2013-14 Upper Deck Quantum Football Cards

I pulled two Legacy Collection dual patch autos /5. The first being Jim Plunkett 1/5 two white patches on card, and the second being HOFer Jerry 2/5 dual patches, one being three colors. Big fan. Exquisite costs much more and the hits in Quantum of the big names are just as good. Very happy with the product at a rather cheap price.

Ryan — does this Quantum set replace the UD Exquisite one or can we expect it also ?

Toshi – Thanks for the advice – I am not leaving the hobby – I will focus more on what I enjoy and can afford .

Ryan – one more ? — are some players using a different color of blue sharpie – I noticed the Barry Sanders pictured here is not the stardard blue — looks cool though and hope others start using it

Ryan – what are these ? does that mean only one card of each was made ? Decades 9 Signatures Book Set Checklist

To Mr. Truman,

I hope you stay the course and continue to collect football cards this year. There are many great products that will debut soon that are well designed and affordable, not to mention that some of the pulls this year will actually hold it’s value, unlike the 2013 collecting season.

I still enjoy Topps Chrome and Platinum. One of my go to products has always been Panini’s Certfied, Prestige, Elite, Crown, and packs of Momentum from the local hobby shop. The first three products mentioned will let me know how I personally feel about the collecting year in graphics design and the overall excitement of the 2014 Draft Class. At the highest end, if I can afford it, I will purchase one of my favorite products that I truly enjoy, Panini Black.

Before you change your mind, I urge you to read Cardboard Connections Forum, Card Collectors World. Just click the forum tab at the top. I’ve learned so much more to collecting football cards not to mention meeting some of the greatest individuals ever. It’s really a fantastic community! Who knows, you just might become a member yourself. In summation, it’s all up to the collector. My Mantra is and always will be; “There is no correct way nor a wrong way to collect sports cards”. It’s your collection, you are free to like and dislike products, the same holds true to what you choose to purchase or not to choose to purchase. I wish you the best Mr. Truman.

Toshi

Owen – it burns out collecotrs – when they have to pay a dealer or snipers price for the upper deck cards – you are right i could care less about rookie cards – i just collect for them being my college team – i left the hobby because of this rookie card craze – its ridiculus – upper deck could sell alot of cards if they would use the old Sage and Press pass logic — make things affordable and not so scarce

At the price point this looks like a pretty decent product on paper. It is basically 2012 Exquisite with a different name and $210 cheaper. Upper Deck needs to realize that the college logo cards do not have the same value as the NFL licensed cards and price accordingly. Autos of players in this will sell for about half price compared to National Treasures or Five Star. They also need to realize that the college cards need to be considered a niche market and not over produce. They should make 3 to 4 products a year. A low end (Upper Deck), one to two mid (SPx, SP Authentic, Fleer Retro, etc.), and one high (Quanttum). Anything over this is over kill like this year and people will not buy it and the price will be cut in half like this year. They also need to realize that most collectors don’t see any of their cards as RC cards. They are rookies in the NFL, not college rookies. Maybe if they are going to produce college products they should have college rookie cards of a select few of the best incoming college freshmen…..that would be too much work for UD though.

I hope this date gets pushed back til june

My rating is based off the fact that it is 2014 and the product is called 2013-2014. So you’d think it’s a 2014 NFL season release, but no, I see Manziel rookie card….makes no sense…..

Toshi — you are right – UD is to pricey anymore – this is why the hobby collapsed in the early 90s — I left for 20 years – came back 4 years ago – now am thinking of packing it in again thanks to upper decks monopoly on college logos

where were all the fleer retro autographed cards- they sure didnt make it to ebay —UD I love the college logos but your prices suck —

how many cordarralle patterson autographed cards do they need to make ?

Ryan, the amount of products that are being released each year continuously grows and exceeds what the collector in general can keep up with let alone afford. It is getting to be such an overwhelming situation not to exclude some of the hobby boxes released in the above $200.00 range. These cost prohibitive products are mind boggling.

On another fact, this is a great opportunity for collectors that can afford such prices to expand their horizons. Our choices seem endless. One of my many caveats here is the cost of groceries. This is just one very small example of what is a necessity for us to survive.

With that being said, I want to thank you and your staff for the hard work and never ending hours that Cardboard Connection provides for collectors.

Toshi