Funko readies King Felix stadium giveaway with Seattle Mariners

Funko Pop! is coming to the stadium.

Everett, Wash.-based Funko revealed a stadium giveaway to come in September with its popular Pop! toy line going into the hands of fans of the Seattle Mariners.

Continue reading

Fidget spinners get a date on Lowell Spinners’ promotional calendar

You’ve probably seen them somewhere near the cards at a retail store and they’re one of the biggest fads of the moment, too.

And now fidget spinners are coming to the ballpark.

Continue reading

Mets & Marvel team up for Thor-Noah Syndergaard bobblehead

The Mjölnir has a new home.

The New York Mets announced this morning that they have joined forces with Marvel to create a bobblehead of Thor — no, not The Avengers’ Norse God — aka Noah Syndergaard, who is one of the Mets’ biggest comic book-nicknamed stars.

Continue reading

Mariners’ Ken Griffey Jr. Hall of Fame bobblehead is hot commodity on eBay — and it’s not even out yet

Ken-Griffey-Jr-Hall-of-Fame-bobbleheadKen Griffey Jr.‘s Hall of Fame bobblehead is a hot commodity on eBay already — and it’s not even out yet.

The Seattle Mariners have a three-day stretch beginning next Friday where the team will honor its first Hall of Famer and retire his No. 24. It begins against the Angels on Friday with this Hall of Fame bobblehead.

Continue reading

Board Buzz: Must-read threads on the Blowout Forums (July 27)

111111259

The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What’s Buzzing Today: Allen & Ginter, Bret Saberhagen, a trip to Turner Field, inside a Rip Card, The National and dirty Ted Williams.

Continue reading

Topps creates jumbo cards for giveaways at MLB games

OrtizNearly every MLB team has partnered with Topps to create a giveaway promotion this season where fans attending games can go home with a big baseball card.

As in a 5-by-7 card.

The David Ortiz card seen above figures to be among the more-plentiful cards as the Red Sox are actually giving them away at three games this summer.

Continue reading