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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 [...]

Popularity: 99% [?]

9May2010 | | 1 comment | Continued
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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 [...]

Popularity: 24% [?]

26Jun2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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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 [...]

Popularity: 16% [?]

25Jun2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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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 [...]

Popularity: 10% [?]

22Jun2009 | | 1 comment | Continued
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Topps Announces T206 Set; Collectors Yawn

Topps, in an effort to go way outside the box (seriously, this just hasn’t been done before), announced it will be releasing a T-206 Baseball 100th Anniversary set.  As posted on the Topps website: Showcasing Topps classic photography, these cards offer a unique perspective of 300 current, future, and legendary MLB players.  T-206 Baseball 100th [...]

Popularity: 16% [?]

22Apr2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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SAGE Hit 2009 Low and High Series Announced

Although it seems like just yesterday that Exquisite was released, it’s already time to start getting ready for the 2009 season.  With the NFL draft fast approaching at the end of April, Sage has made it a point to get both its Low Series and High Series of 2009 Hit on the shelves prior to [...]

Popularity: 24% [?]

5Mar2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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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 [...]

Popularity: 13% [?]

7Jan2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Product review: 2008 Leaf Rookies and Stars Football

5 cards per pack – 24 packs per box – 12 boxes per case 100-card base set / 250 card complete set A perennial favorite among rookie collectors is the Leaf Rookies and Stars brand, and this year Donruss / Playoff produces a quality product at a great price point that may make this release [...]

Popularity: 30% [?]

18Nov2008 | | 2 comments | Continued
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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 [...]

Popularity: 15% [?]

24Sep2008 | | 1 comment | 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 [...]

Popularity: 16% [?]

12Sep2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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