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Topps Decades Hobby Box Review

Are Topps Decades Hobby Boxes Worth the Price?

Topps Decades is the nostalgic answer to the modern football card market. Instead of chasing tomorrow’s stars, the collection celebrates football’s past, complete with outrageous shirts, wonderfully questionable hairstyles and some of the most recognisable players of the 1990s. It’s a clever idea, particularly for collectors who grew up watching the Premier League or Champions League during that era. But with hobby boxes originally costing… Read More »Are Topps Decades Hobby Boxes Worth the Price?

A Beginner's Guide to Hobby Boxes

A Quick & Easy Beginner’s Guide to Football Card Hobby Boxes

Imagine,,, you’ve started collecting football cards. You’ve bought a few packs, discovered what a parallel is and spent an evening looking at other people’s collections online. Then somebody mentions a hobby box. Suddenly you’re looking at boxes costing £100, £200 or considerably more, promising autographs, numbered parallels, relics and something mysteriously described as a “case hit”. And it becomes pretty overwhelming. I’ve been there, too.… Read More »A Quick & Easy Beginner’s Guide to Football Card Hobby Boxes

Football Parallel Cards Explained

What are Football Parallel Cards & Are They Valuable?

Back in the day, football cards were delightfully simple, but now, things have remarkably changed. Gone are the days of ripping one open, running over to your mates in the playground and bragging about ‘the shiny’ that you got over them. Instead, there are small nuances that can make a huge difference in value and overall collectability. Perhaps your Jude Bellingham card is gold rather… Read More »What are Football Parallel Cards & Are They Valuable?

Benjamin Sesko, Ryan Gravenberch and Eddie Nketiah in the Topps UCL Living Set

4 Investment Gems from the Topps UCL Living Set

As one of my favourite designs to date from this manufacturer, there is a potential return to be made from various selections in the Topps UCL Living Set, and we are going to dive into five of the very best from this group from its latest collection. What is the Topps UCL Living Set? Well, it’s a thing of beauty, is what it is! Following… Read More »4 Investment Gems from the Topps UCL Living Set