Hockey Cards - Part III

[Rorschach]

I went to the national. The biggest card show on the planet and can confirm the hobby is dead.

I would suggest people here find the sports cards radio channel on youtube.

The hobby died in 1991 when the first chase inserts were made, so whatever.

 

[Super Hans]

Lol, this guy. Says the hobby is dead, calls everyone in the thread idiots, but breaks 2 cases of the latest product with that dire checklist.

 

[GreatSaveEssensa]

Lol, this guy. Says the hobby is dead, calls everyone in the thread idiots, but breaks 2 cases of the latest product with that dire checklist.

I had the same thoughts.

 

[nhlanon1]

I don't buy trading cards, but I do follow it some. It's basically another form of gambling/loot boxes at this point. Aside from the odds, the worst part about it is that the condition of the card is another form of gambling on its own. Even if you find the big hit, there's no saying there won't be a dent on it or that it won't be a poor print, completely tanking its value. I can't believe that's a problem that exists in 2023.

I also have a hard time believing that the companies don't keep the good cards for themselves or give their friends/family members first dibs on them. There's no legal oversight, there's no way to know and there's potentially millions up for grabs. I wouldn't even be shocked if some of the big youtubers like Packman are sponsored by the trading card companies themselves to promote card sales.

If I was going into this, I would just invest in older cards with an established track record and buy new rookie cards directly. Buying blasters and mega boxes is like a slot machine that costs $30-$300 a pull and the odds are not in your favor.

 

[Craig Ludwig]

I went to the national. The biggest card show on the planet and can confirm the hobby is dead.

I would suggest people here find the sports cards radio channel on youtube.

In the U.S I agree that Baseball/Basketball/Football is much more popular, my statement was go to "Toronto" in November. Hockey is still very popular in Canada.

I've opened two cases and have pulled four Bedards.

SSSSP they are not

OK, so you can't stop talking about how hockey is dead. And then you go and buy two cases....

 

[Rants Mulliniks]

The hobby died in 1991 when the first chase inserts were made, so whatever.

My thoughts exactly. At least for those who were hobbyists before it was a thing.

 

[Satan]

Lol, this guy. Says the hobby is dead, calls everyone in the thread idiots, but breaks 2 cases of the latest product with that dire checklist.

He's the smartest poster in this thread!

 

[Rorschach]

My thoughts exactly. At least for those who were hobbyists before it was a thing.

Yeah that was the end of set building, trading doubles, chewing gum with your pals, wax wrappers, single color backs, kids buying packs at the local store, etc.

 

[Rorschach]

OK, so you can't stop talking about how hockey is dead. And then you go and buy two cases....

Necromancy? Wait, what month is it…

 

[ElLeetch]

So is the Bedard S1 Draft Day going to be considered his true RC? What will his YG be considered?

 

[GreatSaveEssensa]

So is the Bedard S1 Draft Day going to be considered his true RC? What will his YG be considered?

No it will not be

 

[Mr Kot]

just bought two boxes, not cases. will come in monday. give me all of your energy when i open the boxes

 

[miscs75]

Broke 4 boxes of my case of s2. These are the better hits minus my YGs for the set. 8 boxes left to go but I might just let them sit for a bit. Only 2 dupe YGs out of 4 boxes which is nice. The Outburst parallels look shawp in person. Good to see they replaced the French base with something that actually looks cool. The deluxe cards are just confusing to look at.

 

[HansonBro]

So i just ripped 20 of these for fun. They have any value?

 

[Golden_Jet]

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Ya if you google the set list, you will get the frequency of production of each card type.

 

[HansonBro]

Ya if you google the set list, you will get the frequency of production of each card t

 

[DieselPig]

Is the new Connor Bedard SP-1 Draft Pick card way over valued right now? Seems like they are going for a lot for a card without a limited # or auto.

 

[miscs75]

Is the new Connor Bedard SP-1 Draft Pick card way over valued right now? Seems like they are going for a lot for a card without a limited # or auto.

The short answer is yes. The only way it changes is if he turns into the player he’s projected to be (all signs point to yes with that). So is just about everything in the industry though.

Somewhat related note, I hit one of them and will probably let it collect dust since I’m lazy and don’t care to sell anything anymore due to what sneakerheads and the street wear bros did to the hobby.

 

[BWJM]

Completed the Hronek YG rainbow

 

[BWJM]

Update on my Quinn Hughes collection

 

[The Kingslayer]

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Update on my Quinn Hughes collection

Should go up in value after he gets the Norris this season.

 

[BWJM]

Latest pickup. Exclusives YG Pettersson

 

[BWJM]

 

[BWJM]

3 way tie for current point leaders in the NHL. All exclusives young guns.

 

[Andy6]

I just spent a week organizing and hard-sleeving my modest childhood collection, which dates from 1972-76 (mainly). It had been boxed up for 40+ years, and while not really interested in selling ATM I looked at eBay to see which were the more valuable among them. Most aren't worth anything, obviously, especially the ones I wrote on or used for various games we'd play, but some were being offered at fairly impressive prices. However, there seemed to be a lot of eBay auctions/offers for even the high priced, supposely rare, ones, and I didn't notice any of those actually selling during the time I was looking at them.

I am a long-time collector of postcards, including some hockey ones, so I know how collectibles markets work, and how pricing can be disappointing sometimes (most times), but I was wondering what the state of the (older) hockey card market was like right now and whether there is a better way than looking on eBay to get a grasp of their typical selling prices these days.