Basketball
Sharing Your Passion For Collecting With Your Friends
Growing up in the hobby and now doing it as my profession, I’ve noticed an interesting trend when it comes to collectors. The vast majority have two groups of friends, those who collect and those who don’t. I’ve always found it curious as to why it is that collectors will keep the hobby they love […]
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I Got Lucky at the National
Every few years my wife and I try to shake things up, and this year we did so by moving from Salt Lake City to Washington, D.C. Talk about change. But I was excited that pretty much my first week out there I would get the chance to see some old friends from Upper Deck. […]
READ MOREI’m in Love…with the National Sports Collectors Convention
I couldn’t sleep at all Tuesday night. I was staying in Baltimore, at a great hotel, and while there had been a disturbance at the venue earlier that evening, that’s not why I had trouble sleeping. The sounds of the bustling city didn’t keep me awake either. Neither did the fact that I couldn’t fall […]
READ MOREBrag Photo: Classic MJ in Black and White
He was poetry in motion out on the basketball court and provided photographers and artists with plenty of ammunition for capturing unforgettable moments. Whether he was dunking in mid-air or putting up a three-pointer from outside the arc, Michael Jordan defined success on the hardwood. Likewise, through his longtime exclusive partnership with Upper Deck Authenticated, […]
READ MOREHeat Wave: King James Signs for UDA
This past Saturday, July 31, was a special day in Upper Deck’s history. It also marked a significant day for yours truly. You see, Upper Deck Authenticated (UDA) had secured an autograph-signing session with company spokesman LeBron James during his King’s Academy Basketball Camp, which was being held at nearby Rimac Arena on the campus […]
READ MOREEn Fuego: LeBron James Heat Memorabilia
There are certain advantages to having exclusive relationships during the course of one’s career. And when it comes to securing authentic, unique basketball memorabilia from some of basketball’s greatest players ever (MJ, Bird, Magic, etc.), no company in the world has better connections than Upper Deck Authenticated (UDA). Since 2003, UDA has had two-time reigning […]
READ MORELeBron James to Stay with the Team
Oh, you thought I meant Cleveland. No, I was referring to the fact that LeBron James remains an exclusive spokesman for Upper Deck trading cards and Upper Deck Authenticated (UDA) memorabilia. We have enjoyed a tremendous relationship with King James since 2003 and that will continue with Upper Deck being the one place where collectors […]
READ MOREOn Independence Day, Remember Those Serving in Harm’s Way
One of our country’s Founding Fathers, John Adams, believed that today, July 2nd, would be considered this nation’s Independence Day. Adams once wrote to his wife Abigail: “On July 2, 1776 the Association known as United Colonies of America officially became the United States of America.” Adams went on to write, “I am apt to […]
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