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Monthly Archives: July 2011
July is Customer Appreciation Month at Beckett.com … a contest a day!
07.20
July is Customer Appreciation Month at Beckett Media … a contest a day beginning today!
How do you enter? Click here on Beckett.com, log in and that’s it.
Today’s prize? A 2008 Leaf Certified Materials Printing Plates Magenta #246 John Elway AU 1/1.
See a list of each day’s prizes after the jump.
Johnny Bench is the first Topps Prime 9 player
07.19
By Chris Olds | Beckett Baseball Editor
Cincinnati Reds legend and Hall of Famer Johnny Bench is the first Topps Prime 9 player as announced Tuesday.
Each week, Topps will announce which players can be redeemed for Prime 9 cards found in packs of 2011 Topps Series 2.
Collectors can bring their Week 1 redemption cards to their participating hobby shops to turn them in for a card and be entered for a chance to win a trip to the World Series as long as they fill out the form on the back.
Each card is a Refractor and the cards can be found two per hobby (or jumbo) box.
Chris Olds is the editor of Beckett Baseball magazine. Have a comment, question or idea? Send an email to him at colds@beckett.com. Follow him on Twitter by clicking here.
Topps names new Vice President for Digital
07.19
By Chris Olds | Beckett Baseball Editor
Topps will have a new leader in its efforts to bring trading cards and confections to the digital world, according to an announcement made Tuesday.
It has appointed former Nokia product director Michael Bramlage as its Vice President, Digital. He will oversee and develop Topps’ digital strategy and report to CEO and President Ryan O’Hara.
“Michael’s terrific background in the mobile, Internet and social spaces combined with his innovation bent and strategies for developing online content makes him an ideal fit at Topps,” O’Hara said in a prepared statement. “We’re excited for Michael to join Topps and take us to the next level in delivering our consumers new and innovative experiences.”
TRISTAR readies Obak promo cards for The National
07.19
By Chris Olds | Beckett Baseball Editor
This year’s National Sports Collectors Convention is just a couple of weeks away and TRISTAR is the latest to unveil special cards that can be found at this year’s show in Chicago.
And it’s a set that turns back the clock to the early 1900s while previewing two products set to come from the company — TRISTAR Obak Baseball 2011: History of the Game and the debut edition of Obak Football coming this fall.
Upper Deck announces plans for the National filled with autographs and giveaways
07.19
By Susan Lulgjuraj | Contributing Editor
VIPs and other collectors can land some great exclusive Upper Deck products at the National Sports Collectors Convention from August 3-7.
First up, collectors who come to the VIP sneak peek on Wednesday will be able to get a special card set found only in Chicago. The set six-card set features superstars with Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, Sidney Crosby, LeBron James, Bobby Orr and Landon Donovan.
After that, Upper Deck will have something for every collector. There will be four different five-card pack in its wrapper redemption program.
Fans need to purchase five packs of specified Upper Deck products from Certified Diamond Dealers. They will receive a voucher to bring to the Upper Deck booth where they will receive one of four 2011 National event-exclusive packs. Each day there will be a different five-card collection redeemed and they will be available while supplies last. Cards must be opened at the Upper Deck booth. To find out which Upper Deck products are eligible, visit the booth at the show.
“We are pulling out all the stops to make Upper Deck’s presence at the 32nd National Sports Collectors Convention a memorable one for our fans in attendance,” said Mike Phillips, Upper Deck’s director of hobby sales in a release. “By creating promotions that help support the efforts of our Certified Diamond Dealers, we can help create a situation where fans are seeing real value in purchasing through the right channels. Being able to provide so many unique giveaways and promotions during this show is also a great way to give back to our fans who have always been very engaged with our brand and products. We can’t wait to get out there and have the chance to interact more with them.”
Panini offering instant autographed prizes at NSCC
07.19
By Susan Lulgjuraj | Contributing Editor
If you think Panini America is going to just stop at giving away cards in a wrapper redemption at The National Sports Collectors Convention, think again.
The card company is using the popular process as shows and events to give fans a way to get more goodies and prizes – instantly.
Panini is giving away nearly 2,000 autographed items at the year’s National in Chicago on August 3-7. These instant redemption cards – which is really the only way collectors like to have redemptions – will be inserted into packs that are redeemed at Panini’s corporate booth at the National.
Some of the autographed prizes include mini helmets, hockey pucks and oversize trading cards. Pictures on Panini’s blog revealed unique items such as an Adrian Peterson autographed 2007 Donruss Elite card with the Minnesota Vikings star in an Oklahoma Sooners uniform and signed banners from Scottie Pippen, Karl Malone and Cynthia Cooper, the newest inductees into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
See more of what Panini has planned in its wrapper redemptions after the jump:
An early look at 2011 Panini Crown Royale Football
07.18
By Susan Lulgjuraj | Contributing Editor
Panini America is bringing back Crown Royale Football for its second installment under the re-branding of the set.
What started with Pacific in the 1990s, Panini has added new elements to make the product its own.
One of the big successes from last year’s product were the Rookie Silhouettes, which returns with all on-card autographs.
Due out in October, Crown Royale Football will have a hit – autograph or memorabilia card – in each of the four packs. In addition, there should be four Rookie Cards, one parallel numbered to 100 or less and seven inserts in each hobby-exclusive box.
“The Rookie Silhouettes design that debuted in Crown Royale Football last year really helped re-launch the brand with a huge bang,” said Ben Ecklar, Panini America’s Director of Product Development in a release. “When the 2010 product season ended, those cards stood tall as some of the most striking of the entire year – not just in football, but across all sports. This year we’ve managed to significantly improve on what many collectors thought was pretty close to perfection.”
See a complete gallery after the jump.
Ripping Retail Retro: An oldschool baseball box break
07.18
Join Beckett Baseball Editor Chris Olds as he rips into a box of a once-popular 1990s baseball card set in this episode of Ripping Retail.
What’s the brand? What will he find inside?
Watch and find out …
Collector Box Busters: Two Ginter boxes at the shop
07.16
Beckett Baseball’s Chris Olds was at Nick’s Sports Cards where he witnessed a collector rip open two boxes of 2011 Topps Allen & Ginter baseball.
What did he find? Watch and find out …
Weird baseball memorabilia is everywhere … here are two of the latest items
07.15
By Chris Olds | Beckett Baseball Editor
There are plenty of weird baseball cards and promotions these days — and here are just two of the latest.
First, yet another oddity from 2011 Topps Allen & Ginter … it’s a tribute to Brian Wilson‘s beard via a baseball card.
The card, showcasing “The Closer” not Wilson, is one of 10 Fabulous Face Flocculence minis — a previously unannounced insert set in the product that just might give the San Francisco Giants closer’s eccentricities a run for their money. The card has sold for as much as $19.50 on eBay, while the cheapest sale was $11.61.
What other types of facial hair made the cut? Check out the checklist here on Beckett.com.
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The second hobby oddity worth checking out arrives Sunday in Oakland …