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Topps Makes Another Production Mistake

Topps announces that because of a production error in 2008 Topps Finest Football, the Base Autographed Rookie Cards are not sequentially numbered as originally solicited.  In an effort to correct this error, consumers can send these particular cards to Topps to have them sequentially numbered.  Each card will be numbered and have a 3M Authentication [...]

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24Sep2008 | Zeeck | 1 comment | Continued
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Topps Becoming Madden-esque

Okay, we get it, Brett Favre is one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time.  Certainly nobody will argue that.  And his accomplishments are certainly worth celebrating.  So, when Topps inserted a couple fun cards into this year’s Topps products, namely one with Vince Lombardi’s visage looking over his shoulder and one of him on [...]

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18Sep2008 | Zeeck | 2 comments | Continued
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Big-Z No-Hitter Puts Pappas in Back Seat

1972.  That was the last time a player in a Cubs uniform pitched a no-hitter.   While that wait of thirty-six years pales in comparison to the 100 year wait for a World Series Cubs fans have endured, Zambrano has given them something to hang their hat on this year.  Unfortunately for Milt Pappas, [...]

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16Sep2008 | Zeeck | 0 comments | Continued
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Weeks in Review: 8/31 - 9/13

Once again we’ve combined two weeks into one.  While it may not be as timely with some of these acquisitions, at least it provides for a whole lot more substance to the review.  As has become the trend, this review is football-dominated, but at least there’s a bit of professional pool thrown in.
To start things [...]

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16Sep2008 | Zeeck | 0 comments | Continued
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Donruss Leaf Appeasing the College Fans

With the NFL season in full swing, both on the field and in the card world, fans turn now to the game and event-used NFL jersey swatches and patches as the prime targets of their favorite players.  Playoff Absolute Memorabilia and Gridiron Gear have whetted the appetite for many collectors of getting those new draft [...]

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12Sep2008 | Zeeck | 0 comments | Continued
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Topps Looks to Make Things Right After Bowman Sterling Gaffe

Apparently many people purchasing the new Bowman Sterling Football have been shorted an autograph.  While this may be nothing new to many of us who have had this happen before, apparently with this product it’s happened at a much greater rate.  Topps, acknowledging the error and looking to make things right with collectors, issued the [...]

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3Sep2008 | Zeeck | 1 comment | Continued
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Week in Review: 8/24 - 8/30

It’s very obvious just looking around the boards that football season is upon us, as stuff has been rolling in at a rapid pace.  If you’re looking for some sweet baseball, hockey, or basketball cards, you’re not going to find them here.
Welker83 got himself two nice pickups this week, first, this Welker 1/1 to add [...]

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1Sep2008 | Zeeck | 1 comment | Continued
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Donruss Signs Gordon Beckham

Perhaps in response to Razor’s aggressive signing of many of the top baseball prospects to exclusive contracts, Donruss has signed on Chicago White Sox first-round pick, and eighth overall pick, Gordon Beckham to an autograph deal.
Gordon Beckham was the standout shortstop of the Georgia Bulldogs who quickly made a name for himself in the College [...]

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1Sep2008 | Zeeck | 1 comment | Continued
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Week in Review: 8/17 - 8/23

With football season fast approaching, and new products coming out at a rapid pace, these reviews are sure to heat up over the next few months. It was somewhat of a slow week this week, but certainly not without its highlights and some nice accomplishments by the collectors on this site.
One such highlight came [...]

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24Aug2008 | Zeeck | 5 comments | Continued
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Amazing Pull by ralegado!

If you haven’t seen it yet, be sure to check out the thread on our message boards HERE.  ralegado shared with us this amazing pull out of one box of Exquisite Basketball - a One-of-One Dual Logoman Auto of LaMarcus Aldridge and Brandon Roy.  Absolutely amazing pull:

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18Aug2008 | Zeeck | 1 comment | Continued
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