BEST Products of All Time
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thedewk
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1990/91 OPC Premier - great RC selection
1990/91 UD - crisp photos; great RC selection
2005/06 The Cup - one of the greatest products ever made for hockey
1990/91 UD - crisp photos; great RC selection
2005/06 The Cup - one of the greatest products ever made for hockey
Bossy22
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2004-05 ITG Heroes and Prospects! Crosby and Ovie rookie auto's (2 Crosby and 4 Ovie), autographs of Lemieux, Orr, Roy, Bourque, etc! This stuff was amazing!!!
Danno79
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2006-07 Parkhurst. The autograph selection and the fact that they are on-card autos must have taken some time to accumulate. The photos are great and the product was affordable. I would love to see another set like this again but I'm sure the price would be insane.
re-ac-tor
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For me 2004-05 ITG Franchises, so many great autographed cards that were presented in a beautiful way, plus tons of cool memorabilia.
My best,
Ken
My best,
Ken
deepbluejacket
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1990-91 Pro Set Series 1: The gift that keeps on giving. The quality control was terrible, but it was an exciting set and its staying power has been extraordinary.
Mike
Mike
Avalanchefan21
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Great thread idea Mr triple B 
CONTENDERS for BEST of all time (No certain order)
2001-02 Pacific Titanium hobby... love the rookies and reds! Thankful I could get 3-4 from members here!
2003-04 Be a Player Ultimate 4th edition
2003-04 Parkhurst Rookie
2003-04 Parkhurst Original 6 Boston/Montreal/Toronto/Chicago/New York..... I dont have connections to any teams but loved the idea and card look
2003-04 Topps Pristine
2004-05 Ultimate Collection
2005-06 Upper Deck the Cup
2013-14 Panini National Treasures
HONORABLE MENTION
2003-04 Topps C55
2003-04 SP Authentic
2010-11 Panini Leaf Limited
2011-12 Upper Deck the Cup
2013-14 Panini Prime
UNPOPULAR OPINIONS
2004-05 Pacific
2004-05 upper deck
2004-05 UD all world
2005-06 Artifacts
2007-08 Opeechee
2021-22 Opeechee Platinum
CONTENDERS for BEST of all time (No certain order)
2001-02 Pacific Titanium hobby... love the rookies and reds! Thankful I could get 3-4 from members here!
2003-04 Be a Player Ultimate 4th edition
2003-04 Parkhurst Rookie
2003-04 Parkhurst Original 6 Boston/Montreal/Toronto/Chicago/New York..... I dont have connections to any teams but loved the idea and card look
2003-04 Topps Pristine
2004-05 Ultimate Collection
2005-06 Upper Deck the Cup
2013-14 Panini National Treasures
HONORABLE MENTION
2003-04 Topps C55
2003-04 SP Authentic
2010-11 Panini Leaf Limited
2011-12 Upper Deck the Cup
2013-14 Panini Prime
UNPOPULAR OPINIONS
2004-05 Pacific
2004-05 upper deck
2004-05 UD all world
2005-06 Artifacts
2007-08 Opeechee
2021-22 Opeechee Platinum
Avalanchefan21
Verified Trader,
I want to get a **** ton of boxes then meet with ppl and just open all of them for the hologram XD
Would turn a game on or something in the background while we do it
TMLFan3
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2003-04 Parkhurst Original 6
End of story. Period. Lock this thread.
End of story. Period. Lock this thread.
MR.M's Cards
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2015-16 tim hortons, brought so many kids into the hobby
frankiefives
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2008-09 O-Pee-Chee with the retros having the 79-80 look and all the buybacks. Amazing release.
Chinner
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100%
My all time favourite autograph set is the wire autos from that year. Hard signed legend autos on a clean matte cardboard really makes the auto pop! I wish I opened more of this.
penguinsChief
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I am still in love with the 2000-01 BAP Ultimate set. So many Mario's and all are really great photo's, plus the limited cards are so good. Does not hurt they were sealed from the very beginning.
capsfan30
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In no order:
1990-91 Upper Deck and OPC Premier: This may be the best rookie crop of all time. Just look at the list of HOFers that had rookies in these products. Obscene print runs is the only thing keeping the prices down, IMO.
2001-02 Be A Player Memorabilia: One of, if not the, first products to introduce a premium game-used piece in every box. Sure, Titanium and Private Stock the year prior had a jersey or patch in every pack, but how many of them were 4th liners that no one cared about? In BAP, you could pull HOFers and all-time greats.
2003-04; In The Game Used Signature Series / Parkhurst Original 6 / Topps Pristine: Two of these are personal favorites, and one is so amazing even though I had no real connection to it. ITGU SS was, for me, one of the best sets, with an amazing rookie class, and autos/game-used of legends and current stars. Parkhurst O6 has been discussed by others, so no real need to go into it further. Topps Pristine has what is probably one of the most unique pack layouts ever. Packs in packs in packs! Shiny! Uncirculated cards! So many boxes checked with it.
2005-06 The Cup: I don't think anyone is going to argue with this one. Not the first premium set ever, but the first SUPER premium set, laying the groundwork for what is now one of the most heavily sought after products every season.
2012-13 and 2013-14 Panini Prime: One of the most ingenious sets in recent memory. I may be mistaken, but I think they were the first to introduce the tie cards? I know UD Black had them, but not sure the year. However, Prime bests Black in that they had amazing game-used from some of the biggest names in hockey to go with the enormous patch swatches that led people to try and collect the entire emblem for certain players or teams.
2015-16 Upper Deck: This one may be controversial. I never opened any myself. But, I think it's safe to say, that with McDavid, this set started the most recent boom of the hobby, from investors coming in, to collectors getting back into the hobby after years or decades away. Everyone wanted in on the McDavid hype, and this set more than others lead the way IMO.
2017-18 Leaf In The Game Used: Another personal favorite, and possibly an unpopular opinion. I know many don't like the use of jerseys instead of player pictures, or the use of sticker autos, but you simply cannot ignore the absolute monster this set is, with the memorabilia that was included, the HOF names among the checklists, and the quality of the product as a whole. Some may not like the endless parallels, but others, like myself, found it quite useful when trying to make sets but not worried about matching foil colors.
Presidents Choice The Vezina Collection: I think this pretty much speaks for itself. With a certain member here buying what seemed like half of the product produced and trying his best to complete the sets (envious, btw, not shaming), this set may be the pinnacle of all things goalie related.
Presidents Choice Solid Gold: Similar to the Vezina Collection, but with a more wide spread appeal, including current and former legends and stars among the players you could obtain.
1990-91 Upper Deck and OPC Premier: This may be the best rookie crop of all time. Just look at the list of HOFers that had rookies in these products. Obscene print runs is the only thing keeping the prices down, IMO.
2001-02 Be A Player Memorabilia: One of, if not the, first products to introduce a premium game-used piece in every box. Sure, Titanium and Private Stock the year prior had a jersey or patch in every pack, but how many of them were 4th liners that no one cared about? In BAP, you could pull HOFers and all-time greats.
2003-04; In The Game Used Signature Series / Parkhurst Original 6 / Topps Pristine: Two of these are personal favorites, and one is so amazing even though I had no real connection to it. ITGU SS was, for me, one of the best sets, with an amazing rookie class, and autos/game-used of legends and current stars. Parkhurst O6 has been discussed by others, so no real need to go into it further. Topps Pristine has what is probably one of the most unique pack layouts ever. Packs in packs in packs! Shiny! Uncirculated cards! So many boxes checked with it.
2005-06 The Cup: I don't think anyone is going to argue with this one. Not the first premium set ever, but the first SUPER premium set, laying the groundwork for what is now one of the most heavily sought after products every season.
2012-13 and 2013-14 Panini Prime: One of the most ingenious sets in recent memory. I may be mistaken, but I think they were the first to introduce the tie cards? I know UD Black had them, but not sure the year. However, Prime bests Black in that they had amazing game-used from some of the biggest names in hockey to go with the enormous patch swatches that led people to try and collect the entire emblem for certain players or teams.
2015-16 Upper Deck: This one may be controversial. I never opened any myself. But, I think it's safe to say, that with McDavid, this set started the most recent boom of the hobby, from investors coming in, to collectors getting back into the hobby after years or decades away. Everyone wanted in on the McDavid hype, and this set more than others lead the way IMO.
2017-18 Leaf In The Game Used: Another personal favorite, and possibly an unpopular opinion. I know many don't like the use of jerseys instead of player pictures, or the use of sticker autos, but you simply cannot ignore the absolute monster this set is, with the memorabilia that was included, the HOF names among the checklists, and the quality of the product as a whole. Some may not like the endless parallels, but others, like myself, found it quite useful when trying to make sets but not worried about matching foil colors.
Presidents Choice The Vezina Collection: I think this pretty much speaks for itself. With a certain member here buying what seemed like half of the product produced and trying his best to complete the sets (envious, btw, not shaming), this set may be the pinnacle of all things goalie related.
Presidents Choice Solid Gold: Similar to the Vezina Collection, but with a more wide spread appeal, including current and former legends and stars among the players you could obtain.
odjickfan
Verified Trader,
For me, probably the Montreal Canadiens Centennial set.
numbern9ne
Verified Trader,
My favorites:
1989-90 OPC/Topps - Love that design with the blue bar top and bottom
1991-92 Upper Deck - second year UD, with beautiful photography and that NHL75 logo on the bottom
1993-94 Fleer Ultra - Loved the one insert per pack, had a ton of fun with this one back in the day
1993-94 Topps Premier - mostly for the first Finest insert
1997-98 Pacific Crown Collection - first release by Pacific, fell in love with that company for the decade they were around
2012-13 ITG Motown Madness - homer pick, but this was the last case I ever busted
1989-90 OPC/Topps - Love that design with the blue bar top and bottom
1991-92 Upper Deck - second year UD, with beautiful photography and that NHL75 logo on the bottom
1993-94 Fleer Ultra - Loved the one insert per pack, had a ton of fun with this one back in the day
1993-94 Topps Premier - mostly for the first Finest insert
1997-98 Pacific Crown Collection - first release by Pacific, fell in love with that company for the decade they were around
2012-13 ITG Motown Madness - homer pick, but this was the last case I ever busted
Messina
Registered Trader
I love Panini products, Prizm, Prime, National Treasures and list goes on...
JohnnyDrama
Verified Trader,
Can we talk about what a murderer's row 2003-04 was? Luxury Suite, Bowman Draft, Ultimate Memorabilia, Premier, Parkhurst Rookie, SPA, Pristine, etc. Just so, so many awesome products with all-time designs.
odjickfan
Verified Trader,
There were also ITGU and Parkhurst Original 6, it was a great year for hockey products!
