Month: May 2020
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When Art & Cards Meet
A Curtis Joseph art card Produced & Autographed by Edward Vela (2015).I’ve always been a big fan of art. From the colours, stories and types of art that can be shared, art is one of those things that I can very much appreciate. As for cards, I’ve always loved cards. But you already knew that,…
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Collectors Corner: Gaborik Super Collector Turned Supreme Patch Hoarder
Curt’s Introduction I am 60 years old and grew up in Minnesota as a huge sports fan (Twins, Vikings, North Stars). I started collecting football cards at first around 1972 when I was 13. Mostly for Vikings players, but that evolved into other sports, teams, players, etc. I went into the Navy in 1977 and…
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Unexpected Mail For The Jhonas Enroth Collection Today!
About 2 weeks ago, I was browsing the BlowOutCards Forum when I received a PM from one of the fellow members there, Blake ( Freli55). I’ve dealt with Blake before and he’s always been very generous in helping me acquire cards from my collection, and once again, totally out of the clear blue sky, he…
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Collectors Corner: The Bill Ranford Super Collector
2006-07 The Cup Limited Logos – Bill Ranford 24/50.As a fellow Hockey Moderator on SportsCardForum, I’ve had the pleasure of knowing about Sean’s legendary Bill Ranford collection, along with his All-Time Edmonton Oilers Collection, for many years now. As a goalie collector myself, hearing about Sean’s new Ranford pickups was always something I quickly resonated…
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Collectors Corner: The Goaltending Museum (Now Heroes Of The Crease)
(Editor’s Note: Since this article was written, Bruce has rebranded his museum to Heroes Of The Crease) You can find him on his new website here: Heroes Of The Crease The Goaltending Museum. Remember that name. I say remember it because I’m sure it will be coming to a city or Expo near you at…
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Finally ‘Nabbed’ Nabokov
2012-13 Upper Deck A Piece of History 300 Win Club Evgeni Nabokov (Group B 1:4,754).This past month has been great for my collections. Enroth cards aside, I’ve been making some great progress on a side project of mine. After a short wait in transit, this Evgeni Nabokov 300 Win Club card popped into my mail…
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Collectors Corner: The Russian Rocket – Pavel Bure
One of Steve’s many cards of The Russian Rocket Pavel Bure. The 10th Edition of Collectors Corner features Steven’s super collection of none other than #10 Pavel Bure. When it comes to the ‘Russian Rocket’, everyone knows who he is by the nickname alone. Bure’s skill set on the ice made him into one of…
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How To Start A Hockey Card Collection: Player Collecting
How To Start A Hockey Card Player Collection. After my recent How To Start a Hockey Card Collection blog post received a lot of great feedback, I wanted to dive a little deeper and branch these Hobby How To posts into a series of blog posts for young and/or experienced collectors alike in order to help navigate the…
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Upper Deck Win Club: Throwback to 2002!
2001-02 UD Challenge For The Cup 500 Win Club: Patrick Roy 132/300. My Upper Deck Win Club set just got a nice boost today with the addition of the 2001-02 Upper Deck Challenge For The Cup A Piece Of History: 500 Win Club card of Patrick Roy These Roy Win Club cards were the first…
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Collectors Corner: Small Town Connection Helps Inspire A Nathan Horton Super Collection
As someone who really enjoys hearing stories about how card collections came to be, I thought Josh’s story on what inspired his Nathan Horton card collection was extra special. To have that close connection to a player in your small town make it to the NHL is a story that always ages well. As far…
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