Presidential Sports Card Memorabilia

If you are a regular reader you’ll probably notice that this isn’t my first blog about mixing politics and sports card memorabilia, but this one is for the history buffs out there. Upper deck is now releasing “Signs of History.” The set features Presidential autographs from Washington to George W. Bush and a few First Ladies as well.

Apparently the set works on an exchange system. It wasn’t explained in detail but my guess is that you get a card in a pack, mail it in and then receive a Presidential autograph card in the mail. The only catch is that you won’t know which signature you are getting until you have it. I can’t imagine how frustrating that will be for people who want to build a set.

These kinds of systems are becoming more and more common. Baseball cards worth depends on how available they are, so these cards are going to be expensive when they finally hit the auction sites. If you value baseball cards more than politics you might want to skip this set. Who knows though, you might be the lucky guy or gal who ends up with the quad card featuring all of the signatures of the Presidents on Mount Rushmore. If you are planning on searching for these cards let me know. Happy hunting!

By Jamie.

Suspect Arrested in Sports Card Memorabilia Burglary

Apparently collectors aren’t the only people who value baseball cards, thieves do too. In Orange Park, Florida a man was arrested on suspicion of stealing baseball cards worth $100,000. Police found the cards stolen from Dan’s Sports Cards in the Suspect’s apartment. Police had pulled him over before the burglary occurred and noticed that he was acting suspiciously, later when they heard about the incident they tracked down his apartment using a vehicle description and found the cards.

It is so lucky that those cops remembered the suspicious man and then followed it through. One of the cards stolen was a Mickey Mantle card worth $30,000. Cards like that are hard to replace to say the least, I’m sure the owner of Dan’s Sports Cards is happy that he got it back.

Fortunately for all of us fans, sports card memorabilia theft is pretty rare. It isn’t a wise move to steal something that is so easily traceable. Any card that is worth money is rare enough to be noticed when it sells, and most valuable cards are PSA rated which makes them even more traceable due to serial numbers. If you have a valuable card be like iTaggit user Been_around_the_world and get it graded, not only will it preserve it’s value, but it will make it impossible for thieves to easily sell.

By Jamie.

Bye Bye Brett

Unless you live under a rock, I’m sure you know that Brett Favre announced his retirement this past Tuesday. I know this is sad and shocking news for most football fans, unless of course you love the Vikings. After seventeen season’s, not seeing him on the field is going to take some getting used to, but don’t despair. We can still celebrate Favre’s amazing career, even if he is no longer playing the game by collecting his sports card memorabilia.

Sure when you think of sports cards, baseball is the first thing that comes to mind, but sports fans don’t only value baseball cards, there is a huge demand for football cards as well. When a legendary player retires, both football and baseball cards worth can go through the roof. Some fans out there have already started collections of Brett Favre memorabilia, like iTaggit users IndieRichard and Sportsmem.

Show the world you still love Brett, by getting a few items for yourself. If you already have an awesome item tell me about it and check out this tribute to Brett Favre.



By Jamie.