Leaf Trading Cards has been promising to enter the "super premium" product arena and on Wednesday, we got a glimpse of what their first effort might look like. The multi-sport release will be called "Pearl" and fans of Panini Flawless will certainly recognize some of the elements. For starters, Leaf will include gems on some of the cards and the cursive style of … [Read more...]
Nico Hischier Autographs Will Be Leaf Exclusive
Leaf Trading Cards has now snared exclusive autograph agreements with the two players expected to be at the top of the 2017 NHL Draft. Having already secured a deal with Nolan Patrick, Leaf turned its attention to Nico Hischier and wrapped up a multi-year exclusive last week with the 18-year-old Swiss center, currently in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. … [Read more...]
Notes: Texas’ Bobblehead King; Late Writer’s Hobby Passion; Leaf at the Summit
If there’s a bobblehead giveaway anywhere near the Dallas-Ft. Worth area, you can bet Johnnie Lehew will be there. For the last 16 years, he’s been collecting baseball and other sports nodders to the point that he can only get one car in his two-car garage. He’s got a rotating display inside his home as well…and a few in the closets. The Dallas News stopped by for a … [Read more...]
Babe Ruth Leaf Immortals Includes Relic Cards, Cut Auto
The weekend prior to Opening Day, a new product devoted to the game’s biggest icon will hit the market. 2017 Leaf Immortals Babe Ruth Collection will guarantee at least two Ruth bat relic cards in every box. Set for release March 31, the release is entirely devoted to The Babe with six cards per pack. Each box will include two base cards (no Yankee logos as Leaf doesn’t … [Read more...]
Leaf Signs Nolan Patrick to Exclusive Deal
Leaf Trading Cards has an exclusive autographed trading card contract with the player who could be the NHL’s top draft pick next year. The company announced its deal with 17-year-old Nolan Patrick via Beckett on Wednesday. Patrick has spent two years with the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League, scoring 41 goals and dishing out 61 assists in 72 games as Brandon … [Read more...]
Leaf Babe Ruth Collection Released
Nearly 68 years after his death, Babe Ruth still commands attention and adulation among baseball fans. We’ve all seen the video footage of the Bambino rounding the bases, doffing his cap as he savors another home run trot. On Monday, he was back in the spotlight with the release of 2016 Leaf Babe Ruth Collection. The Texas-based company announced a deal with the Ruth … [Read more...]
Leaf Exclusive with NHL Prospect Jack Eichel Garners Attention
The NHL’s Rookie Showcase in Toronto is generally just one big photo shoot, with a few seminars and other business to cram into a couple of days. This year, though, the event is getting some national attention after Leaf Trading Cards announced an exclusive autograph agreement with one of the top prospects in this year’s draft class, a move that is once again generating debate … [Read more...]
2014 Leaf History of Baseball Cut Signature Box Break
The newly released 2014 Leaf History of Baseball Cut Signature edition is the latest in the company’s line of autograph buy back products. Selling for $40 at Target and Walmart stores, the blaster-style boxes offer one encapsulated autograph of a subject who had an impact in one way or another on Major League Baseball. The product made its debut in 2012. The signatures … [Read more...]
Leaf Producing eBay Exlusive Johnny Manziel ‘Predictor’ Cards
Leaf is creating a sort of Johnny Manziel football card lottery set and offering the cards on eBay. The company’s Manziel Draft Predictor football packs sell for $9.99 with a chance to trade up for an autographed card if you find the one that has him on the team that eventually picks him. Leaf has created a different version of the card for all 32 NFL teams, an image with … [Read more...]
Leaf Takes Over Sportkings
Leaf Trading Cards has reached a deal to manufacture and distribute Sportkings Trading Cards. Leaf will unveil its very first Sportkings product at this year’s National Sports Collectors Convention, which is scheduled to take place in Cleveland from July 30 through August 3. The plan was first announced at the Industry Summit in Las Vegas last week. The modern version of … [Read more...]