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!

If you're on Twitter, please give me a follow.  You can also find me on Trading Card Database.  I love trading cards, when it makes sense.  Happy collecting!

Shiny Red 'Hawks

In my buyback post I mentioned that I found a few things at a show last weekend.  The other lot of cards I picked up was five 2013-14 Prizm Red Pulsar Chicago Blackhawks.

I asked the seller what he wanted for the cards (they were in a binder and unpriced) and he said he could do $6 a card.  I know they aren't easy to come by, but I wasn't paying that much.  I told him I could find these online for $2 a card and he said he would do that.  Haggling is something I hate in the hobby and he was either going to say okay, or I was going to pass.

I love any Blackhawks cards with red or black borders.  Black is my first choice, but these are still some good-looking cards!

2013-14 Panini Prizm Red Pulsar Prizms #124 Duncan Keith

I actually picked up one of these on Sportlots recently but at $2 a card, I wasn't going to pass on another.  I figure it'll go into a box and someday I'll find someone that needs it.  These aren't easy to come by and Keith will be in the Hall of Fame.  I felt good with it.

2013-14 Panini Prizm Red Pulsar Prizms #125 Marian Hossa

2013-14 Panini Prizm Red Pulsar Prizms #126 Corey Crawford

2013-14 Panini Prizm Red Pulsar Prizms #127 Patrick Sharp

2013-14 Panini Prizm Red Pulsar Prizms #223 Ryan Stanton

I haven't looked at the checklist but I know I still need the Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane cards.  I believe there was another rookie in the set as well.  I believe it's just those three that I need to snag to complete the team set.  Some day, it'll happen.

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 $100 in about seven months.  FREE CARDS!  If you're on Twitter, please give me a follow.  Happy collecting!

COMC Mail - 2016-17 Upper Deck Compendium Chicago Blackhawks Series 2

Since I put the series 1 set together, I figured I should do the same with series 2.  I haven't decided on series 3 yet.  If you're not up on Compendium, it takes 50 of the base cards to combine up to a red.  I have a hard time believing there are more than a handful or so team sets out there.

2016-17 Compendium Red #354 Artemi Panarin

 Artemi Panarin is no longer with the Chicago Blackhawks.

2016-17 Compendium Red #355 Niklas Hjalmarsson 

Niklas Hjalmarsson is no longer with the Chicago Blackhawks.

2016-17 Compendium Red #356 Corey Crawford

2016-17 Compendium Red #357 Ryan Hartman

2016-17 Compendium Red #358 Kyle Baun

2016-17 Compendium Red #359 Marian Hossa

Marian Hossa will not play for the Chicago Blackhawks in 2017-18.

2016-17 Compendium Red #360 Duncan Keith

2016-17 Compendium Red #361 Viktor Svedberg

2016-17 Compendium Red #362 Vincent Hinostroza

2016-17 Compendium Red #589 Mark McNeill

Mark McNeill is no longer with the Chicago Blackhawks.

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.  Between referrals and cash back, I've gotten over $100 in about seven months.  FREE CARDS!  If you're on Twitter, please give me a follow.  Happy collecting!