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So I busted a box of the new 11-12 UD Victory just to say I did it. Other then the fact the all of the pictures are from this past season and some players are still listed with teams they have left it isn't bad.

I pulled the usual Victory Rookies and Inserts in every pack but to my surprise I found the MVP parallels to be quite nice. I got 2 black MVP Rookies and a host of MVP gold script cards.

MVP Black Rookies
Matt Frattin Maple Leafs
Blake Geoffrion Predators ...

Well I think I've been rather nice for most of my blog entries but after a lengthy discussion with a customer of mine who was rather ™™™™™™ off at a flea market card hack I decided it is time to vent

The cards in my store are always posted with the current Beckett pricing and without exception I don't mark them up. Cards that don't have a published price because of scarcity are priced based on comparisons with similar cards and thirty-five years of experience. PERIOD.
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On a long weekend here in Canada, it isn't a stat holday just one of those 'we need a long weekend' things so I thought I would do some card shopping. I was looking for a Crosby YG RC to put in the store since I don't have one. I could have picked one up a couple of weeks ago for $200 but missed out because I was otherwise occupied.

Anyway, I started looking for one of these cards and I noticed some interesting prices for a couple of graded rookies which started me thinking about the ...

Well I'm ™™™™™™

The first product to roll out of Upper Deck under their new 'Brick & Mortar' rules and already I have rec'd emails from an internet seller who even admits in his email promotion letter that he knows he isn't supposed to have it. Thank goodness for the little product code serial number which will identify the supplier and get him in deep s**t. I was hoping that the distributors of Upper Deck product would follow the rules but one of the two of them in Canada ...

As promised here is the 10-11 Ultimate Box break. I opened 2 just for fun.

First Box/Pack
Tony Esposito base 333/399 (traded)
Nathan Lawson RC 282/399 (on ebay)
Erik Karlsson Debut Threads 191/200 (on ebay)
Pavel Datsyuk Achievements Auto 10/25 (on ebay)

Second Box/Pack
John Tavares base 294/399 (traded)
Kevin Poulin RC 121/399 (on ebay)
Eric Wellwood Debut Threads 152/200 (given away)
Joe Sakic Ultimate Signatures (on ebay) ...