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Upper Deck Releases Photos for LeBron James II All-Star VinylApril
18, 2008 - Upper Deck has released photos of the LeBron James II All-Star
Vinyl, planned for release in May. Read
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McFarlane Announces
Change to NHL Legends 7 LineupApril 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 VinylApril
18, 2008 - Upper Deck has released photos of the Sidney Crosby II All-Star
Vinyl, planned for release in May. Read
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McFarlane Plans Major
Change to Chases in Future EditionsApril 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. Read
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McFarlane Releases Photos of NFL 2008 Wave 1April
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. Read
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SAF.com EXCLUSIVE
- A Conversation With Upper DeckDave 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.
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McFarlane Releases Photos of Fanfest Exclusive Sports PicksMarch
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. Read
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McFarlane Releases Photos of New Ultimate Team SetsMarch
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. Read
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SportsActionFigure.com
Expands Catalog of Sports Figures to 4,000 FiguresMarch 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 EditionMarch
24, 2008 - McFarlane has released photos of the upcoming Mariano Rivera Collector's
Edition figure, to go on sale in August 2008. Read
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Hartland Now Accepting Preorders for Honus Wagner FigureMarch
20, 2008 - Hartland is is now taking orders for the first in their 50th Anniversary
Series, Honus Wagner. Read
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McFarlane Plans Two
New Multi-Figure New York Giants ReleasesMarch 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 FiguresMarch 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. Read
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McFarlane Releases Tomlinson 12" Figure PixMarch
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
VinylMarch 14, 2008 - Upper Deck has released concept drawings
of the Lebron James II figure. Read
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Hartland Has Opened 2008 Enrollment to
Their Collector ClubMarch 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. Read
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Upper Deck Releases Concept Art for Sidney Crosby II All-Star
VinylMarch 13, 2008 - Upper Deck has released concept drawings
of the Sidney Crosby II figure. Read
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McFarlane Makes Adjustments
to Upcoming NFL EditionsMarch 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. Read
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Hartland Releases Preliminary Information About Upcoming EditionsMarch
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. Read
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Hartland Plans Hand-Signed Jim Chones FigureMarch
10, 2008 - Hartland LLC is producing a hand-signed figure of Jim Chones for
the Ohio Sports Card Convention in Strongsville, Ohio in April. Read
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McFarlane Makes Adjustments
to NBA 15 LineupMarch 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. Read
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Platinum Kobe All-Star Vinyl Goes on Sale March 18March
10, 2008 - The Kobe Bryant Platinum Club figure goes on sale to Platinum Club
members on March 18. Read
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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. Read
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Upper Deck Releases Concept Art for Kobe Bryant 2 All-Star VinylMarch
9, 2008 - Upper Deck has released the concept art for the Kobe Bryant 2 figures,
to be released in 2008. Read
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McFarlane Releases Photos of Brett Favre Collector's EditionMarch
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. Read
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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. Read
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Upper Deck Releases
Revised All-Star Vinyl Schedule and Hints at New Mini ASV LineFebruary
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. Read
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Pro Specialties Group Releases Lineup
for 2008 Gladiators of the Gridiron SeriesFebruary 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. Read
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Vince Carter All-Star Vinyls On Sale February 26February
25, 2008 - Vince Carter All-Star Vinyl figures go up for sale February 26
to Platinum Club Members and February 27 to the public. Read
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Gracelyn Toys Releases
Lineup for NFL RePlays Series 4February 27, 2008 - Gracelyn Toys
has released the lineup for their NFL RePlays Series 4, featuring Troy Polamalu,
Vince Young and ten other current players. Read
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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 FiguresFebruary
17, 2007 - McFarlane has given a first look at Brett Favre and a hint at the
LaDainian Tomlinson. Read
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McFarlane Announces MLB Fanfest Exclusive
FiguresFebruary 16, 2008 - McFarlane's MLB Exclusives for this
Julys MLB All-Star Game are Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter in an all-new
pose and legendary Yankees first baseman Don Mattingly. Read
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McFarlane Plans Riggins Repaint for 08 HOFFebruary
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 SeriesDecember
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. Read
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Tom Brady Platinum Figure Vinyl To Be Released Today to Club
MembersDecember 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. Read
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McFarlane Announces Changes to NFL Series
17 and MLB Series 22December 12, 2007 - McFarlane has announced
lineup changes for NFL Series 17 and MLB Series 22. Read
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Brian Urlacher All-Star Vinyls To Go On SaleDecember
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. Read
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New Platinum Edition Vinyl Figure To Be Released Based On Club
Member VotesDecember 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. Read
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Upper Deck to Sell Shaquille O'Neal and LaDainian Tomlinson All-Star
Vinyls This WeekNovember 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 VinylsOctober
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. Read
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Reggie Bush ASV Goes On SaleOctober 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. Read
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McFarlane Unveils Photos of NHL Series 17October 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. Read
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McFarlane Swaps Anquan Boldin for
Matt Leinart 2 in Upcoming Collector Club ReleaseOctober 24 , 2007
- McFarlane has removed the Matt Leinart 2 figure from their release schedule
in 2008 and replaced him with wide receiver Anquan Boldin. Read
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McFarlane Releases Preliminary Schedule for 2008October
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. Read
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LaDainian Tomlinson ASV Photos PublishedOctober 21,
2007 - Upper Deck has released photos of the four LaDainian Tomlinson All-Star
Vinyl figures. LT figures will go on sale in November. Read
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McFarlane Posts Photos of MLB Series 20 and Red Sox / Mets Three
PacksOctober 9, 2007 - McFarlane has released photos of their upcoming
MLB Series 20 and Red Sox and Mets three-packs. Read
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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. Read
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Upper Deck Lays Out Release Schedule for End of 2007September
13, 2007 -Upper Deck has released their planned schedule of All-Star Vinyl
sales dates for the rest of 2007. Read
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Upper Deck Offers Major Changes to All-Star Vinyl ProgramSeptember
13, 2007 - Changes to pricing, packaging, edition sizes and sales day procedures
go in to effect in October. Read
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Ben Roethlisberger Goes On Sale September 12/13September
10 , 2007 -Upper Deck will sell three Ben Roethlisberger figures this week
for platinum club members and the public. Read
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McFarlane Plans Two Arizona Cardinal Exclusives in 2008September
10, 2007 - McFarlane Toys will be offering two exclusive figures of Cardinals
players in 2008. Read
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Bobby Hull Sports Pick Figure Giveaway Planned for 2008 Coyotes'
GameSeptember 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. Read
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NBA Three-Inch Sports Picks Photos ReleasedAugust
31, 2007 - McFarlane has released photos of their NBA three-inch figures planned
for released in December, 2007. Read
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NFL Legends 3 Sports Picks Shipment DamagedAugust
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. Read
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Sale Dates for Seven NFL All-Star Vinyls ReleasedAugust
31, 2007 - Upper Deck has released plans for NFL editions of Brett Favre,
Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger and four additional football stars. Read
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McFarlane Releases Photos of NHL Legends 6 Sports PicksAugust
20, 2007 - McFarlane has released first photos of their upcoming Legends 6
series of Sports Picks, expected for release in December 2007. Read
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PSG
Gives Clarification on 2007 Gladiators of the GridironPro Specialties
Group has updated the information previously released concering the Gladiators
of the Gridion figures Slated for 2007. First, the lineup previously announced
will be expanded by two players, Peyton Manning and Laurence Maroney. Second,
only one series of Gladiators is planned for 2007, unlike previous years where
two series were released. Click
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Upper Deck Plans Sale of Previous Exclusives for Platinum Club
MembersAugust 17, 2007 - Upper Deck is planning a sale of previously
released All-Star Vinyl exclusives on Monday, August 20. Read
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Christmas in August! Kris Kringle All Star
Vinyl Figure Sold on EbayAugust 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
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Pro Specialties Group Releases Their Gladiators of the Gridiron
Figures for 2007August 13, 2007 - Pro Specialties Group has released
their Gladiators of the Gridiron NFL figures for 2007. Read
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McFarlane Debuts 12" Sports Picks Figure of Bobby Orr in
His Famous Game-Winning PoseAugust 13, 2007 - McFarlane has announced
a new 12" Canadian Wal-Mart exclusive figure of Bobby Orr. Read
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McFarlane Displays Photos of Sports Picks NBA Series 13August
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. Read
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Upper Deck Set to Sell Three Allen Iverson All-Star Vinyl FiguresAugust
8 , 2007 - Upper Deck will sell three Allen Iverson figures on August 13 to
Platinum Club Members and on August 14 to the public. Read
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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. Read
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