Tag: Rookie Card
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After 14 Years, This Side Collection is 100% Complete!
Way back in 2010, I was introduced to online card forums for the first time. These forums allowed me to interact with other like-minded collectors and have access to a larger network of card collectors to trade and deal cards with, which as a teenager in high school, was truly an amazing thing. I’m not…
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Mail Day: A Stunning 4-Colour Future Watch Auto Patch!
In the mail today was a 4-colour Enroth 09-10 SP Authentic Future Watch Auto Patch 94/100Things have been rolling along pretty nicely for the collection in the past couple weeks. After my two notable Jersey Numbered cards recently, this card also popped up out of nowehere and I just had to snag it. In the mail today was…
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Something New: Upper Deck to Encase All Rookie Patch Autographs in 2023-24 The Cup
Yesterday, it was announced across the hobby that for the first time ever, all of the Rookie Patch Autographed (RPA) true rookie cards in Upper Deck’s anticipated 2023-24 The Cup releasewill be encased & slabbed in plastic holders within the product. The reason for the encasing is to protect the patch cards integrity. For many years…
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Over 12 Years Later…Two More Printing Plates from 09-10 The Cup
I added not one, but two 2009-10 Upper Deck The Cup Printing Plates to the collection this month. Check it out!I was happy to add two rookie-year 2009-2010 Upper Deck The Cup printing plates this past month. It’s funny how one could go years without adding to a specific area of their collection and suddenly,…
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Hockey Immortals: New Book & C55 Card Set!
Hockey Immortals: 1911 C55 – Book and 45-card reprint set. I picked up another hockey book for my collection. This book, printed in 1991, shares the history of some of the formative years of professional hockey, predating the NHL. This book and reprint card set was limited to 50,000 copies. It focuses on the what…
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The Great One
1979-80 O-Pee-Chee #18 Wayne Gretzky Rookie Card – Graded PSA 1.Well it finally happened….. I now own a Wayne Gretzky rookie card. After a lightning quick deal finilized on Twitter this past week, this Gretzky is now solidified in my card collection. Although this card doesn’t “fit” in my primary collection, you can never go…
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Collectors Corner: Naim’s Indigenous NHL Rookie Card Collection
To mix things up, I wanted to try writing something different today. Since this blog primarily revolves around my own collecting habits, recent pickups and my opinions of this great hobby of ours, I wanted to turn the tables and feature other collectors in this new Collector Showcase written portion of my blog. This will…
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