Don’t be afraid to sit on it

If this were the fall of 1991 Topps Stadium Club Football and you were opening freshly minted boxes of cards and pulled a somewhat obscure second round quarterback, you probably would have been a little disappointed.   Where was Dan McGwire? No Chris Zorich? For the love of Al Davis, give me a Todd Marinovich! This dude …

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How Topps posterized packs back in the day

Topps has always loved its inserts.   Decades ago, they were decidedly different in type and quantity and the company worked up a bunch of them. Stamps. Stickers. Decals. Coins. Glossy cards. Team checklists. All of those and more showed up as bonuses inside wax packs.   What they loved more than anything, though, were posters. Chances …

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Update 1.0.17 released!

Big news — A big update released this morning. Loupe version 1.0.17 launched, so make sure you download it before hopping into today’s streams! Update 1.0.17 is mostly focused on making life easier for sellers, but there’s one buyer-side change that’s very important. Here’s what’s in the new update: Update 1.0.17 notes (January 13): Sale …

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