2010 Bowman Platinum

Picked up this box at Meijer last week during another 20% off promo.  Price - $15.99.  Eight packs with 4 cards per pack.  32 total cards.

Pack 1 - Jason Heyward RC, Jay Sborz RC, Lance Berkman
               Freddie Freema (prospect card)
Pack 2 - Neil Walker RC, Brian Matusz RC, Justin Morneau
               Logan Schafer (prospect autograph)
Pack 3 - Alfonso Soriano, Adam Dunn, Trevor Plouffe RC
               Gerrit Cole (prospect card)
Pack 4 - Manny Ramirez, Adam Jones, Johan Santana
               Hak-Ju Lee (prospect card)
Pack 5 - Domonic Brown RC, Dayan Viciedo RC, Roy Halladay
               Mike Minor (prospect card)
Pack 6 - J.P. Arencibia RC, Chase Utley, Jose Tabata RC
               Mike Moustakas (prospect cards)
Pack 7 - David Ortiz, Zack Greinke, Ubaldo Jimenez
               Shelby Miller (prospect card)
Pack 8 - Joe Mauer, Stephen Strasburg RC, Peter Bourjos RC
               Scott McGough (prospect card)

Box Stats
1.  Rookies - 10
2.  Propects - 7
3.  Refractors - 0
4.  Autographs - 1

2010 Bowman Platinum

Went to Target on Monday.  Found another pack that felt thicker.  Hopefully another refractor inside.

Pack - Andre Ethier, Cliff Lee (base cards)
           Shelby Miller (prospect card)
           Justin Verlander (refractor)

Another refractor.  LOOK FOR THE THICKER PACKS.  It hasn't failed me yet!

Pack Stats
1.  Rookies - 0
2.  Prospects - 1
3.  Refractors - 1

2010 Topps Chrome



Another box of 2010 Topps Chrome.  This box was a gift that I received.  Hopefully will be helpful to me in completing the base set!  32 more cards!

Pack 1 - Strike 1

Pack 2 - Strike 2

Pack 3 - Griffey Jr.

Pack 4 - Strike 3

Pack 5 - Carlos Santana RC

Pack 6 - Strike 4

Pack 7 - Derek Jeter

Pack 8 - Strike 5

The warp was a lot better on these cards.  Each pack had at least one card backwards in the pack which I believe helped control the warp.  Not a big box, but should help me out building my set.

Box Stats

1.  Beckett Listed - 3

2.  Refractors - 3

3.  Xfractors - 3

4.  Rookies - 4

5.  Duplicates - 0



2010 Bowman Platinum

Another Target pack.  It's the first pack that I have bought that didn't seem thick to me.  I'm assuming there won't be a refractor in this pack.

Pack - Chase Utley, Jose Tabata RC, Brennan Boesch RC (base cards)
           Brett Jackson (prospect card)

Pack Stats
1.  Rookies - 2
2.  Prospects - 1
3.  Refractors - 0

2010 Bowman Platinum

Picked up a couple more of these packs from Target Friday night.  Packs are $2.99.  4 cards per pack.

Pack 1 - Cliff Lee, Starlin Castro RC (base cards)

              Shelby Miller (prospect card)

              Matt Latos 331/999 (refractor)

Pack 2 - Alex Rodriguez, Josh Bell RC (base cards)

              Mike Moustakas (prospect card)

              Zach Greinke 105/539 (gold refractor)

Pack Stats

1.  Rookies - 2

2.  Prospects - 2

3.  Refractors - 2

2009 Upper Deck Icons

Still more from the Target Power Paks box.  5 packs with 5 cards each.  $1.59 each.

Pack 1 - Strike 1
Pack 2 - David Wright
Pack 3 - David Wright, Roy Halladay Retail Red
Pack 4 - Strike 2
Pack 5 - Strike 3

Pack Stats
1.  Beckett Listed - 2
2.  Inserts - 3
3.  Rookies - 0
4.  Duplicates - 5

2009 Upper Deck

Another pack that I don't buy.  I don't think I even have any from this set yet.  Grabbed a couple packs because of that $1.59 price tag.  2 packs with 18 cards per pack.

Pack 1 - Cecil Tanner (USA 18U National Team)
Pack 2 - Strike

Pack Stats
1.  Inserts - 2
2.  Rookies - 1
3.  Duplicates - 0

2009 Topps Allen and Ginter

I made a trip to Target last night to find a new box of their power pak cards.  These are older cards that they sell for $1.59 a pack.  I've actually found auto/jersey cards in some of these packs.  Unfortunately, it was pretty full of football cards (which I don't collect), but I grabbed the baseball ones they had.



I bought 4 of these packs with 6 cards per pack.  Total of 24 cards (unless there is a framed insert).  Each pack has a National Pride insert and a mini card.  I usually don't buy this set, but they were cheap.  I don't care for the non baseball cards.

Pack 1 - Tiradentes (Mini National Heroes), Kosuke Fukudome (Relics - Jersey)
Pack 2 - Dioner Navarro SP
Pack 3 - Casey Blake (Mini A & G back), Ryan Perry RC (Tigers)
Pack 4 - Millito Navarro (Mini A & G back)

Another Relic card.  Not too bad, and definitely the card of the group!

Pack Stats
1.  SP - 1
2.  Mini- 4
3.  Inserts - 5 (including relic card)
4.  Rookies - 4
5.  Duplicates - 0
6.  Non Baseball - 2 (1 Regular, 1 Mini)

2008 Upper Deck Premier

Ebay purchase.  2008 Upper Deck Premier Signature Premier Bronze 17/25.

Winning bid - $1.25
Shipping - $2.00

2010 Bowman Platinum

Picked these packs up a few days ago from Target.  Retail price is $2.99 per pack.  4 cards per pack.

Pack 1 - Andrew McCutchen, Tommy Hanson (base cards)
              Kyle Gibson (prospect card)
              Josh Bell 800/999 (refractor)

Pack 2 - Mark Teixeira, Carl Crawford (base cards)
              Mikie Mahtook (prospect card)
              Justin Upton 180/539 (gold refractor)

Observation:  Both packs that I chose seemed to be thicker packs when I looked at them.  Each of the packs contained a refractor and refractors are on thicker card stock for this set. 

Pack Stats
1.  Rookies - 0
2.  Prospects - 2
3.  Refractors - 2