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000_00022014 Topps Series 2

Packs per Box – 10

Cards per pack – 50

Base set – 100%

(SP Checklist)

INSERTS: 53000_0005

Var – (1) #235 Kipnis

Pink – (1) #627 Arencibia /50

Black – (1) #644 Green /63

’89 Mini – (5) #51 Griffey Jr, #64 Nomar, #77 Butler, #89 Zimmerman, #100 Clark

Buy Backs – (2) ’76 #248 Dick Tidrow, ’76 #473 Paul Blair

Power Players – (4) Bumgarner, Yelich, Moustakas, Gyorko

Future Stars – (3) #5 Ozzie Smith, #11 Bryce Harper, #23 Tony Gwynn

Red Sparkle – (10)

The future is Now – (10)

Saberstars – (5) Davis, Cuddyer, Goldschmidt, Mauer, Longoria

Gold – (10)

Memorabillia: 2000_0003

Ben Zobrist Jumbo Jersey #TJR-BZ /99

Greg Maddux Future Stars #FSR-GM /25

Autographs: 1

Strata Signature Auto Relic Hank Aaron

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I recently grabbed 2 boxes of the 2014 Topps Turkey Red Online Exclusive, and I don’t expect to hit the Golden Ticket or even walk away with some HUGE auto but I shouldn’t have to open the same pack twice, twice.

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Torii Hunter
Nick Swisher
Domonic Brown
Manny Machado
Giancarlo Stanton
Zack Greinke
Shelby Miller
Yu Darvish
Hisashi Iwakuma
CC Sabathia
Kevin Gausman Auto

Box 2
Torii Hunter
Nick Swisher
Domonic Brown
Manny Machado
Giancarlo Stanton
Zack Greinke
Shelby Miller
Mariano Rivera
Craig Kimbrel
Rvan Longoria
Onelki Garcia Auto

000_0004Yep, what is it and why can I buy it at my local retail store? That being said, Panini Retrospection Collection is one of the new blasters that you’ll be seeing on your local retail shelfs, but what makes this box different is the 5 packs that you get are HOBBY packs. Each box contains (2) 2012-13 Past & Present packs, (2) 2012-13 Elite, and (1) 2012-13 contenders all for $21.99.

I didn’t pull much of anything out of this box, I think a better buy, even with these being Hobby packs, would have been Topps Chrome football or even 2013-14 Hoops with autos falling about 1 a blaster. I give this new “Hobby” retail idea a pass.

2013 Topps Update Retail Blaster Break

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1 Box – 10 Packs + Patch Card Pack – 8 Cards per pack

PACK 1 – Yasiel Puig (RC), Josh Phegley (RC), Dodgers – Koufax & Ryu (Franchise Forerunners)

PACK 2Mariano Rivera (Mini)

PACK 3 – Nolan Ryan (Postseason Heroes), Anthony Rendon (RC)

PACK 4 – Kyle Gibson (RC), Chad Qualls (Camo 84/99)

PACK 5 – Robinson Cano (Green), Manny Machado (ASG), Mariano Rivera (ASG)

PACK 6 – Francisco Rodriguez (Gold), Nomar Garciaparra (Mini), Michael Wacha (RC)

PACK 7 – Chris Davis (HR Derby)

PACK 8 – Yasiel Puig (Chasing History), Bryce Harper (ASG)

PACK 9 – Miller & Gibson (Franchise Forerunners), Gerrit Cole (RC),

PACK 10 – Wil Myers (Mini)

BONUS Commemorative Patch Card – BO JACKSON

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2013 Prizm Baseball Retail Box Break

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7 Packs – 4 Cards per pack – $21.99

The box was bought at Meijer, yet at the bottom it says 3-card Walmart-Exclusive Blue Prizms…

Pack 1

Josh Willingham, Ian Kennedy, Joey Votto, Andrew Taylor (RC)

Pack 2

Yogi Berra, Wil Myers (RC), Gerrit Cole (RC challengers), Jarrod Parker

Pack 3

Pete Rose, Pablo Sandoval, Derrick Robinson (RC), Dustin Pedroia

Pack 4

Aroldis Chapman, Mickey Storey (RC), Pedro Alvarez (Green) Victor Martinez

Pack 5

Yovani Gallardo, Tony Gwynn, Stephen Strasburg (SP), Ike Davis

Pack 6

Neftali Soto (RC)), Anthony Rendon (RC), Stephen Strasburg (Fearless), David Freese

Pack 7

Marco Sctaro, Don Mattingly, Lance Berkman (Blue), Shin-Soo Choo

Blue Bonus Cards

AJ Ramos, Chad Jenkins, Jurickson Profar        000_0003

Topps has released its 2013 Allen & Ginter last week with surprises inside packs and inside the actually box. Which I like the idea, but once again also can give a black eye on the hobby. Make sure when you buy those boxes, that the top doesn’t have creases in it. The box I review here had a crease along the top of the box but was wrapped and couldn’t have been tampered with but might have been felt up like a pack at a retail store. Here’s a look at some of the pulls from my box of 2013 Topps Allen & Ginter.

A&G 2013

THE BREAKDOWN

PACKS PER BOX: 24

CARDS PER PACK: 8

SHORT PRINTS: 12

Walton, Price, Molina, McCutchen, Martin, Milone, Yount, Marcum, Brett, Garcia, Lemon, Fisk

MINI: 24

Base Mini (11) McCarthy, Meriweather, Fisk, Eovaldi, Lange, Barney, Pierzynski, Andrus, Ellis, Harper, Walton

Base Mini A&G Back (6) Segura, Jones Jr, Culpo, Rosario, Jose Fernandez, Haren

Base Mini Black Border (2) Jeter, Kershaw

Famous Finds Mini (1) King Tut’s Tomb

Inquiring Minds (2) Plato, Sun Tzu

Codes Ciphers & Cryptographs (1) The Voynich Manuscript

The First Americans (1) Sioux

INSERTS (24)

Civilizations Ages Past (3) Aztecs, Byzantine, Phoenicians

Martial Masters (3) Zulu, Romans, Knights

Palaces & Strongholds (3) Fort Knox, Gyeongbokgung, Potala Palace

One Little Corner (3) Pluto, Comet, Mars

Across the Years (12) Bruce, Altuve, Ripken Jr, Williams, Reggie Jackson, Gonzalez, Reyes, Musial, Killebrew, Cobb, Morgan, Cain

Auto (1) 

Avisail Garcia

Game Used (2)

Rafael Furcal, Matt Kemp

A few retail breaks, checking out the new 2013 Topps Archives Football and Past & Present Basketball. Below is the pack by pack blow of Archives.

2013 Topps Archives

8 Packs – 8 Cards per pack

Pack 1 – Chris Johnson, Julio Jones, DeSean Jackson, Ben Roethlisberger, Willis McGahee (1000 YD Club), Isaiah Pead, Ryan Tannehill, Marques Colston

Pack 2 – Michael Turner, Clay Matthews, Brian Orakpo, Ray Rice (1970 Glossy), Jay Cutler, AJ Jenkins, Mohamed Sanu, Matt Forte

Pack 3 – Kurt Warner, Pierre Garcon, Darrius Heyward-Bay, Robert Turbin, Don Beebe, Kevin Kolb, Matthew Stafford, DeVier Posey

Pack 4 – Willis McGahee, Malcom Floyd, Robert Griffin III (GAME USED JERSEY), David Wilson, Luke Kuechly, Ryan Mathews

Pack 5 – Marshawn Lynch, Bernard Pierce, Kendall Wright, Reggie Bush, Ray Rice, Travis Benjamin, Lamar Miller, Doug Martin

Pack 6 – Rashard Mendenhall, Alex Smith, John Elway, Peyton Manning, Trent Richardson (Stand Up), Percy Harvin, JJ Watt, DeAngelo Williams

Pack 7 – AJ Green, Rueben Randle, Fred Davis, Ben Coates, Michael Vick, Vincent Jackson, Charles Woodson, Victor Cruz

Pack 8 – YA Tittle, Eli Manning, Larry Fitzgerald, LaMichael James, John Elway (1970 Glossy), Eric Decker, Joe Flacco, Darrelle Revis

 

000_0001You’ve all seen the boxes that have the random packs and promise the world, well I tried my luck with the 12 assorted packs + 3 Fat Packs, and it has to be a G-R-E-A-T deal, the box says so… $35 + MSRP Value…. Lets rip and see what we got.

2010 Score – Dwight Freeney, Jonathan Babineaux (Gold Zone 158/299)

2011 Topps Legends – Roger Staubach (116/299) Emmit Smith, Torrey Smith (RC)

2011 Topps – Ed Reed

2012 Topps – Ray Rice (Tall Boy)

2012 Bowman – Doug Martin (Gold RC), Eli Manning

2009 R & S – Nate Davis – Michael Crabtree (Studio RC)

2011 Score – Jake Locker (Hot Rookie)

2012 HIT (2)- Robert Griffin III, Ryan Tannehill

2008 Score – Devin Thomas (RC)

2011 Upper Deck – Jarvis Williams (Star Rookie)

2012 Young Stars – N/A

2011 score (Jumbo) – Brian Urlacher, Matt Forte (Glossy), JJ Watt RC

2012 Hit Jumbo (2) – Doug Martin, Robert Griffin III,

MOJO HIT

 

DPMsportcards has been doing breaks on Mojobreak for quit awhile, and MOJO has struck us. A great looking Ryan Williams Gold Standard NFL Logo 1/1.  Wanna see it pulled? Click here and go to the 5:00 minute mark.

000_0001My 2013 Topps baseball Hobby fill wont get here till tomorrow (Wed 30th) so I had to grab some retail stuff. I ended up with 5 packs, 2 Rack Packs, and a Blaster Box. Here’s how those breaks turned out.

5 Packs – 12 Cards per pack

Pack 1 – ARod, Chris Sale (Mini), Aaron Crow (Blue)

Pack 2 – Mark Lowe (Gold), Million $ Chase Code,

Pack 3 – Profar (RC), Roy Holladay (Chasing History), CJ Wilson (Chasing History GU),

Pack 4 – Bryce Harper (Chasing The Dream)

Pack 5 – Kendrys Morales (Green)

2 Rack Packs – 36 Cards

Rack 1 – Logan Ondrusek (Green), Ted Williams (Chasing History), Drew Smyly (Chasing The Dream), Willie Mays (Mini), Million $ Chase Code, Don Mattingly (Chasing History), Ian Kinsler (Chasing History), Yonder Alonso (Blue), Miguel Montero (Blue), Maicer Izturis (Blue), Tim Lincecum (Calling Card)

Pack 2 – Lucas Harrell (Green), Reggie Jackson (Chasing History), Brett Lawrie (Chasing The Dream), RA Dickey (Mini), Million $ Chase Code, Johan Santana (Chasing Histort), Kerry Wood (Chasing History), John Danks (Blue), Justin Masterson (Blue), Chad Billingsley (Blue), Chase Utley (Gold),

Blaster Box – 10 Packs + 1 Patch Card

Pack 1 – CC Sabathia (Chasing History), Addison Reed (Blue), Daniel Nava (Blue),

Pack 2 – Matt Holiday (Green), Felix Herenandez (Calling Card), Aaron Crow (Blue), Jhonny Peralta (Blue)

Pack 3 – Cliff Lee (Mini), Dustin Moseley (Blue), Kenley Jansen (Blue)

Pack 4 – Casey Kelly (Chasing The Dream), Allen Craig (Blue), Ryan Vogelsong (Blue)

Pack 5 – Gaby Sanchez (Blue), Jason Grilli (Blue), Warren Spahn (Chasing History)

Pack 6 –  Million $ Chase Code, Lucas Duda (Blue), Matt Kemp (Blue)

Pack 7 – Nolan Ryan (Mini), Josh Hamilton ( Cut to the Chase), Tyler Colvin (Blue), Justin Maxwell (Blue)

Pack 8 -Michael Brantley (Gold), Cabrera -Trout – Beltre (Green), Brian Matusz (Blue), Chris Davis (Blue)

Pack 9 -Babe Ruth (Chasing History), Jose Reyes (Blue), Will Venable (Blue)

Pack 10 – Mike Trout (Chasing The Dream), Prince Fielder (Calling Card), Jamey Carroll (Blue), Adam Jones (Blue)

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Overall great looking cards with plaenty of inserts. The Strasburg patch card looks awesome even with it being created for 2013 Topps. If you take the time to read the back, I like the Career Chase tidbit on each card, like on Shin-Soo Choo card it reads, “With 265 extra base hits, Choo is 1.212 away from Hank Aaron’s all-time record of 1,477. Or the back of Clayton Kershaw card, we all know now that he’s a big Taylor Swift fan. Like any of the cards listed here check out my Ebay auctions, some will be posted and even more after this weeks Hobby breaks.

The Count

Blues – 27

Calling Cards – 3

Chasing History – 10

Chasing The Dream – 5

Gold – 3

Green – 5

Chaing The Chase – 1

Mini – 5

Code Cards – 4

Game Used cards – 1