 Hockey cards: The coolest pieces of cardboard you'll ever own (probably). Part ll of this blog series, How To Start A Hockey Card Collection: Player Collecting is now Live.
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UPDATE: As a sudden twist of fate, it looks like Panini will continue to keep honoring Expired redemptions, as long as they still have the card. If they don't, your redemption will be replaced with Panini Points. The number of Points will be determined by Panini.
This is a welcomed piece of news for collectors after it appeared Panini were putting a stop to their very generous redemption program after all these years. Beckett update: Panini To Continue Honoring Expired Redemptions Panini's New Customer Service Platform: First Wave of Upgrades Made to Panini America’s New Customer Service Platform  Jhonas Enroth 2013-14 Panini Prime Ties 1/1. This image was taken by Panini before pack out. 2007-2008 SHL Elitset (The Card Cabinet) The Guardians Insert Set - Red Parallel Misprint Error Card4/5/2020 How To Get Your Player Collection on The Map? Make Yourself a Collector Who's Easy to Find12/17/2019 The one that got away... This Enroth 13-14 Panini Select 1/1 gets snatched up in a flash.11/26/2019  Lost out on this card the other day: 2013-14 Panini Select Stars Black Tag Autograph 1/1 Jhonas Enroth. Please let me know if you see it anywhere soon. There are those cards that you seem to win with ease, then there are the ones that get away. That's the cruel nature of this hobby sometimes and it's something that all collectors will go through. It's just the way it is.
I usually share cards that I win or trade for, but these are one of those rare times when I didn't win or lose a bidding war for a card, I simply lost out on the oppourtunity to throw my hat into the ring. As the story usually goes, I was surfing eBay the other night and for some reason I felt the urge to check the recently sold items page. And there it was. Gone in a blink of an eye it seems after someone's Best Offer was accepted, I had just stumbled upon the recent sold listing for this Jhonas Enroth 2013-14 Panini Select Black Tag Auto 1/1 card that I needed to complete this particular 2013-14 Panini Select rainbow (The Sold listing can be viewed Here). I'd like to say I was crushed, but these are just hockey cards after all, so I feel like disappointment would be more accurate. I wanted this one for my collection real bad, but I guess it was just not meant to be. I sent a message to the seller, but I don't expect to hear anything back. Maybe one day I'll have a second shot at this 1/1, but I'm not holding my breath. I know there are some other Enroth collectors out there, so If any of you (maybe if you're the person who ended up with this sweet card) are reading this blog post, I want to send you a big congratulations your way for adding this great card to your collection. It's times like these where I focus on the cards I've managed to add to my collection so far to soften the blow of losing out on a big card. It makes me appreciate what I have and not dwell on the stuff I don't have. These lessons are good to follow in any hobby, but also in life. These smaller moments of practice are great for teaching ourselves this valuable life lesson I think. If you happen to see this card in your card collecting travels, please let me know. Thanks! Anyways, if you've made it this far, I have to thank you. Nothing like a little hobby talk to brighten up your Tuesday, yeah? - Crease UPDATE: This card has been found! I managed to finally add this card into my collection with the help of a very generous hobby friend. You can read all about it in my recent blog post: What Once Was Lost Has Now Been Found 
A 2003-04 Marc-Andre Fleury Upper Deck Young Guns 30th Anniversary BuyBack 1/1 - Inserted into 2019-20 Upper Deck Series 1. NOTE: I do not own this card, I'm just sharing this for a visual example.
Will this year be the year of the BuyBack? Apparently so. Let's dive a little deeper into this, shall we?
In my last blog post, I learned that me and my collection were in Beckett Hockey's November issue as their featured Super Collector. As stoked as I was, I haven't actually seen the article yet - until today that is. My November Issue finally made its way into my hands today and I'm excited to show it off. For those who own their November issues already, you can find my 2-page spread on pages 24 and 25. Awesome, right? For those who don't have access to a hard copy of their own, I've scanned the article so others can view it here on my personal blog. I hope you enjoy!  November Issue 2019 - Page 24.  November Issue 2019 - Page 25.  Beckett Hockey Magazine Cover - November Issue - 2019  Beckett Hockey Magazine - November Issue (2019). Have you picked up this month's Novemeber Issue of Beckett Hockey? If not, I suggest you do... because I am the featured Super Collector in this issue! Take a look at my featured article when you have the chance!
So I stumbled upon this tweet from Panini America's Twitter Page earlier today and I don't know what to think of it.
I thought Panini was done with hockey? Well, apparently not. When the news hit that Panini had managed to sign Kaapo Kakko to an trading card autograph exclusive, I knew that Panini would be showcasing his cards this upcoming season, but I (and many others) assumed his autographed cards would be spread out in a multi-sport release of somesort, since Panini hasn't has a full-fledged hockey release since the unlicensed sticker/memorabilia dump that was 2015-16 Panini Anthology. I haven't seen any images of the product yet, so I can't comment on how this product will look, but no doubt they'll be some rookie-year Kakko autographs thrown into the mix, as it will be the main driving force of this Score Hockey product. But what else is there? Does Panini still have a decent inventory of hockey autographs to pull from? Only time will tell. Definitely going to be an interesting product to follow for sure. |
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