I Declare Shenanigans…..

Here’s a link to an interesting little news story about baseball cards.
STORY
VIDEO
If your too lazy to follow the link I don’t blame you.  Basically two guys walk into a card shop.  One buys a box of Topps Tribute and pulls a 1 of 1 cut sig of Jackie Robinson.  He tells a friend about it [...]

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Yeah Topps made a card for Groundhog’s Day.  Can you believe that PETA thinks they should stop using a real groundhog?  They want to replace it with a robotic one.  Where the hell do you buy a robotic groundhog?
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Tom (comment number 47).  I have already asked him which sport he wanted a card from.  I will report back as to what he selects.  Thanks to everyone for entering and come back next weekend when I get another card to give away.

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In case you missed it, the Beckett Box Busters crew has been feverishly recording one episode after another in recent days, opening everything from Topps Platinum Football to Playoff Contenders Basketball to Press Pass 8 Seconds Professional Bull Riding to hockey products like SPx and ITG Heroes & Prospects.

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Two-time National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Champion and highly decorated former Oklahoma State wrestler Jack Brisco died on Monday after complications following open-heart surgery at age 68.

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This card gives one of the best looks at the Braves uniform in this entire set. Leaving aside any political correctness, I really think this is one of the more aesthetically pleasing designs in baseball, and I’m glad that Ted Turner came to his senses …

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Major League Baseball Properties filed suit against Upper Deck in a New York federal court on Monday alleging that the Carlsbad, Calif-based company is in violation of its trademarks in a pair of recently released baseball card products.

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As I take my first steps into fatherhood, I see less time for collecting. Which is fine because of diminished extra funds and my desire to further refine my collecting goals.I completed my birth year set (1976 Topps) a few years ago. It is one of my fa…

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I refuse to dedicate an entire post about the legal drama thats unfolding at Upper Deck this year.  Who cares about who can and cannot use logos for their trading card products.  I just hope Upper Deck is prepared to pay out some hefty legal fees.  Gellman over on SCU thinks its a possibility that [...]

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January was a very memorable one for me when it comes to autograph collecting.  And while it is definitely not my biggest month when it comes to volume of autographs obtained, the quality and personal value would be very tough to beat!!!
Here is a summary of what I added to my growing collection:

Josh Hamilton

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I had my column for Sports Collectors Digest finished last Friday when the
2009 Upper Deck Signature Series cards arrived in Iola. The significance there is
that even though the set is technically a 2009 issue, the cards, packs and even the
box itself carry a pretty stark pronouncement about the brave new world of Major League
Baseball cards. So I scrapped the original column and started over.
  

   With Upper Deck now without a license from MLB, the hobby is presumably
getting a glimpse even with this 2009 issue of what the regular-issue 2010 Upper Deck
Series I cards will look like. Each card carries the admonition “NOT Authorized by
Major League Baseball,” which seems fairly unambiguous, but that’s about all that’s
really clear cut in this instance.
  

   The cards themselves make no mention of team nicknames, opting instead
for city designations, and there’s no use of team logos as design elements on the
cards. But as the cards shown here illustrate, there was seemingly little else done
to accommodate the new licensing arrangement, unless you point to photo selection
choices that apparently obscure or avoid entirely the team script across the front
of the player’s jersey.
  

   But don’t take my word for it about the potential for litigation. Major
League Baseball Properties issued a statement that Friday morning alluding to the
two 2009 baseball card sets from Upper Deck that use MLB logos as part of the cards,
despite Topps’ role as the exclusive licensee of MLB.
  

   “We are surprised and disappointed that Upper Deck, a former partner
of ours, would violate our contract by clearly using our intellectual property without
our permission,” said the statement issued by Matt Bourne, MLB’s vice president of
business public relations. “We will vigorously use all legal means to protect the
intellectual property of Major League Baseball and its member Clubs.”
  

   Multiple attempts to solicit comment from Upper Deck officials on Friday
produced no response. Upper Deck’s Series I Baseball cards are scheduled to be released
the first week in February.

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First, and most importantly, the codes are not scratch offs.  The code is there for you and the eBay seller you think you want to buy these cards from to see.  I know it can be hard to believe, but not all people are honest, so it’s possible that, if you are shopping for these [...]

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Stephen Strasburg’s first autographed rookie card to feature him in his official MLB uniform is set to debut in 2010 Bowman Baseball.

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2010 Bowman Baseball will feature the first official Topps certified autographs of mega prospect Stephen Strasburg, in addition to an exclusive relic program and three new insert sets.

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1980 Topps – ‘1979 Highlights’ – The Complete Set
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We’ve randomly selected this week’s Free Stuff Friday winners from all of those with correct answers. Here are the winners, who were contacted via email today with instructions on how to claim their prize …

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