Tag: Set Collecting
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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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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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Billy “The Bat” Smith Makes An Appearance In The 300 Win Club Set
UD A Piece Of History: 300 Win Club – Billy Smith (Stick).Another 300 Win Club card bites the dust! Today I acquired the Billy Smith card for my ongoing set collection. Aside from absolutely murdering the legs/ankles/bodies of apposing players with his stick and being the first NHL goalie ever credited with a goal, Billy “The Bat”Smith…
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All-Time NHL Wins Leader Boosts the NHL Win Club set!
2019-20 SP Game Used: A Piece of History 40 Wins Club – Martin Brodeur 50/99. After some Quarantine thinking, I decided it was time to pursue the new SP Game-Used 40 Wins Club cards as a part of my ongoing A Piece of History: Wins Club memorabilia card collection. The Brodeur was the first addition…
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First Mail of 2020: Two Upper Deck 300 Win Club Cards!
Not a bad way to start 2020 with not one, but TWO new additions for my Upper Deck 300 Win Club set. A received both of these in a deal from a member on Hobby Insider and the timing couldn’t have been better. My goal for the new year was to reach 20 cards for…
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The Dominator: Another 300 Win Club Added!
Finally added another Upper Deck 300 Win Club card to my ongoing set after quite some time. Feels good to land “The Dominator”, who racked up an impressive 389 wins in his Hall Of Fame career. I’m up to 12 cards in this set as of this blog post, which is halfway through the 24 jersey…
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A look back at my first set completion: 2006-07 Fleer Ultra Hockey Netminders
I’ve been having so much fun these past few days thinking about some content to publish to this new blog (if you have any ideas, questions, or topics you want me to cover, please let me know) and today I’m going to briefly talk about my first set completion… 2006-2007 Fleer Hockey Netminders. First off, lets…
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Another Upper Deck 300 Win Club add! Glenn “Mr. Goalie” Hall!
I’m excited to unveil another element of my collection today as I share another addition to my Upper Deck 300 Win Club Jersey card set. As I explained in my earlier post, I explained how my only set completion so far (06-07 Fleer Hockey Netminders) was one of the only sets that really drew me…
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