After scouring eBay for a few days after the release of 2010 Exquisite Football I began to notice a few things with Joe McKnight’s Rookie Patch Autos. Each of them had a slight variation in the signature. See below:

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.

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At 21 years old and the youngest player in the league, the Chicago Cubs young stud of a short stop, Starlin Castro, is arguably off to one of the best starts of the 2011 MLB campaign. Currently hitting 28-for-67 (.418) and leading the MLB in hits and is among the leaders in runs, triples, and OPS. Castro also has thrived at the top of the lineup. He’s 18-for-32 (.563) and has scored eight runs in seven games as the leadoff man.

Castro is batting .345 since last years All-Star break – no one else in the National League has more hits during that time. More times than not, when checking the box score of the Cubs, you will see Castro names next to multiple hits in that game, he just recorded his ninth multihit game of this season. In his first Major League game on May 7, 2010, Starlin Castro homered in his first plate appearance and set a Major League record by collecting six RBIs in his debut. Castro’s 28 hits through his team’s first 15 games are the most in the Majors since 2000, when Darin Erstad had 29, and are the most for the Cubs in the live ball era.

Now, less than a year removed from that phenomenal debut, Castro has burst out of the gate and is collecting hits at a rate that makes one wonder what other company he might be able to keep.

I have been tracking some of Castro’s sales on eBay since the start of the season. I have broken down his 2010 Bowman Chrome Autograph sales below to show the progression some of card values are taking as Castro becomes more of a household name.

So believe the hype, Castro’s as good as advertised.

The 2010 National Treasures Sam Bradford NFL Logo Shield has surfaced on eBay. One of, if not, the largest chase cards from the 2010 National Treasures release, this card features an on-card autograph of Bradford along with a Authentic NFL Logo Shield and is machine stamped 1 of 1.

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

1. 2010 National Treasures Patch Auto Sam Bradford #25/25 – $1,298.78
2. 2010 National Treasures Sam Bradford RC Patch Auto 5/99 – $1,200.00
3. 2010 NATIONAL TREASURES AUTO PATCH SAM BRADFORD RC /99 – $999.99
4. 2010 NATIONAL TREASURES SAM BRADFORD RC PATCH AUTO /99 – $999.95
5. 2010 National Treasures Sam Bradford Auto Patch 17/99 – $799.00
6. 2010 National Treasures Tim Tebow Gold Patch Auto #9/25 – $735.00
7. 2010 National Treasures TIM TEBOW Auto Patch RPA /99 RC – $679.00
8. Tim Tebow 2010 National Treasures Patch Auto /99! – $655.00
9. 2010 National Treasures Tim Tebow Auto Large Patch /99 – $600.00
10. 2010 National Treasures TIM TEBOW AUTO PATCH RC /99! $$ – $599.99
11. 2010 Panini National Treasures Tebow Autograph Patch/99 – $550.00
12. 2010 National Treasures TOM BRADY 3 clr AUTO PATCH 1/1 – $483.00
13. 2010 National Treasures RYAN MATHEWS RC PATCH AUTO /25 – $472.50
14. DEZ BRYANT 2010 NATIONAL TREASURES ROOKIE PATCH AUTO – $461.90
15. NDAMUKONG SUH 2010 National Treasures Patch Auto 14/25 – $438.00
16. 2010 NATIONAL TREASURES COLT McCOY GOLD RC PATCH AUTO – $400.00
17. 2010 National Treasures Ryan Mathews Auto Patch 22/25 – $400.00
18. Ndamukong Suh 2010 National Treasures GOLD PATCH AUTO – $400.00
19. DAN MARINO 2010 National Treasures AUTO PATCH #9/10 – $390.00
20. 2010 National Treasures DEZ Bryant RPA 14/25 PATCH AUTO – $385.00
21. 2010 NATIONAL TREASURES AUTO PATCH DEZ BRYANT 09/25 – $655.00
22. 2010 National Treasures Eric Berry Auto/Patch /5 – $350.00
23. 2010 National Treasures Ndamukong Suh Patch Auto /25! – $340.23
24. DEZ BRYANT 2010 National Treasures Rookie Patch Auto/99 – $338.56
25. 2010 national treasures JERRY RICE AUTO PATCH #8/10 – $315.00

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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:

Late last week, we gave you a sneak peek at Panini’s 2010 Playoff Contenders Rookie Ticket Autograph set. Today, we are bringing you some interesting news and an interesting twist on these Rookie Ticket Autos. It appears as if there are two versions of some of the on-card Rookie Ticket Autos. It has yet to be confirmed which version may be a short-print (SP).

The product officially hits the shelves today, so we should be able to get an idea if one version is more of an SP than the others as more of the cards hit eBay.

Check back for updates to this developing story.

Panini recently released images of the 33 on-card autos that will be available in their upcoming 2010 Playoff Contenders release. The cards, which pay subtle homage to the 1998 release of Contenders Football, feature large crisp images of each player along the left side of the card and continue with the ticket theme along the right side with stadium and team information. The card also features a bold, on-card autograph on the bottom of the card.

Contenders Football is always a fan favorite, and the 2010 set looks to be as great as any.

Two of the most highly sough after rookie cards from the 2009-10 Panini National Treasures Basketball set have been placed on eBay within a few days of each other. The Logoman Autographs of Blake Griffin and Tyreke Evans are both for sale via Buy It Now on the web site.

Each card features an NBA logoman patch along with a on-card autograph from the player and is machine numbered 1 of 1. These cards, considered by most, as the crown jewels of any collection, have steep price tags. The Evans is prices at $10,000, while the Griffin is priced at $32,000.

The very first 2010 Bowman Chrome Bryce Harper USA Buyback Auto has landed on eBay. The seller has it online with a BIN of $3,000. As you can see from the gallery, the buyback autos feature an on-card auto on the front and are machine numbered to 100 on the back. These cards are only available through the wrapper redemption from Topps.