Tuesday, September 1, 2009

2008-09 Collector's Choice

In 2008, former super-pest Claude Lemieux came out of retirement. So did Collector's Choice hockey cards. After a ten-year hiatus, Upper Deck has dusted off this brand of low-price cards. First produced in 1995, and lasting three seasons, Collector's Choice was intended to be "kid-friendly" with its price - about a buck a pack - in a market that was rapidly become less affordable for younger collectors. But Lemieux's comeback was short-lived - he retired after the Sharks were eliminated from the 2009 playoffs. Collector's Choice's comeback might be short-lived too. (Full Story)

4 comments:

Chuck's Used Cards said...

Great choice (pun?) of goalie card to top your article.

cheers

Sal said...

Actually, that was unintentional, but funny now that you mention it. I just liked the close-up shot of Price.

B. Wags said...

I bought a box of these awhile back because it was so damn cheap and I thought that they were pretty nice for the price. There are a few cards in the set that are worth a couple bucks, so it makes them a little collectible.

These and Victory are nice cheap cards for the collector on a budget, like me.

Sal said...

Yeah, I know. They are affordable if you have no intentions on collecting all 300 cards. But a buck a pack sure is nice.

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