{"product_id":"2008-09-upper-deck-black-diamond-hockey-6-pack-box-30-cards-factory-sealed","title":"2008\/09 Upper Deck Black Diamond Hockey 6-Pack Box | 30 Cards | Factory Sealed","description":"\u003cp\u003eA factory-sealed \u003cstrong\u003e6-pack box\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong\u003e2008\/09 Upper Deck Black Diamond Hockey\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cstrong\u003e6 packs of 5 cards\u003c\/strong\u003e, 30 cards in total. One Double Diamond card per box on average. Look for Triple and Quad Diamond cards and Quad-Swatch jersey cards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe same player, four times over\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack Diamond is built on an idea almost no other set uses: the base cards are tiered by rarity rather than by player.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery card carries one, two, three or four diamonds. The set runs \u003cstrong\u003e84 Single Diamond cards, 42 Double (1:4 packs), 21 Triple (1:8) and 21 Quadruple (1:24)\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the Rookie Gems running their own parallel ladder at Triple and Quad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo a collector chasing the complete set is not hunting different players — they are hunting the same names at four escalating levels of scarcity. Finish the Single Diamonds and you have a checklist; finish the Quads and you have something very few people have.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn top of that sit the colour parallels, and the numbering is brutal: Ruby to 100, Gold to 10, and \u003cstrong\u003eDiamond to one single copy\u003c\/strong\u003e. For every card in the set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat six packs actually means\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorth being straight about, because the published odds were written for the 24-pack hobby box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 1:4 packs, a Double Diamond in six packs is close to certain — hence the box guarantee. At 1:8, a Triple Diamond is roughly an even chance. At 1:24, a \u003cstrong\u003eQuad Diamond is a long shot\u003c\/strong\u003e: a quarter of a box's worth of odds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe jersey and autograph rates are steeper still. Quad-Swatch jerseys run 1:13 packs and Gemography signatures 1:48 — which is one in every two hobby boxes, and correspondingly rarer here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a retail format: fewer packs, lower price, the same cards, honest odds. It is not a hobby box, and a page that implied otherwise would be selling you something it cannot deliver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe 2008 rookie class\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRookie Gems in this set cover one of the strongest classes in modern hockey. \u003cstrong\u003eSteven Stamkos\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eDrew Doughty\u003c\/strong\u003e went first and second in the 2008 draft — 555 goals and two Cups for Stamkos, two Cups and a Norris Trophy for Doughty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso on the checklist: Luke Schenn, Blake Wheeler, Nikita Filatov, Fabian Brunnström, Brandon Sutter, T. J. Oshie, Mikkel Bødker, Nikolai Kulemin, Colton Gillies and Steve Mason.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6 packs per box · 5 cards per pack · 30 cards\u003c\/strong\u003e · \u003cstrong\u003e1 Double Diamond per box\u003c\/strong\u003e · \u003cstrong\u003eFactory sealed\u003c\/strong\u003e · \u003cstrong\u003eManufacturer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Deck · \u003cstrong\u003eBrand:\u003c\/strong\u003e Black Diamond · \u003cstrong\u003eSeason:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2008\/09\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStated insertion rates reflect an average across the entire production run; no ratio is guaranteed in any individual box.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Upper Deck","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52866717942042,"sku":"UD-BD-0809-6PACK","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0837\/3134\/9786\/files\/IMG_3003.jpg?v=1789361741","url":"https:\/\/notjustcollectibles.com\/products\/2008-09-upper-deck-black-diamond-hockey-6-pack-box-30-cards-factory-sealed","provider":"Not Just Collectibles, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}