Over at Chris Cooley’s blog, the Redskins star tight-end shares his interest in collecting. Cooley’s blog is a very interesting read as he has discussed his marriage, eating habits, and Redskins info among other things.

It is certainly pretty cool to see the enjoyment that he has gotten out of collecting, especially the Adrian Peterson Autograph he pulled from Upper Deck Chirography Football.
Speaking of high profile collectors, Dmitri Young’s Baseball Card Collection will be on display at this year’s National Convention.

O-Pee-Chee Premier Hockey released last week, and collectors have been pulling some awesome cards. With each tin delivering one manufactured patch card, one signed rookie jersey card, one autograph, and one other hit, the hockey collecting world has received the product very well.

One of our customers, Darin M. from Missouri just pulled a redemption card for a Triple Auto! Thanks to Darin for sending in the scan.

Bobby Orr/Gordie Howe/Wayne Gretzky Triple Auto #ed 35

Sport Kings Series B is now in the packaging state, and some changes to the product have been announced:

• The product has been reconfigured to three packs per box. Collectors can now purchase Sport Kings in individual packs.

• Each pack contains on insert card (either a hard-signed  Autograph Card or a Game-Used Memorabilia Card) and two Base Cards (either a regular sized Base Card or a vintage “mini” sized Base Card).

• Each Game-Used Memorabilia Card Insert set will be limited to a maximum of 30 silver versions and 10 gold versions. Many of the Game-Used Memorabilia Card Insert sets will be even more limited.

• Series B will feature more Autograph Cards than Series A, in fact there will be 1.75 Autograph Cards and 1.25 Game-Used Memorabilia Cards per box.

• Founding Fathers Cut Signatures include some rare cuts you don’t normally see in the hobby.

Here are this week’s top 5 Hottest Products:

1.) 2008 UD SP Legendary Cuts Baseball

SP Legendary Cuts Baseball remains hot this week with the product being fully distributed after the TRO was lifted.

2.) 2008 Playoff Prestige Football

With mini camps and OTA’s in full swing football collectors are gearing up for the 2008/09 season. The proof is in the demand for 2008 Football Boxes. With Prestige delivering 4 hits per box you can’t go wrong.

3.) 2008 Donruss Elite Football

Another strong performing 2008 football product. Elite delivers 3 hits per box and some awesome dual autograph cards.

4.) 2008 Topps Chrome Baseball

Topps Chrome is another hit this year. This ever popular release guarantees 2 autograph rookie cards per box.

5.) 2008 Bowman Jumbo Baseball

Bowman Jumbo is one of the toughest boxes to find on the market right now. Look for 3 Autograph Cards per Jumbo Box on average, including 1 Bowman Chrome Prospect Autograph, 1 Autographed Rookie Card, and 1 Signs of the Future Autograph Card!

What products are in your top 5? (Just use the comment link at the end of the post to share your thoughts).

(Please note: The Top 5 is purely an opinion of a Dave and Adam’s employee. This is based on sales, feedback from collectors, and market trends.)

Our buying team has been all over the country in the last few months buying vintage baseball cards. Actually I may be short-changing them, they have been traveling for years (and the box truck has the wear to prove it).

While they are constantly seeking large quantities of older unopened boxes and cases of sports cards, they have also expanded our inventory of vintage baseball singles. After speaking with them, I can tell you that this inventory is still growing. PSA Graded Baseball Cards of some of the all-time legends including Mickey Mantle and Jackie Robinson among others can now be found at Dave and Adam’s.

Once I start flipping through some of the pages of vintage cards on the site I can certainly see why vintage collectors seem to enjoy their cards so much. By the way, how sweet is that Mantle card?

Oh, and if you ever have anything you are looking to sell to Reed or our buying team you can contact them anytime.

Donruss announced that Jackie Chan will be one of the few international celebrities to be featured in Americana II. In addition to being a part of the American II base set, Chan will be featured in the Cinema Stars subset as well as having autograph and memorabilia cards. Americana II is scheduled to release July 16th.

With Chan performing most of his own stunts, he has always had a pretty large fan base. His most popular work may come from the Rush Hour movies in which he co-starred with Chris Tucker.

Assuming that you have seen one or two, what is your favorite Jackie Chan movie?

1.) 2008 UD SP Legendary Cuts Baseball

Nothing like a court order halting shipments to create buzz for a product…not that it needs it.  ’08 SP Cuts stands on its own with 3 Cut Signature Cards per case.

2.) 2008 Topps Chrome Baseball

Great content for a great price.   Look for 2 autographed rookie cards per box on average!!  Also find Relic Cards, Topps Heritage Chrome Parallel Cards, and Hobby Exclusive 1-of-1 Printing Plates in the new look Topps Chrome.

3.) 2007/08 Upper Deck Sweet Shot Hockey

With awesome cards right and left, and a guaranteed three stellar hits in every tin, Sweet Shot hits the spot!

4.) 2007/08 Upper Deck Cup Hockey

Cup isn’t scheduled to release for another couple weeks but collectors are already hoisting this winner over their head.  Along with the usual hits look for uncut sheets…new for ’08!

5.) 2008 Topps Triple Threads Baseball

With still another month before release, demand for this product has pushed it well above cost.  One of baseball’s most popular releases is back for 2008 and loaded with even more memorabilia and autographs from legends, current stars, and future stars!

What products are in your top 5? (Just use the comment link near the top of the post if would like to share your thoughts).

(Please note: The Top 5 is purely an opinion of a Dave and Adam’s employee. This is based on sales, feedback from collectors, and market trends.)

We are proud to announce an exclusive autograph agreement with Matt Ryan. Here is the official release :

Dave and Adam’s Card World in Conjunction with Peach State Sports Sign Exclusive Autograph Agreement with Falcons QB Matt Ryan

Well-known trading card institutions Dave & Adam’s Card World and Peach State Sports announced today that they have reached an exclusive deal with current Atlanta Falcons rookie quarterback Matt Ryan, the 3^rd overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft. The deal grants the exclusive rights to Ryan’s autographed memorabilia as well as public autograph appearances.

Ryan, a Boston College product, was the first quarterback taken in the 2008 NFL Draft. In his senior season Ryan racked up many accolades, including being named the 2007 ACC Player of the Year as well as winning the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award.

The Matt Ryan deal is the second exclusive autograph agreement between Dave and Adam’s Card World and Peach State Sports. Last year, the companies partnered in a multi-year deal to exclusively represent Minnesota Vikings star Running Back Adrian Peterson. Peterson comes off a phenomenal rookie season, in which he set the NFL’s single game rushing record and was named Rookie of the Year.

“This partnership is very exciting for us,” says Dave & Adam’s CEO Adam Martin. “Our Athlete Representation division has formerly worked with Reggie Bush and Matt Leinart, and now we add Matt Ryan to go along with Adrian Peterson.”

Adds Peach State Sports President Jim Grant: “We are looking forward to working with Matt. We believe he is a franchise quarterback and will be very popular in the collectibles industry.”

Look for items on sale at www.dacardworld.com late this summer.

Dave and Adam’s Card World CEO Adam Martin is featured on this weeks edition of Sports Collecting Radio. The archive of Adam’s Interview is available.

1. 2008 UD SP Legendary Cuts Baseball

Without a doubt one of the hottest releases of the year so far and it only hit the streets today. With 3 cut signature cards per case collectors are trying to lock in on as many as they can.

2. 2008 Donruss Elite Football

Donruss/Playoff follows up Prestige with another strong product. The highly popular product released this week and if early sales are any indication this product is in for a strong run. Darren McFadden is really scorching right now.

3. 2008 Just Minors Mystery Jersey Baseball

Mystery Jersey Baseball remains an extremely tough box to find. Just Minors did it right this time with the auto jerseys.

4. 2008 Sage Autographed Football

With an autograph or game-used jersey card per pack 2008 Sage Autograph collectors are trying to get as many of the top rookies as they can.

5. 2008 Upper Deck Series 2 Baseball

This product remains hot – one of the reasons is that collectors are looking for the card featuring Cubs star rookie Kosuke Fukudome, in both English and the ultra short-printed Japanese version!

What products are in your top 5? (Just use the comment link near the top of the post if would like to share your thoughts).

(Please note: The Top 5 is purely an opinion of a Dave and Adam’s employee. This is based on sales, feedback from collectors, and market trends.)