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Originally posted by Heroes For Hire:

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Originally posted by Raven:
There is a new feature in the in the Oct/Nov issue called the Hot List. Its one page with photos of 20 cards with prices. All cards are from 2017 products and are over $100. Not surprisingly almost all are autographed cards, with a couple of wardrobe cards and two groups of sketches.

I like it. Showing current hot cards is something that has always been done with sports cards. Now here's my questions since I can agree with some of these cards, but would not have chosen others or can think of some better choices . . .

On what basis are these particular cards chosen and who picks them?

Would a hot card always have to be a recent release, as these are, or can an older card with increased activity be recognized as being hot too?

Should multiple cards from the same product be picked, as they are here for Gotham, Orphan Black, Game of Thrones, Spider-Man Homecoming, James Bond Final and Outlander or should it be restricted to one per product to spread it around?

Is it fair to include an entire grope like Marvel Premiere sketches and Star Wars 40th Anniversary sketches, as that may be a hot product or hot segment, but it is not a hot individual card?

Interested in hearing your thoughts.

In an effort to see a little more variety, maybe the 20-card The Hot List could be broken down into different categories. Perhaps a Top 10 for autographs, Top 5 for relics, and then a Top 5 for sketch cards. Another category that could be rotated in for inserts/base cards, too.

Doing this would limit the amount of autograph cards dominating the majority list. Relics and sketch cards would have more representation. Cards like autographed relic cards would fall in the relic category so I guess that would be a loophole about the amount of auto being listed, but there still would be more relics shown regardless. Sketch cards would then expanded out of a generalization mention to actually naming a few artists to be aware of. Let's face it, there no real chase for modern regular base cards unless it's a short print but you never know so combining base with inserts would a catch all for even collectibles like DC Bombshells Golden Goddess figures.

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Originally posted by WandringRebel:
I like the idea of having categories for the Hot List. I'd like to see Top 10 sketch cards, Top 10 autographs, and Top 10 boxes or overall product.

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Originally posted by Tommy C:
My local comic store said he's not getting the Oct/Nov issue until November 8

Wonder why so late ?

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Originally posted by Tommy C:
Now my local comic store was told today that they're not sending him this issue until Jan 10

Incidentally, what promos are in this issue ?

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Originally posted by Tommy C:
Now my local comic store was told today that they're not sending him this issue until Jan 10

Incidentally, what promos are in this issue ?

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Originally posted by catskilleagle:
As I await the last issue of the year, I just want to say I enjoyed the Gilligan's Island issue. I watched the episodes many times over as a kid after it went into syndication in the early 70's though never got into the cards. Jim Backus' autobiography was released a couple of months before I quit work at a bookstore. I saw Russell Johnson signing at a collectibles show in Hayward, CA in the late 90's. He wandered the hall on his breaks and seemed interested in some of the stuff for sale.

I was surprised to read that a trading card set for the TV show "The Persuaders" was in production. I've never seen it - just heard about it earlier this year. However, even though it ran only for one season (24 episodes), it does have a bit of a following in that a lot of people still remember it fondly. I was thinking about picking up the DVD set.

Of course, I liked the Promo Column. I hadn't heard of the cards highlighted early in the article - more stuff to keep an eye out for.

Jess

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Originally posted by Tommy C:
The local comic store finally got it in on November 22

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Originally posted by WandringRebel:
I like the idea of having categories for the Hot List. I'd like to see Top 10 sketch cards, Top 10 autographs, and Top 10 boxes or overall product.

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Originally posted by Heroes For Hire:

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Originally posted by WandringRebel:
I like the idea of having categories for the Hot List. I'd like to see Top 10 sketch cards, Top 10 autographs, and Top 10 boxes or overall product.

It was nice to read in the Dec 2017/Jan 2018 issue that the suggestion about expanding the Hot List will be incorporated in the first issue of 2018
It's going to be broken down into 4 separate list: autographs, sketch cards/artists, overall products, and highlighted individual products.

Thanks for listening to feedback and suggestions NSU staff