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What Are My Upper Deck Sports Cards Worth?
Posted by: | CommentsYou have shoeboxes full of trading cards just sitting in your garage, basement, attic or closet, but you do not touch them. Your father told you not to as that would affect the value. He was always adamant about hanging on to them since his mother threw his cards away.
Are they worth something? Who knows? You haven’t touched them in ages and with the holidays coming up, maybe it is time to bring them out and see what they are worth. Here are some tips on how to assess the value of your cards.
Remember the old Beckett books that would tell you the pricing? Well those still exist and you can grab them at your local card shop or visit their website and look up the values online. There is a charge to the online service. The only problem is the values do not always represent what they cards would sell for today. Beckett certainly provides a good starting point, but there are other options to get more current and regional pricing on your collection. I would recommend picking up one of the monthly publications first to and looking through pricing on sets you knew you have. Do any big prices jump out at you? Do you recognize any cards you had? By running through the guide prior to starting, you’ll likely get a good feel for which cards you want to watch out for.
Beckett price guides are still around and can be a helpful tool to get a good feel on the value of your collection.
Once you’ve familiarized yourself with some of the key cards to look for, set aside an afternoon or a couple evenings where you can really dive into your collection. If you have thousands of cards, you are not going to want to price them all out, you just want to look for some of the better cards and get a feel for what you have. Get your cards in an area where you can spread them out and go through them where they will not be disturbed in the event you need to take a break. Maybe have some family members or friends help as well, you’ll find it can be a lot of fun going through them together. Quickly scan through them for some of the bigger names you know and especially cards you remember being valuable. You may have placed those in cases or sleeves to protect them.
As you start to separate them, pay attention to the condition of the cards. It is important to realize that cards with rough edges, centering issues, creases or fuzzy corners will all be valued less than their mint condition counterparts. Try to categorize them in terms of condition while you go through them. Also keep on the lookout for rookie cards, autograph cards or other special looking cards. Those tend to carry premium values to them.
Diving into boxes of cards can be a daunting task, but it can be a lot of fun as well.
Probably the best way to see what single cards are worth is to go where most single cards are sold; eBay. Once you have signed up for a membership, you will be able to view completed auctions to see what similar cards to what you have sold for. That will give you a very accurate feel for what specific cards are currently selling for today.
Another great option is to visit your local card shop. Many will specialize in appraising trading card collections so don’t be afraid to call ahead and ask about appraisals and how much they charge for those services. You can also do this at trading cards shows coming through your area, but there are not as many as there used to be.
You may find you have a situation where some of the cards you have are so limited and rare that you just cannot find pricing information on them. While Upper Deck cannot provide pricing details on what cards currently sell for, you can ask our community of savvy collectors by posting images and details of your collection to the Upper Deck Facebook page. You may even find some fans who are interested in purchasing them from you there.
You will likely find you do not have enough to retire early on unfortunately, but as you go through them, hopefully it helps you remember what you really loved about them. It wasn’t really the values as much as it was how they made you feel. How they brought you closer to the game you loved. How they made you feel about the players like the rookies who never panned out and that one rookie that did. Maybe the experience of going through the cards will bring you back to collecting and if it doesn’t, just know there are other options besides selling your cards on eBay, to a dealer or a collector. Think about donating some to a local Boys & Girls Club to share that experience you enjoyed so much with others. There is another great charity called Cards to Kids that specializes in getting cards into the hands of kids for you. Any donation to charities like these is a tax deduction and we all could use a few more of those.
On a last note, I feel inclined to share that I sold the vast majority of my childhood collection through a variety of channels as I went through college. Most of my cards were from the 1980’s so I actually sold them off at a good time before people realized how mass produced they were causing values to plummet. Once I started working at Upper Deck I didn’t really find it necessary to restart my collection as I felt a closeness to the cards and hobby every day I walked in the office. One Christmas not too long ago my father gave me a crudely wrapped present of some cards he found of mine that I had not sold and it really brought on a rush of fond memories. I still have that small box and look at it from time to time. I’m glad I still have some of my original collection and wouldn’t part with it. If you are considering selling all your collection, make sure you hang on to a few of your favorites. You’ll be happy you did.
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Featured Retailers: Sports Cards Plus
Posted by: | CommentsWe all know how important it is to purchase from a Certified Diamond Dealer right? If not, just check out some of the videos made by other collectors on the subject by clicking here.
We love to spotlight shops that are doing the right things that collectors should visit. For collectors in the San Antonio area I would highly suggest checking this shop out if you haven’t! This shop has everything to offer from singles, autographed memorabilia, to San Antonio’s largest selection of wax boxes from the last twenty years. Above and beyond all that, Charlie DiPietro goes the extra mile to make sure his customers have a great experience when they visit his store. Here’s his story!
Charlie DiPietro's Sports Cards Plus shop is a place sports fans must visit if they are in San Antonio, Texas.
Sports Cards Plus
2239 Lockhill-Selma Road
San Antonia, TX 78230
(210)524-2337
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11am – 7pm
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Sports-Cards-Plus/138669356152896
Website: http://www.sportscardsplussa.com/
“I started collecting baseball cards in 1957 at the age of nine. In my teenage years, cars, girls and saving for college put my card collecting on hold until 1982, when my ten-year-old son expressed an interest in collecting sports cards and revived my collecting interests. My two oldest boys and I would visit Mavericks, our favorite card shop in Dayton, Ohio at least once a week. We would make every card show within a hundred miles of Dayton, and I would visit card shops throughout the country whenever my engineering job sent me out of town on business.
“Ever since 1982, I planned to open a sports card shop someday with the help of my boys. With my boys by my side, in 1985 I started selling at card shows. I found that setting up a table at card shows was the ideal means to buy vintage cards at wholesale prices, but it seemed like I was always buying more than I was selling.
“In 1991 my wife, Norma retired from the United States Air Force. In March of 1992 we opened Sports Cards Plus at our current location in San Antonio, Texas. Norma ran the shop during the day while I continued my engineering career, and I worked the shop in the evenings and on weekends. In 2008 I retired from my engineering job and now do what I love to do full-time, play with my sports cards and talk with customers who love sports cards as much as I do.
There is plenty to see at Sports Cards Plus, expecially a great selection of sealed boxes!
“San Antonio has always been a basketball city, and in 2003 when LeBron James entered the NBA, my Upper Deck basketball sales went through the roof. In the fall of 2003, one of my frequent customers named Jeff came in and bought the last two packs from an open box of 2002-03 SP Authentic Basketball. Jeff’s second pack resulted in a Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson triple autograph card limited to just ten total copies! That is when we started counting Michael Jordan autos. Eight years later, we’re at 53 Upper Deck Michael Jordan autograph cards pulled at Sports Cards Plus boxes and still counting as 2011-12 SP Authentic is due out later this month. I’ve got a feeling we will be up to 56 Jordan Autographs within a month.
Charlie and Jeff were all smiles after Jeff pulled this amazing Michael Jordan multi-signed autograph card.
After Jeff's big pull, over 50 other Michael Jordan autograph cards have been pulled at Sports Cards Plus!
“Today, collectors can find every possible card on the internet. And through the internet, buyers can find the ‘cheapest prices in the world.’ Although overhead costs make it difficult from card shop owners to match or beat these prices, we pride ourselves on providing great service to our collectors to keep them coming back. We give new collectors honest advice on how to achieve their collecting goals. We provide a place where collectors can get together to have fun. And, we can provide assistance when someone’s collection needs to be sold.
Charlie hosts a variety of events and promotions to keep his customers engaged like this pizza party!
“Sports Cards Plus is your headquarters for sports cards and we have San Antonio’s largest selection of sports cards and memorabilia, serving the community for nearly twenty years. You can find hundreds of thousands of singles from the turn of the century to the present, autographed memorabilia pieces, and San Antonio’s largest selection of wax boxes from the last twenty years.
There is plenty to see at Sports Cards Plus! Stop in today!
“With the release of 2011 Upper Deck University of Texas Football, Sports Cards Plus will be running a variety of promotions we encourage you to come in and take advantage of. We will give away a variety of prized through random drawings through purchases and we will be giving away a grand prize of $100.00 to the person who pulls the most expensive card from 2011 Upper Deck University of Texas Football! So stop by this Fall to be a part of the promotion!”
Charlie will be running a variety of promotions around Upper Deck's new University of Texas Football set. Get excited Longhorns fans!
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My goal as Upper Deck’s Customer Care Supervisor is to help educate our collectors and fans so they can have a better experience with our collectible products. I’ve found that we get a lot of similar calls into our call center so it is beneficial to share what those questions are and provide answers in a public format here on the blog. You will find some really great information about our industry just by going through some of these “Ask UD” segments here on the blog. If you have questions yourself, please feel free to leave a comment and “Ask UD!”
Ask Upper Deck: When will we know who the Young Guns will be in 2011-12 NHL Upper Deck Series One?
Gregg Cacioppo: Well the season is now underway which is awesome. Sean Couturier of the Philadelphia Flyers played last night so he is clear to use and there are a variety of key rookies who will hit the ice this weekend allowing us to make cards of them. Our hockey team is in for a busy weekend monitoring who skates and then compiling the checklist for the 2011-12 NHL Upper Deck Series One Young Guns set. We should have that checklist finalized within the next 1-2 weeks so look for details on that soon!
There is always a lot of excitement about which players will be in the Upper Deck Young Guns set!
Ask Upper Deck: I think your new University of Texas and University of Oklahoma Football card sets are really cool, but when will you make a card set for my college football program?
Gregg Cacioppo: These sets have really captured the imagination of college football fans and that is what we were hoping for. We are excited about launching them with two storied programs like the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners. And we know that college football fans are very passionate so you can expect that UD will produce trading card sets for some of the other larger programs in the future. Additionally, you can still plan on seeing players from smaller schools throughout our other mainstream college football sets like SP Authentic and the new College Football Legends set coming out towards the holidays this year. Feel free to share what programs and players you would like to see us target for future sets in the comments section below.
Ask Upper Deck: I was hoping you could share some print run information on 2011-12 NHL O-Pee-Chee autograph and memorabilia cards.
Gregg Cacioppo: We do not make it a practice to share print run information on cards that are not already sequentially numbered. We will on occasion release some groupings however with odds of pulling the cards and we are happy to do that now with 2011-12 NHL O-Pee-Chee. Here is the list of the different groupings in that set:
| O-Pee-Chee Signatures | ||
| Card # | Subject(s) | Ratio |
| OS-BB | Brian Boyle A | Group A 1:103,626 |
| OS-AH | Ales Hemsky B | Group B 1:8,726 |
| OS-AO | Alexander Ovechkin B | Group B 1:8,726 |
| OS-MO | John Moore B | Group B 1:8,726 |
| OS-NB | Niclas Bergfors B | Group B 1:8,726 |
| OS-DB | David Backes C | Group C 1:5,527 |
| OS-KV | Kris Versteeg C | Group C 1:5,527 |
| OS-PM | Peter Mueller C | Group C 1:5,527 |
| OS-AL | Andrew Ladd D | Group D 1:937 |
| OS-AS | Alex Stalock D | Group D 1:937 |
| OS-DS | Drayson Bowman D | Group D 1:937 |
| OS-JO | Jim O’Brien D | Group D 1:937 |
| OS-JV | Jakub Voracek D | Group D 1:937 |
| OS-KD | Kaspars Daugavins D | Group D 1:937 |
| OS-KS | Kevin Shattenkirk D | Group D 1:937 |
| OS-AK | Arturs Kulda E | Group E 1:307 |
| OS-BM | Brett MacLean E | Group E 1:307 |
| OS-JA | Jamie Arniel E | Group E 1:307 |
| OS-JM | Justin Mercier E | Group E 1:307 |
| OS-MA | Jacob Markstrom E | Group E 1:307 |
| OS-MT | Mattias Tedenby E | Group E 1:307 |
| OS-MZ | Mats Zuccarello E | Group E 1:307 |
| OS-PB | Patrik Berglund E | Group E 1:307 |
| OS-RB | Richard Bachman E | Group E 1:307 |
| OS-RM | Ryan McDonagh E | Group E 1:307 |
| OS-TM | Thomas McCollum E | Group E 1:307 |
| OS-TT | Tomas Tatar E | Group E 1:307 |
| O-Pee-Chee Team Canada Signatures | ||
| TC-AC | Andrew Cogliano A | Group A 1:1,836 |
| TC-AP | Alex Pietrangelo A | Group A 1:1,836 |
| TC-BO | Bobby Orr A | Group A 1:1,836 |
| TC-BY | Brayden Schenn A | Group A 1:1,836 |
| TC-DD | Drew Doughty A | Group A 1:1,836 |
| TC-EK | Evander Kane A | Group A 1:1,836 |
| TC-HA | Taylor Hall A | Group A 1:1,836 |
| TC-JE | Jordan Eberle A | Group A 1:1,836 |
| TC-JT | John Tavares A | Group A 1:1,836 |
| TC-LC | Logan Couture A | Group A 1:1,836 |
| TC-MD | Matt Duchene A | Group A 1:1,836 |
| TC-MT | Maxime Talbot A | Group A 1:1,836 |
| TC-PM | Patrick Marleau A | Group A 1:1,836 |
| TC-PS | P.K. Subban A | Group A 1:1,836 |
| TC-SC | Sidney Crosby A | Group A 1:1,836 |
| TC-SG | Simon Gagne A | Group A 1:1,836 |
| TC-SS | Steven Stamkos A | Group A 1:1,836 |
| TC-WG | Wayne Gretzky A | Group A 1:1,836 |
| TC-CH | Cody Hodgson B | Group B 1:1,407 |
| TC-GL | Guillaume Latendresse B | Group B 1:1,407 |
| TC-JC | Jared Cowen B | Group B 1:1,407 |
| TC-KA | Karl Alzner B | Group B 1:1,407 |
| TC-SD | Stefan Della Rovere B | Group B 1:1,407 |
| TC-TH | Travis Hamonic B | Group B 1:1,407 |
| TC-BS | Brandon Sutter C | Group C 1:944 |
| TC-CA | Jordan Caron C | Group C 1:944 |
| TC-MS | Marco Scandella C | Group C 1:944 |
| TC-PC | Patrice Cormier C | Group C 1:944 |
| TC-TE | Tyler Ennis C | Group C 1:944 |
| O-Pee-Chee Souvenirs | ||
| OPC-#1#2 | Wayne Gretzky/Mario Lemieux/Sidney Crosby/Alexander Ovechkin A | Group A 1:37,404 h |
| OPC-GR8 | Mario Lemieux/Mark Messier/Joe Sakic/Steve Yzerman A | Group A 1:37,404 h |
| OPC-PIM | Colton Orr/Daniel Carcillo/Matt Carkner/George Parros B | Group B 1:29,923 |
| OPC-CAPS | Alexander Ovechkin/Nicklas Backstrom/Alexander Semin/Mike Green (Wa Capitals) C | Group C 1:14,962 |
| OPC-DET | Henrik Zetterberg/Johan Franzen/Nicklas Lidstrom/Pavel Datsyuk D | Group D 1:2,494 |
| OPC-LBBR | P.K. Subban/Carey Price/Tomas Plekanec/Michael Cammalleri D | Group D 1:2,494 |
| OPC-PENS | Evgeni Malkin/Jordan Staal/Sidney Crosby/Marc-Andre Fleury D | Group D 1:2,494 |
| OPC-BLUES | Jaroslav Halak/Patrik Berglund/David Backes/David Perron E | Group E 1:156 |
| OPC-BOLTS | Steven Stamkos/Vincent Lecavalier/Martin St. Louis/Victor Hedman E | Group E 1:156 |
| OPC-BOS | Zdeno Chara/Patrice Bergeron/Tuukka Rask/Tim Thomas E | Group E 1:156 |
| OPC-BUF | Thomas Vanek/Tyler Myers/Nathan Gerbe/Tyler Ennis E | Group E 1:156 |
| OPC-CBJ | Derick Brassard/Rick Nash/Jakub Voracek/Nikita Filatov E | Group E 1:156 |
| OPC-CGY | Jarome Iginla/Miikka Kiprusoff/Jay Bouwmeester/Rene Bourque E | Group E 1:156 |
| OPC-CHI | Jonathan Toews/Patrick Kane/Marian Hossa/Brent Seabrook E | Group E 1:156 |
| OPC-DAL | Jamie Benn/Brad Richards/Loui Eriksson/Alex Goligoski E | Group E 1:156 |
| OPC-FLYER | Daniel Briere/Jeff Carter/Scott Hartnell/Daniel Carcillo E | Group E 1:156 |
| OPC-LAK | Jonathan Quick/Drew Doughty/Anze Kopitar/Ryan Smyth E | Group E 1:156 |
| OPC-NASH | Pekka Rinne/Shea Weber/Ryan Suter/Patric Hornqvist E | Group E 1:156 |
| OPC-NJD | Travis Zajac/Patrik Elias/Zach Parise/David Clarkson E | Group E 1:156 |
| OPC-NUCKS | Roberto Luongo/Alexandre Burrows/Ryan Kesler/Alexander Edler E | Group E 1:156 |
| OPC-NYI | Josh Bailey/Matt Moulson/Kyle Okposo/Rick DiPietro E | Group E 1:156 |
| OPC-NYR | Henrik Lundqvist/Marc Staal/Marian Gaborik/Derek Stepan E | Group E 1:156 |
| OPC-OTT | Jason Spezza/Nick Foligno/Daniel Alfredsson/Sergei Gonchar E | Group E 1:156 |
| OPC-POE1 | John Tavares/Cody Hodgson/Jordan Eberle/Evander Kane E | Group E 1:156 |
| OPC-POE2 | P.K. Subban/Tyler Myers/Alex Pietrangelo/Keith Aulie E | Group E 1:156 |
| OPC-POE3 | Patrice Cormier/Jamie Benn/Stefan Della Rovere/Zach Boychuk E | Group E 1:156 |
| OPC-SABRE | Derek Roy/Ryan Miller/Drew Stafford/Jason Pominville E | Group E 1:156 |
| OPC-SJS | Joe Thornton/Dany Heatley/Patrick Marleau/Devin Setoguchi E | Group E 1:156 |
| OPC-VAN | Ryan Kesler/Henrik Sedin/Daniel Sedin/Cody Hodgson E | Group E 1:156 |
| OPC-WILD | Jose Theodore/Pierre-Marc Bouchard/Mikko Koivu/Niklas Backstrom E | Group E 1:156 |
| OPC-WPG | Dustin Byfuglien/Ondrej Pavelec/Evander Kane/Tobias Enstrom E | Group E 1:156 |
Ask Upper Deck: Any new redemption updates?
Gregg Cacioppo: Now that the NHL season is underway, we have a much better opportunity to track players down. We expect to see some movement on items from delinquent signers over the next couple months so make sure to watch your redemption account for when new products come in.
In terms of what the redemption team is working on right now, the main project is the Goodwin Champions Entomology cards. These are all different sizes so packaging them takes a lot of time, but its worth so that our customers have a great mail day when their specimens arrive! Those are all in the process of mailing right now. Additionally, the Derrick Rose autograph cards have been checked for quality and are in the shipping process. Next up are the P.K. Subban SPx rookie autograph cards that are currently in the production process and should be ready to ship in the coming weeks.
Ask Upper Deck: How do I get a job at Upper Deck?
Gregg Cacioppo: That can be a little tough. I actually started as an intern for Upper Deck which was great because I was able to get to know all the different business units and find out what I liked the best. I was offered a position while interning and the rest is history. It is very difficult for us to go out into the job market and find someone who knows a ton about our industry, so we do a lot of promoting from within. Most employment opportunities for Upper Deck are entry-level at our Carlsbad, California or Morrisville, North Carolina facilities.
Currently we are looking to ramp up our efforts with redemptions and we are hiring on a new Redemption Clerk for our Morrisville, North Carolina facility. Here’s the job description:
POSITION SUMMARY
Responsible for processing Upper Deck Company redemption cards into the on-line Redemptions system including pulling, quality checking, hand numbering, packaging and mailing out redemption cards to the customer. Update redemption inventory into Sam tracker. Organize the process flow of redemptions. Monitor and update expired redemption inventory when redemption cards expire. Responsible for linking every redemption created from Sam tracker to Redemptions manager application. Assist sports coordinators with post production verification of UDC product.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Data entry; on-line redemptions.
- Fulfillment; pulling, quality checking, hand numbering, packaging and manifesting via FedEx, UPS and regular mail.
- Modifies and creates data associated with redemption card information.
- Receives and inputs completed redemptions into Sam tracker.
- Monitors and removes upcoming expired redemptions.
- Inputs card identification number from Sam Tracker into redemption manager for every redemption card created.
- Assists Sports Coordinators by verifying end of job sheets and confirming if inventory is needed.
- Qualifies customer physical mail against unique Salesforce.com case #’s to verify contents and issue reported.
- Open product, generate winner list and fulfill No Purchase Necessary program entries.
- Organize and sort EOJ and QA card allocations.
EDUCATION/YEARS EXPERIENCE
- High School Diploma.
- 1+ years of experience in the field of shipping, receiving, or logistics.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Basic knowledge of commonly used shipping/receiving industry concepts, practices, and procedures.
- Competent oral and written communication skills in English; additional languages a plus.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple, high priority projects with a keen attention to detail.
- Professional demeanor; team player orientation.
- Relies on instructions and standard operating procedures. Works under immediate supervision while exercising minimal independent judgment.
- Hands on, energetic and motivated self-starter.
- Basic data entry abilities.
- Proficiency in the following software or systems: MS Office (basic Word and Excel); manifesting; FedEx and UPS.
If you are in the North Carolina area and interested at getting your foot in the door with our organization, you can email your resume and cover letter for this position to UpperDeckMarketing@upperdeck.com. Good luck!
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Cast Your Red River Rivalry Vote; Which School has the Better Football Program?
Posted by: | CommentsThe atmosphere at the stadium for the Red River Rivalry is really like none other in all of sports. Half of the stadium is burnt orange and the other half is crimson. This weekend both teams have a ton on the line as they look to add another chapter to one of the best college rivalries in the nation. Oklahoma will look to assert themselves as the true #1 team in the country by taking down Texas, but the Longhorns are much improved and there is not better place to make a statement than in the Cotton Bowl.
Upper Deck's University of Oklahoma set will recall "Monumental Moments" like the impressive defensive showing by the Sooners in 1985.
Upper Deck chronicled some of the “Monumental Moments” from past Red River Rivalry games in the company’s new University of Texas and University of Oklahoma football trading card products. Both will hit store shelves in early November and we are interested to see which product will outsell the other. With both programs having such a storied history, there are plenty of great moments and players fans can use to lend merit to their argument about which team has the best program.
Upper Deck's University of Texas set commemorates "Monumental Moments" in the Red River Rivalry like Vince Young's stellar performance on the 100th Annversary of the series.
Let us hear you defend why you think the Sooners are the better program or why you feel the Longhorns are the best collegiate program for your chance to receive a blow-up card from the new set of Colt McCoy or Sam Bradford. Just submit your comment right here on the blog and we will randomly select one Texas and one Oklahoma fan on Monday to receive these two larger than life cards. Good luck college football fans!
Don't miss your chance to take home one of these awesome oversized cards just for sharing which school you think is the best in the comment section below.
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Calling All Texas Longhorns Football Fans; Finally a Trading Card Set Just For You!
Posted by: | CommentsIs burnt orange the most prevalent color in your wardrobe? Have you ever named one of your pets Bevo? Do you use “Hook ‘em Horns” as a way of saying hello or goodbye? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you will be thrilled with the new college football trading card product coming out this November. Through Upper Deck’s exclusive agreement with the Collegiate Licensing Company, the trading card company will be producing a standalone trading card product commemorating the rich history of the Texas Longhorns Football program.
The University of Texas has won four national titles; while appearing in 49 bowl games; second most in NCAA history. Each pack will be loaded with prominent Longhorn football alumni like Colt McCoy, Jamaal Charles, Steve McMichael, Darrell Royal, Ricky Williams, Priest Holmes, Major Applewhite, Vince Young, Earl Campbell and more.
The 100-card base set will also include 20 “Monumental Moments” cards that capture those special moments that gave Texas fans goose bumps through the years. From the first bowl game victory in 1943 against Georgia Tech to the “Game of the Century” in 1969 against Arkansas on to the 2006 Rose Bowl victory over USC; Upper Deck chronicled all those memories for UT fans.
This is the most comprehensive University of Texas Football set ever assembled. Each hobby box will contain one autograph card from a Longhorn great, and two special light F/X Texas Icons inserts! Every box is loaded with cards of 192 Longhorns legends (24 packs with 8 cards per pack)!
And speaking of the signed cards cards, there are some amazing collectible cards to capture for the autograph lovers. Not only are there single signed cards over 80 former Texas stars, there are also dual autograph cards (numbered to 20 or less) and triple autograph cards (numbered to just 3). Some of these are sure to become the centerpiece of a Texas fan’s collection.
Upper Deck has a special treat for those who purchase the University of Texas Football retail blaster boxes! Fans can find one replica championship pennant per blaster box, showcasing the years Texas has won it all: 1963, 1969, 1970 and 2005.
But how do you get your hands on your Upper Deck University of Texas Football boxes? Well first you need to be a little patient. The product is currently scheduled to hit store shelves on November 15, 2011. If you are in Texas, check out these Upper Deck Certified Diamond Dealers who will be loading up on the product:
Sports Cards Plus – San Antonio, TX (210)524-2337
SMP Sports Cards – Grapevine, TX (817)251-1752
Nick’s Sportscards – Dallas, TX (972)248-2271
Card Traders of Austin – Austin, TX (512)250-0958
Kenny’s Collectibles of Austin – Austin, TX (512)748-9718
Or you can purchase through the Upper Deck online store or through our network of Authorized Internet Retailers. Enjoy and “Hook ‘em Horns!”
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