1983 Fleer Baseball

Nothing is quite as fun for a collector as opening a real vintage pack. I’d say ‘83 Fleer qualifies. I got this for $2.99 delivered on eBay. Could there be a Boggs, Gwynn or Ryno lurking inside? Only one way to find out…For a video of this pack…

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Here’s a rack pack of one of my favorite sets, ‘92 Topps. It was definitely a turning point for The Real One. No more gray cardboard. No more gum. Full color backs. Also in ‘92, Topps unleashed a plague upon the hobby now known as parallel gold fo…

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Seriously, I’m still a contributor here. Don’t stare at me like that. Anyway, last month I rescued an assortment of Orioles cards from Mark of Stats on the Back. He was kind enough to toss in a few packs of 1987 and 1988 Donruss. Since nobody wants to…

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Here’s a quickie post so that we don’t blow the pack a day thing on the second day of the new year. I got this pack out one of those repack boxes where the packs are stuffed inside a plastic card box. I needed the box to be honest, the cards were a nic…

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With Dayf and Madding recently posting packs of ‘87 Fleer and ‘87 Donruss, I decided why not complete the trifecta and do a ‘87 Topps post of a rack pack I busted a couple days ago. ‘87 Topps will always hold a special place in my heart as it was the …

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So last year I got things off on the wrong foot with a wrasslin’ pack. The pack was good - I got Dusty Rhodes and an Undertaker mini card - but I still feel like I made a misstep opening the new year with that pack. I mean, just look at the results… …

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I’m going to end the year on a good note with a hobby pack of 2008 Masterpieces. I have the non-shortprinted set already but I took a gamble on a hobby pack hoping to get a short print or a framed card or a jersey or something. I succeeded.36 Miguel Ca…

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I recently won a contest over at A Cardboard Problem. My prize? A hobby pack of 2008 Upper Deck Documentary. Can I find something worthwhile in this pack? Will it be a complete dud? Will I find a game involving the White Sox? We shall see.I love the id…

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This was a free pack handed out at the entrance to the card show I reported on at Thorzul Will Rule. I believe that in 1991 I was probably at the tail end of my wrestling interest period. These WCW cards, I believe cover some of the territory during …

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This pack was so shiny and metallic I just had to buy it. I wasn’t collecting cards in 2000 so these are new to me. Let’s see what’s inside…#24 - Chipper Jones - Atlanta Braves - Can’t beat a Chipper Jones right out of the gate.#150 - Craig Biggio …

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The Hawks won their 20th game tonight over Denver, the first time they’ve won 20 before January first since 1987. Since I unfortunately don’t have a pack of ‘87-88 Fleer lying around, here’s a new pack of Topps instead. Is it bad that I like the basket…

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I think everyone is watching football and stuffing themselves with Christmas leftovers (including me) so I’m going to recycle a pack opening from my Repack Crap Thingy. ‘06 Upper Deck was the best of the four packs so I’ll share it here.3KP-BF Brett Fa…

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I got this pack today for three reasons: 1) Racing fans get no love on this site 2) There wasn’t a damn thing interesting in the card aisle at Wally World 3) I wanted to be the first person to open a 2009 pack here. I don’t really follow NASCAR at all…

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I recently volunteered to perform a card rescue organized by the truly excellent blog Stats on the Back. Okay, fine, he was threatening toss perfectly reasonable baseball cards in the trash and I had to do something about it. This was more about publ…

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2008 Topps U&H Presents 2008 Heritage High Number Series retail jumbo ‘hanger pack’ [$4.99 each] - about double the number of Heritage High Number cards and a little less of the Updates and Highlights cards. 2008 Topps Heritage High Number cards#63…

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I found this unopened pack in the basement while emptying a box of junk. I’m not sure why I never opened it up before, but why not open it up now? This was a pretty decent base set for the late ’90s, clean design on the front, colorful on the back and …

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I’ve never heard of this stuff before, but the concept behind the set seems pretty simple. The checklist consists of cards for each of the top ten players in a variety of statistical categories. In one way it just seems like a cheap excuse to releas…

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Here’s a quickie just to get a pack in today. 2008 Timelines Hobby - first one for me with an autograph. Don’t get all excited or anything though as you will soon see…41 Justin Verlander - Got it.60 Luke Hochevar RC - Need it! The back of the card ha…

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I liked the SP Rookie Edition baseball set from last year so I decided to try a retail pack of the new football version. It’s kind of like an upscale Timelines, with a base set and retro rookies. It’s a little more pricey though at three bucks a throw….

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When I saw the “Never Compromise” slogan, how could I turn away from this pack? Does anyone know if they sold “odds” and “evens” packs of this stuff? My pack says “The Odds” on the front, and all 9 cards I pulled were odd-numbered. What a dumb concept….

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Now that packs can no longer be found at my Hobby shop, I have decided I really like this set. Luckily, the flea market dude was around for one last Christmas sale and I got a couple of packs. I haven’t had much luck in the packs I’ve opened so far, bu…

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Today the Milwaukee area got about a foot of snow dumped on it, prompting the public schools to close. I was relatively ambivalent about the whole thing, since it was supposed to be the last day before Christmas Break, traditionally a blowoff day fill…

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I watched The Dark Crystal many times as a kid, but it’s been a while. The movie was directed by Jim Henson and I guess was groundbreaking in terms of puppetry and animatronics. It’s a bit darker than the Muppets obviously. Apparently Donruss was impre…

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I remembered reading a post about this stuff in the past, so I grabbed this pack when I saw it for $1.39. The previous post did a good job accurately describing the blandness of the set. I should’ve known to stay away…Checklist 2 of 4#360 - Darrin Fl…

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After whiffing on the pack of Donruss Elite Extra Edition, I chose the Bowman version of a draft pick set for my hobby pack this week.Will I strike out again or is the a Gordon Beckham or a refractor or something in this pack? Joey Votto is on the wrap…

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This is the type of thing I normally stay away from, at least until it ends up being picked through by a year’s worth of pack searchers and those creepy people at stores that feel the need to touch everything they lay their eyes on. Once that $1.59 st…

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Here’s a late night quickie of something we pretty much all love on this site. ‘07 Allen & Ginter. I have the whole set so basically I bought the pack just for the mini card and the joy of opening a pack of A&G. Let’s see what resides within.10…

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I recently purchased a couple wax packs of ‘86 Topps on eBay and here’s the first pack I opened.To watch a video of this pack break click here.Upon opening there is a broken, brittle piece of 22 year old gum.218 - Randy Hunt344 - Jim Wohlford630 - Fern…

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My first pack of 1996 Upper Deck Series I baseball…#157 - Joe Girardi - New York Yankees - If I’m not mistaken Joe’s just extracted a monster booger and is unsure what to do with it. He’s looking to the bench for advice.#169 - Darren Daulton - Phil…

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I ended up with a pack of this Future Stars stuff in a repack box (I swear I will stop buying those one of these days) that I got recently. I don’t remember anything about this set or even seeing it in the stores, but it was probably there. It’s just…

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I’m Feelin’ Kinda Sunday today, so let’s open a pack of NFL cards.Let’s tear in.Top to Bottom:49 Brodie Croyle (Not the emerging Chiefs QB you want to get.)97 Roydell Williams (Free agent, hasn’t played a down this season. A reminder to all other play…

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Yesterday I snagged the last retail pack at my nearest Target. Opening it, I was pleasantly surprised.Let’s tear in.Top to Bottom:119 Cameron MaybinTCHC20 Grady Sizemore Trading Card History (1948 Swell Gum)113 Ryan Braun X-Fractor113 Ryan BraunJust h…

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2008 Upper Deck Timelines retail [$1.97 each] - I really like the product, but then base cards are off-center. There are just minor nicks and dings [maybe from the way these 'cheap packs' are dispensed from a cardboard like display].#45 Vladimir Guerre…

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I have to confess, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe occupied quite a bit of my childhood. I loved the show and had most of the action figures, including the full size Castle Grayskull. When I saw this pack for $2, I had to bite. I’ll keep the co…

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Ok, honesty time: if this pack had anyone else besides Gordon Beckham on the wrapper, I wouldn’t have gotten it. The shop also had Bowman Draft, Timelines, Heritage and that new Donruss Legends competing for my attention. Gordon in a Bulldog uni made m…

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