Preview: 2019-20 O-Pee-Chee

Maybe bet on a $5-10 Cdn pull back on the price of a box - but for all we know the price could be the same per box.

My understanding is that the cost of vintage paper card stock is more than the glossy standard stock these days.

The packs per box over the years have steadily gone from 36 down to 32 to 24 and now to 18 - with no real change in price
 
Same thought as MVP... with very little content Auto/Game-Used content, they should step up their game on getting an accurate checklist. I spent all Fall cringing at Tavares in an Isles uniform.

Really no reason to release these sets so early either. For low-end, the collecting year is basically over before the season even starts.
 
It would be good if this was released to coincide with the start of the hockey season rather than before it starts. It would have the players who changed teams during the offseason in their new uniforms. And more relevant Marquee Rookies.


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Flyers16 said:
It would be good if this was released to coincide with the start of the hockey season rather than before it starts. It would have the players who changed teams during the offseason in their new uniforms. And more relevant Marquee Rookies.


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DCUnited96 said:
Same thought as MVP... with very little content Auto/Game-Used content, they should step up their game on getting an accurate checklist. I spent all Fall cringing at Tavares in an Isles uniform.

Really no reason to release these sets so early either. For low-end, the collecting year is basically over before the season even starts.
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The cards are produced months in advance. It would be impossible to have accurate checklists for any release prior to January of the following season. People seem to think that manufacturing a card set takes a just few days...
 
frankiefives said:
The cards are produced months in advance. It would be impossible to have accurate checklists for any release prior to January of the following season. People seem to think that manufacturing a card set takes a just few days...
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I'm with Frank on this one. I grumble about a lot of the things that UD does.... and while I wouldn't call OPC a perfect set, I think they do a really good job with it.

I would assume that those cards are being printed now, so they're ready to go in time.
 
frankiefives said:
The cards are produced months in advance. It would be impossible to have accurate checklists for any release prior to January of the following season. People seem to think that manufacturing a card set takes a just few days...
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I think the January estimate is a bit off base.

Using the example of Topps Match Attax in the Bundesliga, you see a roster based product that is way more accurate than Upper Deck hockey releases. Released about a month into the season. Of course, Topps' hand is forced, as there is always two newly promoted teams, and new shirt sponsors to consider.

For the record, Topps MLS products are horrible. So it's not the company, it's the unique situation of promotion/relegation in European soccer.

Upper Deck's lead times have always been huge, so this is nothing new. Since these two sets (MVP, OPC) have no longer have any serious auto/game-used content, and are basically direct from image design to printer products, they have the opportunity to make a positive change. Relevance matters when trying to reach what I would call the "team set" customer base. The marquee signing of this past season, John Tavares (signed 01 July 2018) could have easily been updated before heading to the printers.

My favorite example a great effort of days gone... Ray Bourque was traded to Colorado on 03 March 2000... Pacific had a game-used jersey card of him in 2000-01 Pacific (released in the Summer of 2000).
 
k_northrup said:
I've seen a pre-order for $65, so it is going to be a fair bit cheaper than last year for a box
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I'm assuming that's in CAD then? I got last year's for $60 USD per box. $65 CAD this year's would be approximately $50 USD. We'll see when the store I usually buy from lists them for pre-order.
 


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