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Preseason Top 30 Card Investments (The Countdown from 25 to 21)
Let’s continue the countdown… a lot of these players can be bought NOW or SOON at lower-than-usual prices, and could lead to short-term profits or prove worthy of holding for the long-term. Long-term could be more than six months in the world of Basketball cards, but it’s up to you! Here are the next five…
Read MorePreseason Top 30 Card Investments (The Countdown from 30 to 26)
With just a week before the start of the NBA season, we are here to help you with some ideas on players who are worth a longer look as short-term and long-term investments. These names have been featured in our last few episodes of the HOOPSANDCARDS podcast, and we wanted you to see the list…
Read MoreFIVE Risky Picks We are Willing to Make this NBA Season…
With the NBA season rapidly approaching, we’ve majored on podcast episodes where we breakdown some of the best players to invest in when it comes to Basketball Cards. Our podcast host joined Paul on the NoOffseason.com Basketball Card Strategy show and they rolled through every single NBA team. The sleepers, guesses, and Hail Mary picks…
Read MoreSleepers: Card Bargains that could Shine this Season
It’s been over a year since NBA-types could be heard frequently saying things like, “Don’t sleep on Jalen Brunson.” “Watch out for Darius Garland.” “Desmond Bane will fit in nicely in Memphis.” When an unknown or overlooked player shows the possibility of stepping into a larger role and has a track record of bringing energy…
Read More“Optic Basketball, I love you… and I hate you!”
(Four days ago, I tested positive for COVID-19 and have been quarantined from the outside world. One of the eventual side effects of this isolation happens when you start talking to random objects in the room or house. As a card collector and investor, there was nothing to stop me from, you know, talking to…
Read MoreBreaking: Donovan Mitchell to Cleveland!!
Well, we finally get another blockbuster trade out of Utah. Everyone thought it would be a deal with the Knicks, Heat, or even Brooklyn. Instead, it’s the Cleveland Cavaliers who win the Donovan Mitchell sweepstakes. I’m a Cleveland Cavs season ticket holder. Just a few minutes ago, my son texted me with the news. I…
Read MorePrizm Basketball Retail: To Buy or Not to Buy?
For those of us who have been involved with Basketball Cards for more than a year, the question sounds almost like a joke. We remember a time when Prizm B-Ball was so hot, people would wait hours in line, bribe their friends at Wal-Mart, or invent Bot programs to outwork the competition to land the…
Read More“4G” Investing Picks of the Month – August 2022
Well, not much has changed since last month, when we made the JULY 4G PICKS our very first monthly blog about deals at every level of the portfolio. The NFL Preseason has barely begun. Kevin Durant, Donovan Mitchell, and Kyrie Irving haven’t moved. Prizm’s new 2021-22 Basketball boxes are starting to hit the shelves at…
Read MoreTired of Popular Cards? Here are FOUR high-quality Basketball Sets for 2021-22 Collectors!
“Hello, I’m looking for a Cade Cunningham rookie card.” In the past, I knew how to answer that question and which direction to point someone. When I was much younger, Topps basketball was all we knew. Over the next few years, Star and Fleer joined the club. Yeah, that’s how old I am. A few…
Read MoreSecond-Half Spotlight: Anfernee Simons
Welcome to our second feature article about a career backup from guard-heavy Portland. Meet Anfernee Simons. His cards have been around since 2018 Rated Rookies, but he is only slightly older than Tyrese Maxey and roughly the same age as Ja Morant. He won the 2021 NBA Dunk Contest, but few people had seen him…
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