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Jim Fregosi 1967 Topps California Angels

on February 15th, 2010 by dugoutdug

 Today’s entry for the 1967 Topps Autographed Baseball card collection is Jim Fregosi, shortstop for the California Angels. Card number 385 out of 609 different cards in the set.

Jim Fregosi signed this card at his home in Florida after I sent hi…

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Mickey Mantle’s Final Yankees Uniform Headed to Auction Block

on February 15th, 2010 by Mike Smeth

An extensively photo-matched, researched and authenticated New York Yankees jersey worn by Mickey Mantle during the final season of his Hall of Fame career – truly one of the greatest Mantle-related pieces of memorabilia to ever surface in the hobby – will make its world auction premiere as part of Heritage Auction Galleries April 22-23 [...]

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Kobe Bryant Life-Sized Panini Card Sets Guinness Book World Record

on February 15th, 2010 by The Cardboard Connection

A massive Kobe Bryant basketball card unveiled today by Panini America set the Guinness Record for World’s Largest Signed Game-Used Jersey Card. Bryant was at the NBA All-Star Jam Session to autograph the card, which includes a 15-inch-by-15-inch swatch of an official jersey he wore in a game. The card measured 7-feet high by 4-feet [...]

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My Mailbox Is Stuffed With Autograph TTM Requests!!!

on February 15th, 2010 by 30-Year Old Cardboard

My Mailbox Is Stuffed With Autograph TTM Requests!!!
Well, it took a few dedicated nights, and several hand cramps, but I have completed my initial batch of TTM requests that are headed to Spring Training. 
I have now successfully turned this:

Into this:

30 letters headed to Arizona and Florida to enjoy Spring Training.  I only wish that I [...]

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My ongoing journey to redeem Topps Million card giveway cards

on February 15th, 2010 by McCann Can Triple

* after many attempts through out out the day*5:19 IT HAS LOADED! *claps and screams in excitement*5:19 *clicks to register*5:20 BAD RESPONSE TO SERVER!5:21 *Refreshes*.5:22 *Repeats above two steps ^*5:23 *watches cat bathe*5:24: IT IS BACK! *f…

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Box Busters: 2010 Upper Deck baseball cards

on February 15th, 2010 by chrisolds

Join Beckett Media’s Tracy Hackler, Chris Olds and Brian Fleischer as they bust a box of 2010 Upper Deck baseball cards in this latest episode of Box Busters.

Is it a Hot Box? You watch and decide…

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1991 Donruss, Mike Boddicker

on February 15th, 2010 by zman40

#680 Mike BoddickerRemember these cards? Donruss wanted to be the first brand that have the player with his new team colors, so they took a picture at the press conference. Other players that they did this to in the set include Darryl Strawberry and Da…

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The NFL’s Biggest Surprises . . . Continued

on February 15th, 2010 by Tracy Hackler

In the March 2010 issue of Beckett Football that’s on newsstands and in hobby shops now, we profile seven of the 2009 NFL season’s biggest surprise players. That is, players who enjoyed breakout performances on the field and in the hobby in 2009 that forced collectors to stand up and take notice.

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Yo Momma Code Cards Redeemed Live

on February 15th, 2010 by dayf

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Famous People (Brooke Bond Tea 1969).

on February 15th, 2010 by Andrew

Last year, I bought a large lot of Brooke Bond Tea cards. These little cards were inserted into packets of Brooke Bond Tea, which is primarily something you find in the UK. However, I have seen Brooke Bond Tea in Canada as well. I think the only tea in the States that [...]

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UD Sweet Spot Gets An NCAA Twist + Draft Edition Info

on February 15th, 2010 by rosschrisman2003

Upper Deck unveiled its first two football products that take advantage of its exclusive NCAA license that goes into affect April 1 of this year.  These two products would be 2010 Draft Edition Football and 2010 NCAA Sweet Spot Football.
2010 Draft Edition Football:
This will be the third year Upper Deck has produced Draft Edition.  You [...]

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Sights and Sounds from the 2010 NBA All-Star Jam Session

on February 15th, 2010 by Tracy Hackler

Equipped with a wandering eye and a nifty, Dallas Mavericks-branded Flip Mino Camcorder, Beckett Basketball Senior Market Analyst Keith Hower spent the better part of three days documenting quality time at 2010 NBA All-Star Weekend in downtown Dallas.

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Gearing up.

on February 15th, 2010 by Spiff

Less than three days until pitchers and catchers report for the Rangers! Look at Taylor Teagarden on card number 75 of the 2008 Just Minors Gold set (13/100). He’s got his gear bag and is ready to roll.He had better be ready going into Spring Training …

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2009 Bowman Draft Prospects Printing Plate

on February 15th, 2010 by capewood

I think these printing plate 1 of 1 inserts are pretty cool, but since the odds of actually pulling one from a pack are so high, I don’t pay much attention to them. I actually did pull one once, a 2006 Fleer Tradition Threads Printing Plate. This was a…

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David Krejci Collection – Card 17

on February 15th, 2010 by shanediaz82

David Krejci and the Boston Bruins managed a come from behind win in Florida on Saturday night against the Panthers, completing a perfect 4-0-0 road trip before the Olympic break. Capturing all 8 available points on the trip has allowed the Bruins to…

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Wicked Goodies!

on February 15th, 2010 by 30-Year Old Cardboard

By now, Alfredo and I don’t trade cards with one another.  If we find something that we know the other guy would love to add to his collection we just pick it up and put it in the mail.  He has established himself as one of the best traders in our blogging community, and his [...]

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Registered And Redeemed At Topps

on February 15th, 2010 by White Sox Cards

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10 spots left in the Trilogy Break

on February 15th, 2010 by stusigpi

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Topps million card giveaway is live!

on February 15th, 2010 by handcollated

For you impatient lot, the topps million giveaway is finally live.
The best card I’ve seen go so far is a 1987 Mike Schmidt (they have a little tracker on the side). Awe. Some.
Good luck!
*update* …and the server’s no longer responding just two minutes later, at least for me.
*updated again*. Perhaps it’s my [...]

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Were you a winner on Free Stuff Friday?

on February 15th, 2010 by chrisolds

We had more than 2,800 entries but only 15 could win on Free Stuff Friday — our weekly event where collectors can win sweet prizes by merely answering some hobby- and sports-related trivia.

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Cuatro Hernandez

on February 15th, 2010 by Rod

Carlos Alberto Almeida Hernandez runs a restaurant called Caribbean Flavor which features Venzuelan cuisine in San Diego.  He played 10 years in the majors the majority of the time with the Dodgers, 7 years.  He then finished with 2 years in …

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World’s largest basketball card is ready for pack out …

on February 15th, 2010 by chrisolds

It turns out that there is one collection large enough for the world’s largest autographed and game-used basketball card, which was unveiled on Saturday at the NBA Jam Session.

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2010 Goose Joak Original – Jay Bruce and John Danks

on February 15th, 2010 by Dave

Rolling out a few more teams today.  I should have these templates out to you guys soon, and I’m working on a more automated method of sharing and posting the cards this year.  More to come on that shortly!Jay Bruce, Reds2010 Goose Joak Origi…

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Million Card Giveaway Pulls (LIVE)

on February 15th, 2010 by Chris Harris

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Box Busters: 2009-10 USA Baseball box set

on February 15th, 2010 by chrisolds

Join Beckett Baseball’s Chris Olds and Brian Fleischer as they open two sets of 2009-10 USA Baseball cards.

What will they find inside?

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Topps Pulls Off a PR Coup

on February 15th, 2010 by Rob- AKA "Guido"

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That Turned Out Better Than Expected

on February 15th, 2010 by Thorzul

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1985 Topps Record Breakers – Card #1 – Carlton Fisk

on February 15th, 2010 by 30-Year Old Cardboard

1985 Topps Record Breakers – Card #1 – Carlton Fisk
Headline – Fisk Sets Record By Catching All 25 Innings Of Marathon
The Story – Chicago, Illinois, May 9, 1984:  White Sox backstop Carlton Fisk tonight set a record by catching all 25 innings of club’s 7-6 win vs. Brewers.  The former mark of 24 innings was [...]

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Reality Bites.

on February 15th, 2010 by Howard Bagby

Last Friday a man I used to work with a Kmart came in. I don’t want to use his real name so I will call him Dave. When I started there I worked in the garden center and he was the department manager. He left Kmart a few months after I started. Dave’s w…

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Baseball Card News This Week – February 12, 2010

on February 15th, 2010 by Scott

One of the leading sports card companies continued to battle on multiple fronts.
One lucky collector pulled a sweet dual auto card that even a Boston Red Sox fan would turn their nose up at.
A 1952 Mickey Mantle baseball card, graded PSA 7, sold for a whopping $26,200 online, on February 8.
Topps announced a new CEO [...]

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Topps is no Keith Richards (and that’s a bad thing)

on February 15th, 2010 by Field of Cards

Although Keith Richards loved to pour a Jack Daniels at ten in the morning while muttering “It’s five o’clock somewhere,” Topps has decided that it’s February 15th nowhere.The Million Card Giveaway has already become the butt of “I told ya so” jokes.&n…

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Topps Million Card Give away

on February 15th, 2010 by stusigpi

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