Sports Card Forum Articles

Topps T206 To Include More On-Card Autographs

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:48:36 +0000

Although the 2009 Topps T206 Baseball selling information solicited autographed cards featuring stickers, Topps is pleased to announce that 80% of the autographs in the product are signed on-card. Topps T206 (100th Anniversary Ed.) just shipped and guarantees two autographs and/or relics in every box.

Upper Deck Signs Andy Pettitte and Mariano Rivera

admin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:48:49 +0000

New York World Champions Andy Pettitte and Mariano Rivera Added to the Upper Deck Rotation in 2010 Upper Deck inks legendary pitching duo to an autograph deal Andy Pettitte and Mariano Rivera won their fifth World Championship together this year by besting Philadelphia in the Fall Classic. Now the two hurlers are joining forces with [...]

2010 Press Pass Racing Card Preview

admin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:57:52 +0000

2010 Press Pass Racing releases on 9 Dec, 2009. Each box will contain 28 packs and each pack will contain six cards. Collectors can expect one memorabilia card per box. Expect to pay about $70 a box. Check out eBay for the best prices on boxes! CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS: * ONE RACE-USED WIN TIRE OR SHEET METAL CARD [...]

2010 Topps Baseball Series 1 – Beginning of a new era

admin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:05:11 +0000

From Babe Ruth and Jackie Robinson to Ryan Howard and Ichiro, 2010 Topps Baseball Series 1 covers the history of Major League Baseball. And not only does the product celebrate our National Past Time, but it signals a new era in Trading Cards as Topps becomes the EXCLUSIVE PRODUCER of MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CARDS in [...]

Topps Loses NFL License

ISO NJ 30 G — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:43:09 +0000

By Matt McNabb aka ISONJ30G It’s been six days since football card collectors received quite a shock with the news that 2009 would be the final year, for the foreseeable future, of Topps-branded football cards. But still, more questions than answers remain. On November 9 the NFLPA’s marketing arm, Players Inc., announced it would not renew Topps’ [...]

Web Site Review: BlowoutCards.com

ISO NJ 30 G — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:03:18 +0000

By Karine Hains aka Pheebs888 Nowadays there are fewer and fewer local card shops and more and more Internet sellers. From eBay to local stores that also have a Web site to stores that are exclusively online, the consumer has many options. Presented with all those alternatives, who should you buy from? This article will take [...]

4600 Miles of Joy and Dreams (and Back)

Pheebs888 — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:35:24 +0000

By Tomi Hanka aka Vonkale In the early 90s I became a Marty Brodeur fan even before he played his first NHL game. Back then, everyone was picking favorite teams and players. Most of the folks were cheering for Oilers, Kings and Jets here in Finland. Gretzky, Kurri, Tikkanen and Selanne later on…I wanted something [...]

2009-2010 Artifacts Product Review

Pheebs888 — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:52:14 +0000

By Karine Hains aka Pheebs888 Description It would be fair to say that Artifacts has now become on of the staple hockey products of the Upper Deck’s yearly release calendar. Now in its fifth year, the product is still going strong. Of course, its parallel heavy nature does not sit well with all collectors but every year, [...]

2009-10 Upper Deck Trilogy Hockey Card Preview

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:28:04 +0000

2009/10 Upper Deck Trilogy Hockey releases on 30 Dec, 2009. Each box contains nine packs and each pack contains five cards. Collectors can expect one hit per pack or three autograph, three rookie and three memorabilia cards per box. Check out eBay for the best box prices! CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS: Get one autographed plexi-glass card in each box [...]

2010 Topps UFC Uncaged Card Preview

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:34:33 +0000

2010 Topps UFC Uncaged is the third trading card set released by Topps and is expected to release in early 2010. Each box will contain 24 packs and each pack will have six base cards, one insert and one parallel. Collectors can expect to pull two autograph and three relic cards per hobby box. The [...]