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Prizm World Cup Update

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 One thing about the 2026 World Cup Prizm set is that Panini went way too hard, in my opinion at least, with how many different versions of the product they made. There are blasters and hangers and megas and preferred and hobby and on and on. Then, each one of those formats has its own version depending on what store it is available in, be it Target, Walmart, Dick's, etc. It's way too much Panini. That being said, of course I did purchase some retail versions of it so I could open my own stuff and see what I pulled. Over the last ten days or so, I have been lucky to pull three autographs, all of legends.  The first auto is Eric Cantona, the French icon who plied his trade for some time with Manchester United and then go into acting. The latter two autographs are from a set I find particularly attractive, the 2012 Prizm throwback autos. Oliver Kahn is one of the top 10 goalkeepers of all time and Benni McCarthy, while I did not know who it was until I looked him up, was arguabl...
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Xavi Marks of Excellence

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 I don't need to spend much time going over my recent preference for on card soccer autographs, particularly of the Marks of Excellence variety, so instead I'll just post an update that I've added the tenth such card from this set into my collection over the last week. This time it was an eBay purchase of former Barcelona and Spain icon, Xavi. He was one of the elite players of his era. This autograph is also the gold /50 version of the card. When you search for Marks of Excellence, there typically is not a lot of each player available because it is a very short printed subset. 
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Romario

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 I've got some catching up to do on all of my recent additions since the two big names in Messi and Maradona. I've been real busy and in the midst of a new job so haven't quite gotten around to it yet. However, at the same time I added the Messi and Maradona autos with my Kobe Bryant sale funds, I also added a third all-time legend, Romario. This is a Topps Chrome auto /25. You probably have noticed that when I have the option, I've been focusing on adding lower numbered autos of the greats in addition to the names I am targeting in the first place. I like keeping the long-term scarcity low in my collection. These are all aspects of my collection that I've honed over the long time I have been in the hobby and, frankly, as I've gotten older and more established, I have the means to be able to be a bit more picky. 
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Lionel Messi

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 The other half of my acquisitions that stemmed from my Kobe Bryant sale was none other than the best player in soccer history, Lionel Messi. This auto is numbered  /99 from the Road To the World Cup Select set.  Being able to add both this Messi auto as well as the Diego Maradona auto for the price of one base Kobe autograph felt very worth it to me. In terms of financial values long term, it is yet to be determined whether I made a good choice or not but I'm happy with my PC which is really what matters. Plus, I'll likely add a different Kobe back to my collection in the future.
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Diego Maradona

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 I didn't plan on doing this because my intention is to add autographs of this magnitude to my collection, not sell them off. However, I recently sold my Kobe Bryant Autograph because I knew it would net me enough money to add two huge soccer all time GOATs for the price of one Kobe. My strategy worked, as I was able to get numbered autographs of both players plus have a bit left over to get something else. The first autograph I'm discussing is the Diego Maradona Mosaic autograph /25. I wanted a Maradona badly and I'm happy to get one.
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Cafu Marks of Excellence

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 I was perusing eBay the other day and as I often do, found myself digging into the availability of the on card soccer autograph set, Marks of Excellence. I saw that Brazil legend Cafu was one of the listing ending soon, and that it was cheap so thought I would try and snipe it. It ended up being the cheapest MOE autograph I've added to my collection to this point as I ended up getting it for just a few bucks over $100. I've said it before but I'll say it again. To me, these on card soccer autographs will have a lot more value in the future than they do now. The scarcity level on these is very high. This autograph is the gold /50 version. I look forward to hunting down and acquiring more of these, because I love this set. 
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World Cup Prizm

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 I finally hit something good out of a 2026 World Cup Prizm blaster, which up until this point, was just not happening. I've opened a dozen or so boxes of the stuff and only had four or five numbered cards to show for it. It has been an absolute brutal product for me even though I got some decent stuff in a couple breaks. For the most part, I've been avoiding the product even though I don't want to because I love soccer and went to a World Cup game, etc. However, over this past weekend I went to Walmart for something completely different and saw one lonesome blaster box sitting near the checkout. I didn't want to leave it hanging, so tried my luck. It ended up being easily my best box as I pulled a Daniel Passarella National Heroes Wave Prizm auto. Passarella is a World Cup champ for Argentina and considered one of the all time best center backs in soccer history, and I did not have him autograph yet so I was very happy to hit this card in my blaster. I also got a Zined...
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