My Card Collection

[digitalmonkey 929]

Stuff like that really makes me want to get back into card collecting.

It's fun if you set realistic limits.

[troyomac 0]

I like it too but I wonder if that's just nostalgia talking.Maybe I'd feel differently if I had to see it all the time.

Could be right.. lol.

[Babying 613]

Very nice collection Dale. The Gretzky looks awesome. Way better than the one I got graded by PSA (it came back a PSA 4). Bring some stuff down for the draft.

[digitalmonkey 929]

I had these three Gumps......and I just picked this one up a couple of weeks ago.Gump Worsley has the most career losses by any NHL goaltender in history. He may be passed by Curtis Joseph this season.

[Zach6668 513]

Stuff like that really makes me want to get back into card collecting.

So Andrea randomly picked up a pack of McDonald's cards for me last week, and it kinda made me lose my mind.3 awful meals and 25 packs later, I'm 2 main cards and 1 checklist short of the completely McD's base set.But there's more... I also impulsed a bunch of boxes from e-bay and found a card store nearby where I bought another couple boxes, and basically spent the weekend opening packs and getting back into collecting.I know packs are a bad gamble, but damnit, the fun more than makes up for it. Plus, I think I ran good, and even the low end of the Beckett guide prices total out to more than I paid for the packs.The coolest pull so far is an 08/09 Upper Deck Series 2 Alexandre Burrows Black Printing Plate which is serial numbered "One-of-One." It appears to be the actual metal plate that they used for printing. I don't know how they do it, but that's what I'm assuming. There are actually 4 different plates per card, one for each of the base colours, I think, so "One-of-One" is a bit misleading, and they have these plates for each card in the 500-card set. But, it's still pretty cool, and one-of-a-kind. I'll probably throw it on eBay at some point though, because I don't really care about Burrows, and I feel like the odds of me running into the Tyler Kennedy plate is probably slim, ha.So yeah, anyways. I figured I'd bust open some packs, build a few complete sets, and then move on into focusing on some of the current Penguins, most notably Kennedy, Staal, Letang, etc, as well as picking up a few Crosby, Malkin, Lemieux pieces, as I come across them.I don't think there's a more entertaining gamble than busting packs, though. I'd take it over casino gambling any day, for pure entertainment value, heh.

[serge 904]

Bought a few McDonals packs..First card i open is Carey Price "Goaltending Great"Can i sue them for false advertising or something??

[Babying 613]

The funny you should be talking about hockey cards. The big Sportscard Expo is coming up at the International Centre in Mississauga. It runs from Nov 13-15 and I do have a booth (number 510). My son and I have been selling cards for the last 2 years. I setup this business for him to give him some sense of business such as cashflow, profit margins, etc. So if you do attend the show, pop by the booth.We did the last Expo and I sent my son in for the Upper Deck redemptions. He got a Patrick Roy auto out of 3. We put it in our showcase and in 10 mins, it sold for $300 (I could have gotten more and hassle for an extra $200 but to me, it was free money for the kid).

[MapleLeafpoker 1,462]

The funny you should be talking about hockey cards. The big Sportscard Expo is coming up at the International Centre in Mississauga. It runs from Nov 13-15 and I do have a booth (number 510). My son and I have been selling cards for the last 2 years. I setup this business for him to give him some sense of business such as cashflow, profit margins, etc. So if you do attend the show, pop by the booth.We did the last Expo and I sent my son in for the Upper Deck redemptions. He got a Patrick Roy auto out of 3. We put it in our showcase and in 10 mins, it sold for $300 (I could have gotten more and hassle for an extra $200 but to me, it was free money for the kid).

Good luck at the show Wayne, cool idea for your son.

[serge 904]

The funny you should be talking about hockey cards. The big Sportscard Expo is coming up at the International Centre in Mississauga. It runs from Nov 13-15 and I do have a booth (number 510). My son and I have been selling cards for the last 2 years. I setup this business for him to give him some sense of business such as cashflow, profit margins, etc. So if you do attend the show, pop by the booth.We did the last Expo and I sent my son in for the Upper Deck redemptions. He got a Patrick Roy auto out of 3. We put it in our showcase and in 10 mins, it sold for $300 (I could have gotten more and hassle for an extra $200 but to me, it was free money for the kid).

Hi Wayne...I didnt know this, maybe ill drop by and say hello.Quick question, not sure if you can answer..I have maybe 20000 cards sitting in my parents basement like a lot of people. I started collecting cards around 1980 and have a lot of cards PRE the boom(early 90s) i believe. Is there any money sitting there? Is there appraisers out there that can take a look and see what i have?Thanks

[Babying 613]

Hi Wayne...I didnt know this, maybe ill drop by and say hello.Quick question, not sure if you can answer..I have maybe 20000 cards sitting in my parents basement like a lot of people. I started collecting cards around 1980 and have a lot of cards PRE the boom(early 90s) i believe. Is there any money sitting there? Is there appraisers out there that can take a look and see what i have?Thanks

Admission is $12 which I think is outrageous. I might be able to sneak you in for free. If you want, I can look over your stuff but the truth is the old stuff is hard to move. People love the new cards.On another note, Mario Lemieux is signing on Sunday but he is charging $179. Do I pay? Gordie Howe is signing on Saturday and he is $99 which I am considering.Also Dale knows alot about cards too.

[Babying 613]

Good luck at the show Wayne, cool idea for your son.

Thanks I am hoping for a good show.

[Fenxis 99]

Admission is $12 which I think is outrageous. I might be able to sneak you in for free. If you want, I can look over your stuff but the truth is the old stuff is hard to move. People love the new cards.On another note, Mario Lemieux is signing on Sunday but he is charging $179. Do I pay? Gordie Howe is signing on Saturday and he is $99 which I am considering.Also Dale knows alot about cards too.

wtf

[Babying 613]

wtf

Yes $179 plus if you want an inscription (like HOF), it costs another $50.I guess your answer is no?

[bdc30 0]

That's really disappointing to hear. $179 is bloody ridiculous, and just goes to show why kids were priced out of the hobby 15 years ago.Does anyone know if Mario will still sign for randoms that come up to him on the street?

[troyomac 0]

Stupid Zach talked me into starting a card collection, so I started with the new 2009/10 upper deck series 1 (which came out today).I went and bought a box, and got a great card with the Dale Howerchuk Game Patch. So I obv went and got another box, which wasn't a great one. I just took a couple (bad) pics of my jersey cards to share.

[Zach6668 513]

Nice banana.

[troyomac 0]

Nice banana.

That's what she said.

[mase_gotsem 0]

Stupid Zach talked me into starting a card collection, so I started with the new 2009/10 upper deck series 1 (which came out today).I went and bought a box, and got a great card with the Dale Howerchuk Game Patch. So I obv went and got another box, which wasn't a great one. I just took a couple (bad) pics of my jersey cards to share.

sweet card ironic my brother in law just bought a dale howerchuk jets throwback one of my favorite players.time to go and get my cards out of the basment storage and see what i have i know i got teemu selanee rookie autographed and my all time fav bob essensa also a few guy lafleur's got close to 10k cards all 1999 and erlier,

[Babying 613]

After a very very long weekend. The day is finally over. The Sportscard Expo started for me on Thursday evening at 6:30 pm when I left my home. My van was stocked with a ton of hockey cases. I hit the highway and it was seriously packed. I was going to turn back and forget about it but decided not too. I finally got to the International Centre at 7:30 pm. Dropped the stuff off and left.Day 1 was crazy since I had to setup the booth. My son and I were running around like crazy. I thank god that I dropped the stuff off on Thursday evening. We got to the Expo at 10:30 am and got setup right when they open at 1 pm. By then I was beat tired. Day 1 was the best day for sales since I had a regular come in and purchase a ton of wax from me. My son did the Upper Deck redemption and got nothing. A regular customer did get a John Tavares Priority signings 1 out of 25. He asked me about it and I told him that it was the 1st official autograph by Tavares. A dealer then offer him $100 for it. I told him I will get him more for it. I sold it the next day for $175 for him.Day 2 was slow for me but others said it was busy for them. I did okay. The highlight was when we paid $100 for Gordie Howe's auto on a puck. We got added to the puck Mr. Hockey and HOF (forgot the year). Howe kept jabbing my son with his elbows and then before the picture with him, he took his sharpie and scribble on my son's hand. It was funny. Then he said to me, I bet your son skates fast. I said oh no he skates like my wife. The regular customer that got the Tavares then got a Martin Bordeur 1 out of 2. I sold it the next day for $250 for him. I did steal a Tavares rookie from a guy for $50 and sold it in 10 mins for $65 (sold it cheap). The reason for the cheap price (since Tavares fetches around $90) was because he had already brought $200 in cards from me already and that was all he had.Day 3 was busy at the start. Lots of people and the buzz in the air about Mario. When Mario came lots of people were standing around snapping pictures. We had purchased our ticket the day before so we got in a little early. I got an Authentic Penguins Lemieux jersey (not those fake ones) and paid my $300 plus $50 for inscription. He signed it on the black 6 with HOF (I forgot the year). My son actually got to shake his hand and off we went. There must have been over 500 autos for him today. It seriously was crazy. I actually purchase alot of stuff from other vendors this year unlike the last one. I must have spent at least $1,200 on additional stock. I did reach my minimum goal in sales so it was a success I guess. I did come back with addtional stock from all the purchases. I am prepaid for the next one in May (April 30 - May 2).

[Zach6668 513]

Mario Lemieux, HOF 1997.

[Zach6668 513]

Also, I'm practically building a card store in my office, based on how many packs I've been breaking. Starting to see if I can unload some on eBay, since I also keep buying Penguins cards from there. I need to make some money back, with the hits I don't really care about, lol.

[bdc30 0]

Some buffoon today wrote an article in the Toronto Star about Mario's appearance on the weekend.

[Zach6668 513]

Here are a few of the cooler pulls I've made since I got back into blowing money on hockey cards:And, for Serge, even if he left the forum...

[mase_gotsem 0]

the sakic/roy and sittler/mcDonald ones are pretty awsome, so these new cards actually have the patch from there jersey imbedded in the card ?? iv never seen these before but thats a pretty awsome idea if so. must def add to the value im assuming ?

[Zach6668 513]

Yeah, the patches are apparently worth a bunch more than just a regular jersey swatch. The friggen card is almost a full centimeter thick too, lol. It's really cool to look at, though.