Both of these cards also feature a Topps certified authentic sticker on the back of the card, once again extending ones perception of a legit card. Up until 2009, these stickers were placed on the rear of cards as shown in the image below:

The fact is, one of these is a blatant fake, and one is an actual pack-issued, certified autograph. Can you tell which one is the fake? If you can’t, don’t worry, you aren’t alone. These fakes have been selling for good money on eBay to other unsuspecting buyers.

Let’s take a look at where the sticker autographs are placed on the front of each of the cards. As you can see card on the right has a small opaque window over the players image and below the sticker autograph on the front of the card. This is the tell-tale criteria for identifying if you have an authentic, pack-issued, certified autograph from the set.

As you can see, there is a small gap of a lighter shaded area surrounding the autograph, presumably so that the machine or person who applied the autographs to the cards had an indication of where the sticker belonged on the front of the card.

I have lightened up the areas on the two cards to show the area that I am talking about.

There are possibly other 2007 Bowman Chrome Football fake autographs on the market, but the Adrian Peterson version is the most commonly faked. Hopefully this article can arm you with a little more knowledge when you are looking to buy one for your collection.

After his Monday night assault, the reigning NFL Most Valuable Player, saw his stock and prices of cards reaching the same historic levels as his Monday-night performance. Tom Brady is a once-in-a-generation quarterback and has a tremendous following from his crazed New England fans. Mix that with his three Super Bowl rings and dramatic performances he is able to pull off, and you now understand why the demand and price of his cards are so high.

Top Rookie Cards

1. 2000 Playoff Contenders Auto
2. 2000 SP Authentic
3. 2000 SPx
4. 2000 Bowman Chrome
5. 2000 Leaf Certified

2. Cam Newton

Cam Newton began his NFL career on the same field where he ended his collegiate one and was spectacular. His 422 yards passing are a record for any rookie in his NFL opener. The No. 1 pick in the draft who had struggled at times in the preseason, completed 24-of-37 passes for 422 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. Two of his superfractor's from 2011 products sold over the weekend following his performance. His 2011 Topps Finest Superfractor sold for $3,101.99, while his 2011 Topps Platinum Patch Auto Superfractor sold for $2,500.00.

Top Rookie Cards

1. 2011 Topps Finest Auto
2. 2011 Topps Inception Auto
3. 2011 Topps Rookie Premiere Auto
4. 2011 Topps Auto
5. 2011 Topps Platinum Auto

3. Randall Cobb

Cobb, a second-round draft pick out of Kentucky, caught a touchdown from Rodgers and ran a kickoff back 108 yards for a score in the third quarter — tying an NFL record for the longest kickoff return in history. Prices of his 2011 Topps Finest Patch Auto jumped from $8.00 to $56 in a matter of days.

Top Rookie Cards

1. 2011 Topps Finest Auto
2. 2011 Topps Inception Auto
3. 2011 Topps Rookie Premiere Auto
4. 2011 Topps Auto
5. 2011 Topps Platinum Auto

4. Matthew Stafford

The third-year quarterback, who’s struggled to stay on the field early in his pro career, threw for 305 yards and three touchdowns. Stafford, who was not sacked, led four scoring drives of at least 70 yards.

Top Rookie Cards

1. 2009 Exquisite Auto Patch
2. 2009 National Treasures Auto Patch
3. 2009 SP Authentic Auto Patch
4. 2009 Contenders Auto
5. 2009 Topps Chrome Auto

To enter the contest, use the comments form at the bottom of this page and tell us which quarterback is going to have the most passing yards, running back is going to have the most rushing yards, and wide receiver is going to have the most receiving yards in Week 1 of the NFL Season. In case of tie, be sure to also tell us which team you think is going to score the most points in Week 1.

Example:

• QB: Tom Brady
• RB: Jamaal Charles
• WR: Chad Ochocinco
• Team: Arizona Cardinals

In the event of multiple correct guesses, it will be randomly awarded to one of the correct guessers. You are only allowed to enter your guesses once, multiple guesses from the same email address or IP address will result in disqualification from the contest. Be sure you use a valid email address, as I will be contacting the winner via email on where to send their prize.

As always, thanks for reading.

2011 TOPPS GRIDIRON LEGENDS HOBBY FOOTBALL - 12 BOX CASE US $915.00 Auction Ends: Monday Feb-06-2012 12:55:51 PST   | Watch this Item

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Take a look at these two cards and see if you can notice some glaring differences between the two:

The first thing that jumps out at me is obvious forged autograph of the version on the left. However, some forgers have made a real art into duplicating an athletes signature, so that may not always be a tell-tale identifier in the case of the Donal Brown above.

The best identifier I have found is attempting to locate the “Topps Certified Autograph Issue” label on the card, directly above the autograph. As you can see, the pack issued cards have it printed directly on the card, while the forged version is missing the the label. Now, this does not mean the cards can’t have authentic autographs on the cards. Here is an example of a Michael Crabtree that the card may have been back-doored, then actually signed by Crabtree, however, the card is missing the “Topps Certified Autograph Issue” label.

Let’s take a look at some more:

Here are some eBay auctions of some fake Rookie Premiere Autos:

• Aaron Curry
• Andrew Brown
• Chris Wells
• Donald Brown
• Hakeem Nicks
• Jeremy Maclin
• Josh Freeman

Here are some eBay auctions of some authentic Rookie Premiere Autos:

• Knowshon Moreno
• Mike Thomas
• LeSean McCoy
• Mark Sanchez
• Josh Freeman

We have also compiled a list of the 2011 Topps Rookie Short Print Variations.

#1 Aaron Rodgers

#10 Larry Fitzgerald

#60 Chris Johnson

#85 Troy Polamalu

#100 Drew Brees

#250 Andre Johnson

#260 Roddy White

#270 Philip Rivers

#280 Antonio Gates

#300 Peyton Manning

#330 Arian Foster

#400 Tom Brady

#410 Adrian Peterson

#440 Michael Vick

We will be updating this list as more SP Veteran Variations are found, so be sure to save this link and check back for more updates.

We have also compiled a list of the 2011 Topps Veteran Short Print Variations.

#6 Kyle Rudolph

#11 Leonard Hankerson

#19 Titus Young

#70 Andy Dalton

#126 DeMarco Murray

#149 Randall Cobb

#160 Blaine Gabbert

#200 Cam Newton

#235 Jerrel Jernigan

#238 Christian Ponder

#242 Joe Baldwin

#274 Torrey Smith

#321 Greg Little

#350 Julio Jones

#366 Daniel Thomas

#382 Jamie Harper

#395 Ryan Williams

#402 Shane Vareen

#413 Colin Kaepernick

#424 Mikel LeShoure

#426 Mark Ingram

#427 Von Miller

#430 Jake Locker

#438 Ryan Mallett

We will be updating this list as more SP Rookie Variations are found, so be sure to save this link and check back for more updates.

It looks as if he signed some of them with his USC #4, his Jet’s #25, and some with no number at all. I sent a tweet to @UpperDeckSports asking if they had any idea on the print run variations, however they responded with:

We are not reporting the totals on each variation he signed, rather letting the market determine the scarcity levels.

Based off eBay sales alone, the #4 variation has the perceived scarcity over the two variations.

I haven’t noticed any other variations yet in any other 2010 Exquisite Football cards.

2010 Exquisite Joe McKnight AUTO PATCH RC SP /10 MOJO BV $$$ US $75.00 (0 Bid) Auction Ends: Tuesday Feb-07-2012 11:49:24 PST   | Watch this Item

Dez Bryant 2010 Exquisite Card #100, Base Rookie Autograph / PATCH #'d 39 / 75 US $699.99 Auction Ends: Tuesday Feb-07-2012 14:40:35 PST   | Watch this Item

2010 EXQUISITE DEXTER McCLUSTER RC PATCH AUTO 68/75 CHIEFS OLE MISS US $13.89 (9 Bids) Auction Ends: Tuesday Feb-07-2012 16:27:33 PST   | Watch this Item

SAM BRADFORD 2010 EXQUISITE COLLECTION PATCH AUTO #/75 RC ST. LOUIS RAMS HEISMAN US $1,999.99 Auction Ends: Tuesday Feb-07-2012 16:47:54 PST   | Watch this Item

2010 EXQUISITE EMANUEL SANDERS AUTO SLIGHT 3 COLOR SMU PATCH /75 10 US $175.00 Auction Ends: Tuesday Feb-07-2012 17:56:06 PST   | Watch this Item

2010 EXQUISITE LOGO ERIC DECKER AUTO LOGO 3 COLOR PATCH /120 10 US $150.00 Auction Ends: Tuesday Feb-07-2012 17:58:49 PST   | Watch this Item

2010 Rob Gronkowski Exquisite rc auto patch #ed to /120 rookie autograph US $179.99 (0 Bid) Auction Ends: Tuesday Feb-07-2012 21:00:37 PST   | Watch this Item

JAHVID BEST 2010 UD EXQUISITE ROOKIE LOGO PATCH RC AUTO #/120 BGS 9 LIONS US $249.95 Auction Ends: Tuesday Feb-07-2012 21:02:32 PST   | Watch this Item

1/1 C. J. SPILLER 2010 UD EXQUISITE AUTO-BIOGRAPHY ROOKIE PATCH AUTO RC #1/20 US $139.49 Auction Ends: Wednesday Feb-08-2012 9:47:07 PST   | Watch this Item

Golden Tate 2010 Exquisite RC auto patch lot = 1/1 Seahawks US $110.00 Auction Ends: Wednesday Feb-08-2012 11:17:27 PST   | Watch this Item

The card has been reportedly sold for $5,000.

Today, Panini released the print runs for the short printed 2010 Playoff Contenders Rookie Ticket Autographs. There had been much speculation swirling around the Internet in regards to who everyone thought would be a SP or an SSP in the set. With this years addition of the Retail blasters and a guaranteed autograph per box, some of the numbers got a little skewed from peoples original thoughts.

Below is the published production runs for some of the Rookie Tickets autos:

#	Player Name	Team Name	QTY
103	Anthony Dixon	San Francisco 49ers	360
106	Blair White	Indianapolis Colts	75
107	Brandon Banks	Washington Redskins	500
108	Brandon Graham	Philadelphia Eagles	306
109	Brandon Spikes	New England Patriots	500
113	Carlton Mitchell	Cleveland Browns	496
115	Chris Ivory	New Orleans Saints	500
116	Chris McGaha	Jacksonville Jaguars	441
119	Dan LeFevour	Cincinnati Bengals	455
121	Danario Alexander	St. Louis Rams	300
123	David Nelson	Buffalo Bills	500
126	Dennis Pitta	Baltimore Ravens	500
129	Dezmon Briscoe	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	495
130	Dominique Curry	St. Louis Rams	190
137	Ed Wang	Buffalo Bills	500
147	Jeremy Horne	Kansas City Chiefs	500
148	Jeremy Williams	Philadelphia Eagles	194
151	Jimmy Graham	New Orleans Saints	358
156	Joique Bell	Philadelphia Eagles	161
157	Kareem Jackson	Houston Texans	500
158	Keiland Williams	Washington Redskins	500
161	Koa Misi	Miami Dolphins	190
162	Kyle Williams	San Francisco 49ers	436
164	Lamarr Houston	Oakland Raiders	500
165	LeGarrette Blount	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	287
166	Lonyae Miller	Dallas Cowboys	412
168	Marlon Moore	Miami Dolphins	500
169	Max Hall	Arizona Cardinals	401
170	Max Komar	Arizona Cardinals	500
179	Preston Parker	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	190
183	Russell Okung	Seattle Seahawks	174
184	Rusty Smith	Tennessee Titans	190
188	Chris Gronkowski	Dallas Cowboys	500
189	Seyi Ajirotutu	San Diego Chargers	384
192	T.J. Ward	Cleveland Browns	500
194	Thaddeus Lewis	St. Louis Rams	190
197	Trent Williams	Washington Redskins	500
198	Tyson Alualu	Jacksonville Jaguars	190
200	Zac Robinson	Detroit Lions	340
201	Andre Roberts	Arizona Cardinals	498
201	Andre Roberts	Arizona Cardinals	498
203	Arrelious Benn	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	285
203	Arrelious Benn	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	285
205	Brandon LaFell	Carolina Panthers	312
205	Brandon LaFell	Carolina Panthers	312
206	C.J. Spiller	Buffalo Bills	372
206	C.J. Spiller	Buffalo Bills	372
207	Colt McCoy	Cleveland Browns	394
207	Colt McCoy	Cleveland Browns	394
208	Damian Williams	Tennessee Titans	412
208	Damian Williams	Tennessee Titans	412
211	Dez Bryant	Dallas Cowboys	360
211	Dez Bryant	Dallas Cowboys	360
213	Eric Berry	Kansas City Chiefs	97
213	Eric Berry	Kansas City Chiefs	97
214	Eric Decker	Denver Broncos	492
214	Eric Decker	Denver Broncos	492
215	Gerald McCoy	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	82
215	Gerald McCoy	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	82
218	Jermaine Gresham	Cincinnati Bengals	500
218	Jermaine Gresham	Cincinnati Bengals	500
219	Jimmy Clausen	Carolina Panthers	403
219	Jimmy Clausen	Carolina Panthers	403
220	Joe McKnight	New York Jets	392
220	Joe McKnight	New York Jets	392
221	Jonathan Dwyer	Pittsburgh Steelers	439
221	Jonathan Dwyer	Pittsburgh Steelers	439
222	Jordan Shipley	Cincinnati Bengals	499
222	Jordan Shipley	Cincinnati Bengals	499
226	Mike Williams	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	391
226	Mike Williams	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	391
228	Ndamukong Suh	Detroit Lions	326
228	Ndamukong Suh	Detroit Lions	326
229	Rob Gronkowski	New England Patriots	499
229	Rob Gronkowski	New England Patriots	499
230	Rolando McClain	Oakland Raiders	378
230	Rolando McClain	Oakland Raiders	378
231	Ryan Mathews	San Diego Chargers	300
231	Ryan Mathews	San Diego Chargers	300
232	Sam Bradford	St. Louis Rams	377
232	Sam Bradford	St. Louis Rams	377
234	Tim Tebow	Denver Broncos	400
234	Tim Tebow	Denver Broncos	400
235	Toby Gerhart	Minnesota Vikings	495
235	Toby Gerhart	Minnesota Vikings	495