2010 Bowman Platinum

Another Target purchase.  Got this blaster box this weekend for $18.99.  8 packs total with 4 cards per pack.

Pack 1 - Roy Oswalt, Joey Votto, Andre Ethier (base cards)
              George Springer (prospect card)
Pack 2 - Jay Sborz RC, Lance Berkman, Alfonso Soriano (base cards)
              Jeremy Hellickson (prospect card)
Pack 3 - Evan Longoria, Justin Upton, Jered Weaver (base cards)
              Mikie Mahtook (prospect card)
Pack 4 - Mat Latos, Tim Lincecum, Jason Heyward RC (base cards)
              Jose Iglesias (prospect card)
Pack 5 - Felix Doubront RC, Adrian Gonzalez, Logan Morrison RC (base cards)
              Jason Esposito (prospect card)
Pack 6 - Matt Kemp, Josh Johnson, Albert Pujols (base cards)
              Aroldis Chapman (prospect card)
Pack 7 - Madison Bumgarner RC, Shin-Soo Choo, Ike Davis RC (base cards)
              Brett Mooneyham (prospect card)
Pack 8 - CC Sabathia, Vernon Wells, Carl Crawford (base cards)
              Kyle Gibson (prospect cards)

Box Stats
1.  Rookies - 6
2.  Prospects - 8
3.  Refractors - 0
4.  Duplicates - 0

2010 Bowman Platinum

This is a package that contains 3 packs from the 2010 Bowman Platinum set.  There are also 3 bonus refractors inside.  I got this pack from WalMart earlier this week for $8.98. 

Pack 1 - Joe Mauer, Carl Crawford, Vernon Wells (base cards)
              Jerry Sands (prospect card)
Pack 2 - Tim Lincecum, Neil Walker RC (base cards
              Aroldis Chapman (prospect card)
              Slade Heathcott 321/539 (gold prospect refractor)
Pack 3 - Kevin Youkilis, Andre Ethier, Prince Fielder (base cards)
              Tyler Anderson (prospect card)
Bonus Pack - Shelby Miller, Sean Gilmartin, Noe Ramirez (purple prospect refractors)

Pack Stats
1.  Rookies - 1
2.  Prospects - 7
3.  Refractors - 4
4.  Duplicates - 0

2011 Topps Jumbo

I received this 2011 Topps Jumbo pack as part of a gift.  36 more cards!

Pack Highlights - Alex Rodriguez, Carlos Gonzalez Diamond Anniversary Parallel, Manny Ramirez Topps 60 Insert, Bob Gibson 60 Years of Topps Insert, Diamond Giveaway Code Card

I entered the code online at Topps' new Diamond Giveaway website.  The card that I unlocked was a 1974 Gene Garber.  Yeah, I've never heard of him either.  Oh well.

Pack Stats
1.  Inserts - 7
2.  Parallels - 1
3.  Rookies - 4
4.  Duplicates - 0

2011 Topps Jumbo

Got this pack on Tuesday from Target.  5% off for a price of $4.74.  This pack was chosen because of another Tiger visible through the wrapper.  36 cards.

Pack Highlights - Buster Posey Rookie of the Year, Jeremy Bonderman (Tigers), Brennan Boesch (Tigers), Babe Ruth Vintage Reproduction Insert, 2010 AL Batting Average Leaders Diamond Anniversary Parallel, Pujols/Cabrera Diamond Duos Insert, Miguel Cabrera Topps 60 Insert, Eddie Murray 60 Years of Topps Insert

Good pack for a Tigers fan!  Got 2 base cards (Bonderman and Boesch) and 3 different Cabrera cards.

Pack Stats
1.  Inserts - 6
2.  Parallels - 1
3.  Rookies - 3
4.  Duplicates - 0

2009 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions

I know nothing about this product as I have never purchased it.  However when it says baseball on it and it's only $1.51/pack I grab it.  5 packs with 4 cards each.  Let's see what we've got.

Pack 1 - Paul Molitor, John Santana Mini
Pack 2 - Ryan Braun, Kosuke Fukudome Mini, Jim Palmer Champions Memorablia
Pack 3 - Ozzie Smith, John Lackey, Phil Hughes, Brad Ziegler Mini
Pack 4 - Whitey Ford, B.J. Upton, Ozzie Smith Mini
Pack 5 - Rollie Fingers, Lance Berkman, David Ortiz, Justin Upton Mini

Not too bad looking cards.  However, when I opened the 1st pack and saw a horse I was pretty upset.  As you can see I only listed the baseball cards because they are the important ones.  If anyone wants an Indian card (not from Cleveland) let me know.  Looks like UD's version of Allen & Ginter.  At least I got a memorabilia card out of it.

Pack Stats
1.  Inserts - 3
2.  Minis - 6
3.  Rookies - 0
4.  Duplicates - 0
5.  Beckett Listed - 4
6.  Non Baseball - 3 (2 inserts)

2009 Topps Chrome

Found some good packs in the Power Pak box too.  Here are 6 packs of 2009 Topps Chrome.  4 cards per pack.  I always pick up Chrome cards when the price is right.  Each pack retails for $1.59.  With the Target card discount I grabbed all 6 packs for $9.06.

Pack 1 - Brandon Wood, Stephen Drew, Russell Martin, Hanley Ramirez World Baseball Classic Blue Refractor
Pack 2 - Geoff Jenkins, Tim Lincecum, Brian Duensing RC, Daisuke Matszaka World Baseball Classic Insert
Pack 3 - Chris Young, David Hernandez RC, Walter Silva RC, Brett Anderson RC Refractor
Pack 4 - Prince Fielder, Nick Swisher, Joe Martinez RC, Joe Mauer Refractor
Pack 5 - Orlando Hudson, Chien-Ming Wang, Jordan Schafer RC, Francisco Liriano Xfractor
Pack 6 - A.J. Pierzynski, Scott Rolen, Joakim Soria, Brad Hawpe Xfractor

Pretty good packs.  An insert or parallel in each pack!

Pack Stats
1.  Inserts - 2
2.  Parallels - 4
3.  Refactors - 2
4.  Xfracors - 2
5.  Rookies - 6
6.  Duplicates - 0
7.  Beckett Listed - 3

2010 Bowman Platinum

Pack retails for $2.99, but I saved $.15 on this one.  4 more cards inside. 

Pack - Shin-Soo Choo, Ike Davis RC, Trevor Plouffe RC (base cards)
           Sonny Gray (prospect card)

Pack Stats
1.  Rookies - 2
2.  Prospects - 1

2011 Topps

My Target trip last night yielded a handful of good deals.  I picked up this pack of 2011 Topps (with another Tiger visible through the front) for $1.89 (5% off with my Target card).  I was also able to grab some deals from their power paks box.  Here are the 12 cards from the pack

Pack - Josh Hamilton MVP, Ryan Dempster, R.A. Dickey, Ryan Rayburn (there's the Tiger), Brett Sinkbeil RC, Josh Johnson, Brian Matusz, Seth Smith, Peter Bourjos Diamond Anniversary Parallel, Mike Stanton ToppsTown Insert, Ryan Howard 60 Years of Topps Insert, Jackie Robinson Insert (maybe Red Diamond insert)

It's hard to decipher all of the inserts without a Beckett to look at.  Hopefully it will soon be online so I can figure out what sets the cards belong to.  It looks like you get 1 Diamond Anniversary card per pack.  I"m 3 for 3 so far.

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

2007 Artifacts

Ebay purchase.  2007 Artifacts Autofacts.

Winning bid - $2.01
Shipping - $2.99

2008 UD Masterpieces

One last savings on yesterdays trip to Meijer.  This is a set I have collected since it was released.  I couldn't pass up a blaster box for $9.99.  8 packs inside with 4 cards per pack.  Averages out to $1.25/pack.

Pack 1 - Ryan Braun, Mariano Rivera, Greg Maddux, Felix Herdandez
Pack 2 - Carlos Zambrano, Asdrubal Cabrera, Chase Utley, Cal Ripken Jr.
Pack 3 - Max Scherzer RC, Mark Teixeira, Ryne Sandberg, Ozzie Smith, Yogi Berra Yankee Stadium Legacy Insert
Pack 4 - Vladimir Guerrero, David Wright, Johan Santana, Rich Harden
Pack 5 - Victor Martinez, Alex Gordon, Alex Rodriguez, Tony Gwynn
Pack 6 - Curt Schilling, Grady Sizemore, Gary Sheffield, Prince Fielder
Pack 7 - Wade Boggs, Roy Oswalt, Roy Halladay, Ryan Zimmerman
Pack 8 -Ken Griffey Jr., Whitey Ford, Freddy Sanchez, Frank Thomas, Tony Kubek Yankee Stadium Legacy Insert

Pack Stats
1.  SP - 1
2.  Beckett Listed - 9
3.  Inserts - 2
4.  Rookies - 1
5.  Duplicates - 0

2011 Topps Jumbo

I picked up a jumbo pack of 2011 Topps also last night.  36 cards inside for $4.99.  I picked this pack because you can see through the package and I could see a Brandon Inge on top.

Pack Highlights - Desmond Jennings RC, Brandon Inge (Tigers), Brennan Boesch (Tigers), Derek Jeter, Ty Cobb Vintage Reproduction Insert (CMGR-28), Heath Bell Diamond Anniversary Parallel, Ryan Howard/Jason Heyward Diamond Duos Insert

Pack Stats
1.  Inserts - 7
2.  Parallels - 1
3.  Rookies - 4
4.  Duplicates - 0

2011 Topps

Meijer purchase as well.  This is the first time I have seen 2011 product, so I had to grab some.  These 12 card packs sell for $1.99. 

Pack - Kevin Millwood, Daniel Descalso, Jonathan Lucroy, Arthur Rhodes, Chris Perez, Coco Crisp, Jay Bruce, Ichiro, Matt Capps, Andrew McCutchen Toppstown.com Insert, Jason Jaramillo Diamond Anniversary Parallel, Babe Ruth Vintage Reproduction Insert (CMGR-2)

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

2008 Bowman Chrome

I also picked up a couple packs of 2008 Bowman Chrome for $1.98/ea.  I always grab any past Chrome product whenever I see it discounted.  6 total cards.

Pack 1 - Prince Fielder, Fausto Carmona, Anthony Varvaro

Pack 2 - Stephen Drew, Chin-Lung Hu, Helder Velazquez

Pack Stats

1.  Inserts - 0

2.  Duplicates - 0

3.  Rookies - 1

4.  Prospects - 2

2008 Topps Heritage

Grabbed these 2 packs yesterday at Meijer for $1.98/ea.  8 cards per pack.  Total of 16 cards for $3.96.

Pack 1 - Jason Bergmann, Rich Hill, Carlos Guillen (Tigers), Jayson Werth, David Weathers, Garret Anderson, Magglio Ordonez (Tigers), Orlando Cepeda Baseball Flashbacks Insert
Pack 2 - Troy Tulowitzki, Ace Hurlers Webb/Peavy, Oakland Team, Shane Victorino, Roy Oswalt, Alex Gonzalez, Casey Kotchman, Magglio Ordonez New Age Performers Insert (Tigers)

Nothing exciting, but a few Tigers to add into my collection.  A couple inserts at 1:15 & 1:12 odds.  No SP's though.

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