When I first started collecting basketball cards, it started off as just a fun way to collect the players that I loved to watch on television. I had no idea that it would turn into something that I spent hours on, doing research on different products and learning about what to collect by visiting local […]

There is no doubt that collegiate fans are some of the best fans on the planet. Take Nick Selby for example. His passion for Georgia Tech is unmatched by even the most loyal alumni. Selby became a major star online after addressing a group of undergraduates at Georgia Tech and we just loved his enthusiasm. […]

Some parents believe that collecting trading cards is a waste of time, but for Ronald Russo, it was a hobby his mother actually encouraged. After reading our story on some tips on how to get kids collecting cards, it reminded Ron of how big a role collecting cards played not just in his childhood, but […]

We have shared stories here before about collecting after you are married, but we love hearing stories about passionate fans engaging with our brand along with the ones we love. We heard a story we loved about marriage and trading cards recently from our friend Geoff Connolly who is the owner of a successful hobby […]

My major in college was elementary education so I always felt there was tremendous potential to using manipulatives like trading cards with students to help them learn math, reading, writing, art, history, political science, physical education and more. Quite simply the use of Upper Deck cards in the classroom makes learning fun for the students […]

I saw a really cool post on Twitter this morning from Dave Harrison (@forestrydave) who talked about his plans to share the hobby with his kids from birth by using a different kind of mobile in their cribs. I thought this was very clever. I have two young sons myself and I have been slowly […]

Murray Barnett from Brisbane, Australia had a dream of pulling a Michael Jordan autograph card from an Upper Deck basketball product, but doing so can be very difficult, and expensive. Owning a Jordan autograph card can be done somewhat easily as they are actively traded and sold in online communities, but pulling them is a […]