25 years ago, a California company named Upper Deck exploded onto collectible sports card scene. What followed was a surge in the popularity of baseball cards that hasn’t been matched since.

It was 1989 and the word was out that the new hot baseball card was being produced in Orange County. Upper Deck, a glossy, sharp looking card with beautiful crisp photos, had the card industry ...

Last summer, Upper Deck issued Goodwin Champions, a baseball card set featuring the design and look of the 1880s tobacco cards of the same name -- but with a modern twist that included autographs ...

The 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. rookie card transformed baseball card collecting with its next-level design and innovation. In many ways, the hobby never looked back.

Discover the story behind the coveted 1993 Upper Deck SP Derek Jeter Rookie Card #279—why collectors treasure it, its scarcity, value, and lasting impact on baseball card collecting.

It was card No. 1 to the new kid on the block, Upper Deck -- a company cobbled together by Anaheim, California, businessmen in time to usher in the era of investing in the baseball card business.

His 1992 Upper Deck Baseball insert card (Card No. #SP3) is truly one of the more exciting chase cards of the 1990s. Offering a true look into the dual-sport athlete that Sanders was, it’s also ...

A major maker of baseball cards is being accused of playing dirty. Upper Deck could be facing hundred of millions of dollars in damages, as a result of a little-noticed California lawsuit that thre… ...

Ken Griffey Jr. has been retired for a decade but his 1989 rookie Upper Deck card has doubled in value since March. Skip to Main Content. ... Ken Griffey Jr.’s 1989 Upper Deck baseball card.

My previous article looked at five impossible baseball cards of the Junk Wax Era:. 1987 Topps Ricky Wright (SIGNED) 1989 Upper Deck Dale Murphy ERR; 1990 Topps George H.W. Bush; 1990 Topps Frank ...

We chat with Upper Deck about their new DC trading card line and how it harkens back to '90s glory days. Skip to main content area. Menu. ... but mostly baseball cards,” he says.