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Monthly Archives: April 2011
Card Gallery: 2010-2011 Between the Pipes
04.15
By Andrew Tolentino | Hockey Editor
In a forthcoming Box Busters episode, collectors will be able to watch the entire video break for In The Game’s recently released netminder-minded brand. However, we couldn’t resist firing up the scanner to show off a sample of what’s in store.
Be sure to read the manufacturer’s statement on incorrectly labeled 1/1 Masked Men cards and behold the 20-card co-ed goalie gallery after the jump.
IRS & you: Can you afford the taxman’s trading cards?
04.15
By Chris Olds | BSCM Editor
Today’s normally the day one might take a hit from The Taxman, but if you’re a long-time collector of pro wrestling cards then you might be familiar with another guy who probably gets a kick out of April 15 each and every year.
His name is Irwin R. Schyster, and he’s a former superstar with World Wrestling Entertainment.
The taxman cometh to the ring in the past for each and every match wearing what you see above, save for the glasses. He wrestled in dress clothes, suspenders and necktie under that moniker from roughly 1991 to 1995. Fittingly, he also teamed with “The Million-Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase, a team titled “Money, Inc.”
QTY, FYI: 2011 Press Pass Blue Ink & Inscriptions
04.15
By Andrew Tolentino | Football Editor
As previously promised, below is a list of quantities for players who signed Blue Ink inscriptions for 2011 Press Pass Football.
Broken down by variation and subset, his should clear up any questions on the respective penmanship of this year’s draft class.
Blue Ink Bronze
Darvin Adams – 20 “Smoove”
Prince Amukamara – 24 “Go Big Red”
Armon Binns – 15 “Bizzle”
Ahmad Black – 23 “A.B.”
Brandon Burton – 25 “Bam Bam”
Delone Carter – 26 “DC3 = MVP”
John Clay – 18 “Big Play Clay”
Randall Cobb – 10 “‘Wild’ Cobb 18″
Marcell Dareus – 25 “Roll Tide”
Nick Fairley- 11 “N.F. Big Nick”
Mark Herzlich – 25 “Stay Up”
Cameron Heyward – 25 “#97; 2 “Go Bucks!”
Kendall Hunter – 22 “Spud”
Jerrel Jernigan – 25 “JJ”
Julio Jones – 4 “Roll Tide” Read More
QTY, FYI: 2011 Press Pass Red Ink & Inscriptions
04.14
By Andrew Tolentino | Football Editor
Delivering a familiar product to early-season collectors, Press Pass has made its presence loud and clear with 2011 Press Pass Football. By now, the hits have surfaced and sold on the secondary market — garnering the attention of prospectors and flat-out college football enthusiasts.
To add some more substance to these preseason pulls, the manufacturer provided us — and in turn, collectors — with all-important information on many of the most desirable cards in the set. After the almighty jump, you’ll find a full-blown list of players and respective quantities for their Red Ink autographs and Red Ink inscriptions in 2011 Press Pass.
Stay tuned for more information — landing tomorrow — on Blue Ink autographs and Blue Ink inscriptions.
Red Ink Bronze
Darvin Adams – 31
Prince Amukamara – 50
Armon Binns – 25
Ahmad Black – 99
Da’Quan Bowers – 50
Brandon Burton – 47
Delone Carter – 49
John Clay – 45
Randall Cobb – 18 Read More
Card Gallery: 2011 Upper Deck Football
04.14
By Andrew Tolentino | Football Editor
In yesterday’s somewhat dramatic episode of Box Busters, we tore into a box of 2011 Upper Deck Football — and ultimately landed the product’s most mystifying hit. Safely tucked away at the bottom of the box and underneath 20 packs of veteran-heavy, collegiate-focused cards, the contentious collectible — EVOLUTION — awaited our review.
While the video card naturally became the main attraction of our break, the brand’s bread and butter — the cards themselves — merit a closer look. As the following gallery should reveal, 2011 Upper Deck Football offers a good depth of photography and seasoned veterans in their college uniforms. Beyond the nuance and potential for pulling the latest hobby innovation, the set offers collectors a solid start to another year of football card collecting.
Check out the sans-EVOLUTION gallery after the jump and stay tuned for more on our video card hit.
ITG announces error on Masked Men III emerald cards
04.13
By Susan Lulgjuraj | Contributing Editor
In the Game announced an error with the Masked Men III cards in Between the Pipes on Wednesday.
There are three colored versions of the cards and the emerald version were mistakenly labeled 1/1. There are 340 of each emerald card in the set.
“I guess no one is perfect” said Dr. Brian H. Price, President of In The Game, Inc., “but we sure try to be and this bothers me a great deal. I personally apologize to all collectors for this error.”
The gold version is limited to 10, silver 100 and emerald 340.
Susan Lulgjuraj is a contributing editor for Beckett Media. You can email Susan here. Follow her on Twitter here.
Charlie Sheen’s winning streak sure means one thing … more memorabilia
04.13
By Chris Olds | Baseball Editor
Charlie Sheen‘s eccentricity — can we safely call it that … or is it merely a winning streak? — of late has meant one thing amidst the hustle and bustle of the Violent Torpedo of Truth tour.
Big business for memorabilia hunters and memorabilia companies.
First, on Tuesday, Leaf announced that it had signed the Major Leaguer for an upcoming non-sports card set. Then, on Wednesday, SportsMemorabilia.com unveiled its line of Sheen-signed photos, baseballs and baseball jerseys. Those items feature him in scenes from a few of his movies and include signed Cleveland Indians jerseys.
But the most controversial piece of new Sheen memorabilia is yet to come — and it can’t be found in a pack of cards or in a fancy webstore. It can only be found down on the farm.
What might it be?
First Look: 2011 Topps Finest Football
04.13
By Andrew Tolentino | Football Editor
While Topps gave the hobby a certain Five Star product in 2010, the trading card icon just released information on another superlatively named set. Packed out in protective mini boxes, 2011 Topps Finest Football promises a high-quality rip for turf-loving collectors in mid-August.
The base cards set is comprised of 35 rookies from the forthcoming NFL draft and 90 proven veterans. Collectors can expect to land five cards per pack in two-per-box-six-pack mini-boxes. Was that as confusing as it was to type it?
Behold the breakdown and a seven-card gallery after the jump. Read More
Box Busters: 2011 Upper Deck Football cards … and also Evolution video cards
04.13
Join Beckett Football’s Andrew Tolentino & Dan Hitt as they rip into a box of 2011 Upper Deck football cards in this latest episode of Box Busters.
What will they find inside? Will it be an Evolution in cards?
Watch and find out …
2010-2011 Pinnacle Hockey Preview Gallery
04.13
By Susan Lulgjuraj | Contributing Editor
It’s been 13 years since a Pinnacle hockey brand set has been on the shelves. But in about a week’s time that is all going to change as Panini America releases 2010-11 Pinnacle Hockey.
The 24-pack box (five cards per pack) should yield four Ice Breaker Rookie Cards, four Museum Collection parallels, one artist’s proof parallel, one Tough Times insert and four autograph or memorabilia hits on average.
See a full gallery of images after the jump.