Donruss issues statement on Wade Miley Prime Cuts card

A limited number of Razor exclusive player Wade Miley, a pitching prospect in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization, were inadvertantly released in 2008 Playoff Prime Cuts.

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Stuart Evans, a pioneer in the collectibles business, passed away on Jan. 4 at his home in Dorado, Puerto Rico after suffering a stroke. He was 80.

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Wow, words can’t describe this one. Check out what one of the popular card blogs posted to ring in the New Year.
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Dang it, now I am going to have to somehow convince my wife that I really am interested in shopping for antiques.
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Doing some gathering work on one of the newer products (Donruss Sports Legends); I made an out-loud comment that I never thought when I moved here to Dallas to work at Beckett Publications in 1990; that I would EVER gather information or pay attention to Brutus Beefcake again in my life. Little did I realize [...]

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Observe the fine skills of Mr. Dan Hitt and enjoy the poignant musings of Mr. Eric Jahnke as they explore the fascinating contents of a box of the latest Donruss football product.

Stay tuned at the end of the video for a quote from Donruss Marketing Director, Scott Prusha, about 2008 Playoff Contenders.  
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Watch the Beckett Boxbusters guys rip into this prospect-loaded high-end baseball product.
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This year’s Bowman Sterling baseball set arrives in hobby shops on Wednesday — but we’ve already ripped a box for a Box Busters episode that will arrive right here on Tuesday.

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On the schedule for this week’s episodes of Box Busters is 2008 Playoff Contenders Football with its always popular rookie ticket autographs.

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Upper Deck released images and information about its upcoming NBA Radiance set that will arrive in April.

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We know you love Box Busters, but let’s take it up a notch (and a few decibels) and see what The Rip Master Alan Narz saw collectors pull at the Topps Sterling Rip Party recently held at his shop in Orlando, Fla.

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Topps announced Tuesday that its upcoming American Heritage set will include a dual cut autograph of President-Elect Barack Obama and baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson.

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Chris Olds and Eric Jahnke sit down on this cold day to bust some retail boxes of Press Pass NASCAR cards, Topps basketball cards and Topps baseball cards.
What will they find? And what may you find in the mail if you watch the whole video?
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Arriving in stores today is the latest career retrospective DVD from World Wrestling Entertaiment — Edge: A Decade of Decadence.

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Watch closely as the famous radio celebrity, Mr. Tim Trout, of Beckett Media. and the all-powerful agent of incredibly bad one-liners, and Beckett Publisher, Mr. Tracy Hackler, race through a box of the new 2009 Press Pass Racing. Have a great Christmas, everyone.

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Here are the results from a randomly selected box I recently opened … 2008 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects (retail blaster box)

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Here are the results from a randomly selected box I recently opened … 2008 TRISTAR TNA Cross the Line wrestling cards (retail blaster box)

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Here are the results from a randomly selected box I recently opened … 2009 Press Pass NASCAR (retail blaster box)

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Watch the exciting Tracy Hackler and Chris Olds as they bust some boxes of 2008 Topps Sterling baseball.

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Thanks to Beckett.com user “tupms1018″ these scans.
I really wanted to check out the Peyton Manning cut signature that was talked about in the Razor Boxbuster video we posted back on Dec. 12. When “tupms1018″ mentioned that he pulled one, I asked him to post the images for us. He ended up sending them over, so [...]

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Tune in Monday for another episode of Box Busters when we open two minty fresh boxes of 2008 Topps Sterling, which includes a player-specific wooden box of four cards and a one-card Mystery Pack.

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Join well-known radio celebrity, Tim Trout, Beckett Hockey Senior Market Analyst, the supremely enthusiastic Beckett Publisher, Tracy Hackler and the always scruffy-looking Beckett Hockey Editor, Eric Jahnke, as they dive into a box of Black Diamond Hockey.

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The final big set arriving for prospectors this year is Bowman Sterling, which packs plenty of punch in each five-card pack. Each includes two autographed cards, one Relic or autographed Relic, one rookie card and prospect card.

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Upper Deck released images and preview information on Friday for its 2008-09 Lineage basketball set, which will arrive in April.

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Sit down with Becektt Basketball Senior Market Analyst, Keith Hower, Beckett Basketball Editor Eric Jahnke and the semi-celebrity himself, Beckett Publisher Tracy Hackler for another wonderful, rewarding and positively uplifting Boxbusters episode.

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Because we know you want to see even more from Prime Cuts IV before it hits hobby shops next week …

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Brian, Chris and Tracy open two boxes of Prime Cuts!
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Join Keith Hower, Eric Jahnke and Tim “Radio Celebrity” Trout as they open two boxes of 2008-09 Topps Chrome.
Man, this is a tough gig!
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We’re still working on some Prime Cuts Box Busters action, but until then (later today), chew on these …

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Topps announced Thursday that it is adding redemption cards for 2009 World Baseball Classic patch cards into packs of 2008 Bowman Sterling baseball.

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One of my favorite things growing up in Houston was watching Dave Smith pitch for the Houston Astros. I wasn’t a giant Smith fan, I loved him because he was an Astro, of course,  and because he signed autographs for me as a kid, but I clearly remember so many games when Dave Smith took [...]

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Upper Deck released images of several cards from its2008 Iconic Cuts cut autograph set on Wednesday. These cards were found via redemptions in 2008 Upper Deck Icons football cards.

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Playoff Prime Cuts IV is set to hit hobby shops on Dec. 24 after a three-year break. Check ‘em out.

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Three autographed cards of top NBA draft picks will cap the Playoff Contenders football checklist. Perhaps you’ve heard of these guys?

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Upper Deck has produced an autographed item that just might not be toppable among living signers — its Legends of Sport lithograph signed by Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods.

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Upper Deck released the first images and box breakdowns for its 2009 Artifacts A Piece of History Set which will arrive in April.

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