Sunday, February 7, 2010
Trade with Beardy
I sent over some O's cards to Beardy now at mojo & beardy's fantastic card blog. In return he sent me some mighty fine Yankees cards. The first card is former Yankees prospect Michel Hernandez Topps Pristine Uncirculated Refractor #/99. I think he currently plays in the Rays organization. Also there was a very limited Reggie Jackson #/25. All the cards were needed for my collection which is an excellent bonus. Beardy really hooked me up Thanks again.
2 Boxes of 2010 Upper Deck Review
Product: 2010 Upper Deck Series 1
Boxes: 2
Packs: 16
Cards: 20 per pack
Price: $68 per Box (Includes Shipping)
Box 1
Biography: 32
Game Jersey: 16
Portraits: 4
Pure Heat: 3
Celebrity Predictors: 3
All World: 2
Joe D: 1
Baseball Heroes 20th: 2
Signature Sensations: 1 (Clay Buchholz)
Box 2
Biography: 32
Game Jersey: 2
Game Patch: 1 (Fernado Rodney #20/25)
Portraits: 4
Portraits Gold: 1 (Torii Hunter #59/99)
Pure Heat: 3
Celebrity Predictors:2
All World: 3
Joe D: 2
Baseball Heroes 20th: 1
Signature Sensations: 1 (Brian Bixler)
Set: 355 of 600 - 59%
Dupes: 129
Review: For not having an MLB license this is a great product much better then any other company without a license has put together. The photography on the base cards is excellent and there is a huge variety of players in this set. I would think you would need to buy 4-5 boxes to complete this set. I can't be 100% sure about this because the hot box shorted me about 40 base cards but it was worth pulling all those jerseys. The one thing that totally has me befuddled is the Portrait Torri Hunter #/99 when you look at the card its the same as the other I don't why they would number it as a parallel. Autos I pulled were a little weak but its low end product so its expected. Since I have bought these boxes the prices have dropped down $60 which is decent but I would say this is a great buy at $50 which should come pretty soon. Most of these cards are not for trade as I have posted them on Ebay.. (Sorry)
Boxes: 2
Packs: 16
Cards: 20 per pack
Price: $68 per Box (Includes Shipping)
Box 1
Biography: 32
Game Jersey: 16
Portraits: 4
Pure Heat: 3
Celebrity Predictors: 3
All World: 2
Joe D: 1
Baseball Heroes 20th: 2
Signature Sensations: 1 (Clay Buchholz)
Box 2
Biography: 32
Game Jersey: 2
Game Patch: 1 (Fernado Rodney #20/25)
Portraits: 4
Portraits Gold: 1 (Torii Hunter #59/99)
Pure Heat: 3
Celebrity Predictors:2
All World: 3
Joe D: 2
Baseball Heroes 20th: 1
Signature Sensations: 1 (Brian Bixler)
Set: 355 of 600 - 59%
Dupes: 129
Review: For not having an MLB license this is a great product much better then any other company without a license has put together. The photography on the base cards is excellent and there is a huge variety of players in this set. I would think you would need to buy 4-5 boxes to complete this set. I can't be 100% sure about this because the hot box shorted me about 40 base cards but it was worth pulling all those jerseys. The one thing that totally has me befuddled is the Portrait Torri Hunter #/99 when you look at the card its the same as the other I don't why they would number it as a parallel. Autos I pulled were a little weak but its low end product so its expected. Since I have bought these boxes the prices have dropped down $60 which is decent but I would say this is a great buy at $50 which should come pretty soon. Most of these cards are not for trade as I have posted them on Ebay.. (Sorry)
Friday, February 5, 2010
2010 Upper Deck HOT BOX BREAK JERSEYS GALORE - MUST SEE
Opened my 1st box of 2010 Upper Deck and every pack contained a game used jersey. Didn't get any Yankees but went 16 for 16 packs with Jersey. Did anyone else see a box like this? or boxes missing Jersey cards? Maybe Upper Deck read my letter and told my seller to send me a hot box.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Catching Up on Trades
So work has been extremely hectic lately. It really sucks sometimes being the boss it means your on call 24/7. Between that and the excitement of opening new products I haven't got to showing off some items I obtained in trades so here it goes.
Trader: The Collective Troll
The first of 3 packages I opened the other day was from The Collective Troll I sent him a bunch of Rays cards recently. In return he sent me some Yanks. A few of them that stuck out at me were Ross Ohlendorf Ginter this is an awsome card and Ross is one of the all-time great guys in Baseball. I'll have to tell you my story of meeting him in the future. There also was a nice bright Bowman Chrome Blue of of Burnett. A mini of Jeter with A&G back can't go wrong there. Also a card of 'Gator' Ron Guidry from 1980 I don't really have to many cards from before I was born so this is a great add. Thanks again Troll...
Trader: Thoughts and Sox
I sent Adam over at Thoughts for Sox a bunch of cards from the Yankees most hated rivals the Red Sox. He sent me great additions to my Yankees collection. Including Top prospect Dellin Betances. Also included a Topps 206 Mini Peidmont of all time great closer MO. A Die-cut Cano don't ya know you can't go wrong with that. Thanks Adam look forward to a good battle in the east this summer.
Trader: “é rayhahn, rayhahn”
I exchanged some Twins cards with Rhubarb_Runner in return he sent me a variety pack. Included were some over sized Baseball Talk collection. Seen this before but never had them in my hand they look really cool. I might just have to find a player on ebay so I can listen to these beauties. Also included is a coin of the late great Bobby Mercer. He included cards from the 1970s all the way up to 2010 a 40 year range of cards amazing. One of my favorites is a 1971 Mel Stottlemyer it bring back memories of meeting him well he was the pitching coach of the Astros back in 95. He is one of my Moms favorite player after Thurman Munson. Thanks again Rhubarb_Runner.
Ohh yeah and I also got this from David
Ahhh Reggie Bipping!!!!!!!
Sorry for such little detail here I just wanted to get these posted ASAP. More box breaks comming soon. 2 Boxes of 2010 Upper Deck & 2 Boxes 2010 Topps Jumbo en route.....
Trader: The Collective Troll
The first of 3 packages I opened the other day was from The Collective Troll I sent him a bunch of Rays cards recently. In return he sent me some Yanks. A few of them that stuck out at me were Ross Ohlendorf Ginter this is an awsome card and Ross is one of the all-time great guys in Baseball. I'll have to tell you my story of meeting him in the future. There also was a nice bright Bowman Chrome Blue of of Burnett. A mini of Jeter with A&G back can't go wrong there. Also a card of 'Gator' Ron Guidry from 1980 I don't really have to many cards from before I was born so this is a great add. Thanks again Troll...
Trader: Thoughts and Sox
I sent Adam over at Thoughts for Sox a bunch of cards from the Yankees most hated rivals the Red Sox. He sent me great additions to my Yankees collection. Including Top prospect Dellin Betances. Also included a Topps 206 Mini Peidmont of all time great closer MO. A Die-cut Cano don't ya know you can't go wrong with that. Thanks Adam look forward to a good battle in the east this summer.
Trader: “é rayhahn, rayhahn”
I exchanged some Twins cards with Rhubarb_Runner in return he sent me a variety pack. Included were some over sized Baseball Talk collection. Seen this before but never had them in my hand they look really cool. I might just have to find a player on ebay so I can listen to these beauties. Also included is a coin of the late great Bobby Mercer. He included cards from the 1970s all the way up to 2010 a 40 year range of cards amazing. One of my favorites is a 1971 Mel Stottlemyer it bring back memories of meeting him well he was the pitching coach of the Astros back in 95. He is one of my Moms favorite player after Thurman Munson. Thanks again Rhubarb_Runner.
Ohh yeah and I also got this from David
Ahhh Reggie Bipping!!!!!!!
Sorry for such little detail here I just wanted to get these posted ASAP. More box breaks comming soon. 2 Boxes of 2010 Upper Deck & 2 Boxes 2010 Topps Jumbo en route.....
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
2010 Wally World Blaster Box Event Upper Deck Vs. Topps
Today I stopped by my local Wally World and picked up 1 box of series 1 2010 Topps & Upper Deck. They are both priced at $19.99 and contain 10 packs with 8 cards. Lets see which one has more bang for there buck.
Red Corner
2010 Topps Series 1
Blue Corner
2010 Upper Deck Series 1
Round 1 (Base Cards)
Topps: 39
Upper Deck: 66
Winner: UD (Photos are extremely nice + you get more cards toward completing your set.)
Round 2 (Parallels)
Topps: 10 Black & 1 Gold
Upper Deck: 0
Winner: Topps (By a landslide really shocked there were no parallels of any type in UD)
Round 3 (Over Done Inserts)
Topps: 10
Upper Deck: 0
Winner: UD (No one wants Topps Town cards)
Round 4 (Retro Inserts)
Topps: 2 (Turkey Red)
Upper Deck: 2 (Portraits)
Winner: Topps (This one was close but I like the Turkey Red better)
Round 5 (Rest of the Inserts)
Topps: 18
Upper Deck: 10
Winner: Topps (You get more inserts in Topps including cool ones like Lineage, Peak Performance & Million Cards. UD has cool die-cut but there were to a few and I thought all the flames were individually cut and there not.)
Final Round 6 (Hit)
Topps: Relic Patch (Orlando Cepeda)
Upper Deck: Game Used Jersey (Nick Markakis)
Winner: Topps (Patch looks extremely cool / Jersey is so small)
THE WINNER of 2010 Series Blaster box is TOPPS!!!
Red Corner
2010 Topps Series 1
Blue Corner
2010 Upper Deck Series 1
Round 1 (Base Cards)
Topps: 39
Upper Deck: 66
Winner: UD (Photos are extremely nice + you get more cards toward completing your set.)
Round 2 (Parallels)
Topps: 10 Black & 1 Gold
Upper Deck: 0
Winner: Topps (By a landslide really shocked there were no parallels of any type in UD)
Round 3 (Over Done Inserts)
Topps: 10
Upper Deck: 0
Winner: UD (No one wants Topps Town cards)
Round 4 (Retro Inserts)
Topps: 2 (Turkey Red)
Upper Deck: 2 (Portraits)
Winner: Topps (This one was close but I like the Turkey Red better)
Round 5 (Rest of the Inserts)
Topps: 18
Upper Deck: 10
Winner: Topps (You get more inserts in Topps including cool ones like Lineage, Peak Performance & Million Cards. UD has cool die-cut but there were to a few and I thought all the flames were individually cut and there not.)
Final Round 6 (Hit)
Topps: Relic Patch (Orlando Cepeda)
Upper Deck: Game Used Jersey (Nick Markakis)
Winner: Topps (Patch looks extremely cool / Jersey is so small)
THE WINNER of 2010 Series Blaster box is TOPPS!!!
2009 Upper Deck Signature Stars: 2 Box Break w/ Correlation Issue!
Product: 2009 Upper Deck Signature Stars
Boxes: 2
Packs: 20
Cards: 5 per pack + 1 THICK ASS DECOY
Price: $70 per Box (Includes Shipping)
Box 1
Base: 84 (24 Dupes)
Set Completion: 60%
Trophy Winners: 1
Top Prospects: 2
Sign, Sealed & Delivered: 1
USA Star Prospects: 6
USA Flashback Dual Fabrics: 1 (Rick Ankiel)
UD Game Jersey USA: 1 (Andy Wilkins)
Review: Holy correlation problem here way to many dupes in the base cards & box states 4 Signatures or Memorabilia cards per box. Guess what I only got 2. Not to happy here.
Box 2
Base: 79 (0 Dupes)
Set Completion: 79%
Signatures Skills: 1
Top Prospects: 3
Sign, Sealed & Delivered: 1
USA Star Prospects: 5
UD Game Jersey USA: 1 (Karsten Whitson & Gerrit Cole)
USA Future Watch Auto/Jersey: 1 (Nicky Delmonico #577/899)
USA Prospects Auto/Jersey: 1 (Blake Forsythe #151/399)
Signatures: 1 (Geovany Soto)
Review: I got confused for a second I thought I bought a box of USA baseball. 79% of a set in 1 box without dupes is pretty good.
Overall Review: This is an extremely disappointing product at $70 a box. I would have to say at $35 it would be a push. No where on the box did it state this box will contain a crap load of Team USA cards. If I wanted Team USA cards I would have bought that product. In addition out of the 11 USA Star Prospects pulled 3 were doubles. I was also shocked not to pull a single platinum variation I buy & usually like most Upper Deck product is a major bummer. I don't even really care that the card have no MLB Logo......
Boxes: 2
Packs: 20
Cards: 5 per pack + 1 THICK ASS DECOY
Price: $70 per Box (Includes Shipping)
Box 1
Base: 84 (24 Dupes)
Set Completion: 60%
Trophy Winners: 1
Top Prospects: 2
Sign, Sealed & Delivered: 1
USA Star Prospects: 6
USA Flashback Dual Fabrics: 1 (Rick Ankiel)
UD Game Jersey USA: 1 (Andy Wilkins)
Review: Holy correlation problem here way to many dupes in the base cards & box states 4 Signatures or Memorabilia cards per box. Guess what I only got 2. Not to happy here.
Box 2
Base: 79 (0 Dupes)
Set Completion: 79%
Signatures Skills: 1
Top Prospects: 3
Sign, Sealed & Delivered: 1
USA Star Prospects: 5
UD Game Jersey USA: 1 (Karsten Whitson & Gerrit Cole)
USA Future Watch Auto/Jersey: 1 (Nicky Delmonico #577/899)
USA Prospects Auto/Jersey: 1 (Blake Forsythe #151/399)
Signatures: 1 (Geovany Soto)
Review: I got confused for a second I thought I bought a box of USA baseball. 79% of a set in 1 box without dupes is pretty good.
Overall Review: This is an extremely disappointing product at $70 a box. I would have to say at $35 it would be a push. No where on the box did it state this box will contain a crap load of Team USA cards. If I wanted Team USA cards I would have bought that product. In addition out of the 11 USA Star Prospects pulled 3 were doubles. I was also shocked not to pull a single platinum variation I buy & usually like most Upper Deck product is a major bummer. I don't even really care that the card have no MLB Logo......
Monday, February 1, 2010
And the Giveaway Winner is......
And the Giveaway Winner is......
SpastikMooss
He has won a pack 1992 Topps + 2 additional packs of my choice.
There will be more giveaways in the future. The next giveaway will occur when I hit 40 followers. So don't forget to add me. Only 11 followers more before the next giveaway........ Stay Tuned 3 Completed Trades coming to this blog soon.
SpastikMooss
He has won a pack 1992 Topps + 2 additional packs of my choice.
There will be more giveaways in the future. The next giveaway will occur when I hit 40 followers. So don't forget to add me. Only 11 followers more before the next giveaway........ Stay Tuned 3 Completed Trades coming to this blog soon.
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