Set Building: 2008 Upper Deck Football – Trades and New Packs

While my ship was out at sea, I was able to complete a trade via email for some cards I needed.  Special thanks to Stephen out in North Carolina for the cards.  For my personal collection, I received a LaDainian Tomlinson 05 Playoff prestige base card, an 08 Philip Rivers jersey card, and an 08 Antonio Cromartie Upper Deck “Starquest” insert card.  In addition, I received the following rookie cards for my 2008 Upper Deck football set: #’s 220, 225, 235, 283, and 293.

After my return from sea, I stopped by the hobby shop to pick up 11 more packs.  As I expected, I pulled a ton of duplicates.  But I did get a few needed rookie cards.  In those 11 packs, I pulled two short prints, #’s 301 and 312.  I also pulled the following rookie cards – #’s 212, 231, 233, 236, 248, 272, 275, 280, 285, and 294.  Not a good percentage when you think about it, 12 cards added to my set from 11 packs.  Maybe I should try my luck with some retail packs.

However, the extra hobby packs did yield some nice trade bait.  I pulled 4 more jersey cards, which is a pretty good ratio.  Not a bad haul – jersey cards of Desean Jackson, Calvin Johnson, Matt Hasselbeck, and a jersey card of Matt Forte, #’d 018/350!  These will be added to my tradelist, so let me know if you’re interested.

Here’s where I stand right now with the set (cards 1-325):

Base Set (cards 1-200): 100% complete.  I have a ton of extra base cards so please let me know if you are interested in any.

Rookies (cards 201-300): 79% complete.
Needs: 201, 204, 211, 213, 222, 224, 226, 237, 239, 249, 253, 258, 261, 264, 269, 271, 274, 276, 282, 295, and 298.
Duplicates (available for trade): 203, 205, 207, 210, 217, 218, 219, 223, 229, 232, 234, 235, 236, 244, 245(x2), 246, 251, 252, 257, 259, 266, 267, 268, 270, 273, 281, 285, 286, 288, 290, 291, 293, and 294.

Short Print Rookies (cards 301-325): 24% complete.
Needs: 302-306, 308-311, 314, 316-319, and 321-325.