1999-00 Upper Deck Retro Hockey was a fun product that came packaged in one of four different Wayne Gretzky collectible lunchboxes. Each box contained a variety of insert sets, as well as an autograph from the popular Inkredible set, which offered hard-signed cards of some of the biggest names in hockey. Some of the names […]
Ninja Update: 1999-00 Upper Deck Ovation Hockey Checklist
1999-00 Upper Deck Ovation Hockey was a fun product that offered inserts as the main focus, but also provided ample opportunity to find rare memorabilia cards or autographs. The set continues the A Piece of History 500 Goal Club set, while adding its own unique A Piece of History set. The product also offered a […]
Ninja Update: 1999-00 UD MVP Stanley Cup Edition Hockey Checklist
Released a a special follow-up to the regular MVP product, 1999-00 UD MVP Stanley Cup Edition celebrated playoff performances and the players that make the Stanley Cup Playoffs so much fun to watch. Some of the sets, including the base, ProSign and Souvenirs closely resemble the original MVP release, but many inserts are unique to […]
Ninja Update: 1999-00 UD MVP
1999-00 UD MVP was a fun product that catered to younger collectors, while still holding the interest of older ones. One of the most unique sets was the Draw Your Own Trading Card set, which was a contest for different age groups of kids to submit hand-drawn pictures of their favorite players, with the winners […]
Ninja Update: 1999-00 UD HoloGrFX
1999-00 UD HoloGrFX appears to have been an attempt by Upper Deck to stay relevant in the generation of video games and on-line activity. The set, which used holofoil technology on all cards, included special NHL Faceoff 2000 game cards, which could be used to spell out the video game’s name. Collectors who successfully spelled […]
Ninja Update: 1999-00 UD Gold Reserve
1999-00 UD Gold Reserve is a small product that acts more as a parallel to Series 1 and 2 and was released as two separate products in that same way. The base list is a combination of those two products, and is supplemented only by a couple of memorabilia and autograph sets. The low box […]
Ninja Update: 1999-00 UD Century Legends
1999-00 UD Century Legends remains one the most star studded product ever produced by Upper Deck. Celebrating only the very best of the 20th Century, the release features names such as Plante, Howe, Gretzky, Lemieux, and Richard. The Epic Signatures autographs, which fell one per box, are a staple among player collectors. The product also […]
Ninja Update: 1999-00 UD Black Diamond
1999-00 UD Black Diamond is a great example of what the brand used to be, a clean and simple product focused on base and inserts. While the potential for a big hit was there, the release catered perfectly to set collectors and smaller budget fans. While the tiered base system had not yet emerged, the […]
Ninja Update: 1999-00 SPx Hockey
1999-00 SPx Hockey was a decent product, that despite not guaranteeing any memorabilia or autographs hits, still offered decent value. The serial numbered rookie cards, and their parallels, offered fans a chance at names such as Luongo and Sedin, while inserts such as 99 Cheers bid farewell to Wayne Gretzky. While memorabilia and autographs were […]
Ninja Update: 1999-00 SP Authentic
1999-00 SP Authentic was a fun product that came with a guaranteed autograph hit. The Sign of the Times Autographs set was nowhere near as large as it is now, but boasted big names such as Gordie Howe and Maurice Richard, both of whom had hard-signed autographs in the set. In addition, 1999-00 SP Authentic […]