Collector’s Chronicles

  • Bring Back Topps Hockey

    Bring Back Topps Hockey

    Collector's Chronicles November 17, 2012 at 1:00 pm 0 comments

    It’s really hard to believe that it’s been more than eight years since Topps, the company known for its long history in the baseball card market, stopped producing hockey cards. Mind you, they didn’t stop on their own.  When the NHL locked out for the 2004/05 season, the licenses to [...]

     
  • Product Review: 2011/12 Panini Dominion

    Product Review: 2011/12 Panini Dominion

    Collector's Chronicles, Features October 22, 2012 at 1:37 pm 1 comment

    It’s been two years now since Panini, mostly known for its stickers and Basketball products, entered the hockey-card fray.  To battle Upper Deck’s uber high-end release, The Cup, the Panini crew had to come up with it’s own version; something to appeal to the high-end memorabilia and autograph crowd. That response [...]

     
  • Product Review: 2011/12 Upper Deck The Cup

    Product Review: 2011/12 Upper Deck The Cup

    Collector's Chronicles, Features October 10, 2012 at 10:16 am 2 comments

    The 2011/12 hobby season has officially closed, albeit a bit late, and the 2012/13 hobby season has begun (with or without actual hockey) with the release of Upper Deck’s Artifacts. Having had a little bit of time for The Cup to percolate, I’m here to give a review of Upper [...]

     
  • Collecting Like a House Cat

    Collecting Like a House Cat

    Collector's Chronicles, Features October 1, 2012 at 9:34 am 0 comments

    I’ve been collecting, mostly hockey with a little football splashed in, for the better part of 20 years.  Which is pretty damn incredible considering I’m only 26 years old (OH GOD, SO OLD).  I’ve been in the hobby through a ton of changes and innovations, from the rise of serial numbering [...]

     
  • The Dilution of Game-Used and Autographed Hockey Cards

    The Dilution of Game-Used and Autographed Hockey Cards

    Collector's Chronicles, Features September 21, 2012 at 7:00 pm 5 comments

    Editors Note: Ryan Womeldorf is very interested in sports cards and will be writing about them in addition to his usual type of articles for the foreseeable future. If this is something you also enjoy, fantastic. We’re happy to bring this new topic of writing to The Farm Club. Make [...]