Upper Deck’s Feline checklist: choose the breed, parallel and pack format separately

A breed target is smaller than the full checklist

Upper Deck’s Feline Collection checklist has 100 base-card rows, numbered 1–100. They form ten consecutive ten-card groups: Siamese, Russian Blue, Maine Coon, Bengal, Ragdoll, Exotic Shorthair, Snowshoe, Scottish Fold, Abyssinian and Munchkin. The repeated breed name is not a duplicate checklist row: a Siamese target can run from card 1 through card 10 before any parallel is added.

Start by deciding whether you want one representative of a breed, all ten base numbers for that breed, or a particular number in several treatments. Those are different projects. The manufacturer lists “Five Base Cards per Pack” against the base rows; that configuration does not promise five different breeds or completion after a calculated number of packs.

Keep the numbered field beside the distribution route

The color names do not all point to the same pack format. Tabby Orange repeats the 100 base numbers and lists “1:2 Blaster” in the Odds column. Lilac Purple lists 249 in the separate “#’d” column and “Random Inserts in Blaster” for distribution. Persian Blue instead lists “'1 of 599'” and “Random Inserts in Hobby and e-Pack.”

The same Hobby and e-Pack wording accompanies Cinnamon Brown (299), Bengal Green Eyes (99), Burmese (50), Tuxedo (25) and Midnight Black (1). Scratching Post Variation lists 10 with that distribution wording. These are the manufacturer’s separate numbered-field and route entries. A number in “#’d” is not a one-in-that-many-packs probability, and a format named on a checklist is not proof that packs are currently on sale.

For a specific target, keep the full treatment name, card number and source pack format together. Base 21 Maine Coon, Tabby Orange 21 and Midnight Black 21 are separate checklist targets even though the number and breed match. Ask for a photograph of the actual treatment and any numbering when buying a single.

Now Trending needs two lists rather than one matching template

The ordinary Now Trending insert has ten published rows, NT-1 through NT-10. Its Odds entry reads “1:24 h, 1:24 e, 1:30 b.” The Now Trending Paw Prints Parallel has eleven published rows and lists “Paw Print” in the Auto column, with “1:960 h, 1:960 e” in Odds. Preserve those source labels and format distinctions; the quoted insert ratios are not the chance of pulling a chosen individual cat.

The numbering is not a clean prefix change. Ordinary Zazu is NT-9, while Paw Prints Zazu is NTA-12. The Paw Prints list jumps from NTA-8 to NTA-10 and includes NTA-11 Dexter AKA LARRY; the ordinary list has no NT-11 row. Record those literal published identifiers instead of creating a missing NTA-9 or assuming a matching ordinary Dexter card. This asymmetry does not by itself establish a printing error or explain why the lists differ.

“Now Trending” is the insert’s name. It is not evidence that those subjects are currently rising in collector demand, and the checklist supplies no completed-sale values. Keep a wish list for these subjects separate from a claim about their popularity or market price.

Choose an insert project before counting every parallel

Other published insert checklists provide different scopes: Amuse Me has 20 rows, Cat Beams 15, Know Your Breed 40 and Pop Cats 30. Amuse Me, Know Your Breed and Pop Cats also have separately named Printing Plates Parallel lists. Their rows put “Plate” under Tech, 4 under “#’d,” and “Random Inserts in Hobby and e-Pack” under Odds. Those columns should remain separate in your record; the value 4 does not describe four plates guaranteed in a pack.

A practical first list can therefore have columns for subset, exact identifier, description, treatment, manufacturer’s numbered field, distribution wording and the copy you actually own. Leave an unverified field blank. This checklist reading does not establish a release date, current availability, a physical copy’s authenticity or a profitable way to open packs.