Michael Jordan 1993-94 Ultra Scoring Kings

Included in my April 6 mail day is the card widely considered by collectors as one of the best Jordan cards ever.

It's the 1993-94 Ultra Scoring Kings #5 Michael Jordan.

Mail Day April 6: Michael Jordan 90's Inserts

This is one of my best Michael Jordan mails ever as I got two 90s insert cards that I really like.

I was able to pry these away from a collector at SCF, berlincards.

Got these last April 6 after a month of waiting.

Kobe Bryant 96-97 Flair RC Rainbow Set

Two months after finally completing all rookie cards of Kobe Bryant, I achieved another milestone for my side PC.

My mini 96-97 Flair rainbow set is complete - minus the Legacy parallels of course.

Mail Month February: Shaq 90s Inserts, Game-Used, Oddball and College Cards

My mails for January were pretty much varied (check out HERE and HERE).

For February, most of which I accumulated were cards of my favorite player, Shaquille O'Neal.

Kobe Bryant 96-97 Stadium Club Members Only 55 Graded BGS 9.5 UNPEELED

Another card has been added to my Kobe Bryant BGS 9.5 RC collection, the  96-97 Stadium Club Members Only 55 #52 FIN card.

Just like the 96-97 Finest RC I got, this one is also UNPEELED.

Michael Jordan 1997-98 UD3 MJ3 Tribute Set

From my January 23 - 27 mail week is this three-card set from 1997-98 UD3.

In my opinion,  this is an underrated set. 

Shaquille O'Neal 1998-99 SkyBox Molten Metal Fusion Titanium /250

While the design is not exactly original, the 1998-99 SkyBox Molten Metal Fusion is one of the nicest 90s inserts around.

The cards feature die cut technology where small holes are 'etched' into the card to form the portrait of the player featured. If I'm not mistaken, this was first used for the 95-96 Stadium Club Beam Team as seen in this mail month.

Mail Week January 23 - 27: Derrick Rose Graded RCs, Howard Patches, Shaq Parallels, etc.

The week of January 23 - 27 is great for me as I got a huge number of cards I need for my Shaquille O'Neal and Dwight Howard main PCs as well as for my Michael Jordan side PC.

Check out my mail week as I listed them per player.

Shaquille O'Neal 1992-93 Stadium Club Beam Team #21

I was able to snag the Member's Only version of Shaquille O'Neal's iconic Beam Team card from 1992-93 Stadium Club.

This is not inserted into packs as this was only available exclusively through the Topps Members Only Club or sold in complete factory set form for $199 with a total of 10,000 factory sets printed.

COMPLETED! Kobe Bryant Rookie Cards Checklist

Finally, 1 year and 6 months since my quest to acquire all Kobe Byant rookie cards last July 2010, I have now all 16 of his true base cards. I also have his SPx XRC (extended RC) as well as the two cards from Stadium Club which are not really RCs since they are inserts - but the product don't feature one.

Thanks to ty of the nbacardsph forum as his E-X2000 RC included in my January 17 mail day was the final piece to the puzzle. It was a long process but I was not in a hurry as I wanted to relish every card I acquired. 

Mail Day January 17: Kobe Bryant E-X2000 RC, Derrick Rose RCs, etc.

This is my first significant mail day for 2012 and one of the largest trades I have done in a while. 

There are many trading forums but they should be renamed selling forums as most members are actually selling rather than trading. 

Anyway, I'm glad I was able to pull off this trade with ty of nbacardsph. Because of him, I have already acquired all of Kobe Bryant's true rookie cards.

My Top Five Best Sports Cards Acquired for 2011

Another year passed by.

I can say that year 2011 has been a good year for me hobby-wise. 

Michael Jordan 1992-93 Fleer Team Leaders

This card is probably the most desirable card of Michael Jordan produced during the 1992-93 NBA season. And arguably, the toughest to pull.

I'm talking about the 1992-93 Michael Jordan Fleer Team Leaders insert card.

Mail Week December 5 - 9: Kobe Premium Players, Jordan Hoops High Voltage, etc.

Here are my recent acquisitions for my Shaquille O'Neal main PC as well as for my Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant side PCs.

Check out my mail week December 5 - 9.

My First Kobe Bryant Patch Card, Serial Numbered 10/10 - a 1 of 1?

Finally got my first Kobe Bryant patch card!

It's a 2009-10 Prestige Prestigious Pros Materials Platinum #1. It's actually the patch version of the regular Pros Materials Blue jersey card which is serial numbered to 200.

Kobe Bryant Graded Rookie Card: 96-97 Finest BGS 9.5 UNPEELED

Here's an important addition to my Kobe Bryant BGS 9.5 RC collection.

It is Kobe's Finest RC.

Mail Day October 24: Dwight Howard Rookie Cards

Check out my mail day for October 24, 2011.

Thanks to lemu23 of nbacardsph for letting go of his Dwight Howard rookie cards.

My First Shaquille O'Neal National Treasures Card: NBA Greatest Materials Patch #d/10

This is my first Shaquille O'Neal card from Panini's $400-box, its most expensive basketball product, the answer to Upper Deck's Exquisite - the Playoff National Treasures.

It's a 09-10 Playoff National Treasures NBA Greatest Materials Prime #17 serial numbered 09 out of 10.

Manny Pacquiao 2011 Topps Allen and Ginter Autograph eBay Sales

2011 Topps Allen and Ginter baseball went live yesterday.

This product is highly anticipated by collectors because randomly inserted in packs are the first Manny Pacquiao certified autographed trading cards.

Panini HRX Video Autographed Trading Cards (Kobe, Durant, Griffin, Wall)

Panini is changing the face of the sports cards hobby by recently releasing the world's first video trading cards.

As the name implies, these cards include a small screen that can play up to 30 minutes worth of video footage of the player indicated on the card.

The cards are officially called as the Panini HRX (Highlight Reel Xperience) trading cards with the first batch featuring four of basketball's top athletes (Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, John Wall and slam-dunk champion Blake Griffin) plastered across them.