01.26
Here’s an advance look at some of the cards arriving in Playoff National Treasures arriving later this week …
Chris Olds has collected sports cards and memorabilia since 1987. Before coming to Beckett Media, he wrote about the hobby for the Orlando Sentinel on his blog, SportsStuff, and for the San Antonio Express-News and The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News. Do you have a comment, question or idea? Send e-mail to him at colds@beckett.com.
01.22
Topps released images and information for its 2009 Finest set on Thursday — with an autographed Rookie letter patch per mini box.
There will be only two mini boxes per master box this year. Read all the details from Topps after the jump. (Raw from Topps as it’s a busy week here at Beckett HQ.)
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01.20
Topps confirmed on Tuesday that Oakland A’s pitching prospect Michel Inoa was pulled from 2008 Bowman Sterling.
The move means the 16-year-old Dominican right-hander’s only officially licensed MLB card comes in 2008 Bowman Draft (above; misspelled name not corrected). Inoa was one of the 18 prospects who signed Chome cards for that product.
Inoa had been slated to appear in the Sterling Autographed Prospects set — and appears on the checklist — but the card was not produced.
Inoa has signed cards for TRISTAR (officially licensed minor league cards) and has appeared in Donruss sets as well.
Chris Olds has collected sports cards and memorabilia since 1987. Before coming to Beckett Media, he wrote about the hobby for the Orlando Sentinel on his blog, SportsStuff, and for the San Antonio Express-News and The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News. Do you have a comment, question or idea? Send e-mail to him at colds@beckett.com.
01.19
Donruss announced the second list of short-printed rookie autographs in 2008 Playoff Contenders football. Here’s the list:
Card # Player Team Pos. Qty
147 Jed Collins Philadelphia Eagles FB 30
121 Dantrell Savage Kansas City Chiefs RB 76
136 Erik Ainge New York Jets QB 108
184 Peyton Hillis Denver Broncos FB 113
171 Malcolm Kelly Washington Redskins WR 141
137 Erin Henderson Minnesota Vikings LB 158
144 Jake Long Miami Dolphins OT 163
173 Marcus Thomas Detroit Lions RB 165
155 Jordon Dizon Detroit Lions LB 188
102 Ali Highsmith Arizona Cardinals LB 214
151 Joe Flacco Baltimore Ravens QB 220
148 Jermichael Finley Green Bay Packers TE 231
105 Andre’ Woodson New York Giants QB 250
Last week’s list included:
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01.16
Upper Deck released images and basic set information for its 2009 Goudey baseball set on Friday, meaning the throwback to the 1930s will be around for the third consecutive year.
The basic set will consist of 200 standard cards while there will be 20 short-prints, 40 Sports Royalty cards and 40 cards emulating the 1938 Goudey Heads-up set.
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01.15
It’s not often that the seemingly mundane task of classifying a type of trading card sends two normally mild-mannered adults to the verge of fisticuffs. But that was the surrealistic scene that unfolded yesterday afternoon just outside my office.
Bill Sutherland, Beckett’s Director of Data Publishing, and Tim Trout, Senior Market Analyst, were red-faced, raise-voiced and at each other’s throats about whether or not Press Pass’ Wheels American Thunder Thunder Road insert set should be considered a memorabilia set.
Sutherland, a 30-year hobby veteran who had acquired a Dale Earnhardt Jr. version of the card in an online trade, was miffed upon initial inspection. He thought he was receiving a race-used tire memorabilia card. That is, a card with a piece of race-used tire. Trout, also a 30-year hobby veteran and Beckett’s racing expert, vehemently defended his decision to tag them as memorabilia cards.
The duo proceeded to pass the card around the office in an attempt to gain support for their respective positions, and still couldn’t assemble a consensus.
Upon closer inspection, it’s quite the card conundrum. On the surface, the card doesn’t look like a memorabilia card. But turn the card over and you discover that the ink used to print on the card is made from race-used tires.
Hmmm . . .
Press Pass has been employing the concept on a handful of inserts since 1999. Ten years later, they’re still causing confusion. So, we open it up to you. You tell us: Is card that uses ink made from race-used tires a memorabilia card?
Let us know your thoughts and we’ll reward the most compelling response with a racing memorabilia card (presumably one that doesn’t cause a debate).
01.12
Upper Deck will celebrate its inaugural baseball card set this year several ways during its 20th anniversary, but the first comes via 89 1989 Ken Griffey Jr. autographed Rookie Cards that will be included in 2009 Series 1 packs.
Upper Deck had Griffey include the inscription “20 years” on the cards, which will be randomly inserted packs of the product and will arrive in February. He signed the first 13 cards in black ink and the remaining 76 cards in blue ink.
“We have enjoyed a fantastic relationship with Ken Griffey Jr. since our company’s inception,” said Gabriel Garcia, Upper Deck’s associate brand manager for baseball. “This is the perfect way to help celebrate our 20th anniversary and the enduring partnership that Upper Deck has enjoyed with one of baseball’s greatest stars. Griffey’s 1989 Upper Deck rookie card is beloved by sports card collectors and those who find these signed versions will truly have a special collectible to add to their collections.”
Chris Olds has collected sports cards and memorabilia since 1987. Before coming to Beckett Media, he wrote about the hobby for the Orlando Sentinel on his blog, SportsStuff, and for the San Antonio Express-News and The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News. Do you have a comment, question or idea? Send e-mail to him at colds@beckett.com.
01.08
Topps announced on Thursday that its upcoming non-sport set of President-elect Barack Obama will include a card him in his Punahou High School basketball uniform on a vintage 1978 Topps basketball card design.
And if that’s not enough, there will be a “first dog” redemption card for a Topps card featuring the to-be-determined White House pup.
Chris Olds has collected sports cards and memorabilia since 1987. Before coming to Beckett Media, he wrote about the hobby for the Orlando Sentinel on his blog, SportsStuff, and for the San Antonio Express-News and The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News. Do you have a comment, question or idea? Send e-mail to him at colds@beckett.com.
01.08
The final baseball card set of 2008 will come from Donruss as it brings Playoff Contenders to the diamond later this month.
Its popular football brand has been going since 1998 and the company officially announced its new baseball set ($6 per five-card pack) on Thursday — though it may not have been a surprise after there were Contenders cards found in Prime Cuts.
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01.06
A limited number of cards featuring Razor-exclusive player Wade Miley, a pitching prospect in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization, were inadvertantly released in 2008 Playoff Prime Cuts.
Donruss issued this statement Tuesday:
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