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Card of the Week: 2002 Upper Deck Fairway Fabrics Autographs Phil Mickelson
Apr 10th
With Tiger Woods stealing all the hype due to his phenomenal season, Phil Mickelson has been lost under the radar.
Phil is probably used to this as he has always followed closely in Tiger’s shadow, but coming into the Masters, let’s remember who has won two of the four Masters tourneys.
That is Phil Mickelson.
Now Phil will always be second best unti he can’t perform anymore. But, his cards will be still be a hot seller. He won’t command $16,000 for an autograph like Tiger does, but a card like the one above will still put you back around $200-$400.
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Card of the Week: 2008 Upper Deck National Baseball Card Day Ian Kennedy
Apr 5th
With the passing of National Baseball Card, many collectors have a new set of cards, including Yankees prospect Ian Kennedy.
The Yanks are heavily relying on their young rotation to help them to their first World Series since 2003.
However, Kennedy’s first outing of 2008 didn’t look so stellar. He allowed six earned runs on four hits and four walks over 2 1/3 innings in a 13-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.
This is just one game though and collectors aren’t going to stop demanding his stuff just because he had one bad day.
2008 Upper Deck Premier Baseball
Apr 4th
Baseball Immortals Share the Stage with U.S. Presidents in 2008 UD Premier Baseball
Upper Deck’s latest high-end MLB release leads off the new season with an all-star lineup for collectors
Where can collectors find autographs of Major League Baseball’s greatest players alongside autographs of every U.S. President in history? Where do baseball legends like Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Jackie Robinson and Lou Gehrig meet up with historical figures like George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson? With Upper Deck’s 2008 UD Premier Baseball release, lucky collectors can find autograph cut cards of MLB’s heroes along with “Signs of History” exchange More >
National Baseball Card Returns
Mar 28th
2006 NBCD Logo
After a one year hiatus, National Baseball Card Day is back on the hobby map with a new multi-brand card set scheduled for release tomorrow, March 29th.
The cards will be distributed nationwide for free to collectors at participating hobby shops, Toys “R” Us stores, and at mlb.com.
“For the second time, MLBP, MLBPA, Topps and Upper Deck will give hundreds of thousands of fans the chance to own an exclusive set of baseball cards and engage in one of the most time-honored traditions of the game,” said Colin Hagen, Vice President, Licensing, Major League Baseball Properties. “We’re also proud to have More >
Upper Deck Warns Hockey Collectors to Watch Out for Black Ice
Mar 27th
UD Black preview cards were randomly inserted into 2007-08 Upper Deck ICE Hockey
Drivers in colder climates are frequently warned to watch out for black ice which is the weather condition where water freezes over a highway in the evening, giving morning travelers quite a surprise when they hit these patches. Collectors who have been busy opening packs and boxes of 2007-08 Upper Deck Ice Hockey have received quite a surprise as well when they found high-end, short-printed UD Black preview cards in the ICE packs.
As a special unannounced preview of UD Black Hockey, Upper Deck has randomly inserted limited-edition quad More >
Upper Deck’s First Golden Ticket Found!
Mar 24th
Dayton DeLuz of Hawaii is the first winner of Upper Deck’s ‘Exquisite Experience’ Promotion
Keith McDonough, the owner of Bleachers Sports in Winnetka, IL, is used to being in the spotlight. He’s been in national news over the last year for proposing a “Bondsfire” where customers would bring in cards and memorabilia of slugger Barry Bonds to burn when he broke Hank Aaron’s record. McDonough has been making news as well for putting a bounty on very rare 2007 Upper Deck Sweet Spot error cards. Now he makes news again by having the first Upper Deck “Exquisite Experience” golden ticket pulled More >
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