tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post4190571917368817950..comments2023-04-16T06:15:26.230-07:00Comments on Sports Cards Uncensored: Holy Crap: UD and Topps Are Out of the NBA Card MarketGellmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07819780003574759214noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post-29125656119887022232009-01-28T09:16:00.000-08:002009-01-28T09:16:00.000-08:00is it april fool's day already? is this a joke? ...is it april fool's day already? is this a joke? wow... this is big time news. i wonder how it affects UD deals with lebron, jordan, etc.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post-8185919114197368202009-01-27T20:45:00.000-08:002009-01-27T20:45:00.000-08:00JayBee makes a great point. Upper Deck and Topps, ...JayBee makes a great point. Upper Deck and Topps, you need to do better with that MLB license. Globalization is happening to the sports card market.Dinged Cornershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01729927622297303962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post-58423915226657806382009-01-27T15:50:00.000-08:002009-01-27T15:50:00.000-08:00You just said that the NBA is king of the mountain...You just said that the NBA is king of the mountain internationally. Panini is a company recognized around the world. Trust me, if their products can reach The Philippines...<BR/><BR/>That said, next to football (soccer to us in the US), basketball is the most popular sport in many countries. Baseball and American Football, not so much. This may work out in ways that we could have never even James B. Anamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399676656361520517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post-6305377927822555812009-01-27T15:29:00.000-08:002009-01-27T15:29:00.000-08:00When have you ever known a monopoly to be a good t...When have you ever known a monopoly to be a good thing?Geohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811606942657717206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post-26487325600074549472009-01-27T14:00:00.000-08:002009-01-27T14:00:00.000-08:00i don't know if you should immediately be negative...i don't know if you should immediately be negative about this development. It seems to me that Panini went above and beyond in convincing the NBA to give them this license. Topps and UD may have a international competitor in all sports soon.ernesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16702907938750062750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post-47685619216913108832009-01-27T12:50:00.000-08:002009-01-27T12:50:00.000-08:00We never know, this could end up being really good...We never know, this could end up being really good for the basketball hobby market! Topps has been essentially out of it for years and UD really only had the high end market! Basketball needs a fresh look...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post-52910648341954524122009-01-27T12:45:00.000-08:002009-01-27T12:45:00.000-08:00I collect some basketball and can't see this as a ...I collect some basketball and can't see this as a good thing at all! But I'll take a wait and see attitudedarkshiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10209909367071128095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post-64331402661879062322009-01-27T11:35:00.000-08:002009-01-27T11:35:00.000-08:00That's kind of chocking news. I feel for all the b...That's kind of chocking news. I feel for all the basketball collectors. I really hope this wont transfer over to football. Maybe football will get some new collectors when BB collectors quit collecting BB?<BR/><BR/>One company getting monopoly is never a good thing. I think football is the hottest atm and I have a hard time seeing how anyone would push out the current actors in football, maybe Larshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03782340575442922908noreply@blogger.com