1998-99 Topps Gold Label was an oddball product that revolved around 1 central checklist. This main checklist accounts for the majority of the product, and comes in a variety of variations and tiers of rarity. This essentially means that there are multiple versions of the same base set, but that they are different enough that […]
Ninja Update: 1998-99 Topps – Hockey Card Checklist
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 […]
Ninja Update: 1998-99 Topps Finest – Hockey Card Checklist
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 […]
Ninja Update: 1998-99 Bowman’s Best – Hockey Card Checklist
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 […]
Ninja Update: 1999-00 BAP Millennium Signature Series – Hockey Card Checklist
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 […]
Ninja Update: 1999-00 BAP Memorabilia – Hockey Card Checklist
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 […]
Ninja Update: 1999 UD Wayne Gretzky Living Legend – Hockey Card Checklist
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 […]
Ninja Update: 1999-00 UD Wayne Gretzky Hockey – Checklist
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 Hockey – Odds Sheet
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 […]
Ninja Update: 1999-00 Upper Deck Ultimate Victory Hockey Checklist
1999-00 Upper Deck Ultimate Victory Hockey acts as a sister product to the year’s regular Victory release. The layout of the two products is similar in that they both offer a variety of insert sets, but Ultimate Victory also offers a chance at some very rare Wayne Gretzky and Bobby Orr cards including a dual […]