My LCS is holding 2 hobby boxes for me. I was thinking of grabbing more, as well, but the, seemingly, endless supply of S1 last year has me gun-shy.
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My LCS is holding 2 hobby boxes for me. I was thinking of grabbing more, as well, but the, seemingly, endless supply of S1 last year has me gun-shy.
Canadian Game
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Has there been any word on what the average cost of a hobby box of series 1 will be in Canada? I'll be curious to see how much they're selling for at the Expo in Toronto this weekend and UD will level the playing field and tell dealers what the price will be.
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I'd estimate between $160-200. I'll be at the Expo Friday chilling at BMW cards table, I'll probably crack a box or two hoping for the Leaf Young Guns cards. Now a box of the cup probably will be in the $800-$1000 mark but you hit a McDavid and it's $$$$.
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My guys is charging $100 / box of Series 1. 401 games has it for $99.95 right now. I'm guessing that will be starting price.
Edit: Just caved and bought a 4th box....
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As a Bruins fan I can tell you that Jimmy Hayes card of him celebrating a goal must be the rarest card of the entire set. 
Keato
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My local comic store was selling them for $109, though their prices are usually a bit higher. They don't sell a lot of sports cards though, so I thought I would support them at least.
I've only opened a box so far, first set of cards I've bought in a decade. Was hoping to get some of the Leafs rookies, but a below-average acquisition. Only things of note were a Chychrun YG and Matta jersey card. The itch is back though, so I'll probably pick up some more in the future.
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The Goalie Nightmares and Super Colossal inserts really drag down the look of the set. They look like cheap inserts from 10 years ago.
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Every hobby pack I opened had some kind of "hit" in it. So they were obviously trying to limit the amount of base packs and did so on a reduced budget. That being said, they could have put a lot more effort into these sets. Compared to previous lower end inserts like MVP, Hockey Heroes or even the Hometown Heroes or Sophomore Sensations, these new inserts really looked like they had little to no thought put into their creation.
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Eeek are those the new YG's? Looks like something I would cut out of a Sports Illustrated magazine in the 90's.
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I think the new inserts are in place of packs that in previous years would be all base packs. Still, you'd think they could come up with something a little nicer. Almost reminds me of hitting a checklist in a Tim Hortons pack, where at that point, I'd probably rather just have another base card.
The acetates are a nice addition. I was a big fan of the acetate YGs last year, but with how limited they were, I wasn't about to drop 30-50 bucks on a Matt O'Connor card....With them bringing the design to regular base cards, I can imagine these are going to be really affordable, especially if they aren't hobby exclusive and hit epack/comc.
The acetates are a nice addition. I was a big fan of the acetate YGs last year, but with how limited they were, I wasn't about to drop 30-50 bucks on a Matt O'Connor card....With them bringing the design to regular base cards, I can imagine these are going to be really affordable, especially if they aren't hobby exclusive and hit epack/comc.
I'm still waiting on my LCS's case to show up. He contacted UD, when it didn't show up last Thursday, and somehow they didn't have any record of his case order.
JKinCLE
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Anyone else bust any S1...opened 4 boxes. The hits:
I'd love to swing a deal if youre interested in trading this bad boy. PM me if you're willing to make some trades. Nice hits.
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It's up on eBay right now. I can pull the listing though. Generally I look for young guns, vintage rookies, or difficult to find autos. PM me a list of traders.
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Hey guys, a couple of my team mates and I were talking about hockey cards nowadays and none of us really knows which current brands are the most valuable. I think i was told a few years ago that alot of my cards that i had in the 90's weren't worth anything because they had produced so many. I think they were Pro Set and Opeechee. Can you guys help me out? I am thinking about starting to collect again
You are correct about most 90s cards, they are not generally worth anything
The only real "Brand" since 2013-14 is Upper Deck because they are the only one officially licensed, but they produce many different sets from cheap (Opeechee is still around) to very expensive (The Cup, coming in at over $400-500+USD for a pack of 5 cards).
If you are going to start collecting you probably don't want to jump right in at that huge price point(or maybe you do). Most people would recommend that you start with Upper Deck Series 1, it has the most widely collected rookie set "Young Guns" and hobby boxes are usually around $100 US at release and will get cheaper later in the season on sale. The top rookies like Matthews will still sell for well over $100 so you have the potential to make your box worth it in one card.
Side note/Addendum
Leaf/ITG is another company that makes unlicensed products, usually focused more on younger players (they hold CHL license) or legends/retirees. By being unlicensed it means that they cannot show team logos or say team names on the cards, they usually get around this with a mixture of carefully selected player photos and liberal airbrushing.
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not a card per se, but can anyone help me out with a memorabilia question? I'm not sure where to ask, so this seems like a good place. if not, my bad.
Years back at an autograph signing, Eddie Giacomin gave me this. Has anyone ever seen/bought/received one of these?
It just seems like a pretty cool, personal piece of memorabilia, and I haven't been able to find any information on them online. I assume all HOF members have these to hand out to friends/family/etc? Are these really rare? Appreciate it.
Years back at an autograph signing, Eddie Giacomin gave me this. Has anyone ever seen/bought/received one of these?
It just seems like a pretty cool, personal piece of memorabilia, and I haven't been able to find any information on them online. I assume all HOF members have these to hand out to friends/family/etc? Are these really rare? Appreciate it.
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Hit this in a pack of stamps I was buying. The free hit is definitely appreciated as I was buying the stamps anyways.
Yeah, these are a great deal if you send a lot of stuff out and are going to be buying stamps regardless. I am not entirely certain, but I think if you sell a lot of stuff online and send out parcels, you can even pay shipping fees with stamps instead of cash. So basically, if you are sending out a parcel and the Canada Post guy asks for 20 dollars, you can use stamps as a currency instead of cash. (I might be wrong, but that's what the guy at my Canada Post told me....). If that's the case, it is a good deal with these because every time you send out a parcel, it would be like a free 1/40 shot at pulling an auto.
Just don't leave that one laying around, someone might accidentally put it on a letter.
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