Tag: upper deck
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New Parkhurst Retros from 1954-55!
For the last few years, I’ve been keeping my eye on Upper Deck’s Parkhurst releases and they are one of my favourite products out there right now. As they continue to work their way through the 1950’s ‘Parkies’ products of the past, this year found the 1954-55 release brought back into the limelight. While trying to…
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Patch Upgrades & Hobby Interviews!
Hello my fellow card board collectors. I hope everyone has been enjoying their summer so far. This collection is still chugging away, slowly but surely. Today’s blog post brings another patch upgrade into the collection with this card from 2009-10 Ultimate Collection. I was also interviews on another show, which you can find at the…
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Milestone Mail: Card # 800 Enters My Collection!
Recently, I was able to reach a milestone I never thought was possible in this collection: 800 Total cards. To reach this milestone in style, I recently acquired this 2014-15 Upper Deck MVP Magenta 1/1 Printing Plate into the collection, and I couldn’t be happier. If you’ve followed this blog for any amount of time, you know…
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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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Getting Ready For Hobby Halloween!
Are you drowning in base & insert cards that haven’t seen the light of day in years? Do you wish there was a magical process that would rid yourself of this cardboard you forgot you owned? If you’re like me, then Halloween is the perfect time for this. Over the past few year’s I’ve managed…
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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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Another History Lesson = More Parkhurst Retros
Happy Canada Day to my fellow Canadian card collectors! I hope everyone is enjoying their holiday with family and friends. As for me, well, I wanted to write-up a little something for a recent pickup for the goalie collection. Upper Deck’s 2024-25 Parkhurst Champions included a clever homage to the iconic 1953-54 set…& more gum…
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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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The ‘Golden Whale’ Found After a Decade-Long Hunt
After chasing this card for over 10 years, the chase finally comes to an end… The 2014-15 Upper Deck MVP Gold Script /100 is now in my collection! To call this card one of my white whales is an understatement, so I have cleverly dubbed it the ‘golden whale’. I first heard of this card come up…
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