The annual ESPY Awards have almost become the Academy Awards for sports. Like most sports fanatics, I tuned in last night to watch the greatness that transpired over the last calendar year. It was a very entertaining show with moments of comedy, amazement, sadness and inspiration which is basically everything we look to sports for. […]

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 […]

On Saturday, May 22, a bunch of us hard-working souls at Upper Deck ventured out to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to orchestrate three very important components at this year’s NFL PLAYERS Rookie Premiere Photo Shoot. First, we had to photograph each of the top college draft picks sporting their collegiate jerseys for upcoming football […]

This past weekend, a hard-working crew of gridiron fans/employees from Upper Deck attended the 2010 NFL Players Rookie Premiere Photo Shoot in Los Angeles. The actual photo shoot portion of the weekend’s festivities took place on Saturday, May 22, at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum. A total of 35 sought-after college draft picks were on hand […]

If you’re reading this, you probably love sports. Here at Upper Deck, pretty much everyone who works within these walls is passionate about sports. There is nothing better than seeing your favorite player on your favorite team do something amazing on the field. But there could come a time when they simply just let you […]

There are so many things I love about the trading card industry, but more than anything else, it’s the colorful characters we come in contact with that leave the most memorable impressions. Back in the glory days, I don’t think there were many characters more interesting or fun to watch than Shop at Home Network’s […]

Recently I saw on our Facebook page a collector named Lucas ask a question that was a little different than the normal questions we get. He asked, “So I’m getting married in 12 days. How do you propose I balance marriage and the hobby successfully?” That’s a great question as collecting trading cards can be […]