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 […]

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 […]