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Monthly Archives: June 2009
UDA Offers the Shirts off Tiger's Back
06.16
Upper Deck Authenticated today began selling the sweat- and history-soaked shirts worn by Tiger Woods during the first three rounds of the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines.
Woods, who beat Rocco Mediate in a 19-hole playoff last year to claim his 14th major title, has autographed each of the shirts and added a ”2008 U.S. Open” inscription along with a notation detailing which round the shirt was worn.
A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the shirts — for the princely sums of $30,000 (Round 1), $40,000 (Round 2) and $50,000 – will be donated to the Tiger Woods Foundation.
“As Tiger’s exclusive autographed memorabilia partner, we are excited to offer fans a chance to own three unique pieces of sports history,” says Tim Muret, Vice President of UDA. “Each of the three shirts provides a chapter to the incredible sotry of Tiger’s amazing victor, which, as we found out the next day, was one in which he was literally playing on a broken leg. These three historical pieces will certainly be the ultimate collection showpieces for years to come.”
For more information on this rare collecting opportunity, including a video of Woods signing the shirts and providing a brief recap of each round, visit the Upper Deck Store.
Panini brings back 1989 Score for National VIPs
06.15
Panini America revealed the six-card 1989 Score-inspired set that will be given out to all VIPs at this year’s National Sports Collectors Convention in late July in Cleveland, Ohio, on Monday evening.
The six-card set will feature the memorable green-bordered 1989 Score football design and include Matthew Stafford, Mark Sanchez, Ben Roethlisberger, Larry Fitzgerald, Matt Ryan and Brady Quinn.
See them all below.
For more on the annual show, 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.
Sneak peek: 2009 Playoff Absolute Memorabilia football cards
06.15
Panini America has released its basic breakdown and images for its 2009 Playoff Absolute Memorabilia football card set, which will arrive in late September with four cards in every $40 pack.
Each box will include four material or autograph cards (at least one autograph), one Rookie, one parallel, one insert and one other of those cards.
See a full breakdown and more images (click for a closer look) after the jump …
First look: 2009 Donruss Certified football
06.15
Panini America released the basic product information and preview images for 2009 Donruss Certified football, which arrives in mid-October packing four autographs or memorabilia cards as well as four inserts or parallels per box.
Each 10-pack box (suggested retail price $10 per pack) includes five cards and there will be 24 boxes per case.
See additional images — and a complete breakdown of what Certified is packing after the jump.
First look: 2009 Bowman Sterling football
06.15
Topps released basic product information and preview images for 2009 Bowman Sterling Football on Monday, which will pack plenty of punch into its mini boxes when it arrives in late August.
Each six-mini box display box will include 12 Rookie Cards, six autograph cards, 12 Relic cards and two autograph Relic cards.
Each five-card pack (mini-box) contains two Rookie Cards, one rookie or veteran autograph, one veteran Relic card and one rookie Relic. Autographed Relics are found one in every three packs.
Each eight-box case also contains two dual autograph Refractors.
See more images and information after the jump.
Sneak peek: 2009 Upper Deck SPx football
06.15
Upper Deck released basic preview images and product information for its 2009 SPx football set on Monday, a product that will pack as many as four autographs per box when it arrives in September.
The base set will consist of 90 cards, 34 SPx Rookie Autograph jerseys, 40 SPx Rookie Signatures and 60 SPx Rookies.
Each 10-pack box will include as many as four autographs, including one Rookie Signature Triple Memorabilia card, as well as six serial-numbered memorabilia cards. Each case will include one Shadow Box card and a minimum of three autographed memorabilia or multi-signed cards.
The insert lineup will include SPx Shadow Box, Super Scripts Duals (as well as Trios, Quads, Sixes and Eights) Signatures, X Factor Signatures, Winning Trios Auto Patches and Fantastic Foursomes.
See more from the set below.
Troy Polamalu — and his hair — returns to McFarlanes
06.15
Pittsburgh Steelers DB Troy Polamalu – and his hair — returns to McFarlane Toys’ 21st series of SportsPicks, the company’s popular 6-inch vinyl action figures.
It’s not Polamalu’s first figure — but perhaps this one showcases his famous mane the best. He previously appeared in Series 14 and in a Super Bowl XL two-pack, while a Steelers two-pack of Polamalu with Hines Ward is set to arrive in August.
His latest figure is scheduled to arrive in October with that series also including debut figures for six players. A sneak peek with freshly released images is below.
In case you forgot … tonight is Rick Vaughn bobblehead night
06.15
Today might as well be a national holiday — Rick Vaughn bobblehead night — in Cleveland where every fan in attendance will receive a nodder of “Wild Thing,” the greatest Indians pitcher in reel life.
The Indians will face the Milwaukee Brewers — and if you know your Wisconsin radio hosts that means that broadcasting legend Harry Doyle (aka Brewers Hall of Fame announcer Bob Uecker) will be on hand for the game.
Now for those of you who live juuuuuuuussssst a bit outside Cleveland, there’s already quite a market for the Vaughns over on eBay. Fifty of the bobbleheads have sold in the last 30 days — most for somewhere between $15 and $36 (not including shipping). Most of them have sold for $20-25.
Kobe Bryant's key Rookie Card picks up steam
06.15
Final sales of Kobe Bryant‘s key Rookie Card, 1996-97 Topps Chrome, has taken off since the Los Angeles Lakers won their NBA championship Sunday night.
Dating as far back as January, the highest amount paid for a BGS 9.5 was $505 with the majority of sales falling between $350 and $400.
Since June 1, there have been sales at $510, $515, $550 and $575 — and in the 15 hours since Bryant wrapped up his fourth NBA title, copies have shown up on eBay with Buy It Now prices of $600, $650 and $1,000.
For the Refractor version of the card, only one BGS 9.5 and one PSA 10 sale have been made at $2,350 (Best Offer) and $2,360 respectively since January.
In the 15 hours since the Lakers’ championship? Copies of the card have been listed on eBay with Buy It Now prices of $10,000, $12,000 and $12,500.
Gordon Beckham is Topps' second 2009 Red Hot Rookie
06.15
Topps announced its second 2009 Red Hot Rookie Redemption on Monday and it’s Chicago White Sox infielder Gordon Beckham.
The card has a twist — one in 10 redeemers will received a card signed by the former University of Georgia star and 2008 first-round pick.
Beckham made his major league debut earlier this month and is hitting just .114 (4-for-35) with four RBIs through his first 10 games.
Collectors who already redeemed their card can check their Topps account to see whether they received a signed version.
The remainder of the 10-card Red Hot Rookies set will be announced throughout the season. Each Series 2 hobby box includes one of the redemption cards.
The first Red Hot Rookie of the year was New York Mets rookie Fernando Martinez.
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.