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Category Archives: Pack Breaks
Pack Break: Five Hobby Packs of 2011 Bowman Platinum
I purchased these packs of 2011 Bowman Platinum from SportsCardForum back in August. When they arrived, I did not have time to open them since I was going through Chief Petty Officer Induction. So they became buried in a pile … Continue reading
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Pack Break: 2008 Ultimate Collection baseball – Ron Santo
I was at the hobby store the other day and I broke down and purchased a pack/box of 2008 Ultimate Collection baseball. Ultimate Collection is one of those “joe collector” type products – super expensive, guaranteed “hits”. In this … Continue reading
Pack Break: 2009 Topps Heritage and 2008 Topps Mayo
So the wife and I are walking through Target, just running a few errands. After several minutes of pestering and pleading, she relents and lets me buy a few packs. Like a kid who just received his allowance, I scan … Continue reading
Pack Break: Two Packs of 2008 Allen & Ginter
I purchased these two packs over at Sports Card Forum a few weeks ago. I just haven’t gotten to posting about it until now. One thing that struck me is the seemingly high number of players posing with their bats. … Continue reading
Pack Break: 2008 Topps Stadium Club
Well, I’m back from another exciting adventure at sea. To celebrate my arrival on land, I decided to stop by the local hobby shop (of course). I decided to bite the bullet and plunk down some hard earned cash on … Continue reading
Pack Break: 3 Packs of 2008 Goudey (Hobby) and 1 Pack of 2007 Bowman Heritage (Retail)
I stopped by the Walmart and threw in a pack of 2007 Bowman Heritage, just because it felt good. Then I decided to stop by the hobby shop and the packs of Goudey seemed to be calling out to me. … Continue reading
Box Break: 2008 Playoff Prestige Retail Box
Yesterday afternoon, I left the ship to start off my two weeks of leave. What better way to start my vacation than to bust open some packs? I stopped by the base exchange to pick up a box of 2008 … Continue reading
Pack Break: 2008 Upper Deck Draft Edition Football
Just wrapped up another busy workweek, so I decided to stop by Target to pick up a few packs. I grabbed 3 packs of 2008 Upper Deck Draft Edition Football. There are 6 cards per pack. Each pack contained 3 … Continue reading
Pack Break: 2008 Topps Progression
Well, I just got back from deployment, so what better way to celebrate than to open a few packs? I stopped by K-Mart to pick up some supplies and decided to pick up a couple packs of 2008 Topps Rookie … Continue reading







