I grew up in Canada and all I had was hockey cards made by OPC. After the boom in the early 90's OPC end up being one of the companies that stopped producing hockey cards. What a sad day for the old school long time collector. For the past few season OPC hockey has started being made again however its not being made by UD.
(01-02-2013, 01:06 AM)aprirr Wrote: When I was a kid, before the local card shop opened up, there was only Topps, Donruss and Fleer and the neighborhood corner store(the only store I could ride my bike to) only carried Topps. Upper Deck was nice and they pretty much forced the others to improve their quality but Topps was and, in my opinion, is iconic as far as baseball cards is concerned. Since my daughter got me back into collecting a few years ago, I find it very satisfying that the same company that made the cards that I spent 50 cents a pack on 25 years ago is the same one that makes the cards my kid gets to open today. Continuity and longevity are the key for me....and she loves the different colored refractors (if only they had pink ones).
Collecting Vintage OPC and older oddball and food issues as well as Maple Leafs.
Enjoy the hobby at it's purest form, treat it as you did as a kid.
Enjoy the hobby at it's purest form, treat it as you did as a kid.