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Monthly Archives: November 2009
Must-See Gallery: Press Pass Fusion Inscriptions
11.20
One of the most anticipated features of just about any Press Pass product are the coveted Inscription and Red Ink autograph variations. Rest assured that 2009 Press Pass Fusion, the company’s first multisport product that released yesterday, has a healthy share of both.
For your viewing pleasure, Press Pass officials shared a few of them with Beckett Media.
– Tracy Hackler
First look: 2010 Topps Heritage baseball cards
11.20
Topps unveiled its basic product information and preview images on Friday for its 2010 Topps Heritage baseball set, the 10th consecutive release in the throwback line which this year utilizes the 1961 Topps design.
Set to arrive in the last week of February, this year’s Heritage will include a 500-card base set of veterans and rookies (75 of those short-prints; 1:3 packs) in the famed, but simple, look.
One of the new inserts will be Chase ’61, which will note the great home run chase by the New York Yankees’ Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle — a set that will include Relic parallels with as many as three memorabilia pieces and three cut autographs. (So, yes, that will include Babe Ruth as well…)
Every 24-pack hobby box will include one autograph or Relic card with all signatures signed on the cards.
See several preview images and get more info after the jump.
McFarlane Toys launches new line; announces first autographed chase figure
11.20
McFarlane Toys has announced a pair of forthcoming items that should get the baseball fans and toy collectors buzzing.
First, baseball Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn will be signing 100 figure bases that will be included with new chase figures in the company’s SportsPicks Cooperstown 7 lineup.
Secondly, McFarlane is launching a new line of articulated action figures — pieces that promise more than 20 moving parts on a 4-inch figure.
The first series of Playmakers will arrive next spring with 12 MLB players on the initial offering — and each toy will have a batting and fielding version.
They are:
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First look: 2009 Topps New York Yankees World Series Champions set
11.19
Topps‘ previously announced 27-card World Series Championship Set is arriving in stores soon and we’ve got a sneak peek at the postseason highlights cards found inside.
The 27-card set includes 20 player cards, six highlight cards and a card of manager Joe Girardi. The sets carry a suggested retail price of $9.99.
See the rest of the highlights cards after the jump.
Card gallery: 2009 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards
11.19
We’ll have yet another episode of Box Busters ready here soon — this time for the 2009 Topps Heritage High Number baseball card set.
Until then, chew on this small selection of base cards found inside the packs after the jump …
Card gallery: 2009 Topps 206 baseball cards (updated)
11.19
While a Box Busters episode for 2009 Topps 206 is in negotiations for Friday or Monday, we’ve already busted a box for a card gallery right here.
Here’s a sneak peek at what you can find in your boxes when they arrive starting next week …
Update: Topps released the following statement on Friday… something that was mentioned in our review in BSCM, but not with this gallery.
MORE ON-CARD AUTOGRAPHS IN TOPPS T206
Although the 2009 Topps T206 Baseball selling information solicited autographed cards featuring stickers, Topps is pleased to announce that 80 percent of the autographs in the product are signed on-card. Topps T206 100th Anniversary Edition just shipped and guarantees two autographs and/or Relics in every box.
See several images after the jump.
First look: 2010 Topps Opening Day baseball cards
11.19
Topps released the basic product information and additional preview images for its 2010 Opening Day baseball card set, which will arrive well ahead of Opening Day on Feb. 15.
The base set consists of 220 cards (14 of those rookies), including 74 players who will be in Topps Series 2 later in the year.
The packs carry a $1 suggested retail price with 36 packs per box and 20 boxes per case.
Every pack will include a card from one of five insert sets — Superstar Celebrations (10 cards), Mascots (26 cards), Where’d You Go Bazooka Joe? (10 cards), Topps Attax Opening Day (25 cards) and ToppsTown.com Stars (25 cards).
Also to be found are Opening Day parallels (numbered to 2,010 copies), autographs and printing plates (219 cards; no checklist plate).
The preliminary autograph checklist includes Denard Span, Aaron Cunningham, Ricky Romero, Chris Volstad, Eugenio Velez, Matt Tolbert, Daniel Schlereth, Cliff Pennington, Gerrardo Parra and a player to be determined.
See more card images after the jump.
Topps joins forces with mobile phone application company
11.19
Topps and GetFugu have joined forces to create an interactive partnership that will allow collectors to use their baseball cards to obtain more information about the player through their portable phones.
GetFugu’s “See It, Say It, Find It, Get It”, vision, voice and location recognition service will allow collectors to take an image of a 2009 Topps Legends of the Game card and get additional information relevant to the card. The application will send the user to the player’s Wikipedia page, the Topps online store or other sites where they can purchase Topps products.
“We are thrilled to be working with GetFugu on this new technology,” said Steve Grimes, Chief Digital Officer at Topps, in a news release. “Their mobile search and recognition technology enables our consumers to interact with trading cards in new and exciting ways and opens up new revenue opportunities for the future.”
Preview images: 2010 Topps Opening Day
11.19
Topps released a handful of preview images for another of its upcoming baseball sets on Thursday morning.
The products are 2010 Topps Opening Day, a retail staple of the last few years, which includes inserts as a preview to 2010 Topps Attax, a gaming product geared toward children.
Topps has made no secrets about it needing to clean up its place on the retail front, to simplify its product offerings as it enters its multi-year agreement as MLBs lone fully licensed manufacturer of baseball cards.
See more images after the jump.
Upper Deck signs New York Yankees pitchers Mariano Rivera & Andy Pettitte to autograph deals
11.18
Upper Deck announced on Wednesday evening that it has signed veteran New York Yankees pitchers Andy Pettitte and Mariano Rivera to non-exclusive autograph deals to include their signatures in the company’s 2010 baseball products.
According to the Beckett database, Pettitte has signed just 137 different cards for inclusion in packs during his career — the most recent cards coming in 2005 Donruss products. Rivera, who notched his 500th career save this season, has signed 135 — his last certified autographs coming in this year’s Topps baseball set.
By comparison, Yankees captain Derek Jeter, who is an Upper Deck spokesman, has signed more than 1,000 different certified autograph cards during his career.
“We are thrilled to be able to bring signature cards of these two iconic players to collectors with our 2010 Upper Deck Baseball releases,” said Gabriel Garcia, Upper Deck’s baseball brand manager, in a news release. “Their achievements are legendary and we know it will mean a lot to bring the New York faithful closer to their heroes. We are also very excited about some of the multi-signed trading cards we will be able to bring to the market with Pettitte, Rivera and Jeter in particular.”
Chris Olds is the editor of Beckett Baseball and Beckett Graded Card Investor. Have a comment, question or idea? Send an e-mail to him at colds@beckett.com.