Duplicity #6: Martin Prusek

Duplicity - The quality or state of being double or twofold. 

It's been just over three years now since my last post for this project. I've actually had these two cards for set aside for well over a year now, but between my breaks in collecting and focusing on other projects, I had kind of forgotten about them until the other day when I was sorting through a stack of cards on my desk. 

This time we have two cards of former Senators goaltender Martin Prusek. The one on the left is from 2002-03 Upper Deck and the one on the right is from 2002-03 MVP.

Technically the Young Gun's card has the same picture twice by itself, so that makes that one even better for this project. At least with this card the effect of the second image is nicely done and helps complete the overall look of the card. Now I just need to find another copy of each so I can include them in my Goaltending Gallimaufry project.

Duplicity #5: Alex Auld

Duplicity - The quality or state of being double or twofold. 

Time for another Duplicity post, although this one is a bit different than the last few. By that I mean these two cards would've also looked great in my Goaltending Gallimaufry project with the mismatch between Auld's gear and the Canucks uniforms. 

The one on the left is from 2002-03 BAP First Edition and the one on the right is from 2002-03 BAP Memorabilia. The only real difference between the two is the one on the right is a bit more zoomed in. If I had to choose though, I would take the First Edition card because there is less cropping of the image.

Once again this is a pretty straightforward duplication of images. I don't understand how this can still happen today, even back 10 years ago when these sets were released. There had to be more than just one picture of Alex Auld that ITG could have used. 

I know if I were to see this as a player collector, I would be slightly annoyed about the lack of variety, especially considering both cards came from the same company. It's one thing when say UD and Panini happen to have the same picture, I understand that way more than this. Unless there is a legitimate reason, this is just pure laziness if you ask me.

Duplicity #4: Sebastien Centomo

Duplicity - The quality or state of being double or twofold. 

Instead of going with back-to-back-to-back Goaltending Gallimaufry posts, I thought I would squeeze one of these in today. This is the last of the PC projects that made up the big box of cards I got from Brett over at My Hockey Card Obsession. This is also my newest side project, so it's nice to get two new additions to it. 

This time we have former Leafs goalie Sebastien Centomo. The card on the left is his 2002-03 Upper Deck Young Guns RC. The card on the right with an enlarged version of the same picture comes from 2002-03 UD Foundations set.

It's pretty easy to tell that this its the exact same picture on both cards, unless there is some minuscule difference like the use of two different shots that were taken back-to-back by the same camera. For all intents and purposes, it's the same and that's all that matters.

Technically I could say the Young Guns card is a candidate on its own with the same image used twice on the front of the card, but that's not what this project is about. Maybe it will get an asterisk or something since I can see three of the same picture between two cards.

Duplicity #3: Tony Amonte

Duplicity - The quality or state of being double or twofold. 

For whatever reason I have just not had the motivation to sit down and put a post together this week, until now. I'm sitting here listening to the Wings-Ducks game and staring at a stack of cards sitting on my desk. That's all it takes for me to get back into the swing of things with another post for my new Duplicity series.

Today's example features former Phoenix Coyotes right winger Tony Amonte. The card on the left comes from 02-03 Upper Deck and the one on the right comes from 02-03 MVP. Both feature what appears to be a picture from a photo shoot at America West Arena.

At least it looks like a photo shoot to me. What do you think? Something just seems off about the lighting and Amonte looks way too, I don't know, relaxed as he glides up the ice with the puck. As far as indicators that the picture is identical, the most obvious is probably the shadows on the back of his jersey. There is also the location of his gloves and stick relative to the "America" text on the boards in the background.

If these pictures are in fact from a photo shoot, at least it's better than just showing him pictured with his former team. I can see how this would make sense if these were early season releases for 2002-03 as Amonte signed as a free agent with Phoenix in July of 2002.

Duplicity #2: Dominik Hasek

Duplicity - The quality or state of being double or twofold.

Man, what a great weekend it was for the Wings beating the Oilers and the Kings in less than a 24 hour span. Between watching these two games and being tied up with a few other things, I didn't have much time to get any other posts put together, so I'll go with the only other one I had in the queue, another installment of my new Duplicity project.

This example features former Red Wings goaltender Dominik Hasek on two cards from 2001-02. The card on the left comes from that year's Upper Deck set and the one on the right comes from MVP. Both feature the same shot of Hasek at his press conference after being traded to the Wings back in the summer of 2001.

As far as the similarities that ensure this one is the same picture, the way the shadows of the microphone fall on the jersey is probably the best indicator. The only difference between the two seems to be the coloring of the skin, which is probably just the result of an auto-correct operation or something similar on the MVP picture.

I can see how this makes a bit more sense than the Ouellet from my first post, seeing that both are early season products from the same season. On the other hand, I still don't understand how a company like Upper Deck does not have access to enough useable pictures for their cards. I'm sure they do, and this one either slipped through the cracks or is just an example of pure laziness when it comes to photo selection.

Duplicity #1: Maxime Ouellet

Duplicity - The quality or state of being double or twofold.

Time for another new series of posts here on Card Boarded, which will be known simply as Duplicity. Over the years I've occasionally noticed several cards of a given player that use the exact same picture on the front, some more noticeable than others. I've actually already done two Thoughts posts on this subject for Pekka Rinne and Jimmy Howard.

The first example I have is a pair of cards featuring former Washington Capitals goaltender Maxime Ouellet. The card on the left comes from 2003-04 ITG Action and the one on the right comes from 2002-03 Between The Pipes.

In this case its pretty easy to see that the picture is the exact same, other than the fact that Ouellet has been cropped from the background for the BTP card. You can also tell by the shadows created by his mask and cage on his face.

I find it interesting that two separate products from the same manufacturer use the exact same picture. What's worse is the fact that the one on the left it a year newer than the one on the right. What do you guys think? Any other examples of this that you know of?