Douglas Cox
Upper Deck Releases Rarity Levels on 2012 Upper Deck Football College Mascot Patch Cards
Upper Deck’s new College Mascots patch cards are selling very well thus far as it appears more than a few collectors would like to put that set together. In and effort to help give those set collectors a better feel for just how short-printed some of these cards are, we wanted to release the rarity […]
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How to Open a Trading Card Shop: Selling Supplies
As part of our continuing series on “How to Open a Trading Card Shop” we want to provide some information on how to sell an item with the highest margins in your shop that has a long shelf life. We took some time to speak to Lynne LePlaca from UltraPRO at a recent trade show […]
READ MOREDon’t Miss the 2012 Spring Sports Cards & Collectibles Expo in Toronto this May!
We are just one week away from the 2012 Spring Sports Cards & Collectibles Expo in Toronto, Canada and Upper Deck is prepared to make it a weekend to remember for collectors. As usual, the Upper Deck booth is sure to be a hotbed of activity all weekend long and the place to score the […]
READ MOREDraft 2012 Rookie Football Stars in Your Living Room!
I can’t wait to see all the activity going on around Radio City Music Hall tonight and throughout the weekend as my favorite college football stars join the professional ranks. Some people think it has gotten out of hand considering these are still just young men who have not done anything yet in the NFL, […]
READ MOREWhat if Upper Deck Rookie NHL Cards Could Talk – With Brett Connolly
When I was younger, it would be common for me to freak out if anyone walked into the family room because I would use almost the entire space to sort stack of trading cards I had opened from boxes. Often during these marathon sorting sessions I found myself frustrated by getting duplicates of certain players […]
READ MOREBrag Photo: College Mascots Finally Get Their Due in 2012 Upper Deck Football
When we started to see the manufactured patches come in for the 2012 Upper Deck Football College Mascots inserts, we immediately believed these cards would be a hit with fans. Thus far, that has been true with collectors excited about these cards, working to find cards of their alma mater or to try to put […]
READ MOREHow to Tip on Vacation in Mexico
My wife and I just went down to Playa Del Carmen in Mexico for our second honeymoon and it was just great. No emails. No phone calls. No baby. It was amazingly rejuvenating. Before I left though, I thought I would bring a couple packs of 2011 SP Game-Used Soccer I had at my desk […]
READ MOREUpper Deck Announces More Plans for the 2012 Spring Sports Cards & Collectibles Expo
Collectors flock to Toronto in the fall and spring for the Sports Cards & Collectibles Expo. We have already shared some of the details on what we have planned for the show in Toronto on May 5, 6 and 7 for the show. If you were planning on taking advantage of the redemption program, we […]
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