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We’ve put together some links that you might find helpful as you navigate your way through this hobby. You’ll probably already know many of them! But we hope this helps even a little bit.
If you can think of anything we might have missed please drop us a note on Instagram or Bluesky. Thank you!
“I don’t order fries with my club sandwich.” – Mario Lemieux
Checklists? We’ve got ’em!
This is an ongoing CbH project. Mark loves making lists and has divvied up the hockey trading card world into three chunks (for now).
We’ve got 1970-1990, which is essentially the O-Pee-Chee era. There were cards before that, sure, but Mark doesn’t own any and making lists of them are not a priority. There are Topps hockey cards in this time period, too, but Mark considers them a short-list parallel to the OPC version. Checklists might happen some day, but are low priority versus the O-Pee-Chee lists.
Next we have 1990-2014. Junk wax and beyond. Upper Deck and more come crashing into the hobby, and things are never the same again. This era of the project is most daunting due to the sheer volume of product, and Mark will likely pick and choose what gets listed.
2014-2015 begins the Upper Deck exclusivity era, which as you may know, we are currently still in. Flagship releases will be number two in priority, second to sets we review here on the site or on the podcast.
Click here or in the menu to see the lists.
News Sites
Beckett is probably the one we visit most here.
Cardboard Connection was once a favourite of Mark’s, but it has taken a dip in quality with the 2024-25 season, at least in terms of hockey updates.
Trading/Buying/Selling… did you know you can trade trading cards?
eBay. It’s eBay. You’ve probably heard of it.
Sportlots. It’s like eBay and Etsy all rolled into one and specifically for sports cards. You can get way better pricing on base cards here than on eBay. The TCDB uses this site for their valuing, based on average prices. Not the easiest site to navigate at first, but once you get the hang of it, you should be fine.
The Trading Card Database. Mark’s collection wouldn’t be nearly what it is without this site. They’ve got forums. They’ve got easy to use checklists where you can manage your inventory and break it up into cards in your collection, cards you want, and cards on your for sale/trade list. They’ve got a really cool community of hobbyists. Making trades through the site is a lot of fun, and connects you to others in the hobby that you wouldn’t normally have a chance to connect with.
