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Topps Cam Newton and Mark Ingram Autographed Rookie Card Preview

Topps Cam Newton and Mark Ingram Autographed Rookie Card Preview

Topps confirmed via press release late Wednesday morning that two of the most highly anticipated 2011 NFL Rookies, Cam Newton and Mark Ingram, will be signing autographs for their 2011 football card product line. Many of these autographs will be of the on-card variety. Cam Newton and Mark Ingram took turns over the past two [...]

New Addition to 2011 Topps Football HTA Jumbo Boxes Announced

New Addition to 2011 Topps Football HTA Jumbo Boxes Announced

Topps has announced a new addition to 2011 Topps Football HTA Jumbo boxes. Instead of seeding 2 Autographs and 1 Relic per jumbo box, Topps will be inserting 2 Autographs and 1 Rookie Patch Relic. All 3 of the hits are guaranteed. Topps released the following image to show collectors what the Rookie Patch Relics [...]

Top 2011 NFL Quarterback Rookies to Collect

Top 2011 NFL Quarterback Rookies to Collect

This year's draft is full of talent at the quarterback position. Of course talent at QB doesn't always translate to a first round full of QB draft picks, since teams draft players based on their unique needs. As the 2011 draft draws near, though, one thing is certain: This year there are many teams desperate [...]

Sleeper Football Cards: 2011 Upper Deck Football Stripe Redemptions

Sleeper Football Cards: 2011 Upper Deck Football Stripe Redemptions

Seeded in 2011 Upper Deck Football are 15 stripe, 25 stripe and 100 stripe redemptions. The amount of number of the stripe is the amount of cards of that player you are entitled to. 1991 Wild Card featured the one of the most famous cards of this kind of all-time - the Brett Favre 1000 stripe.

2011 Upper Deck Football Review

2011 Upper Deck Football Review

2011 Upper Deck Football marks the beginning of a new era in pre-draft football card offerings. It also marks the first base Upper Deck Football product since the 2009. The product's rookie autographs also have a chance at doing something once thought impossible for a pre-draft product - retain value.

Top 5 eBay Sales: 2011 Upper Deck Evolution Video Trading Cards

Top 5 eBay Sales: 2011 Upper Deck Evolution Video Trading Cards

Early eBay sales suggest that 2011 Upper Deck Football's Evolution video trading cards aren't living up to the hype. Regular autographed cards featuring rookies like Cam Newton and Jake Locker are selling every bit as well as the industry's first ever video card.

2011 Panini Super Bowl XLV Memorabilia Mock-Ups

2011 Panini Super Bowl XLV Memorabilia Mock-Ups

Interesting ways Panini could incorporate Super Bowl XLV memorabilia into future products like 2011 Playoff National Treasures Football and 2011 Donruss Elite Football.

Fictional Millionaire's 2010 Football Card eBay Shopping Spree

Fictional Millionaire's 2010 Football Card eBay Shopping Spree

What ten 2010 football cards would buy on eBay if you were a millionaire? The only catch is you only have 15-minutes to pick out the cards. These are the results of one man's spending spree.

2011 Leaf Metal Draft Football Review

2011 Leaf Metal Draft Football Review

Simply put, this might be the best pre-draft, unlicensed football card offering I've ever opened. From thick chrome stock to crisp on-card autographs, 2011 Leaf Metal Draft is a game changing product that offers collectors the feel of a mid-season football card offering in April.

Top 25 First Week Card Sales: 2010 Exquisite Collection Football

Top 25 First Week Card Sales: 2010 Exquisite Collection Football

Below is a look at the top 25 recorded eBay sales from 2010 Exquisite Collection's first full week on the market. Exquisite is Upper Deck's high-end answer to 2010 Topps Five Star and 2010 Playoff National Treasures. So far, the sales have been extremely strong. What the top 25 list doesn't show is the insane [...]

2011 Rookie Class Hidden Within 2010 Exquisite Collection

2011 Rookie Class Hidden Within 2010 Exquisite Collection

Lost in the mix of book cards, rookie patch autographs and other big time hits hides a small checklist of cards featuring the 2011 NFL rookie class. A finite amount of cards featuring Cam Newton, Blaine Gabbert and A.J. Green and other potential 2011 rookie stars are part of Exquisite's latest collection.

Top 10 Potential Hobby Stars From the 2011 NFL Draft Class

Top 10 Potential Hobby Stars From the 2011 NFL Draft Class

Blaine Gabbert, Cam Newton, Jake Locker and A.J. Green highlight our look at the top 10 potential hobby stars from the 2011 NFL draft class. Ryan Mallett is far too creepy and off putting to have made the list.

1997-2010: The Evolution of SP Authentic Football Card Design

1997-2010: The Evolution of SP Authentic Football Card Design

From 1997 SP Authentic to 2010 SP Authentic, we look at 14 years of football card design from Upper Deck's trademark franchise.

Big Time Hits: 2010 National Treasures Football

Big Time Hits: 2010 National Treasures Football

Massive card gallery featuring some of the biggest hits to hit eBay from 2010 Playoff National Treasures Football. Octographs, laundry tags, NFL shield and equipment logo patches, Hall of Fame autographs, Reebok logo autographs and other big time hits from Panini's premier pigskin product.

The Carlos Dunlap Contenders Crash

The Carlos Dunlap Contenders Crash

Carlos Dunlap's Rookie Ticket Auto from 2010 Playoff Contenders Football goes from sure fire short print to worthless due to the unexpected release of a $29.99 retail version of the product.

2010 SP Authentic Football Review

2010 SP Authentic Football Review

With 2010 SP Authentic Football, it's becoming clear that Upper Deck is successfully sailing through uncharted sports card waters. SP Authentic is as close to an authentic college football experience as the card world has ever seen.

The Topps Five Star Five Hundred Dollar Card Club

The Topps Five Star Five Hundred Dollar Card Club

List and pictures of every card that has sold for more than $500 from 2010 Topps Five Star Football. Sam Bradford 1/1 triple relic book card auto tops the list with a final eBay sale price of $2,000.

2010 Topps Tribute Football Review

2010 Topps Tribute Football Review

If we were talking about a product that carried a box price of around $180, this would be an excellent product. Seeing as how the actual box price is between $275-$325, Tribute simply doesn't deliver enough bang for your buck for a high-end product.

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