With the clock ticking down to the National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago later this month, the promo card plans and other details for the show are coming into focus.
Upper Deck’s plans include wrapper redemptions, breaker promotions, Chicago Legends cards and more.
If you want an autographed Connor McDavid puck, jersey or photo in the future, there’s only one place to get it.
Upper Deck Authenticated.
This adds onto the overall deal for autographed trading cards that Upper Deck has had since McDavid was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers.
A star from a few television and movie franchises has signed with Upper Deck Authenticated.
Evangeline Lilly, who has appeared in Lost, Ant-Man and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, has signed nine different photos and posters as part of the initial offering in the collection.
Ben Simmons has a new team besides the Philadelphia 76ers.
The No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft out of LSU has joined Upper Deck as an exclusive signer for both trading cards and memorabilia.
Terms of the deal were not announced, but it was called a multi-year agreement by the company and his first autographed card appearance will appear in 2016 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions.
“We are pleased to welcome Ben Simmons to Upper Deck’s world-renowned roster of NBA greats and look forward to providing his fans around the world with the most innovative and authentic collectibles available on the market,” said Jason Masherah, President of Upper Deck.
The Cleveland Cavaliers’ first NBA championship means there will be plenty of new commemorative pieces to come — and two of the team’s biggest stars’ autographs will only come from Upper Deck Authenticated.
They are LeBron James and Kevin Love — and there are already six autographed items available.
We all know that Michael Jordan is the biggest autograph in basketball and that his exploits in the NBA’s Slam Dunk Contest are still memorable to this day.
A new item from Upper Deck Authenticated combines those two things with a twist.
Upper Deck released the final checklist for its 2016 All-time Greats Master Collection product on Tuesday, answering the million-dollar question.
What shows up in a $15,000 box of cards?
Find out with a downloadable PDF here.
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Steiner Sports knows that Cleveland Browns fans have had a tough time collecting autographs of good quarterbacks lately and the New Rochelle, N.Y.-based autograph and memorabilia company announced a new program Thursday that may help take away some of the collecting pain caused by Johnny Football — and a few other notably bad quarterbacks in the team’s past, too.
You can trade in one of your certified autographed items of any Browns starting QB since 1999 for a $100 gift card.
Seriously.
The Upper Deck Gallery‘s latest offering includes some of the most-iconic characters in recent film history as part of a montage print for a film that would carry the same gravitas.
The film is Pulp Fiction and a pair of prints by artist Dave Perillo are the latest creation from the company in a series of pieces featuring past films and comic book characters.
“I was super excited for the opportunity to work on this project for the Upper Deck Gallery, especially since Pulp Fiction is one of my all-time favorite movies,” Perillo said. “It is such a fantastic story filled with so many unique characters. I love how the movie has a retro quality to it without really specifying when it takes place. My goal was to translate that into the print, hopefully doing it justice.”
Teemu Selanne was a 10-time All-Star and Rookie of the Year who scored 684 goals in his 21 seasons and whose next stop is the Hall of Fame.
Now he’s a member of the Upper Deck Authenticated signing roster.
Tampa Bay quarterback Jameis Winston‘s autographs will be found in a series of memorabilia pieces being offered by Upper Deck Authenticated.
The division of Upper Deck revealed The James Winston Collection on Monday.
The No. 1 pick in this year’s draft has signed both Buccaneers memorabilia as well as Florida State Seminoles items. He led FSU to the BCS title game last season and has thrown for 3,059 yards and 18 touchdowns so far as a rookie this season.
Upper Deck has added Cleveland Cavaliers star Kevin Love to its exclusive autographed memorabilia team that already includes another notable Cav.
The Kevin Love Collection will only be found via Upper Deck Authenticated and it will include limited art pieces as well as signed basketballs and jerseys.
“Kevin Love is a great addition to our ever-growing portfolio of basketball superstars,” said Upper Deck President Jason Masherah. “We are excited to bring fresh and innovative products to his fans in across the globe, and we look forward to introducing some exclusive multi-signed items featuring Love with other Upper Deck athletes in the future.”
Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota will be the subject of a new autographed memorabilia line revealed by Upper Deck Authenticated on Tuesday.
The collection includes photos, helmets and jerseys from both the Titans as well as his Oregon days with mini helmets starting off the line at $224.99. Photos are $324.99, while signed footballs are $349.99 and full-size helmets are $399.99. Signed jerseys start at $499.99 and several versions are available.
Upper Deck Authenticated has added a new chapter in its ongoing line of comic book and movie gallery prints that showcase memorable stories and characters on a monthly basis.
Gangs of New York joins The Crow among the movie properties to appear on the prints, which are printed on premium paper and are individually hand numbered and also have variants. They are sold via the Upper Deck Store online. Among the Marvel Comics characters to have prints so far are Wolverine, Daredevil and The Avengers.
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