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First Cards of Top 2006 Rookies Unveiled
LAKE ELSINORE, CA -- SAGE First Cards, the first officially licensed trading cards of the top 2006 draftees are now available for sale exclusively through Beckett.com, months before his next officially licensed card will be issued. Each player will be crash numbered to a limited edition, and will not be found inside any other product including the highly anticipated April release of HIT 2006 Football, the first product to feature authentic autographs & jersey cards of the 2006 draftees. The list of players currently available includes:
Matt Leinart, Quarterback - USC (Projected top 2 overall pick)
LenDale White Running Back - USC (Projected 1st-rounder)
Laurence Maroney Running Back - Minnesota (Projected 1st-rounder)
Brodie Croyle Quarterback - Alabama (Projected top 5 overall QB)
Omar Jacobs Quarterback - Bowling Green (Projected top 5 overall QB)
Sinorice Moss Wide Receiver - Miami (Projected 1st-rounder/Senior Bowl MVP)
Mario Williams, Defensive End - NC State (Projected top 5 overall pick)
Maurice Drew, Running Back - UCLA (Projected 1st-rounder)
Reggie Bush, Running Back - USC (Projected #1 overall pick)
Vince Young, Quarterback - Texas (Projected top 10 pick)
Jay Cutler, Quarterback - Vanderbilt (Projected top 5 pick)
Collectors are encouraged to check this site or Beckett.com frequently for new player additions.
First Cards of Matt Leinart & Sinorice Moss Unveiled
LAKE ELSINORE, CA (February 10, 2006) -- The first officially licensed trading cards of Heisman Trophy winner & 2-time National Champion QB Matt Leinart & Miami WR & 2006 Senior Bowl MVP Sinorice Moss were unveiled today. Each of the SAGE First Cards will be crash numbered to a limited edition. Leinart will have 499 cards produced & Moss will have just 99 issued. New First Cards, featuring other greats from this historic 2006 draft class, will be added periodically.
SAGE First Cards are only available for sale through Beckett.com, and will not be found inside any other product including the highly anticipated April release of HIT 2006 Football, the first product to feature authentic autographs & jersey cards of the 2006 draftees. Collectors are encouraged to check this site or Beckett.com for new player additions.
"SAGE First Cards were a tremendous success from the day we first introduced them in 2003,'' said Tom Geideman, president of SA•GE Collectibles. "We couldn't be more excited to kick-start the First Cards of the great 2006 draft class with Sinorice Moss & Matt Leinart. They epitomizes the high-character, high-class & hard working nature that fans expect from their sports heroes."
Cadillac Rushes For SAGE Premium
LAKE ELSINORE, CA (September 30, 2005) -- Rookie record-setter Carnell "Cadillac" Williams headlines the list of short-printed super-premium autographed football & basketball players in SA•GE Collectibles, Inc.'s December release - SAGE Premium.
SAGE Premium contains two premium 40-point thick cards per pack. Most packs will contain one short-printed autographed football rookie #'d to 50 or less AND one short-printed autographed basketball rookie #'d to 99 or less. Jersey cards of 18 top gridiron rookies (including Cadillac), sequentially #'d to 50 or less, are also randomly inserted. No base cards are offered in SAGE Premium.
Cadillac is joined by other rookie sensations Alex Smith (QB), Aaron Rodgers, Ronnie Brown, Kyle Orton, & more plus hardcourt stars including Andrew Bogut, Raymond Felton, Marvin Williams, Deron Williams & more. As with every SA•GE product, all autographs are inserted directly into packs - without any redemption cards.
"Super-premium cards of two great rookie crops already has collectors buzzing about SAGE Premium,'' said Tom Geideman, president of SA•GE Collectibles. "But they're also so extremely short-printed that you won't find a football card #'d to more than 50."
Product quantities are extremely limited & as a result product had to be allocated to Authorized SAGE Distributors.
SAGE Autographed Basketball Goes Live
LAKE ELSINORE, CA (September 7, 2005) -- SA•GE Collectibles, Inc. is pleased to announce that its award-winning signature brand SAGE Autographed Basketball 2005-06 has gone live. Packs and boxes of this extremely limited product are available now in your local hobby store.
SAGE Autographed Basketball 2005-06 contains one sequentially #'d autographed card in every pack along with two short-printed rookie cards. As with every SA-GE product, every card is inserted directly into packs - without any redemption cards. The most rare autographed cards of the top 2005-06 hardcourt rookies can be found in these packs. Names such as Andrew Bogut, Marvin Williams, Deron Williams, Rashad McCants, Raymond Felton, Sean May, Hakim Warrick & more headline the product. A few lucky collectors may find the most rare autographed cards of dual-sport U. of Arkansas sensation Matt Jones.
"Collectors looking for autographed cards of basketball's next stars needn't look any further,'' said Tom Geideman, president of SA•GE Collectibles. "SAGE Autographed Basketball is loaded with, and at the rarest quantities you'll find anywhere."
Product quantities are very limited. If you haven't already, please contact any Authorized SAGE Distributor to check on product availability.
HIT 2005-06 Basketball Unwrapped
LAKE ELSINORE, CA (June 15, 2005) -- SA•GE Collectibles, Inc. is very proud to announce HIT 2005-06 Basketball, the first packaged product featuring the top players of basketball's 2005-06 rookie class.
HIT 2005-06 Basketball will not only be the first product out to feature future stars such as Andrew Bogut, Marvin Williams, Raymond Felton, Deron Williams, Hakim Warrick & more, but it also features industry bests for value, sporting an average of 6 authentic autographed cards per box. Plus as with every SA-GE product, all cards are inserted directly into packs. There are zero redemption cards!
Collectors also should be on the lookout for some of the 2004-05 rookies like Rookie of the Year Emeka Okafor & 6th-Man of the Year Ben Gordon. Those 'sophomore' stars will have autographed cards numbered to only 25. Plus HIT 2005-06 Basketball is the only place to find basketball cards of super-athlete & first round football draft pick, Matt Jones (who started in both basketball & football at Arkansas).
HIT 2005-06 Basketball also brings back the hugely popular The Write Stuff insert featuring innovative hand-writing analysis to give a unique insight into the top players. A super-rare autographed version of the insert is also randomly inserted, with each card sequentially #'d to only 25.
"The HIT trading card brand is synonymous with being the first, and the best,'' said Tom Geideman, president of SA•GE Collectibles. "And HIT 2005-06 Basketball even surpasses that by having the amazing average of 6 autographed cards per box including very rare autographed cards of last year's top rookies plus Matt Jones."
Product quantities are extremely limited. Please contact any Authorized SAGE Distributor to check on product availability & preorder your product.
SAGE Autographed Football Unveiled
LAKE ELSINORE, CA (May 1, 2005) -- SA•GE Collectibles, Inc. has put the final touches on the premier draft pick brand, SAGE Autographed Football. Once again, every pack of this award winning product contains a sequentially #'d autographed or jersey card. As with every SA•GE product every card is inserted directly into packs without a single redemption card.
The top players from the 2005 draft are included, such as the #1 overall pick Alex Smith, plus future stars like Ronnie Brown, Cadillac Williams, Aaron Rodgers, Mark Clayton and the arguably best athlete in the last dozen drafts Matt Jones to name just a few.
"Collectors can be assured that not only is every card inserted into packs,'' said Tom Geideman, president of SA•GE Collectibles. "but that the highest quality and care went into making them."
SAGE Autographed Football states clearly what their getting because every card is sequentially numbered and is inserted directly into a pack."
SAGE Autographed Football 2005 is scheduled to go live May 31. If collectors haven't pre-ordered the product through their favorite dealer or Authorized SAGE Distributor they are strongly advised to as SA•GE has already estimated a complete sell through.
Sold Out HIT 2005 Football Goes Live
LAKE ELSINORE, CA (April 15, 2005) -- SA•GE Collectibles, Inc. is again proud to announce HIT 2005 Football, the first packaged product featuring the top players of the 2005 rookie class, went live today. HIT arrived over 1 week prior to the amateur draft for the 3rd consecutive year. Not only is HIT 2005 Football the first product out, but it also features industry bests for value, sporting an average of 5 authentic autographed cards & 1 authentic jersey card per box. Plus as with every SA-GE product, all cards are inserted directly into packs. There are zero redemption cards!
"Card collectors and mock GMs can open packs of HIT 2005 Football again before the players are even drafted,'' said Tom Geideman, president of SA•GE Collectibles. "And they can be assured of the best quality and value available in every pack without a single redemption card."
Collectors are already busting packs to find autographed and jersey cards of Alex Smith, Aaron Rodgers, Cadillac Williams, Ronnie Brown, Jason White and more! Plus they'll find a few 'sleepers' with tremendous potential including Adrian McPherson & Matt Jones to name just two.
HIT 2005 Football also brings back the hugely popular The Write Stuff insert featuring innovative hand-writing analysis to give a unique insight into the top players. A super-rare autographed version of the insert is also randomly inserted, with each card sequentially #'d to only 25. Premium Swatch Jersey Cards are also back & sequentially #'d to only 50.
Product quantities are as always, very limited. Please contact any Authorized SAGE Distributor to check on product availability.
Football's First Cards of 2005 Unveiled
LAKE ELSINORE, CA (January 19, 2005) -- SA•GE Collectibles, Inc. is honored to announce the FIRST CARDS of the top 2005 football rookies are available now. SA•GE unveiled today the very first 2005 First Cards, featuring each player's very first officially licensed trading cards, of nine different players. Included in this group are quarterback sensations Jason White (Oklahoma), Kyle Orton (Purdue), Dan Orlovsky (UConn), Derek Anderson (Oregon St.), Chris Rix (Florida St.) and dynamic running backs Ronnie Brown (Auburn), Anthony Davis (Wisconsin), Vernand Morency (Oklahoma St.), and Frank Gore (Miami).
"As soon as each top player becomes available,'' said Tom Geideman, president of SA•GE Collectibles. "SA•GE will be issuing his first card. Plus to ensure its scarcity each card is sequentially hand-numbered."
SA•GE also announced similar installments of 2005's top rookies that included Aaron Rodgers (Cal), J.J. Arrington (Cal), Alex Smith (Utah), Cadillac Williams (Auburn), Jason Campbell (Auburn), Troy Williamson (So. Carolina), Derrick Johnson (Texas), David Greene (Georgia), Fred Gibson (Georgia), Ciatrick Fason (Florida), Andrew Walter (Arizona State), Charlie Frye (Akron) & Mark Clayton (Oklahoma).
The high-quality, limited-edition First Cards were available for direct purchase on the internet at www.beckett.com, as well as from assorted dealers at www.ebay.com (search for SAGE First Card). All of the trading cards feature the player in his college uniform, and are licensed by the player and the Collegiate Licensing Company. Like the previous two years, SAGE First Cards are only available for sale as described. They will not be inserted into the very popular HIT and SAGE Autographed brands which ship in early April and early May respectively, and will contain the first authentic autographs and jersey cards of the top 2005 draftees.
Award Winning SAGE Autographed Basketball Returns
LAKE ELSINORE, CA (September 1, 2004) -- With one sequentially #'d autographed or jersey card in every pack it is obvious why hard-core collectors are salivating for SAGE Autographed Basketball 2004-05, shipping Sept. 21st. The best value in trading cards returns in search of yet another Tuff Stuff Award, & like every SA•GE product features every card inserted directly into packs, there are zero redemption cards!
That includes rare treasures like the Master Edition 1/1 Autographed Cards, Master Edition 1/1 Jersey Cards, & Autographed Jersey Cards (sequentially #'d to 10) of the all the drafts big names including Emeka Okafor, Ben Gordon, Shaun Livingston, Josh Childress, Andre Iguodala, Sebastian Telfair & many more!
SAGE Autographed Basketball 2004-05 is the only product to also include perhaps the greatest female basketball player of all-time, 3-time NCAA champion Diana Taurasi. It is also the only product with rare & exciting Jersey Combo Cards including exclusive like Emeka Okafor/Diana Taurasi & football/basketball combos like Eli Manning/Okafor.
Like HIT 2004-05 Basketball, product quantities are extremely limited with half the quantity of 2004 Football produced. Therefore collectors are strongly encouraged to contact their local card shop or Authorized SAGE Distributors to reserve product while it may be available.
HIT 2004-05 Basketball Scores a Double-Double
LAKE ELSINORE, CA (July 1, 2004) -- UConn cut down the nets on the NCAA's first-ever dual championship earlier this year with both women's and men's basketball National Titles. To coincide with that amazing accomplishment HIT 2004-05 Basketball, shipping in one month's time, will be the first product to feature all the superstars from those amazing teams - Emeka Okafor, Ben Gordon, & Diana Taurasi .
HIT 2004-05 Basketball also contains: 6' 7" point guard Shaun Livingston, the most-talked about prep player this season Sebastian Telfair , and college stars such as Arizona's Andre Iguodala, Stanford's Josh Childress, Wisconsin's Devin Harris, & Duke's Luol Deng & Chris Duhon to name a few. All of those players including Okafor, Gordon & Taurasi were contracted to provide authentic autographs & jersey cards.
And HIT is filled with authentic autographs & jersey cards with an industry best 5 autographed cards & 1 jersey card on average in every box! And, like every other SA •GE product, every card is inserted into packs. There are zero redemption cards.
Product quantities are going to be extremely limited with half the quantity of 2004 Football expected to be produced for Basketball. Therefore collectors are strongly encouraged to contact their local card shop or Authorized SAGE Distributors to reserve product while it may be available.
SAGE Autographed Football 2004 Sold Out!
LAKE ELSINORE, CA (May 1, 2004) -- More than two weeks before SAGE Autographed Football 2004 is scheduled to ship, SA•GE Collectibles, Inc. has announced the product is already sold out. The company's flagship product & winner of the Tuff Stuff Draft Pick Set of the Year Award that last two years had to be allocated to Authorized SAGE Distributors because initial demand far outweighed supply.
SAGE Autographed Football 2004 contains one sequentially #'d authentic autographed or jersey card in every pack. It is jam-packed with superstar players in one of the draft's heaviest offensive skill position drafts in memory. Among the notable players are Eli Manning, Maurice Clarett, Ben Roethlisberger, Philip Rivers, Kevin Jones, & Roy Williams, all of which are contracted to provide authentic autographs & jersey cards.
"We are very pleased to once again be in the awkward position of telling our great distributors that they can't possibly purchase the quantities they've requested,'' said Tom Geideman, president of SA•GE Collectibles. "Our product quantities are so limited and demand is so great that we had no choice but to allocate product very early so that everyone could each could have some of this red hot product."
Collectors looking to acquire SAGE Autographed Football should be encouraged to contact their local trading card store to try and locate product. If they are not able to locate the product they are encouraged to let us know so that we may assist them in locating some. SAGE Autographed Football is scheduled to ship the week of May 17th.
HIT 2004 Football Sets New Milestone
LAKE ELSINORE, CA (March 11, 2004) -- Two years ago SA•GE Collectibles, Inc. produced the first-ever trading card product to be in stores prior to the amateur football draft. HIT 2004 Football will surpass even that mark shipping the very first week of April, well before the April 24-25th draft.
HIT is jam-packed with superstar players in one of the draft's heaviest offensive skill position drafts in memory. Among the notable players are Eli Manning, Maurice Clarett, Ben Roethlisberger, Philip Rivers, Kevin Jones, & Roy Williams, all of which are contracted to provide authentic autographs & jersey cards.
Not only are those great players being featured in the earliest football release ever of the next great football stars, but HIT 2004 Football also features an amazing average of 5 authentic autographs & 1 authentic jersey card per box!
"As soon as we shipped out information on HIT 2004 Football our phone have been ringing off the hook,'' said Tom Geideman, president of SA•GE Collectibles. "The fantastic player selection, tremendous insertion rates of autographed & jersey cards, and very early ship date is an never-before-seen combination."
HIT 2004 Football also brings back the hugely popular The Write Stuff insert featuring innovative hand-writing analysis to give a unique insight into the top players. A super-rare autographed version of the insert is also randomly inserted, with each card sequentially #'d to only 25. Premium Swatch Jersey Cards are also back & sequentially #'d to only 50.
Product quantities are as always, very limited, & yet another pre-shipment sell-out is expected. Therefore pre-orders with your favorite hobby shop or Authorized SAGE Distributor are highly recommended.
Football's First Cards of 2004 Unveiled
LAKE ELSINORE, CA (January 30, 2004) -- SA•GE Collectibles, Inc. is honored to announce the FIRST CARDS of the top 2004 football rookies are available now. Last year SA•GE unveiled the First Card concept, featuring each player's very first officially licensed trading cards, to praises from collectors and competitors alike. This year's series is even more dramatic with a stronger selection of players and unprecedented timing. Never in history have the first officially licensed cards of next year's top rookies been issued prior to the Super Bowl being played.
"As soon as each top player becomes available,'' said Tom Geideman, president of SA•GE Collectibles. "SA•GE will be issuing his first card. Plus to ensure its scarcity each card is being hand-numbered."
Unveiled today are the first batch of four officially licensed trading cards including: the top two projected running backs Kevin Jones (Virginia Tech) and Steven Jackson (Oregon State), a National Champion and consensus first-round selection Michael Clayton (LSU, wide receiver) and potentially the #1 overall pick in the draft, Tommie Harris (Oklahoma, DT). Over the next four weeks SA•GE plans to announce similar installments of 2004's top rookies.
The high-quality, limited-edition First Cards are available for direct purchase on the internet at www.beckett.com, as well as from assorted dealers at www.ebay.com (search for SAGE First Card). All of the trading cards feature the player in his college uniform, and are licensed by the player and the Collegiate Licensing Company. Like last year, SAGE First Cards are only available for sale as described. They will not be inserted into the very popular HIT and SAGE Autographed brands which ship in early April and early May respectively, and will contain the first authentic autographs and jersey cards of the top 2004 draftees.
SAGE Autographed Football Wins Award
LAKE ELSINORE, CA (May 10, 2003) -- Readers of Tuff Stuff have awarded the Football Product of the Year, draft picks once again to SAGE Autographed Football 2002. Since the award category was started three years ago by individual sport, the SAGE Autographed brand has received the best draft pick set honor three different times.
"We are extremely honored that the readers of Tuff Stuff thought so highly of SAGE Autographed Football that they would bestow us with this great honor,'' said Tom Geideman, president of SA•GE Collectibles. "We try to put the best possible value in every pack in every SA•GE product and it appears the readers saw the fruits of our efforts."
The news couldn't have come at a better time for SA•GE either as SAGE Autographed Football 2003 is just over a week away from shipping, and fresh off HIT 2003 Football's complete sellout & excellent performance in the marketplace.
"If collectors enjoyed last year's product then they are really in for a treat with SAGE Autographed Football 2003," added Geideman. "Our very popular autographed jersey cards and jersey/jersey combination cards are back and better, and still sequentially numbered to only 10 each. The twelve jersey combo cards includes five exclusive dual sport jersey combo cards such as the Amare Stoudemire/Bryant Johnson card (Arizona's #1 picks). Jersey cards including the aforementioned are inserted at a staggering rate of 1:13 packs, and to cap it all off we have brand new Player's Proof inserts. Only ten collectors & the player himself will be able to find those 18 different jersey cards & 46 autographed cards."
Collectors & dealers alike should move quickly to secure an allocation though as SA•GE is yet again expecting a complete sellout well prior to the production of its first pack.
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