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Week in Review - 2/8 thru 2/14

This special Valentine’s Day edition of Week in Review had its fair share of highlights for our message boards, from old to new.  Among the best was this McNair National Treasures logo patch that deimos found at a card show.  You just don’t see too many Puma patches, and the fact that this window caught [...]

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16Feb2009 | Zeeck | 0 comments | Continued
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Week in Review - 2/1 - 2/7

Look who’s on top of his game, four weeks in a row now!  I told you I’d make a more conscious effort!!
This week wasn’t as busy as previous weeks as far as quantity goes, but it certainly wasn’t lacking in quality!  ChicagoBears34 pulled in a rarely seen Dan Fortmann cut autograph numbered out of 7 [...]

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8Feb2009 | Zeeck | 0 comments | Continued
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Week in Review - 1/25 thru 1/31

Alright, I’m a little late on this one, but it’s been a busy week, so better late than never, right?
To get things going, how could I not feature this incredible Dutch Clark cut auto that deimos pulled this week!!!  Amazing card, and a hell of a pull!!!
As if that wasn’t enough for deimos, he also [...]

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4Feb2009 | Zeeck | 0 comments | Continued
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Week in Review - 1/18 thru 1/24

Look at this, two weeks in a row.  I’m on top of my game.  We’ll see if I keep to it.
This week’s highlight of highlights was this Tye Hill 1/1 patch out of National Treasures that Brad picked up.  This is seriously one of the nicest patches this board has ever seen.  Incredible card and [...]

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25Jan2009 | Zeeck | 0 comments | Continued
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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
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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 [...]

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7Jan2009 | Zeeck | 0 comments | Continued
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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
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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
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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 a hobby [...]

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18Nov2008 | CommodoreCountry | 2 comments | Continued
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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