The 1980s were a decade that I actually remember a bit about as far as hockey goes, as that was when I had my brief fling with the Edmonton Oilers. The decade had a number of names which are instantly recognizable to me as well, from Gretzky, Messier, Hull, Hawerchuk, … Continue Reading
Hockey
Field Level Review / Box Break: 2010-11 Contenders Hockey
July 25, 2011
Box Breaks
Release Date: May 18, 2011 Price Point: Approximately $5 per pack or $89 per box at Blowout Cards. Product Loadout: 5 cards per pack, 24 packs per box, 12 boxes per case. Hit Ratios: Each box will contain four autographed rookie cards on average. Product Information: 100-card base set (1-100) … Continue Reading
Where’s the Innovation, Part Four
June 16, 2011
Baseball
Sorry for the delay on getting this out, folks. I ended up going on vacation for E3 and a trip to Vegas, and I’m still exhausted. at any rate, there are still two parts to go on this, so let’s get cracking (especially given my comments yesterday to all companies … Continue Reading
Where’s the Innovation? (Part Three of Five)
May 25, 2011
Baseball
Welcome back to part three of the five-part series investigating the products of 2010-11 and why everything seems so damn bland. It seems that I’m saying that most products that are out there need heavy retuning or retiring. If it seems that way, it’s because it’s true. Too many products … Continue Reading
Where’s the Innovation? (Part Two of Five)
May 24, 2011
Baseball
Let’s continue the blandness that is the card collecting market currently by taking a look at ten more products released during the last card collecting year and see what (in my not so humble opinion) needs to be addressed. Not, of course, that I expect anyone to change anything. There’s … Continue Reading
Where’s the Innovation? (Part One of Five)
May 23, 2011
Baseball
During the sports card calendar year of 2010 (covering baseball’s 2010 season through basketball’s 2010-11 season), Upper Deck, Panini and Topps combined to release 52 individual products. This does not count products which are released multiple times (Series 1 and 2, products released for multiple sports), or non-major sports products, … Continue Reading
Field Level Box Break / Review: 2010-11 ITG Between the Pipes
May 21, 2011
Box Breaks
Release Date: April 14, 2011 Price Point: $4-5/pack or $88/box at Blowout. Product Loadout: 9 cards per pack, 18 packs per box, 20 boxes per case. Hit Ratios: Approximately two autographs and two memorabilia cards per box, as well as two non-memorabilia insert cards and two Masked Men II cards … Continue Reading
Field Level Box Break / Review: 2010-11 Upper Deck Series 2 Hockey
April 13, 2011
Box Breaks
Release Date: February 16, 2011 Price Point: Approx. $4/pack or approximately $90 at Blowout Cards. Product Loadout: 8 cards per pack, 24 packs per box, 12 boxes per case. Hit Ratios: 6 Young Guns rookie cards and 2 jersey cards per box. Product Information: 200 card base set (1-200) 50 … Continue Reading
Field Level Box Break / Review: 2011 Upper Deck World of Sports`
April 11, 2011
Baseball
Release Date: February 8, 2011. Price Point: Approx. $4/pack or approximately $60 at Blowout Cards. Product Loadout: 6 cards per pack, 20 packs per box, 18 boxes per case. Hit Ratios: 2 autographs and one memorabilia card per box. Product Information: 300 card base set (1-300) 75-card short-printed subset (301-375, … Continue Reading
Field Level Box Break / Review: 2010-11 SPx Hockey
April 10, 2011
Box Breaks
Release Date: February 2, 2011. Price Point: Approx. $6/pack or approximately $100 at Blowout Cards. Product Loadout: 4 cards per pack, 18 packs per box (plus one bonus pack of 5 ICE cards), 14 boxes per case. Hit Ratios: At least 1 SPx Autographed Rookie Jersey, SPx Rookie Memorabilia, SPx … Continue Reading
