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For gregghof@aol.com
August 20, 2009
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Here's what you'll find in this edition:
UD inks exclusive deal to produce collegiate cards

Fanball acquires live F&W's Fantasy division

Inside The Park Collectibles Auction is live

Check out this week's Infield Dirt blog

Mets Delgado suing Long Island memorabilia dealer

Dreams Inc. to co-produce e-commerce site

"Dream Collectible" stories sought


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UD Lands Exclusive License To Produce Collegiate Cards
The Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC), a division of IMG Worldwide, and The Upper Deck Company, a leading producer of sports trading cards, announced today a multi-year agreement on behalf of more than 200 collegiate institutions for Upper Deck to be the exclusive licensee in the collegiate trading card category.

Collegiate trading cards, which feature former student-athletes in their collegiate uniforms, have been interspersed into professional trading card sets or distributed as standalone sets since 1996. In the past, most of these cards have been known as "draft pick" or "professional prospect" cards. Upper Deck's program will look to expand upon the current usage of collegiate marks and put a new focus on the athletes' collegiate accomplishments, as well as feature mascots, stadiums, and traditions unique to the college market.

To read more, click here.



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NFBC And NFFC Acquired By Fanball

Fanball, one of the premier provider of online fantasy sports contests, content, strategy and insight, announced the acquisition of the fantasy sports properties from F+W Media, Inc. – including the National Fantasy Football Championship and National Fantasy Baseball Championship contests as well as Fantasy Sports Magazine and the Company's fantasy sports custom publications division.
Fanball's acquisition combines two of the fantasy sports industry's leading online and offline properties.

The National Fantasy Football Championship and National Fantasy Baseball Championship are the leading high stakes fantasy sports live event contests. Both contests feature a $100,000 Grand Prize, along with several other overall and league prizes. The high stakes contests also feature online and satellite leagues with varying price points.

To read more, click here.







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Inside the Park Collectibles
www.insidetheparkcollectibles.com

ITPC's Summer Sports Memorabilia Auction ends in just 1 week- Friday Aug. 21, 2009. Remember, if you are planning on bidding in this auction, you must have placed at least 1 bid by 9:00 PM EST auction night. You will then be eligible for any of the rest of the lots in the auction until closing. You can view all the items, register & bid by visiting our website at: www.insidetheparkcollectibles.com

PLEASE GET YOUR BIDS IN EARLY

Highlights include:

    * Hartlands
    * Gibbs-Conner Banks
    * Baseball Board Games
    * Rare pins
    * Penants
    * Kails
    * Autographed Memorabilia
    * Vintage Bobbing Heads & More!

If you have any questions about the auction or any of the items, please contact us at 516-747-7932 or via e-mail at sharlou28@aol.com



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No Topic Off Limits On The Infield
What do Tiger Woods, Charley Pride and Richard McWilliam all have in common? They're can all be found in SCD editor T.S. O'Connell's Infield Dirt blog this week. To learn more about Upper Deck's next move, if Tiger's loss at the PGA Championship was his first choke job and a new trading card featuring a country and western singing legend, check it out today.

To check out his Infield Dirt blog, click here.

 





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Mets Delgado Suing Long Island Memorabilia Dealer
New York Mets first baseman Carlos Delgado sued a Long Island sports memorabilia dealer for $2.4 million, claiming it dropped the ball on its exclusive contract. Delgado claims the men who run Authentic Memorabilia agreed to sell more than $400,000 worth of his signed and used merchandise, but kept the stuff for themselves and intentionally mishandled assets so they would not have enough money to pay him.

Delgado claims the man did not offer the items for sale to the public. He claims defendants Nitin Doshi, Anish Berry, Spencer Lader and Mark Gelfand kept the items for themselves and did not pay a cent for them. Delgado claims the officers even filed false tax returns to reap personal tax benefits.

Delgado is represented in Nassau County Court by Shalom Schwartz with Natiss & Gordon.



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Dreams Inc Partners With NCAA On Commerce Website
Dreams, Inc. one of the leaders in the licensed sports products industry, announced that is has partnered with NCAA Football, the collective voice of college football, to launch the organization's new e-commerce site, store.NCAAFootball.com.

"This is a wonderful partnership and we are so pleased to be working with the talented team at Dreams Retail," said David Bertram, Vice President and Executive Director of NCAA Football. "We are excited to incorporate the company's powerful e-commerce expertise and unparalleled passion for this business to offer college football fans an unmatched assortment of NCAA Football merchandise and drive our online business to new heights."

To read more, click here.


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Tell Us About Your 'Dream Collectible'
Our sister publication, Tuff Stuff's Sports Collectors Monthly is currently accepting reader submissions regarding their "Dream Collectible." While everyone would like to own a T206 Wagner card, we want to hear about the item you would love to own for personal, not monetary reasons.

I myself am a huge Pittsburgh Steelers fan and I would love to own a collage-type photo of all their Super Bowl winning teams in Steeler history signed by many of the team's prominent players. Sure it would be worth a pretty penny, but the sentimental value would be priceless. That's my "Dream Collectible," now we want to hear about yours. If you'd like to submit your "Dream Collectible" story, please send 3-5 paragraphs and any related photos to scott.fragale@fwmedia.com and yours could end up in a future issue of Tuff Stuff's Sports Collectors Monthly.