09-10 The Cup - Error Cards

[canesice]

Cards with mistakes and discussion of them here...

Let's start with The Cup Base card plates...

This Cam Ward being one example.
http://cgi.ebay.com/CAM-WARD-09-10-...t=US_Hockey_Trading_Cards&hash=item230a8b5ecc

And Ron Hextall another:
http://cgi.ebay.com/RON-HEXTALL-09-...t=US_Hockey_Trading_Cards&hash=item230a8b60b6

Looks like non-Rookie plates - regular cup cards - are marked with "Rookie Masterpiece".

 

[KabbyKev]

Are they plates of the Rookie "throwbacks"?

 

[The Great Zo]

Sad, but expected.

It's only a matter of time before actual plate errors show up.

 

[SkyFire47]

meh...not too big an error. so the word "rookie masterpiece" was left on the design.

 

[FuriousD82]

meh...not too big an error. so the word "rookie masterpiece" was left on the design.

yeah more LAZY than a mechanical/printing error...

 

[hederman]

Let the nitpicking begin!

 

[paulxing]

so far, not as bad as before when it was the wrong player name... or wrong plate inserted (we'll never know which was the mistake!)

 

[frankiefives]

Although I'm as tired of these UD bashing threads as anyone I have to say that mistakes like these in your highest-end product are unacceptable. The Cup costs $400 for a 6 card tin. Expecting no error cards isn't too much to ask, is it?

 

[cards-gotta-go]

Although I'm as tired of these UD bashing threads as anyone I have to say that mistakes like these in your highest-end product are unacceptable. The Cup costs $400 for a 6 card tin. Expecting no error cards isn't too much to ask, is it?

*snicker* *snort*

Apparently so.

But at least we hit the "over" on error card threads... I had it at 4 threads.

 

[The Germinator]

Although I'm as tired of these UD bashing threads as anyone I have to say that mistakes like these in your highest-end product are unacceptable. The Cup costs $400 for a 6 card tin. Expecting no error cards isn't too much to ask, is it?

For Upper Deck, yeah it's too hard.

 

[canesice]

come on now.. try harder. find those misspelled words, etc. This is meant to be fun! Call it UD bashing it you want. I'll call it nitpicking..

For example 07-08 Eric Staal, Hurricanes base: Down the left sided spelled "Hurricnes" Who stole the "a" eh?
http://cgi.ebay.com/2007-08-UD-Cup-...t=US_Hockey_Trading_Cards&hash=item1e5e6acc45

 

[BigBarracuda]

Sad, but expected.

It's only a matter of time before actual plate errors show up.

Although from the first year of CUP productions, here is one

Plate is Andrew Ladd, border card says Chad Larose.

 

[MMarch]

Looks like all the plates say Rookie on them? There's a Cogliano here - http://hobbyinsider.net/forum/showthread.php?t=263442

Some may say nitpicking or bashing, but come on, this is supposed to be the "premier hockey product in the industry" right? How do you miss something like this? What were they doing for months while the product kept getting pushed bacK? They certainly had plenty of time for some design checks and QC.

 

[GabbyGuy]

The first upside-down auto I've seen....and it's my guy....DANG! :|

http://cgi.ebay.com/09-10-Cup-Maria...t=US_Hockey_Trading_Cards&hash=item19bfdcecab

 

[Tangerinebunny]

IMO it's nitpicking if ONE veteran had "rookie masterpiece" on their printing plate of this year's card. When the whole run is done like that and considering delay after delay for this product it's something else.

 

[geplimestone]

The first upside-down auto I've seen....and it's my guy....DANG! :|

http://cgi.ebay.com/09-10-Cup-Maria...t=US_Hockey_Trading_Cards&hash=item19bfdcecab

that's a cool error Curt, but i would'nt be blaming UD for it(i know your not) these cards are hard signed...and while i hate upside down stickers...i think it's kinda cool when a player hard signs something the wrong way....


Geoff

 

[The Great Zo]

Do we know for sure if it was hard-signed? Might they have sent out the swatches for signing rather than the full cards?

(Hey, if this is a dumb question, tell me so )

 

[GabbyGuy]

Do we know for sure if it was hard-signed? Might they have sent out the swatches for signing rather than the full cards?

You never know????

 

[Elias Devil]

Although I'm as tired of these UD bashing threads as anyone I have to say that mistakes like these in your highest-end product are unacceptable. The Cup costs $400 for a 6 card tin. Expecting no error cards isn't too much to ask, is it?

Not to get into an argument (because I agree with you) but Superlative spelled Patrik Elias' name wrong so this isn't solely a UD problem.

 

[numbern9ne]

Ive worked as a designer in the print industry for 3+ years now, I can say, misspelled words do get through. Not very often, but human error does happen. If UD is anything like my companies, not as many people check/proofread these things as you might think.