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Here's our list so far of gifts given to selected essay winners and other
Sportscardfun.com participants:
Hobby Box of 2007 Upper Deck SP Rookie Edition Baseball
Hobby Box of 2009 Topps Baseball
Hobby Box of 2007 SP Authentic Baseball
Numerous packs of baseball cards!
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entries. These essays are full of great ideas and useful information about
baseball cards:
This writing contest was an easy one. Participants just had
to write something positive about the
sports card hobby that they love to participate in.
Baseball card collections come in many different shapes and sizes. Read about
the various sizes, storage, and display methods of some
passionate baseball card
collectors.
What's so fun about collecting baseball cards?
My favorite
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Baseball card sets
The Sports Card
Collectors Guide to Trading on the Internet
Baseball
cards on Baseball Tonight
Baseball card show or a
good baseball card shop?
I'm going to save the baseball card industry and here's how I'm going to do
it.
Why Should a kid start collecting baseball cards?
| Baseball
Card of The Week |
The Sports Card of the Week (or sports card story) is provided by our members. The Sports Card of the
Week is not selected based on cash value or rarity. Rather, it's simply a card
or story that has some sort of personal value to the person who owns it. We hope to show
you the wide variety of reasons that people collect or find certain cards
appealing. It's just our way of providing a way for collectors to share some of their
passionate for this awesome hobby.
The sports card of the week is provided by
Mike B (aka BA Benny) from
New York, NY:
This card of the week is about a card I received via trade here on SCF recently.
I normally wouldn't write about a card from a trade but this one has some
meaning. I was lucky enough to have some auto cards Jay G was interested in so
he offered me some real nice NY Mets in return. The 08 UD Heroes Billy Wagner GU
Auto #'d 4/5 was sweet and bv was higher, but it was the 08 UD Heroes John
Maine GU road jersey #'d 1/25 with a piece of number that made it a 4 color GU
jersey that really made this trade great. What put it over the top was the day
it arrived. They happened to show up in my mailbox just a few hours after I was
told about my Mom's passing. Even though she was ill for a while it is never
easy to hear that Mom is gone. The arrival of those cards was a bright spot on
an otherwise dark day and I will always hold them in a little higher reverence
for that reason.
Thanks,
Mike
Read more cool stories about baseball cards, football cards, basketball cards
and hockey cards in our
previous sports cards of the week.
All cards and stories were submitted by our members!
| News and Information
About Baseball Cards |
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baseball card boxes page for new
release information and viewing of some great hobby products!
7/3/2009
Major League Baseball Players Association and Upper Deck Announce Continuation
of Long Standing Relationship. After twenty years
in the baseball card market, The Upper Deck Company has been granted a
new trading card license agreement with the Major League Baseball Players
Association.
6/30/2009
Throughout the 2009 Major League Baseball season, Topps will announce the
subjects for the
10-card Rookie Redemption set. Each Master Box of Topps Finest includes
one Rookie Redemption. In addition, collectors can also find redemptions for
Refractor (#’d to 199) and Gold Refractor (#’d to 50) versions.
6/29/2009
The wait is over for those collectors holding redemption cards for
Wilmer Flores autographs.
6/24/2009
Sportkings Series C Memorabilia Eye Candy
6/23/2009
* Pirates OF Andrew McCutchen is Topps’ third
Red Hot Rookie Redemption Card.
* Gordon Beckham, 3B, Chicago White Sox is 2009 Topps Baseball Series 2 Red Hot
Rookie Redemption # 2 ….but there is a slight twist! One in ten redemptions will
be good for an AUTOGRAPHED version of the
Gordon Beckham rookie card.
6/22/2009
* Upper Deck must
stop production of certain card sets
* Derek Jeter Dines with Yankee Stadium Legacy Contest Winners. For putting
together
Upper Deck’s mammoth 6,600-card insert set, five lucky hobbyists dine
with star shortstop at NYY Steak restaurant
6/18/2009
Topps released the basic product information and preview images for its
2009 Triple Threads baseball set on Thursday.
6/15/2009
* Upper Deck Authenticated to Offer
Tiger Woods Autographed, Tournament-Worn Polo Shirts from His 2008 U.S.
Open Championship
6/15/2009
* Introducing the all-new
2009 Topps Ticket to Stardom Baseball Cards featuring official Major
League Baseball ticket stubs from the World Series and Opening Day to the World
Baseball Classic and Rookie Debuts!
6/11/2009
* Sports Illustrated & Beckett Grading Services team up for SI Uncirculated-
featuring high schooler
Bryce Harper on the cover.
* Derek Jeter Makes His Virtual World Debut with a LIVE APPEARANCE at
UpperDeckU.com! All-Star shortstop will be meeting kids, answering their
questions, and
autographing virtual cards online June 16
6/9/2009
First Look: 2009 Upper Deck SP Authentic baseball cards. Upper Deck released the
basic product information and images for its
2009 SP Authentic baseball set on Tuesday.
6/8/2009
* Following the popular 2009 Topps Series 1 Legends Variations program, Topps is
confirming that 17 card numbers in the Series 2 base set also feature a
short printed variation depicting a legendary ball player.
* Upper Deck Releases Blockbuster 2009 SP Legendary Cuts Baseball . Company’s
latest baseball card launch includes ‘Legendary Cut’ signature cards
from MLB icons including Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, Roberto Clemente and Walter
O’Malley!
6/2/2009
Upper Deck Plays ‘What If?’
Inside its 2009 Series Two Baseball Product Short-printed cards of Ken
Griffey Jr., Randy Johnson, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush are making their
way to the market
5/29/2009
New York Mets OF Fernando Martinez is
the first 2009 Topps Red Hot Rookie
5/28/2009
* Box-Toppers, Buybacks, USA Baseball Content and
Jeter Autograph Rookie Cards Are Creating a Collector Frenzy Around 2009
Upper Deck Series Two Baseball
* Live Next Week -
Donruss Americana 2009
5/21/2009
Now
THAT is a loaded box
5/19/2009
*
Donruss Americana 2009 will feature some of the biggest film stars and
celebrities to date.
*
Fleer World Series Cards Worth a Laugh
5/12/2009
* NFL cancels NFL Experience
and Football Card Show for 2010
5/9/2009
* Will Manny Ramirez's
suspension affect his baseball cards
*
Dom DiMaggio’s cards aren’t inexpensive Joe alternatives
*
Willie Mays Tristar Appearance Not Without Some Adventure
5/6/2009
Win Free Baseball Cards from DAcardworld.com - Box Break of 2009
Topps Finest Baseball
5/4/2009
Fourth and Fifth Collectors Complete Mammoth,
6,600-card Yankee Stadium Legacy Set!
4/27/2009
*
Topps Baseball Series 2 puts the spotlight on three of the brightest
rookies of the 2009 season
4/24/2009
*
Sports Card Industry Leaves Trade Conference With Hope, Optimism
*
2009 Topps Baseball Walmart and Target Exclusive Cards!
4/15/2009
Upper Deck Scores
Legal Victory Against Topps. The Upper Deck Company won a legal victory
today when a New York judge denied a Temporary Restraining Order sought by Topps
to prevent the release of 2009 Upper Deck Series Two and 2009 O-Pee-Chee
baseball card products.
4/5/2009
Opening Baseball Cards for All the World to See
4/1/2009
Goudey Baseball Returns this Year with Two New Additions. Upper Deck has Tiger
Woods inscribe two of his ‘Sport Royalty’ cards and select
Goudey buyback cards will be autographed
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cards
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