http://www.collectsports.com CollectSports is a comprehensive Sportscard, Sports Memorabilia, Trading Card, and Sports related website. en-us http://www.collectsports.com http://www.collectsports.com.com/images/88x31.gif 88 31 http://www.collectsports.com/news/2008/exclusive-mcfarlane-football-fgure-at-target-stores-early-january.asp 12/31/2008 - In early January, Sports Picks collectors will have a new place to find their favorite collectibles. More than 400 Target stores will be carrying our NFL 2008, Wave 3 lineup to kick off their return to the Sports Picks family of retailers. As part of their NFL 2008, Wave 3 assortment, Target stores will receive an exclusive "Thanksgiving Day" version of Cowboys running back, Marion Barber in an alternate uniform. http://www.collectsports.com/news/2008/legendary-mastro-auctions-live-sports-auction-generates-$2.7-million.asp 12/21/2008 - Mastro Auctions, the world’s leading Sports and Americana auction house recently announced the results of the company’s second successful live sports auction of 2008. The event, held on December 8, 2008 at The Sports Museum of America in New York City, featured two sessions, “Legends of the Diamond” which offered over 80 premium lots of high-end baseball memorabilia and “Legends of the Gridiron” that presented over 250 Hall of Fame-associated pieces of football memorabilia. While there was solid bidding in both auction sessions, it was obvious that the appeal of baseball memorabilia coupled with the iconic status of Mickey Mantle and Babe Ruth, even Christy Mathewson resulted in the most significant sale highlights. The auction proved conclusively that even in tough economic times, there is enduring value in baseball’s greatest legends. http://www.collectsports.com/news/2008/upper-deck-revisits-classic-1997-legends-football-autograph-set.asp 12/15/2008 - When Upper Deck released its 1997 Legends Football set, it changed the industry forever. Collectors fell in love with the set for the simple, yet classic design, its incredible value, and the opportunity it presented to pull autograph cards from some of the greatest players in the game.