More Info On The 2012 Panini America NFL Player of the Day Promotion Including A Sneak Peek At The Complete Card Set

Over 550 hobby shops nationwide, along with All About Cards, are gearing up for the Panini America 2012 NFL Player of the Day promotion. One of the big draws of the program is the exclusive set of NFL POD cards that will be distributed as part of the promotion. There is an 11-card base set, which includes a limited-edition autograph chase that will be part of the key monthly prizes to be won.

These exclusive cards feature a unique NFL POD design of star players like Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady and Andrew Luck.  The Private Signings autograph cards include rookies Doug Martin and

Josh Rutledge Is The 2012 Topps Finest Baseball Autograph Rookie Redemption # 4

Time to reveal the card redeemable for the 2012 Topps Finest Baseball Autograph Rookie Redemption # 4.  It is Josh Rutledge of the Colorado Rockies.

Rutledge, the starting shortstop for the Rockies, is currently batting .327 with 7 home runs in 47 games.

There is only one more player to announce, for card #5, and that should come some time next week.

Here is the list of redemption cards so far;

Redemption # 1 - Starling Marte, Pirates

Redemption # 2 - Brett Jackson, Cubs

Redemption # 3 - Mike Trout, Angels

Redemption # 4 - Josh Rutledge, Rockies

Stay tuned for the last Finest Autographed Rookie Redemption announcement.

Rittenhouse Archives Legends Of Marvel Series 4 Trading Cards Break Recap and Review

Rittenhouse Archives has released the forth series of Legends of Marvel and as with the other Series before it, these cards look great.   There are 9 double-sided cards for Thing, Ghost Rider and Ms. Marvel.  While there is an artist who tends to dominate Ghost Rider (Clayton Crain) and an artist who tends to dominate Ms. Marvel (Greg Horn), there are still plenty of interpretations of each character by different artists.

Legends of Marvel Series 4 is classified in our trading cards category.  Series  4 comes in a cello pack and contains 9 cards for each of the 3 characters for a total of 27 cards.  Card number 9 in each character’s individual set is numbered.  Only 1939 limited edition sets were made for series 4, in commemoration of the birth of Marvel Comics in 1939.  All sets are identical except for the sequential numbering.  In addition, you can match the serial numbers of previous sets you have purchased for

2012 Panini NFL Sticker Collection Kicks Off The Regular Football Season

The first kickoff of the 2012 NFL regular season is just moments away.  As the Giants get set to take on the Cowboy, we are gearing up in a different way with the start of our journey to complete the 2012 Panini NFL Sticket Collection. 

This year, All About Cards is participating in the 2012 Panini NFL Player of the Day promotion and we will be tying opportunities to win some great prizes with Panini’s newest football card releases and

2012 Topps Baseball Complete Set Box Break and Review

Normally completed box sets make sense for the casual collector, but for those who crack plenty of packs there isn’t much incentive to pick one up.   Even if you have been collecting throughout this year, there are a few really good reasons to consider adding the 2012 Topps Baseball Complete Set Box to your collection. 

           

At first glance these are the same base cards that you find in 2012 Topps Baseball Series 1 and 2, but upon closer inspection there is a difference.  As I mentioned in our Series 1 Box Break Recap and Review, there were errors with the stats labeling on the card backs.  Pitchers had walks labeled “W”