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Steve “Air” McNair - 1973-2009
Before the Titans arrived in Tennessee, the state was dominated by the college scene. Many cities across the state have had minor league teams, but teams from the top pro teams were non-existent. And then came the Titans.
As soon as the Titans arrived in Nashville, fans quickly embraced the team. The Titans played with heart [...]
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7Jul2009 | Stefan Fudge | 1 comment | Continued
Do you have a “White Whale”
As you know, the Countdown to Cleveland is 31 days, so now is the time to start thinking about what card(s) you would like members to keep an eye out for at the National.
A “sticky” thread has been started in the Card Shop Forum for everyone to list a couple of cards they would really [...]
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30Jun2009 | sliqwill | 0 comments | Continued
Panini Signs 5 NBA Draftees to Exclusive
On June 24th, Panini signed five of the top prospects from the 2009 NBA draft. While many know the Donruss brands best for their football products, in Janary The Panini Group signed an exclusive 5 year deal with the NBA and will begin producing Trading Cards, Stickers, and Albums beginning with the 2009/10 season. Blake Griffin, Tyler Hansbrough, Jordan [...]
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27Jun2009 | oregonweim | 0 comments | Continued
2009 Philadelphia Football
SCHEDULED RELEASE DATE: 8/4/2009
Blowoutcards Pre Sell Case Pricing: $844.99 (14/20/8)
PRODUCT BREAKDOWN:
Autograph Cards (1 per box, on average):
o 1935 National Chicle R311 (1 per case)
o 1935 National Chicle
o Philadelphia Signatures
Memorabilia Cards (2 per box, on average):
o Philadelphia Fabrics
Inserts and Parallels:
o 1935 National Chicle R311 Over-sized
o 1935 National Chicle
Regular Set:
o 1964 Philadelphia Base Set – 200 [...]
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26Jun2009 | oregonweim | 0 comments | Continued
Set Apart
The Collectors Group wants to give a shout out to TCG member Scotsman for completing his latest set project, the 2008 SP Authentic Football Rookie Patch/Auto set. A favorite among football speculators year in and year out, this years crop is loaded with budding superstars: Matt Ryan, Joe Flaco, Jonathan Stewart, Darren McFadden, and Chris [...]
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26Jun2009 | oregonweim | 1 comment | Continued
Pushing the Envelope, DNA Cards are here
September 15th will mark the premier of Upper Deck’s latest product issue, 2009 MLB Goodwin Champions. As with a much celebrated product Allen & Ginter, Goodwin Champions is another ‘reproduction’ of a historical set, albeit one with many new and interesting features. As with A&G, this set features athletes from several sports, historical figures, and [...]
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25Jun2009 | oregonweim | 0 comments | Continued
Behind the Hair
2008 SP Legendary Cuts continued the trend of card makers finding unique ways to ‘woo’ collectors, providing those unique and rare chase items, in this case in the form of a subset called ‘Hair Cut Signatures’ . Abe Lincoln is a well known example from this set, as its’ card story made the Wall Street [...]
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24Jun2009 | oregonweim | 1 comment | Continued
2008/09 The Cup Preview
The Cup is coming back, just in time for Nationals. Scheduled for release the week of July 7th, the product once again looks loaded.
Each ‘Tin’ contains 4 cards, including Two autographed patch cards, including one Autographed Rookie Patch. In addition Upper Deck has included some new insert sets for those that enjoy the chase including [...]
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22Jun2009 | oregonweim | 1 comment | Continued
Countdown to Cleveland, Father’s Day Edition
Father’s Day marks the 38 day countdown to the 30th National Sports Collectors Convention being held at the International Center (I-X) in Cleveland, OH July 29th through August 2nd. On the outside it would be easy for one to imagine the Nationals as the end all be all event for collectors such as ourselves. After all, the Nationals [...]
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22Jun2009 | oregonweim | 5 comments | Continued
Some Auctions Worth a Look
With a little time on my hands thanks to the long weekend, I’ve been perusing some current sports card auctions and thought I would share some that caught my eye for one reason or another:
Albert Pujols 2001 SP Authentic Future Watch #/1250 - Graded BGS 10 - Pristine
Auction Ends May 31, 2009
Michael Jordan 2009 Upper [...]
Popularity: 14% [?]
25May2009 | Zeeck | 0 comments | ContinuedTrading Card Companies
nice picture you found Zeeck. The funny thing is I know the collector who owns that outfit... (no it ...
Very nice article Stefan. It's nice to hear a local perspective. 
I love to test... 