A few months ago (like last August) I bought a box of cards that had 20 packs in it. I never posted until now even though I've had the scans since September. I might as well show them off now.
A little bit old, a little bit new, a nice combination. The Lance Berkman was the Bonus Item, which was a bit underwhelming.
Not all 20 packs are shown because some were multiple packs so I didn't want to scan them all.
Since I have a lot of photos, I won't discuss much about these.
Not a bad pack, I like the John Smoltz and Lou Whitaker cards.
A really good pack with Nolan, Grace, and Sandberg. This would have been a great pack when it was first released.
I pulled a Jeter! Oh, wrong one. Nice Gwynn card, and a Member's Choice of Robby Alomar.
Another good pack. I like the Steve Frey card the most for some reason. Also the Mo Vaughn.
I already have the full set, but still some nice Pete Rose cards.
Never seen these before, but I like them even if they are unlicensed. The Johnson one conceals it the best I think. Glad I was able to add new cards to my Pujols and Ozzie collections.
3 Stan Musial cards is a nice way to boost that collection too. I might seek out more from this set one day.
More new to me cards, and I think it was a good pack. I can't complain one bit.
Not a big fan of the Chrome type cards, but the Scherzer will really pop in my Mizzou collection.
Still not a fan of these cards, but can't complain at who I got. A pretty solid pack.
I got 2-3 packs of these. I did add the Molitor card to my collection, so it wasn't a total loss. Actually those Hall of Fame cards are really nice.
Finally a Royals card. I already had it but still. I guess it was a good pack.
Some more cards from the set. I can't complain about it. I like the sliding catches.
I believe I did need the Aoki card, so that was nice. I also liked the Martinez and Miller cards. On the fence about the Putz card since I have an autographed card of him. Still, some nice cards.
Final scan is coming up.
Nice Salvy card, I might have had it already though. Nice parallels too.
Overall at a glance it made seem like a toss up at $15 for what I got, but I don't think I can complain since new packs are at least 2 bucks now days and repacks are a buck, so on that front I got more packs this way. I found quite a few keepers, and it was fun opening that many packs at once. Maybe I'll do it again one day, but I forgot where I got these, maybe Target, so I don't know when I'll be back there. I miss Walmart having these.
Thanks for reading and have a great night. Oh before I go, check out Baseball Card Breakdown's blog and check out his contest.
Nothing much to add. You had the fun of opening a lot of packs and you really did get some nice cards. Not like you were going to strike gold here. Since I'm not an unlicensed fan I liked the Stadium Club pack the most.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed opening the older packs a lot more. It made me feel like a kid again.
DeleteI agree on the unlicensed cards, but those Leaf ones I thought were done well. The Triple Play ones... not so much, but maybe it can get some kids into the hobby.
I went on a stretch where I did a few of those repack boxes. They are always enjoyable if you are looking for a lot of packs to open on the cheap.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I think I had 3-4 packs in hand which would have been about ten bucks, so while these weren't a great steal, it was fun to open a bunch at once.
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