2023 Skybox Metal Universe Champions

hobbytime · 07-14-2023, 06:00 PM

2023 SkyBox Metal Universe Champions at a glance:
Cards per pack: Hobby – 7, Blasters – 7
Packs per box: Hobby – 15, Blasters – 5
Boxes per case: Hobby – 12, Blasters – 20
Set size: 150 cards
Release date (subject to change): TBA

What to expect in a hobby box:
E-X – 1
Gold Universe or High Voltage – 3 Total
Retro 1998-99 Metal Universe Variants – 3
SkyBox Premium – 3
Z-Force – 3
Serial-Numbered Cards – 1
All-Millennium Base SP – 7

Braswell10 · 07-14-2023, 06:07 PM

No way, a Caleb Williams street clothes rookie!!?

jcardstore · 07-14-2023, 06:08 PM

Looks like trash

kingofsnake · 07-14-2023, 06:26 PM

duron · 07-14-2023, 06:58 PM

We are too far removed.

The 2023 Spike Protein Universe bass is just what we need.

dizzy4111 · 07-14-2023, 07:29 PM

The only one I like from those mock ups is the EX. Interested to see how that comes out

majestik101 · 07-14-2023, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by hobbytime

Pathetic. These card companies don't even try anymore.

hobbytime · 07-14-2023, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by majestik101

Pathetic. These card companies don't even try anymore.

They proudly stress it's created by Arena Design.

Whoever the hell they are.

90skid · 07-14-2023, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by hobbytime

They proudly stress it's created by Arena Design.

Whoever the hell they are.

anusinha · 07-14-2023, 07:52 PM

file under…… “sets that dont need to be made”

wubh · 07-14-2023, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Braswell10

No way, a Caleb Williams street clothes rookie!!?

Looks like he just got out of bed.

I have a bunch of Donruss baseball so I'm fine with unlicensed product but it's really amazing how Upper Deck can consistently make elite athletes look like random dudes.

glassofwater · 07-14-2023, 08:49 PM

finally real pajama cards. take that panini..

dizzy4111 · 07-14-2023, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by hobbytime

They proudly stress it's created by Arena Design.

Whoever the hell they are.

Designer of many of greatest sets from the 90's

The magic has gone...

duron · 07-14-2023, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by dizzy4111

Designer of many of greatest sets from the 90's

The magic has gone...

Hey, don’t blame Queen Jean. Blame the trash manufacturing.

And as ridiculous as these players look on cards in regular clothes, that’s not even the most pressing issue with how this stuff looks.

csmtampa · 07-14-2023, 09:10 PM

2022 was trash

And This is trash

hobbytime · 07-14-2023, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by csmtampa

2022 was trash

And This is trash

Do we make it the triple crown and say 2021 was trash too?

thenwhatjk · 07-14-2023, 11:42 PM

Don’t their hockey products still look nice? Why does this look so bad?

Gurds · 07-14-2023, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by thenwhatjk

Don’t their hockey products still look nice? Why does this look so bad?

Because they don't have NBA, NFL, or MLB rights. They have NHL rights which is why the hockey version isn't that bad.

thenwhatjk · 07-15-2023, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Gurds

Because they don't have NBA, NFL, or MLB rights. They have NHL rights which is why the hockey version isn't that bad.

Yeah but I mean just design and aesthetics wise, not even factoring in no logos and sweatpants or whatever

bloodwings19 · 07-15-2023, 07:57 AM

I have never owned the current Skybox Metal, not yet. I would give them advice how they could do non-licensing products. They could of ........

ronaldkosh · 07-15-2023, 08:33 AM

Listen, I get it, this set isn't anything to write home about.

That said, Arena Design is legendary. We wouldn't have the great 90s inserts without them. Their Instagram has some great content to this day.

bustsomewax · 07-15-2023, 09:19 AM

$50 a box sounds right.

Nomad · 07-17-2023, 01:57 PM

Gold Universe is growing on me. I would collect that.

boxbuster7 · 07-17-2023, 07:04 PM

I feel like upper deck designs get worse and worse every year

wubh · 07-17-2023, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by thenwhatjk

Don’t their hockey products still look nice? Why does this look so bad?

I've been picking up epack 21/22 Metal singles on COMC for pennies since some hold true to originals designs while others take inspiration in a good way. These are just trash (for the most part) regardless of licensing.

2021-22 Skybox Metal Universe - Planet Metal #PM-1 - Sidney Crosby
Courtesy of COMC.com

2021-22 Skybox Metal Universe - Big Man on Ice #BM-20 - Auston Matthews
Courtesy of COMC.com

2021-22 Skybox Metal Universe - Ice Carvings Acetate #IC-13 - Mitch Marner
Courtesy of COMC.com

2021-22 Skybox Metal Universe - [Base] - Precious Metal Gems Green #96 - David Perron /100
Courtesy of COMC.com

2021-22 Skybox Metal Universe - Picks Acetate - Spectrum #P-17 - Mikko Rantanen /25
Courtesy of COMC.com

07-14-2023, 06:00 PM	#1
hobbytime Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 109	2023 Skybox Metal Universe Champions 2023 SkyBox Metal Universe Champions at a glance: Cards per pack: Hobby – 7, Blasters – 7 Packs per box: Hobby – 15, Blasters – 5 Boxes per case: Hobby – 12, Blasters – 20 Set size: 150 cards Release date (subject to change): TBA What to expect in a hobby box: E-X – 1 Gold Universe or High Voltage – 3 Total Retro 1998-99 Metal Universe Variants – 3 SkyBox Premium – 3 Z-Force – 3 Serial-Numbered Cards – 1 All-Millennium Base SP – 7 Last edited by hobbytime; 07-14-2023 at 06:27 PM.

07-14-2023, 06:08 PM	#3
jcardstore Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 22,003 Jcardstore	Looks like trash __________________ Just moonwalking through hell on my last brain cell

07-14-2023, 06:26 PM	#4
kingofsnake Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Napa Valley Posts: 4,518	__________________ I collect Joe Johnson - 2,819 different cards, 526 1/1's. www.ilocust.com/hobby.htm

07-14-2023, 06:58 PM	#5
duron Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: NYC Posts: 12,087 drewtang duron	We are too far removed. The 2023 Spike Protein Universe bass is just what we need. __________________ IG: Darz90sCardz PC: MJ/Penny

07-14-2023, 07:29 PM	#6
dizzy4111 Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 659	The only one I like from those mock ups is the EX. Interested to see how that comes out __________________ https://www.flickr.com/photos/197828227@N07/ Sets In Progress: 1998-98 Topps Chrome Base Refractors: 131/228

07-14-2023, 06:07 PM	#2
Braswell10 Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Florida Posts: 9,472 o7star	No way, a Caleb Williams street clothes rookie!!?

07-14-2023, 07:52 PM	#10
anusinha Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 13,705	file under…… “sets that dont need to be made”

07-14-2023, 08:49 PM	#12
glassofwater Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Posts: 3,659	finally real pajama cards. take that panini..

07-14-2023, 09:10 PM	#15
csmtampa Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 4,273	2022 was trash And This is trash

07-14-2023, 11:42 PM	#17
thenwhatjk Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Berrrrrrwyyyyn IL Posts: 9,081 thenwhatjk	Don’t their hockey products still look nice? Why does this look so bad? __________________ White Sox. Oilers/Titans. Bears. Bulls.

07-15-2023, 07:57 AM	#20
bloodwings19 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,000	I have never owned the current Skybox Metal, not yet. I would give them advice how they could do non-licensing products. They could of ........

07-15-2023, 08:33 AM	#21
ronaldkosh Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: USA Posts: 488	Listen, I get it, this set isn't anything to write home about. That said, Arena Design is legendary. We wouldn't have the great 90s inserts without them. Their Instagram has some great content to this day.

07-15-2023, 09:19 AM	#22
bustsomewax Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: USA Posts: 6,919 rockymountaincollectibles_1 goapps2014	$50 a box sounds right.

07-17-2023, 01:57 PM	#23
Nomad Banned Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Fomenting FOMO on the down low. Posts: 8,094	Gold Universe is growing on me. I would collect that.

07-17-2023, 07:04 PM	#24
boxbuster7 Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 12,736 boxbuster777	I feel like upper deck designs get worse and worse every year __________________ Psa 9 > psa 10