Is Jimmy Garoppolo the Hottest Football Rookie Card to Grab today?
Over the last month the demand for one NFL player’s cards has been dramatically increasing. Many fans are going back through their 2014 Upper Deck rookie cards to see if they have any of his cards. The player is Jimmy Garoppolo and because of the four game suspension of Tom Brady, Garoppolo, entering his third [...]Who Are the Best 2015-16 Carry Over Rookies to Collect Today?
Every season Upper Deck works with the NHLPA to determine a cutoff date for the creation of new rookie cards for players called up late in the season. The main reason for the cutoff date is that so many products would have released, to allow a player to only appear in a finite amount of [...]NBA’s Starting Five promotion starts today
By Chris Olds | Editor
The NBA‘s long-running Starting Five promotion — one that gets exclusive stuff into the hands of collectors just for visiting hobby shops and buying cards — starts today.
In its fourth season, the program is once again led by NBA exclusive card licensee Panini America, which has produced the special cards for the program. There will be 10 exclusive cards to be collected at participating shops. (Find that list here.)
“Our partnership with Panini — now in its second year — has been great for both the league and our fans,” said NBA Vice President of Licensing Lisa Goldberg. “The NBA Starting Five continues that tradition with this creative and fun promotion providing our fans another opportunity to connect with the NBA.”
The program will run throughout February with two Starting Fives to be collected in two-week chunks. Also up for grabs will be packs that may include randomly inserted autograph and other prize cards.
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