Many consider the 1935 National Chicle first real football set. Yes, there’s 1894 Mayo, some 1911 cards in mixed sets, and Diamond Matchbooks, but 1935 Chicle is the first National Football League set that had packs to open. Made by the National Chicle Company out of Cambridge, MA, this is a truly iconic set, and […]

The 1945-46 Caramelo Deportivo set depicts players from the 1945 Cuban League winter ball season. These cards are smaller in size, they measure 1  7/8 by 2 5/8 and have a very thin stock (which is similar to other Cuban releases such as Propaganda Montiel). There are 100 cards in this set. All of these […]

The 1986 Rock Stars were a Brazilian Sticker set that featured many of the Rock & Pop artists of the 70s and 80s. Within the set you can find both band and solo cards of Motley Crue, Metallica, Van Halen, and Twisted Sister. These stickers are extremely tough to source and many that you find […]

At around $150, Gypsy Queen Hobby boxes give a ton of value for the collector aiming to rip some wax. With 2 on-card autos, 3 chrome parallels, and other numbered and short print cards collectors have many chases. Not to mention this is one of the first products with Wander Franco rookie cards. The card […]

This is Fleer’s third consecutive set produced in the 80s. Prior to 1986, The 1961 Fleer set was the first basketball set that this company produced. Crazy how Fleer didn’t produce a basketball set for 25 years after their initial set.  Keep in mind, this set was created during the junk wax era, so prices […]

This is one of the sets that Topps made throughout the mid 70s. In the beginning of the 70s, Topps made Tall boy sets such as the 1970 Topps set which featured oversized cards.  Fast forward to 1974 and we have a unique set in terms of how it was designed. There are two types […]

This is the second time that Topps made a tall boys set. The tall boy cards are very distinct and difficult to obtain in great condition. The main difference between this set and the 1969 tall boys set (besides the rookies) is that these cards have more vibrant colors. The background of these cards appear […]

After 1970, Topps switched to using normal sized cards (as opposed to the tall boys). This makes the 1972 Topps set their 2nd normal sized card set. The 1972 Topps Basketball set contains both NBA and ABA cards which makes it unique. These cards have a white border and a dark colorful background.  There are […]

This is Topps’ full first basketball set. It contains 80 cards and about every card in the set is considered a rookie card. These cards are in color and have a yellow and red banner. There are 30 single-prints, 49 double-prints, and 1 quadruple print. It’s important to note that these sets are known to […]

After the 1961 Fleer set, there was no major production of cards until 1969. It wasn’t until this year that Topps produced its first basketball set. Technically, there was a 1968 Topps Test set made before the 1969 Topps, but it was never released to the public (note: these cards are extremely rare and carry […]