tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post5455245071630479733..comments2024-03-29T07:44:22.008-04:00Comments on Night Owl Cards: If I collected differentlynight owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-87956148244677812202016-09-09T01:22:41.287-04:002016-09-09T01:22:41.287-04:00I look forward and enjoy busting boxes up until th...I look forward and enjoy busting boxes up until the part where I sit back and realize the fun of tearing into packs is over and I'm left with a stack of cards that I could have picked up for a fraction of the price. In other words... I bust a box every now and then to get my fix... but these days I prefer saving my money and picking up specific cards that I really want.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-64760044968836167932016-09-07T10:39:54.224-04:002016-09-07T10:39:54.224-04:00Contrary to what it may look like, I've only b...Contrary to what it may look like, I've only busted 2 boxes this year (or ever, for that matter): Flagship Series 2 and a cheap 2014 Panini Prizm. Everything above is from random blasters, packs, and hangers.<br />The exceptions:<br />Stickers - Fairfield or other repacks<br />Gagne relic - fairfield repack<br />BP Autos - Bought 3 packs out of a box at the LCS. These two autos were in the first two packs.<br />Bowmans Best - Loot Locker<br />Wacky Pack sketch - HANGER<br /><br />I've done pretty well with my current method of blaster/couple packs/couple hangers, with the exception of A&G (almost completely skunked on Cubs this year, LCS helped fill the void, though). Probably won't ever buy a box of flagship again (although it did net me an auto of the current Topps Golden Child rep for the Cubs, Carl Edwards Jr).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17883151873340460000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-16005429981855520742016-09-07T09:57:35.951-04:002016-09-07T09:57:35.951-04:00I go back and forth on each Topps flagship series,...I go back and forth on each Topps flagship series, sometimes I'll get my two boxes, but especially if there are nice retail exclusive inserts, I may not get anything but blasters and rack packs to build them. <br /><br />I went nuts this year and got four boxes of A&G at the National. Haven't bought really any other boxes at all. I trade for starter sets of other stuff and get into sets that way. Makes it easier when you find a bulk singles vendor who will sell you a monster box for $25...<br /><br />The one thing that I've found is that you kinda have to get your boxes soon after the set comes out, otherwise you're left with all the dupes like Billy says above and everyone else is already done trading for that set.GCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14713246271197550543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-41303892106649412452016-09-07T00:49:57.826-04:002016-09-07T00:49:57.826-04:00As a set collector, you'd love buying boxes......As a set collector, you'd love buying boxes...but you'd hate it too. There's nothing worse than buying a box, coming up a handful of cards short yet having a stack of duplicates 3 times the size of the number of cards you are missing. 1990s Upper Deck was the worst with that. Panini has now taken that spot, although I doubt much Panini is on your radar for box opening anyway. With exclusive licenses for both my sports, I have to deal with them a lot more. Billy Kingsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847326710191224832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-91534833397370166262016-09-06T21:00:09.464-04:002016-09-06T21:00:09.464-04:00Eric Gagne actually pitched a game yesterday. Here...Eric Gagne actually pitched a game yesterday. Here's a write up on how he did<br /><br />http://www.ottawasun.com/2016/09/06/eric-gagne-shines-in-champions-last-game-of-seasonsteeleherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17413236126581293109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-40854381503646063752016-09-06T20:49:12.409-04:002016-09-06T20:49:12.409-04:00I don't buy as many random packs as I used to ...I don't buy as many random packs as I used to for different reasons, but I do enjoy buying my packs/blasters locally. In fact that's how I build the majority of my sets. I may buy one or two boxes each year...usually Allen & Ginter since I enjoy that set, but this year my lone box purchase was Stadium Club and it was a lot of fun. Now just need to get off my lazy butt and update my want lists!flywheelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17404740580161509052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-29723758318401505172016-09-06T20:23:37.910-04:002016-09-06T20:23:37.910-04:00Nice batch of Dodgers (if you like that sort of t...Nice batch of Dodgers (if you like that sort of thing, lol).<br /><br />Johnnys Trading Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05202597965281782849noreply@blogger.com