days, neshek took his hobby one step further using his access to other players to amass an unrivaledout right there. >> but the one card he treasures most isn't worth much more than the cardboard it's printed on. >> you know, my favorite player was kirby puckett. i didn't have much money when i was little. i wanted to save up money to buy kirby puckett's rookie card. one of my friends had it. i stepped on the card, and he went nuts, "you need to buy me a new one. "i think it was $20 i had to save up. i bought him the card and gave it to him. he gave me the bent card. it transported me to that moment. >> as it's been from nearly the beginning, a 2.5 inch by 3.5 inch rectangular time machine transporting collectors even if it's only a matter of days. like with topps' now series, featuring current moments from major league games available almost instantly. like miguel cabrera's snow opening day home run or this stray cat in the outfield at coors field. >> we're taking a photo, uploading it to a design, printing the cards overnight, and putting them in your hand. innovation, he says, a k

. >> reporter: pat next neshek suited up -- he never got over his affinity for card collecting. any kid in the '80s. like when i was like 6, 7, 8 years old it was cool because we would see those guys and try to pretend that we were them. it was cool opening the card, seeing the logos of the different teams and following my stars. the stars that i liked. >> during his big league playing days, neshek took his hobby one step further using his access to other players to amass an unrivaled stockpile of autographed cards. >> i got trout right there. >> but the one card he treasures most isn't worth much more than the cardboard it's printed on. >> you know, my favorite player was kirby puckett. i didn't have much money when i was little. i wanted to save up money to buy kirby puckett's rookie card. one of my friends had it. i stepped on the card, and he went nuts, "you need to buy me a new one. "i think it was $20 i had to save up. i bought him the card and gave it to him. he gave me the bent card. it transported me to that moment. >> as it's been from nearly the beginning, a 2.5 inch