by CardSZN | Oct 15, 2025 | Football, Investing
Side Note: Like my AJ Barner pink prizm? It was the only one I had near me at the time lol Why Prizm Parallels Rule The Hobby Prizm is the baseline language collectors use when they talk about football cards. The brand has a simple promise. Clean chromium stock, bold...
by CardSZN | Oct 14, 2025 | Football, Investing
The 49ers Quarterback Who Broke the Hobby’s Brain If you told someone in 2022 that a last-pick rookie named Brock Purdy would one day lead the 49ers to legitimate Super Bowl conversations—and have his cards selling for more than established stars—they would’ve...
by CardSZN | Oct 10, 2025 | Basketball, Investing
Lightning, Then Thunder In August, the hobby was shaken when the Jordan–Kobe Dual Logoman from 2003–04 Exquisite sold for a jaw-dropping $12.9 million. Two months later, lightning strikes again—only this time, it’s thunder. It’s like when Cap picked up...
by CardSZN | Oct 8, 2025 | Basketball, Buying & Selling, Investing
The Low-Budget Hobby Myth A lot of people think you need deep pockets to get into the card game. Spoiler: you don’t. The truth is, you can build a legit basketball card hustle with about $150 if you know where to look and how to flip fast. That’s not “get rich quick”...
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...