Category Archives: Football

Panini, NFLPA team up to give fans a unique experience

05.15
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Posted on May 15, 2013 – 10:27 am | Author: Susan Lulgjuraj
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By Susan Lulgjuraj | Beckett Football Editor

Welcome to the digital age, card collectors.

Panini America and the NFL Players Association are teaming up to bring collectors closer to the players. Several fans will take part in a Google+ Hangout with NFL rookies Montee Ball and Matt Barkley on Thursday.

Winners will be able to ask players questions during the live session and receive a digital copy of a special Panini Score Rookie Card.

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Ripping Retail Retro: 1998 Bowman football cards + win our box

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Posted on May 14, 2013 – 12:09 pm | Author: chrisolds
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Join Beckett Football‘s Chris Olds and Reed Kasaoka of Baseball Card Exchange (bbcexchange.com) as they tear into a box of 1998 Bowman in this latest episode of Ripping Retail.

What will they find inside? Watch and find out …

How can the box be yours? Tell us what you think of the break in the comments below. We’ll pick one of the most creative answers left before May 24.

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Ripping Retail Retro: What do you want to see next time?

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Need a 1998 Bowman checklist or OPG? Click here.

Beckett 20 Questions on … sports families

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Posted on May 13, 2013 – 3:15 pm | Author: chrisolds
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By Chris Olds | Beckett Sports Card Monthly Editor

With Mother’s Day just passed and Father’s Day on the radar, we figured now might be the time for the latest Beckett 20 Questions.

Oh, and the upcoming Families Issue of Beckett Sports Card Monthly had a bit to do with that, too, where we’ll explore the family ties that go along with sports and collecting and take a look at some of the notable fathers, sons, mothers and daughters who share cardboard with us all. (Need a player checklist or OPG? Click here for our new player directory to find it fast.)

Also, we’d like to know … who got you started into collecting? Tell us in the comments below — after you offer your take on the latest 20 Questions.

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1. DId a family member get you into collecting?

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See the rest of the questions … after the jump.

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Preview gallery: 2013 Score football

05.13
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Posted on May 13, 2013 – 12:14 pm | Author: Susan Lulgjuraj
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By Susan Lulgjuraj | Beckett Football Editor

Panini American’s first NFL-licensed trading card set is due out this week with 2013 Score.

Score features new rookies and some compelling photography. The set will also honor the 25th anniversary of Score using the 1989 design for this year’s Rookie Cards.

Of course, there is also Leon Sandcastle.

Check out the preview gallery of 2013 Score and let us know what you think.

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First look: 2013 Topps Chrome Football

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Posted on May 10, 2013 – 4:48 pm | Author: Susan Lulgjuraj
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By Susan Lulgjuraj | Beckett Football Editor

If you thought Robert Griffin III and Andrew Luck autograph cards were going to try dry up this season, don’t worry.

Topps previewed 2013 Topps Chrome Football showing off base cards, inserts, and autographs – with Robert Griffin III and Andrew Luck sandwiched between the rookies on the autograph checklist.

Chrome is usually known for having all rookie autographs, but perhaps Topps changed it up in attempt to re-capture last year’s excitement along with bolstering a rookie class that is short on hype.

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Ripping Retail: 2013 Topps Archives football cards

05.09
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Posted on May 9, 2013 – 8:09 pm | Author: chrisolds
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Join Beckett Media’s Chris Olds as he rips into 2013 Topps Archives a week before its hobby release date in this latest Ripping Retail video.

What will he find inside? Watch and find out … and don’t hold him to the details of some years’ designs! (He’s not the football guru … yes, he got some years wrong.)

See the First Look for the product here.

Find the 2013 Topps Archives checklist (when it’s in the database) here.

Some retail odds for this one … since it’s early  … after the jump.

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NFLPA Rookie Premiere revealed

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Posted on May 9, 2013 – 9:59 am | Author: Susan Lulgjuraj
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By Susan Lulgjuraj | Beckett Football Editor

UPDATE: The NFLPA sent over the official list of rookies attending the event, which is the same list we have below. This list is confirmed by the NFLPA. 

The NFL Player Association Rookie Premiere kicks off next week. This is when Topps and Panini America get a number of autographs from the newest NFL players.

About 40 players are expected to attend and the list has been leaked in several places, including Sports Card News and Fandeavor.

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Inscriptions add character to autograph cards

05.09
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Posted on May 9, 2013 – 9:38 am | Author: Susan Lulgjuraj
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By Susan Lulgjuraj | Beckett Football Editor

Inscriptions can change the value of an autograph card. A funny or unique saying can cause a buzz with collectors just as it recently did with an Isaiah Pead 2012 Five Star autograph.

“Get Pead On”

We get it. And so do card companies. That’s why they seek athletes to personalize cards in a way that will grab attention.

Press Pass showed off several inscriptions from 2013 Fanfare Football. Many athletes stuck to nicknames or rooted on their college teams.

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Jack Hoffman card lands on eBay

05.09
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Posted on May 9, 2013 – 8:40 am | Author: Susan Lulgjuraj
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By Susan Lulgjuraj | Beckett Football Editor

One of Jack Hoffman’s blow-up rookie cards from Upper Deck has landed on eBay with the proceeds from the auction going to the Team Jack Foundation.

Upper Deck created five of these cards for the Hoffman family. According to the auction (view here), one went to 7-year-old Jack while the other four were signed. Just one of the cards is up for auction. UPDATE: The card finished at $6,100.

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Topps bringing hand-stamped cards back to football

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Posted on May 8, 2013 – 1:23 pm | Author: Susan Lulgjuraj
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By Susan Lulgjuraj | Beckett Football Editor

Topps introduced oversized hand-stamped cards in 2012 Topps Triple Threads.

These cards are coming back this season with a new design.

Topps released a preview image of wide receiver Tavon Austin’s card. The cards look drastically different from last year’s design.

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