It was a year ago today that every sports fan tuned in to watch a regular season NBA game. It wasn’t because the game was thought to be necessarily all that competitive, but because it was the first time LeBron James would return to Cleveland as a member of the Miami Heat. The media attention […]

Each month Upper Deck spotlights one of its valued collectors to showcase their collection or pursuits. The great thing about sports collectors is that they are all very different in what they collect, how they collect. And that is exactly what you have with Joel Phillips. His love for the University of North Carolina Tar […]

You have shoeboxes full of trading cards just sitting in your garage, basement, attic or closet, but you do not touch them. Your father told you not to as that would affect the value. He was always adamant about hanging on to them since his mother threw his cards away. Are they worth something? Who […]

There is a purity to college athletics that you don’t see in the pros because athletes play primarily for the love of the game. That’s what makes college basketball in particular so special. The season is set to tip off and there are events like the Carrier Classic that will help start the season off […]

Have you ever seen the look on a kid’s face when they open their first pack of cards? It is just awesome to see their reaction and excitement around which players they get from a pack. Unfortunately not every kid has the ability to open a pack of cards and there are some who could […]

As most fans know, Upper Deck is your exclusive home of collegiate trading cards and today on College Colors Day, we want to get you excited for the new season. With a full slate of college football games on tomorrow, it’s time to sport your favorite school colors with pride. And why not break out […]

With investors looking for other options on where to put some of their nest egg, we had been looking at the benefits of investing a small portion of that capital into the sports collectibles market. Yesterday I shared the athletes who you should be investing in today, but we didn’t discuss the athletes you should […]