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My Dream Set…
Nov 20th
By Karine Hains aka Pheebs888
In life it’s impossible to please everyone and the same applies to the hobby. Whatever it is that the card manufacturers do, there will always be people who will be happy and people who will criticize not one product or idea will please everyone. This is an undeniable fact and no one will ever be able to change that but if the card companies wanted to please me, or if I worked for say Upper Deck, here’s what I would do…
Currently the market is saturated with numerous releases which are more or less rather similar. SPX, More >
The End of “Parallel Hell”? A New Perspective on Parallel Cards
Nov 5th
By Richard McAdam aka RGM81
The beginning of the 2010-11 card season seems to have brought about a shift in thinking about parallels. It began with Upper Deck Victory and the inclusion of the rack pack exclusive Red parallels. Not since the 05-06 numbered to 5 Black parallels has there been so much interest in Victory; people were breaking the packs in bunches in the hopes of landing a superstar or top rookie, or even to do the entire parallel set. It has continued with Panini Certified. Even though some player checklists are of epic proportions there are still large numbers More >
How Can You Help Your Hobby
Oct 29th
By Ethan Cahn aka hhliving1101
What a year it’s been so far, exclusives (although some will say monopolies), limits set by leagues and so many changes have happen in such a short period of time. What has happened to the hobby as a whole to change the view thousands of collectors previously had of it? It used to be an outlet to collect for YOUR love of the game, or the player. Now it seems as if all of us, and I am guilty of this too, have lost sight of why we loved to collect in the first place.
I recently More >
A New Dawn for Hockey Collectors
Oct 28th
By Richard McAdam aka RGM81
When Upper Deck released 2009-10 The Cup on October 1st, it not only brought closure to the 09-10 collecting season but also marked the end of an era. For the previous five years, Upper Deck held an exclusive license to manufacture and distribute NHL hockey cards. During this period, collectors were introduced to wildly successful products such as The Cup and the one-off Montreal Canadiens Centennial, bringing in a new wave of collectors, myself included after a 13-year hobby vacation. Every one of the rookie cards of superstars such as Sidney Crosby, Alexander Ovechkin, Jonathan Toews, More >
2010 Upper Deck World of Sports Preview
Sep 7th
2010 Upper Deck World of Sports is scheduled to release in December, 2010 and will feature a 400-card base set with autographs and memorabilia from stars and personalities in Baseball, Basketball, Hockey, Golf, Soccer, Lacrosse, MMA, Olympic Sports, Extreme Sports, and more. Each box will contain 20 packs with six cards per pack. Collectors can expect two autographs and one memorabilia card per box.
[Show as slideshow] [View with PicLens]Top Inserts: Athletes of the World Signatures Sports Nation Dual, Triple and Quad Signatures All Sport Apparel Clear Competitors
Break Summary: (on average) Get Two (2) Autographs in every box! Including one (1) More >
2010-11 O-Pee-Chee OPC Hockey Card Preview
Sep 5th
2010-11 O-Pee-Chee OPC Hockey is scheduled to release on 14 Dec and cost about $50 per box. Each box contains 36 packs with six cards per pack. 201-11 OPC has a 600-card checklist. Collectors can expect the Quad Jersey cards (OPC Souvenirs), three OPC Signatures and one In Action SP per case.
[Show as slideshow] [View with PicLens]CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS - Superb 600-card base set – most comprehensive set of the year! - Mid-December release allows rookies who skate in October to be included! *With 100 Marquee Legends/Rookies, you’re guaranteed a great subset card in every other pack! - Every pack features More >
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