Topps has announced that its 2005 Bowman AFLAC All-American Redemption checklist has been finalized. The redemptions were seeded one per box in 2005 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects baseball. Card # Name High School Drafted By in 2006 1 of … Read More
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Topps Announces Allen & Ginter Short-prints
Topps Announces there are several extremely short printed autograph and relic cards in the just-released 2007 Topps Allen & Ginter Baseball. The following short print autograph subjects and quantities are as follows: Albert Pujols 25 Johan Santana 100 Jim Thome … Read More
Matsuzaka SPX Rookie Card
Boston Red Sox ace Daisuke Matsuzaka will be the seventh player to be unveiled by Upper Deck for its SPX Baseball mystery rookie redemption card program (card #128). Early online sales for the Matsuzaka SPX redemption have been around $250. … Read More
2007 Topps Heritage Short Prints Announced
Topps confirms that the recently released 2007 Topps Heritage Baseball features short prints seeded 1:2 packs. Topps Heritage also includes short printed “Yellow Team Name” and “Yellow Player Name” variations (1:6) mimicking the original 1958 Topps set. The players are … Read More
Baseball Market Report 2
Baseball collectors love to speculate on rookies and this offseason has been no exception, as some of the most active cards in the hobby are 2007′s most promising prospects. No prospect is getting more attention from collectors than Philip Hughes, … Read More
Hockey Market Report 2
The prices for 2005-06 Upper Deck The Cup continue to amaze, as rookies and unopened product remain among the most active in the hobby. The Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin rookie patch autographs are the cornerstones of the product and … Read More
Topps 1952 Rookie Edition Shortprints, Autographs & Variations
Topps is confirming that 2006 Topps Rookies Baseball – 1952 Edition includes short printed base cards, autographs and variations. Just like the original 1952 set, its 2006 Rookies counterpart includes high numbered short printed base cards (#276- 312) and variations … Read More
Upper Deck to fulfill Be A Player redemption cards
Upper Deck and the NHL Players Association have finalized the process by which Upper Deck will fulfill draft redemption cards for Be A Player product issued prior to the NHL lockout in 2004. In The Game had issued redemption cards … Read More
Upper Deck Launches NHL “Lucky Shot” Campaign
On Monday, Jan. 15, Upper Deck launched its “Lucky Shot” hockey card promotional campaign. The campaign will include an online interactive game and sweepstakes, television support, print advertising and a 29 team in-arena giveaway. Keeping in tradition with the mega-successful … Read More
Sidney Crosby is top vote getter for NHL All-Star Game
Pittsburgh Penguins phenom, NHL leading scorer and Upper Deck exclusive spokesman Sidney Crosby garnered the most fan votes – 825,783 – for the 2007 NHL All-Star Game in Dallas. Crosby, has been a hockey card juggernaut – many of his … Read More