Upper Deck’s Gets Nostalgic with the Release of 2009-10 NHL Champ’s

Upper Deck’s Gets Nostalgic with the Release of 2009-10 NHL Champ’s

Upper Deck’s latest edition of the old tobacco card issue features more than just hockey cards as dinosaurs, fossils and memorabilia add to the mix



Carlsbad, CA (March 17, 2010) – Upper Deck’s 2009-10 NHL Champ’s set is designed to take collectors back in time with great vintage designs of today’s top hockey rookies, stars and legends. Many of the insert cards are the size of vintage tobacco cards, including rare autograph cards that are always in high demand. Memorabilia cards are unique in that they feature players outside of hockey with sports legends like Michael Jordan, Dan Marino, LeBron James and Tiger Woods included. Autograph and memorabilia cards combine to fall at a rate of four per box on average.



There are a variety of other inserts that make 2009-10 NHL Champ’s a much different pack-opening experience than other hockey brands with inserts that pay homage to vintage tobacco card sets. The “Wonders of the World” insert set captures popular locations around the world like the Taj Mahal, the Great Wall of China and the Great Pyramid of Giza to name a few. The “Natural History” insert set spotlights endangered species and extinct creatures like the Grizzly Bear, the Tyrannosaurus Rex and the Triceratops. The “Historical Figures” insert set provides a biographical look at many top politicos throughout history like Lester B. Pearson, George Washington and Barack Obama.



One of the most popular inserts returns in the Champ’s “Museum Pieces” set which include fossils, teeth and even tools from prehistoric times. These cards are definite showstoppers when collectors come across them.



“Champ’s is really a different type of set designed to take collectors back to the tobacco era, while integrating new technologies to deliver some really innovative cards like the ‘Museum Pieces’ inserts,” said Josh Zusman, Upper Deck’s hockey brand manager. “The vintage design and feel of the cards really take collectors to yesteryear. Besides having key inserts like autographs and memorabilia cards of the greatest rookies and stars from the NHL and beyond, 2009-10 NHL Champ’s is just a lot of fun to open.”



Upper Deck’s 2009-10 NHL Champ’s boasts five cards per pack and 20 packs per box. The product is currently on store shelves.

2009 Upper Deck Prominent Cuts Releases March 18th!

The long anticipated Prominent Cuts is finnally releasing! Here are the specifics -
5 packs 4 cards per pack

Look for a cut signature in every sealed box of Upper Deck Prominent Cuts, on average. Every pack will include an autograph, a celebrity memorabilia card, or a cut signature. Look for cut signatures of the greatest entertainers, athletes and historical figures of the 20th century. Find signed cards from the world’s greatest mixed- martial arts fighters or premium-sized swatches of Hollywood memorabilia. Look for dual-piece Hollywood memorabilia cards. Made in the USA, each box contains 5 packs of 4 cards for a total of 20 cards. PRODUCT BREAKDOWN Regular Cards * Base Set – 90 cards Autograph Cards: Two per Box - From the following inserts: * MMA Signatures * MMA Signatures- Premium Series Memorabilia Cards: Two per box- From the following inserts: * Hollywood History Memorabilia * Hollywood History Memorabilia Premium Series * Hollywood History Dual Memorabilia Cut-Signature Cards: One per box- From the following inserts: * Prominent Cuts * Prominent Cuts Dual * Prominent Cuts Quad. Boxes are available now to order!

2010 Upper Deck Draft Edition Cancelled

Upper deck has cancelled the release of 2010 Upper Deck Draft Edition Football Cards

2010 Upper Deck Baseball Pre-Sales Cancelled

In Conjunction with the settelement reached with MLB Properties, Upper Deck has cancelled the releases of the following 2010 Baseball Products:

2010 Goudey BB
2010 SP Authentic BB
2010 SPX BB

We will provide more info as we recieve it....DCS

Upper Deck Settles Lawsuit with Major League Baseball

Upper Deck Settles Lawsuit with Major League Baseball

Sports card leader can continue selling recently released

baseball products as part of the mutually agreed-upon settlement

We also hear that 2010 Goudey and SP Authentic Baseball are cancelled, will confirm when we hear more.....DCS



Carlsbad, CA (March 3, 2010) – Today, the Upper Deck Company is pleased to announce that Upper Deck and Major League Baseball have mutually agreed to settle the lawsuit brought by Major League Baseball against Upper Deck. Per the terms of the settlement agreement, Upper Deck has agreed not to use MLB trademarks including team names and/or logos on its trading cards going forward. However, as part of the settlement, Upper Deck can and will continue to sell three recently released baseball products currently on store shelves: 2009 Signature Stars, 2009 Ultimate Collection and 2010 Upper Deck Series One.



“Upper Deck is pleased with the settlement including the amount the company paid as it relates to the trading cards released in 2010,” said Jason Masherah, Upper Deck’s director of Sports Brands. “As a company, we are changing the direction of Upper Deck’s baseball products going forward. We are looking forward to creating fresh and innovative set content that will continue to get collectors excited.”



Since its inception in 1989, Upper Deck has been the market leader for both its ability to create top-quality, super-premium products and for developing innovative programs that promoted baseball cards to kids.

"Great cards of great players have always been the cornerstone of Upper Deck products,” added Upper Deck Founder and CEO Richard McWilliam. “We’ll just have to see how innovative and creative we can become now.”

USA BASEBALL AND TOPPS ANNOUNCE DEAL MAKING TOPPS THE OFFICIAL BASEBALL CARD OF USA BASEBALL!!

USA BASEBALL AND TOPPS ANNOUNCE DEAL MAKING TOPPS

THE OFFICIAL BASEBALL CARD OF USA BASEBALL

Exclusive, multi-year agreement reunites former partners from 1984 - 1993



(DURHAM, N.C.) – USA Baseball and the Topps Company, the leading creator and marketer of sports cards, today announced an exclusive multi-year licensing deal to make Topps the Official Baseball Card of USA Baseball. Topps will have exclusivity on USA Baseball trademarks, logos and other intellectual property, for use on cards featuring USA Baseball players.



From 1984-1993 Topps was the exclusive card manufacturer for USA Baseball, producing cards for the U.S. Olympic Baseball Team. The new agreement calls for cards, autographs and game-used equipment of USA Baseball’s Collegiate, 18U and 16U National Team players to be featured in a variety of Topps products each year.



“Twenty-five years after collectors were first introduced to USA Baseball, our organization is pleased to have Topps, the industry leader, return as the exclusive home for USA Baseball trading cards,” said Paul Seiler, USA Baseball Executive Director/CEO. “We look forward to working closely with Topps as together we provide collectors with a look at the future of America’s game on trading cards.”



“Now we’re the only trading card licensed by Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball and USA Baseball,” said Warren Friss, Vice President – General Manager of Topps Sports and Entertainment. “We are covering the game of baseball at every level.”



Each year USA Baseball selects close to 60 of the best young baseball players in the country to its National Teams, giving collectors the first opportunity to see the future stars of baseball on cards. The first product release with USA Baseball content will be 2010 Bowman Baseball which will be released in May and feature cards of the 2009 Collegiate National Team and 2009 18U National Team.



In addition to the Topps sets featuring USA Baseball inserts, the annual USA Baseball National Teams Box Set will also be manufactured by Topps and will continue to be the exclusive place to get all members of the USA Baseball National Team in one set. The box set is scheduled for a December release in 2010 and in each of the remaining years of the agreement.

Tim Tebow Signs Exclusive with Press Pass

Tim Tebow Signs Draft Pick Exclusive with Press Pass®



March 1, 2010 - Charlotte, N.C:

Heisman Trophy winner and college legend, Tim Tebow has signed an exclusive agreement with Press Pass for trading cards. Under terms of the agreement, Press Pass Football and Press Pass Portrait Edition will be the only “draft pick” products to contain Authentic Autograph Cards and Trading Cards of the former Florida Gator Star!



2010 Press Pass Football provides collectors a great opportunity to obtain on-card autographs of Tebow and the other top stars of this year’s rookie crop, delivering 5 signatures per hobby box from seven distinct autograph levels. Press Pass Football is scheduled for a March 31st release. Press Pass Portrait Edition, new for 2010, will deliver an autograph card in every other pack and is slated for a May 6th release.



“We are thrilled to bring collectors the first Autograph Cards of Tim Tebow, who many consider to be the best college player of all time,” explained Nick Matijevich, Director of Product Development for Press Pass Inc. “Tim’s great attitude, unprecedented popularity and long list of collegiate accomplishments are certain to make him a collector favorite in addition to a fan favorite.”



The announcement comes on the heels of Tebow blowing teams away at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis over the weekend. While he didn’t throw in drills, opting to wait for his pro-day as he re-tools his throwing motion for the next level, he wowed scouts with a QB record-tying 38.5” vertical leap, a 40 yard-dash of 4.72 seconds, a 9’7” broad jump, and a 6.66 second three-cone drill, which placed him 4th among all skill position players working out. However, the area in which Tim truly separated himself from the pack was the one-on-one interviews. According to Gil Brandt, the legendary former VP of Player Personnel for the Dallas Cowboys and current contributor to NFL.com, “In talking with several team representatives Sunday, I was told that Tebow conducted some of the best interviews of all time.”



“Any time you have the opportunity to work with a player of Tim’s stature, you have to be excited,” said Tom Farrell, VP of Brand Management. “As evidenced by the record number of fans that attended his Senior Bowl practices, and the fact he had a Super Bowl commercial before taking his first NFL snap, there is an unprecedented level of excitement around him that we fully expect to continue throughout his career.”