Modern Hockey

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msubearfan
msubearfan Posts: 52 ✭✭✭
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Hello,
Got back into collecting last year and started buying mostly vintage baseball. Looking to add some modern hockey, mostly guys from last years draft like Brady Tkachuk. Is there one brand or card considered to be the main rookie to have? Just searched eBay for Tkachuk rookies and there are so many out there to pick from and I have no clue what I’m doing. Any help would be appreciated. Also, where is the best place to buy unopened and what boxes are most desirable? I want to get into hockey buying as it’s the sport I follow the most closely.
Thanks,
Mark

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  • LGC
    LGC Posts: 219 ✭✭✭
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    Upper Deck The Cup has been leading the pack on RCs, especially for the current crop of stars. Just look at the Crosby, Kane, McDavid and Matthews patch autos on EBay. Their boxes are ridiculously priced high, as folks are chasing these particular RCs.

  • _EagleEyeKid_
    _EagleEyeKid_ Posts: 273 ✭✭✭
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    The upper deck "Young guns" subset are extremely popular every year. They offer quality design and affordability. I personally collect these and the SP Authentic Future Watch auto rookie cards.

  • akuracy503
    akuracy503 Posts: 1,923 ✭✭✭
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    Love the hockey. Great answers above, young guns and the cup are the RC's to have.

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  • jay0791
    jay0791 Posts: 3,603 ✭✭✭✭
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    Generally the young guns is he RC picked to be on the PS set registry

    Collecting PSA... FB,BK,HK,and BB HOF RC sets
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  • pab1969
    pab1969 Posts: 1,331 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Affordable: Upper Deck Young Guns, higher end: The Cup, in the middle: SP Authentic Future Watch. It all depends on how much you want to spend but you really can't wrong with any of them.

  • slum22
    slum22 Posts: 2,594 ✭✭✭✭
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    @pab1969 said:
    Affordable: Upper Deck Young Guns, higher end: The Cup, in the middle: SP Authentic Future Watch. It all depends on how much you want to spend but you really can't wrong with any of them.

    I am far from a hockey collector, but I believe these three sound right. I think you can also consider Exquisite for another mid/high option as well as OPC Premier or Platinum for very low cost options.

    Steve
  • HighGradeLegends
    HighGradeLegends Posts: 1,693 ✭✭✭✭
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    @LGC said:
    Upper Deck The Cup has been leading the pack on RCs, especially for the current crop of stars. Just look at the Crosby, Kane, McDavid and Matthews patch autos on EBay. Their boxes are ridiculously priced high, as folks are chasing these particular RCs.

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  • LGC
    LGC Posts: 219 ✭✭✭
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    I like Panini National Treasures RCs and RPAs but they haven’t produced hockey since 2013/14, as I think their licence expired. Too bad as their patches were larger than The Cup and their simple designs were more attractive.

  • robert67
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    edited June 5, 2019 7:09AM
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  • _EagleEyeKid_
    _EagleEyeKid_ Posts: 273 ✭✭✭
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    “Modern hockey or vintage hockey?” She was asked.

    “Ice hockey!” She enthusiastically answered.

    Ahhhh .... married for love ....

    :D Love it!

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