1998-99 Topps Hockey was the title release for the company in the 98-99 collecting season, and offered fans some nice looking cards, as well as the chance at an autograph. Unlike later years, this release did not have a corresponding O-Pee-Chee release, instead opting to use O-Pee-Chee as a base parallel set. Extremely rare for […]
Month: April 2018
1998-99 Topps Finest is a great example of the kinds of sets that were popular during the later 1990s. The release didn’t have any of the autograph or memorabilia hits that modern collectors tend to look for, but it did have some nice inserts, all of which had Refractor parallels. The cards also had the […]
1998-99 Bowman’s Best was a fun hockey card product that offered inserts and base parallels as it’s main draw. There was also a chance at pulling a nice looking autograph. Each of the sets had two parallels, the Refractor version, and the Atomic Refractor version. Many of these parallels were also serial numbered, some […]
1999-00 BAP Millennium Signature Series was a great edition of the classic release. It featured attractive cards, great memorabilia, and a format that can’t be beat. Offering 1 autograph per pack, each box produced a total of 12 autographs, with the chance at rarer variations and subsets. Unlike most products, these boxes contained cardboard tearaway […]
1999-00 BAP Memorabilia was a fun and inexpensive product that focused on the NHL All-Star Game. Despite the name, there were no guaranteed memorabilia hits in the product, but it still provided attractive and collectible cards. Fans could expect to see big names such as Lemieux, and Messier, alongside up and coming players. The release […]
1999 UD Wayne Gretzky Living Legend was one of two Upper Deck sets devoted to the superstar during the 1999-00 collecting season. The legend’s retirement in April of 1999 represented the end of an era for hockey, and card companies knew they had to acknowledge it. Unlike the 1999-00 UD Wayne Gretzky Hockey release, this […]
Acting as a year in review type product, 2017 UD Marvel Annual looks to have the same success that other Marvel branded products have had in recent years. This release, unlike other recent Marvel offerings, focuses solely on the comic book side of the company, rather than the hugely successful movie side. It looks back […]
2018 Panini Contenders Draft Picks Football is an all-college oriented product that looks at the stars, both past and present of the NCAA. Contenders is one of Panini’s mainstays and one of its most popular products. The ticket design is one that is used continually across all versions of Contenders and remains popular with collectors. […]
With the retirement of the Great One during the 1998-99 NHL season, Upper Deck was presented with the opportunity to honour him in every way possible. This meant many subsets and promotional products dedicated to the superstar, but also 2 entire major releases that bore his name. 1999-00 UD Wayne Gretzky Hockey is a product […]
2017-18 Upper Deck Ice is the latest edition of the popular hockey product. Featuring a card set that consists mostly of acetate cards, this set offers some of the best looking cards anywhere in the hobby. Sets such as the Ice Premieres Rookies, Rinkside Signings, and SubZero are perennial favorites among fans. Also included in […]