(due to a technical problem we lost all of our March
2007 news)
February 2007
2/28/2007
* A few Beckett employees got to take a field trip
to Upper Deck :-) Here are some
really cool photos from their day. Our favorite
is the stacks of uncut sheets of 07 Upper Deck baseball.
* A Baseball signed by
Joe DiMaggio, Marilyn Monroe and Mickey Mantle
is being auctioned by
Heritage Auction Galleries'
in their May 5th, 2007 auction.
* Have you visited the Topps Sikids game site
lately? They've developed a decent selection of
sports card related online games. They're still
working on the online pack wars, we played it and found
it a bit confusing in it's current beta version, but
worth checking out. We also checked out the live
box break of
Topps Full Court basketball and Topps Chrome basketball,
they're definitely trying to put together some
enthusiasm filled breaks. Nice video editing! However,
it would be nice to see some of the actually
opening of the packs instead of just the results. For
better quality viewing let the video download before you
try to play it.
* There's been a serious flurry of ebay action on
the 2007 Topps Jeter #40 card today since the card made
national news. This is the card that features
President Bush in the stadium and Mickey Mantle in the
dugout. The Red Back version of the card has been
pulling in anywhere from $60 to $250 on the buy it now
option! You can see some
here.
* Update on the record price of the
Reggie Bush card from yesterdays news - the card
came in at $4,500!
2/27/2007
* $Bling bling$ - have a look at this headline "Honus
Wagner baseball card sold for $2.35 M"
* Price record to be set by the
Reggie Bush signed patch memorabilia Rookie Card
2/25/2007
*
Johnny Unitas helmet sold for $54,050
*
Alan Eagleson
memorabilia auction sure to strike some nerves
2/24/2007
* Here's an update on
Yogi and Don Larsen watching Larsen's 1956 World
Series perfect game.
2/23/2007
* Topps released the following info to Beckett -
print run details for a number of
relic and autograph cards in 2007 Topps Series 1
baseball.
* WOW! Topps gives us a peek at
2007 Triple Threads baseball, hitting the
shelves in April.
* Thanks to Donruss and Walmart, one lucky collector
won a helmet
autographed by
Reggie Bush, Matt Leinart and Vince Young.
* Former Seattle Sonic and Boston Celtic Dennis
Johnson passed away at the young age of 52.
Beckett has posted his basketball cards
here.
* Don Larsen and Yogi Berra get to see broadcast of
Larsen's 1956 World Series perfect game for the
first time, thanks to rare sports footage.
* Are you a Mickey Mantle fan? Check out
Mickey Mantle's restaurant.
* Let's keep the food theme going! New $10M
Nascar sports grill opens it's doors. Museum
caliber memorabilia and a retail shop for all of your
favorite Nascar items.
2/22/2006
* As reported by TuffStuff, the
value of unopened product is going up.
* An update on the
Derek Jeter baseball card #40. As we pointed out
last week, the card also features George bush in
the stands and Mickey Mantle in the dugout, kind
of an odd card right? Turns out this card was the
result of an artist at Topps having some fun and it
accidentally made it into the final print run.
These cards are also available in the gold-bordered
parallels.
2/21/2007
* In an effort to reduce hot-heads, MLB switching
from wool to synthetic
baseball caps. Traditionalists, no need to fear,
wool caps can still be purchased from New Era.
2/20/2007
* An excellent review of
Tristars 21st annual collector's show held this
past January 19th in Houston.
Tristar’s next show is Feb. 23-25 at the Cow Palace in
San Francisco.
* Former member of the Baltimore Colts marching band
decides to auction
Johnny Unitas helmet he received directly from
the HOF'er back in the day.
2/19/2007
* Beckett Media is selling some of the items in
their archives including 1/1 items, original artwork,
Beckett Basketball Monthly proof covers and pages,
etc.
*
Ryan Howard “I just wanted to see how good I am
naturally with what I’ve been given,” Howard said.
“That’s always been my thought process about steroids
and all that other kind of stuff.”
*
There's a
story behind every baseball card ,
knowing what it is can really fuel the fire for
collecting.
2/18/2007
*
Upper Deck is sponsoring
stadium giveaway nights for NHL fans. With
10,000 team packs being supplied to each NHL team,
hockey fans should have fun with this.
* Topps is clearly having some fun with this new
2007
Derek Jeter baseball card #40.
With George bush in the stands and Mickey Mantle in
the dugout, kind of strange...but fun!
2/16/2007
*
Update on the
Brett Favre memorabilia scheme
2/15/2007
* Any interest in getting an autograph of
James Naismith - the creator of
basketball. Upper Deck is giving you a shot at it in
Upper Deck Chronology -
learn more
*
PSA/DNA is partnering with
isold it an ebay drop-off store are teaming up
to
help collectors get more $ for their sports
collectibles.
* Kobe Bryant and Upper Deck Authenticated make
"24 product" available starting today. A quote
from Kobe...“This is the very first time signed “24”
Kobe products will be available to my fans, I am really
excited about that,”
2/14/2007
* "Flashback Fridays" - Topps newest hobby
store promotion starts the week of February 12th -
learn more!
* Donruss Sponsors
Collectibles Show on Sporting New Radio
- virtual box busting and card give-aways too!
*
Ryan Howard makes the cover over at the Topps
Company!
* You can now vote in the
Beckett Football Best of 2006 Reader's Choice
Poll
* Cheat codes in 07
Topps baseball for MLB 2K7 - unlock Mickey
Mantle!
2/13/2007
* 2007 Topps Triple Threads baseball product will be
hitting the shops in April. In 2006 Triple threads was
voted premium product of the year by Beckett readers,
will there be a repeat in 2007? Looks promising... Check
out the
Beckett break down of this up coming release.
*
Keith Olbermann got to open the first pack (literally)
of the new 2007 Topps baseball set, hitting the shops
next week! Who was the first player pulled out of this
much anticipated new product?
Watch the video to find out!
* Spending the day with
NFL star Maurice Drew. 18 year old collector, A.J.
Andruszkiewicz, wins NFL
Player of the Day promotion. Shares
his story and photos of the day.
* It's always nice to hear about how and why
different collectors participate in this hobby. We found
a nice story about Elmer Caps, a 60 year old gentlemen
and a collector since his youth. He says “I look at my
cards often, and I will see a certain card — let’s say a
1957 Willie Mays — and I’ll remember the day I got that
card and how happy I was. “In a way, my baseball cards
let me hang onto the past. It’s about memories, and you
can’t replace a memory.” Read his story
here
2/12/2007
* A single
signed Christy Mathewson ball is being auctioned
by
Huggins and Scott Auctions.
The ball
comes with letters of authenticity from both PSA/DNA and
James Spence Authentications.
*
Hockey cards and Gatorade - hitting the shelves
in March
2/9/2007
* For those of you that don't like redemption cards,
Upper Deck has announced that
2006-07 SPx Basketball
will be redemption free.
* And now for a few words of wisdom for the
average sports memorabilia collector from a shop owner
discussing
investing in Colts memorabilia. "As I tell
people a lot of the time, find things you like. Buy
things that you are really going to enjoy and then that
added opportunity for an enhanced value down the road is
just another benefit."
* So, you're sure you've got an authentic piece of
sports memorabilia because it has an official
hologram....you may want to read this. Crooks are making
fake holograms for a variety of items including
sports memorabilia.
* Buyer of
2 fake 1951 Mickey Mantle cards wants his money
($4,500.00) back and has filed fraud charges
2/8/2007
* Check out this news video about
bogus sports memorabilia. It's a billion dollar
a year business folks, with plenty of scammers out
there! Ken Griffey Jr. says he can easily tell what's
fake in this informative news story.
* Here's a good little tidbit of info about the same
Lou Gehrig
card
selling for a $6,500 price difference, or was it the
same card......
* Sweet! $40,000 worth of
stolen sports memorabilia recovered!
2/06/2007
* 15 year old sports memorabilia collector
wins Upper Deck contest to meet Derek Jeter
* Looking for some fun ways to display your sporting
event tickets?
That's My Ticket LLC probably has a great
solution for you. They have also
just signed a deal with Major League
Baseball Properties, Inc.
* Here's some good baseball card trivia. What set
has the
first 10 cards displaying at least 1 HOF player?
2/06/2007
*
Arod's new children's book is hitting the
shelves and he's sending a great message for kids
"My message is that if you can
dream it, you can achieve it."
Alex
Rodriguez
*
A
review of sports memorabilia items for sale
during this Internet only sale by
Mastroauctions.com. Bidding starts February 5th
and ends February 21st.
*
Hockey card fans rejoice -
O-Pee-Chee
is back
2/5/2007
*
A football fan writes about his recent trip to the
NFL experience.
*
Here's a decent news story about how to not be
fooled by
counterfeit sports memorabilia.
2/2/2007
*
Proceeds from
Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby will
go to The
Garth Brooks Teammates For Kids Foundation. The
game worn jersey brought in the most so far ($12,131)
from the NHL league wide auction.
*
WOW!
Some collector got lucky. 07 Press Pass Legends
Pete Maravich Autograph Cut #1/5 is for sale on
Ebay.
* Collecting well preserved
sporting event tickets can payoff. A 1968 Super
Bowl ticket sold for $19,922. A 1978 Super Bowl ticket
ticket fetched $16,464. How about a full set of 40
tickets for $100,000!
*
This was news to us. A new
football
card game
Tempt
Destiny is getting some play time this year.
We've never played it and don't know much about it, but
it sounds kind of fun. It also incorporates the
television commercials shown during the games into the
card game.
*
NFL legends are donating items in a special auction
to help retired NFL players
who are disadvantaged or indigent.
The auction fund will also provide services to players
who need help with medical or domestic issues and or
lack adequate disability and pensions.
Founded by former Green Bay Packers star Jerry
Kramer.
Go to
JerryKramer.com to participate.
*
Mounted Memories and Steiner Sports sign
exclusive autograph deal with...Payton Manning!
*
The evolution of an autograph. It's understandable
that a professional athlete may change the way they sign
their name over the years. In the process, many become a
lot more sloppy/lazy too.
It's no surprise that
Cal Ripken Jr. has managed to maintained the
quality of his autograph along with its
evolution.
*
Professional Baseball (video) Gaming League.
Athletes playing video games for fun and charity, also
offers an opportunity for the average fan to compete
against the pro athlete. Johnny Damon is commissioner of
the league - other participants include names like
Seth McClung,
Josh Barfield,
Prince Fielder, Craig Hansen,
Matt Holliday
*
Limited edition
Super Bowl coin flip coin available from
Highland Mint
*
Are DVD cards in our future? The
Serious company thinks so. With a shot in
the arm of 14 million dollars in funding, the answer may
just be "yes".
Here's a look of what these interactive sports
cards can do.
2/1/2007
*
A video break of
2006 Exquisite Football
-
$600-800 a box!
So much outstanding football hitting right now.
*
Speaking of high-end football product, here's a
good review of
2006 Topps Triple Threads Football at $180 a box
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