Product Preview: Can 2023-24 Credentials be a Success?

Upper Deck Credentials Hockey is perfect for football and basketball collectors who enjoy Panini Contenders. Panini Contenders offers a variety of "Ticket" parallels that are very collectible.

Ticket parallels anchor 2023-24 Upper Deck Credentials Hockey. Different ticket parallels and variations are offered for rookies and veterans. Ticket parallels can be autographed and/or come in acetate form.

It is impossible to not dedicate a large portion of a 2023-24 product preview without addressing the Connor Bedard effect. Upper Deck 2023-24 Credentials is retailing at $150 USD. To compare, Upper Deck 2022-23 Credentials retails for $90.

Upper Deck 2023-24 Credentials Hockey should not go down as "Bedard or bust." There is enough meat on the bone to win the box without Bedard making an appearance.

Is Upper Deck 2023-24 Upper Deck Credentials Worthy of the Price Increase?

Time will tell. Upper Deck 2023-24 Allure had a very positive release and is still breaking regularly on various platforms. Despite that, Allure retail box prices have dropped by nearly 10%.

Credentials Hockey features eight packs per box and six cards per pack. Upper Deck states that each box contains four Debut Ticket Access cards, on average. Autographs are traditionally found one out of every three boxes.

Of the 48 cards in each box, there should be 19 hits. It is hard not to hit something noteworthy in a box of Credentials Hockey.

The Retro Ticket Access Autos are extremely rare and feature autographs from Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews only.

The "Who's" series is a new insert for Upper Deck 2023-24 Credentials Hockey. All position players plus rookies are featured in the "Who's" series.

Kirill Kaprizov Rookie Autographs?

Collectors have wondered about Kirill Kaprizov Rookie Ticket Autos. Kaprizov did not have rookie autographs in 2021-22 Credentials Hockey and his updates did not appear in 2022-23 Credentials Hockey.

Collectors will be happy to know that Kaprizov's Rookie Ticket Autos are in 2023-24 Credentials Hockey.

Now might be a good time to shop Minnesota Wild spots in breaks of Upper Deck 2023-24 Credentials Hockey.

Timing is Good for Upper Deck 2023-24 Credentials Hockey

Upper Deck 2023-24 SPx Hockey was tough on the industry. At a price point of $180 and just five cards per box, it was tough for collectors to recoup a reasonable portion of the box price.

The upside of Upper Deck 2023-24 Credentials Hockey is there. The floor of Credentials is a bit higher than SPx. As stated above, each box is going to have a few notable hits. There is a lot less pressure in ripping Credentials when comparing to SPx Hockey.

Happy hunting and collecting!