2014-15 Ultra Hockey Forum

This conversation is driving me to drink.  Somebody pour me an Anheuser-Busch Budweiser!

I'll go pick some up in my Chevrolet Corvette!  Hehe!

OOOH we got some frisky ones today!! =D Kinda scared I even brought it up. Again to me this place is like a glorious library so SSSHHHHHHHHHHH .... I'm trying ot read my checklist for my 93-94 Ultra!!  ;D

Oh, I'm just joking around ranford.  Your opinion is just as important as mine on this site, so I was just giving my two cents and having some fun.

I know David, me too ...... call it cabin fever. Been on vaca since Dec 22nd and dont go back until Tuesday. All my boxing day buys never showed before the holiday weekend and my wife has me fixing things in the house. As my sister-in-law would say "Its kind of a BSC day!" Rhymes with Cat, Spit and Lazy!! LOL

I was 7 when the first Ultra cards were issued, but I didn't get my first until I was 12. And that is about a month away from 30 years ago. Where does the time go?

My first pack of 'Ultra' was a pack of 1992 MLB cards ('91 was rare to see here in NC then). I was 14 then and I have just called them Ultra for the last 23 years. I also only called Stadium Club cards by that name. They were never "Topps Stadium Club", just like I never said "Topps" before Finest. As the Admin said earlier, some brands just stand out without needing a manufacturer name in front. As for the reply about Gypsy Queen and A&G, those were around long before Topps started making the recent releases. The new-era releases should have the Topps designation in front of them. To me, those fall in line with T-205/T-206 releases. If they are the recent versions that Topps made, they need the word Topps in front of the title. Topps is truly my worst enemy in the hobby! They constantly confuse the unknowing and harass the knowledgable!!! How many versions of the same card do I need from any era/year/set/etc. They are ridiculous. I already have about a dozen versions of the Ozzie Smith MLB RC card and none of them are worth anything to me, except the original one.

I personaly never liked that some sets are listed only as "Ultra", "Stadium Club", "Finest", "Triple Play", "Select" or "SP".  I would rather have the sets defined by Co name, then brand, then insert set (if so). Not only because I have my collection that way, it would make it easier to find cards on the database as you could narrow the search more quickly.  Having said that, I agree with spaz in the quote below.  The work to change everything wold be time consuming.  I have gotten used to it though I still get frustrated in searches once in a while.

spazmatastic wrote: The main reason I would leave like it is would be to save confusion or a lot of work. If someone changes one to add Fleer to the title, then every set in every sport (and non-sport releases) from 1991 to present would need to be changed too. I'm sure that is more than 100 different sets. JMO.