11.24
Panini America released images on Tuesday for a pair of forthcoming insert sets in upcoming basketball products that might grab the attention of a collector or two.
In 2009-10 Panini Threads, which arrives on Dec. 16, collectors can find signed Home and Away cards, which are diecut cards printed on textured cardboard that look like jerseys. (And, of course, they are found in Home and Away versions.)
In 2009-10 Limited, which arrives on Jan. 6, there will be Glass Cleaners autographs, which are made to look like a backboard.
Each of these sets features autographs signed directly on the cards, not stickers, a major selling point with collectors these days.
See cards from each of these sets after the jump.
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11.24
Everyday collectors who are on Press Pass‘ mailing list should have received a six-card lot of 8 Seconds promo cards of stars on the Professional Bull Riders.
The un-numbered promos, which were mailed to collectors along with sales information and some basic facts about the PBR, include Ty Murray, Guilherme Marchi, Kody Lostroh, Justin McBride, JB Mauney and bullfighter Flint Rasmussen.
The cards are printed on foilboard and have glossy backs. The base set will consist of 100 cards and each hobby box will pack three autographs and three memorabilia cards when it arrives in January.
See all of the cards after the jump.
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11.24
Upper Deck‘s Ultimate Collection football set arrives in December with one autograph or memorabilia card per box, but you don’t have to wait to see more from the set.
Click here for more on the previously inclusions.
You can see several new preview images after the jump.
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11.24
Upper Deck’s advertising campaign using real collectors to help promote the company’s SPx brand has been a hit, and the company’s combined effort with Beckett Media has found the new face for 2010 SPx Baseball.
Call him The Rookie. He’s 3-year-old William Bucci.
The ads feature real collectors with nicknames like the “Case-Breaker” and the “Hit-Man” noting what they love most about SPx. When Upper Deck sought out the face of 2010 SPx Baseball, Thomas Bucci Jr., thought it might be a little different to showcase his son.
His entry got some attention at Beckett Media, which narrowed down the entries received to the top five submissions. When Upper Deck’s staff saw “The Rookie,” they knew they had found something special.
“SPx is not really a brand for 3-year-olds,” said Chris Carlin, Upper Deck sports marketing manager.
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11.23
Join wanna-be elitists Keith Hower and Tracy Hackler as they help themselves to one of the first boxes of 2009-10 Donruss Elite Basketball.
11.23
Panini America has released additional images for its forthcoming foray into baseball cards in 2009 Donruss Elite Extra Edition, which will arrive in early 2010.
A preliminary checklist has not yet been released, however additional details have been announced as the set will include on-card autographs for nearly 20 top players in the set.
See more images and get more details after the jump.
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11.23
McFarlane Toys‘ seventh series of Cooperstown Collection SportsPicks figures arrives in March, but you don’t have to wait that long to see what the toys will look like.
There will be five players in the release — Babe Ruth (third figure), Thurman Munson, Carl Yastrzemski, Tony Gwynn and Joe Morgan. All are Hall of Famers with the exception of Munson.
The highlight figure of the bunch will likely be the Ruth as he’s seen calling his shot against the Chicago Cubs in the 1932 World Series.
McFarlane Toys announced on Friday that the Gwynn chase figure will have an autographed figure base. The former San Diego Padres star will sign 100 bases.
See more images after the jump. (Click for a closer look.)
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11.20
Panini America released the basic product breakdown and preview images for its 2009-10 Certified basketball card set on Friday, a product headlined by a rare autograph appearance from Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki.
Set to arrive on Feb. 3 with a suggested retail price of $10 a pack, Certified will include four autograph or memorabilia cards in each 10-pack hobby box (one autograph minimum), while each 24-box case will include an autograph from Bill Russell, Jerry West, John Havlicek, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Panini spokesman Kobe Bryant, Oscar Robertson, Magic Johnson or No. 1 overall draft pick Blake Griffin.
While that stout list of signers has some serious star power on it, consider Nowitzki’s signing habits. The German star has signed only 28 different certified autographs during his career — and the majority of those made in recent years consisted of fewer than 25 cards apiece (and most of them below 10).
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11.20
Panini America released the basic information and preview images on Friday for its 2009-10 Panini Studio basketball card set, which uses the name of the famed Donruss line of the early 1990s but appears to stand on its own with a new look and design from the NBA’s exclusive licensee for basketball cards.
Scheduled to release on Feb. 24, Studio will pack four autograph and memorabilia cards per 24-pack ($4 per pack) hobby box as well as eight rookies, six legends cards, two Bronze Studio proofs, one Silver proof, three Masterstrokes cards as well as 14 other inserts.
Every 12-box case will include an autograph from one of the following players — Panini spokesman Kobe Bryant, Jerry West, Elvin Hayes, Isiah Thomas, Magic Johnson or No. 1 overall draft pick Blake Griffin.
See a full selection of images after the jump.
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11.20
Upper Deck released some preview images of its latest memorabilia card that has been manufactured and will be headed out to collectors who found its redemption in packs of 2009 Goodwin Champions baseball cards.
The Goodwin Champions Landmarks Golden Gate Bridge card, an oversized collectible, features a piece of cable from the famed bridge itself embedded into the cardboard.
“The thing that makes this card a little different is the size,” said Upper Deck’s Chris Carlin. “It’s a 4×6 card that is actually a half-inch thick. It can actually stand.”
See additional images of the card after the jump.
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