Collectors anxious to find something new to rip will find a fresh hockey product on the market this week. 2019-20 O-Pee-Chee Platinum from Upper Deck is set to release Wednesday, April 15 with a glossy touch on the standard OPC product issued earlier this year. It offers one of the earliest opportunities to land a hard-signed rookie autograph card. Hobby … [Read more...]
Notes: Select “Hybrid” Basketball; Zion Tickets; UD Hockey Releases; Cooperstown and COVID
Panini released a basketball product on Monday morning. 2019-20 Select “Hybrid” basketball is an offshoot of the previously released Select product. It was available only as an online exclusive beginning at 11 AM Eastern time and sold out Dutch Auction-style with the most patient buyers snaring them for $364-$410 per box. Each box holds four six-card packs … [Read more...]
2020 National Hockey Card Day Set for Saturday in U.S., Canada
Upper Deck National Hockey Card Day in the United States and Canada returns on Saturday, February 15. The long-running program offers free packs of NHCD cards and special promotions at participating hobby shops across North America. Heavily attended in areas where the NHL is popular, the promotion is designed as a mid-winter “celebration of hockey” according to Upper … [Read more...]
2019-20 Upper Deck Rookie Boxed Set Returns
Returning to the hockey card release roster for the first time since Connor McDavid was making his debut, the 2019-20 Upper Deck Rookie boxed set is now on the market. Similar to the sets issued for championship teams, the Rookie set comes in a blaster-style box and includes 25 different youngsters including Jack Hughes, Quinn Hughes, Cale Makar, Kirby Dach and Kaapo Kaako, … [Read more...]
New Hockey Product: 2019-20 Upper Deck Stature Preview
There's a new hockey card product in the works. Upper Deck has released details on 2019-20 Stature, a single pack per box product with a release date of July 15. 2020 Upper Deck Stature Configuration and Base Set Stature boxes will carry eight cards, including at least one (but maybe two) autographs. There will be 24 boxes per case. Upper Deck is … [Read more...]
2019-20 Upper Deck Series 2 Young Guns Checklist, Other Notes from CDD Conference
Upper Deck announced the Young Guns checklist for 2019-20 Series 2 Hockey and offered a few other product nuggets during the final hours of its Certified Diamond Dealer Conference in Orlando, FL Thursday. Here’s the checklist: Here’s a sneak peek at one element of the upcoming National Hockey Card Day promotion at hobby shops across North America. The first … [Read more...]
2019-20 Upper Deck Engrained Hockey Preview
Back for a second season, 2019-20 Upper Deck Engrained hockey has a release date of June 30 and a theme that leans heavily on wood. Each single pack box will contain six cards, including three autograph and/or memorabilia cards. The 100-card base set features a blend of rookies, stars and former greats, produced on a 60-pt. stock "with a wood grain look and feel," … [Read more...]
Sports Card Release Schedule: 12/11/19 – 12/31/19
The 2019 calendar year is winding to a close but collectors will still have some options for holiday ripping. Several new products will arrive by New Year's Eve with none of the major sports left out. Here's a look: 12/11/19 2019/20 Upper Deck Buybacks Hockey Not a totally new concept but back for the first time in a while at Upper Deck, 2019-20 … [Read more...]
Sports Card Release Calendar 11/27/19 – 12/10/19
Options. Collectors will have plenty of them as the holiday season gets underway with numerous products across a variety of sports set for release. Here's a listing of what's on the docket from November 2- through December 10. November 27 Topps Transcendent Baseball: You'll need to be committed to tackle Transcendent. Back for another year, the hobby's … [Read more...]
2019-2020 Upper Deck SPx Hockey Preview
Set for release on March 4 (subject to change), 2019-20 Upper Deck SPx hockey will offer four single-card packs per box. Each box, on average, will have what Upper Deck calls a “Tech” card, memorabilia card, autograph card and a “Wild Card” that could be any of the above. The base set will include 100 cards with rookies and veterans, all serial numbered to … [Read more...]