This year’s installment of Triple Threads Baseball (releasing late July) will feature an array of all-new AUTOGRAPH and RELIC cards. Collectors loved 2006 and 2007, but 2008 will be the best yet. Some highlights…

*All-New Presidential Cut Above Autographs including 3 relic pieces
*All-New XXIV Relic card. Features a minimum of 24 different relic die-cuts on a book card. The most ever!
*17 All-New legendary subjects from Topps exclusive deal with CMG featured throughout the product. Includes Ty Cobb, Lou Gehrig, Honus Wagner, Jackie Robinson and more.
*Daisuke Matsuzaka Autographs
*All-New Letter Plus and Jumbo Plus Relics… book cards featuring nice big pieces of jersey patch.
*Rookies and Rising Stars Autographed Duals
*Autographed Relic Double Combos…book cards with 6 autographs and 6 relic pieces

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As the NHL’s conference finals get ready to begin, hockey fans are finding another reason to cheer this season. Upper Deck has released 2007-08 NHL Ultimate Collection, the super-premium release that takes card collecting to new levels with limited-edition autographed and game-used cards of the game’s best and brightest.

Collectors will find at least one autograph, memorabilia and rookie card in every four-card pack, but that’s just the beginning. The real excitement starts with some of the chase elements incorporated in the set for rare signed jersey and patch cards, oversized game-used patch cards, as well as multi-player patch and signed cards. Collectors who are looking to add something very special to their hockey collection need to look no further than Ultimate Collection.

The other chase aspect to the set surrounds the autograph rookie cards. The majority are limited to just 399, but a group of six of them are short-printed to just 99 versions. Players appearing in that short-printed group include Jonathan Toews (Blackhawks), Carey Price (Canadiens), Nicklas Backstrom (Capitals), Peter Mueller (Coyotes), Jiri Tlusty (Maple Leafs) and Patrick Kane (Blackhawks).

Collectors can find 2007-08 NHL Ultimate Collection in stores now. The product carries a suggested retail price of $100 per four-card pack.

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Upper Deck and USA Baseball take Annual Box Set to Greater Heights

One of the most exciting components of collecting baseball cards is to speculate on young prospects in the hopes they will become huge stars in the future. Nowhere is there a better crop of young talent than with the USA Baseball National Teams whose alumni include the likes of Scott Kazmir, Dustin Pedroia, Troy Tulowitzki and Justin Upton to name a few. Upper Deck is proud to partner with the National Governing Body to produce the annual USA Baseball National Teams Box Set for the prospect laden 2007 National and Junior National Teams.

The base set is deep with sixty cards featuring the National and Junior National Teams. There is no shortage of content as well, boasting seven autograph cards and two game-used memorabilia cards per box. Adding to the chase are rare multi-signed cards as well.

Collectors will not need to wait long to find these sets as Upper Deck plans to have them in the market by late May. However, Upper Deck will only be producing 10,000 sets and with so much autograph and game-used content, it’s likely these sets will not be on store shelves for very long. Each 69-card set will carry a suggested retail price of $64.95.

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Another Unique Relic Card from Topps

Whether it’s a DNA relic card featuring a George Washington hair, a card featuring 24 relic pieces (08 Triple Threads) or a card with an embedded dinosaur bone (08 Allen & Ginter), Topps is continuing to push the envelope in the creativity department.

Topps is now giving collectors a sneak peek of a truly unique card that will appear in 2008 Topps Triple Threads Baseball (releasing late July).

The 1 of 1 President Woodrow Wilson Sunglasses Relic card is the first its kind. The book card features a Wilson cut signature, a piece from the sunglasses case stating the dated they were given to him and the actual pair of sunglasses. And one of the more unique aspects of the card is that it can actually be held up and looked through allowing the collector to see what President Wilson saw.

Look for this card and many other unique memorabilia cards in 2008 Topps Triple Threads Baseball…now featuring CMG legends Lou Gehrig, Jackie Robinson, Honus Wagner, Ty Cobb and more! More info on this product coming soon…

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Topps is pleased to announce that it has made three major enhancements to 2008 Topps Baseball Series 2.

Every Series 2 hobby box will guarantee 1 all-new RED HOT ROOKIE REDEMPTION card. There will be 20 different redemptions (#’s 1-20) and just like Finest Baseball, each redemption card is good for a special rookie card that will be announced during the season. Each rookie card will be produced in a unique Red/Gold Refractor technology to make these cards some of the most sought after in 2008. In addition, these will be the first redemption cards from Topps to be redeemable via the internet.

For the first time ever, starting with Series 2, Topps Baseball will guarantee one autograph or relic in every 36-pack hobby box.

Also starting with Series 2, HTA boxes (aka JUMBOS) will get additional content. These boxes will now guarantee 1 AUTOGRAPH and 2 RELICS.

2008 Topps Baseball hits hobby shelves the last week of May.

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As the first hockey trading card release to feature this year’s players sporting all-new NHL uniforms in its base-level set, Upper Deck’s 2007-08 Series Two Hockey collection once again delivers all the on-ice action just like a hard hip-check into the boards. Boasting, on average, two memorabilia cards and six rookie cards per box, Upper Deck Series Two Hockey serves as the perfect counterpart to Series One and remains as the set to collect.

The 250-card regular set is complemented by dynamic inserts including cool memorabilia cards like “UD Game Jersey” (inserted 1:24 packs); “UD Rookie Materials” (1:24); and “Fab Four Fabric” cards numbered to 100 that actually feature four superstars on one card! Three of those fabulous foursomes include Scott Niedermayer, Teemu Selanne, Ryan Getzlaf and Jean-Sebastien Giguere; Roberto Luongo, Patrick Roy, Martin Brodeur, Jean-Sebastien Giguere; and Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Mark Messier and Sidney Crosby. “UD Signature” autograph cards include some of the most sought-after scrawls in NHL history including greats like Bobby Orr, Mr. Hockey®, Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier, along with current stars like Ilya Kovalchuk, Dominik Hasek, Alexander Ovechkin and Todd Bertuzzi.

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2008 Topps Baseball Series 1 features the most valuable and sought after election cards on the market and collectors are paying big prices for them. A Barack Obama autographed card sequentially #’d to 15 just fetched $3,122.88 on eBay and Hillary Clinton’s autographed card #’d to 18 was just purchased for $1,325.

The Presidential Cut Signature Collection features autographs from 5 different Presidential Candidates. The subjects include.

Barack Obama (#’d to 15)
Hillary Clinton (#’d to 18)
John McCain (#’d to 15)
John Edwards (#’d to 15)
Fred Thompson (#’d to 15)

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Honesty, integrity and authenticity. These adjectives describe a pair of established sports memorabilia companies that have cemented their reputations based on the fact that they sell only autographed and game-used articles that are guaranteed authentic. Peace of mind for their customer base is of utmost importance to both the Carlsbad-based Upper Deck Company and Hunt Auctions, out of Exton, Pennsylvania. And by sharing that philosophy, the two industry giants have decided to lock arms in order to provide “the ultimate marketplace for high-end vintage sports memorabilia,” according to Dan Schmidt, Upper Deck’s auctions manager.

Hunt Auctions has sold some of the world’s most coveted sports artifacts, from Babe Ruth’s inaugural 1933 All-Star Game home run baseball ($805,000) to Lou Gehrig’s game-worn Yankees uniform from the 1938 World Series ($402,000). From Joe DiMaggio’s 1947 AL Most Valuable Player Award plaque ($281,750) to Ty Cobb’s 1928 Philadelphia Athletics autographed game-worn home jersey ($236,000). So by acquiring Hunt Auctions and its incredible inventory of vintage sports pieces, Upper Deck will now have an even wider assortment of memorabilia items – chronicling decades of the sports world’s most glorious players and moments – to showcase to its most passionate sports fans.

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For the second year in a row, the Donruss Trading Card Company will be teaming up with the Arena Football League's Dallas Desperados to produce a limited edition trading card set for 2008. The cards will be available to those attending the Desperados' eight home games this season. Two player cards will be distributed to fans entering the American Airlines Center, with the Desperados' opening the season at home on March 7th versus the Columbus Destroyers.

The cards also contain the Pepsi logo on the front, as well as the Parkland Community Health Plan logo on the back. Donruss and Pepsi have worked close together in the past, most recently on a state-wide NFL trading card promotion in Cleveland surrounding the National Sports Collectors Convention.

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Every single year, basketball card collectors anxiously await the release of Upper Deck’s SP Authentic Basketball product. This year is no different as Upper Deck’s sought-after roundball launch has once again raised the rim by offering one “Autographed Rookie Patch” card in every other box. And leading the way is first-year Seattle Supersonics sensation Kevin Durant, who just happens to be Upper Deck’s latest exclusive basketball spokesmen.

Leading his team in scoring (19.4) and blocks per game every night, Durant could easily be on the road to “Rookie of the Year” honors if he maintains his blistering pace. And collectors are starting to take notice of the rising star as he battles every night for the Emerald City cagers. But beyond Durant’s presences in this year’s SP Authentic release, Upper Deck has also included some other first-year talent that’s worth mentioning: Michael Conley (Memphis), Al Horford (Atlanta), Corey Brewer (Minnesota), Jeff Green (Seattle) and former Florida Gator two-time NCAA champion Joakim Noah, now sporting the red-and-white uniform of the Chicago Bulls.

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Inkworks, the award-winning entertainment trading card manufacturer, announces the release of Smallville: Season Six premium trading cards. Developed through a licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Consumer Products on behalf of DC Comics, the Smallville: Season Six release features a comprehensive set based on Clark Kent as he becomes more comfortable with his strength and superhero abilities. The 90-card base set includes episodic coverage and new subsets like “Around the Planet”, “Faces of Justice”, and much more.

Smallville, Warner Bros. Television’s hit series for The CW Network, weaves a blend of realism and adventure into this live-action TV program based on the Superman mythology. This interpretation of the Superman legend follows a young Clark Kent (Tom Welling) and his friends as he learns to master his secret powers and figure out his destiny. Smallville stars Tom Welling as the young Clark Kent, Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luthor, Kristin Kreuk as Lana Lang, Allison Mack, Erica Durance, Aaron Ashmore and John Glover. From Tollin/Robbins Productions, Millar/Gough Ink and Warner Bros. Television, Smallville airs Thursdays at 8:00 PM (7:00 Central) on The CW. The series was developed for television by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, and the executive producers are Gough and Millar, Ken Horton, Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson, Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer, James Marshall, Mike Tollin, Brian Robbins and Joe Davola. Superman was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.

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Whether you are a Red Sox fan or Yankee fan, Upper Deck has good news for collectors this week. Last year’s rookie sensation Daisuke Matsuzaka recently completed a signing for Upper Deck and customers who were waiting on his cards should be receiving them soon. Several hundred of these cards shipped out last week so for the first time, “Dice-K” autograph cards are live in the market.

Former Team USA alum and first-round draft pick Ian Kennedy also recently returned his autographs to Upper Deck. Those collectors who were lucky enough to pull exchange cards of him in 2008 Upper Deck Series One Baseball will receive their card soon. Kennedy’s first autograph rookie cards will be live in 2008 Upper Deck Premier and he is slated to be in the starting rotation for the Yankees to begin his rookie campaign this upcoming season.

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Pau Gasol a Laker? Shaquille O’Neal with the Suns? Shawn Marion to be Dwyane Wade’s new wingman? Recent NBA trades have fans and collectors buzzing about the second half of an already exciting season. That excitement can be felt in the recent release of 2007-2008 Fleer Basketball.

Hobby packs are where collectors will find the most excitement with each box yielding an average of four game-used memorabilia or autograph cards. Additionally, collectors can find a rookie card in every pack. Rare Fleer buy-back cards have also been inserted to give collectors the opportunity to own exciting vintage cards from Fleer’s past.

As one of the league’s premier basketball card manufacturers, Upper Deck will also be conducting its popular foil pack wrapper redemption program during the course of the show. Fans that purchase three packs of any 2007-08 Upper Deck or Fleer basketball card products that are being sold at the NBA Store on-site at the Ernst N. Morial Convention Center can exchange their three foil packs for one of five exclusive Upper Deck NBA Jam Session trading cards spotlighting four Upper Deck spokesmen (Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Michael Jordan) as well as Hornets’ hometown favorite Chris Paul. Collectors should bring their unopened foil packs to the booth, open them and keep their cards and get a show exclusive in the process. Upper Deck only wants the foil pack.

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The New York Giants made Super Bowl history on February 3rd, 2008 and Topps is pleased to announce it is offering an exclusive item to commemorate the historic moment.

Each limited edition Super bowl Champions set features 27 cards including 22 player cards and 5 Highlight cards. in addition, each set will include a piece of history--- actual ticket stub from the game. You will not find this anywhere else, because it’s exclusive to Topps.

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Year in and Year out, the SP Authentic Football product delivers the most sought after, and traditionally some of the most expensive rookie cards in the market. This year is no different. After hitting store shelves last week, collectors are rushing to find the 2007 SP Authentic Rookie Autograph Patch cards of Adrian Peterson.

After such a strong rookie season, and now after collecting MVP honors at the Pro Bowl, these cards are in such high demand, they are selling for between $600-$750 already in the secondary market. Peterson has predicted he will rush for 2,000 yards in 2008 and having won just about every award imaginable in 2007, collectors really feel like Peterson is a great investment.

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