by CardSZN | Nov 14, 2025 | Buying & Selling, Football, Investing
Every football season has its obvious hype windows—draft day, preseason, playoffs. But tucked right in the middle of the schedule sits the least talked-about one of all: the mid-season dip. It’s that strange lull between Week 6 and Week 10 when everyone’s distracted,...
by CardSZN | Nov 13, 2025 | Buying & Selling, Football
The quiet weeks before Week 1 are not actually quiet. They are loud in a different way. Beat writers are tweeting every overthrow. Coaches are serving hope with a side of depth chart mysteries. And yes, card prices move. If you care about quick wins, the preseason is...
by CardSZN | Nov 12, 2025 | Buying & Selling, Football
Every generation of collectors thinks they’ve got “rookie cards” figured out—until the licensing changes. Then everything gets fuzzy. That’s where we are right now. Between Fanatics swallowing up the major sports licenses and Panini fighting to stay relevant, the...
by CardSZN | Nov 11, 2025 | Buying & Selling, Football
You’ve probably noticed it already. The card aisle at Target is shrinking fast. A year ago, you could still find a few stray blasters or a lonely hanger box of Donruss Football. Now it’s Pokémon, Funko Pops, and a “limit 2 per customer” sign that’s gathering dust. And...
by CardSZN | Nov 10, 2025 | Football
Why This Matters Right Now Cards aren’t just cardboard. They’re licenses, trademarks, and complicated contracts dressed up with holofoil. When the licenses move, everything else shifts with them. That’s where we are. Fanatics controls massive pieces of the sports card...