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<h1>Contest End Date</h1><font size="3">07/31/2011</font>
<h1>Prize</h1><font size="3">1 Card from either CheckOutMyCards.com, Beckett.com Marketplace, or eBay where combined price and shipping is less than $20</font>
<h1>Requirements</h1><font size="3">Must have at least 200 posts.</font>
<h1>How to Enter</h1><font size="3">Reply to this thread with a full product idea. Use the below example as a guide on how to format your response and what I'm looking for. Each member is only allowed to submit one product idea.</font>
Product Name: 2010-11 Playoff Review
Base Set: 81 cards (1 card for each game). Each card has a memorable image from that game, the front depicts the final score of the game as well as what series (First Round, Second Round, Semi-Finals, Finals) and what Game it is in the series. The back displays box scores for the starters of both teams, the final score of the game, the series score (ex. 1-1) and a small description of a memorable moment from the game. Each base card is numbered to 999.
Parallel Sets: Die Cuts /100, Silver Die Cuts /50, Gold Die Cuts /25, Platinum Die Cuts /1.
Insert Sets: Champions (1 card for each player of the team, the back lays out their contribution to the playoffs and explains a special moment in the playoffs for that player, numbered to 100), Champions Autographed Patches (parallel to Champions - Patch is rectangular towards bottom of card with Autograph on patch, numbered to 10), Champion Apparel (1 card for each player of the team, contains a Patch piece, Shoe Piece, Ball Piece and on card autograph, numbered to 5), Dunktacular (highlights some of the best dunks in the playoffs, maximum two cards per player, numbered to 100)

Now, in the above example, since it was a playoff set, I did not name players. However, if you are giving an idea for a generic season product, please include a list of players from each team that will be in the base set as well as the insert sets.

<h1>Winner</h1><font size="3">During the length of this contest, people will cast their vote for which product idea they like the best. At any point in time, a user may change their vote. I'm going to lock the thread at 11:59:59 PM on 7/31 and tally the votes. Once I've determined the winner, I'll communicate with them to find out what card they want. The card can be from CheckOutMyCards.com, Beckett.com Marketplace, or eBay. On eBay, it must be a BIN. I do not wish to hope to win an auction nor do I want to go back and forth with someone on offers. I will not simply give out a money order, a check, or PayPal instead. It must be one card, and only one, from the previously mentioned sites.
<h1>Goal</h1><font size="3">Spark interest in the board as well as possibly get some ideas for Panini or any other prospective Basketball card manufacturer for cards we all would enjoy.
<h1>Images</h1><font size="3">Images are not needed but are welcome. If you're good at photoshop or any other photo software and would like to show designs of some or all of the sets in your product, that would be very cool to see. There will be no ridicule on level of graphic design expertise. Please post the images, not the links to the images, in your post.</font>

I apologize if the reward is not spectacular, but that's all I think I can give out at this time. I'll update if I need to. Let's have fun with this.