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These days it seems like anybody who is anybody has a Twitter account. The service that marries text messaging with social networking has experienced a surge of popularity over the last year or two as celebrities and regular folks alike share their thoughts with the rest of the world 140 characters at a time.
It’s only [...]
If you have an iPhone and $3 to spare, you too can create your own virtual soccer cards, complete with a photo that can be changed at will and statistics on the backs.
That ability comes courtesy of an iPhone app called SoccerCard SKS, created by Site K Studios. With a simple interface, the program allows [...]
A graded 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle rookie card, a program from the 1927 New York versus Pittsburgh World Series and a full Yankee Stadium ticket from Lou Gehrig’s Memorial Day in 1941 are just some of the attractions for New York Yankees collectors due to be auctioned off by Philip Weiss Auctions on October 4.
The Long [...]
Thanks to eBay and other similar sites, there’s a wealth of information on the realized sale prices of sports cards and collectibles available to anyone sitting at a computer. The only problem is portability, as collectors can’t always take their laptops with them everywhere they go to hunt down new additions.
WorthPoint, a company specializing in [...]
He’s a player who galvanized the nation by breaking one of the most storied records of all-time by besting Babe Ruth’s home-run record with 61 round-trippers in 1961. Roger Maris did much more than that, however, as a member of the thunderous Yankees lineup as he was twice named the American League’s MVP (1960 and [...]
Topps has announced the creation of a special relic card in 2009 Topps Triple Threads Baseball that pays tribute to the Kennedy Brothers – John, Robert and Ted. The card, titled “Camelot” will be limited to just 5 copies.
2009 Topps Triple Threads Baseball is scheduled for release later this month.
Just hours before the first snap of the 2009 NFL regular season, Upper Deck announced a surprise for football collectors in the form of a new website. The site will have a strong focus on rookies and rookie cards.
“Rookies are the key driver for football cards each year so we felt it was important to [...]
One of the oldest known baseball cards in existence made a special appearance at a Las Vegas-area hobby shop this past weekend.
All Star Sports Cards, located just a short drive from the Vegas Strip in Henderson, hosted the 1869 Peck & Snyder Cincinnati Red Stockings card for five hours on Saturday afternoon. The card belongs [...]
Topps has announced the final player redeemable in the 2009 Topps Finest Baseball Rookie Redemption set as Atlanta Braves Pitcher Tommy Hanson. This is Hanson’s second card in the set, but unlike his first redemption (#2), this card will be autographed. Collectors who submit Redemption Card #10 to Topps via their online submission system [...]
The final subject in the 10-card 2009 Topps Series 2 Baseball Red Hot Rookie Redemption set was announced Wednesday afternoon. Collectors who submit Redemption Card #10 to Topps will receive the following rookie card of Marlins Outfielder Chris Coghlan:
Redemptions can be found in 2009 Topps Series 2 Baseball at a rate of one per [...]
Following the success of their Match Attax card game in Europe and baseball themed Topps Attax card game in the United States, Topps has decided to create the next installment in the Topps Attax series, Puck Attax. Puck Attax is a multi-player hockey card game that allows kids to manage their hockey teams and use [...]
Tuesday morning Upper Deck announced a newly signed agreement with Roberto Clemente’s estate that grants them the rights to include Clemente in their baseball card product lines.
“In looking at names of players to add to our future products, Roberto Clemente is a name that we’re thrilled about bringing to our customers,” said Gabriel Garcia, [...]
Topps has released two new additions to their 2009 eTopps UFC set to commemorate UFC 102.
Sports card collectors who buy and sell on eBay will soon face an almost entirely rebuilt category structure. The changes, which are listed below, are scheduled to take effect the week of September 22nd.
The next two subjects from the 2009 Topps Series 2 Baseball Red Hot Rookie Redemption set have been announced by Topps. Red Hot Rookie Redemption card #8 will feature Texas Rangers Outfielder Julio Borbon and card #9 will sport Pitcher Jhoulys Chacin of the Colorado Rockies.
Throughout the remainder of the 2009 Major League Baseball [...]
Even if there aren’t as many people collecting today as there were in days past, young players still dream of one day appearing on their own NHL hockey cards. And that dream is the same regardless of where those players grow up.
That became apparent this past Wednesday in Mississauga, Ontario, where Upper Deck gathered 14 [...]