Donruss has brought the hardwood to the gridiron in their upcoming release of 2008 Playoff Contenders Football.  Three of this year's top NBA Rookie Draft Picks - O.J. Mayo, Michael Beasley, and Derrick Rose - will be included in the product.  They will appear atop Rookie Ticket Autograph cards as part of the 2008 Playoff Contenders Football Set.

Final checklist for the (150) card 2008 Donruss Americana Sports Legends Base Set:

Beckett issued a press release Wednesday Afternoon announcing the expansion of their popular BGS Grading Service.  Beckett Grading Services (BGS) will be expanding its portfolio of services to include ‘83-86 Star Company basketball cards beginning next week.  The move was initiated through a request from The Schonco Sports Collection to have BGS grade their inventory of Star Company basketball cards prior to its release onto the market.

The Star Company was the exclusive licensed distributor of NBA cards in the early 1980s, and their limited edition sets feature some of the earliest and most valuable Michael Jordan rookie cards available.  In the past BGS has been hesitant to grade this product due to the large percentage of counterfeits and reprints in circulation.  It is for this purpose that Beckett has enlisted the help of Steve Taft, one of the foremost experts on Star Company cards.  Taft will train BGS staff members on the nuances of grading cards from this highly sought after brand.

This new BGS service will be available to the public on December 1st.  The service will encompass all unbagged Star Company basketball card singles that were produced between 1983 - 1986.  This includes the three mainstream sets, insert sets, subsets, promotional sets such as "Crunch 'N Munch" and "Gatorade", and 5x7 oversized cards.  BGS will no offer public grading of bagged sets at this time, though they may offer it at some point in the future.  Graded cards will carry a label designating it as part of The Schonco Sports Collection inventory.

"Best of the Best" and "Magic Johnson" sets will only be graded out of the Schonco Sports Collection.  This high profile collection will include some of Jordan’s early cards as well as many key sets like 1984 Boston, Dallas, Detroit and Philadelphia team sets.  They are expected to demand a significant level of interest (and money) from collectors when they hit they the market.

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1986 STAR CO MICHAEL JORDAN SEALED BAG SET GAI 9 MINT    US $308.00

1986 STAR CO JOSE CANSECO SHARP 15 CARD SET    US $.99

1984 Star Co LARRY BIRD 11 Boston Celtics RARE    US $2.50

1984 Star Co 5x7 Lot 30 Dif Gilmore Thomas Malone King    US $24.99

1985 Star Co Isiah Thomas Record Assists Card287    US $7.99

1985 Star Co Kareem Abdul Jabbar Card173    US $14.99

1986 Star Co Set Dale Murphy Braves    US $6.00

1985 Star Co Kareem Abdul Jabbar 5x7 Card REDUCED    US $14.00

1985 Star Co Magic Johnson 5x7 Card REDUCED    US $19.00

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Topps has announced plans for their latest vintage themed sports card product, 2008-09 Topps T-51 Murad Basketball.  This is the third new vintage sports card product that Topps has announced in the last 2 months - the others being 2008 American Heritage Baseball and 2008 Topps Mayo Football.  2008-09 Topps T-51 Murad pays tribute to 1914 T-51 Murad , which has the distinction of being the first set of basketball cards ever produced. Currently due for release at the end of December, hobby boxes of 2008-09 Topps T-51 will contain one guaranteed autograph hit and one guaranteed relic hit per box.

2008-09 Topps T-51 Murad
Estimated Release Date: December 31st, 2008
Price: $70 - $75 per Hobby Box
Hobby Box Configuration: 24 Packs / 7 Cards per Pack

Every 24 Pack Hobby Box Contains:

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