First look: 2010 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection basketball cards

First look: 2010 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection basketball cards by Chris Olds

February 3, 2010, 2:04 pm
Filed under: First look, Hall of Fame, NBA, Upper Deck | Tags: 2010 Ultimate Collection, Basketball, basketball cards, Bill Walton, Collegiate Licensing Company, First look, Jerry West, Julius Erving, Larry Bird, LeBron James, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, NBA, North Carolina basketball, Upper Deck, Yao Ming

Upper Deck may be done producing NBA-licensed basketball cards, but it’s not done trying to put high-end basketball cards into the hands of collectors.

On Wednesday, the company revealed the basic product information and a package of preview images for its upcoming 2010 Ultimate Collection basketball card set, a Collegiate Licensing Company-approved product that packs an autographed card in every four-card pack.

The standard set consists of 60 base cards and 20 Rookie Signature Redemptions, but the real highlight in the product just might be the 1997 Legends autographs — which brings the look of the landmark football set to the hardwood.

Also to be found among the autograph lineup when Ultimate Collection arrives in May are Personal Touch Inscriptions (where players write answers to questions about their lives alongside their autographs) as well as All- Time Team Signatures and  All-Time Draft Signatures among others.

The Legends autographs will be signed directly on the cards and the checklist is set to include Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Julius Erving, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Bill  Walton, Jerry West and Yao Ming among others.

See more from the set after the jump.

Chris Olds is the editor of Beckett Baseball and Beckett Graded Card Investor. Have a comment, question or idea? Send an e-mail to him at colds@beckett.com.

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