Archive for December, 2008

The centerpiece of my collection? It’s an easy one for me to answer. Last year my then girlfriend and I would discuss the possibility of getting married. Sometimes I just spout off and say things jokingly not expecting her to…

Upper Deck is releasing an interesting new product that documents every single game of the 2008 season. This is a set builders dream and nightmare as it is a 4,980 card set! There are also numerous paralells and autographed cards…

Legends of Sport: Upper Deck Debuts First-Ever Triple-Signed Piece of Ali/Jordan/Tiger Memorabilia.

This holiday season, Sports Memorabilia Company unveils autographed artwork that will no doubt top any collector’s wish list!

North Las Vegas, NV (December 15, 2008) – For…

The Babe Ruth Tools of the Trade game jersey jumbo patch closed on EBay at a record $3,303.00. This caused some discussion on the boards of “Is this the Honus Wagner of modern era Game Jersey cards. This…

Upper Deck Revisits Classic 1997 Legends Football Autograph Set

New cards updating the famous ‘97 Legends Football set can be found in 2008 Ultimate Collection Football releasing in February

North Las Vegas, NV (December 15, 2008) – When Upper Deck…

TOPPS & UFC READY FOR ROUND ONE!

Topps and The UFC are pleased to announce that the first ever UFC exclusive trading card product will ship mid-late January 2009…and it’s appropriately named “TOPPS UFC-ROUND ONE!”

Each 16-pack box delivers plenty…

Collectors can receive FREE 2008-09 NHL Upper Deck Biography of a Season cards with purchase through Diamond Dealer shops

North Las Vegas, NV (November 26, 2008) – Upper Deck is proud to announce the return of the Biography of a…

I got these images from Upper Deck this weekend. Chris Carlin wrote a little piece to go along with them that we wanted to present here as well for anyone who may have picked up some Upper Deck Timelines and…

I wanted to write a little post about a card that I picked up a little less than a year ago from a BMB member. Last time I did a Spotlight it was on a card from 24 years ago,…

I asked Eric aka ThoseBackPages to write up a piece for the site. The basic premise I asked him to write about was ideal ways that the card companies could change their products in order to bring people back to…

A growing new trend in Sports card collecting is the Team Case Break. A few months ago, people started buying cases of products like 2007 Bowman Draft, and selling off all of the cards from each team, with price depending…