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    <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:20:31 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Topps Debuts One-of-One Baseball Sketch Cards</title>
      <link>http://tuffstuff.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6661</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Topps has been known for offering one-of-one sketch cards in the past (Lord of the Rings, Star Wars), but now some are appearing in its baseball products.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Maris has Museum All of His Own in Fargo</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[One of the last places you might expect a player Hall of Fame is in Fargo, N.D. But in this northern plains city, Roger Maris is treated like a king in his hometown, including a top-notch Hall of Fame museum all his own.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Start Trading the Vice President Candidates</title>
      <link>http://tuffstuff.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6649</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Upper Deck is getting involved in the political race once again. The trading card company is producing cards of vice president candidates Joe Biden and Sarah Palin in the Presidential Predictor series.&nbsp;]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>MARQUESS GALLERY CREATES JACKIE ROBINSON COMMEMORATIVE PRINT</title>
      <link>http://tuffstuff.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6634</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Proceeds from the sale of the commemorative print will benefit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Topps Produces Sarah Palin Card</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[After Upper Deck unveiled the vice president candidates in its Presidential Predictor series, Topps has now debuted its Sarah Pain card.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Wyoming legislator nabs Yankee Stadium's final home run</title>
      <link>http://tuffstuff.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6630</link>
      <description><![CDATA[He first identified himself as &quot;Steve&quot; from Colorado. However, the man who nabbed the last home run hit in fabled Yankee Stadium was Representative Steve Harshman, a Republican from Casper, Wyoming.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>UD Spectrum Adds Stars to Baseball Lineup</title>
      <link>http://tuffstuff.com//article/?p_ArticleId=7249</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Who doesn't want Kim Kardashian to appear next to their Albert Pujols card?]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Condition rules are different for game-used bats</title>
      <link>http://tuffstuff.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6586</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In a major auction house auction in 2007, a 1980-83 game-used bat of Hall of Famer Robin Yount sold for $690. Since then Yount bats from that same labeling period have sold for double that price, and at every value in between. Similar examples can easily be found related to the lumber of almost every Hall of Famer, minor star and common player throughout the years. There are a myriad of reasons for these discrepancies in value:<br />]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>October's Best</title>
      <link>http://tuffstuff.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6515</link>
      <description><![CDATA[It's been three decades since Reggie Jackson transformed into Mr. October, yet his collectibles remain some of the most coveted related to the Fall Classic.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Baseball Player Hot Zone</title>
      <link>http://tuffstuff.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6513</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tim Lincecum and David Price are seeing their card values jump with this success on the mound this year.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Rick Porcello Headlines Enhanced Topps '08 Draft Picks Checklist</title>
      <link>http://tuffstuff.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6613</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Topps has released its checklist for 2008 Draft Picks baseball, which now includes Rick Porcello. Check out the complete list.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Mounted signs Hamels to autograph exclusive</title>
      <link>http://tuffstuff.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6766</link>
      <description><![CDATA[World Series MVP Cole Hamels has signed an exclusive autograph deal with Mounted Memories through New Jersey-based MAB Celebrity Sports.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Growing Legend of Longoria</title>
      <link>http://tuffstuff.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6698</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In the matter of few months, Evan Longoria of the Tampa Bay Rays has gone from &quot;Eva&quot; jokes to being one of the impact players in the postseason. Oh, and his collectibles are soaring, too.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>MLB Signers: Who's In and Who's out, the AL Central</title>
      <link>http://tuffstuff.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6961</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A comprehensive breakdown of the players in the American League Central division who typically honor signature requests.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>High Price for Sheets</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Brewers' Ben Sheets is counting down the days to free agency. Are collectors doing the same, waiting for the price of his cards to go up?]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>What Becomes of the NY Stadiums?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[It's the end of an era for the New York MLB stadiums &ndash; Yankee Stadium and Shea Stadium. Both will be replaced in 2009. But what happens to the glorious stadium memorabilia that will sell like hotcakes?]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Donruss Threads Baseball Sold Out</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Demand far exceeded supply as the debut of the product neared.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Huge Turnout for FanFest's Big Apple Debut</title>
      <link>http://tuffstuff.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6482</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The 2008 FanFest in New York lived up to its billing. With the hype surrounding the last season of the fabled stadium, fans and collectors came out in droves.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Complete the Yankee Stadium Legacy Series, Meet Jeter</title>
      <link>http://tuffstuff.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6576</link>
      <description><![CDATA[All of the cards in the Yankee Stadium Legacy series from Upper Deck are now available in 2008 UD Baseball products. That means the entire set can now be put together. So Upper Deck is rewarding the first five who can confirm they have done so, including a visit with Derek Jeter.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Press pins gain momentum on the market</title>
      <link>http://tuffstuff.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6570</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The limited-edition media credentials are highly coveted in the sports hobby - but at what cost?]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>SP Authentic Baseball Launches</title>
      <link>http://tuffstuff.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6700</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Upper Deck's latest <font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="">baseball release boats three autograph cards per box.<br />
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Lincecum, Lee named top pitchers by peers</title>
      <link>http://tuffstuff.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6719</link>
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San Francisco&rsquo;s Tim Lincecum and Cleveland&rsquo;s Cliff Lee are the best pitchers of 2008, according to their peers.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Traded for a Card to be Made Later</title>
      <link>http://tuffstuff.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6493</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Late-run sets considered an afterthought are now full of value.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Report: Diamondbacks Owner Also Owns Famed "Gretzky" Wagner Card</title>
      <link>http://tuffstuff.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6578</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Someone paid $2.8 million to have the T206 Honus Wagner in PSA 8 condition thay was formerly owned by Wayne Gretzky. Well, the owner has now been revealed....but still not commenting.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Shoeless Joe GU Bat Cards Highlight Donruss Threads</title>
      <link>http://tuffstuff.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6540</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Donruss Threads has a special treat for collectors - Gasp! game-used bat cards of Shoeless Joe Jackson.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>A-Rod’s epic battle with Yankee Stadium ghosts</title>
      <link>http://tuffstuff.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6592</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Has there ever been a ballplayer positioned better to be a sure-fire, first-ballot Collecting Hall of Famer than Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez?<br />
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He's handsome, stays out of trouble and is putting up numbers that may eventually surpass (gasp!) the Babe himself. So why is there such a disconnect between A-Rod's awesome achievements on the field and his collectibility off it?]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Upper Deck Ballpark Collection filled with treasures</title>
      <link>http://tuffstuff.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6605</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The latest baseball product release from Upper Deck is the Baseball Collection, which features three game-used memorabilia cards or one autograph and two game-used memorabilia cards in every pack. Plus, there's presidents, Popes and more.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Topps Signs Prospect Buster Posey</title>
      <link>http://tuffstuff.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6597</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Topps announced it has signed minor league catching prospect Buster Posey to an autograph deal. Posey was the fifth overall pick by the San Francisco Giants in the 2008 draft.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Can Chipper Jones Swing His Way to the Record Books?</title>
      <link>http://tuffstuff.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6483</link>
      <description><![CDATA[He's still in the hunt for a .400 batting average. He has a good shot at the Hall of Fame. But how are his cards doing?]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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