Douglas Cox
Featured Retailers: Cloutsnchara Inc. Opens a New Store in Kitchener, Ontario
We all know how important it is to purchase from a Certified Diamond Dealer right? If not, just check out some of the videos made by other collectors on the subject by clicking here. Along those lines, if you are making online purchases, you need to make sure you are working through an Authorized Internet […]
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Help Us Write the Biography of a NHL Season in Trading Cards and Win!
In four of the last five seasons, Upper Deck has created a special set of trading cards available exclusively from our Certified Diamond Dealers that celebrates the NHL season. Most trading card sets are planned out so far in advance, manufacturers cannot share recent happenings through trading cards. Upper Deck’s “Biography of a Season” set […]
READ MORECam Newton Has a Strong Showing in Week One
While there is no questioning the 2011 rookie class is very talented, most experts did not think many of them would be able to make much of an impact in the early part of the season because of the lockout. While that may be the case for most of the class, a couple rookies came […]
READ MORECollector of the Month: Matt W. Has a Presidential Passion
Each month Upper Deck spotlights one of its valued collectors to showcase their collection or pursuits. The great thing about sports collectors is that they are all very different in what they collect, how they collect, and what they do once they have the cards they were looking for. We found Matt W. on a […]
READ MOREBrag Photo: The Most Valuable Taylor Hall Rookie Cards of the 2010-11 NHL Season
Manufacturing trading card packs is a highly mechanized process where cards are fed into hoppers, inserted into packs and then sealed. But once a year our hockey team heads out to our production facility in North Carolina where they take part in a unique event. The group will actually pack out NHL The Cup product […]
READ MOREHow Far Will Fans Go to Get a Pack of 2010-11 NHL The Cup?
It is a hockey card pack that is almost impossible to find because of the limited print run on the product. If you can find it, it doesn’t come cheap with packs selling for well over $300. When Upper Deck announced the “What Would You Do for a Pack of 2010-11 NHL The Cup” promotion […]
READ MOREWhat Would You Do If You Found Out You Were on an Upper Deck Card?
Upper Deck produces a lot of trading cards each year. What would you do if you found out you were in the background of one of the cards however? Remember the story about Patrick Kane of the Blackhawks actually appearing on a NHL card well before he ever hoisted the Cup in Chicago? I love […]
READ MOREBrag Photo: 2011 SP Authentic Football 9/11 Tribute Card
About a year ago we shared a game-worn Hofstra jersey of Marques Colston we had acquired that had a very unique 9/11 commemorative patch. Careful consideration was given to how we would this patch. In the end, we decided we wanted to get it to fans live in an Upper Deck Football pack, which meant […]
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