Hockey

Hockey

August 29, 2011

Oh Canada! Upper Deck Heads to Toronto For The 2011 NHLPA Rookie Showcase!

The Upper Deck hockey team landed in Toronto late last night to start preparations for the 2011 NHLPA Rookie Showcase. 26 NHL star rookies will participate in a private signing with Upper Deck today, capturing their autos on card product, pucks and other items that we’ll be sharing with fans in the near future. The […]

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Baseball

August 24, 2011

Investing in Sports Collectibles: The Athletes to Avoid

Baseball

August 23, 2011

Investing in Sports Collectibles: The Athletes to Acquire

Ask UD

August 19, 2011

Ask UD: Exquisite Football TBD Redemptions, How to Purchase The Cup, Derrick Rose & Entomology Redemptions

My goal as Upper Deck’s Customer Care Supervisor is to help educate our collectors and fans so they can have a better experience with our collectible products. I’ve found that we get a lot of similar calls into our call center so it is beneficial to share what those questions are and provide answers in […]

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Hockey

August 18, 2011

Alex Vegh Wins Upper Deck’s NHL Ultimate Fan Promotion!

Most fans love to collect rookie cards of their favorite players, but in a couple weeks, Upper Deck will be bringing those rookie cards to life for one of the company’s biggest fans. Alex Vegh is a loyal collector who has been named the winner of Upper Deck’s Ultimate NHL Fan promotion. He will get […]

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Entertainment

August 18, 2011

My Internship at Upper Deck was a “Super” Experience

I’ve been working some long hours here at Upper Deck this summer, but you won’t find my name on the company roster nor am I on a first name basis with any of the athletes we work with. I was lucky enough to be selected as a summer intern for Upper Deck working behind the […]

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Brag Photo

August 16, 2011

Brag Photo: A ‘Sticky’ Situation with Upper Deck’s 2010-11 NHL The Cup

Our hockey team has been working more than twelve-hours a day since Friday packing out 2010-11 NHL The Cup by hand. It’s hard work, but as we shared earlier, it is necessary on a high-end release like this. And while they have been toiling away getting this highly anticipated release ready for collectors, they have […]

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Brag Photo

August 15, 2011

Brag Photo: The Most Valuable P.K. Subban 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 […]

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Brag Photo

August 12, 2011

Brag Photo: Upper Deck Authenticated Inks Stanley Cup Champion Tim “The Tank” Thomas

Boston fans have been spoiled with the great play of the Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots, Boston Celtics and now, the Boston Bruins. Goaltender Tim Thomas put the Bruins on his back last season and helped lead the team to their first Stanley Cup victory since the 1971-72 NHL season. On the way, Thomas […]

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Ask UD

August 12, 2011

Ask UD: Ryan Whitney The Cup Redemptions, Dave & Adam’s Hockeyfest, Exclusive Signature Service and Damaged Cards

Our Customer Care Supervisor is out this week on a much needed vacation. We have a few updates however so I wanted to step in and share those with our collectors for the weekly “Ask UD” segment here on the blog. If you have questions yourself, please feel free to leave a comment and “Ask […]

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