This year’s flagship hockey card set is getting the acetate treatment. Set to arrive during the off-season, 2018-19 Upper Deck Clear Cut will be the latest in a string of products that feature just one autographed, encapsulated card per box.
Every box contains a hard-signed autograph and a sealed one-touch case. The checklist will be based on the cards that were issued in 2018-19 Upper Deck Series 1 & 2.
Among the attractions:
- Clear Cut Rookie Tribute cards, which are autographed acetate versions of some of the top images used on Upper Deck’s rookie cards during previous years (one in every 15 boxes).
- Embedded Endorsements will feature autos from top Rookies (# to 99) Veterans and Legends numbered to 99 and rare Gold and Orange parallels numbered as low as 3.
- Hockey Heroes Clear Cut Tribute Auto cards featuring all-time greats, including signed Header cards. The signed Header cards will reveal themselves only in every 400th box.
- Numbered Exclusives (# to 35), High Gloss (# to 10), Canvas (varied numbering) and One-of-One parallels.
Boxes are on eBay for a little over $80.
PRODUCT BREAKDOWN:
• Rookie Autographs
o Clear Cut Rookie Autographs – 1:3
o Clear Cut Rookie Autographs Exclusive Parallels – #’d to 65
o Clear Cut Rookie Autographs High Gloss Parallels – #’d to 10
o Clear Cut Rookie Autographs One-of-One Parallels – #’d to 1
o Clear Cut Rookie Tribute Autographs – 1:15
o Embedded Endorsements Rookies – #’d to 99
o Embedded Endorsements Rookies Gold Parallels – #’d to 25
o Embedded Endorsements Rookies Orange Parallels – #’d to 3
• Autographs
o Clear Cut Autographs – 1:10
o Clear Cut Autographs Exclusive Parallels – #’d to 35
o Clear Cut Autographs High Gloss Parallels – #’d to 10
o Clear Cut Autographs One-of-One Parallels – #’d to 1
o Clear Cut Hockey Heroes Tribute Autographs – 1:32
o Clear Cut Hockey Heroes Header Tribute Autographs – 1:400
o Canvas Signatures – Varied #ing
o Embedded Endorsements – #’d to 99
o Embedded Endorsements Gold Parallels – #’d to 25
o Embedded Endorsements Orange Parallels – #’d to 3
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