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 

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

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

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