Need help narrowing down the PC

[lemeiuxrules]

I have come to a crossroads in collecting. I have recently been accumulating RCs of decent players to build up some side PCs, the problem is that they are getting expensive and almost all of the players are highly collected.

My question is who out of these would you keep and why.

I have listed the cards I have of each player and figured that, that would play some part in the decision making.

I am not looking for anyone to outright pick who I collect, just looking for a few new different points of view.

Thanks-Bob

Luke Adam:
Contenders #122 Auto RC
Crown Royale #166 Auto RC /499
Luxury Suite #179 RC /899
Pinnacle #210 RC
SP Authentic #287 FW Auto RC /999 X5
Ultimate #126 Auto RC /299
Upper Deck #457 YG RC X2
Upper Deck Ice #93 RC /499

T.J. Brodie: (Matthew's)
Black Diamond #166 Triple RC X4
Contenders #123 Auto RC /499 X3
Crown Royal #165 Auto RC /499 X2
Limited #206 Manufactured Patch Auto RC /299
O-Pee-Chee #540 RC X8
SP Authentic #300 FW Auto RC /999 X3
SP Game Used #184 RC /699 X2
Upper Deck #210 YG RC X9
Upper Deck FRENCH #310 YG RC
Upper Deck Ice #65 RC /1999 X4 Including 0066/1999 His Jersey #
Victory #329 RC X17
Black Diamond RUBY #166 RC /100
Contenders Playoff Ticket Parallel #122 RC /100
O-Pee-Chee RETRO RAINBOW #540 RC X8
Victory GOLD #329 RC X2
Victory BLACK #329 RC
Upper Deck Rookie Materials #M-TB (Red)

Alexander Burmistrov:
Artifacts #202 RC /699
Contenders #118 Auto RC X2
Crown Royal #142 Auto RC /499
Limited #216 Manufactured Patch Auto RC #/299 X2
O-Pee-Chee #520 RC X2
Pinnacle #207 RC X2
SP Authentic #305 FW Auto RC /999 X3
SPx #187 Jersey Auto RC /799
Upper Deck #203 YG RC X15
Upper Deck FRENCH #203 YG RC
Victory #312 RC X5

Logan Couture:
Artifacts #206 RC /699
SPx #169 Jersey Auto RC /799
UD Trilogy #169 RC /499
Upper Deck #487 YG RC X2
Upper Deck Champs #192 RC
Victory #329 X2

Zac Dalpe:
Artifacts #241 RC /699
Black Diamond #205 Quad RC X2
Limited #184 Manufactured Patch Auto RC /299
O-Pee-Chee #539 RC
SP Authentic #297 FW Auto RC /999 X2
SPx #181 Jersey Auto RC /799 X3
Upper Deck #212 YG RC X10
Upper Deck FRENCH #212 YG RC
Victory #326 RC X8
O-PEE-CHEE #539 Retro
Upper Deck #212 YG EXCLUSIVE /100

Jordan Eberle:
Artifacts #231 RC /699
Black Diamond #220 Quad RC X2
Certified #192 Jersey Auto RC /499 X3
Contenders #137 Auto RC X2
Donruss #298 RC X2
Limited #209 Manufactured Patch Auto RC /299 X2
O-Pee-Chee #519 RC X2
Pinnacle #201 RC X2
Ultimate #140 Auto RC /99
Upper Deck #220 YG RC X16
Upper Deck FRENCH #220 YG RC
Upper Deck ICE #110 RC /99
Victory #349 RC
Contenders R.O.Y Candidates #3 X2
Contenders R.O.Y Candidates Green #3 /50
Upper Deck RETRO #220 YG X3
Upper Deck RETRO #250 YG
Upper Deck Rookie Headliners #RH28

Taylor Hall:
Adrenaline #224 RC
Black Diamond #222 Quad RC
Certified #189 Jersey Auto RC /499
O-Pee-Chee #508 RC
Pinnacle #212 RC
SP Authentic #280 FW Auto RC /999
SP Game Used #200 RC /99
Upper Deck #219 YG RC X14

Braden Holtby:
Upper Deck #499 YG RC X2
Upper Deck Ice #142 RC /999
Victory #340 RC

Marcus Johansson:
Black Diamond #203 Quad RC X2
SP Authentic #249 FW Auto RC /999
O-Pee-Chee #511 RC
Upper Deck #249 YG RC X2

Evander Kane:
Black Diamond #219 Quad RC
Collector's Choice #234 RC
O-Pee-Chee #795 RC
O-Pee-Chee #63 Quad Jersey Auto RC /299
SP Authentic #207 FW Auto RC /999
SPx #178 Jersey Auto RC /484
UD Trilogy #162 RC /499 X3
Ultra #254 RC
Upper Deck #205 YG RC X9
Upper Deck MVP #369
Victory #301 RC X2

Robin Lehner:
Contenders #153 Auto RC X2
Crown Royal #130 Auto RC /499
SP Authentic #239 FW RC /999
SPx #123 RC /499
Ultimate #94 /399
Upper Deck #486 YG RC

Nino Niederreiter:
Artifacts #219 RC /699
Contenders #150 Auto RC X2
Donruss #297 RC
Limited #211 Manufactured Patch Auto RC X3
O-Pee-Chee #503 RC X3
Pinnacle #208 RC
SP Authentic #264 FW Auto RC X4
SPx #183 Jersey Auto RC X2
Upper Deck #482 YG RC X3
Upper Deck Ice #88 RC /499
Victory #325 RC X5

Brayden Schenn:
Artifacts #214 RC /699
Black Diamond #215 Quad RC
Certified #198 Jersey Auto RC X2
Contenders #140 Auto RC X2
Donruss #295 RC X2
Limited #221 Manufactured Patch Auto RC /294
O-Pee-Chee #547 X2
Pinnacle #204 RC X2
Score #557 SP RC
SP Authentic #277 FW Auto RC /999 X3
SPx #191 Jersey Auto RC /799 X2
Upper Deck #223 YG RC X19
Victory #324 RC X2

Tyler Seguin:
Artifacts #203 RC /699
Black Diamond #221 Quad RC X3
Donruss #299 RC
O-Pee-Chee #536 RC X2
Pinnacle #203 RC X2
Score #554 SP RC
SP Authentic #301 FW Auto /999 RC
SPx #196 Jersey/Auto RC /499
Upper Deck #456 YG RC
Upper Deck Ice #104 RC /99

Jeff Skinner:
Black Diamond #213 Quad RC
Certified #199 Jersey Auto RC /499 X3
Contenders #126 Auto RC X2
Donruss #281 RC X2
Luxury Suite #129 Patch Auto RC /199
O-Pee-Chee #548 RC X4
Pinnacle #223 RC
SP Authentic #295 FW Auto RC /999
SPx #189 Jersey Auto RC /799
Upper Deck #211 YG RC X15
Victory #327 RC

[centrehice]

Adam - gone. No re-sale within 2 years

T.J. Brodie - gone, No re-sale now forget about 3 years down the road.

Robin Lehner - ditto

I'd also sell all Schenn cards while people are paying too much as well as the other rookies.

Treat Hockey cards like stocks on the stock market. Never ever marry any of them.

[maddysdaddy]

If you are collecting as an investment or tying to raise money the comment above is probably valid. It depends what you want for your pc. My pc, is cards I have no intent on reselling or making money off of. I collect them because I like the player or team. If that is the case, pick a player or team or couple players you really like, and run with that. All that being said, if you decide to unload either of your Jets, send me a message. Good luck deciding, there are some nice starts to player collections either way.

[RiceBondsMntna2Rice]

I'd say ditch the Couture...I'll take that garbage! : )

Seriously though, if you didn't know what the BVs and sale values were, which 3 players would you most enjoy watching or know that you're most likely to enjoy watching in the future? That way, you can get excited about a card for another reason.

Just my two cents...

[maddysdaddy]

That last response was perfect. Unless the value of a player is outside your means to collect, pick what yoare going to enjoy regardless of bv sv or anything along those lines u

[NastyPatches]

Adam - gone. No re-sale within 2 years

T.J. Brodie - gone, No re-sale now forget about 3 years down the road.

Robin Lehner - ditto

I'd also sell all Schenn cards while people are paying too much as well as the other rookies.

Treat Hockey cards like stocks on the stock market. Never ever marry any of them.

What if you actually like the player and your not in it just for the money? I thought collecting cards was supposed to be a fun HOBBY? Most of us know we arent going to get the same amount of money back that we put into our collections. If its a player you really like or a set you think is really cool and you can still pay the bills and live comfortably then who cares what money you get back from it? If your passion/hobby is flying and travelling the world are you worried about what money you are going to get back from it? doubt it. Guess what dollar amount you are going to get back from that plane ticket to Australia or France? a big fat 0. Collect what you can and have fun with it just like any other hobby out there. If its worth a few bucks down the road and you have no intention in keeping it anymore then thats a bonus, sell it off. Sorry for the rant but its comments like that that really irritate me... Back to the original question. Pick a player or 2 who you really like and sell the rest and put it towards someone you really like. Thats what I would do.

[Sdig14]

What if you actually like the player and your not in it just for the money? I thought collecting cards was supposed to be a fun HOBBY? Most of us know we arent going to get the same amount of money back that we put into our collections. If its a player you really like or a set you think is really cool and you can still pay the bills and live comfortably then who cares what money you get back from it? If your passion/hobby is flying and travelling the world are you worried about what money you are going to get back from it? doubt it. Guess what dollar amount you are going to get back from that plane ticket to Australia or France? a big fat 0. Collect what you can and have fun with it just like any other hobby out there. If its worth a few bucks down the road and you have no intention in keeping it anymore then thats a bonus, sell it off. Sorry for the rant but its comments like that that really irritate me... Back to the original question. Pick a player or 2 who you really like and sell the rest and put it towards someone you really like. Thats what I would do.

Exactly, well said. My hobby is hitting the booze, and I know I won't have much to show for that after all is said and done, but it's all about the fun of it

[centrehice]

It has nothing to do with money and everything to do with them being a commodity,


I have a lot of cards I like, but I didn't buy any of them new, unless they were 5 cents a pack and came with Gum.

Brayden Schenn cards are not going to appreciate, get them 2 years from now at a fraction of the cost.

[StuBedaso]

I guess you could approach a new season as I do:

Which of these new rookies has a better than good chance of staying in the dance, and which tier can I afford? Other than Skinner, last year's crop means squat to me- but I'm a Flames fan....- Nino would be my pick, other than the obligatory Flame, Brodie.

I don't do Rookies, as a rule of thumb. I already have my player that I collect, and unless ANOTHER 5'9'' fire plug named Theo Fleury comes along that can play better than HE did, my PC remains,

Theoren Fleury.

[StuBedaso]

Exactly, well said. My hobby is hitting the booze, and I know I won't have much to show for that after all is said and done, but it's all about the fun of it

You and I, sir, are going to have to sit down over a LONG weekend and discuss many matters. We'll start with beer and move on to hockey. Foxnews should send a camera crew to film that epic event.