Brag Photo: Dinosaur Bones!
ByExcuse me while I brag a little: this would be me, holding an authentic Auroch Femur fossil.
What is a card company in Carlsbad doing with fossils in the building? As it turns out, our 2008-2009 Champs Hockey set has a very unique promotion going on. Get a rare insert, send it in, and you’ll get an authentic fossil card back in return. Why the redemption card? Because the fossil cards themselves are so well designed (thicker and high quality, much like a museum display) that they couldn’t fit into a pack.
After seeing the fossil firsthand, I wandered down to our Quality Assurance department to get a peek at the finished product.
Even though it doesn’t look like much, I have to say this room was fairly intimidating. Who knows what kinds of goodies make their way through here? I politely asked for a full spread for this here blog, and they were kind enough to oblige.
Outside a museum, it’s rare to see this many prehistoric items at once. I couldn’t help myself: just had to pick up the Pterosaur tooth (how cool is that?) and get a better shot for you guys.
Not to get too pluggy on you here, but you can of course get your hands on one of these yourself if you’re lucky enough to open one in 2008-2009 Champs Hockey. And if you’ll look to the right and left, you’ll see that yes, the set has some very cool Hockey signature inserts too! Click here, or on either image to find a retail store near you, and pick up a pack or two.
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6 Comments
May 1st, 2009 at 4:54 pm
Collecting cards is in part about value. These fossil cards are great. I have two of them, but value cannot be assessed without understanding rarity. Start releasing print runs on ALL products.
May 1st, 2009 at 9:44 pm
Exactly how many ‘bone cards’ are packed in the product?
May 3rd, 2009 at 2:55 pm
So you bought a “dinosaur bone” on ebay for $10 and you’re bragging? Until I see DNA evidence that it’s a true bone from a prehistoric animal, I’m calling shenanigans
May 3rd, 2009 at 9:28 pm
I think you guys should go A step further, and use human bones. Can you imagine what a 1/1 Elvis, or Babe Ruth tooth would go for?
THe Mojo Hand
May 4th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
Olberman: This is Upper Deck, everything is authenticated
I’ve actually got the certificate right here at my desk that came with the fossil I showed in the photo, but can’t show THAT for various reasons.
September 11th, 2009 at 11:53 am
[...] of the cooler items I’ve seen with the Brag Photo of the Week was the collection of dinosaur bones that came with the 2008-2009 Champs Hockey set. It was back in May that I held one of the fossils [...]