Upper Deck supports Hobby with Volunteer Alliance
Last month Upper Deck unveiled an exciting new initiative designed to further engage the company’s loyal collector base. The “Upper Deck Volunteer Alliance” is a program free of charge that’s open to collectors from around the world that enables them to earn Upper Deck merchandise simply by helping the company promote the hobby. Upper Deck has been pleasantly surprised by the response it has gotten from collectors looking to help share the fun of collecting trading cards. Read more
More Exquisite 2009 Basketball Images
This stuff just looks crazy. Upper Deck is going all out for the final product for NBA for them much like Topps did in 2009 NBA. Check out the drool worthy images that Upper Deck shared with their Facebook page.
2009 Exquisite Basketball Preview
Upper Deck released some images of the surprise release of the 2009 Exquisite Basketball release. It should include some superstars as Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, Sydney Crosby, and Larry Bird. Upper Deck has gone back to some classic Exquisite designs such as the 2003-2004 Lebron James Rookie year Exquisite set.
D Wade signed Exclusive with Upper Deck
Upper Deck in another move to cement themselves as a major player in the memorabilia market with the NBA, even if they do not have a card license next year, announced that Dwyane Wade will be joining their stable of exclusive clients with Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Lebron James and Chris Paul. After the link is the press release and images of some signed jerseys from D-Wade.
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King James throne is with Upper Deck
Upper Deck is definitely putting out some great looking cards with their last licensed NBA releases. They have the exclusives on some of the NBA’s greatest players ever such as Michael Jordan, Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant and Lebron James and are taking advantage of that! We got in a press release from them on the new Lebron cards with some pretty nice inscriptions.
NBA Signs Exclusively with Panini!!
The National Basketball Association (NBA) today announced a new exclusive, multiyear licensing agreement with The Panini Group Read more
A Piece of History to be Updated in 2009!
We were lucky enough to have Chris Carlin from Upper Deck on The Card Podcast today. Click here to listen to his appearance! In his apperance we got the news that there will be two additions to the super popular A Piece of History 500 Home Run Club set. The first would be Manny Ramirez in a Boston Red Sox uniform, the team he hit his milestone home run for in Baltimore. But the second should be very interesting to see released. Click here for more!
It is the first ever 600 Home Run Club card, since he has been the face of Upper Deck since they first released back in 1989, they are releasing a 600 Home Run Club card of Ken Griffey Junior. So this should be a huge year for those rabid Griffey fans out there, there are 89 buyback rookies inscribed 20 years, plus we also had the exclusive announcement that Upper Deck will be inserting some buyback unsigned Ken Griffey Jr. rookies in to their 2009 set.
The final new piece of news coming out of our interview was about the 20th Anniversary set from Upper Deck. It will be a 2500 card set akin to the Yankee Stadium Legacy set last year. Listen to the podcast for all the details on this product!
Jordan, Tiger, Ali are showcased in a masterpiece!
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 first time ever, three of history’s most legendary sports figures are showcased on the same piece of autographed memorabilia. Utilizing high-end archival paper and the most stunning images available, Upper Deck has created its first-ever “Legends of Sport” triple-signed montage featuring Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods.
Ali, the former heavyweight champion of the world, won 56 professional bouts during his stellar career in the ring, while Jordan secured six NBA championship rings and six NBA Finals MVP awards during his stellar career. Woods, meanwhile, has earned 14 of golf’s majors – all before turning 33 years old.
“We knew we had something special in the making as we planned this rare piece,” said Tim Muret, vice president of Upper Deck Authenticated (UDA), Upper Deck’s memorabilia division. “Not only have Ali, Jordan and Tiger never appeared together on signed artwork before, which makes this piece extraordinary, but the wow factor when you see the item up close just takes your breath away. It’s an investment piece that is sure to appreciate.”
The beautifully designed montage is highlighted in gold and shows each of the talented athletes in action, flanked by ghosted-back images of their faces. Ali is shown stalking an opponent circa 1975; Jordan is caught in mid-flight on his way to the basket in the 1990s; and Woods is captured launching yet another beautiful drive. Each member of the talented threesome has signed the thick-stock, archival P-velvet paper in black paint pen just beneath his action photo and their signatures have been deemed genuine via UDA’s patented five-step authentication process.
“We are very excited to have Muhammad contribute to such a landmark piece,” added Muret, who noted that both Jordan and Woods have been exclusive signers for UDA since 1994 and 2001, respectively.
“I’m excited to be involved in this, especially with these two amazing men, who have transcended their sport to become cultural icons,” said Ali.
“I am thrilled to be included in this historic piece with Muhammad Ali and Tiger Woods,” Jordan added. “I admire them both for their achievements in their sports and as people.”
Exquisitely framed, the precious keepsake measures 57” wide by 34” high. The edition size, written in sharp pencil on the lower-right corner, is capped at 500, making this a truly rare piece of sports memorabilia. Collectors interested in obtaining this limited piece of coveted memorabilia can shop online at www.upperdeckstore.com, or call 1-800-551-8220, ext. 2292 for more information.
Jordan Buybacks in 2008-2009 Fleer!
I got this in from Chris Carlin at Upper Deck today. These twenty three cards that Upper Deck is inserting in to 2008-2009 Fleer Basketball look amazing. I do personally wish there was a silver signed 86-87 Jordan in the product, but they do have a picture on their Facebook page of the inserted reprint of that historic card.
Twenty-Three Reasons to Pre-Order 2008-09 Fleer Basketball Today
One-of-one autograph buy-back cards of Michael Jordan will be randomly inserted into 2008-09 Fleer Basketball!
North Las Vegas, NV (December 12, 2008) – Throughout Michael Jordan’s career, the Upper Deck exclusive spokesmen had never signed a Fleer card. It wasn’t until Upper Deck acquired Fleer a few years back that MJ-signed cards began appearing in Fleer products much to the delight of collectors.
This year, to create excitement around the release of 2008-09 Fleer Basketball, Upper Deck bought back 23 unique Fleer cards of Michael Jordan. Recently Jordan added his signature to each of these cards and now they’ll be randomly inserted into the upcoming release which is scheduled to launch on January 6, 2009.
Each of the hard-signed autograph cards will be numbered as 1-of-1’s and all will pack out live in the product. Jordan signed some of the cards in blue ink and some in silver, based on the cards’ varying backgrounds.
“He was the type of player who never let you down,” said Brandon Miller, Upper Deck brand manager for Basketball. “If he was playing, you had to watch. To be able to procure such a unique variety of Fleer cards of MJ from throughout his career and then have them signed is just awesome. We know collectors love promotions like this so it’s highly likely that they will all be chasing these cards when 2008-09 Fleer Basketball lands in stores.”
To view the entire card gallery, visit Upper Deck Basketball’s Facebook page. Go to www.facebook.com and search for Upper Deck Basketball. Go ahead and become a fan today
