From In The Game: August has presented a large challenge for the staff at In The Game. They’re moving after 12 years at the same location. The move is almost complete but the challenge of re-organizing their autograph and memorabilia inventory at the new location continues. The move has delayed their Customer Service, He Shoots [...]
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In The Game – Two More Free Agent Signings!
Posted by tgbrown on August 20th, 2010
After recently announcing new agreements with hockey legends Vladislav Tretiak and Mark Messier, In The Game is pleased to announce that they have added some incredible leadership and scoring ability to their roster for the 2010-11 season with the signing of Hockey Hall of Fame members Mario Lemieux and Steve Yzerman. The hobby has a long [...]
The Strasburg Story from Topps
Posted by tgbrown on August 19th, 2010
Back from the DL, Stephen Strasburg is once again looking to set the summer on fire for the Washington Nationals. Get your Stephen Strasburg rookie cards from various Topps products available at Canada Card World.
The Shot Heard ‘Round The World
Posted by tgbrown on August 18th, 2010
Bobby Thomson was a .270 career hitter with 264 home runs and 1026 RBI in 1779 games. He was selected an All-Star in 1948, 1949, and 1952. Although those numbers are nothing to scoff at, they don’t exactly jump off the page. But Bobby Thomson did something that made people jump out of their seats! [...]
In The Game News
Posted by tgbrown on August 17th, 2010
From In The Game: The photographs gracing C56 card fronts speak volumes about the foundation of hockey at the professional level, and the development of the game itself, and offer a crash-course in hockey history: Newsy Lalonde (#36) scored the first ever goal for the Montreal Canadiens franchise, and would later score in the first [...]
Deja-Vu – 2009-10 The Cup Hockey from Upper Deck – Part II
Posted by tgbrown on August 16th, 2010
Last year, it was a similar story as Upper Deck’s The Cup was delayed. As shown in part one of this epic movie on Friday, there are always unknown reasons as to what is behind the delay of a hobby release. Filmed on location of Upper Deck headquarters, it’s the story of the release of [...]
Sunday Fun-Day Fun Facts
Posted by tgbrown on August 15th, 2010
Jeff Edelstein was at the Lambertville flea market in New Jersey and stumbled across one of those rare flea market finds. As a sports card collector, flea markets can provide some interesting and unexpected finds. During one such visit, Edelstein found a mini-Holy Grail. For the low price of $10, he bought about 70 T59 [...]
Hobby News – The Saturday Edition
Posted by tgbrown on August 14th, 2010
Panini announced this week that four-time NFL MVP and Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning will serve as the company’s official NFL spokesman and trading card ambassador. Manning will be featured on Panini’s 2010 NFL/NFLPA packaging, advertising, and point-of-sale initiatives including the official NFL sticker/sticker album and NFL Adrenalyn, set to debut in August. Manning’s autograph and [...]
Deja-Vu – 2009-10 The Cup Hockey from Upper Deck
Posted by tgbrown on August 13th, 2010
It’s tough waiting for 2009-10 NHL The Cup to come out. The premiere release of the hockey card season is almost ready. Upper Deck is working on getting all of the hard-signed autograph cards back from the players. Last year, it was a similar story as shown in this video about the reasons behind the [...]
Product Preview – Heroes Archives
Posted by tgbrown on August 12th, 2010
Only one week remains until Heroes Archives trading cards are released. Rittenhouse has updated their online checklist of Heroes Archives trading cards with the rarity of each autograph card. Each box of Heroes Archives will contain 6 Autograph Cards and 1 Relic Card Per Box! In total there will only be 4,500 sequentially-numbered boxes! Set Configuration: 72 Base [...]
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