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!
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.
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.
American Heritage Review
2009 Topps American Heritage is a set that is a historical set builders dream. It also has some of the nicest high end hits in a set for quite some time with cut signatures of former Presidents, and the CMG guys that Topps signed last year. I got in a box to review, our review follows after the link.
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Washington Lincoln has been pulled!
This video gets main page news anyday. The biggest pull from the most expensive set has been hit, and was filmed for YouTube.
Topps Heritage SP List
Topps announces that the all-new unique and popular 2009 Topps American Heritage features several short printed relic cards.
Obama/Robinson Cut pulled from Heritage
The card that everyone has talked about since it was first revealed by Topps has already been pulled and is on EBay. The Barack Obama / Jackie Robinson 1/1 cut from Americana Heritage has been pulled. You can see the auction here and the price is at this time already over $2,000.00 with nine days left. Read more
Red Sox “New Stars for Young Stars” Recap.
I got to meet a lot of Red Sox future stars and wrote a little recap! Read more
Topps Unveils Obama “Rookie”
Topps Celebrates Barack Obama’s Historic Presidential Victory with Commemorative Trading Card Series
Ninety-Card Collectors Series Now Available In Stores Nationwide
With the much-anticipated inauguration of the nation’s 44th President less than two weeks away, Americans will now have the opportunity to treasure an extraordinary collection of presidential memorabilia. The Topps Company, Inc. today unveiled a Barack Obama commemorative trading card series which pays special tribute to President-Elect Barack Obama and his historic achievements.
Topps is renowned for producing baseball cards and other sports collectibles, yet the New York-based company also has recorded numerous non-sports milestones in American history. In the 1960’s Topps marketed President Kennedy and ‘Man on the Moon’ cards and in the 1990’s devoted a series based on the nation’s Desert Storm initiative. Ultimately, the new collection will provide Americans of all ages and persuasions with an entertaining and educational opportunity to share in a unique and hopeful event in our country’s history.
“The presidential election of Barack Obama is a milestone event destined to be written about and discussed for generations,” said Topps CEO Scott Silverstein. “Through the medium of its familiar trading cards, Topps is proud and honored to offer consumers with a one-of-a-kind keepsake of this remarkable moment.”
The Topps 90-card series documents, in nearly 200 color photos and fact-filled text, Obama’s only-in-America life story, beginning with his humble childhood and culminating with his incredible rise to the White House.
Each of the 90 cards comprising the Barack Obama Inaugural Edition tell a different and compelling story of his life—from his childhood in Hawaii to his college days at Columbia and Harvard…from his job as a community organizer on Chicago’s South Side to his election to the U.S. Senate in 2004…from his whirlwind presidential campaign to his rousing victory speech on election night. Poignant relationships with his parents, grandparents, wife, children and other family members are featured, as well as those with political figures and global leaders, in photos and words, many culled from Obama’s own speeches and writings.
The series also includes:
- Newsworthy appearances of influential public figures such as Oprah Winfrey, Caroline Kennedy and Bruce Springsteen
- A “first dog” redemption card which entitles fans to receive a printed Topps card featuring the to-be-determined White House pup
- A rare Obama card pictured in his Punahou High School basketball uniform – within a vintage 1978 Topps basketball card design
- Foil stamped inaugural parallel cards
- Silver foil sticker parallels which include powerful slogans and quotes as well as photographic imagery
Each foil-wrapped pack contains six premium-quality cards, plus one sticker, at a suggested retail price of $1.99 per pack and is available now in stores nationwide and at www.topps.com.