COMC Show & Tell - Blackhawks Pieces of History

It depends on your perspective.  If you're in the hobby to sell and make money, Upper Deck ePack may make you very unhappy.  As a collector, it makes me happy.  It's pulled down prices on some cards that I've been fortunate enough to add to my collection.  These four cards are perfect examples.

2015-16 Upper Deck - A Piece Of History 1000 Point Club #PC-SL Steve Larmer

2015-16 Upper Deck - A Piece Of History 1000 Point Club #PC-SL Steve Larmer (back)

2015-16 Upper Deck - A Piece Of History 1000 Point Club #PC-JR Jeremy Roenick

2015-16 Upper Deck - A Piece Of History 1000 Point Club #PC-JR Jeremy Roenick (back)

2016-17 Upper Deck - A Piece of History 1,000 Point Club #PC-MH Marian Hossa 

2016-17 Upper Deck - A Piece of History 1,000 Point Club #PC-MH Marian Hossa (back) 

2015-16 Upper Deck - A Piece Of History 1000 Point Club #PC-DS Denis Savard 

2015-16 Upper Deck - A Piece Of History 1000 Point Club #PC-DS Denis Savard (back)

All four of these cost me $26.65.  Before ePack, this was what you might pay for one of these inserts.  I understand that there are scarcity levels, but even the most common copies were pricey.  COULD I afford those prices?  Sure, I could make it happen.  But that's money that I can't spend on other things, or it just makes me pass it by and collect something else.

The lower prices work for me, as a COLLECTor.  It's all about perspective and I don't feel badly about it at all.

If you shop online and haven't signed up and used ebates yet, you're missing out.  I also use it on eBay to get money back from purchases there.  Between referrals and cash back, I've gotten over $150 in a year.  FREE CARDS!

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