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chrisoldsFiled under: BSCM, Beckett Hockey, NHL, Upper Deck | Tags: 2008-09 Ultimate Collection hockey, Dallas Stars, Error cards, Fabian Brunnstrom, hockey cards, NHL, NHL Rookies, Upper Deck
This in Tuesday night from Upper Deck …
When Upper Deck received the 2008-09 Ultimate Collection Hockey Rookie Autograph cards of Fabian Brunnstrom back, the company was saddened to see that one of the boxes containing approximately half of the cards had not sealed correctly. All the cards in that box were damaged.
The company has contingency plans for something like this and quickly set out to reproduce those cards and have them signed by Brunnstrom. In the haste to get these cards in packs, the numbering on 51 of the cards was set to 399 instead of 99. Upper Deck can confirm there are only 99 of the cards in these cards in the market.
Worthy of note, Brunnstrom signed the first 48 cards without damage in black ink, the replacements numbered to 399 are signed in blue ink.
Filed under: Autographs, BSCM, Beckett Football, NFL, Panini | Tags: 2009 Donruss Classics, Donruss Classics, Doritos football card, football cards, Kenny Britt, NFL, NFL draft, NFL rookies, Panini, The Doritos Football Card
Donruss Classics arrives next week with three autographs or memorabilia cards in each 18-pack box.
One of the inserts in the product is School Colors, a set loaded with on-card autographs that features players in their — you guessed it — school colors. The standard cards will be found three per hobby box.
The autographs were signed at the NFL PLAYERS Rookie Premiere in Los Angeles and the one-of-a-kind card above, which features Kenny Britt’s autograph — as well as an inscription and a Doritos dust fingerprint — is unlike any of the others you’ll find in packs of Classics.
We’re not sure whether there have been any other player-inscribed and Doritos-enhanced football cards, but we’re figuring it’s just an anomaly. (We’re certainly hoping it doesn’t start a trend.)
We’re not sure what Panini America will be doing with that extra-special (and perhaps tasty) autograph — one we’re now dubbing The Doritos Football Card. Stay tuned — it may not have been put into packs.
Instead, the cards will look a lot like the ones below. Click for a closer look.
Filed under: Autographs, BSCM, Beckett Football, First look, Memorabilia, NFL, Upper Deck | Tags: 2009 SP Threads, Autographs, football cards, NFL, Upper Deck
Upper Deck released preview images and basic product information on Tuesday for its 2009 SP Threads football set which arrives in October.
Each 16-pack box includes two autographed cards, one of them being an autographed Letterman card, and three memorabilia cards. Each case will include one autograph card with multiple signatures as well as one autographed memorabilia card.
The set will consist of 100 base cards, 100 SP Rookie Future Watch cards and 60 Lettermen autographs, while the insert lineup will include Lettermen, Rookie Threads Dual Autographs, Multi Marks (Duals, Triples and Quads) and SP Foursome Fabrics.
See more from the product below.
Chris Olds has collected sports cards and memorabilia since 1987. Before coming to Beckett Media, he wrote about the hobby for the Orlando Sentinel on his blog, SportsStuff, and for the San Antonio Express-News and The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News. Do you have a comment, question or idea? Send e-mail to him at colds@beckett.com.
Filed under: BSCM, Beckett Baseball, MLB, Topps | Tags: 2009 Topps, 2009 Topps Red Hot Rookies, Andrew McCutchen, baseball cards, MLB, Pittsburgh Pirates
Topps announced its third 2009 Red Hot Rookie Redemption on Tuesday and it’s Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen.
McCutchen made his MLB debut on June 4 and is hitting .333 with a homer, 13 runs and 13 RBIs in 79 at-bats this season.
The remainder of the 10-card Red Hot Rookies set will be announced throughout the season. Each Series 2 hobby box includes one of the redemption cards.
The first Red Hot Rookie of the year was New York Mets outfielder Fernando Martinez. No. 2 was Chicago White Sox infielder Gordon Beckham – with 10 percent of the cards coming autographed.
Chris Olds has collected sports cards and memorabilia since 1987. Before coming to Beckett Media, he wrote about the hobby for the Orlando Sentinel on his blog, SportsStuff, and for the San Antonio Express-News and The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News. Do you have a comment, question or idea? Send e-mail to him at colds@beckett.com.
