Douglas Cox
Trick or Trade: Upper Deck Continues to Give Back to Police and Fire Departments with Annual Event
The phone calls and emails start coming in early October. “You are doing Trick or Trade again right? Can we come?” For several years now, Upper Deck’s Trick or Trade event has been a great program to help local law enforcement, border patrol agents, detectives, highway patrol and fire departments give back to their communities […]
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Making a Monster: What it Takes to Bring Upper Deck NHL® Young Guns to Life
Here’s the problem. A normal trading card release takes about 14 months to properly bring it to life. Rush jobs can be done in maybe nine months. Maybe. Promotional sets can be done pretty quickly, sometimes in a matter of weeks, but they seldom have any technology incorporated in them like holograms or foil printing. […]
READ MOREUPPER DECK AUTHENTICATED RETURNS TO ITS ORIGINS FOR ANOTHER UDA ROADSHOW
Upper Deck Authenticated started working with Hobby Shops last year to create an in-store event for consumers to see and purchase the latest and greatest in Upper Deck Authenticated Memorabilia. We started out with the very first of our ‘UDA Roadshow’ series at Jim & Steve’s Sportscards in Waukegan, IL on July 28th, 2015. I […]
READ MOREUpper Deck Shares Details on a Variety of Activities around the 2016 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic™ in Winnipeg
The city of Winnipeg is going crazy for the Jets, especially after the amazing comeback victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs recently where rookie Patrik Laine scored a hat trick to help lead the team to a 5-4 victory after being down 4-0. Hockey hysteria should continue to be palpable in the city leading up […]
READ MOREUpper Deck Artist Spotlight Series: Mitch Ballard
For over 25 years The Upper Deck Company has been in the forefront of quality and innovation. We are proud to maintain an award winning portfolio of gaming and entertainment products that contain some of the industry’s best original works of art. We are excited to share exclusive interviews with some of our top sketch […]
READ MOREFeatured Collector: Ben Shoots and Scores and Incredible Connor McDavid Autograph Card from His First Pack in 20 Years!
Twenty years ago, Ben was a pretty big collector specializing in baseball. As a teenager, he lost interest in cards in favor of cars. His cards went into storage at his parent’s house and Ben simply moved on. Then, while visiting his father in Virginia recently, a friend shared he needed to get some things […]
READ MOREUpper Deck Announces Inaugural Conference for Certified Diamond Dealers in Phoenix, Arizona on January 11-12!
Upper Deck Announces Inaugural Conference for Certified Diamond Dealers in Phoenix, Arizona on January 11-12! The 2017 Upper Deck Certified Diamond Dealer Conference is sure to be an event that every hobby shop owner would benefit in attending. The two-day conference will be open only to Upper Deck Certified Diamond Dealers and will be packed […]
READ MOREUpper Deck Provides Schedule for 2016-17 NHL® Trading Card Releases on e-Pack and Other Updates
While Upper Deck’s full 2016-17 NHL® trading card release schedule is kept confidential, the company felt it was important to come out before the season begins to fully disclose hockey trading card releases that will be available on the company’s e-Pack platform. For these releases, a portion of the product will exist in physical hobby […]
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