Box Break - 2012 Topps "40% Extra Value" box

For the 2nd consecutive year Topps has released one of these Value Boxes with packs of their flagship series along w/ hobby packs of Heritage.  Priced at $14.99 you get five 8 card packs of 2012 Topps, 2 hobby packs of Heritage, 1 Gold Giveaway code card and one of 3 exclusive Chrome cards (Mantle, Mays or Griffey Jr.).  Not a bad deal.  Here is what I ended up with:

The packs of Topps cards didn't yield anything all that exciting so I didn't want to bore everyone with useless scans.  I did get a 2nd Golden Giveaway card which yielded a Mark Texiera coin.  Everybody ooohhh with me.  Blah.

The two hobby packs of Heritage were much better.  I decided to stay away from Heritage for the most part this year for several reasons, so opening these two packs were kind of a treat for me.  Could care less if they were hobby or retail.

Pack #1 gave me a SP.  Not one of the limited color swapped cards (I still don't get that "gimmick"), but a SP none the less.

#476 Prince Fielder

I'm not really a fan of Prince, but man is this a nice looking base card.  This design is really growing on me the more and more I look at it.

Pack #2 was even better.  Check it out...

#ROA-AJ Adam Jones Autograph

It's rare that I get to pull autos from packs regardless of hobby or retail origin.  I know Adam isn't the biggest name out there, but it's still cool to pull an auto (on card auto at that) from a pack of cards.  Now the question is what to do with it?  There are only 2 on eBay as of this afternoon.  I'll give it a few days and see what people offer.  I haven't looked at the Heritage auto checklist, but you should know by now I'll trade it for any Tim Hudson auto I don't already have or just about any other Braves player.

I also got the one Chrome card I was hoping for...

#MBC3 Ken Griffey Jr.

So do I try my hand with another Value Box or do I quit while I'm ahead of the game.  I think at this point I'll stop while the getting is good.  Go ahead and fire off an offer via the comments if you want that Adam Jones auto or the Prince Fielder SP.

Happy Rockin' Easter!

The song is called "I Just Know" by Disciple.  I haven't heard this song in a l-o-n-g time until the other day when I popped in a compilation CD on the way home from work.  I had already been thinking of an appropriate post for Easter and then this song came on and I thought it was perfect.  Just listen to the lyrics - plain and simple and it sums up things quite well...in a rockin' sort of way!

Galatians 2:20

I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Happy Easter everyone!

April 2012 Affordable Group Break - Sign Ups Open!

 

I realize that everyone likes to get the most bang for their collecting dollar these days.  For some that means getting the largest stack of cards.  For others it means having a better chance at landing a hit for your team.  I try to select different types and years of cards to appeal to as many as I can.  Sometimes I hit pay dirt while other times I hit a foul ball or completely strike out.  That said 2 of the 3 boxes this month will give us guaranteed hits.  6 hits to be exact!  Once again I want to thank Steve and his staff @ the Baseball Card Exchange for sponsoring this break.

1999 Skybox Thunder (Hobby)

36 packs

- Rave parallels

- Super Rave parallels (serially numbered)

- Hip-No-Tized inserts

2003 Fleer Double Header (Hobby)

20 packs

- Game-Used cards 1:10 packs

- Keystone Combinations 1:10 packs

- Let's Play, Too! 1:5 packs

- Twin Bill 1:20 packs

2003 Fleer Genuine (Hobby)

24 packs

- Game-Used cards 1:6 packs

- Genuine Inside Article game-used 1:24 packs

- Genuine Reflections (serially numbered)

- Long Ball Threats 1:8 packs (game-used: single 1:13, dual 1:72)

- Tools of the Game 1:20 packs (game-used 1:42)

In an effort to make sure the entire break is filled up we'll be going with the format of choose your first team and the 2nd team will be randomly assigned.  After all the teams have been claimed/assigned, all team trading must occur before the start of the break and I must be informed.  Just make sure that you let me know so you get the correct cards.

Each slot will be $9.00 shipped.  After all 15 slots are filled the unclaimed teams will then be randomized and assigned to each participant.

The faster you pay the quicker I can have the boxes ordered and we can start the break.  To claim your team please leave a comment with your requested team(s) and then please submit your gift payment via PayPal to cardboardcollections at yahoo.com.  After you have sent your payment please e-mail me your full mailing address, screen name and the team(s) you claimed.

01) Atlanta Braves (Cardboard Collections) (PAID)

02) New York Yankees (The Dutch Card Guy) (PAID)

03) San Francisco Giants (arpsmith) (PAID)

04) Texas Rangers (aj245) (PAID)

05) Chicago White Sox (cynicalbuddha) (PAID)

06) Colorado Rockies (hiflew) (PAID)

07) Philadelphia Phillies (arfmax) (PAID) 
08) Houston Astros (jaybarkerfan) (PAID)

09) Boston Red Sox (jaybarkerfan) (PAID)

10) New York Mets (jaybarkerfan) (PAID)

11) Cleveland Indians (Jason) (PAID)

12) Cincinnati Reds (FanOfReds) (PAID)

13) Seattle Mariners (FanOfReds) (PAID)

14) St. Louis Cardinals (IkesCards) (PAID)

15) Oakland Athletics (Cardboard Collections) (PAID)