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PopCardz, coming soon to a store near you!

Another celebrity-themed product will be releasing soon, however not by one of the established card manufacturers.  PopCardz will feature 40+ hollywood stars ranging from new comers such as Megan Fox to established veterans such as Jessica Alba.  Proceeds from the sale of the cards will be given to the celebrities’ charities.
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Popularity: 34% [?]

3Nov2008 | oregonweim | 0 comments | Continued
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Upper Deck inks new athlete for Stable of Stars

As reported on TuffStuff.com, Upper Deck has signed Tony Romo to an exclusive endorsement deal for autographed memorabilia.  Romo joins Michael Jordan, Ken Griffey Jr., Albert Pujols, Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James as athletes who have exclusive autograph deals with Upper Deck.
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Popularity: 81% [?]

30Sep2008 | oregonweim | 0 comments | Continued
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game

A late in coming trip to the Post Office to mail Mr. Pistons Fan his ill-gotten fantasy league champions trophy ;o) brought attention to something I missed last month, the release of a new commemorative stamp from USPS.  “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” was released on July 26th, on the 100th anniversary of [...]

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27Aug2008 | oregonweim | 0 comments | Continued
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The New Gold Standard

Bowman Chrome is a much sought after product by baseball prospectors and collectors year in and year out. Famed for its refractors, everyone has their favorites - ‘Blue’, ‘Red’, ‘Gold’, ‘Orange’, ‘X-Fractor’, ‘Superfractors’ and regular old ‘Refractors’. What is going on with this year’s release? For those who haven’t had a [...]

Popularity: 57% [?]

27Aug2008 | oregonweim | 1 comment | Continued
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Early Returns From White Plains

Just two short weeks after Nationals the collecting world turns its’ focus to the East Coast Nationals being held through Sunday August 17th in White Plains, New York. Reggie Jackson and Yogi headline the autograph class, while there are over one hundred or so dealers peddling their wares for consumers. Be sure to check back [...]

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15Aug2008 | oregonweim | 0 comments | Continued
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$25,000 for an Autograph?

Many of us have and will pay $25,000 for something in our lifetimes, but (for most) an autograph is not one of those things. Come August, however, Sportsbuy.com and the National Sports Collectors Convention are willing to pay that for a single autographed photo by the infamous Cubs fan [...]

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24Jul2008 | oregonweim | 1 comment | Continued
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The First Million Dollar Fantasy Football winner?

Remember when this was just a college kick?  Spending Monday mornings (ok, afternoons) foregoing classwork (or class) in order to review and (manually) calculate the stats from the weekends NFL games?  This year it has been reported more than 30 million people may participate in ESPN Fantasy FB, with tens of millions more utilizing CBSSportsline [...]

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21Jul2008 | oregonweim | 1 comment | Continued
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Things to Do in August When You Are a Collector

It is hard to believe that July is nearly complete. While time may fly for some, it cannot arrive early enough for those addicted to this hobby of ours, as August is a month for collectors. Highlight of the month, of course, is the 27th Annual Sports Collectors Convention, held in Chicago July [...]

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21Jul2008 | oregonweim | 0 comments | Continued
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Lessons from Downtime

Growing up, it was the sports themselves that fueled my interest in the hobby.  In the days (ok years) before ESPN and the onset of 24 hour sports coverage, all I knew from players and teams came from the back of the Topps sets I tried to put together every year.  As an adult collector, [...]

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16Jul2008 | oregonweim | 0 comments | Continued
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White Plains Show Wrap Up

My first White Plains Show dealer experience ended not with a bang but with interesting tales of Yankees of old. As with Saturday, traffic on Sunday was decent but sales were down. Much of that is due to my inventory (just getting into prospecting means I am behind the proverbial 8 ball), but [...]

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31Mar2008 | oregonweim | 2 comments | Continued
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