Awhile back (mid-November I think) I picked up some blasters at Shopko. All $20 ones were on sale for $14.99, and I had a thing for $10 off a $40 or more purchase, so that knocked an extra $2.50 off each of the four I picked up, making them $12.50 apiece. They were all 2010, topps206, topps Heritage, topps Chrome (all baseball), and Bowman Platinum (football). So here’s a look at what I pulled from 206 and Heritage. We’ll do the Chrome and Platinum another day.
My only two probable keepers from the 206 blaster..
- A few of the better bronze parallels. Might keep Cueto due to the epic hair on display.
- A mini penny and a history card that’s actually baseball related.
- The backs of the Historical Events cards for those that care..
- The regular backed minis.
- See? Regular backs.
- Finally, the mini parallels.
- The Baseball Caramels (Pettitte/Feliz) backs are 1:4 packs I guess. The Old Mill (Volquez) is something like 1:20 or 1:22.
Not a great blaster, but the the price being 37.5%-off helped. Oh yeah, there was a King Felix base card that I’m too lazy to finish editing down to size that I’m keeping. Also not pictured, Mike Leake RC, and hat SPs of Ryan Braun and Mantle.
Now then, onto the topps Heritage.
- First up, some Baseball Thrills. Might keep a couple of these (Hornsby is going to Cards on Cards) unless someone else wants them.
- Lots of star power on this one, and a keeper on account of the Ichiro-ness.
- My other keeper. Then & Now Whitey & The King.
- The shortprints..
- Finally, the big hit of the blaster, a Jeets Chrome #’ed to /1961.
Not the greatest blaster, but much better than the 206, for the better keepers from more important personal collections and a better best pull at least.
Seeya next time, when I either get back to the Check Out My Cards stuff, do a trade post, or the second part this with the shinier blasters. Maybe I’ll even do my best pulls of 2010 list, but probably not.
UPDATE: Can someone please tell me why the borders have gone all wonky in some of my recent posts. It’s really annoying me. 😡
The new year begins…
Life and Baseball Cards 