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Month: April 2016

2015 Topps Platinum Hobby Box: Opened on 4/29/2016

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This is my 4th box of 2015 Topps Platinum. Now I’m just hoping to complete my set. Here are the box details. Product: 2015 Topps Platinum Hobby Box Purchased: Online Packs: 20 (5 cards each) Promised Hits: Two Autographed Rookies, One Autographed Rookie/Veteran Patch, Five X-Fractor, One Refractor Parallel Rookie, One Platinum Die-Cut. Base Set: 100 Veterans & 50 Rookies First hit: Todd Gurley Sapphire Refractor (Nice Hit, too bad it’s not numbered) Second Hit: Rookie Auto Danielle Hunter Third Hit: Benardrick McKinney Auto Refractor 02/25 (Another Nice hit, too bad it’s not a bigger name.) Fourth Hit: Jameis Winston Die Cut (PDC-JW) Fifth Hit: Rookie Auto Patch Ty Montgomery X-Fractors Rookies (x5) Box Summary 20 Gold Parallels (No Duplicates) 20 Rookies (No Duplicates) 5 – X-Fractor Rookies 5 – Promised hits 48 Base Cards (No Duplicates) Set Completion Summary BASE: 100% (150 of 150) GOLD: 70% (70 of 100) 23 X-Fractor Rookies (1 duplicate) 11 Flame “Orange” Refractor Rookies 5 Die-Cut Platinum Players (1 duplicate) Awesome box, finally completed the set. One pack even had 4 of the cards I need to complete the set. That’s a big win. Is there really a better feeling than finishing a set? […]

2015 Topps Platinum Hobby Box: Opened on 4/28/2016

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This is my third box of 2015 Topps Platinum.  Once again I’m hoping for a big hit or to complete my set.  Here are the box details. Product: 2015 Topps Platinum Hobby Box Purchased: Online Packs: 20 (5 cards each) Promised Hits:  Two Autographed Rookies, One Autographed Rookie/Veteran Patch, Five X-Fractor, One Refractor Parallel Rookie, One Platinum Die-Cut. Base Set: 100 Veterans & 50 Rookies First hit: Stefon Diggs Sapphire Refractor Second Hit: Rookie Auto Devante Davis Third Hit: Jeff Heuerman Rookie Auto Pulsar Refractor 20/50 (Nice hit, too bad it’s not a bigger name.) Fourth Hit:  Maxx Williams Black Refractor 34/50 (This seems to be a bonus hit.  Great looking card.) Fifth Hit:  Ameer Abdullah Die Cut (PDC-AA) Sixth Hit:  Jeremy Hill Veteran Auto Refractor 047/205 (Another pretty big hit here.  I seem to have a mini Jeremy Hill collection going.) X-Fractors Rookies (x5) Box Summary 20 Gold Parallels (No Duplicates) 20 Rookies (No Duplicates) 5 – X-Fractor Rookies 5 – Promised hits 1 – Bonus Hit (Maxx Williams Black #/50) 47 Base Cards (No Duplicates) Set Completion Summary BASE: 92% (138 of 150) GOLD: 51% (51 of 100) 18 X-Fractor Rookies (1 duplicate) 11 Flame “Orange” Refractor Rookies […]

1990 Topps Football – The Cards of My Youth

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This past weekend I shelled out my 5 bucks and went to a card show for the first time since I was a much younger man.  It was held inside a big building at a local fair ground.  With many long tables laid out in rows, much like you’d expect.  It was about half cards, and the other half was split between toys and die cast cars.  It was an interesting experience. What I found was most individual cards seemed to be overpriced.  And I wasn’t there hunting for missing cards in my collection, I just wanted to see what was up and get back into the swing of things.  I also took my girlfriend which turned out to be a blessing in disguise as I had an extra set of eyes and hands to look through things.  I was looking for anything that I could add to my Jim Kelly collection.  After about an hour and a half of searching I only found a pair of Jim Kelly National Treasures Signature cards, numbered to 5 at $200 each.  It was a little more than I was prepared to spend and a little more than they are worth. But I […]

Upper Deck e-Pack: 2 Big Updates

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It would figure that only moments after I post about Upper Deck e-Pack that a couple of major updates would come out. First is the addition of 2015-16 MVP Hockey to the available packs to buy and cards to collect.  It was released with 8 cards per pack at $2.49 each, and a Silver Script parallel comes at 1 per 3 packs.  Other features include a 1-200 base set (where 101-200 are SPs) and then two parallels, Silver Script and Super Script. Also there are a few other things included, Colors and Contours, Territory, Rookie Redemption, #1 Draft Picks, Autos, and Jersey’s.  And once again they’ve included the combine cards feature that I think is the greatest feature introduced into the hobby in years.  This time it’s a little more, 20 base cards combine to make a green parallel that can be sent in a physical form. So of course I bought a few packs.  I’m not going to go through each card I got, most are base.  I’m not sure how I feel about it but with 4 packs I got 3 of the same player.  This is great for chasing a green parallel but not great for collecting […]

4 things I love about Upper Deck E-pack (And three things I hate)

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www.upperdeckepack.com I’m sure you’ve read posts about this service before, but here is my take.  It’s a relatively new service (Since January) from Upper Deck that allows users to digitally build sets, combine cards, trade with other users, and even have them shipped in physical form.  It has some great features and some pretty big pitfalls.  To simplify e-Packs, you can buy (you are given 3 free base cards per day) packs, boxes, and cases and open them digitally.  Each card is scanned so you can see front and back of the card and all the cards are the same as the real cardboard you can buy in your local store. Here are a few examples of the cards I own. UD Game Jersey, GJ-SR 4 THINGS TO LOVE 1.) Instant access from any device with an internet connection. This lets you access your cards, purchase cards, trade cards, and combine cards from anywhere. 2.) Trading with 100’s of people from around the world makes it easy to find trading partners and make trades.  It’s also rather simple to offer, counter, and accept trades once you get used to it. 3.) While you can’t get the base cards sent to you, […]

2015 Topps Platinum Hobby Box: Opened on 4/14/2016

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This is my second box of 2015 Topps Platinum. I’m hoping for a big hit or to complete my set. And as few duplicates as possible. Here are the details. Product: 2015 Topps Platinum Hobby Box Purchased: Online Packs: 20 (5 cards each) Promised Hits: Two Autographed Rookies, One Autographed Rookie/Veteran Patch, Five X-Fractor, One Refractor Parallel Rookie, One Platinum Die-Cut Rookie. Base Set: 100 Veterans & 50 Rookies First hit: Jeremy Langford Auto Patch Second Hit: Rookie Auto La’el Collins Sapphire Refractor #053/150 *Note added 5/3/2016, I’m using this image to show cards I no longer have available. Third Hit: Jeremy Langford Sapphire Refractor Not a fan of having the same player show up in the same box. It would be great for a Bears fan. Fourth Hit: Rookie Auto P.J. Williams Fifth Hit: Tom Brady Die-Cut Platinum Player (PDC-TB) X-Fractors Rookies (x5) Box Summary 20 Gold Parallels (No Duplicates) 20 Rookies (No Duplicates) 5 – Xfractor Rookies 5 – Promised hits 48 Base Cards (No Duplicates) Set Completion Summary BASE: 91% (137 of 150) GOLD: 43% (43 of 100) 13 X-Fractor Rookies (1 duplicate) 11 Flame “Orange” Refractor Rookies 3 Die-Cut Platinum Players On the positive side I […]

Kobe’s Farewell

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Kobe Bryant 5-time NBA Champion 2-time NBA Finals MVP 3rd on the NBA all-time scoring list 18-time NBA All-Star 11-time 1st Team All-NBA Selection 4-time All-Star game MVP 2-time Olympic Gold Medalist 20 seasons on the Lakers 81 points in a single game (2nd most in NBA History) I’m not a basketball card collector but I’ve always been a Lakers fan. I grew up near Buffalo, NY, no NBA team. So I picked the Lakers as my team because as a kid I loved Magic Johnson. When everyone else had Air Jordan’s I was wearing Magic’s Converse. “Showtime” was what I thought basketball was about. When I played I preferred the spectacular pass to a teammate over scoring myself. So I naturally became a Kobe fan when he was drafted by the Hornets and traded (for Vlade Divac) to the Lakers. Kobe was going to the NBA about the same time I was going to college. I feel like I’ve spent my entire adult life watching him and rooting for him. Loving the 5 NBA championships (Remember I’m a Bills fan so any Championship win is a big deal to me) and suffering a little bit over the last few […]

2015 Topps Platinum Hobby Box: Opened on 4/12/2016

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  I have been looking for a new set to collect.  After grabbing a couple of retail packs of 2015 Topps Platinum at my local Target I chose this one.  A couple of things attracted me to this set.  I might be in the minority but I like the design, focusing on the player with great action shots and a smoke treatment to the team logo.  And you can never go wrong with silver.  It’s a small 150 card set (plus a 100 card gold set with thick stock) which makes it easy on my compulsive need to complete sets.   So I searched online for the best deal and bought a few boxes. Product: 2015 Topps Platinum Hobby Box Purchased: Online Packs: 20 (5 cards each) Promised Hits:  2 Autographed Rookies, 1 Autographed Rookie/Veteran Patch, 5 X-Fractor, 1 Refractor Parallel Rookie, 1 Platinum Die-Cut Rookie. Base: 100 Veterans & 50 Rookies First hit: Rookie Auto Trey Flowers Second Hit: Justin Hardy Auto Patch Third Hit: Tyler Kroft Sapphire Refractor Fourth Hit: Rookie Auto Austin Hill Sapphire Refractor #112/150 Fifth Hit: Eddie Lacy Die-Cut Platinum Player (PDC-EL) X-Fractors Rookies (x5) Box Summary 20 Gold Parallels (No Duplicates) 20 Rookies (No Duplicates) […]

Welcome to One More Pack

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Welcome to “One More Pack” a card collecting blog.  Let’s start with the name.  If you are like me, you have a hard time opening just one pack.  Or for that matter, doing one of anything!  Every time I crack open a pack, I just want to open another. Next, let me introduce myself.  My name is Jim and I’ve been collecting cards off and on for 30 years.  I collect mainly football cards, with a little hockey thrown in.  My person collection leads off with Hall of Fame Quarterback of the Buffalo Bills, Jim Kelly.  But extends to the rest of the Bills and anything Buffalo.  I’m doing my best to organize and catalog my entire collection, but it’s a long and tedious process and opening new packs and boxes is way more fun. And third, I wanted to give you a little direction on what you’ll be reading here at One More Pack.  I will have three different types of posts.  Pack and box break posts, Jim Kelly card posts, and what will hopefully make me stand out, reports from actual card shops.  Yes they still exist. Because everyone likes lists… Goals Connect with other collectors. Create new […]