The 100th Anniversary of the Habs in 2008-09 saw Upper Deck celebrate with the release of the Montreal Canadiens Centennial product. These highly sought after tins promise 2 autographs each and have produced some of the most sought after cards around. Re-sale value on even basic autographs can be 2 to 3 times what a […]
Ninja Update: 2008-09 SP Game Used
2008-09 SP Game Used is Upper Deck’s yearly salute to memorabilia cards. With an average of 6 mem cards per box, this product packs a punch and remains popular with collectors. The multiple Letter and Number sets remain big sellers on ebay and other secondary markets, while the collection of Authentic Fabrics sets can be […]
2016-17 Ice – Full Pack Odds Sheet
2016-17 Ice is finally here and Upper Deck has released the pack odds for this popular product. Featuring the much loved acetate cards Ice gives a feeling of class to all of its autographs, as well as its selection of memorabilia. Additionally Ice provides the second round of Exquisite Collection cards for the 2016-17 season. […]
Ninja Update: 2008-09 SP Authentic
2008-09 SP Authentic is a relatively straight forward Upper Deck product. It does not overwhelm consumers with inserts and variations, instead sticking to a focus on autographs and rookies, that is pleasing to collectors. Each box offers up 3 autographs, 1 of which is guaranteed to be a Future Watch Rookie Autograph. These cards are […]
Ninja Update: 2009-10 The Cup
2009-10 The Cup is the epitome of high-end products from Upper Deck. Each box offers 5 cards, 3 of which are autographed patch cards, with the others being an autographed rookie, and a premium base card. Small time collectors may suffer from sticker shock with this product, but the cards that typically come out of […]
Ninja Update: 2009-10 Ultimate Collection
2009-10 Ultimate Collection is one of the two high-end offerings from Upper Deck for the season. Along with The Cup, Ultimate offers fans high value memorabilia and autographs. This serves as a counter point to the lower end product seen earlier in the year. While Ultimate is not quite as exclusive as The cup, it […]
Ninja Update: 2009-10 MVP Hockey
2009-10 MVP is a low-end Upper Deck product aimed at entry level collectors and set builders. The only true hit is a quad jersey card that falls one per box, although there is also a case hit dual autograph available. For the most part MVP focuses on inserts and base parallels as the meat of […]
Ninja Update: 2009-10 Collector’s Choice
2009-10 Collector’s choice is a deviation from the types of lists that we are used to. A decidedly low-end product Collector’s Choice is Upper Deck’s attempt to bring more kids into the hobby by supplying them with stickers and temporary tattoos. There are a couple insert sets with parallels, but overall the product is focused […]
Ninja Update: 2009-10 Series 2
2009-10 Series 2 is Upper Deck’s follow up to Series 1. Much like S1, this product focuses on the Young Guns rookies, with players such as Brad Marchand and James Reimer. The numbering on several of the sets picks up from where Series 1 left off, meaning set collectors need both products to have a […]
Ninja Update: 2009-10 Series 1
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 […]
