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From Dave and Adams:

http://www.dacardworld.com/sports/item.das?sku=BVH30PSGFM&nPar=1

APPROXIMATE Release Date: 05/27/2005

CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS:

ONE SIGNATURE CARD PER PACK ON AVERAGE!
LOOK FOR TRIPLE AND QUAD AUTOGRAPH CARDS!
FIND AN AVERAGE OF ONE DUAL SIGNATURE CARD IN EVERY BOX!
REGULAR SET PARALLELS NUMBERED TO 100, 50 AND 10!
FOUR LOW-NUMBERED INSERTS FEATURING DIFFERENT ATTRIBUTES OF TOP PLAYERS!
FIND 1-OF-1 OVERTIME PARALLEL CARDS!

PRODUCT BREAKDOWN:


Stellar Lineup of Signature Cards (combined to deliver 1 per pack on average)
- BAP Signatures - Inserted 1:2.
- BAP Signatures, Parallel - Numbered to 10.
- BAP Signatures, Duals - Inserted 1:10.
- BAP Signatures, Triples - Inserted 1:90.
- BAP Signatures, Quads - Inserted 1:180.

Low-Numbered Parallels of the Regular Set
- First Period (parallel) -- Numbered to 100.
- Second Period (parallel) -- Numbered to 50.
- Third Period (parallel) -- Numbered to 10.
- Overtime (parallel) -- Numbered to 1.~;~

Themed Insert Cards
- Outtakes -- Numbered to 499.
- Class Action --Numbered to 299.
- World Cup of Hockey TM Salute -- Numbered to 199.
- Ice Icons- Numbered to 99.

90 Regular Cards
 
So, the plain old regular autos are one in every two packs... While the other half of the packs will have some sort of special auto... interesting. And they are 10 pack boxes, correct? So one dual auto per box, on average? Can just imagine the superstar duos they'll come up with :rolleyes:

Cory
 
This looks like 'sticker' crap IMO. UD is flooding the Autograph market with their 04-05 releases....duals 1:10 packs??????? I am glad I got rid of most of my duals...
 
Yup they showed stickers in the ad (e.g. Beckett Hockey Card Plus).

I guess it depends on how much of this stuff they print up. Didn't they hold back some on printing of Upper Deck regular because of the lockout? I heard 10 bucks a pack here on the board, so at that high price they probably don't want to print up too much. IMHO
 
tealfan said:
Yup they showed stickers in the ad (e.g. Beckett Hockey Card Plus).

I guess it depends on how much of this stuff they print up. Didn't they hold back some on printing of Upper Deck regular because of the lockout? I heard 10 bucks a pack here on the board, so at that high price they probably don't want to print up too much. IMHO
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The stickers should be an improvement from what we've seen in the past. The middle should be clear with a border fading out around the edges. This is what I've seen from seeing singles of the SP Signature basketball. It shouldn't be those horrible hologram stickers
 
Not to bring up a whole other issue, but the sticker/cut signatures are horrible. If they are all those type of "signatures," then the cards with amazing combinations means pretty much nothing since the players depicted on the cards never actually saw the card. As for the set itself, my general feeling can be seen in my signature. However, as a Gretzky collector, I have to pick up his cards from the set.
 
Stickers turn me off for the same reason. But I love autos and it's hard for me to resist an auto a pack. I could always trade everything away for hand-signed cards...lol.
 
I know what you guys mean, but would you rather take your chances on waiting an entire year with an UD redemption that most likely be wrong or not properly compensated
 
Ten years down the road the card that is actually signed will be more treasured as the player actually saw it rather than a sticker that may lose its adhesive qualities. Although UD is dreadfully slow, the fact that it is hard signed puts the idea into perspective.
 
Dreadfully slow? No Jeff. The mail is Dreadfully Slow. The express checkout line at the supermarket is Dreadfully Slow.

Upper Deck's customer service turnarounds are slow enough that you can describe them meaningfully on geological timescales.
 
quincy said:
Dreadfully slow? No Jeff. The mail is Dreadfully Slow. The express checkout line at the supermarket is Dreadfully Slow.

Upper Deck's customer service turnarounds are slow enough that you can describe them meaningfully on geological timescales.
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LOL

Mark
 
KENTWILLIAMS said:
I don't mind the stickers too much as I know that the cards aren't being mishandled by the players, therefor are not damaged when I get one. I do agree that they are not as attractive as cards directly signed by the players.
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Overall, what's more important? The condition of the card (unless you want every card graded) or an attractive card that can be treasured for ages? Just a thought though.
 
The one auto per pack is so tempting, I'll probably end up picking up a box of that. I can stand sticker autos (barely stand the holograms ones though). But a Dual sticker/Triple Stiker/ Quadsticker.... Thats just lame.
More adhesive than cardboard = Unhappy Will
BTW, I love Quincy's take on the speed of UD redemtions...
 
quincy said:
Dreadfully slow? No Jeff. The mail is Dreadfully Slow. The express checkout line at the supermarket is Dreadfully Slow.

Upper Deck's customer service turnarounds are slow enough that you can describe them meaningfully on geological timescales.
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Remember, Nobody Does it like Upper Dreck!
 

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