Combine some Young Guns rookie cards and some high-end labels and you get some serious bidding. Check out these auctions that were closing Monday night: BGS 10 "Black Label" Connor McDavid Young Guns rookie card BGS 10 Auston Matthews Young Guns rookie card Lot of 10 McDavid Young Guns all PSA 10 Also up for grabs this week is a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle PSA 7 … [Read more...] about Notes: Big $ for Young Guns; Game-Worn Guide; Rookie Premiere
2015-16 Upper Deck Series 1 hockey
Upper Deck Partners with COMC on ePack Program
Upper Deck has unveiled a new revenue-producing online pack buying platform that aims to marry digital cards with physical ones and they’ve brought COMC into the process. ePack and COMC The new e-Pack website allows users to instantly purchase and open digital “packs” online. While some of the digital cards are just that—pixels on an electronic screen that can be … [Read more...] about Upper Deck Partners with COMC on ePack Program
What’s Hot: Triple Threads Football Rushes to the Top
Back in early October, I chose 2015 Topps Triple Threads MLB as the winner of the What’s Hot award for that time period and it seems that I will be keeping that recognition in the family this month with 2015 Topps Triple Threads NFL leading the pack. We started off with two 18-count cases of Triple Threads NFL and in just over a week, we are down to scraps. Now it didn’t … [Read more...] about What’s Hot: Triple Threads Football Rushes to the Top
Upper Deck Asks for Fan Votes on Photos in Series 2 Hockey
Upper Deck is again asking collectors to take on the role of photo editor by helping select final images for new Young Guns Rookie cards that will be released in 2015-16 Upper Deck Series Two Hockey. This year’s rookie class is one of the driving forces behind the huge increase in demand for 2015-16 hockey cards. Many stores have already sold out of Upper Deck Series One … [Read more...] about Upper Deck Asks for Fan Votes on Photos in Series 2 Hockey
What’s Hot: Upper Deck Hockey Flies Despite McDavid Injury
As a card store since December 11, 1992 I have had the chance to see all sorts of "can't miss" prospects come up and down the pike. Immortal names like Brien Taylor, Michael Olowodandi and many others dot the "what could have been" landscape. Seemingly the list of products that got whacked like Nancy Kerrigan because of rookies that missed instead of made far exceed the list … [Read more...] about What’s Hot: Upper Deck Hockey Flies Despite McDavid Injury