I felt like since this site has been live for more or less two weeks that I really should have a box break on here, even though the football season is winding down. So, as I went out today with my bro to try to find some local card shops (more on that later), I decided that I would look for something to break.
At the first shop we made it to, they didn’t have much in terms of boxes that interested me–they did have some older stuff (from the overproduction days), and a few more recent boxes, along with some ’07 stuff, although the only ’07 box they had of something I’ve collected this year (last year?) was a box of 2007 Bowman Chrome. Not knowing what laid ahead at the other card shops on our list, and as the box was the cheapest I’ve seen a box of Bowman Chrome at a store this year ($60), I decided to grab it.
The Pulls:
– 66 base set cards, zero duplicates, 40% of base set (165 cards)
– 5 refractors (Derrick Mason, Donte Stallworth, Marques Colston, Laurence Maroney, and Peyton Manning)
– 1 autograph (LaRon Landry)
– 1 box topper uncirculated (Jacoby Jones, #0426/1079)
I’ve bought a fair amount of Bowman Chrome this year (7 hobby boxes, a few retail packs, and some individual eBay purchases), and this is by far the worst box I’ve had–nice way to start a blog feature!
Going into the box, I was 5 cards away from completing my base set (minus the low numbered cards from the regular Bowman–a feature I despise, if you were wondering), and after the box I am…still 5 cards away. That’s right, in 7 boxes (126 packs, 504 cards), I have still yet to pull a Chad Pennington (#119), Hines Ward (#154), Kellen Winslow (#161), Carson Palmer (#169), or Matt Hasselbeck (#176), but I have managed to pull six Willie Parkers, six Vernon Davis, and five of over 25 veterans.
I got zero of the serial numbered refractors (X, blue, gold, red, or orange), and zero rookie refractors (I mean, I even managed to pull a blue refractor Tomlinson in the six retail packs I bought at Target a few weeks back). This is only the second box I’ve seen this year with none of the special refractors, and the first I’ve seen with no rookie refractors. The only consolation there is that all five refractors were the first copies of each I’ve gotten, so I’m five cards closer to my complete set of those (only 87 left!).
Even the autograph (Landry) and box topper (Jones) weren’t all that inspiring, although I do like both their futures. The highlights of the box for me may have been the first pack (which featured a Calvin Johnson rookie, my 6th), and the last pack (which featured a Sidney Rice rookie, my 20th thanks to eBay).
Ah, well, so it goes. I guess that wraps up the first box break on The Football Card Blog. Hopefully the next one will be better, whenever it is.
Oh, and if anyone has any extras of the five base veterans I’m still in need of (or wants to know which 87 refractors I still need) and is interested in trading, drop me a line at tony@thefootballcardblog.com.
