UFC 2009 Box Break Results
We got a box to review from Topps of the second edition of UFC trading cards. The first set is potentially the biggest hit of last year in all of sports cards. This set delivers 2 autographs and 2 relics per box and has the first certified autographs of UFC stars such as Kimbo Slice and Brock Lesnar.
UFC 2009 Preview
We got a press release from Topps on the 2009 Edition of UFC Trading Cards. The first set was greatly recieved by UFC fanatics, and this set looks to be the same with the first UFC card of “The Next Big Thing” Brock Lesnar!
Champ’s Fossil Cards Are Shipping
Some more images of the Upper Deck Champs Hockey set have been released. The cards that are now in shops have began shipping recently, and we have some images and details of these cards after the link.
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First Dog in UD Series II
Upper Deck has had a “Historic Firsts” Subset in their 2009 Upper Deck line of Baseball cards. The newest will be found in Upper Deck Series II and is a short printed card featuring the new “First Puppy”. The press release from Upper Deck and images follow.
Upper Deck Priority Signings Giveaway
Upper Deck is thanking fans for a great year of Hockey sales at the Toronto Sports Cards and Memorabilia Expo by giving away some great signed cards of Hockey’s current greats and past legends.
Tiger Woods Variations in Champs Hockey
Beckett Blog had a story today about Tiger Woods being included in Upper Deck’s autographed mini cards in the 2008-09 NHL Champ’s product. Upper Deck announced that there are four different variations to be found.
Hockey gets set back to the Ice Age
Got in some info and images on the new Champs Hockey which is Upper Deck’s latest hockey release the set includes fossils, artifacts, and Tiger Woods cards! Between these images and the preview of the Mini’s we recieved before this set looks fantastic.
Episode 24 is Posted
We had Steven Judd from TheSportsFile.com and we discuss the Donruss sale to Panini. He has some details on what went down in Arlington this week that confirms that the sale has gone through. When will it be officially announced? His opinion is on Episode 24 of The Card Podcast. Click the Listen link above to hear it!
Topps UFC Round 1 Review
We were able to get in a box from Topps of their premiere product of the UFC! Sixteen packs per box, 8 cards per box, the hits for it as stated on the box are three autographs and three relics per box. There are gold, black and red versions of the cards. We hit the stated odds for the autos and relics and even hit a 1 of 1, keep reading to see our review.
Remembering a Friend
February 28th was a day for me that I would never forget, it was my grandfathers birthday. He passed away in 2003, and I’ll never forget him. Unfortunately another event happened on the same day last year that the card world, not the sports card world, but the collectible card game world lost a giant figure that I considered one of my best friends.
Two New Episodes Posted
We recorded two new episodes of The Card Podcast over the last few days. In episode 22, we are joined by Steven Judd from TheSportsCardFile.com. This was a lot of fun talking to Steven, who has worked on the inside of the card industry from Topps, Donruss, Upper Deck to Beckett.
The next night we recorded episode 23 with Craig Calcaterra of HardBalltimes.com. Craig has written the popular Shyster Ball blog on the HardBall Times site, and we didn’t talk about sports cards as much as we discussed the game of Baseball.
Both episodes were extremely fun to record and I had as much fun talking with them as I have anyone. Check out both of their sites. They are both at the top of the game in the subject matter that they cover.