2002-03 UD Honor Roll was a retail exclusive product that offered fans one jersey card per box, as well as several inserts and the chance at a rare autograph. While it is not much of a product by today’s standards, it does offer some hidden treasures such as a Bobby Orr autograph and jerseys of […]
Month: November 2017
2002-03 UD Foundations is a product that examines the core of each franchise, paying particular attention to the players that helped build it, and the rookies whose job it is to continue the legacy. Each box of this fun product offered fans 2 memorabilia cards and 2 rookies. All of these cards, excluding the base […]
2002-03 UD Classic Portraits is a fun product that provided collectors with 4 rookies, 2 memorabilia cards, and 1 miniature bust per hobby box. These mini busts were very collectible, and some of them were even autographed by such legends as Gordie Howe. On the card front, Classic Portraits were designed to resemble portraits and […]
2002-03 UD Series 1 is that flagship product for Upper Deck and offers far more value than what modern Series 1 and 2 offer. Each hobby box of 2002-03 UD Series 1 offered 2 jersey cards in addition to the requisite 6 Young Guns rookies. The rookie class featured in this release include names such […]
2002-03 UD Artistic Impressions is a unique product that reminds me of what Masterpieces would accomplish in later years. Rather than using game photos as the card backing, Upper Deck uses artists renderings to create an attractive and intriguing product. Additionally they offered a case incentive framed and signed jumbo card, that included names such […]
2002-03 Topps Total is a low-end product that was aimed at set builders and young fans who lacked the budget for big money collecting. The large base set is augmented by a few insert sets and a very limited autograph set. For modern collectors this set doesn’t offer much of anything, but for collectors who […]
2002-03 Topps Heritage is a reprint type product that takes the old-time design of the 1966-67 Topps/OPC sets, best known for the Bobby Orr rookie cards and applies to to the players of the 2002-03 season. Each hobby box offered collectors 2 memorabilia or autograph hits, and even included sticks of gum, just like the […]
2002-03 Topps Chrome is very similar to the basic Topps/OPC release, but more streamlined and much shinier. Much like the base release, this product pays homage to Patrick Roy in multiple subsets, and offers fans some very attractive cards. While memorabilia and autos are not guaranteed, the product still stands a fun adventure for fans […]
2017-18 Panini Select Soccer is a flashy product that is in its third year. Drawing from soccer around the world at both the club and national levels, this product offers something for everyone. There is a large and varied base set, as well as inserts, memorabilia, and even on-card autographs, a step-up from the stick […]