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A look back at some of the fun from the 2025 National that was held in Rosemont, Il.

Another great weekend in Fishers, Indiana for card collectors, as the Best Choice Fieldhouse and J&J AllStars hosted The Midwest Monster. Between the Monster and the Shipshewana Show and all the other shows through out the year, Indiana has some good shows to check out. Click Here for a complete Indiana Show Calendar. The next Midwest Monster is October 4th & 5th.

It always helps when the hometown teams are doing well also, as we saw alot of collectors looking for Pacers cards over the weekend. WRTV paid a visit to The Monster to talk cards and Pacers.. check it out

Indy Card Exchange hosted its 3rd annual Kids Club event on Sunday at Victory Field. Hundreds of kids showed up to take part, which included free giveaways from numerous sponsors including BCW, Pack Wars, a grading and pricing contest, trade day, and special visits from Indiana Pacers Boomer and Indianapolis Indians Rowdie. For info on how your kid collector can join the club click here.

WRTV paid a visit to the Indy Card Exchange to talk with owner Andy Albert about the “Caitlin Clark effect”

Hoosier Sports Cards had close to $6,000 in trading cards stolen, mostly football vintage. Take a look collectors anyone in the Terre Haute or surrounding area recognize these two? Contact Terre Haute police if you have any info.

Hoosier Sports Cards
Hoosier Sports Cards

The Collector World has loss one of the Good Guys, according to his wife Ruby (Pookie), Archie Cline passed away unexpectedly on Monday. Alot of us knew him back in the day when he and Ruby would set up at J&J AllStar Fishers Show, and continued as he moved on to doing his own shows in Plainfield and Martinsville. Ruby added on Facebook that funeral arrangements will be posted in a few days and the rest of his shows will be canceled as she will not continue running those. Prayers to Ruby and the Cline family.

UPDATE – Family and Friends are invited to visit on Saturday May 11th from 2-4 in the Chapel at Charlisle-Branson Funeral Service & Crematory in Mooresville.. A Life Celebration Service will follow starting at 4 at the Funeral home.

Shipshewana Card Fest (Memorial Day Show) and The Muncie Show held that same weekend will be taking donations for the Cline family, all proceeds will be sent to Archie’s Go Fund Me. To donate click HERE

Archie Ray Cline (Pic via Ruby/Face Book)

The Box – 2024 IndyCar

Bought From – Parkside Collectibles

Packs Per Box – 20

Cards Per Pack – 8

Price – $89.99

Notable Base – All the drivers are in this set, a great mix and for sure will be a hit with IndyCar fans

Inserts – Blue Border /99 – (3) Alex Palou, Tom Blomqvist, Simon Pagenaud

Auto/Game Used – Autographs (3) Hunter Mcelrea, Jacob Abel, Marcus Ericsson

2024 NTT INDYCAR Checklist

The Box – 2024 Panini Prizm Monopoly Blaster

Bought From – Target

Packs Per Box – 6

Cards Per Pack – 4

Price – $29.99

Pack 1 – LeBron James (PS9), Keegan Murray, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kyrie Irving

Pack 2 – James Harden, Jamal Murray, Joel Embiid, LeMelo Ball (Purple Wave Prizm)

Pack 3 – Jordan Hawkins (RC), Nick Smith Jr (RC), Chet Holmgren, Jayson Tatum

Pack 4 – Anthony Black (RC), Aaron Gordon, Jimmy Butler (PS4), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Purple Wave Prim)

Pack 5 – Anthony Davis, Domantas Sabonis, Jaime Jaquez Jr (RC), Luka Doncic

Pack 6 – Zion Williamson, LaMelo Ball, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Kobe Bufkin (RC)

It was October 21st of 2017 when I got onto the Panini web site to enter my redemption code for a 2016-17 Panini Immaculate Patch Auto numbered to /40 of Indiana Pacers Myles Turner. Flash forward to eight years later and still no Turner card. Yes, if you check ebay there are other Panini Myles Turner sticker auto cards but not sure why the 2016-17 Immaculate card never happened. Fast forward to this week, a trip to the mail box and a replacement sitting there, a 2022-23 Panini Sparkle Pack of Donruss Optic Basketball. By the looks of things these packs are more valuable closed than open so now the question What to do?

Take the Poll…. https://x.com/DPMsportcards/status/1753304973402644612?s=20

The Box – Championship Collection

Bought From – Meijer

Packs Per Box – 2 Hobby Packs, 5 Factory Sealed Packs, 15 Cards = (4) Pro Picks, (1) 2021-22 Bowman U, (1) 2021 Topps Finest, (1) 2021-22 Donruss

**Nothing worth noting out of the packs**

Price –$19.99

Auto/Game Used – 2009-10 Upper Deck Dual Game Materials Randy Foye – Al Jefferson