Douglas Cox
Confessions of a Pittsburgh Pirates Fan
The baseball card that I carry in my wallet depicts my lowest moment as a sports fan. The 1995 Upper Deck Baseball card shows Atlanta’s Sid Bream sliding into home with the pennant-clinching run, while sprawled- out Pittsburgh catcher Mike LaValliere reaches for the tag – in vain. The Pirates took a 2-0 lead into […]
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Controversy in the Cards? The Story Behind the Civil War Union Battle Flag Used 2012 Goodwin Champions
My name is Rob Ford and I have been working with Upper Deck for over ten years. My current role with the company is that of a sports coordinator and part of my job besides creating checklists is acquiring key components for certain brands. In 2011 Goodwin Champions the “Museum Collection” cards featured a variety […]
READ MOREUpper Deck Sports Cards Help Children with Autism & Asperger’s find their “Happy Place”
I know more than a few parents with Autistic children and children who have Asperger’s Syndrome who have shared with me that their kids just love Upper Deck trading cards. What I think makes it so cool however is that these kids appear to experience trading cards in a much different way than other kids. […]
READ MOREMy Internship at Upper Deck was a Home Run!
I completed my first year at the University of California Berkeley eager for a taste of the “real world” working experience. I had been a sports nerd since playing the Wide World of Sports program at the local YMCA at the age of 5. Uniting my passion and education, I applied for a summer intern […]
READ MOREFive Cards Left! Help The Bench Complete Massive Upper Deck Yankee Stadium Legacy Set for Charity!
I have to be honest, when I first heard about what an online trading card site called The Bench was planning to do with regard to Upper Deck’s 6,742 Yankee Stadium Legacy set, I quickly dismissed it as something that would never happen. Their goal was to put together the entire set and then auction […]
READ MOREUpper Deck Brings in a Professor to Review Civil War Artifacts in 2012 Goodwin Champions
As Union soldiers raised the Stars and Stripes above their garrison in Tennessee they could have had little inclination of the coveted place their flag would one day hold among treasure hunters – requisitioned not for battle, but for Civil War and history enthusiasts. So too must the over 3.8 million Americans who saw military […]
READ MOREKids Remain a Priority for Upper Deck’s Marketing Efforts at Trade Shows
When it comes to collecting, most of the core audience is made up of males age 18-44 so it is important for Upper Deck to invest in engaging youth at trade shows because they truly are the future of this hobby. At the 2012 National Sports Collectors Convention, Upper Deck did just that. First, we […]
READ MORENew 2012-13 NHL O-Pee-Chee Wrapper Redemption Program Announced for Canada
If you live in Canada and are planning to open HOBBY packs of 2012-13 NHL O-Pee-Chee when it releases on August 14, Upper Deck has an exciting promotion you will certainly want to be a part of. Canadian collectors are invited to collect an extremely limited set of 2012-13 NHL O-Pee-Chee just for purchasing their […]
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