 
							
					
															
					
					 by CardSZN | Sep 30, 2025 | Basketball
Why the Offseason Matters Basketball doesn’t stop when the final buzzer sounds in June. The offseason is one of the most underrated windows for smart flips. Prices dip as attention shifts to baseball, football, or even vacations, and collectors with short attention...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by CardSZN | Sep 29, 2025 | Basketball
The Rise of Alt Art in Basketball In Pokémon, alternate art has been a buzzword for years. In basketball cards, the concept translates into case hits and super short prints (SSPs) that carry visual flair and hobby prestige. Think Kaboom, Color Blast, and...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by CardSZN | Sep 26, 2025 | Basketball, Buying & Selling
The Rise and Fall of Graded Base For a while, sending every rookie base card to PSA felt like a cheat code. Pull a Zion Williamson Prizm, send it off, get a PSA 10, and suddenly you had a card worth three times raw value. That game ended. Pop reports exploded, prices...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by CardSZN | Sep 25, 2025 | Basketball, Investing
The Junk Wax Era Defined Between 1989 and 1995, basketball cards were everywhere. Gas stations, pharmacies, toy stores—you couldn’t walk ten feet without tripping over a box of SkyBox or Hoops. Collectors call this the junk wax era, when companies printed so much...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by CardSZN | Sep 24, 2025 | Basketball, Buying & Selling, Investing
Alright, card enthusiasts, gather ’round. It’s September 2025, the leaves are changing, pumpkin spice is everywhere (yes, even in our card rooms, don’t ask), and the basketball card market is, as always, doing its own thing. We’ve sifted...