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2010-11 Panini Certified Basketball Approx Value: $1,425 - Sold on August 21, 2011 |
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Panini went all out in the design and execution of the HRX Video Trading Cards found inside 2010-11 Totally Certified Basketball and fans of Kobe Bryant are paying huge money to get this stunning card. The Bryant version comes complete with a lengthy video that contains highlights of Kobe's illustrious career and a sit down interview with the Laker star himself. Toward the end of the video they actually show Kobe signing the card and serial numbering each of them himself. Many other Kobe autograph cards found inside Panini products are also displayed. Ever the business man - Kobe checks an incoming phone call during the video that could have ended up on the blooper reel. 10-11 Totally Certified Basketball released on July 6, 2011 - and so far - this is the only product to contain the HRX Video Trading Cards. The other players who also have an HRX Card are John Wall, Kevin Durant and Blake Griffin. Kobe's version is certainly the most sought after and on August 21, 2011 one sold for $1,425 on eBay. On Aug. 26 a Blake Griffin version sold for $420.00. Inside packs of 10-11 Certified Basketball are randomly inserted HRX redemption cards that have to be sent in. The turnaround time was quick as collectors who redeemed in July already had their card by August. |
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| The video is from die-hard Laker fan ekage3 on YouTube. |
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2011 Topps Heritage Baseball |
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| Topps released a special 5 card set of 2011 Topps Heritage Rookie Cards at the 2011 National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago, IL - August 3-7. Collectors who opened five packs of 2011 Topps or Bowman cards at the Topps booth received a special Heritage rookie card. The 5 Heritage Rookie Cards shown below are all serial numbered to #/299 on the back of the card. On each day of the NSCC show, Topps gave away a different player to collectors and you can see the release date of the specific cards listed below. If you couldn't make it out to the National Convention - have no fear - many have showed up on eBay and if you shop around you can usually find one for a good price. |
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| 2011 Topps Heritage Baseball National Convention Rookie Set Dustin Ackley Date Given Away: Wednesday, August 3, 2011 Serial Numbered #/299  Dustin Ackley NSCC Heritage Rookie on eBay |
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| 2011 Topps Heritage Baseball National Convention Rookie Set Dee Gordon Date Given Away: Wednesday, August 4, 2011 Serial Numbered #/299 Dee Gordon NSCC Heritage Rookie on eBay |
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| 2011 Topps Heritage Baseball National Convention Rookie Set Mike Moustakas Date Given Away: Wednesday, August 5, 2011 Serial Numbered #/299 Mike Moustakas NSCC Heritage Rookie on eBay |
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| 2011 Topps Heritage Baseball National Convention Rookie Set Michael Pineda Date Given Away: Wednesday, August 6, 2011 Serial Numbered #/299 Michael Pineda NSCC Heritage Rookie on eBay |
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| 2011 Topps Heritage Baseball National Convention Rookie Set Zach Britton Date Given Away: Wednesday, August 7, 2011 Serial Numbered #/299 Zach Britton NSCC Heritage Rookie on eBay |
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2011 Topps Football |
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In participating card shops you will be able to redeem your 2011 Topps Football hobby and jumbo packs for a chance to win a Super Bowl XL Opus Commemorative Book. There are only 400 total copies of the Opus Book in existence and every living Super Bowl MVP has autographed a page inside. It is the quintessential Super Bowl collectors item and features over 1,400 images from America's biggest game. Every single play during the Super Bowl has been documented in this book in what has been described as the most detailed game chart ever created. If you have a hobby store nearby, I would be sure to ask them about this particular promotion. The book is spectacular and will be worth quite a mighty sum of money. Every living Super Bowl MVP signed this book including Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Troy Aikman, Franco Harris, Steve Young, Joe Namath, among others! There are over 150,000 words of content inside from famous sportswriters who have covered the big game. Excerpts from the biographies of Namath, Bart Starr and Jerry Kramer among others are also detailed inside to give you first hand account from the legends themselves. Hobby & Jumbo Packs Only! - Participating Stores Only! |
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2011 NFL Rookie Photo Shoot |
One of the most important events every year for top sports card manufactures is the Rookie Premiere Photo Shoot that brings together the most marketable incoming NFL Rookies. This is where companies like Topps and Panini can obtain virtually every autograph and player worn jersey for every set that will be released in 2011. If you pull an autograph or jersey card of one of the 36 NFL Rookies listed below in 2011 - chances are it was obtained at this event held in Los Angeles in late May. Thanks to the advent of social networking, I was able to compile most of these pictures shown below from Twitter accounts of some of the players at the event. It is an exciting day for the rookies themselves and some take great pride seeing their cards for the very first time. Starting on Wednesday May 18 - the 36 rookies will be photographed and will sign autographs in a process that takes 3 days. On Friday May 20th, 12 of the rookies including Jake Locker, Blaine Gabbert, A.J. Green, and Von Miller will be at the Best Buy electronics store in West L.A. to sign autographs for fans. Saturday May 21 is a big day as a photo shoot will take place in the Los Angeles Coliseum and many of those photos will be featured on cardboard come Fall. The NFL Rookies will wear their new uniforms and will take action shots for Topps and Panini America. Topps is famous for having Rookie Premiere Photo Shoot Autographs in some of their flagship products so look for that to continue in 2011.  2011 NFL Football Cards Checklist |
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| A.J. Green Bengals Alex Green Packers Andy Dalton Bengals Austin Pettis Rams Bilal Powell Jets Blaine Gabbert Jaguars Cam Newton Panthers Christian Ponder Vikings Colin Kaepernick 49ers Daniel Thomas Dolphins Delone Carter Colts DeMarco Murray Cowboys |
Edmund Gates Dolphins Greg Little Browns Jake Locker Titans Jamie Harper Titans Jerrel Jernigan Giants Jon Baldwin Chiefs Jordan Todman Chargers Julio Jones Falcons Kendall Hunter 49ers Kyle Rudolph Vikings Leonard Hankerson Redskins Marcell Dareus Bills |
Mark Ingram Saints Mikel LeShoure Lions Randall Cobb Packers Ryan Mallett Patriots Ryan Williams Cardinals Shane Vereen Patriots Stevan Ridley Patriots Taiwan Jones Raiders Titus Young Lions Torrey Smith Ravens Vincent Brown Chargers Von Miller Broncos |
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