Licensed collegiate trading cards aren't all that uncommon to find these days. However, the University of Notre Dame recently used cards as a small way to help lure prospective football players to their program. The school has a long history with trading cards. Back in 1990, they gave a license to produce the unpopular Collegiate Collection cards, which can be found by the … [Read more...]
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2015-16 Panini Contenders Draft Picks Box Break-Review
When Panini America rounded up most of the licenses for producing trading cards with college logos and trademarks, we knew we’d see a flurry of products before long that focused on players’ pre-professional careers. The company has created individual issues for numerous major schools but they’re also taking their best known product names and making college-focused sets for … [Read more...]
Panini Planning Multi-Sport College National Treasures Product
Panini is wasting no time making use of its new collegiate trading card license. The company has already released a multitude of school-specific products, announced plans for a 2015 Immaculate product and on Wednesday, promised 2015 Immaculate College, a multi-sport release featuring past players in their college uniforms. Set to arrive in January, it will feature a … [Read more...]
Panini Adds More Schools; Promises College-Specific Products
Panini America’s push into college-oriented collectibles continued Tuesday with the company touting on its blog that it has reached exclusive trading card agreements with more than 200 additional universities that will allow it to use university trademarks and team logos in trading card products. Panini will produce college-specific trading card sets and use college-themed … [Read more...]
Upper Deck Releases Kansas Basketball Set
They're not promising you'll want to yell 'Rock, Chalk, Jayhawk' while opening the packs, but Upper Deck has released its latest collection of single school sports cards. This one focuses on one of the NCAA’s most storied basketball programs. The 2013 Upper Deck Kansas basketball set includes autographed cards from standout players and coaches and special inserts commemorating … [Read more...]
Andrew Luck Will Sign for Upper Deck
Collectors who pulled redemption cards out of 2012 Upper Deck football products now know whose card they’ll be getting. On Friday, the company announced a trading card and autograph deal with Andrew Luck and its his autograph those who pulled the special ‘trade’ card will be getting. The company’s exclusive deal with the Collegiate Licensing Company will allow Upper Deck to … [Read more...]
Upper Deck to Release Notre Dame Football Card Set
Football card collectors can make plans for a 2013 Upper Deck Notre Dame Football trading card product. Set to release next week, boxes will contain 24 packs. The Irish recaptured some of their old magic in 2012, losing only the BCS National Championship game. The Notre Dame set is the latest in a line of card issues utilizing Upper Deck’s exclusive collegiate licensing … [Read more...]
