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SAGE

SAGE Collectibles Inc. was founded in 1998 by a former employee of Upper Deck, Tom Geideman and friend Robert Sadlak. The two capitalized on their experiences as team members of the now defunct Scoreboard Inc. in developing their company. The SAGE brand of trading cards was born out of the desire to operate a small and nimble company that could develop trading cards that provided collectors an unprecedented level of value. Today, SAGE is a well know manufacturer of collegiate football cards, however the company’s first product was 1998 SAGE Autographed Basketball. The well-received product was followed up by the company’s first football release in 1999.

Growing a Brand

By producing cards in smaller print runs and using creative photography and design elements to circumvent costly licensing fees, SAGE literally passes the money saved on those product elements directly to the collector in the form of additional content in their products. This typically comes in the form of bonus autographs. In 2011, the company delivered one of the most massive autographed products ever conceived in SAGE 5-Star Football. The product was a higher end offering with each box delivering a total of forty- (40) autographs of the top NFL draft picks. Since the company’s first release almost 15-years ago, SAGE has developed other well-know brands in the hobby including, HIT, Aspire, and NEXT.

SAGE Trading Card Sets

Browse our database of SAGE Trading card sets, which feature product reviews, set checklists, expert analysis, price comparisons, and more.

2020 Sage Aspire Football Cards

2020 Sage Aspire Football Cards

Packing 24 autographs per box, 2020 Sage Aspire Football is loaded with top names from the NFL Draft. Each Hobby box should contain at least four 1st-round picks.

2019 Sage Autographed Football Cards

2019 Sage Autographed Football Cards

2019 Sage Autographed Football promises at least three first-round picks from the 2019 NFL Draft among the 21 autographs found in each Hobby box. There is also a special bonus pack that could yield one of several memorabilia items.

2016 Sage Autographed Football Cards

2016 Sage Autographed Football Cards

Providing collectors with a ton of autographs, 2016 Sage Autographed Football is packed with 24 signed cards per box. The checklist includes top draft prospects from 2016 and also features cut signatures and dual autographs.

2015 Sage Hit Football Cards

2015 Sage Hit Football Cards

2015 Sage Hit Football focuses on affordable autographs from players headed to the 2015 NFL Draft. Hobby boxes have ten autographs for Low Series and 12 for High. Signers include Jameis Winston, Amari Cooper and Todd Gurley.

2014 Sage2 Football Cards

2014 Sage2 Football Cards

2014 Sage2 Football is all about the multi-autograph card. Every card in the product is either a dual- or triple-autograph numbered to 50 or less.

2014 Sage Hit Low Series Football Cards

2014 Sage Hit Low Series Football Cards

Targeting collectors looking to get an early start on the 2014 rookie class, 2014 Sage Hit Low Series Football has eight autographs per box. The set also has a PhotObama contest where collectors can win an Autographed Sheet for finding cards with hidden Presidents.

2013 Sage Hit High Series Football Cards

2013 Sage Hit High Series Football Cards

Aimed at gridiron prospectors, 2013 Sage Hit High Series Football focuses on the year’s draft class. Hobby boxes deliver nine autographs and bookend the 2013 Sage Hit lineup.

2013 Sage Autographed Football Cards

2013 Sage Autographed Football Cards

2013 Sage Autographed Football delivers a pair of signatures and a low-numbered insert in every pack. Focusing of the 2013 draft class, the checklist has more than 60 prospects.

2012 SAGE Next Rookies Football Cards

2012 SAGE Next Rookies Football Cards

2012 SAGE Next Rookies Football is an all-autograph release. Featuring autographs from such 2012 rookies as Robert Griffin III, Trent Richardson and Justin Blackmon, every card is numbered to 50 or less.

2012 SAGE Hit Low Series Football Cards

2012 SAGE Hit Low Series Football Cards

Prospects and autographs are the focus of 2012 SAGE Hit Low Series Football. Hobby boxes include six signatures from such players as Robert Griffin III, Michael Floyd and LaMichael James. Collectors can also look for imaginative Artistry inserts.

2012 SAGE Hit High Series Football Cards

2012 SAGE Hit High Series Football Cards

Picking up where Low Series left off, 2012 SAGE Hit High Series Football adds another 75-card base set of more top 2012 NFL prospects. Hobby boxes burst with six autographs. Trent Richardson and Justin Blackmon are among the key players.

2011 Sage Hit Football

2011 Sage Hit Football

2011 Sage Hit kicks-off the 2011 football card season in pre-draft fashion. Sage’s checklists features a who’s who of the upcoming 2011 NFL Draft class including powerhouse names like Blaine Gabbert, Cam Newton, Mark Ingram, A.J. Green, Julio Jones and Jake Locker. Each 30 pack box of 2011 Sage Hit delivers 6 autographed cards on average.

2011 SAGE 5-Star Football Cards

2011 SAGE 5-Star Football Cards

2011 SAGE 5-Star Football sets a record for the most autographs in a box. Despite having just eight five-card packs, boxes burst with 40 total signatures on 24 cards.