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Monthly Archives: April 2009
NFL Draft picks: What would YOU have them sign?
04.23
What should Georgia QB Matt Stafford sign with his autograph? (AP)
With the NFL Draft just days away, there are more than a few collectors clamoring to find out which college stars will become their franchises’ new faces.
And that’s not lost on Upper Deck.
The football card manufacturer has offered to let a few lucky readers decide what this year’s crop of future NFL stars should sign along with their names on some of their Rookie Cards — custom inscriptions — which will end up in packs of this year’s products.
Perhaps the Matt Stafford fans will have some Georgia flavor for him to add to his cards, something like “Bulldog for life” or “UGA Rules.” Or perhaps something much, much more creative? Or something related to his new team this weekend?
All of the top position players in this year’s draft will be at the NFL PLAYERS Rookie Premiere — the annual photo shoot where the cream of the crop pose for their first football card photos in their new uniforms and sign more than a few autographs for inclusion into packs of cards.
Upper Deck will have the best players sign the best inscriptions that you submit right here (via a comment below) or over on Beckett.com. It’s that simple.
Be sure to tell us this:
1. Which player (Example: Matt Stafford, QB, Georgia)
2. What the inscription should say (“Bulldog for life”)
3. Your name and location (Jim, Dallas, TX)
Oh, and, we’ll make sure that the coolest entries get some cool prizes, too.
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Note: If you’ve previously visited, Upper Deck’s Kobe Bryant custom inscriptions signing has been delayed. Once the signing is completed, you’ll see your custom inscriptions right here and in the pages of a Beckett magazine.
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.
Desperately seeking Cerrano
04.23
By Chris Olds | Editor
One of the great things about the hobby of collecting sports cards and memorabilia is that there’s almost always a surprise to be found.
And, in my 20-plus years of collecting — and nearly a decade of writing about the hobby — there aren’t too many sets that I haven’t at least seen in passing or heard something, a nugget, about in the past.
Until earlier this year.
There’s one set firmly atop my want-list (I need a set, or two, or three …) these days — one that’s nowhere to be found in the inventory of any major dealer I have contacted, one that is nowhere to be found online (eBay, Beckett Marketplace or otherwise), one that’s eluded pretty much anyone who has a scanner nearby because even images of these cards are nowhere to be found. Anywhere.
It’s not an expensive set — in fact not one of the people pictured in the set have appeared in an official Major League Baseball game, yet they are all legends of the game, true Major Leaguers.
What? Keep reading…
Upper Deck releases Priority Signings checklist for NHL Spring Expo
04.22
Upper Deck revealed the checklist on Wednesday for its Priority Signings autograph cards that will be given away to fans at the upcoming NHL Spring Expo from May 1-3 in Toronto.
Upper Deck will hold a wrapper redemption program during the event — collectors who open a box of 2008-09 Ice, 2008-09 SPx or 2008-09 SP Game-Used Hockey at its company booth will receive a random Priority Signings card. Each card is sequentially numbered and the checklist includes some of the biggest stars in the game.
The promotion is limited to one card per person per day. Redemption hours will be 5-7 p.m. on May 1, 1-3 p.m. on May 2 and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May 3. A checklist is below:
American Idol set includes caricature cards
04.22
Upper Deck’s new American Idol set includes a twist — a pair of non-Idol caricature cards pitting famous musicians against each other.
One card pits “A child of Destiny” against a “Material Girl,” while the other card has “The Boss” and that one guy … on the card front known as “the artist currently known as … ”
Oh, and That Seacrest Guy is the referee …
Obviously we’re dealing with cards of Beyonce and Madonna and Bruce Springsteen and Sean Combs – but we’re not saying that since they’re not Idols.
The cards are short-prints, but the odds of finding them were not announced.
For more on the set, click here.
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.
Box Busters: 2009 Fathead MLB Tradeables
04.22
Join Beckett Baseball‘s Chris Olds and Brian Fleischer as they open four boxes of 2009 Fathead MLB Tradeables.
What will they find? Check it out here.
Legendary Auctions to sell Bob Gibson's memorabilia
04.22
The newly formed Legendary Auctions has been tabbed to sell the memorabilia collection of former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson on July 31 in Cleveland during the National Sports Collectors Convention weekend.
The collection consists of 100 or so items — including his 1968 MVP award, his 1968 and 1970 Cy Young awards, his 1964 and 1967 World Series rings, all of his contracts, a ball from his first MLB win and a game-used glove.
Gibson explained his choice in auction houses for the event, which also will help raise money for the Baseball Assistance Team.
“My agent, Dick Zitzman, confirmed this to be the definitive annual industry event and felt it would be a great way to share my keepsakes with collectors everywhere,” he said in a news release. “I felt comfortable with [CEO] Doug [Allen] and enjoyed hanging out with him and sharing a great meal together long after the business terms were discussed. I’ve hung on to this material for the better part of a half-century and need to trust the person and organization that would ultimately bring it to market.”
For more information, visit legendaryauctions.com.
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.
Woodstock's 40th anniversary celebrated on a football card?
04.22
It’s been 40 years since Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon and 40 years since Woodstock, the landmark musical event that took place on a field in rural New York.
While we’re more than sure that there will be more than a few looks back at — and items to commemorate — both events, the leader in the clubhouse so far appears to be a card in the upcoming Upper Deck Philadelphia NFL set.
That’s right, peace and love in between Adrian Peterson and Peyton Manning — not exactly the most tranquil location.
Preview: In The Game Superlative Franchise
04.21
In The Game recently announced the latest in its Superlative Series products, Superlative Franchise, which focuses on one of the most successful pro sports franchises ever — the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Each of 1,600 hand-numbered books will contain seven cards — three of them featuring on-card autographs. (Every autograph in the set is on-card.) And for the first time ever in a Superlative product, there will be dual- and triple-autographed cards.
The vintage base set will include 32 cards — one per book — and 45 modern base cards, also one per book.
See a few checklist and images from the entire product’s lineup after the jump.
Box Busters: 2009 Topps Finest baseball
04.20
2009 Topps Finest baseball has arrived, and we’ve opened the first mini boxes of the year for the beloved Box Busters videos. What will Beckett Baseball‘s Chris Olds and Brian Fleischer find inside?
Click here to find out.
Rare Goodwin card poster headed to auction block
04.20
This in from long-time hobbyist Marty Appel …
$100,000 baseball card advertising poster discovered at New York estate sale
Bohemia, N.Y. — There is still treasure waiting out there to be found.
A rare 1889 baseball card advertising poster with an estimated auction value of more than $100,000 has been discovered at an estate sale in upstate New York and will be auctioned in May by Lelands.com.
The poster advertises “The Goodwin Round Album,” a nine-page premium album of full-color round baseball card portraits of the leading players of the day. It was available by mail order by sending in coupons packaged with Goodwin Tobacco.