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2026 Upper Deck PLATINUM DC Hobby Box Opening!

Stryker Breaks

A collector opens and reviews a 2026 Upper Deck Platinum DC Comics hobby box, pulling 10 packs with various chase cards including rainbows, reds, numbered parallels, and a Green Lantern artist autograph. The opening showcases the product's quality, design, and parallel variations while highlighting personal collection goals.

Summary

The video documents a complete box opening of 2026 Upper Deck Platinum DC Comics trading cards. The product features 10 packs with 10 cards each, including several parallel types: red variants (one per pack), rainbow refractors, numbered cards, and cover variants. Throughout the opening, the collector pulls notable cards including Superman, Batman, various Green Lantern characters (the collector's main chase), and multiple rainbow parallels. A significant hit comes in the form of a Joe Stton Green Lantern autograph card on a red rainbow parallel, which the collector identifies as occurring roughly once per eight boxes. The collector evaluates card quality throughout, praising the chrome finish and rainbow parallel aesthetics while inspecting for centering and condition issues. Key pulls include numbered cards (Ultra Man to 199, Lightning Lad to 499), multiple rainbow parallels featuring characters like Dawnstar, Manhunter, Cyborg, and Sinestro, and base cards of major DC characters. The collector uses top loaders and soft sleeves for protection, recommending 40-point card holders from cardshells.com. The opening concludes with a recap of all chase cards and parallels pulled, expressing satisfaction with the box's value and anticipation for opening a 1994 Marvel Masterpieces box next.

Key Insights

  • Upper Deck's rainbow refractor parallels are the collector's preferred aesthetic choice over base cards, with the collector repeatedly praising how 'awesome' and visually appealing the rainbow parallels look throughout the opening.
  • The Joe Stton Green Lantern autograph on a red rainbow parallel is identified as occurring at approximately one in 80 packs or one in eight boxes, making it a very rare chase card.
  • Upper Deck has acquired the intellectual property for Fleer and Skybox after buying them out, allowing the company to consolidate premium trading card products that have existed since the collector's childhood.
  • The product delivers consistent chase cards in each pack, with every pack containing either a numbered card, red parallel, or rainbow parallel, providing structured value throughout the box.
  • The collector's primary chase goal is to pull Green Lantern characters in parallel forms, particularly numbered or red variants, demonstrating how set design can drive collector motivation toward specific characters.

Topics

2026 Upper Deck Platinum DC Comics trading cardsParallel card types and chase cards (reds, rainbows, numbered, cover variants)Green Lantern card collecting and personal collecting goalsCard quality assessment and condition evaluationAutograph cards and their rarityTrading card product design and aestheticsCard protection and storage methods

Transcript

[0:00] Hey gang, today I've got a brand new box of 2026 Upper Deck Platinum Trading Cards. We got 10 packs per box, 10 cards per pack. And I opened the box already and started recording without recording. Started opening without recording. This is what we got so far. The Cheetah. This is a variant cover. This is one of the inserts that will come out of here. And we've got a chrome finish to these. This is kind of an answer to the tops chrome Marvel cards I suppose. Did get a guy [0:30] gardener green lantern and a Batman. So far you do get one of these reds per pack and we pulled Super Boy. Also a refractor…

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