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2007 Topps Baseball
What do you get when you superimpose photographs of "Dubya" and "The Mick" on the card of the greatest Yankees shortstop of all-time?
Upper Deck Trilogy Baseball - 2005
Trilogy baseball is jam-packed with super high-end stuff, including at least one game-used and/or autographed card per pack. To be honest, at $29.99 SRP per pack, one should expect to be bombarded with high-end game-used and autographs.
Mike Eisner: Upper Deck’s Sweet Spot Update
On average, one of the two autographs, which by the way are on a piece of material cut from the Sweet Spot of an actual baseball (stitches and all), is that of a "Rookie Card" eligible player such as Cole Hamels or Stephen Drew. These signatures are serial-numbered to 299 or less and add a tremendous amount of value to your pack-busting experience.
2006 Bowman Sterling Baseball
I am not ashamed to say that there was no better holiday gift than the box of 2006 Bowman Sterling baseball I received from Topps this past week.
Topps Sterling Baseball
Neatly dressed in its own Cherry-wood box, Topps Sterling features four super-duper high-end trading cards, with each serial-numbered to 250 or less. Dutifully contained within that box is one multi-relic card serial-numbered to 10 or less.
Upper Deck SPx Baseball
Two serial-numbered certified autograph "Rookie Cards" per pack;
Game-used jersey and patch cards from key players who participated in this past Springs World Baseball Classic; and,
Exquisite redemption cards. All this in Upper Deck SPx Baseball
Upper Deck Epic Baseball
Usually I associate the term "Epic" with any one of the Star Wars flicks, or the Raiders of the Lost Ark movies - even the first two Revenge of the Nerds masterpieces. But rarely do I attach such a powerful moniker to a set of baseball cards.
Bowman Baseball Cards 2006
The new 2006 Bowman baseball, as per usual, is choc-full of first-year player cards (formerly known as rookie cards) that include the likes of Alex Gordon, Max Ramirez and Craig Hansen, who is a true rookie card under the new Rookie Card definition concocted by Major League Baseball.
Topps Finest Baseball
With all the talk about the licensing agreement between Major League Baseball and the trading card manufacturers limiting their number of releases per calendar year, it’s a huge relief that these ordered cuts didn’t result in the elimination of what has become Topps signature premium brand – Finest.
Topps Triple Threads
I must admit – Topps Triple Threads reminds me a lot of Topps Tribute; And, in the words of the immortal Jerry Seinfeld: "not that there’s anything wrong with that."
Topps Heritage Baseball 2006
Maybe it’s the nostalgic aspect of taking a pseudo-time machine back to a time when baseball cards were married to bike spokes and flipping cards didn’t mean buying a Bowman Chrome Draft Jeff Francoeur rookie card on eBay for $25 and re-selling it two days later for $35.
2005 Upper Deck Rookie Update
This set is considered an update to various 2005 products including Ultimate Collection, SP Authentic, SPx, Reflections, Sweet Spot and Origins. This product also introduces the new design associated with the Update product.
Bowman Chrome Draft Picks/Prospects Baseball
Some collectors wait on long lines outside their hobby shop’s door while others bombard their local Target or K-Mart store manager practically begging for them to bring in more boxes of Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects from off the pallets in the storeroom.
Bowman Sterling Baseball
This year’s Bowman Sterling boasts some of the best buybacks to date including various Albert Pujols, Barry Bonds and David Wright autographs.
Upper Deck Artifacts Hockey
Artifacts hockey is the first high-end hockey product to be released under Upper Deck’s auspices in quite some time, thanks to the lockout/strike that loomed over the NHL for almost two years. And what a way to re-enter the market!
Bowman Chome Baseball
Due to the smashing debut of red refractors in last years Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects, Topps decided to continue the trend, only this time around make it a smidgen easier to pull.
Bowman’s Best Baseball
What do you get when you upgrade “The Home of the Rookie Card” to “The Home of the Autographed Rookie Card?”
You get 2005 Bowman’s Best baseball, that’s what you get.
Topps Retired Signature - 2005
Since 2003, Topps Retired Signature has been a staple in the Topps stable of high-end baseball products thanks to its assortment of hall-of-famer autographs, highly-collectible base cards, and the ever-popular short-prints.
Upper Deck SPx Football
From Mike Eisner: Upper Deck SPx Football sports card review
Upper Deck SP Authentic Golf
One of the products I look forward to each and every year is SP Authentic golf. Thankfully, the 2005 product hasn’t changed my opinion one bit!
Football Cards for a Nickel
In honor of the NFL’s “Kick-off Weekend (September 10th-11th)”, your local hobby shop should be stacked with packs of football cards that will cost you – five cents! The packs will contain five cards (of a 22 card set) patterned after the 1956 Topps design.
Upper Deck Classic Baseball
From the highly-attractive cover art on the box, to the stunning, retro-photography, Classics is one of the freshest throwback products we’ve seen this year. And, as you know, quite a few of these products have hit the streets this year, so to achieve such greatness is truly an achievement.
Upper Deck Hall of Fame Baseball
What’s there to say about Upper Deck Hall of Fame baseball that hasn’t already been said?
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If you are an eBay junkie like I am, you’ve already seen the triple-autographs or the cut signatures with the jersey swatch, or the impressive selection of “1 of 1” cards this product has to offer.
Upper Deck Origins
Upper Deck Origins is the new sensation that has taken the hobby by storm.
Packed inside an ultra collectible tin are an average of two game-used memorabilia cards, one certified autograph and one serial-numbered parallel to go along with throwback Old Judge versions of today’s top diamond heroes.
Upper Deck Series Two Baseball
If a hobby staple were ever anointed, Upper Deck series two baseball could be a contender. [p]
Complete with an average of three game-used and/or autographs per box, 2005 Upper Deck series two baseball delivers a powerful punch at an affordable price point.