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Upper Deck Releases Photos for LeBron James II All-Star Vinyl

April 18, 2008 - Upper Deck has released photos of the LeBron James II All-Star Vinyl, planned for release in May.

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McFarlane Announces Change to NHL Legends 7 Lineup

April 18, 2008 - McFarlane has announced a change to their NHL Legends 7 Sports Picks lineup, swapping Mark Messier for Terry O'Reilly.

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Upper Deck Releases Photos for Sidney Crosby II All-Star Vinyl

April 18, 2008 - Upper Deck has released photos of the Sidney Crosby II All-Star Vinyl, planned for release in May.

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McFarlane Plans Major Change to Chases in Future Editions

April 16, 2008 - McFarlane Toys has made a major announcement that will affect all future Sports Picks series releases, regarding a change to how chase figures will be released in future editions.

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A New Look to Sports Picks Packaging?

April 16, 2008 - McFarlane announced a major redesign to the packaging of single 6" figures.

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McFarlane Releases Photos of NFL 2008 Wave 1

April 16, 2008 - McFarlane has unveiled photography for their NFL 2008 Wave 1 Sports Picks series, which will feature a pair of new quarterbacks, all-new poses for Randy Moss and Reggie Bush, and a figure of Brett Favre.

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SAF.com EXCLUSIVE - A Conversation With Upper Deck

Dave Sanders of Upper Deck answers questions about the new Pro Shots and MVP lines, Quarter Kicks, the mini All-Star Vinyls and the future of the All-Star Vinyl line.

McFarlane Releases Photos of Fanfest Exclusive Sports Picks

March 28, 2008 - McFarlane Toys is headed to New York this summer for baseball's All-Star Game and McFarlane will issue exclusives featuring two Yankee Captains.

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McFarlane Releases Photos of New Ultimate Team Sets

March 24, 2008 - McFarlane has released photos of the NFL Ultra Team Sets of Packers' and Patriots' offenses, finishing out the 2008 Ultra Team Sets lineup.

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SportsActionFigure.com Expands Catalog of Sports Figures to 4,000 Figures

March 24, 2008 - SportsActionFigure.com has expanded its database of action figures and now includes information about 18 companies and 4,000 figures.

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McFarlane Releases Photos of Mariano Rivera Collector's Edition

March 24, 2008 - McFarlane has released photos of the upcoming Mariano Rivera Collector's Edition figure, to go on sale in August 2008.

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Hartland Now Accepting Preorders for Honus Wagner Figure

March 20, 2008 - Hartland is is now taking orders for the first in their 50th Anniversary Series, Honus Wagner.

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McFarlane Plans Two New Multi-Figure New York Giants Releases

March 17, 2008 - McFarlane Toys has added two multi-figure releases to their fall schedule to commemorate the Giants' victory in the February 2008 Super Bowl, including an NFL Three-Pack and an Ultimate Team Set.

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Hartland Shipping Women's US Soccer Figures

March 16, 2008 - Hartland LLC is now shipping bobble head dolls of the Women's US Soccer Team, the first ever to be released for these athletes. Special versions of the figures are available for the initial 100 orders.

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McFarlane Releases Tomlinson 12" Figure Pix

March 15, 2008 - McFarlane released photos of the 12" LaDainian Tomlinson repaint (correcting inaccurate info released earlier) and clarified why NFL lineups changed.

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Upper Deck Releases Concept Art for Lebron James II All-Star Vinyl

March 14, 2008 - Upper Deck has released concept drawings of the Lebron James II figure.

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Hartland Has Opened 2008 Enrollment to Their Collector Club

March 14, 2008 - Hartland LLC has opened enrollment to their collector club through their website at hartlandllc.com. Club membership is limited to 200 and costs $25 per year.

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Upper Deck Releases Concept Art for Sidney Crosby II All-Star Vinyl

March 13, 2008 - Upper Deck has released concept drawings of the Sidney Crosby II figure.

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McFarlane Makes Adjustments to Upcoming NFL Editions

March 13, 2008 - McFarlane Toys has made several changes to their upcoming NFL releases, impacting the LaDainian Tomlinson Collector's Edition and the Barry Sanders 12" figure.

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Hartland Releases Preliminary Information About Upcoming Editions

March 12, 2008 - Hartland LLC has released information about upcoming editions of Heisman Winner figures and hand-signed baseball figures of Milt Pappas and Negro Leaguer Ted Toles.

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Hartland Plans Hand-Signed Jim Chones Figure

March 10, 2008 - Hartland LLC is producing a hand-signed figure of Jim Chones for the Ohio Sports Card Convention in Strongsville, Ohio in April.

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McFarlane Makes Adjustments to NBA 15 Lineup

March 10, 2008 - McFarlane has added one player and swapped out one player for another from the previously announced lineup for their NBA 15 Series of Sports Picks, planned to be released later in 2008.

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Platinum Kobe All-Star Vinyl Goes on Sale March 18

March 10, 2008 - The Kobe Bryant Platinum Club figure goes on sale to Platinum Club members on March 18.

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Upper Deck Announces New MVP Line of NFL Team Mascot Figures

March 9, 2008 - Upper Deck has provided initial details about a new product line of NFL collectibles called MVPs.

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Upper Deck Releases Concept Art for Kobe Bryant 2 All-Star Vinyl

March 9, 2008 - Upper Deck has released the concept art for the Kobe Bryant 2 figures, to be released in 2008.

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McFarlane Releases Photos of Brett Favre Collector's Edition

March 8, 2008 - With the release of the photos of the Favre CE figure McFarlane appears to have confirmed that it will be issued in spite of his retirement.

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McFarlane Releases NHL Series 19 Photos

March 3, 2008 - McFarlane Toys has released photos of NHL 19, a Sports Picks lineup featuring three Hall of Fame goalies, two current players and the company's first-ever figure of a coach.

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Upper Deck Releases Revised All-Star Vinyl Schedule and Hints at New Mini ASV Line

February 27, 2008 - Upper Deck has released a revised schedule for the All-Star Vinyls line in 2008 and some news about a new line of mini vinyl figures.

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Pro Specialties Group Releases Lineup for 2008 Gladiators of the Gridiron Series

February 27, 2008 - Pro Specialties Group has released the lineup for their 2008 Gladiators of the Gridiron series, which will include two First Round Draft Choice players.

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Vince Carter All-Star Vinyls On Sale February 26

February 25, 2008 - Vince Carter All-Star Vinyl figures go up for sale February 26 to Platinum Club Members and February 27 to the public.

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Gracelyn Toys Releases Lineup for NFL RePlays Series 4

February 27, 2008 - Gracelyn Toys has released the lineup for their NFL RePlays Series 4, featuring Troy Polamalu, Vince Young and ten other current players.

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Upper Deck Unveils Pro-Shots Action Figures

February 22, 2008 - Upper Deck officially announced the new Pro-Shots line at Toy Fair in NYC this week, featuring 6" figures of Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods.

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McFarlane Offers Sneak Peak at 2008 Collector Edition Figures

February 17, 2007 - McFarlane has given a first look at Brett Favre and a hint at the LaDainian Tomlinson.

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McFarlane Announces MLB Fanfest Exclusive Figures

February 16, 2008 - McFarlane's MLB Exclusives for this July’s MLB All-Star Game are Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter in an all-new pose and legendary Yankees first baseman Don Mattingly.

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McFarlane Plans Riggins Repaint for 08 HOF

February 16, 2007 - McFarlane plans a repaint of regular John Riggins NFL Legends 4 figure in burgandy jersey for the Pro Football Hall of Fame exclusive figure.

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McFarlane Releases NHL Series 18 Photos and Expands Series

December 13, 2007 - McFarlane has released photos of NHL Series 18, expanded from four to six figures with the addition of Mats Sundin and Guy Lafleur.

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Tom Brady Platinum Figure Vinyl To Be Released Today to Club Members

December 13, 2007 - The Tom Brady Platinum Figure will go on sale today at 9:20 a.m. PT for members of the Platinum Club and December 14 to the public.

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McFarlane Announces Changes to NFL Series 17 and MLB Series 22

December 12, 2007 - McFarlane has announced lineup changes for NFL Series 17 and MLB Series 22.

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Brian Urlacher All-Star Vinyls To Go On Sale

December 5, 2007 - Upper Deck's Brian Urlacher All-Star Vinyl is scheduled to go on sale December 18 to Platinum Club members and December 19 to the public.

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New Platinum Edition Vinyl Figure To Be Released Based On Club Member Votes

December 4, 2007 - Upper Deck has announced the second Platinum Edition figure will go on sale December 13. With this sale comes the first opportunity for collectors to join the club since it debuted earlier this year.

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Upper Deck to Sell Shaquille O'Neal and LaDainian Tomlinson All-Star Vinyls This Week

November 21, 2007 - Upper Deck will release All-Star Vinyl figures of LaDainian Tomlinson and Shaquille O'Neal on Black Friday to Platinum Club members. TheGeneral Release is set for 9:25 am PST on Monday (November 26).

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Upper Deck Releases Concept Artwork for MLB Vinyls

October 31, 2007 - Upper Deck has released concept drawings for four versions of MLB All-Star Vinyl figures of three different players: Derek Jeter, David Ortiz and Albert Pujols.

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Reggie Bush ASV Goes On Sale

October 30, 2007 - Upper Deck's Reggie Bush All-Star Vinyl went on sale today to Platinum Club members. The sale opens to the general public on October 31.

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McFarlane Unveils Photos of NHL Series 17

October 24, 2007 -McFarlane has unveiled their NHL Series 17 Sports Picks figures. The lineup features four players in the new RBK EDGE uniform, and two retro figures.

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McFarlane Swaps Anquan Boldin for Matt Leinart 2 in Upcoming Collector Club Release

October 24 , 2007 - McFarlane has removed the Matt Leinart 2 figure from their release schedule in 2008 and replaced him with wide receiver Anquan Boldin.

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McFarlane Releases Preliminary Schedule for 2008

October 23 , 2007 - McFarlane has released a preliminary schedule of Sports Picks figures planned for 2008, including a wide variety of series and collector club figures.

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LaDainian Tomlinson ASV Photos Published

October 21, 2007 - Upper Deck has released photos of the four LaDainian Tomlinson All-Star Vinyl figures. LT figures will go on sale in November.

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McFarlane Posts Photos of MLB Series 20 and Red Sox / Mets Three Packs

October 9, 2007 - McFarlane has released photos of their upcoming MLB Series 20 and Red Sox and Mets three-packs.

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McFarlane Releases Photos of Cooperstown 5

October 5, 2007 - McFarlane's Sports Picks released photos of their fifth series of Cooperstown Collection Sports Picks, featuring Hank Aaron, Ty Cobb, Ryne Sandberg, Dennis Eckersley, Mike Schmidt and Mickey Mantle 2.

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Upper Deck Lays Out Release Schedule for End of 2007

September 13, 2007 -Upper Deck has released their planned schedule of All-Star Vinyl sales dates for the rest of 2007.

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Upper Deck Offers Major Changes to All-Star Vinyl Program

September 13, 2007 - Changes to pricing, packaging, edition sizes and sales day procedures go in to effect in October.

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Ben Roethlisberger Goes On Sale September 12/13

September 10 , 2007 -Upper Deck will sell three Ben Roethlisberger figures this week for platinum club members and the public.

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McFarlane Plans Two Arizona Cardinal Exclusives in 2008

September 10, 2007 - McFarlane Toys will be offering two exclusive figures of Cardinals players in 2008.

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Bobby Hull Sports Pick Figure Giveaway Planned for 2008 Coyotes' Game

September 5, 2007 - McFarlane Toys and the Phoenix Coyotes are teaming up once again and honoring Bobby Hull with a stadium giveaway figure in February 2008.

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NBA Three-Inch Sports Picks Photos Released

August 31, 2007 - McFarlane has released photos of their NBA three-inch figures planned for released in December, 2007.

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NFL Legends 3 Sports Picks Shipment Damaged

August 31, 2007 - Several major dealers are reporting that the vast majority of their shipments of NFL Legends 3 Sports Picks have sustained major case damage, resulting in delayed deliveries of ordered cases, sets and singles. Also: Chase figures for this series have been confirmed.

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Sale Dates for Seven NFL All-Star Vinyls Released

August 31, 2007 - Upper Deck has released plans for NFL editions of Brett Favre, Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger and four additional football stars.

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McFarlane Releases Photos of NHL Legends 6 Sports Picks

August 20, 2007 - McFarlane has released first photos of their upcoming Legends 6 series of Sports Picks, expected for release in December 2007.

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Upper Deck Plans Sale of Previous Exclusives for Platinum Club Members

August 17, 2007 - Upper Deck is planning a sale of previously released All-Star Vinyl exclusives on Monday, August 20.

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Christmas in August! Kris Kringle All Star Vinyl Figure Sold on Ebay

August 7, 2007 - The Kris Kringle figure, the holy grail of All-Star Vinyl figures, went on the auction block. To the best of our knowledge this is the first Kringle to make it to Ebay.

Pro Specialties Group Releases Their Gladiators of the Gridiron Figures for 2007

August 13, 2007 - Pro Specialties Group has released their Gladiators of the Gridiron NFL figures for 2007.

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McFarlane Debuts 12" Sports Picks Figure of Bobby Orr in His Famous Game-Winning Pose

August 13, 2007 - McFarlane has announced a new 12" Canadian Wal-Mart exclusive figure of Bobby Orr.

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McFarlane Displays Photos of Sports Picks NBA Series 13

August 12, 2007 - McFarlane Toys has released photos of their NBA Series 13 Sports Picks figures, which will feature debuts of three players, three new poses for sequel players, and theirs first-ever figure hoisting the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy.

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Upper Deck Set to Sell Three Allen Iverson All-Star Vinyl Figures

August 8 , 2007 - Upper Deck will sell three Allen Iverson figures on August 13 to Platinum Club Members and on August 14 to the public.

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Upper Deck to Sell THREE LeBron James Figures

August 1, 2007 - Upper Deck will sell three, not two, LeBron James figures on August 6 to Platinum Club Members and on August 7 to the public; the surprise figure is a black edition LeBron, along with the red and white uniform versions.

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