UD Checklists

[Krug x47]

Anyone starting to get the feeling that just about every UD Checklist is the same as far as Vet players go? I may be alone but it just seems there is no way for people to progress PCs anymore. I know people dont want to see a checklist full of average NHL players but it would be nice to for people with lesser skilled player PCs to have something to chase.

[RGM81]

If you want to get them to change, get on the social media and ask them. You'll be amazed at how receptive they can be. Couple years back I had a very specific photo request for use on a Carey Price card - lo and behold:




Why that photo? It's from a game I was at against the Canucks, and I'm a little pixel in the background.

It's a tough spot for UD (and Panini when they were making cards) as the "lesser lights" out there will draw groans from the majority of collectors. When a guy is dropping $80-$150 on a box and his big hit is a Josh Gorges or Carl Soderberg instead of Carey Price or Bobby Orr, 99% of people aren't going to be happy unless they can find the handful of people who collect those players and hope those collectors don't already have those cards.

But that said, I always encourage people to go out and make their pitch directly to the card companies. The third line guys and second pairing d-men do deserve more of a spotlight than just OPC or Series 1/2, and the only way they'll get it is if people demand it.

[Cunnuc]

Maybe try switching it up instead of now having Doug Harvey in every product. I don't remember seeing him much when ITG was producing some of him in 11-12 now he seems to to be one of the legends in a lot of upper deck products.

Not only do they have the same 15-20 legends but there are sooooo many Bobby Orr Gretzky and Yzerman autos that they're hurting the value overall. You don't need a whole product of mid-tier players but you can at least have 5 different ones in a product and maybe 1-2 or those with 3 different ones in another product etc.

Having 3 companies producing cards certainly gave collectors a chance to find a PC card but there were so many products that a lot of them were not selling much.