Saturday, March 4, 2023

2021 Universal Treasures Baseball Box (Part 3)




Lots of wet snow today, so it's a good day to show off the 3rd exciting rack pack from the Universal Treasures Box I bought previously.  If this pack is like the previous two,  prepare to be underwhelmed.

Rack Pack 3 Section 1


1988 Topps '87 Record Breakers Nolan Ryan
1980 Topps Glenn Borgmann
1984 Topps Chuck Tanner
1989 Topps Jim Lindeman
1988 Topps Guy Hoffman
1979 Topps Len Barker
1985 Topps Tony Gwynn
1980 Topps Rob Andrew's
1985 Topps Pat Sheridan



1986 Topps Chuck Tanner
1989 Topps Traded Chuck Cary
1979 Topps Doug Flynn
1982 Topps Willie Randolph
1977 Topps Oakland A's Team Card
1987 Topps Jerry Royster
1979 Topps Fred Kendall
1989 Topps Traded Rickey Henderson 
1983 Topps Phil Garner



1982 Topps Texas Rangers Future Stars John Butcher/Bobby Johnson/Dave Schmidt
1978 Topps Jose Baez
1975 Topps Bill Robinson 
1982 Topps Dave Smith
1983 Topps Rod Scurry
1986 Topps Traded Barry Bonds
1982 Topps Kiko Garcia
1975 Topps Bernie Carbo
1982 Topps Kent Tekulve

Rack Pack 3 Section 2


1975 Topps Glen Abbott
1982 Topps Ron Cey
1980 Topps Larry Biittner 
1985 Topps Ton Kittle
1988 Topps B. J. Surhoff
1979 Topps Warren Cromartie 
1987 Topps Pete Rose
1980 Topps Rick Bosetti
1984 Topps Ron Davis


1986 Topps Traded Juan Bonilla
1978 Topps Dave Johnson
1989 Topps Traded Dwight Smith
1984 Topps George Brett 
1988 Topps Tim Birtsas
1990 Topps Randy Milligan 
1987 Topps Rick Schu
1979 Topps Dan Briggs
1984 Topps Pete Rose


1987 Topps Pat Tabler
1983 Topps Tom Filer
1982 Topps John Candelaria 
1978 Topps Glenn Borgmann
1975 Topps Gene Michael
1980 Topps Dave Edwards 
1983 Topps Geoff Zahn
1977 Topps Dock Ellis
1982 Topps Gene Nelson


Yikes.

Well first of all, here's the breakdown of the years included. These were all Topps cards from 1975 - 1990.

1975 - 15 cards
1976 - 2 cards
1977 - 5 cards
1978 - 10 cards
1979 - 14 cards
1980 - 11 cards
1981 - 2 cards
1982 - 25 cards
1983 - 13 cards
1984 - 13 cards
1985 - 10 cards
1986 - 9 cards
1987 - 9 cards
1988 - 11 cards
1989 - 11 cards
1990 - 2 cards

1982 and 1975 were the two years most represented in a box that was basically all commons. I did get a Mattingly and Bonds Rookie although after watching several videos of these being open leads me to believe that these were "participation trophies". I do understand that not every box is going to be good but they don't have to be this bad either. 

One thing I noticed is that in some cases the cards were almost numerical. For instance, I pulled 10 1978 cards. They weren't 10 random cards from the set but cards 307 - 318 (except for cards 310 and 314...Don Sutton and Paul Linblad). 10 of the 14 1979 cards were between cards 71 - 83. 

So the box gets an F from me. It's not something I would ever buy again. Usually one of the saving graces of these types of repack offerings is that they are fun to go through. This was not fun. Cue the throwing money out the window gif.

What I'm Listening To While I Post This 

The Black Keys - El Camino 

Friday, March 3, 2023

2021 Universal Treasures Baseball Box (Part 2)

 

Here's the second rack pack for the Universal Treasures Box I purchased. Is it better than the first?

Rack Pack 2 Section 1


1982 Topps Rod Carew
1983 Topps Gary Allenson
1980 Topps Charlie Hough
1985 Topps Pascual Perez
1988 Topps Wally Ritchie
1979 Topps Shane Rawley
1988 Topps Cal Ripken
1984 Topps Dave Dravecky
1988 Topps Eric King


1977 Topps Mike Anderson
1987 Topps Bill Caudill
1982 Topps Keith Moreland
1984 Topps Eddie Murray
1979 Topps Elias Sosa
1983 Topps Warren Cromartie
1982 Topps Ed Ott
1978 Topps Jim Rooker
1975 Topps Darrel Chaney


1984 Topps Don Hood
1983 Topps Larry Biittner
1975 Topps Bruce Miller
1982 Topps Amos Otis
1984 Topps Don Mattingly 
1976 Topps Dave Collins
1982 Topps Luis Leal
1986 Topps Traded Todd Worrell
1975 Topps Paul Casanova

Rack Pack 2 Section 2


1978 Topps Greg Minton
1984 Topps Dwight Evans
1980 Topps Ken Forsch
1985 Topps Glenn Wilson
1988 Topps Larry Parrish
1979 Topps Cleveland Indians Team Card 
1988 Topps Nolan Ryan
1980 Topps Tom Veryzer
1989 Topps Sid Fernandez


1977 Topps Dennis Leonard
1987 Topps John Morris
1982 Topps Juan Beniquez 
1984 Topps Wade Boggs
1987 Topps Jeff Robinson 
1983 Topps Ray Burris
1982 Topps Juan Berenguer
1978 Topps Henry Cruz
1979 Topps Jason Thompson 

                    

1975 Topps Tommy Davis
1985 Topps Steve Trout
1979 Topps Catfish Hunter
1983 Topps Ron LeFlore
1975 Topps Lee Richards
1985 Topps Mike Scott
1980 Topps Milt May
1982 Topps Steve Carlton
1986 Topps Traded Bill Wegman (Really? Again?)

I think I'm being trolled. Not only am I getting 99% commons, I'm getting duplicates. I did get a 1984 Don Mattingly (which I didn't have) but so far this box has been horrifyingly bad. One of the things I don't understand about the YouTubers when I see them open products like this is their fascination with Hall of Famers. Yes, I got a Nolan Ryan and a Cal Ripken but it's 88 Topps. Who the f@#k cares? If you hoard cards like I do, you already have 30 of them.

Alright, I hope you'll join me in taking a deep breath and trudging through that 3rd rack pack next post.


What I'm Listening To While I Post This 

Brook Benton - Songs I Love To Sing


Saturday, February 25, 2023

2021 Universal Treasures Baseball Box (Part 1)

 I'd seen this opened a few times on YouTube channels and pretty decent cards had come out of them. I had watched a Sunday night livestream and seen quite a few "hits" come out of it. So I ordered one...not expecting to duplicate the success I had seen earlier.

                            

It arrived pretty quickly...I think in less than a week.


I do like how the box features the cards I will not be getting.


Box number 435 out of 500.


There were 3 rack packs of 54 cards each.


The boxes were not cheap...$159 dollars for 162 cards Topps cards from 1975 - 1990.

Rack Pack 1 Section 1


1986 Topps Traded Kevin Mitchell
1980 Topps Tom Griffin
1984 Topps Kurt Bevacqua 
1985 Topps German Rivera
1975 Topps Derrel Thomas
1989 Topps Kansas City Royals Team Leaders 
1988 Topps Bob Boone
1979 Topps Ted Cox
1982 Topps George Brett


1989 Topps Dale Mohorcic
1990 Topps Lonnie Smith
1987 Topps Nate Snell
1979 Topps Brian Downing 
1982 Topps Al Hrabosky
1983 Topps Greg Minton
1982 Topps Houston Astros Batting & Pitching Leaders Art Howe/Nolan Ryan
1983 Topps Bill Laskey
1978 Topps Andy Etchebarren 


1975 Topps Charlie Sands
1982 Topps Bob Shirley
1975 Topps Gene Lamont
1989 Topps Traded Checklist 1T - 132T
1984 Topps Tony Gwynn
1982 Topps Hosken Powell
1978 Topps Tom Griffin
1982 Topps Bruce Berenyl
1975 Topps Cy Acosta

Rack Pack 1 Section 2


1976 Topps Rick Dempsey
1989 Topps Traded Alex Sanchez
1980 Topps Baltimore Orioles Future Stars Mark Corey/Dave Ford/Wayne Krenchicki
1984 Topps Randy Johnson
1985 Topps 1984 United States Baseball Team Don August
1988 Topps Doyle Alexander 
1979 Topps Roger Erickson
1986 Topps Traded Mike Laga
1981 Topps Pete Rose


1989 Topps Rafael Santana
1977 Topps Charlie Williams
1987 Topps George Bamberger
1979 Topps Sreve Mingori
1982 Topps Rick Reuschel
1986 Topps Don Mattingly 
1983 Topps Jerry Hairston
1978 Topps Mark Belanger
1975 Topps Dave Hilton


1981 Topps Larry Hisle
1985 Topps Steve McCatty
1989 Topps Traded Kent Anderson 
1982 Topps All-Star Carlton Fisk 
1983 Topps Mickey Klutts
19832 Topps Wayne Garland
1978 Topps Cliff Johnson 
1975 Topps 1957 Most Valuable Players Mickey Mantle/Hank Aaron 
1986 Topps Bill Wegman


Well that was...rough. So which common was the best card? I would say the 1975 Mantle/Aaron (which was miscut of course) was one of the few that was not a common and probably by reason of default holds the prize of best card. Let's see if the second rack pack is any better. 


What I'm Listening To While I Post This 

Chastain - Ruler Of The Wasteland




Friday, February 24, 2023

Its Not Always About The Hits X

We had a bit of nasty weather the other day...so much so that I took the day off on Thursday and worked today instead. So yesterday was a good day to sort through a box of "commons" from my LCS. What did I find? 


2020 - 21 Donruss Basketball - 8 cards.


Some assorted football cards. 





1999 - 00 Upper Deck Ultimate Victory Hockey - 45 cards.


1996 - 97 Upper Deck Black Diamond Hockey - 74 cards.


Now some assorted baseball cards. 





1999 Fleer Ultra Baseball - 10 cards.


More assorted football cards. 





1997 Bowman Baseball - 14 cards.


Now some assorted Basketball cards.



1998 Press Pass Double Threat Basketball - 8 cards.


1999 Topps Baseball - 16 cards.


Even more assorted baseball cards.



1999 Upper Deck Baseball - 18 cards.


2000 Pacific Football - 65 cards.


2001 Leaf Rookies and Stars Football - 20 cards.


2001 Topps Football - 30 cards.


Some more assorted football cards. 



2017 Topps Allen & Ginter Baseball - 5 cards.


2011 Topps Chrome Baseball - 17 cards.


2011 Topps Football - 39 cards.


2009 Topps Football - 6 cards.


2020 Panini Playoff Football - 26 cards.


2021 Topps Baseball - 56 cards.


2003 - 04 Fleer Platinum Basketball - 84 cards.


2015 - 16 Upper Deck MVP Hockey - 48 cards.


2021 Topps Heritage Baseball - 10 cards.


2020 Donruss Football - 33 cards.


2018 Topps Update - 31 cards.


2018 Topps Stadium Club Baseball - 78 cards.


2020 Panini Prizm Football - 6 cards.


1989 Fleer Baseball - 126 cards.


1990 Score Football - 33 cards.


2021 Topps Gypsy Queen Baseball - 118 cards.


2018 Donruss Baseball - 57 cards.


Some more assorted football. 





OK, a lot more assorted football.






Ending with some assorted football, baseball and a Pokémon card!

The boxes are always fun to go through and at 10 bucks are definitely within my budget!

Hope everyone has a good weekend!


What I'm Listening To While I Post This 

Keel - Lay Down The Law