If you’re a baseball fan, it’s hard to top the premium cards offered in Upper Deck’s 2009 Sweet Spot Baseball. When collectors think of the set, the iconic autograph on a real baseball sweet spot card comes immediately to mind. This year’s 2009 Sweet Spot Baseball has been another hit, carrying on the set’s tradition […]

Football seems to be a magnet for inspirational stories, many of which have been made into some of the most successful movies of all time. Rudy, Invincible, and The Express all had a lot of box office success telling the story of the underdog coming from behind to beat all the odds. The problem with […]

We are approaching the time of year (my favorite time actually) where the baseball card releases slow down a bit, giving collectors a chance to catch up on getting organized. While there are still baseball products being released, this is typically the time of year where they are far and few between due to the […]

It all started when I was about five years old. I went to my local Modell’s sporting goods store, and saw packs of baseball cards. I loved baseball. I got my dad to buy me a pack and was fascinated with every single card. It was so cool to look at the stats on the […]

Back in the beginning of 2008, the 2007 NFL season was all but over, and collectors were gathering their funds for 2007 Exquisite Football. The product was to be released right after the Super Bowl, and many of the fans were anxiously waiting for the year’s best product. In 2007 Exquisite, there were a number […]

When Upper Deck Black made its first appearance in basketball products three years ago, collectors were floored. The cards looked like something straight out of a Johnny Cash concert: the design was unlike anything released up to that point, and the format of the product was unprecedented. Through each 2006/07 Upper Deck NBA hobby box, […]

In case you missed the news this week, the Upper Deck Company announced that it had signed a non-exclusive autograph deal with former MLB Most Valuable Player, Jose Canseco. While this may not be the most popular move by the Carlsbad, California company, it proves that it is giving collectors exactly what they want. To […]