A few weeks back, as I started combing through my list of card related blogs again, I came across a post at Joey’s SqueezePlayCards.com (one of the first card blogs I found, and still a favorite) discussing his getting...
Read MoreClosing out the first box, since we know there probably won’t be a big hit in there: Pack 19: #78 Reggie Bush #CS-9 Brian Westbrook Century Stars #67 Dwayne Bowe #25 Donte Stallworth #82 Derrick Ward Pack 20: #98 Ed Reed...
Read MoreThere are quite a few sports card blogs on the interwebs these days, and a fair amount of them will somewhat regularly bust open some product–for review,for ridicule, or just for fun. One thing I’ve noticed, though,...
Read MoreWow, almost forgot to bust a couple packs before I head out to happy hour–can’t let that happen, now, can we? Pack 13: #89 Justin Fargas #47 Ryan Grant RCM-2 Mario Manningham Rookie Collection Materials, #015/500...
Read MoreTwo more packs to start the morning right: Pack 11: #32 Correll Buckhalter #PGK-46 Donovan McNabb Pro Gridiron King #55 Ahman Green #13 Jeff Garcia #70 John Beck Buckhalter and Green couldn’t combine their stats from last...
Read MoreNeeded an afternoon break, so I grabbed a couple more packs. Pack 9: #29 Thomas Jones #CGK-12 College Gridiron Kings Early Doucet (#152/250) #130 Jamal Lewis #139 Marion Barber III #145 Roydell Williams Williams was better than...
Read MoreThree more packs, over lunch: Pack 6: #57 Marvin Harrison #15 LaDanian Tomlinson #118 Cedric Benson #105 Lee Evans #122 Carson Palmer Despite Benson, that would be an ok fantasy football pack–if Harrison’s knee can...
Read MoreOK, grabbed three quick packs for now. Noticed something else on the checklist too–they actually label Cards 1-150 as “Commons” on the checklist. How annoying is that? Even Beckett doesn’t classify ALL...
Read MoreWell, finally broke down and purchased another hobby box of a 2008 product–in fact, two boxes, since I hadn’t in quite some time, my local card shop gave me a bit of a deal. Also, it might be the only 2008 product I...
Read MoreThere likely won’t be a Card of the Week today–we missed last week too–I finally did win one of the old school players who became screen stars, but it hasn’t shown up quite yet. Hopefully this week,...
Read MoreAll right, for anyone who may remember all the way back to our first Card of the Week post, you may remember that 1982 Topps Football was one of the first sets of cards my brother and I ever collected when we were little. Real...
Read MoreAlright, getting back on track here–the third ello pack I busted was another pack of 1983 Topps: The results: #317 Tony Nathan #82 Mark Lee #357 Mel Blount #376 Gary Johnson (Pro Bowl DT, despite weighing just 252 pounds)...
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