by CardSZN | Oct 22, 2025 | Football, Investing
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...
by CardSZN | Oct 21, 2025 | Football, Investing
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...
by CardSZN | Oct 20, 2025 | Football, Investing
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...
by CardSZN | Oct 7, 2025 | Basketball
The PSA 10 Obsession If you’ve spent any time in the hobby, you’ve seen it — people treating the PSA 10 label like it’s printed in gold leaf. Every raw card gets inspected under a microscope, wiped with a microfiber cloth like it’s the Mona Lisa, and prayed over...
by CardSZN | Oct 6, 2025 | Basketball
The Eternal Hobby Debate Every collector eventually ends up in the same argument — old-school legends versus modern hype. One side clings to cardboard history, the other chases rainbow foils and pop reports. So, which era actually holds value better: the vintage icons...