**UPDATE**The 2007 Bowman Chrome Refractor need list is up. 

In an effort to jump start my refractor set of 2007 Bowman Chrome Football, I’ve bid on a few auctions of refractor lots over the last week or so, and my first one arrived yesterday.  As it didn’t seem as exciting as some of the individual cards I buy, I didn’t crack into the team bag full of cards right away when I opened the envelope–so I didn’t realize just what a deal I actually got.

At some point last night, I flipped the package over, and noticed that the card on back (Chris Leak) was numbered–and remembered that one of the auctions had included a few of the colored refractors as well.  So, I figured I better open them up, and remember what I got.

Flipping through the 18 regular refractors, there were 9 that I needed for my set–which was kind of making me wonder why I had bid on this particular auction.  When I got to the end, I remembered–there were four colored refractors at the bottom, including:

     * Blue Refractor Marques Colston (#066/150)
     * Blue Refractor John Broussard (#005/150)
     * Blue Refractor Chris Leak (#057/150)
     * Orange Refractor LaMarr Woodley (#17/25)

Now, none of those are super huge names–although I wonder if Chris Leak might not get a chance at the job in Chicago this year, with their QB situation (of course, he might get cut too).  But even without being star cards, those four alone book for about $44 according to Lord Beckett, which is over 3x what I paid for the lot.

Add in the regular refractors, and I got a lot that has a decent chance to turn a little profit (or maybe at least make back what I paid, while crossing 9 more regular refractors off the list).

That, or it’s time to start thinking about a Blue Refractor set (let’s see, I currently have about seven Blue Refractors, so only 213 to go…yeah, I think I’ll pass).