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Elite Has Lots of Changes in 2010
There are many changes to Elite this year, some of which may not be too obvious when first looking at this new product. These changes help shake up a product that has been a favorite early season release for some time now.
[b]Status and Aspirations. [/b]
The parallel set has reverted back to an older release. First [...]
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24Jun2010 | oregonweim | 0 comments | Continued
Month in Review - May 2010
May brought many nice new pickups to the collections of TCGers. Here are a few highlights.
onyxdragon5977 kings things off with this sweet Donald Brown numbered to 5 that he brought in.
tigerkal brought in a Lightning Spiller
jwilliammoore got a Jim Kelly auto SPd to 16
Brad brought in this CJ Spiller auto numbered 28/50 - his [...]
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5Jun2010 | Brad | 0 comments | Continued
New Photos From Premiere: A Cause For Concern?
This was the week of the NFL Rookie Premiere. Even though Upper Deck on has a college license, they still were present. This year they were doing college photos and getting jerseys worn so they can place them into their own products. The photos released by Beckett and Upper Deck do pose some potentially concerning [...]
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25May2010 | Brad | 0 comments | Continued
Where Are The Action Shots?
When Upper Deck was awarded an exclusive collegiate contract, we all knew cards would change. However, we are three products into the April 1 change; there has been one noticeable difference: the lack of action photos. When I first heard of the exclusive deal, I was expecting cards to return to [...]
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16May2010 | Brad | 1 comment | Continued
Press Pass PE Spicing It Up for Collectors
Press Pass PE is one of the first products to drop after the April 1, 2010. That is the date Upper Deck’s exclusive license of collegiate products kicked in. This caused them to have to make changes. PE stands for Portrait Edition and appears to take of the place of a favorite product SE, Signature [...]
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9May2010 | Brad | 1 comment | Continued
Month in Review - April 2010
April once again saw many nice new pickups from our members. Here are some of the highlights:
Since Clemson is the best we will start with them…
Brad added this months featured card - a card he has coveted for some time now - CJ Spiller “Lightning” Inscription.
Our other fellow Clemson collector, tigerkal, brought in some nice [...]
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8May2010 | Brad | 0 comments | Continued
Month in Review – March 2010
So the Week in Review kind of went by the wayside . . . . . again. Due to its long hiatus from this page, I figured a Month’s worth of cards was necessary. However, demand for the return of Week in Review has been high, so I’ll try my best (recognizing the flaws in [...]
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4Apr2010 | Zeeck | 1 comment | Continued
2010 NFL Draft Preview: Hobby Edition
On April 22-24th, the NFL will welcome in its next group of talented rookies from the college ranks. From a card collector’s perspective, this is an exciting time to begin building new player collections. With such a diverse assortment of collectors in the hobby today, you will see many [...]
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25Mar2010 | sffanmike25 | 2 comments | Continued
Send it like Salter 2009
Once again this year, we have requested that in honor of our beloved Jamie Salter, on or around his birthday, you send freebies to members of the site.
Today would have been his birthday. He loved a variety of things, obviously his family, the Dead, the Kansas City Chiefs, and playing guitar. Though I dont believe [...]
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24Oct2009 | sliqwill | 0 comments | Continued
Access Issues
Hey everyone, Sliq here….rumor has it that those of you trying to access the site through www.thecollectorsgroup.NET are having some issues…as far as I know, you should just use the www.thecollectorsgroup.COM and everything should be kosher…maybe one of the Founders or even tech master Reiji can explain what the issue is, or how to fix [...]
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22Oct2009 | sliqwill | 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 ...
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