I am Nervous

[andrewconnors9]

I agree with the last two statements for sure. Pre lockout itg has a very nice market. And like Scotty said what other company has a president that comes online and discusses their products and would be willing to help out directly. ITG is #1 in my eyes.

[odjickfan]

ITG is the best card company for vintage memorabilia, enforcers and juniors. 75% of my wax breaking is ITG now. I do enjoy the random Pacific pre-lockout breaks.

[RGM81]

I've been waiting almost 8 months for my 10/11 The Cup Ovechkin/Backstrom Dual Scripted Swatches. I talked to a UD rep about a month and a half ago and while he didn't come out and say it, from the tone of his voice, and him asking if I wanted to request a replacement, I got the indication that I'll be waiting a while(He made it sound as though Backstrom was holding it up). I'm starting to think I should put in for one, but with a high end card like this it's tough...

In his defence, Backstrom is just coming back from a pretty serious concussion. That said, it's not a coincidence that Ovy's had a lot of redemptions with UD products but is live in those made by some other companies...

[mortuus]

Seems its not UDs fault really when players dont take their signing sessions serious.. and its a problem too that its known that ud dont pay in time for some players.. i even heard of some rookies last year or something that sent cards but never got paid.. go figure why we have this problem..

[jsokol1626]

depends on the ITG product. I bought my first enforcers box for 75$, no massive hits, had no PC hits so sold it all and got 110$ back in return.

Bought two different ITG Canada vs the World boxes, both boxes had about 130 - 150$ in return.

Thats much better than UD breaks I have had, im Pro-ITG all the way, especially their mid end sets like those, and high end like ITG Ultimate

This post isn't about ITG, it's about UD redemptions. Please stay on topic.

[13stepper]

I checked my redemptions on the Upper Deck page, and all of them have been moved to the Fullfilled tab saying they are being packaged and prepared for shipping, looks like I should see my cards within 2 months. Maybe I will be buying some Ultimate Collection this year after all.

Why? I question if I will ever receive my Upper Deck Redemptions. I have never ever complained about redemptions. I've always been patient and just sit back and the brown bubble mailers usually appear in the mailbox, but not lately. In fact it's been 6 months since my last redemption came in. I never complained until I became a member of the "waiting 1 year plus club." Is Upper Deck going out of business? Let's face the facts guys, can they really survive the on-slaught of lawsuits that are pending right now?

As much as it hurts me, ripping wax is a very enjoyable hobby of mine, I've made a decision to stop until all my redemptions are in my hands. I haven't ripped anything since that pack of 05/06 The Cup and will continue not to.

I have a bad feeling that one day out of nowhere Upper Deck will up and fold and no one will get their pending redemptions.

[CoolHandLuke]

I have been happy with upper deck and received all redemptions I check in. The last one was a huge hit Lemieux/Gretzky dual patch auto 5/5, took six month come in but well worth the wait.

[Craig2]

Panini sent my last batch of redemptions to Alberta, which would be great if I didn't live in Ontario. My address change was made on their site, and Canada Post apparently didn't see fit to forward the package so who knows where they are......now I have to sign an affidavit and get the replacement ball rolling.

The best part is that they assured me the next batch would be sent to the proper address, then stated that they had no idea how the previous ones got sent out west. Makes me feel totally confident.

[chakhae1]

It depends on why you're in this fine hobby of ours. If you're in hobby for the joy of busting wax, then don't let all the legal issues facing UD stop you from busting wax. If you're in the hobby to make a profit through selling cards, then not busting wax shouldn't be that much of an issue. With regards to redemptions, it's best to be patient and polite since being an aggressive brute isn't going to get you anywhere.

[13stepper]

I have been happy with upper deck and received all redemptions I check in. The last one was a huge hit Lemieux/Gretzky dual patch auto 5/5, took six month come in but well worth the wait.

Wow! Congrats on your luck, I think there are many people who have not been that fortunate with many of their redemptions.