2009 Bowman Football Hobby Boxes Just In

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RookiesHQ wrote:

waxpaxmax wrote:It is a scandal considering the NBAPA could of declined the buyout offer since UD has been a long and loyal supporter of the trading card industry. it is a scandal because player's sold the collector's out for more money, again. Thanks for your wannabe professional advice and cheap insults which just go by the wayside and carry no weight. Do some research.

Scandal? It's business 101! Upper Deck went over to Europe and stole the World Cup deal from Panini and overpaid by like 4x the last contract (rumored)

Upper Deck lost its cash cow because of unethical business practices (read the book - there are others about UD also)

UD and Topps both had an chance to match Panini's offer and become the sole owner of basketball. They both declined to match it. Please go read their own press releases on the subject.

They could not pay what Panini had offered to the NBA and NBAPA? I love capitalism! UD pissed off Panini and Panini has deeper pockets and more cash then UD and Topps combined. Just wait and see what can unfold. Personally, we do not sell alot of basketball, but Panini has the world-wide distributionn and deep cash reserves to due the hobby some good. Global reach is good fo anyone selling basketball cards.

How long do you think UD will have MJ, Kobe, LeBron, etc with Panini can offer them the world as marketing and not mainly the US? Those exclusive contracts expire relatively soon!

WAX - you love UD and that's OK. Riddle me this ? Why did MLB shut out Upper Deck also .... maybe there is a SCANDAL there, but not what you are thinking!

.... and as for being a wannabe profressional, how long have you owned a real hobby store?

Myabe Bob Brill can give us an insightful view on the matter! I trust his opinion

The scandal- Panini overbid to get the liscence without UD knowing while UD and the NBAPA were still in agreement. UD wasn't even aware their was another bidder, and shouldn't have been worried considering what they had done for the likes of Jordan and Lebron. The player's did not care about loyalty of it's fans or UD they just took the money, which in turn will destroy the hobby.
Thanks for your inquiry.i managed knockout collectible sin Atascedero from 2004-2006 and owned Grandslam sports in Oregon from 2007-08 and have since taken my business on the road doing shows, you lknow, Anaheim convention center, Rose garden etc....

Also, MLB did not back out, UD did. They are still under contract with big names such as Lebron and MJ and had big expectations.UD realized it could not make a profitable product with a baseball only issue.

Wow did this post go another way. Any ways guys, just thought I would show the autos and auto patch cards from the 2 boxes I had opened.

ya i like the o team logo patch auto. sweet

guy carper wrote:ya i like the o team logo patch auto. sweet

Thanks man, all of the autos are numbered less than 250, the James Casey is numbered to only 50. That Oregon card of Jeremiah Johnson is #ed 122/250

Anyone interested in these cards contact me.

Thanks for looking at the original post those that did.
Erik