The real DFG Group Break Haul

As some of you may know The Real DFG over at DFG hosted a 5 box hockey group break. The price point was really low for one team and one random team. I picked the Flyers of course and my random team was the Anaheim Ducks which worked in my favor as you will see shortly. It was a good mix of cards for a good price. Thanks for hosting!

I only took pics of 3 cards (got around 50 or so)

 

The middle card is a sweet relic of Sergei Fedorov numbered out of 220. The Roenick is some sort of parallel numbered out of 450 and the Sharp is some sort of parallel numbered out of 1650. I received many other shiny and diecut cards. Also, I was very impressed with the business card in the package, a very nice touch. 

Just some random musings as well, I am enjoying this blogging thing. I like sharing with the card world the pickups and I enjoy the banter of trading. Since starting the blog i've already have agreed to 2 trades and I look forward to posting those when they come in!

Thanks for reading!

Mondo Group Break Haul (It's a real good one)!

I participated in Thorzul's group break over at Thorzul will rule's blog. I had the White Sox and the Dodgers. The Dodgers portion was much more plentiful but all of this stuff is quality.

Check it out:

Dual Relic Mark Buehrle and Johan Santana 12/99
Mark Buehrle Spectrum relic 69/75
Frank Thomas/Magglio Ordonez Game used ball (had no idea this existed but I like it!)
Harold Baines Legendary Cuts relic 130/199

 

James Loney Topps 206 mini relic framed

Darryl Strawberry relic 20/50

Maury Wills Legendary bat card 

Matt Kemp relic

Orel Hershiser relic 10/88

 

2 Bill Madlock Relics

Jeff Kent crazy super thick card 13/18 

Jeff Kent spectrum relic 89/99

 

2 Bill Madlock Legendary cuts 75/199 and 169/199

Maury Wills Bat card

And in my opinion the coolest card a SIX relic card, three jerseys and three bats

Hideo Nomo, Kazuhisa Ishii and Chan ho Park on the front and Rickey Henderson, Shawn Green and Al Oliver on the back 39/75

Awesome haul. 

If anyone is interested in trading feel free to contact me. Night Owl I know you expressed interest in some of these let me know which ones and we can work something out.

Thanks for reading!

 

 

Ebay Purchase!!

I just bought a redemption on ebay, submitted an offer and seller accepted.

Check it out..


























Ridiculous, can't wait to display it!!

Case Recap and Review!

Topps Chrome this year is a large improvement over last year. Last year the Heritage Chrome inserts and vintage chrome got a bit tiring to see pack after pack. This year chrome got back to its roots and the only additional insert was the die cuts which are a big hit. They are nice looking cards that come one per box. The addition of non rookie short printed autos is a nice touch and adds some more chase appeal.

Overall I would give Chrome a solid A.

Recap of the case:

Atomic Refractor: Cliff Lee (03/10) (odds 1:383)

Cut from the Same Cloth: Matt Moore/Jeremy Hellickson Dual Auto(2/5) (odds 1:8,430)

Redemption Card: Bryce Harper Black Auto Refractor ?/100 (already redeemed) (odds 1 in 4 cases?)

Sepia Auto: Zack Cozart (73/75) (odds 1:395)

Black Auto: Jesus Montero (66/100) (odds 1:296)

Blue Auto: Collin Cowgill (181/199), Eric Surkamp (157/199), Drew Smyly (39/199) (odds 1:149)

Refractor auto: Chris Parmalee (449/499), Jordan Pacheco (41/499), Wily Peralta (472/499) (odds 1:73)

Base Autos: Devin Mescoraco, Brad Peacock, Jacob Turner, Jarrod Parker, Drew Smyly, Zack Cozart, Addison Reed, Tom Milone, Austin Romine, Chris Parmalee (2), Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Tsuyoshi Wada, Matt Dominguez(2)

Red Refractor: Jayson Werth (1/25), Robinson Cano (22/25) (odds 1:153)

Gold Refractor: Dan Haren (4/50), Ryan Howard (32/50) (odds 1:82)

Sepia Refractor: Eric Surkamp (18/75), Clayton Kershaw (58/75), Ryan Braun (66/75), Derek Jeter (38/75) (odds 1:55)

Black Refractor: Jhoulys Chacin (24/100), Mariano Rivera (5/100), Salvador Perez (86/100), Joe Mauer (22/100), Adam Jones (57/100), Jeff Locke (40/100), Joe Benson (73/100), Wilin Rosario (15/100) (odds 1:41)

Blue Refractor: Carlos Santana (179/199), Matt Hague (4/199), Ryan Zimmerman (169/199), Justin Mourneau (55/199), Joe Mauer (104/199), Brian McCann (150/199), Brian Wilson (44/199), Tim Hudson (23/199), Tyler Pastornicky (70/199), James Darnell (124/199), Devin Mescaro (80/199), Michael Taylor (138/199), Adam Dunn (149/199)

Die Cuts: Jose Reyes, Michael Pineda, Ichiro, Curtis Granderson, Albert Pujols, Ian Kinsler, Jose Bautista, Cliff Lee, Derek Jeter, Matt Kemp, Josh Hamilton, Giancarlo Stanton

I received the exact right amount of Xfractors (4 per box) and base refractors (8 per box).

If you couldn't tell throughout my posting, this case was amazing by my standards. Completely destroyed the odds 3 different times. Last year my only hit like that was a Adam Dunn printing plate. To get 3 in one shot is amazing. Currently the die cuts are not up to trade cause I am exploring going after the set. If you are interested in any of the other refractors/base cards etc let me know and we can try and figure out a trade. If you want any close up pictures of a particular card that can be provided. Today was a fun day of baseball card pack ripping and hanging out with my super awesome girlfriend.

Thanks for reading !!!

Whats in a Case (Part 12 of 12)

And the pack busting fun is over, it was highly enjoyable to bust my 2nd case ever. I think I did quite well over all. I did not complete the 3rd set so I have many many doubles, triples etc that if you need any cards please send me a list and we can work something out. The last box had one lowlight and one highlight.

Onto the hits:

 

The highlight is the Derek Jeter sepia. Its a truly nice looking card. The lowlight is the Chris Parmalee auto.. I got 3 of them in 12 boxes. I would've liked a little more variety then that. The diecut stayed true, got exactly one per box and they are all nice looking cards. 

My last post on this case will be a wrap up post. I'm willing to trade all the cards except the phillies I pulled. I know my want list is woefully not updated at the moment but I hope to fix that sometime this week. Thanks everyone for reading and I hope that I've conveyed the enjoyment I've gotten from the cards as much as possible. The only hit missing is the uncut redemption sheet oh well maybe next time!

Whats in a Case (Part 11 of 12)

After the 11th box, I am still 15 cards short of the 3rd base set. There are plenty of quadruples and quintuples now. I am more then willing to trade these extra base cards to help fill out sets. This box had 2 really great hits. I can't complain at all about this case as it continues to impress. I just hope the last box is as good as the entire case.

Onto the hits:

Sorry about the small size guess I forgot to zoom in (I was never a good photographer). The auto that has a glare is a base auto of the Japanese pitcher Wada. One of the big hits is a Jesus Montero auto black refractor. The other is the Robinson Cano red refractor (2nd red of the case). I've received 2 gold and 2 red and the red are almost twice as rare. Go figure.

Onto the last box, I will write about that one and give a quick stats post to wrap it up!

Whats in a Case (Part 9 and 10 of 12)

The momentum has slowed a little near the end here. Two boxes left. Tons of excitement with 3 major hits beating the odds. This case has continued to beat the odds with the next 2 boxes as well which is always appreciated. Box 9 though did not have one single card needed for the third base set. Box 10 did manage to knock out a few and as of writing this I am currently 15 cards away from base set 3. The diecuts continue to be favorite cards in every box.

Box 9 hits:

 

I'm happy I pulled the Addison Reed auto, I like that hes the closer of the white sox and want him to do well. The Zack Cozart auto is the Sepia version numbered out of 75. The Mauer is nice since now the blue and the black were pulled. The Brian Wilson is cool too, gotta love the beard. 

Box 10:

 

The Drew Smyly is the third blue auto refractor that his hit this case. I think thats pretty impressive. Back to back boxes, back to back Zack Cozart autos. Another Brave as a blue refractor.. I will trade those for Phillies refractors if anyone is interested. 

 

I'm excited to open 2 more boxes and I hope everyone is enjoying this journey through a case. This is my first time documenting this type of thing and any tips or comments are greatly appreciated!

Thanks for reading!