In partnership with ‘Operation Gratitude,’ Upper Deck will match donations pack-for-pack of any Upper Deck cards to U.S. military in combat.

 Tickets and VIP Registration Packages for the 31st National Sports Collectors Convention at the Baltimore Convention Center, Aug. 4-8 are now on sale

Getting an item back in the mail and having no clue show signed it is a lesson in autograph collecting.

The Autograph Card has released The Floorboard Signature Card in response to dwindling resources.

Thirty years after Team USA's magical run through the 1980 Olympics, items related to that team remain as poular as ever - fuled by Team USA's run in the 2010 Olympics.

For several months Upper Deck has been on a quest to find two Canadian hobby shops that hockey card collectors could call heaven on earth. Upper Deck worked closely with its two Canadian wholesale distributors – Grosnor and Universal – to create a campaign encouraging hobby shops in Canada to host more events, create fun programs for kids, run cool promotions and effectively merchandise Upper Deck products. Two top shops would be named Upper Deck’s “Hockey Card Heaven” winners and receive NHL player appearances in their store.

Almost fittingly, on Sunday, Feb. 28, the final day of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, the Canadian men’s hockey team outlasted Team USA in the gold-medal game, 3-2. It was a hard-fought victory for the Canadians, who had lost to the Americans just one week earlier, 5-3 in preliminary play. Like the three weeks’ worth of competition that preceded it, the men’s title game – decided by Sidney Crosby’s goal 7:40 into overtime – demonstrated the best of what the Olympic spirit is all about.

USA Hockey announced today it has entered into an exclusive multi-year agreement with the MeiGray Group to authenticate and market game-worn jerseys from events played by U.S. teams in international competition. For the first time ever, authenticated game-worn U.S. jerseys from the men's and women's Olympic teams, men's and women's world championships teams, and teams that have competed in the World Junior Championship, will be available to fans across the globe.

Panini America, a subsidiary of The Panini Group, the leading global publisher of sports and entertainment collectables announced multi-year partnerships with the Dallas Mavericks (www.mavs.com) and the Miami Heat (www.heat.com) of the National Basketball Association.

Ryan Wolfson, an NFL trading card collector from Dallas, Texas turned one lucky pack of NFL player trading cards into one fantastic grand prize.  Wolfson and his friends and family will “spend the day” with Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Patrick Crayton on March 20.