Month: March 2017

Ninja Update: 2009-10 Series 1

2009-10 Series 1 Box

2009-10 Series 1 continued the tradition of being Upper Deck’s flagship product. This year’s offering presented collectors with the opportunity to get Young Guns of big names such as John Tavares, Matt Duchene, and Jamie Benn. It also offered an array of inserts and jersey cards for collectors to chase, providing a much more diverse product […]

Ninja Update: 2009-10 Champs

2009-10 Champs Box

2009-10 Champs Hockey is a celebration of the “tobacco” style mini cards that for the basis of card collecting. Champs offers up several different parallels and styles of minis for this product, including jersey cards and autographed cards. Additionally, lucky fans have the opportunity to pull Hall of Legends memorabilia that pulls from other major […]

Ninja Update: 2009-10 Black Diamond

2009-10 Black Diamond Box

2009-10 Black Diamond is Upper Deck’s release aimed at set collectors. The diverse base, with it’s increasing rarity levels, calls for collectors who are up for a challenge. Add in specialty inserts such as Hardware Heroes, Gemography, and the Quad Jerseys, and you have an affordable product that caters to all kinds of tastes. Black […]

Ninja Update: 2009-10 Trilogy

2009-10 Trilogy Box

2009-10 Trilogy is a well balanced product that produces a hit per pack. Each box includes 3 autographs, 1 of which is an acetate, as well as 3 memorabilia cards, and 3 Rookie Premiers cards. Autos include such big names as Messier, Beliveau, and Gretzky, all of whom demand a premium on the secondary market. […]

Ninja Update: 2009-10 Be A Player

2009-10 Be A Player Box

2009-10 Be A Player Hockey is Upper Deck’s celebration of autographed cards. Falling at a rate of 1 per pack, these autographs are the anchor for BAP. Each box promises 8 autos including 1 multi auto and 1 jersey auto. Additionally the popular Be A player Sideline cards return giving fans a candid off ice […]

Ninja Update: 2009-10 Artifacts

2009-10 Artifacts Box

2009-10 Artifacts maintains the tradition of success that the brand has come to represent. As the first chance for collectors to get their hands on the new rookie class for the season, Artifacts has gained a huge following. The 2009-10 edition included redemptions for players such as Matt Duchene and John Tavares. The hobby boxes […]

Ninja Update: 2009-10 Fleer Ultra

2009-10 Fleer Ultra Box

2009-10 Fleer Ultra is a perfect example of what people expect from the product. It sets its focus mainly on inserts and base parallels, while including a memorabilia set to up the anticipation and overall product market value. The popular Jambalaya cards appear as a case hit and resell very well, while Fresh Ink provides […]

Ninja Update: 2009-10 O-Pee-Chee

2009-10 O-Pee-Chee Box

2009-10 O-Pee-Chee hockey, and its later update set, combine to bring collectors a massive base set and a nice selection of inserts to collect. OPC manages to have a 500 card base set, which is supplemented by Marquee Rookies, Legends, and an update set that adds another 100 base and a 100 card rookies and traded […]