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2012-13 Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee Update

2012-08-26T15:34:00.001-04:00

Please see the side link for the 2012-13 O-Pee-Chee Hockey set. You'll want to read this!

2012-06-05T14:43:00.000-04:00

OK all of us Upper Deck Volunteer Alliance Members! Here is your NEW Alliance Mission! This is mission 11 and there are 2 parts that you can do, you can do either one or both! Have fun with this! This is what it's all about :

We are back with another two-part mission for you to take on. As always, you can do both, just do one really well, or don't do any at all, that's all up to you! We encourage you to participate however because there are mail days up for grabs which we know you love! Additionally, I'd like to introduce Sean Hayden who is helping us out as an intern in our Marketing Department this summer. He's going to be working a lot with the Volunteer Alliance on the next tow missions at least. Instead of sending us your results to the general Marketing inbox, please send then directly to him at sean_hayden@upperdeck.com and he'll organize those results so we can go through them and select members who will receive a mail day.

With the summer near full swing, there is a lot going on here at Upper Deck. One of the things we are most excited about is a new promotion around Father's Day. We thing it is really important to encourage fathers to collect with their kids for the long-term viability of this hobby. Upper Deck began the Volunteer Alliance to try and help make the hobby better and we believe that if we can get more fathers collecting with their kids, we can do that. To encourage it, we came up with Upper Deck's "Father Of The Year" promotion to honor a collecting father that is sharing the hobby with his kid(s). Check out more on the story here: Which Card Collecting Dad has what it takes to be Upper Deck’s ‘Father of the Year?’
http://bit.ly/L6LxdH

We encourage all of our Volunteer Alliance Members to participate in the promotion and attached you will find more details on it. And for the first part of Mission 11, we are looking for VA Members to help us promote the Father's Day promotion by creating increased awareness for it. Fans have less then tow weeks to get their submissions in so we would love to see VA Members jump on card collecting message boards to help get the word out there. It would be cool to see VA Members work with their local card shops as well potentially to help their customers find out about the promotion. We want to see you use your creativity for getting the message out there!

The second part of Mission 11 involves you putting on your thinking cap and getting creative. Many of you
regularly read The Upper Deck Blog which is one of our platforms to share information on new products and opinions on topical sports stories. Frequently we will have guest contributors write stories for us which is a lot of fun and provides great content for readers. We thought it would be awesome to have members of our Volunteer Alliance write stories on the hobby or their favorite sports. If you chose to participate, we'll need you to submit 4-6 paragraphs as well as 2-5 jpeg images. You can also include links to video if you think it will help the story. With regard to content, the sky is the limit! You can talk about all aspects of your favorite sports, your collection, favorite stories of collecting,what's happening now in the sports world or the hobby, authenticity, what it is like to be in the Volunteer Alliance, a "how to" post, collecting retail, pack searchers, trading card shows, buying online, trading online, top ten best UD cards of all-time or a particular sport, how do you sell your cards, how do you get autographs; again, the sky is the limit. Your blog is not limited to the above ideas. You may personally have a story that will inspire others or even Upper Deck. If you have questions about what is or is not okay or you want to run something by us, please email that question to UpperDeckMarketing@upperdeck.com an we will review. Also, don't worry too much about how good you are at writing, we will help by editing your pieces to make sure they look great.

From there we will share your stories with thousands of UD fans and followers once they post to the Upper Deck Blog. We encourage you to ask fans to comment on your stories and blogs that get high volume of comments will be in contention for a better mail day, so think about that as you put your post together.

The deadline for Mission 11 is Tuesday, June 26. All documentation needs to be received in by that date to Sean Hayden to qualify for an Upper Deck Mailday. We'll review entries that week and share details on your next mission shortly thereafter! If you want to collaborate with other members, remember to check out Upper Deck Volunteer Alliance on Facebook. Good Luck and thanks for your help as always!

Emailed to me from :
Chris Carlin
Sports Marketing & Social Media Manager
The Upper Deck Company
5909 Sea Otter Place | Carlsbad, CA 62010
T: 760.929.3159 | F: 760.929.3150

2012-05-29T19:55:00.001-04:00

Ok Upper Deck Volunteer Alliance Members!
You've been patient. You've been loyal. You've been AWESOME! And because of that we have a NEW MISSION coming this week! So STAY TUNED!
(Posted on 5/29/2012)

Help us "Save Jay's" Sports Card and Memorabilia Shop.

2012-03-18T13:28:00.002-04:00

This just in from Chris Carlin at Upper Deck Headquarters. There is a shop in Ashland,WI. that needs our help as collectors to "Save Jay's" Sports Cards and Memorabilia Store. The store is located at 212 B West Main St. in Ashland,WI. You can get in touch with Jay at : jayssportscardsllc@gmail.com to see how YOU can help or just stop by the store and purchase some product to help him keep his store open.
From Chris Carlin:
We love to spotlight our Certified Diamond Dealer Partners and some reasons why you need to visit their stores. If you haven't been to a card store lately and are in the Wisconsin Area, make sure you visit our Featured Retailer.

Jays Sports Cards
212 B West main St.
AShland,WI.
(715) 292-6279
Email: jayssportscardsllc@gmail.com
Click HERE to "LIKE" Jays Sports Cards on Facebook.
Store Hours : Tuesday-Wednesday 10AM - 7PM, Thursday - Friday 10AM-9PM, Saturday 9AM-6PM and closed Sunday & Monday.

Jay's Sports and Memorabilia is located in the basement of this retail address so he has to work hard for people to find his business.

We have been publishing a series of blog post's on "How to open a Trading Card Shop" as of late and as I shared those with our fan base, I saw a portion of a comment that immediately grabbed my attention:

" Been open for one year and six months and will be closing in thirty days. I did everything those guys talked about and it sill did not work."

Now my main job ( Chris Carlin at Upper Deck ), is helping our hobby shops be successful and a piece of that would also be to keep them in business. We reached out to the shop owner who posted those remarks and found out more about what was going on with him. I was immediately impressed by his passion. He had worked hard to get the shop opened by supporting his business with revenue from his former main business. Jason ( Jay ),, removes BATS from businesses and residences without harming the little critters. His Business "BATS BY DAY" has done well for him, but I immediately sympathized with his plight. Wouldn't rather be dealing with sports cards then something like this?

YIKES! I'd rather much be talking about trading cards then shooing this guy& his family from an attic!

Now Jay has opened his shop in a small town which has certainly been affected by the adverse economy so he has been having a tough time making this business work. Things are at the point where he needs the help from the community to get behind his business and help or he may have to close his doors. Here at Upper Deck we have committed to helping Jay by helping to organize a "Save Jay's" Event on Saturday March 24, 2012 from 5PM-7PM. Stop by for your opportunity to take home some GREAT Giveaway Items including signed memorabilia and autographed cards! In the mean time here is Jay's Story:

"My name is Jason but most people call me "Jay". I own Jay's Sports Cards and Memorabilia in Ashland, Wisconsin and we have been opened since November 2010. I started collecting cards at the age of four when my Uncle gifted me a small collection. They were probably all commons, but I loved them anyway. I got my first pack of cards in 1988 and pulled a Tom Glavine Rookie Card and he has been my favorite player ever since.

" At the age of 10 I walked into a card shop for the first time in Washington and knew that this is what I wanted to do. I looked around the shop and there were cards upon cards with $100 price tags on them, I could have stayed there for hours on end. I had brought in my most valuable cards to see if I could sell them, to my dismay the most valuable card I had was worth one dollar, but to a 10 year old this is a lot of dough.

"The card shop owner told me they were looking for higher dollar items and to bring them in if I got them. It took me a little more then a year and I hit a FRANK THOMAS Triple Crown insert out of an Upper Deck Product valued at $15.00. I sold it for $7.00 and at that moment I was hooked!

" I opened the shop to fulfill a lifelong dream and because there are no card shops in Ashland with the last one closing in 2001. Another reason I opened the shop is because there really isn't much for kids to do in Ashland. I wanted to provide a safe and fun place for kids to go. I remember my experiences in card shops as I was a young boy and I want to be able to provide that to other kids. Unlike most businesses I promote loitering. Come down to Jay's, talk about sports and check out some cards you hope to add to your collection one day.

" I love the hobby and I am very passionate about sports: mainly baseball and football. I grew up a baseball player and like any kid I wanted to be like Mickey Mantle or Ken Griffey Jr. I would pretend to be in the bottom of the ninth with bases loaded, two outs, a full count, down by three runs, in the fianl game of the World Series. I frequently hit a home-run in those circumstances and the crowd went wild, AHHHH! Today I'm not looking to hit a home run with my shop,I'd be happy to hit a series of singles to keep the business going.

" At Jay's Sports Cards and Memorabilia , we do more then just sell cards. I want to help new collectors understand the hobby and how to be happy with their collection. I want to teach kids how to take care of their cards because I know I didn't when I was younger. If someone new comes down to the shop and I don't have what they're looking for I will go and find it for them.

"But those who do love cards, we have a great assortment of new and vintage stock with boxes,packs and single. I am also happy to trade with customers as well. Another reason why folks should come to Jay'sis because we hit BIG CARDS in here ALL the time! Since opening we have hit OVER 20 one-of-one cards and around SEVEN BRYCE HARPER AUTOGRAPHS! I'm not saying every box will yield huge hits, but it seems we get some great here in Ashland. In my 26 years of collecting I have never seen this many BIG Hits pulled until I opened the shop.

" Like most retail businesses in small markets, we have struggled as of late and I appreciate Upper Deck is willing to help out with a "Save Jay's" Event. This is my dream and it means a lot to my customers in the area that we stay open. I'm not in this for the money, I love what I do and I want to share this hobby with people in our community. I don't want my dream to end and I appreciate everyone's help with that. So please stop by today and join me in this wonderful dream!'

If you are near the Ashland, Wisconsin area, please make sure to visit Jay's this month in particular and don't miss the "Save Jay's" Event on Saturday March 24, 2012 from 5PM - 7PM!!! We prefer to see Jay like this!

And what can you expect to score if you attend the "Save Jay's" Event? Well this is just a portion of the items we are helping jay out with! DON'T miss out!

ALL these Goodies are going home with Jay's Customers! DON'T miss out!

Jay also has SIGNED Bat's!

And a WHOLE LOT MORE!

So make sure you stop by Jays Sports Cards Shop in Ashland,WI.!

And don't miss out on the "Save Jay's" Event on Saturday March 24, 2012 from 5PM-7PM!

2008 Upper Deck Icons-Dan Marino- Looking for.....

2012-03-14T12:56:00.000-04:00

Good Day Everyone!
As some of you know, I research memorabilia for people who are looking for something. Right now I have a woman who would like to complete this set of 2008 Upper Deck Icons "Immortal Letterman" Patch cards. The one's she's looking for are the unsigned ones and numbered to 36. I have found a few for her but I am still looking for the rest. If you or anyone has any that they would like to part with please contact me at davebonneville@comcast.net. I have been paying mostly $39.99 for them, so if you have some you want to part with for around that price,please drop me a line. If you have some signed one's let me know and I'll pass that information on to her and see if she'd be interested in those as well but for now it's the Letterman Patch cards she's working on. Thank you and have a GREAT DAY!
Dave

Upper Deck's Volunteer Alliance - March 2012

2012-03-14T12:42:00.000-04:00

Just a note here : I haven't received the info yet on this months Mission, but as soon as I do, I will post it here :-) In the mean time, have a GREAT DAY! Enjoy the sunshine and nice weather! And by all means COLLECT UPPER DECK! #2012Collect !
Dave

Upper Deck Volunteer Mission #10

2012-02-21T13:43:00.000-05:00

Dear Upper Deck Volunteer Alliance Members,

Thank you so much to all of you who have been involved in our missions and even to those of you who have just been watching from the sidelines, encouraging others. We are so happy we created this group of collectors dedicated to making the hobby better and we have an event coming up designed to do just that.

Do you realize how many people have never opened a pack of trading cards in the US and Canada? Our data indicates that number is unbelievably high and we want to do something about it. We want to give everyone a chance to open up a new Upper Deck NHL pack for absolutely FREE! Next Saturday is National Hockey Card Day, a really fun day where fans can visit different Certified Diamond Dealer locations and receive a free pack of Upper Deck’s National Hockey Card Day NHL cards. Let’s show them just how fun it can be to participating in the hobby we all love and hopefully we’ll find some new or lapsed collectors in the process.

And that is what Mission #10 is all about for the month of February. We want our Volunteer Alliance to help get the word out there about 2012 National Hockey Card Day. As you may be aware, this is the first year that we will have a program for Canada AND the United States. We are looking for Volunteer Alliance members to get creative and make sure people know that National Hockey Card Day is coming next weekend on Saturday, February 11.

Members may want to call sports radio stations, work with their local hobby shop that is sponsoring an event, create viral videos, post on hockey message boards, rallying a group of friends to visit a shop together, try to get on TV, etc. The sky is the limit as always. Just make sure you get some documentation on what you are doing so you can provide us with your results and hopefully earn yourself an Upper Deck Mail Day.

And you are not limited to just getting the word out there about National Hockey Card Day. Ideally we would love to see members create some content for why it is fun to open a pack of Upper Deck NHL cards, why you should collect them, what too look for, who to look for, etc. Even though the Super Bowl is this weekend, we are looking for members to think puck this month! Here is some more information about the National Hockey Card Day program:

US – http://upperdeckblog.com/2011/12/upper-deck-debuts-national-hockey-card-day-in-america-in-february-2012/

Canada - http://upperdeckblog.com/2011/12/upper-deck%E2%80%99s-national-hockey-card-day-is-returns-to-canada-in-february-2012/

Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJTwokU0CeY

The website for the program will be updated early next week with a participating store listing so we can drive collectors to retailers in their area. We are just waiting to get some information from a few more retailers who want to participate.

Please email us your results from these missions to UpperDeckMarketing@upperdeck.com. As always, being able to send us links, images or other proof of what you were able to accomplish helps us a lot when we are reviewing for who will receive an Upper Deck Mail Day. You will have until Thursday, March 1 to accomplish Mission #10 and send us information on what you did. As always, feel free to collaborate and share with other VA members through the Volunteer Alliance Facebook page found here. Will you be the next to receive an Upper Deck Mail Day? You’ll never know if you don’t get involved. Take part today!

Sincerely,

Chris Carlin
Sports Marketing & Social Media Manager
The Upper Deck Company

5909 Sea Otter Place | Carlsbad, CA 92010
T: 760.603.7548 | F: 760.929.3150

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Upper Deck Volunteer Mission Update from Upper Deck:

2011-12-17T14:19:00.000-05:00

VA Members, we are going to be in touch with winners next week. We apologize for the delay, but we've been like busy little elves around here. There will not be a mission before the holidays as we want to make sure our fans enjoy them, but we will be back with more in 2012. If you are looking to do something though, here's a little challenge we went out to everyone with today. We would love to see a VA member take it!

Upper Deck Trading Cards Make Great Holiday Decorations! | Upper Deck Blog

Good Day Everyone!

2011-11-29T08:36:00.000-05:00

I know most of us have heard about the KINDLE FIRE! I'll tell ya, if your on the go a lot and you want to take Upper Deck with you this is a GREAT WAY to do it! You can connect to the Internet, read up on your Upper Deck Articles, do emails on the go, have a place to watch movies and read books,etc. Since the movies and books are saved on the Cloud instead of on a hard drive, you can pull up your books and movies where ever you are. Being a sports card nut, I like it because I can get to all the sites while on the go, this is how I stay up to date on all my Upper Deck Articles so I don't miss anything! This is a GREAT gift to give someone this season, but better hurry! They ARE selling like Hot Cakes! More then Last Year! So I'd jump on getting a KINDLE FIRE asap! It's still currently In-Stock but not sure for how much longer!

2011-11-11T13:41:00.000-05:00

Operation Gratitude.

By Chris Carlin

Upper Deck

In Honor of Veterans Day, Upper Deck Donates to Soldiers Serving in Harm’s Way.

By Chris Carlin

With Veterans Day upon us this Friday, we think it is important to take some time out and think about those who have served their country. Upper Deck was founded in the United States. We make our trading cards in the United States. And we feel it is important to send a small token of our gratitude to those serving to defend the United States. Say what you want about conflicts the U.S. finds themselves involved in, there is no doubt those serving do so honorably and are worthy of our regard.

That’s why Upper Deck donated several thousand packs of collegiate trading cards to Operation Gratitude recently in honor of Veterans Day. Operation Gratitude specializes in sending care packages to troops serving in hostile regions around the world. Small tokens of home can mean so much to those serving, and Upper Deck cards can serve as a nice escape for our troops. This is not the first time Upper Deck has donated to Operation Gratitude, and it certainly will not be the last. We invite our customers and fans to think of Operation Gratitude when thinking of which charitable organizations they will support during the holiday gift giving season. Here is a direct link to donate to this worthwhile cause: https://www.operationgratitude.com/donate/.

“Upper Deck has been working with Operation Gratitude since 2009 donating packs of trading cards that we include in our care packages to troops serving in harms way,” said Carolyn Blashek, founder of Operation Gratitude. “We are thrilled to receive their latest donation of collegiate based trading card packs that will provide our heroes a reminder of home and a connection to their favorite college teams.”

Cards2Kids and Upper Deck at Sports Cards and Collectibles Expo in Toronto

2011-11-07T14:17:00.000-05:00

Here is some information on the Cards2Kids and Upper Deck for this coming weekend in Toronto:

Upper Deck Partners with Cards2Kids at Sports Cards & Collectibles Expo in Toronto

by Upper Deck on Monday, November 7, 2011 at 1:19pm

Upper Deck and Chicago-based charity plan to collect and donate NHL cards next weekend in Canada

Carlsbad, CA (November 3, 2011) – Have you ever seen a child open a pack of sports cards? The sense of wonder and excitement they have as they go through the cards and find some of their favorite players is really amazing to behold. Unfortunately not every child has the opportunity to experience this simple pleasure for a variety of reasons and that is where Cards2Kids comes in. Upper Deck recently profiled this emerging 501(c)(3) charity on the Upper Deck Blog where their mission is to get trading cards into the hands of kids to provide a nice distraction for them.

What is really impressive about the organization is their founder John Makowiec who is actually still in high school. While juggling his studies and other school activities, Makowiec runs Cards2Kids setting up donation drives, organizing volunteers, talking with media and most importantly; getting Cards2Kids. He works with a variety of youth organizations to deliver cards to primarily children’s hospitals, working to brighten the days of those youngsters.

As Upper Deck learned more about Cards2Kids and particularly John, we realized this was an organization we wanted to work with. John approached Upper Deck about holding a donation drive at the Sports Cards & Collectibles Expo in Toronto, Ontario from Friday, November 11 through Sunday, November 13 recently and it seemed like a natural fit.

Collectors attending the popular weekend show are encouraged to donate any NHL cards in their collection at the Upper Deck corporate booth. Representatives from Cards2Kids will be on hand to help accept the donations and answer questions about the program. On Sunday, staff will work to package up all the NHL cards received for kids. Once the show is completed, Upper Deck and Cards2Kids will donate packages of all the NHL cards received to the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.

"I am really excited to have the opportunity to be involved in one of the largest sports card events in the world,” said John Makowiec, founder of Cards2Kids. “This will be Cards2Kids' first opportunity to show the entire sports card community what we are trying to do, which is spread the joy of sports cards to as many kids as possible. In particular, we look forward to helping kids at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. I am really appreciative of Upper Deck and their willingness to help us in our mission to give sports Cards2Kids who are sick or cannot afford them."

“We are honored to have the opportunity to partner with Cards2Kids on their first international donation drive,” said Chris Carlin, sports marketing & social media manager for Upper Deck. “The card collecting community has big hearts so I fully anticipate we will see collectors donating several thousands of cards throughout the weekend to help with this very worthy philanthropic initiative.”

About Upper Deck

Upper Deck is the leading sports and entertainment trading card and collectibles company. For more information on Upper Deck and its products please visit www.upperdeck.com.

About Cards2Kids

Cards2Kids (www.cards2kids.org) is a non-profit charity started by John Makowiec, a teenager, who wanted to make a difference in the world. Cards2Kids specializes in collecting new and used sports cards and through its partnerships with hospitals, as well as Boys & Girls clubs, packages and delivers cards to sick and less fortunate children. Cards2Kids encourages participation by everyone by accepting card donations, soliciting partnership opportunities, and seeking volunteers. Additional information on how you can get involved is available at www.cards2kids.org.

Dan Wheldon

2011-10-19T08:25:00.003-04:00

Rest In Peace Dan. My thoughts and Prayers go out to your family and friends.

Wheldon was killed in the IndyCar Series finale when his car went air born and crashed violently into the catch fence during a horrific 15-car accident on Lap 11 on turn 2. Wheldon died from blunt trauma to the head. Some of the reports keep bringing up the fact that he was racing for a $5 million dollar prize and that he was pushing it to get to the front. But if you watch the videos that are all over YouTube, you will see that his car went air born after another car had. In My Opinion ( I may start a new section here called: In My Opinion, so look for that soon.), the track was to fast for as many cars that were on it. 2, the cars going as fast as 230 mph. Dan had no time to react when he came up on the crash in front of him. I saw one video where it looked like a tire blew out or a tie rod failed on a car in front which could have caused the crash in the first place. They need to look at these videos and see that. It wasn't Dan's fault for the crash, it happened before he got there and the cars were too fast for the track so he had no time to react thus sending his car flying right after another one did. I really wish they would stop saying that he was in the crash because he was chasing that $5 million dollar prize. In My Opinion - that wasn't the case.

We are going to miss this great driver. Rest In Peace Dan. Everyone, please say a prayer for him and his family, thank you.

Dave

In My Opinion

Upper Deck's Volunteer Alliance is back! Here is Mission 9!

2011-09-24T15:49:00.001-04:00

If you need information on how to get on the Upper Deck Volunteer Alliance, just click the link to the right of this post and it will explain it all! Let me Welcome you in Advance in Joining the Upper Deck Volunteer Alliance! Good luck and have FUN COLLECTING! This is what it's all about!

Dear Upper Deck Volunteer Alliance Members,

Well we took a little break during our move and while we worked through a few other changes, but we are back! We hope you are charged up for new missions and more Upper Deck mail days for our top performers. We have really enjoyed seeing how creative members are with the challenges and we really appreciate all you do to help make this hobby a better place. It has also be great to hear how members are using the Upper Deck Volunteer Alliance Facebook page to strategize and share together. We are so happy to see this community growing and it is awesome to see collectors working together.

Since we have been off for a bit, we have THREE different missions members can take part in for Mission #9. As always, members do not need to do any of the missions, you can pick one, two and if you really feel motivated all three. Some are easy and some require a little bit more work. Here they are from easiest to hardest for Mission #9!

Mission # 9 A – Help us get the word out about University of Texas and Oklahoma Football products

If you haven’t heard, we are releasing two new football trading card sets that are specific to two different colleges. It is our hope we can produce more of these types of sets in the future, but these are very non-traditional in that they are not really targeted towards our normal trading card fans, but rather fans of these schools. We are looking for our Volunteer Alliance to help get the word out about these sets by posting information on them to message boards and blogs for those schools. Members that choose to take part in this mission should be fairly computer savvy, should read up on these two sets, post on different sites and send us the links to qualify for an Upper Deck mail day. Here’s the information you’ll need:

University of Texas Information

Upper Deck Blog: http://upperdeckblog.com/2011/09/calling-all-texas-longhorns-football-fans-finally-a-trading-card-set-just-for-you/

Upper Deck Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/UpperDeck#!/media/set/?set=a.10150298145513951.344807.61698633950

Targets

Any University of Texas Facebook page, Twitter account or Linked In group for the school, alumni or athletes

Blogs:

-Burnt Orange Nation (An SB Nation blog, http://www.burntorangenation.com/)

-Longhorns Mix (http://www.longhornsmix.com/)

-Hook ‘Em Report (http://www.hookemreport.com/)

-Bevo Beat (http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/longhorns/index.html)

Message Boards:

-Horn Fans (http://forums.hornfans.com/php/wwwthreads/wwwthreads.php)

-OrangeBloods (http://texas.rivals.com/forum.asp?fid=61)

-Hookem 247 (http://texas.247sports.com/Board/Texas-Longhorns-Message-Board-Forum-21)

-Shaggy Bevo (http://www.shaggybevo.com/board/index.php)

-Burnt Orange Fan Zone (http://longhornfanzone.net/forums/cmps_index.php)

Alumni Clubs:

-Texas Exes (http://www.texasexes.org/) (OFFICIAL)

-University of Texas Longhorn Alumni Band (http://lhab.org/)

University of Oklahoma Information

Upper Deck Blog: http://upperdeckblog.com/2011/09/calling-all-oklahoma-sooners-football-fans-finally-a-trading-card-set-just-for-you/

Upper Deck Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150298129338951.344800.61698633950

Targets

Any University of Oklahoma Facebook page, Twitter account or Linked In group for the school, alumni or athletes

Blogs:

-Sooner Football Notebook (http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/01_sooner_football_notebook.html) (OFFICIAL)

-Crimson and Cream Machine (http://www.crimsonandcreammachine.com/)

-OU Sports Blog (http://blog.newsok.com/ou/)

-Oklahoma Sooners Blog (http://oklasoonersblog.blogspot.com/)

-Sports Extra Tulsa OU Sports Blog (http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/sportslist.aspx/OU_Sports/12)

Message Boards:

-Sooner Scoop (http://oklahoma.rivals.com/forum.asp)

-Sooner Fans (http://www.soonerfans.com/forums/forum.php?s=3e552d4d5f3dc18c04836b94188b0795)

-Sooners Illustrated Forums (http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=146)

-Sooner Times (http://www.soonertimesbb.com/forums/)

-Sooner Family (http://www.soonerfamily.com/phpBB3/index.php)

-OU Boards (http://www.ouboards.com/forums/index.php?s=9f53058629208f4b7976cc466a195c78)

Alumni Clubs:

-OU Alumni Association (http://www.ou.edu/content/alumni/home.html) (OFFICIAL)

-OU Club of Tulsa (http://www.oucluboftulsa.com/)

-OU Club of Houston (http://ouclubofhouston.org/)

-OU Club of Dallas (http://www.ouclubofdallas.com/)

-OU Club of Austin (http://ouclubofaustin.com/)

Mission # 9 B – Dress Up Like An Upper Deck Card or Encourage Other to Dress Up Like an Upper Deck Card for HALLOWEEN! !

Ryan Murphy is a great Upper Deck Volunteer Alliance member and we really enjoy his creativity. Last year he actually dressed up like an Upper Deck trading card and we all thought it was so funny here. We asked him to share directions on how to make the costume so other fans could dress up like an Upper Deck card this holiday and we are hoping to see some fans make that happen on Halloween. Here’s his story on how to make the costume: http://upperdeckblog.com/2011/09/happy-halloween-creative-costume-and-holiday-treat-ideas/

To qualify for an Upper Deck mail day for this mission, you’ll need to make a costume, take pictures and send them to us or at the very least, share this story on how to make the costume on other Halloween websites and shoot us the links to those.

Mission # 9 C – “How To” Videos for New or Lapsed Collectors

What the Volunteer Alliance is really about is making the hobby a better place and that is what this mission is all about. New or lapsed collectors can sometimes be intimidated about getting involved in collecting. We thought it would be really impactful if our Volunteer Alliance Members made a series of “How To” videos to help educate people on collecting. They do not need to be long or elaborate, but should speak to collectors and help educate them on subjects they have questions about. Here are just some ideas we thought of here for potential videos:

How to collect trading cards

How to find pleasure in your collection beyond the value

How and why you should get a card graded

How to get the most out of attending a sports collectibles show

How to purchase authentic autographs

How to show off and display your collection

How to find out what your cards are worth

How the hobby has changed since the 1980’s

How to get back into collecting after a break

How to collect your favorite players

How to sell a card on eBay

How teachers can use trading cards in the classroom

How to trade your cards

How to set up at a show

These are just some of the ideas and you may have some of your own. To qualify for an Upper Deck mail day you’ll need to film, post and send us the link to at least one video on this subject. Don’t be worried about another member choosing a similar video or videos as you did, we know you will all bring something unique to the table. We will be featuring several of these videos on the Upper Deck Blog.

The deadline for these missions is November 2 so if you are going to participate, please email all documentation on what you did to upperdeckmarketing@upperdeck.com before that date. We’ll review entries that week and share details on your next mission shortly thereafter! If you want to collaborate with other members, remember to check out Upper Deck Volunteer Alliance on Facebook. Good luck and thanks for your help as always!

Sincerely,

Chris Carlin
Sports Marketing & Social Media Manager
The Upper Deck Company

5909 Sea Otter Place | Carlsbad, CA 92010
T: 760.929.3159 | F: 760.929.3150

UPDATE: 8/19/2011

2011-08-19T11:18:00.000-04:00

Hello Everyone!
Sorry I haven't been here. My laptop with ALL my information on it crashed! And I, who works on computers should KNOW better, but the day I was going to back up, it crashed right before I was going to do it. It wold figure right! So now I have a new laptop and have to start all over. Please stay tuned for some updates as I need to catch up with everything. Thank you for understanding and PLEASE stay tuned. If there is any information u ARE looking for, let me know and I'll see what I can do about getting it for you. Thanks again.
Dave

2011-07-12T06:27:00.000-04:00

Good day everyone!
I know I haven't been around much lately but my current project has been keeping me busy! We had a Tornado hit here, which is the very FIRST one we ever had here. A lot of friends and people I know lost everything. I know some of the kids that lost all their collections and everything.So right now I am putting together 400 Team Set Bags filled with cards and in EACH bag there WILL be an autograph card or a relic card! Hopefully I canput a smile on some kids faces even if it's maybe only for a day and hopefully get them all back interested in collecting again and rebuilding their sets :-)
Once I finish up with this project, I'll be back posting some new updates to the site. Thank you for stopping by and understanding that right now I am helping out the kids here.
Thank you and Have A Great Day!

Upper Deck Sports Zone - To keep you updated in the World Of Upper Deck Sports Cards.

2011-05-18T09:41:00.001-04:00

Hello Everyone! And Welcome!

My name is Dave. I have been a sports card collector for over 20 years and I am putting together this Blog to help keep people informed as to what is going on with Upper Deck Sports Cards in case you miss information from not seeing other sites. Hopefully you'll stay tuned to my site and get the information your missing! I'll do my best to keep you up to date, as I get information I'll post it here. I'll give you information on Upper Deck Brands,( Baseball Cards, Football Cards, Basketball Cards, Hockey Cards and any other information I believe people may want.I know there are questions on past releases and upcoming releases and if I can get the information for you, I'll post it, because if YOUR looking for that information someone else may be too! So if you have suggestions or your looking for information on something to do with Upper Deck Cards maybe I can also help out ! I'll do what I can :-)

I am a firm believer in Upper Deck and it's products. Upper Deck has the BEST Customer Service that I have ever encountered. Upper Deck cares about it's customers and it's products and they strive to BE THE BEST and in my opinion, they ARE.
So FORGET about the rest! COLLECT THE BEST! Collect UPPER DECK!
Dave

2010-11 SP Authentic Basketball

2011-05-18T09:15:00.002-04:00

I will also be uploading the checklist for the new 2010-11 SP Authentic Basketball Release! Stay Tuned!

Check List has been added. Look to the right sidebar for the Checklist Page.