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Monthly Archives: February 2010
MSNBC's Keith Olbermann prefers 1967 over 2010 Topps
02.18
Long-time collector Keith Olbermann recently opened his first pack of 2010 Topps on the air — a typical tradition of his in recent years — but he didn’t finish going through it because he was looking forward to tearing into a different type of wrapper.
It was one with wax paper and no autographs anywhere to be found.
What did he find in his pack of 1967 Topps? Check it out … click here to watch.
Checklist: 2010 Topps baseball short-prints
02.18
Just in case collectors are still looking for it, here is the list of the short-printed cards in the 2010 Topps Baseball set.
There are other variations to be found — Yankees pie cards as well as an Abe Lincoln variation that Topps has teased — and a few other card back variations that have been spotted but not yet detailed.
For now, here’s the list as confirmed by the company after the jump.
First look: 2010 Topps Allen & Ginter baseball cards
02.17
Topps on Wednesday released some preview images of the fifth installment of its Allen & Ginter line of baseball cards.
Check ‘em out …
Box Busters: 2009 Topps Unique Football
02.17
Dan Hitt and Tracy Hackler bust a not-entirely-unique box of 2009 Topps Unique Football. With no Players Inc license for 2010, this appears to be the last Topps NFL product for quite some time.
Watch the video to find out what this swan-song box delivered.
Alabama Crimson Tide heats things up on auction block & with upcoming appearance on NASCAR track at Talladega
02.17
Do you call yourself the biggest Alabama Crimson Tide fan? You aren’t without this…
The 16-foot wide logo from the floor of the national champions’ locker room from Bryant-Denny Stadium is up for grabs — and already has hit $7,600 on the auction block with more than six weeks remaining. (Click here to view the auction.)
The 13-time national champions have a partnership with Steiner Sports to bring game-used and other memorabilia to collectors (much like the New York Yankees and Dallas Cowboys). The floor logo is just the latest to be found in the “Alabama Collectibles by Steiner Sports” offerings.
Behind the Scenes: A Beckett Magazine Planning Meeting
02.16
Ever wonder what goes on in a Beckett magazine planning meeting?
Well spend eight minutes watching the wheels turn and you’ll get an idea. While this particular meeting — to plan the April 2010 issue of Beckett Sports Card Monthly — wasn’t necessarily rife with definitive revelations, we do learn just a little about the next issue’s editorial lineup and why Cliff Lee or Roy Halladay might not make the best cover subjects.
– Tracy Hackler
McFarlane Toys Reveals First Signed Hockey Figures
02.16
By Russ Cohen
In NHL news, McFarlane Toys made a pretty big splash at Toy Fair over the weekend by following up last September’s announcement of autographed chase figures with a sneak preview of the first signed hockey figures.
I got a sneak peek of a Gordie Howe-signed base that had his formal name of “Gordon” with the “#9;” interesting to note that he didn’t sign “Mr. Hockey.” Figures all have a small white box on the side of the base and a limited amount of them will be autographed and randomly inserted into case packs. That figure is out now.
New York Islanders rookie John Tavares will be in the NHL 24 release along with Mike Cammalleri (Habs) and Jonas “The Monster” Gustavsson (Leafs). Tavares will have autographs in the set and I suspect they will be an extremely hot commodity. There will be just 200 to 400 pieces total that have sequentially numbered autographs and the price point is still $9.99.
There is no way for the company to protect against “figure searching” so I suspect sometime in April when this hits the market, the sharks will be waiting.
Sneak Preview Gallery: 2010 Famous Fabrics First Edition
02.16
Dr. Brian Price — the Canadian sports card manufacturer who’s delivered memorable products from such memorable brands as In The Game, Be A Player and Sportkings — recently unveiled a whole host of images from Famous Fabrics First Edition, the newest product from his newest company, Creative Cardboard Concepts.
True to the name of its front company, Famous Fabrics delivers a creative, multisport twist on the memorabilia card concept by presenting an extremely limited product with seemingly countless unique themes and pairings.
With an overall production run of just 400 10-pack boxes, every one-card pack of Famous Fabrics includes a slabbed memorabilia or cut-signature card limited to either nine copies (Silver) or one copy (Gold).
Due out Feb. 24, Famous Fabrics incorporates legends from a bevy of sports, including baseball, basketball, football, hockey, boxing, golf, track and field, horse racing, soccer, swimming and more. Such a wide talent pool helps the product shine on poignant themed inserts such as The Year, Rookie of the Year, MVP and Cityscapes. In addition, Famous Fabrics includes a veritable locker room full of memorabilia types, including jerseys, trunks, bats, skates, cleats, hats and gloves.
First Look: Upper Deck's 2010 NCAA Sweet Spot Football
02.15
Upper Deck officials on Monday released preliminary information and images on 2010 NCAA Sweet Spot Football, a brand new product releasing in June that takes full advantage of the company’s exclusive agreement with the Collegiate Licensing Company.
The product, a college-exclusive extension of Upper Deck’s popular Sweet Spot brand, promises six autograph or memorabilia cards per six-pack box, a 100-card base set and helmet variations aplenty for each player.
See more images after the jump and stay tuned to Beckett.com for additional information on this product.
– Tracy Hackler
Inside the Topps Million Card Giveaway …
02.15
So Topps launched its Million Card Giveaway on Monday at www.toppsmillion.com, where slowly but surely collectors who found one of the contest cards in packs of 2010 Topps baseball cards could enter their code and win a card from the past.
Beckett Media‘s Box Busters review box yielded six of these contest cards, so armed with their trusty codes I ventured forth into the wild frontier of redeeming them … what did Beckett receive?
Card No. 1 … 1988 John Tudor
Card No. 2 … 2005 Ichiro Suzuki
Card No. 3 … 1966 Bob Shaw
Card No. 4 … 1976 Bob Coluccio
Card No. 5 … 1993 Mark McLemore
Card No. 6 … 1998 Francisco Cordova season highlights card
What a haul. They’re sitting in the Beckett account where they can be requested for delivery (for a fee), traded or … sit.
I got caught up in code-entering mania and launched my own personal account to see what I got from my pair of cards … a 2000 Orlando Cabrera and a 1972 Reggie Cleveland.
And then, once the time-out issues on the site subsided (it’s been a busy day there), I started poking around to see what others have found … and it appears some collectors have found plenty…