As someone who is currently (and slowly) putting together a low-grade 1956 Topps Baseball set, this story made me smile. By Rich Bolas of the Daily News-Sun in Arizona Don Drooker spent many happy childhood days in Fenway Park, going to baseball games with his grandfather, a Red Sox season ticket-holder. Like many young fans, [...]
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Hobby News – The Saturday Edition
Posted by tgbrown on July 30th, 2011
From Panini: Panini America has of created a new Facebook home and is gradually migrating the old Donruss account to the new Panini America account. Check out the new design and make sure to ‘Like’ it. There are also give-aways on the Facebook page to mark the occasion. From Rittenhouse: Kelsey Grammer has agreed to [...]
Panini America with Michael Irvin
Posted by tgbrown on July 29th, 2011
Late last week following his private signing with Panini America, legendary Dallas Cowboy Michael Irvin discusses his past, his penmanship, and his perfect card in this candid interview about sports cards and more. It’s great to see a popular legend which understands the hobby and the fans.
Drool Factor
Posted by tgbrown on July 28th, 2011
People say that a picture is worth a thousand words. Collectors will find that this statement is true when they open boxes of In The Game Heroes and Prospects Baseball Series Two Low Numbers. Below is a small sampling of some of the 1/1 Grand Slam Memorabilia cards in ITG’s upcoming product. In The Game [...]
Panini – Behind The Scenes
Posted by tgbrown on July 25th, 2011
Continuing to provide behind-the-scenes views into the making of sports card products, Panini is revolutionizing what we know about the hobby. Above are the 2010-11 National Treasures Basketball memorabilia cards stacked on two large tables inside the Panini America printing facility. With the cards ready for the hand-collation process, it’s the final step before pack-out.
Sunday Fun-Day Fun Facts
Posted by tgbrown on July 24th, 2011
From 2010-11 Upper Deck Ultimate Hockey: A tear in Datsyuk’s pants creates an optical illusion. Hilarious! Inappropriate yet hilarious!
Hobby News – The Saturday Edition
Posted by tgbrown on July 23rd, 2011
Blowout Cards‘ parent company, Frontline Collectibles Inc., counter-sued Upper Deck in a U.S. District Court on Wednesday, alleging that the Carlsbad, Calif.-based card company’s distribution policies introduced earlier this year are illegal under antitrust laws and have “manipulated the pricing of its products” and “have harmed and continue to harm competition for the sale of [...]
Product Update – ITG Heroes and Prospects Baseball Series Two
Posted by tgbrown on July 20th, 2011
The time for ITG Heroes and Prospects Baseball Series Two – Low Numbers is only a few weeks away. As with Series One, ITG Heroes and Prospects will feature another great lineup of prospects with six 2011 First Round Draft Picks including Cory Spangenberg, Jake Hager, Jace Peterson, James Harris, Keenyn Walker, and Kolten Wong. Other [...]
Topps Baseball News
Posted by tgbrown on July 19th, 2011
Topps has announced an agreement with Christian Lopez, the NY native who caught Derek Jeter’s historic homerun for his 3,000th hit. As part of the deal, Lopez will be an honourary Topps employee for a day and will be immortalized in an upcoming Topps set with his own Topps autographed rookie card. In addition, Lopez will [...]
What You’re Missing – 2011 Topps Allen & Ginter Baseball
Posted by tgbrown on July 18th, 2011
Topps is sharing what collectors have been pulling from their latest product – 2011 Topps Allen and Ginter Baseball. Bringing back memories of the 1875 Virginia tobacco manufacturing firm that created and marketed the first cigarette cards for collecting and trading, collectors have been enjoying this product immensely in recent years. 2011 Topps Allen & [...]
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