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Video Box Busters: 2009-10 Panini Basketball

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In one of the most wheels-off Video Box Busters of all time, a dressed-up Beckett cast promises to haunt you with a truly grisly performance.

Viewer beware.



***NOW CLOSED *** FREE STUFF FRIDAY (10-30): Contest No. 5 — A 2009 Limited Football box from Panini America

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THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. VISIT US NEXT WEEK FOR SOME MORE FUN.

We’re capping Free Stuff Friday with this item that can be yours right now.

logoHow can you win? Follow the directions below and answer the questions below in a comment right here …  it’s that simple.

Tips: Don’t try stuffing the comments box — we’ll check IP addresses — and make sure to include your name and email address so you can be contacted if you win. (Also note that you will see your comment on your screen after posting but that does not indicate its order of posting as it has not yet been approved. WordPress’ time-stamping of comments once all are approved will determine the winner.)

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What are we capping Free Stuff Friday with?

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logoWhat are we capping Free Stuff Friday with? Why a box of 2009 Limited football cards from Panini America.

Look for your chance to win it — and an extra bonus round of contests — by being at The Beckett Blog (click that link) at 5 p.m. Central time. (That’s 30-some  minutes from now.)

How are you liking the capper of the first month of Free Stuff Friday?

We decided to slow things down a bit after last week’s hectic haul — but we feel we’ve upped the ante prize-wise this week, too.

Let us know what sports you want to see represented, too…



First look: 2009 TRISTAR Prospects Plus Draft Picks Baseball Cards

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TRISTAR unveiled its latest 2009 baseball card set — Prospects Plus Draft Picks – on Friday, an unlicensed product that promises 11 hits per box and 26 hits per box in each Hot Box.

Only 30 Hot Boxes cases will be made over the entire production run and a total of just 100 standard cases will be made.

Included in each 20-pack hobby box will be four autographs, two parallels, two Crystal Ballers inserts, two short-prints and one Obak Update card (the top 2009 picks are showcased on the tobacco-style design). The Hot Boxes will contain just 10 packs, each with an autograph inside and additional inserts.

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*** NOW CLOSED *** FREE STUFF FRIDAY (10-30): Contest No. 4 — An Ashley Force Press Pass Printing Plate

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THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. CLICK HERE FOR THE FINAL ONE AT 5 P.M. CENTRAL TIME

We’re here for yet another Free Stuff Friday with this item that can be yours right now.

logoHow can you win? Follow the directions below and answer the questions below in a comment right here …  it’s that simple.

Tips: Don’t try stuffing the comments box — we’ll check IP addresses — and make sure to include your name and email address so you can be contacted if you win. (Also note that you will see your comment on your screen after posting but that does not indicate its order of posting as it has not yet been approved. WordPress’ time-stamping of comments once all are approved will determine the winner.)

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*** NOW CLOSED *** FREE STUFF FRIDAY (10-30): Contest No. 3 — A Roy Campanella 2004 eTopps Classic card

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THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. CLICK HERE FOR THE FINAL ONE AT 5 P.M. CENTRAL TIME

We’re here for yet another Free Stuff Friday with this item that can be yours right now.

logoHow can you win? Follow the directions below and answer the questions below in a comment right here …  it’s that simple.

Tips: Don’t try stuffing the comments box — we’ll check IP addresses — and make sure to include your name and email address so you can be contacted if you win. (Also note that you will see your comment on your screen after posting but that does not indicate its order of posting as it has not yet been approved. WordPress’ time-stamping of comments once all are approved will determine the winner.)

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*** NOW CLOSED *** FREE STUFF FRIDAY (10-30): Contest No. 2 — A Duke Snider 2009 Topps Triple Threads 3/3 game-used bat card

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THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. CLICK HERE FOR THE FINAL ONE AT 5 P.M. CENTRAL TIME

We’re here for yet another Free Stuff Friday with this item that can be yours right now.

logoHow can you win? Follow the directions below and answer the questions below in a comment right here …  it’s that simple.

Tips: Don’t try stuffing the comments box — we’ll check IP addresses — and make sure to include your name and email address so you can be contacted if you win. (Also note that you will see your comment on your screen after posting but that does not indicate its order of posting as it has not yet been approved. WordPress’ time-stamping of comments once all are approved will determine the winner.)

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***NOW CLOSED*** FREE STUFF FRIDAY (10-30): Contest No. 1 — An Andretti Family 1/1 card

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THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. CLICK HERE FOR THE FINAL ONE AT 5 P.M. CENTRAL TIME

We’re here for yet another Free Stuff Friday with this item that can be yours right now.

logoHow can you win? Follow the directions below and answer the questions below in a comment right here …  it’s that simple.

Tips: Don’t try stuffing the comments box — we’ll check IP addresses — and make sure to include your name and email address so you can be contacted if you win. (Also note that you will see your comment on your screen after posting but that does not indicate its order of posting as it has not yet been approved. WordPress’ time-stamping of comments once all are approved will determine the winner.)

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*** NOW CLOSED *** Free Stuff Friday (10-30): Early Bird Contest — A Marcus Henderson autographed promo photo

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NOW CLOSED. CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST CONTEST.

We’re  starting off Free Stuff Friday a little early this week because of the early morning traffic we’ve seen in anticipation of our contests. We’ll start off with this signed promotional photo of Marcus Henderson that can be yours right now

logoHow can you win? Follow the directions below and answer the questions below in a comment right here …  it’s that simple.

Tips: Don’t try stuffing the comments box — we’ll check IP addresses — and make sure to include your name and email address so you can be contacted if you win. (Also note that you will see your comment on your screen after posting but that does not indicate its order of posting as it has not yet been approved. WordPress’ time-stamping of comments once all are approved will determine the winner.)

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Upper Deck announces second Jordan Brand All-American Classic Redemption card

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Upper Deck revealed on Thursday the second player in its  Michael Jordan Brand All-American Classic jersey mystery redemption program found in 2009-10 Draft Edition, and it’s B.J. Mullens.

The first redemption from the set, which features players who participated in the 2008 event — a showcase for the world’s best young basketball talent — is of Jrue Holiday (see that card, which also was unveiled on Thursday after being previously announced, after the jump).

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Video Box Busters: 2009 Topps Finest

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Join the Beckett Football team for a quick dive through an early box of 2009 Topps Finest. Stay tuned until the end to find out how you can win the best pull in the box.



Gem Mint George Mikan Up for Grabs

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A virtually perfect copy of basketball’s Honus Wagner, the 1948 Bowman #69 George Mikan Rookie Card, promises to earn headlines and heavy bidding when it hits the Memory Lane auction block in December.

The card, the only one in existence graded a Gem Mint PSA 10, carries a for-serious-inquiries-only minimum bid of $50,000 and is the marquee item in Memory Lane’s Dec. 12 event.

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