Archive for September, 2010

Product Review – Topps 2010 UFC

2010 Topps UFC is currently on shelves and as with the previous UFC sets, it’s a knockout. Collectors can expect to get 4 hits per hobby box (2 autos, 2 relics) and for the price, it’s a great deal for fans of the sport. Other details include: Base Cards: 135 UFC stars Highlight Reel - 20 memorable moments [...]

Sunday Fun-Day Fun Facts

Here at ‘Canada Card World – The Blog’, we’re always looking for interesting facts and stories for Sunday. Rediscovering the fun in the hobby is so very important when so many collectors are consumed with value and condition. Below is a humourous story about stumbling through the attic and making an interesting discovery. Taken from [...]

Hobby News – The Saturday Edition

From Upper Deck: The big news from Upper Deck this week concerns the pack-out of their greatly anticipated release, 2009-10 UD The Cup Hockey. With frequent updates on Twitter and Facebook, collectors are buzzing about the breathtaking preview photos and the massive reduction in the number of redemptions in the product. As reported yesterday in [...]

It’s Coming!!! 2009-10 UD The Cup

Upper Deck’s product development team has started packing out 2009-10 NHL The Cup Hockey. With delays happening as Upper Deck waited cards to be returned from the player now behind them, UD is proud to announce that 09-10 The Cup is packing out with over 93% live autograph content. Wayne Gretzky has signed. Sidney Crosby and [...]

NFL Rookies Sing Their College Fight Songs for Upper Deck

Upper Deck does it again with another fun video starring the latest crop of youngsters to appear on trading cards. Upper Deck invited several 2010 college football draft picks to participate in a College Fight Song contest during this year’s NFL Rookie Premiere Photo Shoot in Los Angeles, California. Be ready to ridicule top draft [...]

Upper Deck’s 2010-11 Rookie Boot Camp

Remember those great Upper Deck rookie videos from last year? They’re back…. This month’s NHL Rookie Showcase in Etobicoke, Ontario, brought twenty-three of the league’s brightest new players to the MasterCard Centre in Toronto. Those who skate in NHL games this season will appear on their very first Upper Deck hockey rookie cards. Upper Deck [...]

The 40th Sports Card and Memorabilia Expo

The 40th Sportcard and Memorabilia Expo will take place this fall from November 12th to November 14th in Toronto, Ontario. Guaranteed to please all who attend, there will be over 900 tables of rare cards and non-sport items for collectors of all types and budgets. Although hockey is the main focus of the Expo, many [...]

The Want List – 2011 Hockey Collector’s Almanac

Looking for an interesting new guide to add to your collection? Check out the special showcase position at Chapters/Indigo book stores in Canada this month. It’s hard to miss, extending from the news-stand. There you will find The Want List’s “2011 Hockey Collector’s Almanac / The Hockey Rookie Card Checklist” double issue which lands on [...]

Sunday Fun-Day Fun Facts

As NFL fans are treated to their first Sunday afternoon of the 2010 NFL season, here are some quick hits on some NFL quarterbacks. 3,908 – # of 1991 Upper Deck Brett Favre RCs graded by Beckett Grading Services (BGS) 25 – # of 1991 Upper Deck Brett Favre RCs which received a ’10′ grade [...]

Hobby News – The Saturday Edition

From Upper Deck: The news which collectors have been waiting and waiting for…. As posted on their Facebook page, Upper Deck is pleased to announce that the official release date for 2009-10 UD The Cup will be October 1, 2010. Upper Deck will begin packing out The Cup next week. 2009-10 UD The Cup had [...]

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