Contest - Sign Up Now! First Few Prizes Announced as Well!

My Ultimate Allen & Ginter Mini Set Contest is almost ready to begin.  However, there is still time to sign up!  

How to sign up:

First, go here to fill out your own bracket. Think of this as March Madness, but for baseball card sets.  It doesn't really matter if you know every set or not (though I did do a year-by-year write-up of every single mini set if you go back through my May blog archives).  As of the time I'm writing this post we have 15 contestants in the Bracket Challenge (not counting my personal entry).  I'd love to see that number get to at least 20 prior to the start of the competition.

Also, a quick note for Matt (Diamond Jesters), I think you missed making a pick somewhere as the current standings show you as having a maximum score of four fewer points than the rest of us.

The Prizes:

I've decided to try something different with this contest in that I will be introducing prizes as the contests moves along.  In the end, there will be a "prize draft" among all winners - beginning with whoever wins the Bracket Challenge getting the first pick.  Remember, everyone that creates a bracket (even if you don't get a single guess correct) is going to be entered into a list where one random person will be a prize winner.

Other ways to enter:

1.  Promote this contest on your blog, Twitter, etc.  

Each person that does so no later than Sunday, June 7 will be entered in a list where I'll pick a random winner.  Please leave a comment on this blog entry with a link to your promotion of the contest so that I'm sure to see it.  Right now, the following people are on the list of contest promoters:

1. Matt (Diamond Jesters)
2. Fuji (Chronicles of Fuji)
3. Alex (Chavez Ravining)
4. Bucs Stop Here (Twitter plug)
5. Rod (Padrographs)
6. drauer (Twitter plug)
7. Card Junk (Twitter plug)
8. John Sharp (John's Big League Baseball Blog)
9. bbcardz (Stadium Fantasium)
10. Captain Canuck (Waxohilic)
11. Diamond King (The Diamond King)

If I missed your promotion of my contest, like I said, leave a link on this blog entry!

2.  Vote!

Once the initial entry phase is over, voting will commence for the various match-ups within the bracket.  On certain days of voting, every single person who casts a ballot will be eligible for a prize entry.  The specific voting days that will have prizes attached will often be secret, that is, you won't know until after the voting closed for that particular round that voters were eligible for a prize slot!  

Like I said, I plan to have a bunch of prizes available in this contest with a prize draft at the end of the entire process.  In that way, hopefully every winner walks away with something that they are happy with receiving!  I'll also be introducing some of the prizes that will be part of the giveaway throughout the contest - and we might as well start with one such possible prize right now!

Potential Prizes to Choose From:

Prize #1:  2011 Topps Lineage Complete Base Set (#1-200)

Prize #2:  2010 Allen & Ginter Framed Relic

#AGR-JB - Jay Bruce (Reds)

Prize #3:  2008 Upper Deck Baseball Heroes

Green Parallel #451/499

115. Alex Rodriguez (Yankees)

Like I said, I'll have many, many more prizes to announce as the contest rolls forward but as you can see already there's some good/interesting stuff available!  I'll be sure to include stuff from many different teams when all is said and done (and perhaps another complete set will show up as well)!  Sign up now, don't be left out!