then out of nowhere, he noticed a Snake Skin lurking in the back of a pack. Not only was it a Snake Skin.. it was […]

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