Super-Premium NEXT Launches Week of August 20
The Super-Premium NEXT by SAGE 2012 football product is ready to launch. The product will go live the week of August 20. This very limited edition product contains ONLY 400 sequentially numbered boxes, and 20 HOTographed boxes.
Every super-thick NEXT card is autographed and sequentially numbered to no more than 50! Each NEXT box contains at least one multi-autographed card (#'d to 10 or less) and two autographs from a 2012 first-round skill position player in every 8-pack box. Each NEXT HOTographed box contains 8 HOTographed packs with at least two multi-autographed cards per box. In addition, there are another 200 HOTographed packs randomly inserted into the NEXT regular boxes meaning roughly 1/2 of the regular boxes contains a HOTographed pack. Each specially marked and randomly inserted HOTographed pack contains two of the following: A multi-autographed card #'d to 10 or less, a red foilboard, foil-stamped die-cut HOTographed card (#'d to 10), and/or a Master Edition 1/1 Autographed Card.
NEXT by SAGE: limited edition, super-premium, autographed trading cards of the elite 2012 football rookies including first round skill-position players Robert Griffin III, Trent Richardson, Justin Blackmon, Ryan Tannehill, Michael Floyd, Kendall Wright, Brandon Weeden & Doug Martin plus 41 additional rookies.
CATCH A DRAFT: SAGE Autographed Football 2012
One Authentic Autographed Card Per Pack! No Redemptions! Product goes live Wednesday April 25, 2012 the day before Robert Griffin III, Trent Richardson, Ryan Tannehill, Justin Blackmon, Matt Kalil, Michael Floyd and many more will become first round draft picks.
HIT 2012 FOOTBALL - HIGH SERIES GOES LIVE THURSDAY, MARCH 29
HIT 2012 Football - High Series goes live Thursday, March 29 with an astounding industry-best NINE (9) AUTHENTIC AUTOGRAPHS per box!
Robert Griffin III, Ryan Tannehill, Trent Richardson, Justin Blackmon, Kendall Wright, Brock Osweiler, Kirk Cousins, and Brandon Weeden are just a few names from the much-heralded 2012 draft class to appear in HIT 2012 Football - High Series. Collectors will also find 1/1 Authentic Autographed Press Plates from both 2012 HIT Low and High Series products including RG3, LaMichael James, Michael Floyd and Ryan Tannehill as well as Press Plates of the base cards from all 150 HIT cards (75 in each Low Series and High Series).
The highly regarded Artistry insert cards return with another 16 players in High Series along with a rare gold foil version and an even rarer autographed version #'d to only 100 each. Ten of the popular The Write Stuff insert cards, rare gold-foil inserts and the extremely rare autographed versions (#'d to only 25 each) are also all inserted directly into packs. As with all SA-GE Collectibles, Inc. products every single card is inserted directly into packs. There are no redemption cards!
All of those perks have collectors in a frenzy for HIT 2012 Football - High Series. However, that doesn't even include the best feature. Robert Griffin III has been grabbing national headlines because of his extremely rare combination of elite athleticism, leadership, intelligence and pocket-passing skills. Collectors of all types have been clamoring for his HIT 2012 Football - Low Series. All of the draft experts are proclaiming him as a can't-miss prospect, enough so that Washington gave up 3 first round picks and a 2nd for the opportunity to seemingly make him their franchise quarterback. HIT 2012 Football - High Series takes a look at, a look back and a look forward to RG3's career in three different RG3 autographed-only cards, each #'d to his uniform number (10). The first of these RG3 autographed inserts highlights his early years including the fact that he will be the best of a handful of pro football players who were born in Japan. The second card highlights his current accomplishments and the third takes an early look at what he can do in the pros (for Washington).
HIT 2012 FOOTBALL - LOW SERIES IS NOW PACKAGED!
Friday, March 9, HIT 2012 Football Low Series will be officially live, making it the first trading card product to feature the 2012 football rookies.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 27, 2012.
The much anticipated early March release of HIT 2012 Football - Low Series is nearly here. There is a lot of buzz about the tremendous star power of this rookie class, and HIT Football Low Series will once again be the first officially licensed trading cards and authentic autographed cards produced. Heisman Trophy winner, Robert Griffin III," aka RG3, Ryan Tannehill, Lamar Miller, LaMichael James, Michael Floyd, and Kendall Wright will be included in HIT 2012 Football - Low Series along with many other big name rookies. Please check this website often for updated card images and player lists.
HIT 2012 Football - Low Series will include an unmatched one insert per pack and SIX AUTOGRAPHED CARDS PER BOX (1:5 packs). As with every SA-GE Collectibles, Inc. product ever produced, all autographed cards are inserted directly into packs. There are no redemption cards.
“Our phones have been ringing off the hook in anticipation of this stellar draft class” said Tom Geideman, President of SA-GE Collectibles, Inc. “HIT 2012 Football - Low Series will deliver it first, and at the best value.”
SAGE 5-Star Football 2011 Launches in Mid-October!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 29, 2011.
The 2011 season, in just three weeks, has already provided some amazing rookie performances from the NFL record 108-yard kick return for TD by Randall Cobb on Thursday night's opening game, to Cam Newton's record-setting passing games the first two weeks to Ryan Kerrigan's batted-pass INT that he returned for a TD, and much more. The lockout took away all the rookie camps, OTAs, and denied playbooks to all rookies except the first rounders. Undrafted free agents we're able to sign until the week before camps opened. It was supposed to lead to an understandably low-output year for rookies this season for all those reasons and more. Well, those "experts" are eating crow now. Cam Newton and Blaine Gabbert are among three QBs already starting (and people are already clamoring for Christian Ponder in Minnesota and Jake Locker was brilliant in the preseason at Tennessee). Wide Receiver is notoriously a slow-to-learn adjustment to the pros, but AJ Green and Julio Jones have been sensational in Cincinnati and Atlanta respectively and little known Denarius Moore has been making spectacular, highlight-reel plays in Oakland, and of course Randall Cobb (2 TDs on opening day) - to name just a few. Imagine what this crop of amazing rookies would be doing with a full off-season to soak up the super-complicated playbooks of the pros!
SAGE 5-Star Football has all of those amazing players listed above in it's 70-player series launching in mid-October. Not only that, but it's jam-packed with authentic autographs from them! SAGE 5-Star includes 5 authentic autographs on three autographed cards per pack. Most packs contain two (2) dual-autographed cards and one (1) single autographed card. One pack of every 8-pack box includes a triple autographed card and two (2) single-autographed cards. In either case, every card sports at least one authentic autograph, and all multi-autographed cards are numbered to 200 or less. "SAGE 5-Star Football is the first product of it's kind, an affordably priced super-premium product of this exciting 2011 rookie class. No product in the market delivers anywhere close to the value of autographs for the price" stated Tom Geideman, President of SA-GE Collectibles, Inc. "to think how well these rookies are playing already is amazing. Imagine how well they can each perform in the future, it sure looks bright!"
SAGE Autographed Football 2011 Arrives at Distributors April 26!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 15, 2011.
SAGE Autographed Football 2011 is breaking new ground. In the history of trading cards there has never been an autographed-card-per-pack product issued BEFORE the draft of the players featured inside. SAGE Autographed Football 2011, arriving at distributors on Tuesday, April 26 will be the first, launching days before the April 28-30 draft. The product will feature one authentic autographed card inserted into every pack - without any redemptions. Collectors will be able to pull the limited Platinum Level (#'d 50), Gold Level (#'d to 200) and Silver and Red levels (both not #'d).
In addition, they'll find randomly inserted much rarer autographed cards including Master Edition 1/1 Autographed Cards, Triple Autographed Cards (#'d to 5) featuring three authentic autographs per card (such as the National Champions card featuring Cam Newton, Nick Fairley and Mario Fannin), and Aspire Autographed Cards (#'d to 5) of the top 8 skill position players in the draft (Cam Newton, Blaine Gabbert, Jake Locker, Ryan Mallett, Christian Ponder, AJ Green, Julio Jones and Mark Ingram). But that's not all, if all goes as expected it won't be long on April 28th before the name Cam Newton is called. It's with that in mind that SA-GE Collectibles, Inc. has included the innovative "Draft Cam" insert (#'d to only 11 each) and autographed cards (#'d to only 2 each!).
Issued before the 2011 football draft, SAGE Autographed Football 2011 asks the question "Who Will Draft Cam?" Cam Newton led Auburn to the 2010 National Championship after earning 2010 SEC Offensive Player of the Year, AP Player of the Year, and the 2010 Heisman Trophy in a landslide victory. Among Newton's accomplishments: the 1st-ever SEC player to throw for over 2,000 yards and rush for over 1,000 in the same season, the 3rd-ever player in NCAA FBS history to throw and run for 20+ TDs in a single season, the SEC record-holder for yards rushing by a QB in a season—a record previously held by Auburn quarterback, Jimmy Sidle, that stood for over 40 years—and became just the 2nd QB to rush for over 1,000 yards in the conference's history.
Five teams with QB needs and an early 2011 1st-round pick were considered the pre-draft favorites: Carolina (#1 overall), Buffalo (#3), Cincinnati (#4), Arizona (#5), and San Francisco (#7). When collectors hear "With the ___ pick __________ has chosen, Cam Newton - Quarterback" a few lucky ones will have those cards already in hand.
HIT 2011 Football is the First Official Product Launched Featuring the 2011 Rookie Class!
ARRIVES AT DISTRIBUTORS THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2011!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, January 27, 2011.
SA•GE Collectibles, Inc., the world's leading manufacturer of football rookie cards and authentic autographs is excited to unveil the early March 2011 release of HIT 2011 Football - Low Series. Heisman Trophy and National Champion Mark Ingram headlines a stellar crop of rookies that is projected to include four first round quarterbacks such as the consensus top senior QB in the draft class Jake Locker, and the rocket-armed Ryan Mallett. Ingram, Locker, and Mallett are accompanied by other standout players in HIT 2011 Football - Low Series like projected first overall pick Da'Quan Bowers, 1st-round wideout Julio Jones and many more! HIT 2011 Football - Low Series will also include an amazing SIX AUTOGRAPHED CARDS PER BOX and utilizes SA-GE's panted autograph process to ensure authenticity.
Some collectors are already wondering who the next Danny Woodhead might be. College's all-time leading rusher and touchdown-maker - and a New England fan favorite appeared in HIT 2008 Football and didn't appear in another product until two years later. While we don't know for sure who that sleeper may be, we do know that SA-GE will go to all ends to unearth him and include his authentic autographs.
“HIT Low Series has a history of not only being the first to market by a large margin” said Tom Geideman, President of SA-GE Collectibles, Inc. “It also has a history of being the greatest value in the industry with an amazing assortment of players.”
HIT 2011 Football - Low Series contains some of the finest amateur football players embarking upon their professional careers. Each 2010 player is classified as a rookie for next season and is eligible for the 2011 post-season Rookie-of-The-Year awards. This product is not licensed, endorsed, approved, associated or in any way affiliated with any collegiate institution.
SAGE² 2010 Football Released!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, May 26, 2010.
SA-GE Collectibles, Inc., the industry leader in draft pick and rookie trading cards is proud to announce the release of the extremely limited and sold-out SAGE² 2010 Football. SAGE² is the fourth and final SA-GE football product of the year, all of which were sold-out prior to shipment to our distributors. Each limited edition pack of SAGE² contains two dual-player base cards and one dual-autographed card including the elite 2010 rookie class starring Sam Bradford, C.J. Spiller, Colt McCoy, Ryan Mathews, and more, plus the stars of the 2009 rookie class – including Mark Sanchez.
If collectors haven’t already pre-purchased their product from their favorite hobby shop they may have a hard time finding it. SA-GE was forced to allocate its extremely limited production run because of exceedingly high orders and turn down orders for 50% more of the product than was produced.
“We wanted to make sure that SAGE² was by far our most limited product of the year” said Tom Geideman, President of SA-GE Collectibles, Inc. “We didn’t want to ramp up production to match our orders, we wanted to keep these rare boxes as loaded as possible as a reward to our loyal collectors.”
Each 8-pack box contains on average two or more dual-autographed cards featuring at least one first round skill position player. There are no more than 600 autographs from any individual player, and each of the 96 different dual-autographed cards is as rare as 1/1 to at most just over 300. Combinations for the dual-player cards were made from collegiate and pro teammates, rivals and elite match-ups. SAGE² 2010 Football, as with every SA-GE product in the company’s long history, contains zero redemption cards, which means every card is inserted directly into the packs.
SAGE² 2010 Football contains some of the finest amateur football players embarking upon their professional careers. Each 2010 player is classified as a rookie for next season and is eligible for the 2010 post-season Rookie-of-The-Year awards. This product is not licensed, endorsed, approved, associated or in any way affiliated with any collegiate institution.
Tom Geideman Discusses SAGE's Place in the Hobby with Tuff Stuff Collector's Monthly Magazine
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SA•GE Collectibles, Inc. President Tom Geideman was interviewed by Tuff Stuff's Sports Collectors Monthly Magazine for the July 2010 Issue. The interview entitled SAGE Advice can be read in it's entirety as a pdf document at the following link.
The interview highlights SAGE's place in the sports card collecting hobby and the challenges SAGE has faced in the ever changing industry.
This article is a must read!
SAGE Autographed Football 2010 Released
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, April 22, 2010.
SA-GE Collectibles, Inc., the industry leader in draft pick trading cards is ecstatic to announce the release of its flagship brand SAGE Autographed Football 2010 just in time for the football draft. The sold-out product is arriving at distributors today, April 22, 2010 on the eve of the first-ever Thursday, prime-time draft day. Collectors will be able to pull authentic autographs of the top three projected picks – Sam Bradford, Ndamukong Suh and Gerald McCoy along with other great names such as Colt McCoy, Jimmy Clausen and C.J. Spiller direct from packs. SAGE Autographed Football 2010, as with all SA-GE products contains no redemption cards, which means every card is inserted directly into the packs.
“The draft today will start the professional careers of some fantastic players” said Tom Geideman, President of SA-GE Collectibles, Inc. “A look back ten years from now you’re going to see the foundation of the next ten championship teams, at least. This draft is so deep and so talented.”
Collectors will be able to pull rare autographed cards including the extremely scarce triple autographed cards. Only five different combinations were produced – including the top 3 QBs from this draft Sam Bradford, Colt McCoy and Jimmy Clausen – and are numbered to only 5. Every box will contain a mix of 54 different players’ authentic autographed cards ranging from the Platinum Level (numbered to 50), Gold Level (numbered to 200), Silver Level (numbered to 400) and Red Level (not numbered).
SAGE Autographed Football 2010 contains fifty –five of the finest amateur football players embarking upon their professional careers. Each player is classified as a rookie for the 2010 season, and is eligible for the 2010 football draft that starts today. This product is not licensed, endorsed, approved, associated or in any way affiliated with any collegiate institution.
SAGE President Tom Geideman Interviewed by First & Goal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SA•GE Collectibles, Inc. President Tom Geideman was was interviewed by First and Goal Sportscards on April 12, 2010. The interview (An Interview with SAGE President Tom Geideman) can be read in it's entirety on their website or a local copy saved here.
The wide ranging interview touches on topics such as Tom's personal collections, his thoughts on owning and operating a card company, and the future outlook and plans for SAGE Collectibles. The interview is considerably longer than many other typical posts on their site and shows the time and attention both parties paid to the discussion.
Be sure to check it out!
Are You Ready For The 2010 Rookies?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, January 18, 2010.
The underclassmen declaration date for the 2010 football draft was just this past Friday, but that hasn't slowed down SA•GE Collectibles, Inc.'s pursuit of the top rookies of perhaps the greatest draft class in decades.
SA•GE is very proud to announce that Colt McCoy, the Texas Longhorns' award-winning and record-setting quarterback and C.J. Spiller, the all-around dynamic running back who is the front-runner to be the first back taken in the 2010 draft are just two of many great names headlining it's HIT 2010 Football - Low Series product.
SA•GE is also enthusiastic to report that HIT 2010 Football - Low Series' early March release will again make it the first fully-licensed product issued featuring these rookie standouts. Spiller, McCoy and the other rookies will be personally autographing trading cards for HIT that will feature a jaw-dropping average of 6 autographed cards per box. Unlike the competition, each autographed card features SA•GE's patented autographed process to help ensure its authenticity.
Be sure to check back as more names are announced for inclusion in HIT 2010 Football - Low Series including a Heisman Trophy winner and a recent Heisman Trophy runner-up.
Update 1/30/2010: Sam Bradford and Toby Gerhart have been added to the HIT 2010 Football - Low Series!
SAGE President Tom Geideman Highlighted in Sports Illustrated
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SA•GE Collectibles, Inc. President Tom Geideman was highlighted in a Sports Illustrated article in the August 24, 2009 issue entitled "The Last Iconic Baseball Card."
Among the highlights in the article SI notes that Geideman was responsible for putting Ken Griffey Jr. on what "could very well be the last iconic rookie card ever made."
After many successes in the industry like the above, Tom Geideman and Robert Sadlak became fed up with the overproduction and over-proliferation of products in their beloved hobby,and decided to put their money where their mouths were. In 1998, backed by creative determination, a patent pending process, and nearly every penny they had to their names the two formed their own card company. Borrowing the first two letters of their last names they incorporated SA•GE in June of that year.
As Sports Illustrated points out, "sets are defined by their rookies, and the Griffey pick was a defining set... After making the Mariners out of spring training in '89, Griffey was an immediate sensation."
The same can be said for many of the rookies included in SAGE2, SAGE Autograph, HIT 2009 Football High Series, and HIT 2009 Football Low Series, the very first authentic Draft Football issues to be released in 2009. Don't miss out on the action!
SAGE2 and SAGE Autograph Sets Hits Shelves!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SA•GE Collectibles, Inc. announces the launch of SAGE2 and SAGE Autograph, featuring over 200 elite 2009 rookies including Matthew Stafford, Mark Sanchez & more! With three autographs in every pack, including one dual autographed card in SAGE2 packs, these cards are sure to go fast. Here are just a few of the product features:
- All cards are inserted, NO REDEMPTIONS!
- Patented autograph process assures authenticity
- SA•GE Collectibles, Inc.’s smallest print run ever!
SAGE2 and SAGE Autograph are the perfect compliment to HIT 2009 Football High and Low Series products!
Football’s 2009 Rookies Get HIT This March
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SA•GE Collectibles, Inc. is proud to announce HIT 2009 Football High Series and HIT 2009 Football Low Series, the very first authentic Draft Football issues to be released, which hit the shelves in March 2009 - one and a half months before the actual draft! Collectors are able to get the first officially licensed trading cards and authentic autographs of the top 2009 rookies including Matthew Stafford (QB, Georgia), Knowshon Moreno (RB, Georgia), Chris "Beanie" Wells (Ohio State - RB) , and Graham Harrell (QB, Texas Tech), Mark Sanchez (QB, USC), and Jeremy Maclin (WR, Missouri).
HIT 2009 Football Low Series is loaded with authentic autographs – an amazing 6 per box (on average). Collectors will be on the lookout for the very popular Write Stuff and Write Stuff Autographed Inserts, numbered to only 25! Plus they’ll be busting packs to find the new Game Breakers inserts and Game Breakers autographed Inserts, numbered to only 100.
With 50% more autographs per box in the HIT 2009 Football High Series, the packs are sure to go fast. "Making quality collectible products is our main goal," stated Tom Geideman, President of SA•GE Collectibles, Inc. "With such a talented draft class in 2009, both the HIT 2009 High and Low Football Series are sure to impress."
SA-GE.com Is Redesigned!
SA-GE Collectibles, Inc. is excited to ring in the new year with a redesign and relaunch of its SA-GE.com website. The new layout has a fresher, cleaner design, more interaction and most importantly is easier to navigate. We’ve made it even more convenient to find out about SA-GE’s innovative and highly desirable product releases including the upcoming 2008 releases of HIT Football (April), Aspire Football (early May), and SAGE Autographed Football (May) product releases while also storing an archive of checklists from our past products. SA-GE.com is also the place to find out about SA-GE’s corporate updates including, an exciting partnership with the Hula Bowl college All-Star game, played January 12, 2008 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
”Ten great years have come and gone so quickly“ stated SA-GE president Tom Geideman on the company’s recent 10th anniversary, ”We thought it was a great time to start off the new year with a new, more updated look to SA-GE.com.“ To achieve that goal SA-GE retained the services of Envisiondustry Media Concepts. ”Being a long-time SAGE collector,“ stated Jerry Higdon, lead webdesigner for Envisiondustry, ”I’ve never had as much fun as designing the new SA-GE.com webpage. It was an honor to highlight SA-GE’s great products in a newer, fresher look.“
SA-GE.com also includes a card gallery as well as a collectors gallery in which we ask collectors to send in photographs and information about their great pack-breaks and card-pulls. If you want to have your image & great card pull shown on SA-GE.com please submit your photo and a description of your pull to collectorgallery@sa-ge.com. Soon you too can be a part of SA-GE.com.
We’ve already received some great feedback from collectors, dealers & distributors about the new look of SA-GE.com and HIT, Aspire, and SAGE Autographed brand products. We would love to know your thoughts as well, including any improvements you’d still like to see email support@sa-ge.com. Thank you for your continued support of SA-GE products.
SA•GE Collectibles Announces SAGE HIT 2008 Football
Low & High Series Releases
SA•GE Collectibles realizes how much collectors look forward to the first SAGE Football draft product each April. Well, imagine how excited they will be when they discover that SAGE HIT 2008 Football will arrive a month early? Well, you can stop imagining.
SA•GE Collectibles announces a hobby first: The very first authentic Draft Football issue to be released in March - one whole month before the actual draft! That's right, now collectors can obtain their favorite collegiate player in the 2008 professional draft, a month earlier than they ever could before.
Here are some of the HIT 2008 Football details:
HIT BASE CARDS: The first 50 cards of a 100-card set are featured in the low series. The high series, which will feature many of the top players not included in the low series (including such names as Sedrick Ellis & Malcolm Kelly) will appear in late April, prior to the April 26-27 draft.
Additionally, there will be gold autographed cards of each player, numbered to 250 plus un-numbered silver & base versions.
SATURDAY COLORS INSERT: Each Saturday Colors insert will have an autographed card version numbered to 100.
WRITE STUFF INSERT: Each Write Stuff insert will have an autographed card version numbered to 25.
To top that, the all new SAGE HIT 2008 Football High Series will follow one month later, in April of 2008. Those players who aren't featured in SAGE HIT 2008 Low Series Football, are slated to appear in the SAGE HIT 2008 High Series Football release.
Additionally, a current checklist for SAGE HIT 2008 Low Series Football is included below, along with a couple of HIT 2008 Football sample images for collectors to drool over.
SAGE anticipates that the combined number of player cards in the two issues will total 100. SAGE HIT 2008 Football low series will feature 50 players (numbered 1-50), with the remaining cards being featured in SAGE HIT 2008 high series (numbered 51-100).
In 2002 HIT Football became the first-ever product to ship prior to the draft. HIT 2008 Football low series takes it further, releasing nearly one month prior to when a product loaded with top rookie players and their authentic autographed cards, has ever shipped before.
SA•GE HIT 2008 Football High Series Releases April 23rd
SAGE HIT 2008 High Series Football Debuts Before Draft!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SA•GE Collectibles has announced that it will release HIT 2008 Football High Series April 23rd – Just days before this years draft takes place. HIT 2008 Football High Series features some of this year’s best players in the upcoming draft (see below for player checklist).
SAGE president, Tom Geideman sees HIT 2008 High Series football, being just as exciting as HIT 2008 Football Low Series: ”The hobby loved HIT 2008 Low Series. We know this because we sold out and the collector feedback we’ve been getting has been tremendous. To be able to continue the excitement for collectors of SAGE Football Cards is our only focus, and we’ve accomplished this with HIT 2008 Football High Series.“
Here are some of the HIT 2008 Football details:
HIT 2008 FOOTBALL HIGH SERIES BASE CARDS: The second 50 cards of a 100-card set are featured in the high series. The High Series features top players not included in the Low Series (including names like Darren McFadden, Rashard Mendenhall, Jonathan Stewart & Felix Jones to name a few) who will appear in this latest SAGE release.
Additionally, there will be gold autographed cards of each player, numbered to 250 plus un-numbered silver & base versions.
SATURDAY COLORS INSERT: Each Saturday Colors insert will have an autographed card version numbered to 100.
WRITE STUFF INSERT: Each Write Stuff insert will have an autographed card version numbered to 25.
The combined number of player cards in the two HIT Football issues totals 100. SAGE HIT 2008 Football Low Series features 50 players (numbered 1-50), with the remaining cards being featured in SAGE HIT 2008 High Series (numbered 51-100).
In 2002 HIT Football became the first-ever product to ship prior to the draft. HIT 2008 Football low series took it further, releasing its first series nearly one month prior to when a product loaded with top rookie players and their authentic autographed cards, has ever shipped before. Now the hobby can enjoy HIT 2008 Football High Series and can enjoy the professional football draft even more!
SA•GE Collectibles Announces SAGE HIT 2008 Football
Low & High Series Releases
SA•GE Collectibles realizes how much collectors look forward to the first SAGE Football draft product each April. Well, imagine how excited they will be when they discover that SAGE HIT 2008 Football will arrive a month early? Well, you can stop imagining.
SA•GE Collectibles announces a hobby first: The very first authentic Draft Football issue to be released in March - one whole month before the actual draft! That's right, now collectors can obtain their favorite collegiate player in the 2008 professional draft, a month earlier than they ever could before.
Here are some of the HIT 2008 Football details:
HIT BASE CARDS: The first 50 cards of a 100-card set are featured in the low series. The high series, which will feature many of the top players not included in the low series (including such names as Sedrick Ellis & Malcolm Kelly) will appear in late April, prior to the April 26-27 draft.
Additionally, there will be gold autographed cards of each player, numbered to 250 plus un-numbered silver & base versions.
SATURDAY COLORS INSERT: Each Saturday Colors insert will have an autographed card version numbered to 100.
WRITE STUFF INSERT: Each Write Stuff insert will have an autographed card version numbered to 25.
To top that, the all new SAGE HIT 2008 Football High Series will follow one month later, in April of 2008. Those players who aren't featured in SAGE HIT 2008 Low Series Football, are slated to appear in the SAGE HIT 2008 High Series Football release.
Additionally, a current checklist for SAGE HIT 2008 Low Series Football is included below, along with a couple of HIT 2008 Football sample images for collectors to drool over.
SAGE anticipates that the combined number of player cards in the two issues will total 100. SAGE HIT 2008 Football low series will feature 50 players (numbered 1-50), with the remaining cards being featured in SAGE HIT 2008 high series (numbered 51-100).
In 2002 HIT Football became the first-ever product to ship prior to the draft. HIT 2008 Football low series takes it further, releasing nearly one month prior to when a product loaded with top rookie players and their authentic autographed cards, has ever shipped before.
SAGE DECADEnce Highlights Company's 10th Anniversary
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LAKE ELSINORE, CA -- To help celebrate SA•GE Collectibles, Inc.'s 10th anniversary the company has announced plans to unveil an extremely limited release of SAGE DECADEnce Football. The product will be loaded with Printer's Plates from all of the company's 2006 and 2007 football products including rare 1/1 autographed Printer's Plates & Jersey Swatch Printer's Plates from both years. Among the notable players from both series are: Vince Young, Reggie Bush, Matt Leinart, Jay Cutler, Joseph Addai, Lawrence Maroney and Brady Quinn, Calvin Johnson, JaMarcus Russell, Adrian Peterson & Marshawn Lynch.
Packs of SAGE DECADEnce are also loaded with autographed cards of the top 2007 football draftees as well as limited edition jersey swatch cards. As usual with any SA•GE product every card is inserted directly into packs, there are zero redemption cards.
"We've been having such a blast making SAGE trading cards that it hardly even seems like 10 years have come & gone." stated Tom Geideman, president of SA•GE Collectibles. "We wanted to thank our great customers for their support of our love of the hobby & our products by issuing SAGE DECADEnce."
SAGE DECADEnce is an extremely limited product that was allocated to each of SA•GE's great distributors. It is recommended that collectors contact their local dealers & distributors in order to reserve their product before it's all gone.
Calvin Johnson, JaMarcus Russell, Brady Quinn & Troy Smith Headline HIT 2007 FB
LAKE ELSINORE, CA -- SA•GE Collectibles, Inc. is proud to unveil the much anticipated release of HIT 2007 Football, the first product to feature the officially licensed trading cards, authentic autographs & jersey swatch cards of the 2007 football draftees including Brady Quinn, Calvin Johnson, JaMarcus Russell, Adrian Peterson & Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith.
As in previous years HIT will not only be the first product released, but it will contain the best value in trading cards - an average of 5 authentic autographed & 1 swatch card per box. Plus, as with any SA•GE product every card is inserted directly into packs, there are zero redemption cards.
HIT 2007 Football brings back popular inserts including The Write Stuff, where the top players have their handwriting analyzed to give a true insight into their personalities & the most popular preseason insert, Autographed Write Stuff Cards, #'d by hand to 25. The popular Premium Swatch jersey cards, #'d to 50, also return.
New to 2007 are Draft Diary insert cards. These special inserts will feature the top 3 players from the '07 draft including Quinn & Russell where the players themselves comment about milestones during their draft process such as the combine & pro day. The first two cards per player will appear in HIT 2007 Football with two additional appearing in SA•GE's upcoming Aspire Football 2007 (late April release) & SAGE Autographed Football 2007 (mid-May). To take it even a step further, the actual letters written & signed by the athletes will be cut up & inserted into a very unique Draft Diary Swatch insert.
"Being collectors ourselves, we're always striving to make the collecting experience as satisfying as possible." stated Tom Geideman, president of SA•GE Collectibles. "We believe the uniqueness of the Draft Diary Swatch insert really achieves that goal, and we're excited to be the first to ever to deliver this concept."
Collectors are encouraged to contact their favorite hobby stores & distributors in order to reserve their product before it is sold out once again.
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