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10-15-2018, 02:49 PM #1
Antiexpo and a couple of games at the Bell Centre
Let’s see if I can remember how to do one of these show and tell thingy...
So life hasnt been all that easy lately so after my doctor had been pestering me for 6 months, i finally agreed to be signed off work for a while and was ordered to do whatever it took to take my mind off things. With the Habs home oppener coming up and the biggest card show in montreal 2 days later with Sid and the Pens playing the Habs in the evening, it seemed to me like my doctor told me to go to the 2 games and hit that card show...
I’ll start with the card show, L’Antiexpo is held twice a year and is the biggest show in Montreal. For the first time ever this fall though, it was in a new setting (at the IGA stadium) instead of the usual college and it was a rather good move.Also for the first time, Upper Deck was distributing it’s fall expo promo packs when you busted a box at their table. I had bought a VIP ticket and was therefore allowed to enter at 9:00. As soon as i got in, I went to the Collect Edition stand to grab a box of artifacts and then hit the UD stand to get my promo pack. Nothing that spectacular in the box but my promo pack yielded an Andrew Shaw Priority signings 12/15 and i was given other little inserts, a card wallet and an oversized Carey Price
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After that i tried to start the mission i had set myself, try to find arena relics cards from the new artifacts, featuring Habs greats and forum memorabilia (bricks,seats...). In the second to last row of stands, i came across one of the nicest dealer in the business Tek Chher, i asked if he had some of those cards but unfortunately he didnt...However, two stands later, the guy had the Jean Beliveau one so that was my first card from this very sought after set. A while later, as i was queuing to get Mike Keane to autograph my 1993 mini cup stanley, a guy asked if i was Karine i said yup and he told me Tek had told him to find me...why? Because he had the Maurice Richard forum articfact card! After a bit of haggeling, the card was mine! But the day just kept getting better as i also landed the Lafleur one of the set. Oh and i also score a Drouin auto and a Roy auto 4/10:
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Before leaving, i also had Brian Bellows sign my 1993 mini cup:
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Their auto joined those of Denis Savard and Patrice Brisebois...slow and steady wins the race as they say lol
Finally before making my exit, i took part to the second UD raffle of the day and walked out with a mini helmet autographed by Julien Gauthier
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Silly me, i forgot to say that i got a RGS mystery box which yielded a couple of autographed pucks by Habs goalies; Carey Price and Richard Sévigny. Once at the Bell Centre, just like Thursday, i decided to buyba CH fondation puck. They cost 40$ and are autographed by a current or past Hab and if your puck is gold, you win a prize. On Thursday, I had received a gold Lehkonen signed puck and won a Gallagher signed flag. I therefore couldnt resist so i tried my luck....i got a Schlemko signed puck BUT it was golden as well! And this time it got me a Max Domi signed tshirt :
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Finally, after the Habs vainquished the Pens in the shootout, i was able to make the drive back home and leave behind me what had been a spectacular show and an awesome 3 days :)
Comments welcome as always and give me a should shout you see some of those Forum relics cards please :)Last edited by Pheebs888; 10-15-2018 at 03:40 PM.
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10-15-2018, 03:24 PM #2
Those Forum cards are very nicely done, great looking cards. Sweet promo stuff too all around
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10-15-2018, 06:59 PM #3
Glad you had a Great time.
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10-15-2018, 07:10 PM #4
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10-15-2018, 11:38 PM #5
The game against the Kings must have special, with that ceremony celebrating the 1993 cup.
I love those arena artifacts :)
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10-16-2018, 12:42 AM #6
A much deserved awesome weekend! Great haul and was fun following along your Saturday adventure!
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10-16-2018, 04:06 PM #7
It truly was a great day but thankfully it isn't every weekend or I'd go broke.
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10-16-2018, 10:28 PM #8
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10-16-2018, 11:35 PM #9
Those Arena Artifacts cards are truly spectacular. Wow! Incredible, tiny pieces of art.
That Roy is a beauty also! Great Show And Tell !Jhonas Enroth Card Collector & Host of the Hidden Content
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