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.

Manny Pacquiao's First Certified Trading Card Autograph

While this site is clearly dedicated to basketball sports cards, allow me to once in a while post something not related to the sports.

After all, this one is still about sports cards. And I am a big Manny Pacquiao fan so I'm really excited about this one.

Kobe Bryant 96-97 Topps Chrome RC BCCG 10

Finally, I already have in my possession a copy of Kobe Bryant's best rookie card, a 96-97 Topps Chrome.

Beckett says that just like the Michael Jordan 86-87 Fleer rookie card, counterfeit copies of this one are flying around due to its high demand and scarcity.

How to Spot a Fake Michael Jordan Rookie Card

Michael Jordan only has one mainstream rookie card, the 1986-87 Fleer #57.

It is widely considered the "Holy Grail" of the basketball sports cards hobby. This is a must have for any die-hard fan of the greatest basketball player ever.

Mail Week June 13 - 17: Dwight Howard 09-10 National Treasures Patch #d/10, etc.

For this mail week, I got cards for my Shaq and Dwight Howard main PC as well as for my Kobe Bryant side PC.

Check out my mail week for June 13 - 17.

My Two Favorite Shaq 90's Inserts: Hot Numbers and SkyView

Out of my Shaquille O'Neal collection, these are the two insert cards I really like.

The 1995-96 Hoops SkyView and 1995-96 Flair Hot Numbers cards.