Last month Greg over at Nine Pockets was hosting a giveaway to celebrate his 2-year blogiversary. I was lucky enough to snag the two 1990-1991 unopened Topps Hockey packs. It's hard to believe that while Topps was still using wax and old school paperboard to make their cards in 1990, Upper Deck had entered the scene with high-gloss printing, foil wrappers, and holograms which made their cards seem light years ahead of the competition. Flash forward 30 years most of us yearn for that old wax and old feel of cards shuffling through our hands again.
Oddly enough, it doesn't appear anyone is really grading this set and there are no complete graded sets out there on the PSA Registry. It does appear a lot of people are chasing the Wayne Gretzky (Cards #1-3, #120, & #199), Jeremy Roenick (#7), Alexander Mogilny (#42), Brett Hull (#77), Mario Lemieux (#175), Steve Yzerman (#222), & Mike Modano (#348). Let's see if I can snag one of these stars...let'r rip!
Boom, nailed a Gretzky....and these cards are amazing in hand....no complaints at all! I am sure a lot of people term these as junk wax, but for me these are gold! Thanks Greg for the hook up and congrats on your 2-year blogiversary! Sayonara and have an awesome weekend!
Pretty good couple of packs there! The 1990-91 set is a bit underrated, I'd say.
ReplyDeleteIt looks to be that way, but a nice looking set for sure in my opinion.
DeleteI like shiny new stuff just as much as the next person, but do miss the feel of real cards too, especially when opening packs.
ReplyDeleteYou betcha! Me too. Old school rules in my book still when it comes to sorting and opening packs.
Delete1990-91 was a great year for hockey card collectors. Awesome rookie card class and a bunch of new kids on the blog in regards to card companies. Personally... Topps and Bowman were my least favorite hockey card designs that year compared to Score, Upper Deck, Pro Set, and OPC Premier. But it's always fun to open up 30 year old packs of cards.
ReplyDeleteHard to believe there were so many licenses given out back then. Wish we could get one or two more per sport again. This set definitely has the retro feel...and that wax...love it!
DeleteGlad we share a love of Hockey Cards----been a collector for over 50 years (though i have mostly stopped since 2005 or so). https://imageevent.com/supplex55/supplex55nhlhockeycardcollection
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DeleteI grew up in Wyoming so we did not have hockey to watch, but I have since started enjoying it more and more. I don’t have too many hockey cards, but it is definitely an underrated era it seems those late 1980s/early 1990s sets.
I remember buying packs of the O-Pee-CHee version of that set back in 1990. Great set, love wax packs.
ReplyDeleteNice, OPC probably a bit harder to find these days I imagine.
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