Panini buys Donruss

March 14, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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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 [...]

Rare Joe DiMaggio cards coming from UD

Feb. 11, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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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. [...]

Cards: Upper Deck basketball and football

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 [...]

Upper Deck puts out 6,000-card Yankee stadium set

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 [...]

Sports cards: Mother Teresa autograph, three of UD’s latest

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, [...]

Upper Deck: No Vick trading cards this year

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 [...]