4/23/2008
NBA Playoff Performers Make Their Presence Felt in 2007-08 UD Premier Basketball

4/14/2008
Upper Deck Confirms 200+ Hoops Cards That Will Not Be Produced

4/9/2008
Dick Vitale, has signed his very first autograph agreement with the Donruss

4/7/2008
* Topps Basketball Celebrates 50 Years

4/2/2008
Upper Deck’s First Golden Ticket Found! One Upper Deck “Exquisite Experience” golden ticket was inserted into 2007-08 NBA SP Authentic, 2007-08 NBA UD Black, 2007-08 NBA SP Rookie Edition and 2007-08 NBA UD Premier

2/29/2008
* Upper Deck Takes the Lead to Improve the NBA Card Market - cuts production of remaining 07/08 products

* Get Jackie Moon's Rookie Card

2/11/2008
2007/2008 Fleer Basketball cards are hitting the shelves and here's what Upper Deck has to say about it:
“It’s a very exciting time in Basketball right now and collectors seem to be taking notice,” shared Chris Kollmeyer, Upper Deck brand manager for Basketball. “The Fleer Basketball line has so much history, so we are excited about incorporating that history into the set with Retro designs, missing cards and buy-backs. The loyal supporters of this brand will be as excited as Kobe Bryant is when he sees Pau Gasol under the basket when they open up 2007/2008 Fleer Basketball. It’s just a lot of fun!”

2/1/2008
NBA Announces Starting 5 Hobby Shop Promotion

1/24/2008
(from the Upper Deck Company)

Find a golden ticket and win the opportunity to build your own pack of 2007-08 NBA Exquisite

Carlsbad, CA – (January 23, 2008) – When 2007-08 Exquisite Basketball arrives in stores this summer, collectors will be blown by how far the product line has come over the last five years and how exciting the content has become. Five lucky collectors from the US or Canada will get an early preview of the set like no collector has ever experienced before through Upper Deck’s new program called “The Exquisite Experience.”

One golden ticket will be randomly inserted into 2007-08 NBA SP Authentic (releasing Feb. 13), 2007-08 NBA UD Black (releasing Feb. 27), 2007-08 NBA SP Rookie Edition (releasing mid-March), 2007-08 NBA UD Premier (releasing early April). A fifth golden ticket will be awarded through a no-purchase-necessary program. The five lucky winners will receive airfare and accommodations to attend the packout of 2007-08 Exquisite Basketball this summer.

Not only will they get a behind the scenes look at this year’s release that will include some of the most anticipated Kevin Durant rookie cards of the year, but they will also have an unprecedented opportunity to create their own pack of cards. Winners will be given five minutes to create their own pack according to the set ratios in place for the product. So while they will not be able to make their pack full of 1/1 cards, they will be able to select the players and inserts they want in their packs in line with those ratios.

“Our ultimate goal is to bring collectors closer to our products and the sports they love,” said Chris Kollmeyer, Upper Deck NBA brand manager. “’The Exquisite Experience’ is another innovative and exciting way to give collectors an opportunity to see the large undertaking we go through for packing out a product this important. The other thing winners will enjoy is just how awesome it is to see all of these cards in one place for that brief time before they all are packaged and sent out. It’s the type of behind-the-scenes type of experience that any hardcore collector would salivate over.”

1/16/2008
* eTopps Launches 2007-08 Basketball With Free Kevin Garnett Card

Co-Signers Is Twice The Fun and Sometimes Three Times

1/11/2008
* 2007/2008 Co-Signers Basketball Autograph SPs Revealed

* Upper Deck Turns up the Heat with 2007/2008 SPx Basketball

* Topps to Offer Unique Mystery Trading Card Set at 2008 NBA All-Star

1/10/2008
* Topps announces the recently released 2007-08 Topps Co-Signers Basketball, featuring 1 Dual Autograph and 1 Solo Autograph in every box (and 1 Tri-Signer per case), includes a number of short printed autograph cards.

* New contest for basketball card fans sponsored by the NBA, Topps, and Upper Deck

12/20/2007
Highlights and photos from Kobe's live signing session yesterday

2007-2008 Trademark Moves Basketball Hobby Box
Configuration: 12 packs per box. 5 cards per pack
Release Date: January 9th, 2008

Product Highlights
* ONE AUTOGRAPH OR RELIC PER PACK WITH 4 AUTOS AND 8 RELICS PER BOX!
* NEW! All relics and autographs are featured on wood cards!
* ALSO ONE ROOKIE IN EVERY PACK!

Base Set (100 Subjects)

Veteran/Retired - 50 current and retired NBA stars!
Black - Sequentially numberedto 10.
Blue - Sequentially numbered to 25.
Red - Sequentially numbered to 99.
Orange - Sequentially numbered to 399.

Rookies - 50 young players!
Sequentially numbered to 1199- 1 PER PACK!
In the Paint Black - HOBBY EXCLUSIVE! ALL ONE OF ONE!
In the Paint Blue - Sequentially numbered to 10.
In the Paint Red - Sequentially numbered to 50.
In the Paint Orange - Sequentially numbered to 99.
Hardwood – Sequentially numbered to 199.

AUTOGRAPHED CARDS - 4 PER BOX!

Rookie Relic Ink
30 Rookies are showcased on sequentially numbered cards with one relic and their signature - 2 PER BOX!
In the Paint Black - HOBBY EXCLUSIVE! ALL ONE OF ONE!
In the Paint Blue - Sequentially #'d to 10!
In the Paint Red - Sequentially #'d to 25!
In the Paint Orange - Sequentially #'d to 50

Triple Trademark Ink
50 cards highlighting 3 NBA stars and their autographs on each card - 1 PER BOX!
In the Paint Black - HOBBY EXCLUSIVE! ALL ONE OF ONE!
In the Paint Blue - Sequentially numbered to 3.
In the Paint Red - Sequentially numbered to 5.
In the Paint Orange - Sequentially numbered to 10.

Trademark Ink
50 NBA players appear on sequentially numbered* cards with their autograph - 1 PER BOX!
In the Paint Black - HOBBY EXCLUSIVE! ALL ONE OF ONE!
In the Paint Blue - Sequentially numbered* to 5.
In the Paint Red - Sequentially numbered* to 10.
In the Paint Orange - Sequentially numbered* to 25.

RELIC CARDS - 8 PER BOX!

Trademark Relics
35 cards, sequentially numbered to 499 - 6 PER BOX!
In the Paint Black - Sequentially numbered to 10.
In the Paint Blue - Sequentially numbered to 50.
In the Paint Red - Sequentially numbered to 99.
In the Paint Orange - Sequentially numbered to 299.

Triple Trademark Relics - 30 subjects
Combinations with 3 players and 3 relics featured on each card. Sequentially numbered* to 199 - 2 PER BOX!
In the Paint Black - Sequentially numbered to 10.
In the Paint Blue - Sequentially numbered to 25.
In the Paint Red - Sequentially numbered to 50.
In the Paint Orange - Sequentially numbered to 99.

Watch a box break of 2007-2008 Trademark Moves Basketball

2007-2008 Topps Co-Signers Basketball Hobby Box
Configuration: 12 packs per box. 6 cards per pack.
Release Date: January 4th, 2008

2007/08 Topps Co-Signers Basketball is the ultimate Autograph collector's set. Every box contains 2 Autograph cards, including 1 Co-Signers Dual Autograph Card and 1 Rookie Autograph Card for a total of 3 Autographs per box! AND, every box also guarantees 10 parallel cards and 3 Rookie cards, all sequentially numbered! NEW to the NBA, Topps Co-Signers Basketball will also feature 1 Tri-Signers Autograph card per 24-Box Case! And it's all HOBBY EXCLUSIVE!

CO-SIGNERS CARDS
* Dual Autograph Cards (50) - 1 per box.

Also available in the following Parallels:
* Hyper Gold (50) - All one of one.
* Hyper Silver( 50) - Seq. #'d to 35 or less
* Gold (50) - Seq. #'d to 75 or less

AUTOGRAPH ROOKIE CARDS
* Autograph Rookie Base Card Variations (25) - 1 per box.

Also available in the following Parallels:
* Hyper Gold (25) - All one of one.
* Hyper Silver (25) - Seq. #'d to 25.
* Gold (25) - Seq. #'d to 50.

TRI-SIGNERS CARDS - 1 per 24-box case.
* Triple Autograph Cards (10)

Also available in the following Parallels:
* Hyper Gold (10) - All one of one.
* Hyper Silver (10) - Seq. #'d to 5.
* Gold (10) - Seq. #'d to 10.

BASE CARDS
* Veteran/Retired (50)
* Rookies (50) - Seq. #'d to 1299.

PARALLEL CARDS (All 100 cards from the Base Set) - 10 per box.
* Changing Faces Hyper Gold Green - All one of one.
* Changing Faces Hyper Gold Blue - Seq. #'d to 25.
* Changing Faces Hyper Gold Red - Seq. #'d to 50.
* Changing Faces Hyper Silver Green - Seq. #'d to 75.
* Changing Faces Hyper Silver Blue - Seq. #'d to 99.
* Changing Faces Hyper Silver Red - Seq. #'d to 150.
* Changing Faces Gold Green - Seq. #'d to 175.
* Changing Faces Gold Blue - Seq. #'d to 199.
* Changing Faces Gold Red - Seq. #'d to 250.

FRAMED PRINTING PLATES (185 subjects, 740 plates) - All one of one.
* Autograph Cards (85 subjects, 340 plates)
* Base Cards (100 subjects, 400 plates)

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2007/08 UPPER DECK UD SPX BASKETBALL HOBBY BOX
Release Date: Dec 27th, 2007
Configuration: 10 packs per box. 3 cards per pack.

CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS:
* Find an Autograph or Memorabilia card in every pack, on average!
* Look for at least one Autographed Rookie Jersey card per box, on average!
* Find three patch cards numbered to 50 or less in every case, on average!
* Look for one-of-one Autographed Logoman Rookie cards!
* Look for Winning Materials memorabilia and autographed memorabilia cards featuring two and three players!

PRODUCT BREAKDOWN:
Autograph Cards
* Super Scripts
* SPx Endorsements
* Duel Scripts (# to 25)
* SPx Rookie Auto/Jersey Radiance // (# to 25)
* SPx Rookie Auto/Patch Spectrum // (# to 10)
* Winning Materials Combos Dual Patch/Auto // (# to 10)
* Winning Materials Triples Patch/Auto // (# to 5)
* Freshman Orientation Jersey/Auto // (# to 25)
* Freshman Tandems Jersey/Auto // (# to 10)
* Freshman Trip Jersey/Auto // (# to 5)
* Flashback Fabrics Jersey/Auto (# to 25)
* Flashback Fabrics Jersey/Auto // (# to 10)
* Freshman Orientation Logoman/Auto (# to 1)

Memorabilia Cards
* Winning Materials Jersey #
* Winning Materials Jersey # Jersey/Patch // (# to 25)
* Winning Materials Stat
* Winning Materials Stat Jersey/Patch // (# to 10)
* Winning Materials Combos Duals
* Winning Materials Triples
* Winning Materials Combos Dual Patch // (# to 50)
* Winning Materials Triples Patch // (# to 25)
* Freshman Orientation
* Freshman Tandems
* Freshman Trip
* Freshman Orientation Patch (# to 50)
* Freshman Tandems Patch (# to 25)
* Freshman Trip Patch (# to 10)
* Flashback Fabrics
* Flashback Fabrics // (# to 25)

Inserts and Parallels
* Regular Cards Radiance // (# to 25)
* Regular Cards Spectrum // (# to 10)
* SPx Rookies Radiance // (# to 25)
* SPx Rookies Spectrum // (# to 10)

Regular Cards and Rookies
* Base Set - 90 Cards
* SPx Rookies (# to 299)
* SPx Rookies Lvl 1 Jersey/Auto (# to 899)
* SPx Rookies Lvl 2 Jersey/Auto (# to 499)

Watch a box break of 2007/08 UPPER DECK UD SPX BASKETBALL

2007/08 Topps Trademark Moves Basketball Factory Sealed Hobby Box
Release Date: Dec 19, 2007
Pack SRP: $30.00/pack
Configuration:/12 packs per box/5 cards**

** Each pack contains 3 Topps Trademark Moves Basketball cards Plus 1 Autographed or Relic card Plus 1 Rookie card!

Product Highlights
* ONE AUTOGRAPH OR RELIC PER PACK WITH 4 AUTOS AND 8 RELICS PER BOX!
* NEW! All relics and autographs are featured on wood cards!
* ALSO ONE ROOKIE IN EVERY PACK!

Base Set (100 Subjects)

Veteran/Retired - 50 current and retired NBA stars!
Black - Sequentially numberedto 10.
Blue - Sequentially numbered to 25.
Red - Sequentially numbered to 99.
Orange - Sequentially numbered to 399.

Rookies - 50 young players!
Sequentially numbered to 1199- 1 PER PACK!
In the Paint Black - HOBBY EXCLUSIVE! ALL ONE OF ONE!
In the Paint Blue - Sequentially numbered to 10.
In the Paint Red - Sequentially numbered to 50.
In the Paint Orange - Sequentially numbered to 99.
Hardwood – Sequentially numbered to 199.

AUTOGRAPHED CARDS - 4 PER BOX!

Rookie Relic Ink
30 Rookies are showcased on sequentially numbered cards with one relic and their signature - 2 PER BOX!
In the Paint Black - HOBBY EXCLUSIVE! ALL ONE OF ONE!
In the Paint Blue - Sequentially #'d to 10!
In the Paint Red - Sequentially #'d to 25!
In the Paint Orange - Sequentially #'d to 50

Triple Trademark Ink
50 cards highlighting 3 NBA stars and their autographs on each card - 1 PER BOX!
In the Paint Black - HOBBY EXCLUSIVE! ALL ONE OF ONE!
In the Paint Blue - Sequentially numbered to 3.
In the Paint Red - Sequentially numbered to 5.
In the Paint Orange - Sequentially numbered to 10.

Trademark Ink
50 NBA players appear on sequentially numbered* cards with their autograph - 1 PER BOX!
In the Paint Black - HOBBY EXCLUSIVE! ALL ONE OF ONE!
In the Paint Blue - Sequentially numbered* to 5.
In the Paint Red - Sequentially numbered* to 10.
In the Paint Orange - Sequentially numbered* to 25.

RELIC CARDS - 8 PER BOX!

Trademark Relics
35 cards, sequentially numbered to 499 - 6 PER BOX!
In the Paint Black - Sequentially numbered to 10.
In the Paint Blue - Sequentially numbered to 50.
In the Paint Red - Sequentially numbered to 99.
In the Paint Orange - Sequentially numbered to 299.

Triple Trademark Relics - 30 subjects
Combinations with 3 players and 3 relics featured on each card. Sequentially numbered* to 199 - 2 PER BOX!
In the Paint Black - Sequentially numbered to 10.
In the Paint Blue - Sequentially numbered to 25.
In the Paint Red - Sequentially numbered to 50.
In the Paint Orange - Sequentially numbered to 99. Release Date: 12/19/07 Configuration: 12 packs/5 cards

2007/08 UPPER DECK UD SWEET SHOT BASKETBALL HOBBY BOX
Release Date: Dec 12th, 2007
Configuration: 1 pack per box/tin. 5 cards per pack.

CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS
* Two autographed cards per tin, on average!
* Two memorabilia cards per tin, on average!
* Collect one rookie autograph per box, on average!
* Introducing Signature Kicks featuring autographs on shoe leather!
* NBA autographs on Sweet Spot Signature Baseball Skins!

PRODUCT BREAKDOWN
Autograph Cards
* Sweet Shot Rookies Autograph SP - #'d to 799
* Sweet Shot Rookies Autograph SP - #'d to 299
* Signature Kicks
* Signature Shots Leather
* Signature Shots Acetate - #'d to 25
* Sweet Spot Signatures Baseball Skins

Memorabilia Cards
* Sweet Stitches
* Sweet Stitches Patch Parallel - #'d to 50
* Sweet Swatches Dual
* Sweet Swatches Dual Patch Parallel - #'d to 25
* Rookie Stitches - #'d to 99
* Rookie Stitches Patch Parallel - #'d to 10

Regular Cards and Rookies
* Base Set(90)

Watch a box break of 2007/08 UPPER DECK UD SWEET SHOT BASKETBALL

2007/08 TOPPS STADIUM CLUB BASKETBALL HOBBY BOX
Release Date: Dec 12th, 2007
Configuration: 12 packs per box. 6 cards per pack.

Stadium Club Basketball celebrates its 15th anniversary and returns for the 2007/08 season, delivering a first look at rookies in their team uniforms and offering 1 autograph or Relic in every pack!

Also get 1 Super Team card in every case redeemable for rookie chrome refractor sets if team wins division, conference and/or NBA championship.

EVERY BOX CONTAINS:
* 4 autographs, including 2 Chrome Rookie Autographs!
* 8 Relic cards!
* 12 Chrome Rookie cards!
* 12 numbered parallel cards!

EVERY CASE CONTAINS:
* 1 Super Team Card!
* 1 Future/Foundation Dual Autograph Relic Card!

PRODUCT BREAKDOWN
Base Cards
* Veteran/Retired Greats(100)
* Chrome Rookies(50) - 1 per pack(includes parallel versions)

Parallel Cards - 12 seq. #'d parallel cards per box, including rookie base cards
* Platinum Photographer's Proofs(100 veterans) - Each is numbered 1 of 1; HOBBY EXCLUSIVE!
* Gold Photographer's Proofs(100 veterans) - Seq. #'d to 50
* Photographer's Proof(100 veterans) - Seq. #'d to 199
* First Day Issue(100 veterans) - Seq. #'d to 1999
* SuperFractor(50 rookies) - Each is numbered 1 of 1;HOBBY EXCLUSIVE!
* X-Fractor(50 rookies) - Seq. #'d to 50
* Gold Refractor(50 rookies) - Seq. #'d to 99
* Refractor(50 rookies) - Seq. #'d to 999

Autograph Cards - 4 per box
* Chrome X-Fractor Rookie Autos(20)
* Chrome SuperFractor Rookie Auto Parallel(20) - Each is numbered 1 of 1; HOBBY EXCLUSIVE
* Beam Team Autographs(40)
* Beam Team Autographs Gold Parallel(40) - Seq. #'d to 25
* Future/Foundation Dual Auto Relics(10) - 1 per 12-box case
* Future/Foundation Dual Auto Relics Gold Parallel(10) - Each is numbered 1 of 1;
*
HOBBY EXCLUSIVE

NEW! Super Team Cards(30) - 1 per 12-box case

Relic Cards - 8 per box
* Beam Team Relics(25)
* Beam Team Relics Gold Parallel(25) - Seq. #'d to 99
* Full Court Press Triple Relics(50) - Seq. #'d to 99
* Full Court Press Triple Relics Gold Parallel(50) - Seq. #'d to 10
* Full Court Press Dual Relics(50) - Seq. #'d to 199
* Full Court Press Dual Relics Gold Parallel(50) - Seq. #'d to 25
* Full Court Press Relics(50) - Seq. #'d to 299
* Full Court Press Relics Gold Parallel(50) - Seq. #'d to 50

Watch a box break of 2007/08 TOPPS STADIUM CLUB BASKETBALL

BASKETBALL Release Dates

August 2007 (basketball)

August 1st
2006-07 Exquisite Collection Basketball

August 15th
2006-07 Upper Deck Chronology Basketball

September 2007 (basketball)

September 6th
2007-08 Ultra SE Basketball

September 13th
2007-08 Topps Basketball

September 19th
2007-08 SP Game Used Basketball

October 2007 (basketball)

October 3rd
2007-08 Topps Echelon Basketball
2007-08 Upper Deck Basketball

October 9th
2007-08 Artifacts Basketball

October 24th
2007-08 Bowman Basketball

October 29th
2007-08 Upper Deck Basketball Rookie Box Set

November 2007 (basketball)

November 21st
2007-08 Hot Prospects Basketball

November 28th
2007-08 Topps Trademark Moves Basketball

December 2007 (basketball)

December 12th
2007-08 Stadium Club Basketball
2007-08 Sweet Shot Basketball

December 27th
2007-08 SPx Basketball

January 2008
4th
2007-08 Topps Co-Signers Basketball
9th
2007-08 Topps Trademark Moves Basketball
23rd
2007-08 Topps Chrome Basketball
30th
2007-08 Fleer Basketball

February 2008
13th
2007-08 SP Authentic Basketball
27th
2007-08 Topps Triple Threads Basketball

March 2008
12th
2007-08 UD Black Basketball
19th
2007-08 SP Rookie Edition Basketball
26th
2007-08 Bowman Elevation Basketball

April 2008
3rd
2007-08 Bowman Elevation Basketball
16th
2007-08 Upper Deck Premier Basketball
2007-08 Bowman Sterling Basketball
23rd
2007-08 Topps Luxury Box Basketball
30th
2007-08 SP Rookie Threads Basketball

May 2008
14th
2007-08 Ultimate Collection Basketball
28th
2007-08 Topps Letterman Basketball

June 2008
17th
2007-08 Exquisite Collection Basketball
25th
2008 Finest Basketball

July 2008
16th
2007-08 Chronology Basketball

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