The Sweet Spot Battle

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Nolan Ryan 2000 Fleer Showcase Sweet Sigs Auto

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Nolan Ryan 2001 UD Sweet Spot Auto

You don’t think Upper Deck got the idea for Sweet Spot from Fleer, do you?  I’ve seen similiar card designs before, but this is scary.  

New LeBron James Inscription Autographs

From Upper Deck:

North Las Vegas, NV (March 23, 2009) – Last August he helped lead the U.S.A. Olympic “Redeem Team” to gold in Beijing. Currently he’s leading his Cavaliers team to the best record in the NBA. LeBron “King” James has lived up to the hype and then some. Upper Deck is pleased to help bring collectors even closer to the “Chosen One” with new autograph trading cards of LeBron that include some unique inscriptions.

 

Fans of LeBron can find autograph cards of the NBA superstar exclusively in Upper Deck’s new 2008-09 NBA UD Black (releasing April 14), 2008-09 NBA Radiance (releasing April 29) and 2008-09 NBA Ultimate Collection (releasing May 12) trading card lines. Some versions of these cards will have rare inscriptions from LeBron like “08 USA Gold,” “08 Redeem Team,” and “King James.”

 

“To pull an autograph card of LeBron James from a pack is pretty awesome, but to find one with a special inscription is a much bigger deal,” said Chris Carlin, Upper Deck’s hobby marketing manager. “These types of cards definitely carry a premium in the secondary card market. Inscriptions are a great way to help personalize the trading card experience and help to bring collectors closer to their heroes. Upper Deck is proud to be the exclusive home for autograph cards of LeBron and many other stars of the hardwood including Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan.”

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Card Annoyances: Relics In The Grading Slab Lable

Does anybody like having relics inserted within the lable of their graded card?  I think this takes game-used relics just a little too far.  In my opinion, I don’t think graded cards should have pieces of relics in the lable because it takes away from the overall card itself.  The card you are sending in for grading is probably significant enough for you to pay the grading fee and it doesn’t need anything else added to it.  If you wanted a relic of that player, it would probably be cheaper to purchase a brand new relic card instead of paying the fee they charge to insert something into the lable.

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YouTube Group Break Scam

Chris from Cards Infinity posted a video talking about a group break scam that has been taking place on YouTube.  Thanks to Wax Heaven for finding this video.

 

Card of the Day: 1887 Old Judge Jack Dempsey

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