While the current season remains in limbo, Upper Deck is doing some looking toward the next NHL campaign. 2020-21 Artifacts hockey will arrive just prior to next season, offering collectors plenty of premium items to chase, with on-card autographs, relic cards and the Aurum Bounty Card program. 2020-21 Artifacts Configuration and Base Set With a scheduled … [Read more...]
2018 Bowman’s Best Big On Rookies But Also Pays Attention to Veterans, Prospects
Pulling together prospects, draft picks, rookies and veterans, 2018 Bowman’s Best will aim to cover all the bases for collectors. And just in time for Christmas. 2018 Bowman's Best Basics This is a hobby exclusive product that will be released the week of Dec. 19, and Topps is promising four autograph cards per hobby box. There will be two mini-boxes in each hobby box, with … [Read more...]
2018 Bowman High Tek Baseball Has New Inserts, Familiar Designs
2018 Bowman High Tek baseball promises more of the same from its debut last season. The 2018 version will feature new inserts and parallels, but acetate card stock and intricate designs will return. There will be one pack in every box when the product hits stores on September 12, and 10 cards to a pack. A typical pack will include four on-card autographs, a base parallel … [Read more...]
Custom Card Kit Gives New Life to Old Memories
The last two years have been a blast. I've created countless custom trading cards for my collection. I've cut up a game used bat and even went to my favorite player's house (Jose Canseco) to have him try on several jerseys, just so I could cut them up and make my own "player-worn" custom cards (don't worry, they weren't his old A's gamers). I wasn't … [Read more...]
2015-16 SPx Gives Hockey Collectors Clear Choices
It’s clear that Upper Deck is changing its style when it comes to its 2015-16 SPx Hockey product. That’s clear, as in acetate. For example, the rookie cards are a dramatic departure, highlighted by an acetate-window player image next to autographs and/or memorabilia. Hobby boxes will hit stores and online outlets on Wednesday. Upper Deck is promising one rookie auto … [Read more...]
Topps Archives Signature Series Checklist Released
One pack, one card, one autograph. That is the theme for 2015 Topps Archives Signature Series baseball, a limited-edition high-end product that will be released Wednesday, December 9. The checklist has been released by Topps and is below. It’s a simple concept — each pack of Archives Signatures will have one original Topps or Bowman card autographed by the player. The … [Read more...]
Topps High Tek Has Pattern Of Diversity
Angles. Circles. Parallel lines. Wavy lines. Sounds like geometry class, but those are just some of the background patterns that collectors can expect to see when 2015 Topps High Tek baseball is released on Wednesday, October 14. Throw in foil and acetate, and there will be plenty of diversity in this product. Tek made a comeback last year, but fans of the original set in … [Read more...]
2015 Topps Five Star Baseball Info, Checklist
As promised, 2015 Topps Five Star Baseball is getting a makeover. Topps has released a final checklist for the product, which is slated for release at hobby shops and via online dealers. The major changes? You’ll only get two cards per pack but both will be autographed and the price point will be about one-fourth of last year’s model as Topps tries to bring one of its more … [Read more...]
Upper Deck to Include Euroleague Basketball Players in 2015 Products
Upper Deck announced an exclusive trading card agreement with Euroleague Basketball on Monday. The new deal allows Upper Deck to create trading cards of the Euroleague’s young stars and established players. The new Euroleague cards will appear in all Upper Deck basketball releases beginning in 2015 and will include various player autographs and game-used … [Read more...]
Panini Rewards Program Set to Debut
Panini America’s new rewards program launches this week with the arrival of 2014 Score Football. Collectors who open packs of the company’s trading cards will be able to earn points that can be used to acquire autographed trading cards or memorabilia from players and teams of their choice. The company first announced the Panini Rewards Program in March. The program – … [Read more...]