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Cards: Upper Deck basketball and football

By John Guilfoil

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 younger [...]

In Sports, Trading Cards on November 9, 2008
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Upper Deck puts out 6,000-card Yankee stadium set

By John Guilfoil

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 the [...]

In Sports, The Magazine, Trading Cards on September 21, 2008
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Sports cards: Mother Teresa autograph, three of UD’s latest

By John Guilfoil

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, The [...]

In Entertainment, Sports, Trading Cards on September 3, 2007
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Upper Deck: No Vick trading cards this year

By John Guilfoil

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 organization [...]

In Entertainment, Quickies, Scandal, Sports, Trading Cards on July 28, 2007
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