Upper Deck is readying a World Cup of Hockey promo set to celebrate the upcoming event with extra cardboard for collectors with hobby shops.

There will be 40 cards in the 2016 Upper Deck World Cup of Hockey set -- with other extras inside the five-card packs -- for the event that runs from Sept. 17 to Oct. 1.

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A pair of outstanding rookie autographs from 2013-14 The Cup have apparently been intercepted before they were signed and are being sold by a third party, prompting Upper Deck to announce on Wednesday that it will be re-printing the cards with different images.

The cards are No. 138 of Brendan Gallagher (/249) and No. 190 of Sean Monahan (/99) and both images of the cards can be seen here.

"Recently we have seen unsigned and signed copies of the Brendan Gallagher card surface in the secondary market," reads a statement from the company. "We recommend collectors do not purchase any of the signed or unsigned cards. The cards are Upper Deck property and we ask that if you come across one of the cards, that you contact our Fraud Investigations Team immediately at FIT@upperdeck.com."

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Details are still to come for the Beckett Covers card set at this year's National Sports Collectors Convention that kicks off a week from today in Atlantic City, N.J., but BlowoutCards.com will have things covered in a deluxe way for those attempting to collect 'em all.

The card only available at the Blowout booth will be a limited edition double-sided card featuring two of the top rookies in two leagues -- the NFL's No. 2 draft pick and future Philadelphia Eagles QB Carson Wentz on the front and the NBA's No. 1 pick Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers on the back.

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He's been in the public eye as an NFL player and ESPN analyst every year since 1973, but Tom Jackson may finally have time to do something he's rarely done before.

Sign autographs for a card company and appear on some football cards.

The New York Daily News is reporting that Jackson may be leaving ESPN, where he's been part of NFL broadcasts since 1987. It's been a successful run, and, in 2015, he received the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award which honors “longtime exceptional contributions to radio and television in professional football.”

Jackson's NFL career ended the season before his ESPN arrival and it's a career that's rarely seen on cardboard despite an explosion in card products in all those years since.

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Not long after Upper Deck's 2015-16 Ultimate Collection hockey set arrives in hobby shops on Aug. 31, it will also appear on the company's e-Pack platform that allows collectors without hobby shops to rip in virtually with a shot at cards in reality.

But what about the 1/1 creations? Upper Deck has addressed its plans for the high-end brand.

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One of Upper Deck's iconic hockey brands is back once again next month and it will return with some outrageous cardboard.

UD Black returns with five hits in every six-card box and it's clear that some cards just won't be contained by the typical wrapping. But cards like the one above aren't alone in its impressive look.

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Upper Deck has remembered the late co-founder of the National Sports Collectors Convention with a memorabilia card that will be in limited supply at the upcoming show on Aug. 3-7 in Atlantic City, N.J.

It's a Piece of History memorabilia card for Mike Berkus, who lost a brief cancer battle in November. He was 69.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but the breaks -- old & new NBA, MLB, Goodwin & more.

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What: 2016-17 Upper Deck Series 1 hockey cards
Arrives: Nov. 10
Box basics: Six Young Guns Rookie Cards per 24-pack box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Upper Deck's flagship hockey set arrives with the newest rookies and plenty of features that collectors have come to expect in the long-running brand.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Fishing for Trout, TTM autos from Hall of Famers, The National, Elite autos, a Wolverine 1/1 and ... Sandy Koufax ink in a retail repack?

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The aliens are going electronic on Wednesday.

Upper Deck revealed on Monday that its recently released (and sold out) Alien Anthology product will be coming to its electronic e-Pack platform with insert cards, actor autographs, dog tag cards, sketch cards and more that can be sent to them. The launch begins at San Diego Comic-Con.

“We have been working diligently to be able to announce the momentous release of Alien Anthology on e-Pack at Comic-Con, which brings together some of the most passionate fans and collectors in our industry,” said Jason Masherah, President of Upper Deck. “We strive to bring collectors the most innovative new products, and the release of Alien Anthology on e-Pack allows us to give fans a pack opening experience like they’ve never had before.”

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2013 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 12
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 36
Base set completion: 
36 of 150 (24 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable players on base cards – Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Danica Patrick, Dan Marino, Nolan Ryan, John Elway, Larry Bird, Rory McIlroy, Natalie Gulbis

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The Upper Deck Gallery will be at San Diego Comic-Con next week and it will have a pair of prints as well as an artist appearance for those who are Marvel-inclined.

The group image with an SDCC focus featuring Spider-Man, The Avengers, The Guardians of the Galaxy and more seen above is $85 and will be available throughout the show while supplies last.

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After a few years on the bench, Upper Deck has revived its retro-styled hockey brand, Champ's, which arrives in hobby shops today with many of the surprises found in brands like today's multi-sport arrival, Goodwin Champions.

This one arrives with one autograph and two Relics -- of some type -- in every hobby box. And why would Buzz say that? Well, there's some really cool and unusual stuff to be found in 2015-16 Upper Deck Champ's (you can see some in our previous teaser gallery).

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One of the bright spots in Upper Deck's Goodwin Champions is the variety of autographs and memorabilia found inside as the company's distinct focus is placed on everywhere but what you'd expect.

(And what you'd expect is in there, too.)

This year's release officially arrives today and the cards have started trickling onto online auctions so we can truly see the variety of what's inside.

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One of the NBA's most-successful big men and under-rated talents has retired.

A member of the San Antonio Spurs for 19 seasons, Tim Duncan was a five-time NBA champ, a two-time league MVP, a three-time Finals MVP, a 15-time All-Star and his next stop will undoubtedly be the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass.

He averaged 19 points, 10.8 rebounds and three assists a game for his career and retires as the Spurs' career leader in games, minutes, field goals, rebounds, blocks, points and plenty more. He's also a guy who's not signed autographs much at all in recent years as he's turned down impressive amounts per sig from card companies.

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The Upper Deck Gallery's latest release is not even supposed to be here today.

A pair of prints for Kevin Smith's Clerks -- the self-financed, filmed-at-night story of friends working at a convenience store filmed in a real convenience store -- is the latest creation from the company in a series of pieces featuring past films and comic book characters.

“I absolutely love this movie. I hope it shows through in the drawings,” said artist Steve Stark. “The team at Upper Deck and I tried to put in as many references as possible. It's the seed for the entire View-Askewniverse.”

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It's nearly July 4, so it's time for a few hot dogs to be eaten -- and depending on where you are that could mean about 70 in 10 minutes.

Well, at least that's the goal tomorrow in Coney Island, N.Y.

At noon on ESPN3 will be the men's version of the Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest where current champ Matt Stonie will try to fend off past winners. Earlier in the morning at 10:50 is when the women compete. (Click the schedule at right to see when it re-airs.)

While competitive eating is a world of its own -- and something that doesn't often hit ESPN airwaves the other 364 days a year -- at least a half-dozen eating champs have appeared on trading cards that are available nationally. In fact, Stonie is an odds on favorite to appear as a "World's Champion" in Topps' popular 2016 Allen & Ginter baseball card set when it arrives later this month, which is fitting because that brand is where the trend first surfaced when it comes to eaters on cardboard.

Here's a rundown of the super six competitive eaters on cards so far ...

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Marvel Masterpieces, mixed baseball breaks, bad old wax, The National and ... what's Mouschi up to now?

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If you hadn’t noticed, there are a number of boxes with discounted prices this weekend and for the next week or so over on the mothership and they were dramatic enough that Buzz had to sit down and ponder the possibilities in many of them.

So much so here are five boxes that caught this collector’s eye.

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Upper Deck released the final checklist for its returning Champ's hockey card set on Friday, giving us a complete look at all of the unusual cards this one will include.

Keep reading for a look at the checklist in both PDF and tabular form.

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Upper Deck's 2016 Goodwin Champions arrives later this month and it will pack all kinds of interesting cardboard inside its packs.

The surprises of who's signing for this one are now solved with the release of the final checklist as well as our gallery earlier today.

What's inside? Click here to view a PDF of the product's inclusions. 

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When the newest edition of Upper Deck's Goodwin Champions arrives on July 13, it will include some of the biggest names in the sports world, some of the weirdest new cardboard out there and tributes to those who helped America and its allies win World War II.

It's a collectibles treasure trove and a history lesson all in one.

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The unusual cards found in shadowboxes from Upper Deck's Goodwin Champions in the last few years now have some competition.

And it's coming from 2015-16 Upper Deck Champ's hockey cards in less than two weeks.

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There was a flurry of big news in the NHL in the last 24 hours with big trades and big signings

Steven Stamkos is staying put in Tampa Bay with a new long-term deal. Meanwhile, the Montreal Canadiens traded P.K. Subban to Nashville for Shea Weber, forever linking the two players in hockey history. Then, Edmonton traded Taylor Hall to New Jersey for Adam Larsson.

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