Merlin Olsen’s career remembered on television as well as football cards

Pro Football Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen, who many might remember from the “Little House on the Prairie” and “Father Murphy” television shows, died after a battle with cancer on Wednesday night. He was 69.

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After following the secondary market and considering input on the subject from dealers and collectors, a determination has been made regarding the Beckett designation of “RC” for applicable cards in the 2009 Ultimate Collection, 2009 Upper Deck Signature Stars and 2010 Upper Deck Series 1 baseball releases.

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A long-running battle over patent infringement for memorabilia cards ended in a federal court this week as a case that had touched upon all of the major trading card companies, most recently Upper Deck, was dismissed.

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Actor Corey Haim, who was found dead of an accidental overdose on Wednesday, appeared in a pair of Upper Deck sports card sets last year as a tribute to his role in “Lucas” — a film where he played an unlikely football player.

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Citing time constraints and an inability to execute the product the way it wanted to, Upper Deck officials on Wednesday confirmed that the company will not produce 2010 Draft Edition Football, an NFL Draft-centered product originally slated to release in April.

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Topps’ media and dealer mailing of its sales materials for 2010 Allen & Ginter is a bit different than other, more traditional offerings besides the different look of the sellsheet and the checklists inside.

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It’s been awhile since we last dedicated an issue of Beckett Baseball to the player collector — in fact it was April 2007 — but we’re confident that there are supercollectors out there who haven’t been found.

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Join the ballyhooed Beckett Basketball team of Keith Hower and an allergy-riddled Tracy Hackler as they ravage a box of 2009-10 Panini Studio Basketball.

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Just when you think that you’ve seen it all in Topps’ popular Allen & Ginter baseball card set comes this.

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Panini America unveiled on Monday plans for 2009-10 Court Kings, a high-end art-driven basketball set that will arrive on June 2 packing 11 cards per pack and a $100-per pack suggested retail price.

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Some big names will be in the next TRISTAR TNA wrestling card set, which the Houston-based exclusive licensee of TNA cards announced on Monday morning.

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Were you a winner on Free Stuff Friday, our weekly ritual that gets cool stuff into readers’ hands just for answering sports card trivia found on Beckett.com?

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Fourteen-year-old Dallas collector Ryan Wolfson turned one lucky pack of NFL trading cards into a fantastic grand prize. Wolfson and his friends and family will spend a day with Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Patrick Crayton on March 20.

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Each of us has a trigger that trips a memory or perhaps a measuring point. I knew I was old when all of a sudden I was older than all of the ballplayers. Around 1980, I became a vintage fan.

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Free Stuff Friday is back once again — we’re starting our sixth month of weekly contests — so you have the chance to add some sports memorabilia to the ol’ collection by merely answering some questions whose answers can be found on Beckett.com.

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FREE STUFF FRIDAY (3-5) “Grand Prize” Contest (not) — An 1/1 dual-inscribed Tracy Hackler autograph (on his sealed media mail from Topps regarding a Topps Heritage baseball set no less; marked a 1/1)

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FREE STUFF FRIDAY (3-5) Contest No. 10 — A Blake Griffin autographed Oklahoma Sooners patch promo card courtesy of Panini America

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FREE STUFF FRIDAY (3-5) Contest No. 9 — A 2007 Bowman’s Best Adrian Gonzalez autographed card

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FREE STUFF FRIDAY (3-5) Contest No. 8 –A 2007 UD Black Carl Crawford autographed game-used jersey card (only 50 exist)

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FREE STUFF FRIDAY (3-5) Contest No. 7 –A James Harden autographed Arizona State patch promo card

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FREE STUFF FRIDAY (3-5) Contest No. 6 — A 1993 Action Packed Series 2 NASCAR factory set.

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FREE STUFF FRIDAY (3-5) Contest No. 5 — three-card Alot of autographed and game-used basketball cards from Panini America including And1’s The Professor Grayson Boucher, Elton Brand (only 10 exist) and Robert Parish

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FREE STUFF FRIDAY (3-5) Contest No. 4 — A five-card lot of 2007 TRISTAR Prospects Plus Farm Hands autographed minor league baseball cards (four winners)

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FREE STUFF FRIDAY (3-5) Contest No. 3 — A Yunjin Kim (“Lost”) 2007 Donruss Americana autograph card

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FREE STUFF FRIDAY (3-5) Contest No. 2 — A 10-pack lot of 2010 Topps Attax baseball cards (three winners)

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FREE STUFF FRIDAY (3-5) Contest No. 1 — A 2007 Sportkings Nolan Ryan game-used jersey card (only 90 exist)

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Regardless of what you think you might know about Steven Judd (and depending on how long you’ve been in the industry, that might be a lot or a little), what you might not know is that buying and selling sports cards has always been his true passion in the hobby.

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Panini America unveiled on Thursday one of its first high-end basketball cards releases to arrive in its rookie season as the NBA’s sole licensee of basketball cards in 2009-10 Absolute Memorabilia, a familiar high-end brand for baseball and football fans through the years.

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In short, Upper Deck gave up nearly everything that it held to be vital in its defense of its infringing products, according to its own statements in its court documents.

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Topps detailed its plans on Thursday for the USA Baseball cards to be included in 2010 Bowman — just a day after its licensing acquisition was publicly announced.

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Upper Deck issued the following statement on Wednesday evening after it settled its trademark infringement lawsuit with Major League Baseball Properties:

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Major League Baseball Properties settled its trademark infringement lawsuit against Upper Deck on Wednesday.

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Topps announced on Wednesday that it will be the official card of USA Baseball.

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How rare is a Derek Jeter autograph?

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Upper Deck officials on Wednesday released the first images and preliminary product information for the brand new 2010 Legacy Collection, a 300-card set that strives to honor the complete history of the NFL dating back to 1920.

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