2006 Ultimate Collection
Description
2006 Ultimate Collection is a 274-card set released by Upper Deck December 19th, 2006. Each base card is serial-numbered to 799 copies.
Each four-card pack will contain either a multi-swatch game-used memorabilia card or an autograph. Each four-pack Hobby box will yield 1) A Rookie Signature serial-numbered to 180 copies; 2) either a Dual, Triple, Quad, Five, Six, or Eight Signature card serial-numbered to 50 or less, or an Autographed Dual Memorabilia card numbered to 35 or fewer; 3) a Dual, Triple, or Quadruple Memorabilia card serial-numberd to 50 or fewer; 4) a Dual, Triple, or Quadruple Memorabilia Game Used Patch card serial-numbered to 50 or fewer and 5) an Ultimate Bonus Pack containing either a Printing Plate or a Legendary Materials card.
Distribution
Four packs per box, four cards per pack (MSRP: $100). Four boxes per case. Hobby only.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 200 | 799 | three per pack |
| Rookie Signatures | 75 | 180 | 1:4 |
| Game Materials | 94 | 50 | GU |
| Game Patches | 90 | 50 | GU |
| Ultimate Numbers Materials | 94 | 35 | GU |
| Ultimate Numbers Patches | 91 | 35 | GU |
| Tandem Materials | 93 | 25 | GU |
| Tandem Materials Patch | 87 | 35 | GU |
| Ensemble Materials Triple | 39 | 25 | GU |
| Ensemble Materials Triple Patch | 38 | 20 | GU |
| Ensemble Materials Quad | 24 | 20 | GU |
| Ensemble Materials Quad Patch | 24 | 15 | GU |
| Maximum Materials | 35 | 25 | GU |
| Maximum Materials Patch | 35 | 15 | GU |
| Ensemble Signatures Triple | 85 | 50 | AU |
| Ensemble Signatures Triple "15" | 83 | 15 | AU |
| Ensemble Signatures Triple One-of-One | 83 | one-of-one | AU |
| Ensemble Signatures Quad | 41 | 25 | AU |
| Ensemble Signatures Five | 20 | 15 | AU |
| Ensemble Signatures Six | 7 | 10 | AU |
| Ensemble Signatures Eight | 4 | 10 | AU |
| Legendary Ensemble Signatures | 14 | 25 | AU |
| Tri-Marks Signatures | 26 | 15 | AU |
| Ken Griffey, Jr. 1989 Autograph Buyback | 1 | 15 | AU |
| Game Materials Signatures | 90 | 35 | AU-GU |
| Tandem Materials Signatures | 76 | 15 | AU-GU |
| Patch Signatures | 86 | 10 | AU-GU |
| Tandem Materials Signatures Patch | 74 | 5 | AU-GU |
| Tandem Materials Signatures Logo | 55 | one-of-one | AU-GU |
Checklist
Base Set
NOTE: Each base card is serial-numbered to 799 copies.
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2006) AND (setname = 'Ultimate Collection') AND (num < 101); </sql2wiki>
Ultimate Rookie Signatures
NOTES
- Each Ultimate Rookie Signature is serial-numbered to 180 copies EXCEPT #127 which is numbered to 150.
- Redemption cards expired December 20th, 2009.
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2006) AND (setname = 'Ultimate Collection') AND (num BETWEEN 101 AND 175); </sql2wiki>
NOTE: Cards #176-#190 do not exist
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2006) AND (setname = 'Ultimate Collection') AND (num > 175); </sql2wiki>
Parallels
Printing Plates
Packed inside each Hobby box as a box topper is a one-card "Ultimate Bonus Pack." 70% of these Bonus Packs will yield a Printing Plate.
A set of four Printing Plates exist for the entire 274-card base set plus the following game-used sets (see below): Legendary Materials, Ultimate Numbers Materials, Game Materials, Patch.
NOTE: None of the Printing Plates contain any game-used material nor are any autographed.
Game-Used
Game Materials
Each Game Materials card is serial-numbered to 50 copies.
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 2006) AND (setname = 'Ultimate Collection Game Materials'); </sql2wiki>
Patches
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info,serial FROM cards WHERE (year = 2006) AND (setname = 'Ultimate Collection Game Patches'); </sql2wiki>
Ultimate Numbers Materials
Each Ultimate Numbers Materials is serial-numbered to 35 copies.
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 2006) AND (setname = 'Ultimate Collection Ultimate Numbers Materials'); </sql2wiki>
Patches
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info,serial FROM cards WHERE (year = 2006) AND (setname = 'Ultimate Collection Ultimate Numbers Patches'); </sql2wiki>
Tandem Materials
Each Tandem Materials is serial-numbered to 25 copies.
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 2006) AND (setname = 'Ultimate Collection Tandem Materials'); </sql2wiki>
Patch
Each Tandem Materials Patch is serial-numbered to 35 copies.
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 2006) AND (setname = 'Ultimate Collection Tandem Materials Patch'); </sql2wiki>
Ensemble Materials Triple
Each Ensemble Materials Triple is serial-numbered to 25 copies.
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 2006) AND (setname = 'Ultimate Collection Ensemble Materials Triple'); </sql2wiki>
Patch
Each Ensemble Materials Triple Patch is serial-numbered to 20 copies.
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 2006) AND (setname = 'Ultimate Collection Ensemble Materials Triple Patch'); </sql2wiki>
Ensemble Materials Quad
Each Ensemble Materials Quad is serial-numbered to 20 copies.
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 2006) AND (setname = 'Ultimate Collection Ensemble Materials Quad'); </sql2wiki>
Patch
Each Ensemble Materials Quad Patch is serial-numbered to 15 copies.
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 2006) AND (setname = 'Ultimate Collection Ensemble Materials Quad Patch'); </sql2wiki>
Maximum Materials
Each Maximum Materials is serial-numbered to 25 copies.
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info,serial FROM cards WHERE (year = 2006) AND (setname = 'Ultimate Collection Maximum Materials'); </sql2wiki>
Patch
Each Maximum Materials Patch is serial-numbered to 15 copies.
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info,serial FROM cards WHERE (year = 2006) AND (setname = 'Ultimate Collection Maximum Materials Patch'); </sql2wiki>
Legendary Materials
Legendary Materials are exclusive to the one-per-box Ultimate Bonus Pack box toppers. 30% of Bonus Packs will contain a Legendary Material card.
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info,serial FROM cards WHERE (year = 2006) AND (setname = 'Ultimate Collection Legendary Materials'); </sql2wiki>
Autographs
Ensemble Signatures
Triple
Each Ensemble Signatures Triple is serial-numbered to 50 copies.
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2006) AND (setname = 'Ultimate Collection Ensemble Signatures Triple'); </sql2wiki>
"15"
Each Ensemble Signatures Triple "15" is serial-numbered to 15 copies and also available in a "One-of-One" parallel.
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2006) AND (setname = 'Ultimate Collection Ensemble Signatures Triple 15'); </sql2wiki>
Quad
Each Ensemble Signatures Quad is serial-numbered to 25 copies.
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2006) AND (setname = 'Ultimate Collection Ensemble Signatures Quad'); </sql2wiki>
Five
Each Ensemble Signatures Five is serial-numbered to 15 copies.
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2006) AND (setname = 'Ultimate Collection Ensemble Signatures Five'); </sql2wiki>
Six
Each Ensemble Signatures Five is serial-numbered to ten.
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2006) AND (setname = 'Ultimate Collection Ensemble Signatures Six'); </sql2wiki>
Eight
Each Ensemble Signatures Eight is serial-numbered to ten.
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2006) AND (setname = 'Ultimate Collection Ensemble Signatures Eight'); </sql2wiki>
Legendary Ensemble Signatures
Each Legendary Ensemble Signatures is serial-numbered to 25 copies.
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2006) AND (setname = 'Ultimate Collection Legendary Ensemble Signatures'); </sql2wiki>
Tri-Marks Signatures
Each Tri-Marks Signature is serial-numbered to 15 copies.
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2006) AND (setname = 'Ultimate Collection Tri-Marks Signatures'); </sql2wiki>
Ken Griffey, Jr. 1989 Autograph Buyback
Upper Deck bought back fifteen copies of Ken Griffey, Jr's landmark 1989 Upper Deck rookie card and inserted them into packs of 2006 Ultimate Collection.
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2006) AND (setname = 'Ultimate Collection Ken Griffey, Jr. 1989 Autograph Buyback'); </sql2wiki>
Autographs & Game-Used
Game Materials Signatures
Each Game Materials Signature is serial-numbered to 35 copies.
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info,serial FROM cards WHERE (year = 2006) AND (setname = 'Ultimate Collection Game Materials Signatures'); </sql2wiki>
Patch Signatures
Each Patch Signature is serial-numbered to ten.
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info,serial FROM cards WHERE (year = 2006) AND (setname = 'Ultimate Collection Patch Signatures'); </sql2wiki>
Tandem Materials Signatures
Each Tandem Materials Signature is serial-numbered to 15 copies.
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info,serial FROM cards WHERE (year = 2006) AND (setname = 'Ultimate Collection Tandem Materials Signatures'); </sql2wiki>
Patch
Each Tandem Materials Signatures Patch is serial-numbered to five.
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info,serial FROM cards WHERE (year = 2006) AND (setname = 'Ultimate Collection Tandem Materials Signatures Patch'); </sql2wiki>
Logo
Each Tandem Materials Signatures Logo is a one-of-one.
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info,serial FROM cards WHERE (year = 2006) AND (setname = 'Ultimate Collection Tandem Materials Signatures Logo'); </sql2wiki>
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