Recently a fake 2007-08 The Cup Patrick Kane RC has surfaced on eBay. The card in question is number 85/99. Please see the photos below, the orginal was a single color swatch, while the faked card has multiple colors in the patch.
Back in 2006, Michael Vick was the poster child for the NFL. His endorsement contracts included Nike, EA Sports, Coca-Cola, Powerade, Kraft, Rawlings, Hasbro and AirTran. At the end of 2006, Sports Illustrated magazine estimated Vick’s annual income between his NFL salary and endorsements at $25.4 million, ranking him just below NASCAR’s Dale Earnhardt, Jr. in a listing of highest earning athletes. He had reached the height of his popularity and then his world came crashing down.
Even before the animal cruelty case surfaced in 2007, Vick’s corporate status had started to deteriorate. Among the negative incidents was his middle finger gesture to Atlanta football fans in 2006. In August of 2007, Vick plead guilty to animal cruelty charges and was subsequently suspended indefinitely from the NFL.
24 packs per box. 4 cards per pack. One Rookie Autograph per Hobby Box. Box prices have been around the $40-$60 neighborhood now, but was as high as $70 at release.
Here is a look at a cumulative look at all of the 2010 Bowman Chrome Baseball Prospect Autograph sales through the first full weekend of release. There has been 1200+ sales since its release last Wednesday, and I have accumulated each of the sales via eBay and put them together for you to get an idea on which Prospect Autographs are selling the best, at product release.
With each new Bowman (or Bowman Chrome) release, there is much anticipation around the heralded Superfractor chase within that product. A single card produced that creates hysteria and chaos among collectors hunting down the cards. This year the Superfractors are inserted 1 in every 48,000 packs, or roughly 1 in every 222 cases! A very tough pull.
Exactly one year ago, NBA fans were eagerly awaiting the regular season debut of the 2009 No. 1 overall draft pick of the Los Angeles Clippers, Blake Griffin. It was the team’s final preseason game and Griffin had looked great during the preseason, averaging 13.7 points and 8.1 rebounds per game.
In typical Topps fashion, they have added a few Super Short Print cards to this years 2010 Topps Update. Of course, one of the SSP cards is Stephen Strasburg, as he remains the golden child for all 2010 Topps products.
Rookie Cup variations
Topps also added three “Rookie Cup” variations to three players who originally appeared in the Series 2 set. Omir Santos, Chris Getz, and Nolan Reimold each have Rookie Cup variation that shows a different photo from the Series 2 card, as well as a small Rookie Cup above the team logo on the front of the card.
Each year when Topps Update is released, I am amazed at some of the crazy, high-dollar cards that are inserted into this relatively cheap product. One of those inserts are the All-Star Game Jumbo Patch cards. This year, each card is numbered to 6, and some feature a sticker autograph on the card. These cards are simply beautiful and have been commanding some serious coin on the secondary market. Here are a few examples of some completed eBay auctions:
Here is your chance to win a FREE 2010 Topps Chrome Rookie Autograph from one of the 40 rookie autographs inserted into the 2010 Topps Chrome Football product. I have bought a box from our friends at BlowOutCards.com to post an online review of the product for all of my readers, as well as, hold this DailyWax Reader Contest.
To enter the contest, simply reply to this entry with your name and email address (which will not be visible) along with your guess of which pack (1 through 24) will contain which Topps Chrome Rookie Auto. Each entry is allowed three guesses. Just match up the pack to the autograph. If you correctly guess which pack contains the auto, I will mail you the card. In the event of multiple correct guesses, it will be randomly awarded to one of the correct guessers. You are only allowed to enter your guesses once, multiple guesses from the same email address or IP address will result in disqualification from the contest. Be sure you use a valid email address, as I will be contacting the winner via email on where to send their prize.
