2. Hobby News
Upper Deck opens first retail store.
On Friday, February 15th, 2008, Upper Deck open the doors to their very first retail store located in Huntington Beach, CA. Upper Deck will use this retail store as a merchandising laboratory, introducing merchandise to a local audience before taking the products nationwide. The store will carry sports memorabilia as well as trading cards. Get 25% at Upper Deck off with Code: VDAY2008
I have recently began accumulating graded examples of Dallas Cowboy cards. I really love the look and feel of these cards when they are entombed in these graded capsules. I have been accumulating PSA 7s - PSA 9s. I find that this range provides excellent quality cards but at bargain prices especially when you consider the PSA 10 prices. If you want to see some of my graded Cowboy cards, look here; Dallas Cowboys graded football cards.
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3. Dallas Cowboys News
Cowboys shine in 2007 NFL Pro Bowl.
As if they couldn't. With a record setting 13 players, there was a Cowboy involved in just about every play during the pro bowl. Tony Romo played well tossing 2 Touchdown passes as did Terrell Owens who was in line for a Pro Bowl MVP award with 2 TD grabs and over 100 yards receiving. That was until Minnesota's Adrian Peterson spoiled the day for T.O. by scoring late and subplanting T.O. as the games MVP. Not that T.O. needs a new car.
Next up for the Dallas Cowboys will be Free Agent signings and the 2008 NFL Draft. Speculation is rampant with 2 picks in the first round but I have come to expect the unexpected with the Cowboys. I expect to use one of their 1st round picks but I expect them to trade the other. That is the MO they have used for quite a few years. The Cowboys always seem to work a 1st day draft trade.
The NFL released a list of the top 20 selling Jerseys from 2007 and Tony Romo is leading the way. Marion Barber, Terrell Owens and Jason Witten also made the top 20. I don't have 24, 81 or 82 but I did get a 9 back in the summer. CLICK ON your favorite players jerseys below and pick up a replica jersey for under $80.00!
The Dallas Cowboys Complete Football Card Guide Volume 3 2007 EDITION 1960 - 2006
This 226 page, full-color guide, provides the Dallas Cowboy collector with information on over 6000 different sets from 1960 to 2006. www.thecowboysguide.com
4. Web Site Additions (stats)
I am constantly adding cards, sets and players to my ever growing database. Here are the current stats from my database:
482 - players listed
993 - base sets listed, 7,562 sets listed when you include parallel sets and insert sets.
30,708 - cards listed including over 5,000 card pictures!
I have completed the 2007 Dallas Cowboys checklist so if you want a FREE copy of it just shoot me an email. Remember, you can purchase the entire db (1960 - 2007) in Excel format for only $5.00 (newsletter subscribers only). Shoot me an email if your interested in the 2007 checklist or the entire DB. martyogelvie@cowboycards.com
2007 team sets:
See these sets checklists here.
I recently started a cowboycards.com blog. I have been highlighting new cards as they arrive. Get a first glance of cards before I add them to my database. Cowboycards.com blog
5. Investing in Cowboy Cards
I reported on this section in the January newsletter. I have continued to collect data and you can start to see a pattern of prices especially for cards that appear more often like the 1989 Aikman and Irvin Rookies as well as the 1990 Emmitt Smith Rookies. Book mark this page and check back often, I think it will become a great resource of Dallas Cowboys HOF Rookie card data.
Dallas Cowboy Hall of Fame Rookie cards
6. Cowboy related web sites
Here are some Cowboy related web sites that I have recently visited that I found extremely entertaining.
Look what Dallas Cowboy fan and artist Zach Bolinger is doing with the Cowboy cards I sold him a while back; Dallas Cowboys Mosaic Posters. I am amazed at what Zach can do with simple football cards and I think you will too. As soon as I get my wife's permission, I will be purchasing one of these for my office!
Know Your Dallas Cowboys - I don't think anyone knows them as much as this blogger. The depth information on here is simply mind blowing.
Not trying to promote my own site but the cowboycards.com forum has really picked up lately as a couple of very knowledgeable fans have recently began to post. If you haven't joined the forum yet, I have added an Admin acceptance feature that will not allow you to post until I accept your signup. this helps cut down on the amount of SPAM the forum gets. Drop in and check it out! Cowboycard.com forum. |
