Upper Deck’s upcoming baseball card set gets a little hairy

Upper Deck strives to be a cut above the rest.

After acquiring locks of hair from a variety of famous personalities along with extremely rare cut signatures, Upper Deck is pleased to bring “Hair Cuts” cards to the market beginning with 2008 SP Legendary Cuts Baseball.

Ten cards that include a cut autograph and strand of the celebrity’s hair will be randomly inserted into the product. Each of these cards will be limited to only one and they will include personalities like George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Geronimo, Andrew Jackson and the Sultan of Swat himself, Babe Ruth. Upper Deck has plans to insert more of these unique hair cards into its 2008 Piece of History Baseball release as well.

“We are consistently looking to push the envelope by creating innovative new card sets,” said Tim Muret, Upper Deck’s vice president of Sports Cards and Memorabilia. “When one of our vendors approached us with these items and we heard the stories behind them, it was a natural decision to meld what collecting was with what collecting is today. These one-of-a-kind pieces celebrate some of the most important historical figures of our time and we are excited about bringing collectors so much closer to them with this very special insert set.”