One More Pack

2011 Topps Inception Football

September 13, 2016September 12, 2016GimmeSomeJimmyBreaks

So last week I wrote about the 2016 Blowout NFL Season PLAYER Promo. None of my players (Steelers RB, Cowboys WR, or Vikings RB) hit any of the weekly milestones so I didn’t win any money towards more cards. But I did open the 2011 Topps Inception.

Here is the first box break from the boxes that came with the contest. I decided to start with the 2011 Topps Inception because it was only 7 cards. Here is the product page from Blowout Cards.

Box Configuration: 1 pack per box. 7 cards per pack.
Price: $84.95
Description: Topps Inception Football is designed to capture the drama, excitement, and buildup surrounding the 2011 Rookie class as it spotlights all the top drafted position players recruited for the NFL Rookie Premiere Photo Shoot.

Each 7-Card Encased Pack Includes:
– 3 ROOKIE HITS! (2 Rookie Numbered On-Card Autographs or Rookie Autograph Jumbo Patch Card, 1 Numbered Rookie Jumbo Patch or Relic Card)
PLUS
– 2 Numbered Parallel Cards
– 2 Striking Veteran Base Cards

Without further ado…

Veteran Base Cards
2011 Topps Inception #43 Hines Ward

2011 Topps Inception #85 Michael Turner

Numbered Parallel Cards
2011 Topps Inception #24 Knowshon Moreno (Grey) 043/106

2011 Topps Inception #71 Vernon Davis (Blue) 165/209

Rookie Numbered On-Card Autographics
2011 Topps Inception #118 Greg Little 754/999

Rookie Jumbo Relic Card
2011 Topps Inception #JR-CP Christian Ponder 023/158

Rookie Numbered On-Card Autograph
2011 Topps Inception #SS-CP Christian Ponder (Silver Signings) 03/25

While I love the design of these cards there wasn’t much chance for me to grab a Buffalo Bill since there are only three of them on the check list. It’s also a little weird that there were two Christian Ponder cards in the same box/pack. It was pretty fun opening these great looking cards and while I’m not a Vikings fan or a Christian Ponder fan the “Silver Signings” card is sweet and will probably be going into my personal collection. As always if you are interesting in trading for any of these cards let me know. I’ll get to the other two boxes shortly. I just can’t resist opening one more pack.

2016 Blowout NFL Season PLAYER Promo

September 7, 2016September 7, 2016GimmeSomeJimmyGeneral

So I was perusing the internet one day and came across this promotion by Blowout Cards. It’s kind of like fantasy football with awards for your players doing well. I’ve bought boxes from Blowout Cards in the past and thought I take a chance at one of these contests. It was pretty expensive but I’m hoping it will totally be worth it. It’s a pretty interesting contest. You pay for a spot, either $199.95 for one player or $549.95 for three players. Each player comes with a random box of cards. And if that player (or his backup) hits certain levels of performance you get gift cards to Blowout Cards. For example the person that owns the running back with the most yards at the end of the season gets a $1000 to spend at Blowout Cards. There are both weekly and yearly awards. All of the details are right here.

I dropped the $550 on three players and it turned out pretty well. Here is the breakdown of the players I will be following closely this season.

Players
Dez Bryant
Le’Veon Bell
Adrian Peterson

So Bryant was a better choice before Romo got hurt but still a pretty decent WR to have. And even missing three games Bell could lead the league in rushing. And Adrian Peterson is always a threat to be the best back in football. Run Adrian Run!

The three boxes I received as part of this promotion are below. Not one bad box in the bunch. They are expensive boxes. The Blowout Cards price is listed. So I only have to win a couple of prizes to break even. Here’s hoping for some good luck this season. It would also be okay if none of these players did anything and the Bills won the Super Bowl! Let’s Go Buffalo!

Random Boxes
2008 Upper Deck SPx ($94.95)
2011 Panini Contenders ($129.95)
2011 Inception ($84.95)

Total $309.85
Difference $240.10

I’ll break these boxes over the course of the next week. Stay tuned and see what cards I pull. Until then go open one more pack. I know that’s what I will doing.

The Loot Locker – August Edition

September 4, 2016September 4, 2016GimmeSomeJimmyBreaks

Here we go again….The August Loot Locker came in the mail on Friday and I busted it open to find the following. I haven’t had a big hit in a while so I was hoping for something nice. Check out what I pulled.

Three packs
2015 Panini Contenders
2016 Panini Certified
2016 Donruss Elite

2015 Panini Contenders
2015 Panini Contenders #195 Rookie Ticket – Dominique Brown Autograph

2016 Donruss Elite
2016 Donruss Elite #53 Matt Ryan
2016 Donruss Elite #55 Sammy Watkins
2016 Donruss Elite #65 Ryan Tannehill
2016 Donruss Elite #70 Latavius Murray

2016 Donruss Elite Etched in Time #ET-MA Marcus Allen

2016 Panini Certified
2016 Panini Certified #21 Carlos Hyde
2016 Panini Certified #26 Rob Gronkowski
2016 Panini Certified #83 Jordan Reed

2016 Panini Certified #26 Ben Roethlisberger Sunday Certified

2016 Panini Certified Mirror Orange #11 Immortals – Michael Strahan 44/225

As always contact me below if you would like to trade for any of these cards. Until next month, now go open one more pack!

Grand Slam Collectibles – Murfreesboro, TN

August 28, 2016August 28, 2016GimmeSomeJimmyBrick and Mortar

And as my travel season begins, this becomes the 3^rd brick and mortar card shop I’ve actually visited since starting to write about them. This one in Murfreesboro, TN was open for just one week when I walked through the door. It was well laid out but Nathan, the owner, was still building his inventory. He had a great set up of glass displays with a large football section. Good for me! Nothing Jim Kelly, bad for me.

After I searched through card boxes labeled $2 and the one labeled $1.50 and the one labeled $1, I found a few Bills cards to add to my personal collection. I then chatted with the owner, Nathan. We talked about why he opened the place and what he hoped to do. He told me he was selling a lot on Ebay but also had really good foot traffic during the first week. He told me he thought the walk-ins would continue since there isn’t many places in middle Tennessee. His main business is buying and selling single cards. We chatted about the trading card industry and a little bit of football for almost 30 minutes before I paid $17 for some Bills cards. He’s what I picked up.

2014 Bowman Chrome Future of the Franchise Die-Cut Minis #FF-SW Sammy Watkins

2014 Panini Crown Royale Rookie Royalty Materials #RR37 Sammy Watkins 260/499

2015 Panini Donruss Threads #DT-SW Sammy Watkins

2013 Panini Spectra Rookie Revolution #31 Robert Woods 95/99

2013 Panini Rookies & Stars Longevity Ruby #230 Robert Woods 254/299

2013 Panini Rookies & Stars Rookie Materials Signature [Autographed] #224 Marquise Goodwin 122/299

2014 Panini Contenders #165 Rookie Ticket Preston Brown

2015 Panini Contenders Legendary Contenders #LC5 Thurman Thomas

2016 Panini Prime Signatures Prime Proof Red #244 Prime Prospects Signatures – Glenn Gronkowski 42/49

2011 Absolute Memorabilia Team Trios NFL Materials #2 DeAngelo Williams, Jonathan Stewart, Steve Smith 71/75

I figured since I live in Charlotte, I might as well grab a Panthers card. Not bad for a shop that has only been open for a week. If you find yourself in middle Tennessee stop by and say hello to Nathan. Tell him to hold those Buffalo Bills cards for me! You can follow his store on Twitter @GSC615

Panini NSCC Silver Packs

August 24, 2016August 25, 2016GimmeSomeJimmyBreaks

As I said in my last post I couldn’t wait to rip open the Silver packs that I got with my Classics 2-team case break from Dave and Adams Card World. After sorting through all of the Cowboys and 49ers I slowly opened the 4 silver packs. 3 skinny ones and a thick one. Without further delay…

Tom Brady
Andrew Luck
2016 NSCC Brady 2016 NSCC Luck

Dallas Keuchel
Roger Clemens
Mark McGwire
2016 NSCC Keuchel 2016 NSCC Clemens 2016 NSCC McGwire

Josh Doctson – Rookie 172/499
2016 NSCC Doctson 499 2016 NSCC Doctson 499_B

James Harden – Representatives 08/25
2016 NSCC Harden 2016 NSCC Harden_B

Noah Vonleh – Panini Patch Autograph
2016 NSCC Vonleh Auto 2016 NSCC Vonleh Auto_B

Not too bad for a few bonus cards. Now get out there and open up one more pack.

2016 Panini Classics Case Break

August 23, 2016September 4, 2016GimmeSomeJimmyBreaks

I’ve been wanting to do this for a while now. I’ve tried other breaks and didn’t really think it was worth the value but when I saw this one and had to take a chance. Also I like giving Dave and Adam’s Card World my business for a couple of reasons, first they have great customer service and second, they are a Buffalo company. It was just under 30 dollars for one team for an entire case break. The break was happening live from the National Sports Collectors Convention in Atlantic City. Each spot also came with 2 Panini NSCC Silver Packs. I bought two spots.

As they randomly selected the teams, I hoped for Buffalo as one my teams but it wasn’t meant to be. And with my luck, I got the two teams I’m not a fan of. But they both had some value. The Cowboys (with super rookie Ezekiel Elliott) and the 49er with the possibility of pulling a Jerry Rice or Joe Montana autograph. I tried to Trade the 49ers for the Bills or Panthers but there were no takers. The live break started at Noon and took about 2 hours to complete the entire case. They only send out the hits, inserts, and short prints, which include red backed, glossy and bronze.

Let’s start with the base legends, the number in parenthesis are the number of cards I received.

San Francisco 49ers
#113 Roger Craig (x11)
#127 Joe Montana (x7)
#143 Ronnie Lott (x9)
#173 Steve Young (x8)
#176 Jerry Rice (x8)
#182 Dwight Clark (x9)

Dallas Cowboys
#112 Deion Sanders (x11)
#114 Emmitt Smith (x9)
#123 Roger Staubach (x9)
#130 Charles Haley (x10)
#135 Tony Dorsett (x8)
#151 Randy White (x11)
#155 Troy Aikman (x9)
#168 Bob Lilly (x8)
#199 Michael Irvin (x9)

Next comes the base rookies….
#206 Aaron Burbridge (x3)
#212 Ezekiel Elliot (x4)
#214 Jeff Driskel (x5)
#220 Dak Prescott (x2)
#242 Charles Tapper (x3)
#245 Kelvin Taylor (x3)
#250 DeForest Buckner (x1)
#287 Maliek Collins (x3)
#292 Jaylon Smith (x2)

And now the inserts…
Classic Clashes
#4 Troy Aikman vs Jim Kelly (x1)

2016 Classics Aikman Kelly 2016 Classics Aikman Kelly_B
#5 Jerry Rice vs Deion Sanders (x2)
#7 Terry Bradshaw vs Roger Staubach (x1)
#15 Joe Montana vs John Elway (x1)
#19 Joe Montana vs Lawrence Taylor (x1)
#19 Joe Montana vs Lawrence Taylor Bronze (x1)

Future Legends
#15 Ezekiel Elliott (x2)

Monday Night Heroes
#10 Colin Kaepernick (x3)

Classic Tributes
#3 1989 San Francisco 49ers
#4 1993 Dallas Cowboys

Next Level
#1 Michael Irvin (x3)
#1 Michael Irvin Bronze (x3)
#7 Emmitt Smith (x2)
#13 Tony Dorsett (x1)
#21 Steve Young (x3)
#21 Steve Young Bronze (x1)
#23 Troy Aikman (x1)

Classic Moments
#6 Emmitt Smith (x1)
#6 Emmitt Smith Bronze (x1)
#9 Joe Montana (x1)
#13 Steve Young (x2)
#15 Dwight Clark (x1)
#18 Tony Dorsett (x2)

Record Breakers
#6 Emmitt Smith (x1)
#6 Emmitt Smith Bronze (x1)
#10 Tony Dorsett (x1)
#10 Tony Dorsett Bronze (x1)
#15 Tony Romo (x1)
#21 Michael Irvin (x1)
#22 Ronnie Lott (x1)

Short Prints, Red Backs, & Glossy
#88 Tony Romo – Variation
#212 Ezekiel Elliott – Variation
2016 Classics Elliott Var 2016 Classics Elliott Var_B
#112 Deion Sanders – Red Back
#173 Steve Young – Red Back
#176 Jerry Rice – Red Back
#199 Michael Irvin – Red Back
#206 Aaron Burbridge – Red Back
#220 Dak Prescott – Red Back
#10 Jason Witten – Glossy (x2)
#53 Aquan Boldin – Glossy
#88 Tony Romo – Glossy
#98 Dez Bryant – Glossy
#112 Deion Sanders – Glossy
#113 Roger Craig – Glossy
#130 Charles Haley – Glossy
#143 Ronnie Lott – Glossy
#206 Aaron Burbridge – Glossy
#212 Ezekiel Elliott – Glossy
#220 Dak Prescott – Glossy
#287 Maliek Collins – Glossy
#292 Jaylon Smith – Glossy (x2)

So this is the part I’ve been waiting for, time for the big hits! Here they are…

#292 Jaylon Smith Autograph 029/199
2016 Classics Jaylon Smith Auto

#13 Classic Material Charles Haley 169/199
2016 Classics Haley Patch 2016 Classics Haley Patch_B

#169 Bob Lilly Timeless Tribute 19/99
2016 Classics Lilly 99 2016 Classics Lilly 99_B

#169 Bob Lilly Bronze Autograph 04/15
(See the pull at 51:15 into this clip.)

2016 Classics Lilly Auto 2016 Classics Lilly Auto_B

And now the big one, check out the pull here… just about a minute after the first one (52:54 into the clip.)

#212 Ezekiel Elliott Bronze Autograph 15/15
2016 Classics Elliott Auto 2016 Classics Elliott Auto_B

Boom! I love that it’s 15/15 the number on his jersey. UPDATE: The Ezekiel Elliot Auto has been sold on eBay!

In the next post I’ll go through the cards in the silver pack! Because you know I can’t wait to open those up. If you want some of these cards I’m always looking for trades, especially if you have some Buffalo Bills for me. Now I have to go open those silver packs.

#ThrowbackThursday – Jim Kelly Signs with the Bills

August 18, 2016August 18, 2016GimmeSomeJimmyPersonal Collection

1985 Topps USFL Graded 7_F 1985 Topps USFL Graded 7_B

30 years ago today Jim Kelly gave up the Gamblers Jersey for the Red, White, and Blue of the Buffalo Bills. Check out this article from the Buffalo Bills.

The Loot Locker – July Edition (Again)

August 2, 2016August 2, 2016GimmeSomeJimmyBreaks

So I guess I’ve been calling these by the wrong month. It appears that the July Loot Locker actually comes the first few days of August. I’ve been calling them by the month they come in, but I digress. Yesterday the “July” Loot Locker came in the mail. I broke it open and found the following packs.

Three packs
2015 Panini Contenders
2015 Panini Certified
2016 Donruss Elite

2015 Panini Contenders

2015 Panini Contenders #207 Chris Conley Autograph Variation
Playoff Ticket Numbered 75/99

2015 Panini Contenders #28 J.J. Watt
2015 Panini Contenders #34 Marqise Lee
2015 Panini Contenders #35 Julius Thomas
2015 Panini Contenders #59 Antonio Brown

2015 Panini Certified
2015 Panini Certified #90 Matt Forte
Mirror Silver 190/499

2015 Panini Certified #73 Jamaal Charles
2015 Panini Certified #80 Le’Veon Bell
2015 Panini Certified #88 Colin Kaepernick
2015 Panini Certified #6 Ryan Tannehill – Stars

2016 Donruss Elite
2016 Donruss Elite #89 Jordy Nelson
Green 61/99

2016 Donruss Elite #10 Franco Harris
2016 Donruss Elite #71 T.Y. Hilton
2016 Donruss Elite #100 Chris Ivory
2016 Donruss Elite #78 Tony Dorsett

As I’ve mentioned before I really like the Elite cards. They are a little expensive to chase the sets so I’m I’ll probably be chasing those Buffalo Bills.

I was a little disappointed that it was only three packs of cards, but having the Elite and Certified in there kind of made up for it. Then opening the packs led to some nice hits, although nothing big for the personal collection. It seems Loot Locker has done it again. Love this service. Already waiting on the one for next month, I might have to up it to 2 loot lockers! Now I’ve got to go open one more pack!

Repack – Another Try

July 25, 2016July 25, 2016GimmeSomeJimmyBreaks

So I stopped by the local Target and picked up some cards yesterday. I saw this $12 repack and thought I’d take another shot and see what I’d pull. It says 10 packs. They are all retail packs, but here is the rundown.

Two 2013 Prizm
Two 2014 Score
Two 2016 Leaf
One 2014 Prestige
One 2014 Hit
One 2015 Topps
One 2015 Rookies & Stars

Let’s start with the 2013 Prizm. I’ve been collecting this set for a while now. And just completed the base veteran and rookies. So why am I showing a couple of random cards, because both of these are base cards I need to help with the second set. Also pulled one insert. A Decade of Dominance Troy Aikman.

2013 Panini Prizm Jacoby Jones #3

2013 Panini Prizm Marquess Wilsom #266

2013 Panini Prizm Troy Aikman Decade of Dominance #15

Next here are the highlights of the two packs of 2014 score. Nothing to write home about an insert and a Scorecard short print plus as an added bonus a Robert Woods and a Derek Carr Rookie Card.

2014 Score Football Robert Woods #25

2014 Score Football Derek Carr #364

2014 Score Football Justin Blackmon #102 (Scorecard)

2014 Score Football Peyton Manning Field Commanders #6

The packs of 2016 Leaf yielded two pretty good QB prospects.

2016 Leaf Carson Wentz #12

2016 Leaf Connor Cook #17

Here are the rest of the notable cards. The Topps Christine Michael is another card from a set that I collected but adds to the second set. The Topps Warren Moon was the only insert in the pack. I included the Prestige insert of Johnny Football and a pretty cool insert from Rookies and Stars, plus a couple of Buffalo Bills.

2015 Topps Christine Michael #191

2015 Topps Warren Moon #ATFL-WM

2014 Prestige Johnny Manziel Draft Picks #7

2015 Rookies and Stars Phillip Dorsett Progression #12

2015 Rookies and Stars Ronald Darby #157

2015 Rookies and Stars Dezmin Lewis #124

Thanks for taking a look at another break. Let me know if you are interested in any of the cards. As always I can help complete sets from 1984 through present. I’d love to hear from you.

2016 Donruss Elite – Buffalo Bills

July 22, 2016GimmeSomeJimmyPersonal Collection

As I’ve posted on here before I’m a big fan of the guys at TradeCardsNowBoards.com. While the contests and the trading is what keeps me coming back occasionally I purchase a few cards from some of the guys on the site. I picked up some Buffalo Bills from the 2016 Donruss Elite football set from Rich who runs All Star Sports Cards

The 2016 Donruss Elite set is 200 cards, 100 veteran/retired, 100 rookies with 9 parallels (Retail Green, Black #/199, Green #/99, Teal #/75, Red #/49, Purple #/25, Orange #/10, Gold #/1). The set also include a whole bunch of insert sets. I like the card design and while I hate that there are 9 different parallels this set is a perfect vehicle for the different colors. The scans don’t really do these cards justice. They are a good looking card on a pretty thick card stock.

Three Base Cards
Thurman Thomas #50
Sammy Watkins #55
LeSean McCoy #45

2016 Elite Bills

2016 Elite Bills backs

Two Etched in Time Inserts
Thurman Thomas #ET-TT
Bruce Smith #ET-TT

Thurman Thomas Elite Etched Thurman Thomas Elite Etched back

Bruce Smith Elite Etched Bruce Smith Elite Etched back

One Pen Pal Rookie Autographs
Jonathan Williams #PP-JW

Jonathan Williams Elite Pen Pals

I think this might be my next set I attempt to collect. Not only are these some nice looking cards but there are 4 different Jim Kelly cards in the checklist. Thanks for checking in, now go open One More Pack!

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