tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628851108876378289.post5411059651261886154..comments2023-12-18T07:28:31.274-04:00Comments on Hockey Card Heaven: Things I like... things I don't...TheIronLunghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10943220780882453125noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628851108876378289.post-8007522027634836182016-06-02T17:11:51.902-03:002016-06-02T17:11:51.902-03:00I'm in the minority, but my biggest question i...I'm in the minority, but my biggest question is why does every product have to be rookie-centric? Why do the leagues and PA's prohibit making sets of current stars and retired players? I get the expense, but why do they not even allow it?<br /><br />I'm also with t about the franken-jersey thing. Get the right pictures on the card.<br /><br />And what goes along with that are the increasingly vague write-ups on the back about what the swatch actually is. Topps is now so non-committal that you're not even sure if the piece is from the guy pictured on the card. "Event-worn" pieces are a complete waste at this point.<br /><br />The other practice that I've seen a few times is where they'll put a parallel or some other nice variation in one series of a product, and then switch it out for series 2 or beyond. First happened in 2009 Topps baseball. The BlackMarts came in whole blasters for series one, but then they were 1-per-pack or less for series 2 and update. Thanks for wasting my time, Topps.<br /><br />I could go on but most of my pet peeves are more baseball oriented....<br /><br />GCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14713246271197550543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628851108876378289.post-68709896288728289782014-03-02T15:34:22.525-04:002014-03-02T15:34:22.525-04:00Hello,
Love the blog! I'm running twopadstac...Hello,<br /> Love the blog! I'm running twopadstack.net and we're looking to expand to include hobby coverage. We'd like to offer you a spot on the writing staff and could even do a link swap (we'll add you to our friends page, you add us to your blogroll) to give your blog a presence with our readers.<br /><br />If you're interested, please let me know via email: ryan@twopadstack.net<br /><br />Thanks!<br />RyanRyanWomeldorfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02813683800452597556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628851108876378289.post-37957918853819390562014-02-10T12:59:41.039-04:002014-02-10T12:59:41.039-04:00Matt is right. In The Game does sticker autos the...Matt is right. In The Game does sticker autos the right way. 9 times out of 10, you can't really even tell without really getting in there. Dr. Brian Price has made sure ITG designs are top notch and will always up to snuff with collectors.<br /><br />I too, hate tape on toploaders or any holder for that matter. Specifically, scotch tape/packaging tape...anything of the clear/transparent plastic-cello hybrid type. Masking tape or Painters tape...I can deal with...especially painters tape. <br /><br />My biggest annoyance is the "Franken-card". Anything with a player in one team jersey, while the card specifies a different team. My all time favorite is when one of these gets the trifecta treatment. I have 3 Bill Guerin cards in my PC that show just this phenomenon. He is in a Sharks jersey, the card says the team is the Islanders, and there are jersey swatches from his Dallas Stars jersey. Imagine orange and blue card designs with a Sharks blue jersey contrasted by green and gold swatches. TheRealDFGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12124717470072185198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628851108876378289.post-63936945228681825572014-02-09T18:08:41.120-04:002014-02-09T18:08:41.120-04:00I like group breaks, but really only when they are...I like group breaks, but really only when they are case breaks. This way, there's a much bigger guarantee that I will at least leave with something.<br /><br />ITG does decent sticker autos, but no one else has found a way to make them really work.<br /><br />The thing I hate more than anything, though is one-colored patches. The whole idea with a patch card is to show multiple colors, but when there's just one color, it might as well be a solid jersey piece.Matt Pedersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09097177365686560651noreply@blogger.com