Archive for Zeeck
Week in Review: 1/11 thru 1/17
I’m going to try once again to make this a regular feature of the blog. I know I’ve said it before, but sometimes life just gets in the way and endeavors such as this have to take a back seat. But, I’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback on this feature, so I’m going to [...]
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18Jan2009 | Zeeck | 0 comments | Continued
Donruss Production Error - Let the Speculation/Spending Begin!!
Yesterday, Donruss, in what is clearly an effort to do its own part to boost this economy, released a statement informing the public that is has artificially (though by mistake, as Donruss states below) created a market for someone you very likely have not heard of. But the hype that is certain to follow will [...]
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7Jan2009 | Zeeck | 0 comments | Continued
The Greatest Game Ever Played - As You’ve Never Seen It Before
If you haven’t seen it by now, find out when ESPN will be re-playing it, and be sure to either watch or record its presentation of The Greatest Game Ever Played. Any collector or football fan will certainly find this well worth the watch.
In conjunction with NFL Films, ESPN took old footage from the 1958 [...]
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19Dec2008 | Zeeck | 2 comments | Continued
Juice’s Rookie Card Takes Another Hit
Once one of the most highly sought after vintage football cards, O.J. Simpson’s 1970 Topps Rookie Card has seen an enormouse fall from grace and decline in value. Certainly this news is far from shocking, as his recent history speaks for itself. Following the “Trial of the Century,” Simpson’s cards saw an extreme drop in [...]
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6Dec2008 | Zeeck | 1 comment | Continued
Contributors Wanted!
We want everyone to know that this site isn’t intended to just be a few people posting information and whatever else just whenever the mood hits us. It’s the members that make the site, and, to that end, we want to extend an open invitation to anyone who wants to contribute to the blog.
Your [...]
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12Nov2008 | Zeeck | 0 comments | Continued
Paul Lempa’s Artwork Hits the Market
As some of you may know, our resident aspiring artist, PLempa, apparently got noticed. His baseball and football murals have been admired on message boards and by his friends for quite some time now.
Topps apparently took notice as well, and signed Paul on to produce sketch cards for the recent release of Topps Updates & [...]
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27Oct2008 | Zeeck | 0 comments | Continued
Topps Inks Exclusive Deal with UFC
It was only a matter of time till these ever-increasingly popular sport became the focus of trading card sets. Although a handful of UFC and other Mixed Martial Arts athletes have been featured on cardboard, Topps has signed a multi-year deal with the UFC to produce UFC brand trading cards exclusively.
The deal will last [...]
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27Oct2008 | Zeeck | 1 comment | Continued
JTorto Completes 2003 Press Pass Bronze Auto Set
So it’s not a set full of short prints (at least none that have been verfied). It’s not a set that’s highly sought after by set builders. But, the 2003 Press Prass Bronze Auto Set turned out to be a set five years in the making for member JTorto.
Why? Mainly because of [...]
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19Oct2008 | Zeeck | 3 comments | Continued
Sarah Palin Feeling the Hobby Love
With the build-up and seemingly never-ending aftermath of the Vice-Presidential Debates, it should come as no surprise that both Topps and Upper Deck took advantage of the surrounding hype by announcing their respective releases of Sarah Palin parody cards.
Upper Deck inserted its Palin parody card into random packs of SP Authentic Baseball. The card featuresPalin, [...]
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7Oct2008 | Zeeck | 1 comment | Continued
Because You’ll Never Win One . . .
Mastro Auctions is holding a two-day live auction December 8-9 at The Sports Museum of American in New York City. Day One of the event will feature Legends of the Gridiron, and Day Two will feature Legends of the Diamond.
Highlighting the items featured in Day One will be Charles White’s 1979 Heisman Trophy. Wouldn’t that [...]
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6Oct2008 | Zeeck | 0 comments | ContinuedTrading Card Companies
Agree. Nice blog entry! 
nice picture you found Zeeck. The funny thing is I know the collector who owns that outfit... (no it ...
I love to test... 