Sports Card News and New Products

From Upperdeck.com– Young Players Star in Fleer Ultra Hockey; Flair Showcase Makes Guest Appearance as Set within the Set Every Box will Deliver Six Rookies, One Rookie Redemption Cards Carlsbad, CA – (October 3, 2007) – As most hockey teams are getting ready to drop the puck for the start of the National Hockey League […]

From Topps.com– McDonald’s Autographed Cards Added to All-New NBA Product Topps announces that the upcoming and all-new 2007-08 TOPPS ECHELON BASKETBALL will include the much talked about same-day autographed cards from the 2006 McDonald’s High School American Game. The subjects include: Greg Oden #d to 100 Brandan Wright #d to 100 Thaddeus Young #d to […]

From Upperdeck.com: Young Stars Make Their Mark in New Upper Deck Rookie Threads Football Two Signed Rookie Letter Patches Numbered to 250 or Less in Each Box Carlsbad, CA – (September 25, 2007) – Once again proving worthy of its leadership position in the hobby, Upper Deck is set to mix the best rookies with […]

According to various reports there was a limited amount of 2007-2008 Fleer Ultra Basketball produced with a blank back. The printing error occurred on a few subsets, specifically the Lucky 13, Premiere, and Legendary 13 subsets. Upper Deck said that the error occurred on only 200 sheets and was caught by quality control, which probably […]

The “Mona Lisa” of baseball cards has been sold again, eclipsing the previous record of $2.35 million dollars. For $2.8 million dollars the 1909 American Tobacco Company Honus Wagner card was sold by Brian Seigel to an unnamed private collector. With only 50 to 60 in existence, the value of this card has increased steadily […]

From Donruss.com :   ARLINGTON – Playoff Absolute goes live today, with each box guaranteeing FOUR game-used memorabilia or autographs cards. The anticipations for the season to start is over after the defending Super Bowl Champion Colts took down the New Orleans Saints. Playoff Absolute is known for pushing the envelope when it comes to […]

With Thomas Vanek recently signing a long-term deal with the Buffalo Sabres, lets take a look at the left-winger’s best rookie cards. 10. 2005-06 SP Game Used RC #118 (Numbered to 999) 9. 2005-06 UD Artifacts RC #204 (Numbered to 750) 8. 2005-06 Black Diamond RC #197 7. 2005-06 UD Rookie Update Auto RC #259 […]

From Upperdeck.com:   Carlsbad, CA – (September 6, 2007) – Rookie collectors will stand up and take notice of Upper Deck’s Future Stars Baseball (SRP $4.99 per four card hobby pack). All of the top young stars from the 2007 Major League Baseball season are included in this set – five rookie autograph cards per […]