It’s been less than 24 hours since 2013 Topps Inception was released and we are just starting to see some HUGE cards making their way to the secondary market. Based off popular forums BlowOutCards.com and FreedomCardBoard.com there has been a flurry of breakers, both large and small, cracking open this product.

Take a look at some of these absolutely filthy cards coming from the product:

• ANDRE ELLINGTON 2013 Topps Inception ROOKIE Nike Swoosh Patch Auto 1/1 CARDINALS
• 2013 Topps Inception(TAVON AUSTIN”Auto Laundry Tag Booklet”SSP RC CARD #1/5) 1/1
• LE’VEON BELL 2013 Topps Inception Rookie Swoosh Patch Auto 1/1 one of 1 STEELERS
• 2013 Topps Inception Auto Jumbo Nike Swoosh Patch Knile Davis #KD Chiefs 1/1 SSP
• 2013 Topps Inception KEENAN ALLEN JUMBO PATCH NIKE SWOOSH #1/1
• 2013 Topps Inception Justin Hunter Tennessee Titans Auto Jersey Patch Book 1/5
• 2013 TOPPS INCEPTION TAVON AUSTIN GOLD INK ON CARD RC AUTO /25!!!!

Aside from the amazing cards in this years release, one of the biggest adds to the set is that appears that Topps has corrected the chipping issues, which has marred the previous releases of this product.

Stay tuned for a full gallery of hits from 2013 Topps Inception Football.

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It’s our favorite time of year, we think of it as Christmas in January February for all us hobbyists. It’s Panini’s Playoff Contenders release time! With each years release of the product, Panini strives to make the set more interesting and collectible. They have a tradition of creating short-print variations of players that typically sell for obscene amounts of cash, and recently they have started to add variations for each card in the set.

This year, Panini unveils a new chapter for the product, where it appears that EACH player in the Rookie Ticket set has a variation card. Yesterday we gave you a quick glimpse into how you can find the variations for 2012 Rookie Ticket Autos. Today we bring you a visual guide to see the differences between each of the Rookie Tickets in the set.

Find more 2012 Playoff Contenders Rookie Ticket Autos on eBay!

Tomorrow we will be adding the RPS Rookie Ticket Photo Variations to the site, as well as any other variations that happen to pop up online for everyone to check out.

The variations for each player is on the right in the photos.

#101 Alfred Morris

#102 Adrien Robinson

#103 Andre Branch

#104 B.J. Coleman

#105 B.J. Cunningham

#106 Bobby Rainey

#107 Bobby Wagner

#108 Brandon Hardin

#109 Brandon Taylor

#110 Bruce Irvin

#111 Bryce Brown

#112 Case Keenum

#113 Casey Hayward

#114 Chandler Harnish

#115 Chandler Jones

#116 Chris Polk

#117 Chris Rainey

#118 Josh Gordon

#119 Coty Sensabaugh

#120 Courtney Upshaw

#121 Cyrus Gray

#122 Dan Herron

#123 Danny Coale

#124 David DeCastro

#125 Nigel Bradham

#126 Deangelo Peterson

#127 Demario Davis

#128 Derek Wolfe

#129 Devon Still

#130 Devon Wylie

#131 Dont’a Hightower

#132 Dontari Poe

#133 Dre Kirkpatrick

#134 Bill Bentley

#135 Jeff Demps

#136 Josh Cooper

#137 Fletcher Cox

#138 George Iloka

#139 Gerell Robinson

#140 Rod Streater

#141 Harrison Smith

#142 Jamell Fleming

#143 James Hanna

#144 Janoris Jenkins

#145 Jared Crick

#146 Jeff Fuller

#147 Jerel Worthy

#148 Jonathan Martin

#149 Josh Robinson

#150 Juron Criner

#151 Kellen Moore

#152 Kendall Reyes

#153 Keshawn Martin

#154 Kevin Zeitler

#155 Kirk Cousins

#156 Ladarius Green

#157 LaVon Brazill

#158 Lavonte David

#159 Luke Kuechly

#160 Marc Tyler

#161 Mark Barron

#162 Jorvorskie Lane

#163 Marvin Jones

#164 Marvin McNutt

#165 Matt Kalil

#166 Melvin Ingram

#167 Michael Brockers

#168 Michael Smith

#169 Mike Martin

#170 Morris Claiborne

#171 Mychal Kendricks

#172 Najee Goode

#173 Nick Perry

#174 Olivier Vernon

#175 Omar Bolden

#176 Orson Charles

#177 Quinton Coples

#178 Rhett Ellison

#179 Riley Reiff

#180 Rishard Matthews

#181 Ronnell Lewis

#182 Ryan Lindley

#183 Sean Spence

#184 Shea McClellin

#185 Stephon Gilmore

#186 T.Y. Hilton

#187 Greg Zuerlein

#188 Tavon Wilson

#189 Terrance Ganaway

#190 Tim Benford

#191 Tommy Streeter

#192 Travis Benjamin

#193 Trumaine Johnson

#194 Tyrone Crawford

#195 Vontaze Burfict

#196 Whitney Mercilus

#197 Vick Ballard

#198 Vinny Curry

#199 Zach Brown

#200 Brandon Bolden

#201 Andrew Luck

#202 Robert Griffin III

#203 Trent Richardson

#204 Ryan Tannehill

#205 Justin Blackmon

#206 Brandon Weeden

#207 Brock Osweiler

#208 Michael Floyd

#209 Kendall Wright

#210 A.J. Jenkins

#211 Doug Martin

#212 Lamar Miller

#213 Isaiah Pead

#214 David Wilson

#215 Stephen Hill

#216 Mohamed Sanu

#217 Bernard Pierce

#218 Nick Foles

#219 LaMichael James

#220 Rueben Randle

#221 Coby Fleener

#222 Ryan Broyles

#223 Dwayne Allen

#224 Ronnie Hillman

#225 Russell Wilson

#226 Michael Egnew

#227 Chris Givens

#228 Joe Adams

#229 Robert Turbin

#230 Nick Toon

#231 T.J. Graham

#232 Brian Quick

#233 DeVier Posey

#234 Jarius Wright

#235 Alshon Jeffery

#236 Deonte Thompson

#237 Justin Tucker

#238 Damaris Johnson

#239 Evan Rodriguez

#240 Kris Adams

#241 Daryl Richardson

#242 Lance Dunbar

#243 Blair Walsh

#244 Miles Burris

#245 Josh Norman

The first 2011 Topps Heritage Minor League Bryce Harper Autograph has landed on eBay and the card looks to be as advertised based on all of the sell sheet photos. The seller claims the card is numbered to 154 on the back of the card, and based on the image provided in the auction, it appears these cards feature bold, rich, autographs – compared to some of the duller versions in his earlier 2011 Bowman releases.

Below are two Adrian Peterson Autographed Rookies from 2007 Bowman Chrome. At first glance, both look nearly identical. Both look to contain a certified autograph from Topps, which typically lends itself even more creditability.

Both of these cards also feature a Topps certified authentic sticker on the back of the card, once again extending ones perception of a legit card. Up until 2009, these stickers were placed on the rear of cards as shown in the image below:

The fact is, one of these is a blatant fake, and one is an actual pack-issued, certified autograph. Can you tell which one is the fake? If you can’t, don’t worry, you aren’t alone. These fakes have been selling for good money on eBay to other unsuspecting buyers.

Let’s take a look at where the sticker autographs are placed on the front of each of the cards. As you can see card on the right has a small opaque window over the players image and below the sticker autograph on the front of the card. This is the tell-tale criteria for identifying if you have an authentic, pack-issued, certified autograph from the set.

As you can see, there is a small gap of a lighter shaded area surrounding the autograph, presumably so that the machine or person who applied the autographs to the cards had an indication of where the sticker belonged on the front of the card.

I have lightened up the areas on the two cards to show the area that I am talking about.

There are possibly other 2007 Bowman Chrome Football fake autographs on the market, but the Adrian Peterson version is the most commonly faked. Hopefully this article can arm you with a little more knowledge when you are looking to buy one for your collection.

The legend that surrounds the existence of 2006 Bowman Chrome Draft Evan Longoria Superfractor autograph seems like similar folklore of the legend of Bigfoot. Few believe it is out there, and even fewer claim to have actually seen it.

The fact remains that there has been no credible evidence to prove that this mythological card is actually tucked away, in a collectors personal vault, not ever to see the light of day again. Many collectors have hypothesized that the card has indeed been pulled and is sitting in a unbeknownst collectors possession or belongs to someone who may be removed from the hobby all together. Others have created a conspiracy that they believe the card was never even created, or packed out for general consumption.

On the other hand, plenty of collectors still believe this card is sitting in box, still wrapped it factory foil pack, waiting for that one lucky collector to rip it from it’s hibernation and prove to the world that this unicorn does exist.

In the event that this card would ever actually surface and become available on the secondary market has also become a topic of conversation among many collectors. Without-a-doubt, Evan Longoria is one of the prized assets to the youth movement in professional baseball, and has the stuff to make him a perennial MVP candidate year-in, and year-out. On the heels of some of the largest superfractor sales (Strasburg and Harper) in recent memory, the Longoria superfractor has the potential to reach even higher figures due to the lure and chase surrounding it’s legend.

Without-a-doubt, the Longoria Superfractor remains one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in the collecting world. In today’s ever-connected, Internet-everywhere world, I have to believe that if this card was currently in someones possession – we would know about it. Until then, enjoy busting those boxes of 2006 Bowman Draft in hopes of landing on the greatest modern cards to have ever been produced.

We think.

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Topps recently announced that the 2010 No. 1 draft pick of the Washington Nationals will be part of a sneak preview of the company’s 2011 Diamond Anniversary autographs in Sterling. The first one to hit eBay should fetch a pretty penny.

Harper, who is signed to Topps exclusively for autographs and memorabilia, signed a total of 60 cards with three inscriptions – “Happy 60th Topps”, “Happy 60th” and “Happy Birthday Topps.”

Topps is confirming that 2010 Topps Magic Football, which guarantees 3 autographs per box, includes several short printed Autograph cards and Base cards.

The following autographs are limited to just 15 copies each. In addition each subject has an Autographed Chrome card #’d to 10.

Adrian Peterson
Brandon Marshall
Brett Favre
Dan Marino
Darren McFadden
DeAngelo Williams
Eli Manning
Emmitt Smith
Jim Brown
Jimmy Clausen
Joe Namath
John Elway
Matt Ryan
Peyton Manning
Ray Rice
Reggie Bush
Roger Staubach
Tim Tebow
Tony Romo
Troy Aikman
Vince Young
Ben Tate
Brandon Gibson
Charles Scott
Chris Ogbonnaya
Dan LeFevour
Dezmon Briscoe
Dustin Keller
Ed Wang
James Casey
John Skelton
Josh Freeman
Kevin Kolb
Matt Leinart
Mike Kafka
Montario Hardesty
Nate Burleson
Trent Edwards
Willie Parker

The following autographs are limited to 50 copies each. In addition each subject has an Autographed Chrome card #’d to 10.

Ahmad Bradshaw
Antonio Gates
Brian Westbrook
Chad Ochocinco
Dwayne Bowe
Felix Jones
Frank Gore
Gale Sayers
LaDainian Tomlinson
Marcus Allen
Matthew Stafford
Patrick Willis
Sam Bradford
Sidney Rice
Steve Young
Tony Dorsett
Y.A. Tittle
Justin Forsett
Anthony Gonzalez
Bryan Bulaga
Damian Williams
Derrick Morgan
Dexter McCluster
Gerald McCoy
John Carlson
Paul Posluszny
Rey Maualuga
Steve Slaton
Tashard Choice
Tony Pike

The following autographs are limited to 100 copies each. In addition each subject has an Autographed Chrome card #’d to 10.

Beanie Wells
Braylon Edwards
Colt McCoy
DeSean Jackson
Earl Thomas
Ed Reed
Franco Harris
Greg Jennings
Jeremy Maclin
LeSean McCoy
Paul Hornung
Ray Lewis
Reggie Wayne
Shonn Greene
Chester Taylor
David Reed
Jimmy Graham
Rob Gronkowski
Sean Lee
Taylor Price
Toby Gerhart

And the following short printed base cards are found 1:3 packs

Card #

1
Jared Allen
Minnesota Vikings

5
Charles Scott
New York Giants

12
Joe Namath
New York Jets

16
Ndamukong Suh
Detroit Lions

21
Frank Gore
San Francisco 49ers

24
James Starks
Green Bay Packers

27
Jerry Hughes
Indianapolis Colts

30
Dezmon Briscoe
Tampa Bay Buccaneers

35
Alex Smith
San Francisco 49ers

39
Bobby Carpenter
Detroit Lions

42
Darren McFadden
Oakland Raiders

45
Jordan Shipley
Cincinnati Bengals

49
Andre Johnson
Houston Texans

53
Thomas Jones
Kansas City Chiefs

54
Tony Gonzalez
Atlanta Falcons

55
David Anderson
Houston Texans

56
Aaron Hernandez
New England Patriots

58
David Harris
New York Jets

59
Juaquin Iglesias
Chicago Bears

60
Bob Sanders
Indianapolis Colts

64
Gale Sayers
Chicago Bears

65
Sean Lee
Dallas Cowboys

68
Roddy White
Atlanta Falcons

69
Joey Galloway
Washington Redskins

70
Jonathan Crompton
San Diego Chargers

76
Aaron Curry
Seattle Seahawks

78
Sidney Rice
Minnesota Vikings

80
Jimmy Graham
New Orleans Saints

82
Quan Cosby
Cincinnati Bengals

84
Andre Roberts
Arizona Cardinals

85
Rey Maualuga
Cincinnati Bengals

86
LaDainian Tomlinson
New York Jets

89
Dustin Keller
New York Jets

103
Tom Brady
New England Patriots

105
Clinton Portis
Washington Redskins

119
Steve Young
San Francisco 49ers

120
Percy Harvin
Minnesota Vikings

130
Ahmad Bradshaw
New York Giants

131
Brian Urlacher
Chicago Bears

136
Brandon Gibson
St. Louis Rams

137
Vernon Davis
San Francisco 49ers

138
Taylor Price
New England Patriots

140
David Reed
Baltimore Ravens

145
Marc Bulger
Baltimore Ravens

148
Colt McCoy
Cleveland Browns

152
Joe Webb
Minnesota Vikings

155
Brandon Marshall
Miami Dolphins

194
Wes Welker
New England Patriots

One of the most anticipated Baseball product releases each year is without-a-doubt the Bowman Draft Picks & Prospect series from Topps. This year Topps did not disappoint, as the product is loaded. It features 32 different Chrome Auto cards of players taken, many first round choices, in last years MLB Draft. Along with the Prospect Autos, it is full of more Chrome USA Autos, as well as, AFLAC Autogrpahs – which are again machine numbered.

One of the most sought after cards from the product is Topps first certified autograph of Bryce Harper. His AFLAC Auto has been fetching over $600 on the secondary market with reports of nearing $1000 at release. The card is machine numbered out of 230, so be cautious when looking to buy.

The USA Auto sets features some of the youngest talent on the USA team. The 16 and under players are highlighted in the set and compliment the autographs inserted in the 2010 Bowman Chrome release.

Over all, the product has a very strong autograph checklist, with all of the first round signees, the potential is very high on a number of the cards too. The 3rd overall selection in the 2010 MLB Draft, Manny Machado, has been one of the best sellers in the product, with base autographs averaging a sale price of $53 and refractors averaging prices of $72. A Red Refractor Auto of Machado also ended at $1,538.00. Bulk breakers have gone pretty crazy with this product as some of them have been breaking 20, 30, and even 50 cases to list on eBay. It is certainly a buyers market now with the flood of product hitting the secondary market.

Here is a detailed list of the first week’s sale averages on eBay of the 2010 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects Chrome Autograph inserts:

Player	Total Sales	Base	Base High	Base Low	Ref	Ref High	Ref Low	Blue	Gold	Orange	Red
BDPP61 Michael Choice	64	$16.81	$22.50	$12.61	$23.29	$26.00	$19.99	$70.31	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
BDPP62 Zack Cox	69	$18.17	$31.75	$11.50	$25.61	$32.50	$15.34	$58.44	$224.99	$0.00	$0.00
BDPP63 Bryce Brentz	62	$9.66	$14.99	$6.14	$14.59	$17.50	$9.99	$31.50	$98.75	$200.00	$0.00
BDPP64 Chance Ruffin	46	$5.07	$11.49	$1.29	$6.29	$12.50	$3.25	$13.99	$41.00	$0.00	$202.50
BDPP65 Mike Olt	57	$7.49	$11.10	$4.75	$10.50	$14.50	$6.99	$31.24	$74.99	$0.00	$0.00
BDPP66 Kellin Deglan	50	$4.14	$10.00	$1.04	$6.19	$8.99	$3.27	$19.05	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
BDPP67 Yasmani Grandal	60	$15.73	$22.49	$10.50	$24.55	$33.99	$20.50	$49.99	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
BDPP68 Kolbrin Vitek	65	$9.63	$15.49	$5.88	$15.90	$20.09	$13.55	$39.86	$70.00	$125.00	$0.00
BDPP69 Justin O’Conner	51	$7.04	$15.33	$2.75	$9.56	$12.72	$7.27	$22.97	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
BDPP70 Gary Brown	70	$8.62	$16.49	$4.25	$12.94	$22.38	$10.27	$34.00	$77.00	$0.00	$0.00
BDPP71 Mike Foltynewicz	61	$7.09	$16.23	$3.25	$9.29	$13.55	$6.76	$30.32	$49.00	$0.00	$0.00
BDPP72 Chevez Clarke	47	$5.26	$9.99	$2.66	$8.74	$12.50	$4.05	$25.38	$68.55	$84.00	$0.00
BDPP73 Cito Culver	63	$13.22	$28.99	$7.27	$16.09	$20.79	$10.50	$38.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
BDPP74 Aaron Sanchez	47	$5.50	$10.50	$2.79	$7.63	$10.49	$6.00	$28.44	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
BDPP75 Noah Syndergaard	40	$3.31	$6.00	$0.99	$4.05	$4.99	$2.25	$14.16	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
BDPP76 Taylor Lindsey	46	$3.17	$6.00	$1.91	$7.16	$12.00	$3.25	$14.39	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
BDPP77 Josh Sale	73	$14.77	$23.50	$8.05	$25.64	$34.00	$19.38	$74.56	$166.32	$233.50	$649.99
BDPP78 Christian Yelich	50	$7.07	$13.10	$3.25	$13.58	$15.50	$10.50	$34.99	$0.00	$0.00	$250.00
BDPP79 Jameson Taillon	59	$23.81	$38.00	$11.99	$38.87	$49.99	$29.99	$89.99	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
BDPP80 Manny Machado	46	$53.20	$76.00	$40.22	$72.44	$86.00	$52.00	$190.02	$413.00	$650.00	$1,538.00
BDPP81 Christian Colon	68	$10.90	$18.50	$6.50	$16.71	$21.33	$13.50	$43.66	$169.99	$0.00	$0.00
BDPP82 Drew Pomeranz	74	$10.78	$15.00	$6.59	$15.02	$18.97	$10.55	$36.68	$117.64	$0.00	$0.00
BDPP83 Delino DeShields	56	$8.20	$13.50	$3.25	$13.82	$15.50	$11.50	$35.00	$77.39	$0.00	$0.00
BDPP84 Matt Harvey	65	$8.19	$14.99	$3.75	$10.14	$14.50	$5.50	$34.10	$0.00	$150.00	$356.00
BDPP85 Ryan Bolden	56	$3.61	$8.79	$0.99	$4.65	$7.38	$1.80	$20.20	$27.66	$71.09	$174.99
BDPP86 Deck McGuire	69	$5.83	$13.10	$1.79	$9.12	$11.50	$3.75	$25.22	$46.41	$0.00	$205.00
BDPP87 Zach Lee	69	$12.20	$16.38	$7.50	$19.12	$24.99	$16.25	$46.55	$0.00	$138.89	$0.00
BDPP88 Alex Wimmers	61	$7.36	$12.75	$2.25	$9.89	$15.00	$5.76	$19.99	$68.75	$0.00	$200.00
BDPP89 Kaleb Cowart	56	$10.03	$14.99	$5.24	$14.55	$16.50	$12.05	$31.75	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
BDPP90 Mike Kvasnicka	52	$4.82	$9.99	$0.99	$5.73	$7.99	$3.25	$0.00	$47.99	$78.01	$0.00
BDPP91 Jake Skole	61	$8.09	$11.99	$4.35	$14.75	$17.50	$11.05	$31.66	$109.66	$182.29	$0.00
BDPP92 Chris Sale	74	$14.44	$18.01	$10.50	$26.82	$33.00	$14.82	$59.00	$133.50	$0.00	$0.00

Stay tuned, we will be doing a Part 2 and 3 of this breaking down the sales of the AFLAC and USA Autos in the Draft release.

Here is a look at a cumulative look at all of the 2010 Bowman Chrome Baseball Prospect Autograph sales through the first full weekend of release. There has been 1200+ sales since its release last Wednesday, and I have accumulated each of the sales via eBay and put them together for you to get an idea on which Prospect Autographs are selling the best, at product release.

There are 39 total autographs inserted in this release, I have been unable to find any sales data for BCP217 Noel Arguelles, so I am guessing he was left out of the product. Also, this list does not include any USA Autographs – that data will be looked at later.

Of the 41 autographs inserted, 15 of them are currently going for under $5 on average. 35% of the inserted autographs yield a 10% return on your box price, if you bought-in at $50 per box. On the opposite end of the spectrum, 5 of the autographs inserted are currently selling for $20 or more, on average. Shelby Miller, Miguel Sano, Gary Sanchez, Aroldis Chapman, and Stephen Strasburg.

You can click the table row headings to sort the data for that row. If a cell has a $0.00 represented in it, it means there was no sales data accumulated for that particular card.

Comprehensive List of Sale

Exactly one year ago, NBA fans were eagerly awaiting the regular season debut of the 2009 No. 1 overall draft pick of the Los Angeles Clippers, Blake Griffin. It was the team’s final preseason game and Griffin had looked great during the preseason, averaging 13.7 points and 8.1 rebounds per game.

Then disaster struck.

On what appeared to have been a routine dunk, when Griffin landed, he broke his kneecap. This injury sidelined him for the entire 2009-10 season and set-back the start to what appeared to be a star-studded career for Griffin.

Fast forward to yesterday, one-year after the injury, surgery, and rehab – Blake was back. The anticipation of making his regular season debut must have been building up, as Griffin exploded for 20 points and 14 rebounds in the game.

The Hype is Building

With the hype building around the potential of Griffin, and his ability to show that he has came back stronger and very determined, a lot of cards have seen an exponential increase in price. Griffin has the greatest room for growth out of the star-packed 2009-10 rookie class, added to playing for a large media market in Los Angeles makes for a very potent formula to ensure a great return on investment for people looking to flip his cards.

Here is a small glimpse at some of Griffin’s best rookie cards from last year:

• 2009-10 National Treasures Rookie Patch Auto
• 2009-10 Exquisite Rookies
• 2009-10 National Treasures Rookie Logoman Auto
• 2009-10 Topps Chrome Gold Refractor
• 2009-10 Topps McDonald’s All American Auto
• 2009-10 Topps Chrome Refractor
• 2009-10 Absolute Rookie Jumbo Patch Auto
• 2009-10 Timeless Treasures Rookie Patch Auto
• 2009-10 Prestige Rookie Auto
• 2009-10 Elite Extra Edition Rookie Auto
• 2009-10 Crown Royal Rookie Auto
• 2009-10 Playoff Contenders Rookie Auto

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