Collectible Concepts Group Launches www.Collectbaseball.com; The E-Commerce Site has Memorabilia From Baseball's Golden Age to the present.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers DOYLESTOWN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 5, 2000 Collectible Concepts Group, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). : CCGR CCGR Center for Computer Games Research CCGR Concentric Conductor with Ground Removed ), a leading marketer of collectibles merchandise primarily in the sports and entertainment categories, opened its full-service e-commerce Web site today at www.collectbaseball.com following completion of beta testing (programming) beta testing - Testing a pre-release (potentially unreliable) version of a piece of software by making it available to selected users. This term derives from early 1960s terminology for product cycle checkpoints, first used at IBM but later standard throughout the . According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Daryl Seidman, Collectible Concept Group's Director of Internet Operations, "www.collectbaseball.com demonstrates our commitment to expanding our product line as well as our distribution channels. This Web site makes our products more accessible to fans in the U.S. and in other countries where baseball is popular." Baseball fans can purchase a wide range of authentic memorabilia direct from this secure site, including photos, autographs and art works of such players as Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle, Duke Snider, Pee Wee Reese  Harold Henry "Pee Wee" Reese (July 23 1918 - August 14 1999) was an American professional baseball player who played for the Brooklyn and Los , Warren Spahn, Brooks Robinson, Carl Yastrzemski, Jim Bunning,
Nolan Ryan, Tommy John, Don Mattingly, Ken Griffey Jr., Cal Ripken and
RobertoAlomar. The collection includes signed baseballs, special
lithographs of long-gone baseball stadiums such as Ebbets Field, player
statuettes, and more. The memorabilia collection is designed to appeal
to baseball fans of all ages and all pocketbooks, with prices starting
at $25.
More than 60 items are available on the Web site, and one new product will be added every day. Among the items already available: A Collectible Concepts' exclusive: Our own Permagraph(TM), designed to preserve forever fragile autographs, which otherwise are highly likely to deteriorate significantly over time. Each Permagraph(TM) includes real autographs on brass-plated steel, mounted on an ebony-toned plaque. Each one is individually signed and numbered to show they are issued in limited editions of just 1,000. Permagraph's(TM) are guaranteed never to fade, chip or smear. Each Permagraph(TM) also includes our CCGenuinetm Certificate of Authenticity A Certificate of Authenticity (COA) is a seal or small sticker on a proprietary computer program, t-shirt, jersey, or any other memorabilia item, especially in the world of computers and sports, which is designed to demonstrate that the item is authentic. and a picture of the player and witness at the time of signing. Also included on the Web site is a weekly column by Bill Gilbert, author of The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times' Best Seller, "The Duke of Flatbush" and 16 other books. Gilbert, a former sportswriter sports·writ·er n. A person who writes about sports, especially for a newspaper or magazine. sports for the Washington Post and Marketing Director for the old Washington Senators, is a winner of nine national awards for media relations. He is also co-host of the syndicated radio show "Talkin' Baseball." Collectible Concepts will promote the Web site with display ads in major sports newspapers and magazines beginning in June, following test marketing this month. More About Collectible Concepts Group, Inc. Headquartered in Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Bucks County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2000, the population was 597,635. A 2004 U.S. Census estimate placed the population at 621,342, making it the fourth most populous county in Pennsylvania, after Philadelphia, Allegheny, and Montgomery , Collectible Concepts Group, Inc., develops and markets licensed collectible merchandise in the entertainment and sports industries. CCGR is also an official licensee of NEW LINE PRODUCTIONS, Inc., and produces replicas of props from AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY and the sequel, AUSTIN POWERS: THE SPY WHO SHAGGED shag 1 n. 1. A tangle or mass, especially of rough matted hair. 2. a. A coarse long nap, as on a woolen cloth. b. Cloth having such a nap. 3. A rug with a thick rough pile. ME as well as the creation and management of The Official Austin Powers Collector's Club www.powersclub.com. CCGR is also creating collectible merchandise for the Terminator and Terminator 2 motion pictures and is currently building the Official Terminator Collector's Club, which is scheduled to go on-line soon. CCGR recently acquired www.Mini-V.com, featuring Austin Powers' star Verne J. Troyer. Along with the Mini-V.com project, CCGR is developing the X-MEN Collector's Club, and a variety of X-Men products under license from Marvel Comics. Statements about the company's future expectations, including future revenues and earnings, and all other statements in the press release other than historical facts are "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. The Company intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. Since these statements involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, the Company's actual results could differ materially from expected results. |
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