Why Base Football Cards Are Dead (And What to Buy Instead)
The Base Card Hangover Let’s be real—base football cards are about as exciting as buying plain oatmeal when the cereal aisle has Lucky Charms. They used to matter. In the late 2010s, you could pull a base rookie, grade it, and flip it for 5–10x profit. Those were the...
The Rise and Fall of Trevor Lawrence Card Prices (What We Can Learn)
The Hype That Launched a Thousand Submissions When Trevor Lawrence was drafted first overall in 2021, collectors treated his cards like the second coming of Andrew Luck meets Tom Brady’s hairline. Boxes of Prizm and Donruss were flying off shelves faster than a...
Is PSA Still the Best Option for Grading Football Cards?
The Crown Is Looking a Little Crooked For a long time, PSA was basically the LeBron of grading companies—dominant, consistent, and seemingly untouchable. (Althought we all know, Jordan is the GOAT.) You sent your card, crossed your fingers for a 10, and instantly...
Modern Football Cards That Could Become Future Grails
What Makes a “Grail” in Modern Football? The word “grail” gets tossed around a lot in the hobby, usually by someone holding a card they overpaid for. But true grails—those cards that transcend the market and stay relevant for decades—share a few specific traits:...
How to Tell If Your Football Rookie Card Is Actually Worth Grading
The Grading Temptation Every Collector Feels Every football collector eventually hits the same point: you pull or find a card that looks nice, maybe even flawless, and the thought creeps in—“Should I grade this?” Grading can turn a $10 raw card into a $100 slab…...
Nidoking Holo – Shadowless Base Set 11/102 (LP/NM)
Early print Shadowless Nidoking from the 1999 Base Set. Holo Rare with clean surface and subtle edge wear on back — LP to NM range. Classic Ken Sugimori artwork.
$50.00
