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Michael Eisner Cards Surface in UD Packs
By Adam McFarland | Posted at 5:31 pm | Filed Under Cards, Topps, Upper Deck
Apparently Upper Deck is a little bitter about not acquiring Topps. For some reason they decided to design and produce “Michael Buysner” rookie cards and intentionally insert them in to 2007 Sweet Spot Baseball. Several cards have already hit eBay and sold for several hundred dollars. According to Beckett, […]
Donny Baseball Mosaic
By Adam McFarland | Posted at 1:29 pm | Filed Under MLB, Topps
One of the most amazing pieces of art I’ve ever seen is the Babe Ruth mosaic between the first and second floors at the ESPN Zone in Times Square. The mosaic is made up of ENTIRELY NY Yankee cards:
In much the same manner, check out this amazing Don Mattingly mosaic. According to the […]
Vick Cards Magically Slipping Through
By Adam McFarland | Posted at 7:49 pm | Filed Under NFL, Topps, Tuff Stuff
From Scott Kelnhofer on the Tuff Stuff Blog:
Five separate Michael Vick cards from the recently released Topps Chrome Football set have sold on eBay in the past week. That’s noteworthy because Topps had announced in early August that it was removing all of Vick’s cards from the remainder of its 2007 product line, and Topps […]
Player Focus: Carlos Pena
By Cardcollectingrambler | Posted at 10:37 am | Filed Under Cards, Topps, Cardcollectingrambler
Guest post by Cardcollectingrambler from Break Open Another Box!
The D-Rays’ surprise star slugger this year has been journeyman Carlos Pena, who leads the team with 39 HR, 111 RBI and 272 TB. Pena was drafted by the Rangers in ’98, and was called up the majors in ’01. He then played for the A’s & […]
eBay Screws Over GW Card Seller
By Adam McFarland | Posted at 10:29 am | Filed Under Topps, eBay
Remember that Allen and Ginter George Washington DNA “hair relic” card? The seller Ken Simonis (who happens to be an eBay Power Seller with over 3,000 positive feedback) got absolutely hosed in his attempt to sell the card. eBay pulled the auction TWICE because they thought a George Washington card was incorrectly listed […]
George Washington Allen and Ginter on eBay
By Adam McFarland | Posted at 12:12 pm | Filed Under Topps
I like Topps Allen and Ginter. I think they do some cool cards (particularly the mini-flags and other historical relics), but one has to wonder if we’ve gone too far with the George Washington card that’s currently for sale on eBay and is expected to sell for ~$10k. The card is a “hair […]
How Popular is Greg Oden?
By Adam McFarland | Posted at 4:44 pm | Filed Under Autographs, Topps, NBA
Apparently not very (popular, that is). If you plan on being in Cleveland next Friday for the National Collector’s Convention Topps is giving you the “once in a lifetime” chance to meet Oden, have your photo taken with him, and receive a special autographed Allen & Ginter card limited to 100. Oh, you […]
Topps Turmoil Update
By Adam McFarland | Posted at 5:30 pm | Filed Under Topps, Upper Deck, Business
I (intentionally) haven’t posted anything recently about the crazy Topps sale because, although there have been quite a few developments, I don’t feel this mess warrants too much attention until there is a definite resolution. Here’s a quick update on what’s been coming across the newswire the past few weeks:
7/6 - Businessweek paints Eisner […]
Topps Shoots Down Beckett.com Article
By Adam McFarland | Posted at 11:52 am | Filed Under Topps, Beckett, Upper Deck, Business
Remember last week when I said that Upper Deck “claimed that they will be able to overcome any antitrust issues that may arise from having one company own both baseball licenses”? I was surprised that they would make that claim, and apparently they didn’t. That statement came from the Beckett.com article that I […]
Topps Buyout Vote Postponed
By Adam McFarland | Posted at 1:01 pm | Filed Under Cards, Topps, Upper Deck, Business
This crazy Topps sale just won’t go away. Last Thursday a judge ruled to postpone the shareholder vote that was scheduled for June 28th (if the Topps sale is news to you, check out our previous Topps coverage to catch up). According to Forbes.com:
In a 67-page opinion issued Thursday, Vice Chancellor Leo Strine […]