March 14, 2009 Leave a Comment
After announcing that it would be the exclusive printer and supplier of NBA/basketball trading cards next season, Panini announced another coup Friday, buying Donruss Playoff L.P., a major cards producer in its own right. Arlington, Texas-based Donruss produces cards under the Playoff, Leaf and Score labels. It was established in 1954 and was known throughout [...]
Feb. 11, 2009 Leave a Comment
Upper Deck and the estate of the great New York Yankees slugger Joe DiMaggio reached an agreement to produce trading cards that include DiMaggio memorabilia and cut signature cards. To commemorate the exclusive deal for UD, a limited Joe DiMaggio card, #0, will be packed inside 2009 Series One Baseball packs coming out this week. [...]
Nov. 9, 2008 Leave a Comment
Every now and then we like to throw down a mention about sports cards and trading cards. Pay attention to Upper Deck 2008-09 Basketball, if you’re a fan of that side of the hobby. Whole boxes are coming out dirt cheap. It’s a 200-card base set without many bells and whistles — great for a [...]
Sept. 21, 2008 Leave a Comment
As Sunday marks the last game in the House that Ruth Built, Upper Deck posts a fitting tribute to one of the most legendary, beloved and despised sporting arena in American history with a 6,000+ baseball card set detailing every game very played at Yankee Stadium. “As the wrecking balls ready themselves to start demolishing [...]
Sept. 3, 2007 Leave a Comment
Sports trading cards were once tops in the collectibles world. In the last 10 years, over-hype, overproduction, and player scandal have decimated the hobby. It is just now beginning to come back, but as a hobby and not as an investment as one shop owner told me recently. One of the original trading card manufacturers, [...]
July 28, 2007 Leave a Comment
As the drama surrounding Michael Vick grows, the Upper Deck trading card company announced that they will remove the embattled quarterback from all trading card sets. “Of course we appreciate the fact that Mr. Vick is innocent until proven guilty, but the allegations alone have resulted in an outpouring of very strong emotion within our [...]
