This Week in Cardboarding

Welcome to This Week in Cardboarding. Another Xmas present was a blaster of 09 Topps Update, and since it states that there are two exclusive packs of black border cards, I know this came from Walmart, on to the ripping:

Pack 1

Does anyone collect these WalMart versions?
I'd be happy to help, just let me know

Pack 2

Hawpe Turkey TR142

Pack 3

Christy Mathewson LGU3
Ellsbury highlight steals home - i remember watching that game on tv
that was definitely an exciting highlight

Pack 4

Braun Propaganda - love these cards :)

Pack 5

sorry for the blurriness
classic shot of Vizquel
Sheff turkey TR117

Pack 6

it feels like i get a Reimold in every blaster
not a bad thing but
how about some Beckham or McCuthen love Topps

Pack 7

I like the photos of all these cards
Kinsler Highlight 6-6 including cycle - nice game

Pack 8

sorry for the blurry image

Pack 9

Ben Zobrist - me happy - at least one player card I needed
Parra Highlight - 100th player to homer in first AB

Pack 10

Mariano toppstown gold

Bonus

Any Dodger fans want this?

If anyone needs any inserts I pulled, let me know and I'll get them out to you. Thanks again for checking out This Week in Cardboarding.

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Welcome to This Week in Cardboarding. This week I went with a blaster of Topps Update from Wally World, so I get two packs of the black variants along with a manufactured patch. Well I tried scanning but the names on the cards weren't visible so I went back to the photo style for these uncooperative little buggers. Here is what I got:

Pack 1

Carlton dup insert but still nice
LaPorta rookie :)

Pack 2

Crawford toppstown player collector help

Pack 3

cy young winner Grienke

Pack 4

two Rays and a turkey insert - nice pack
another CC for player collection :)

Pack 5

Wade Boggs insert

Pack 6

haren gold

Pack 7

nice pair of pitchers with johan and tim

Pack 8

hill gold - will he repeat or won't he?
i think he will

Pack 9

pujols propaganda dup
love these cards just wish it wasn't the only one i had
anyone want my dup pujols?

Pack 10

The pack of the blaster for me
thanks to a Price turkey

Pack 11

Who wants it? Not my cup of tea

Overall a fun blaster, definitely got a Rays fix. Some nice gold inserts, two turkey cards and some nice Wal-mart exclusive cards. I am glad they went to a two pack format, instead of a whole blaster, but if your a completest set collector, I am sure your not. Thanks again for checking out This Week in Cardboarding.

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Welcome to This Week in Cardboarding. Sorry this is the later than I usually post but I wasn't exactly sure what to buy or what go with. I wasn't procrastinating, I was not sure what to buy. I had two Longoria auctions pending and wasn't sure if I would have the budget for packs or not. Well both went for more than I wanted to spend, so while at Target today I picked up ten packs of 2009 Topps Update. I apologize for the photos and not typical scans. I mainly wanted to try it to see how it would look and see how much faster it was. Not to mention these packs had 12 cards so scanning one pack would have taken two scans. So I apologize for breaking my normal format, hope you still enjoy. On to the breaks, here is what I got:

Pack 1

Tris Speaker insert - Nice :)
Pujols and Cliff Lee I also like the action shots

Pack 2

Two Nolans :) the insert is sweet
nice pack with Randy Johnson, Hamilton, Braun, and Kinsler

Pack 3

not too much in this one
Alexi and Felix are the hilights
Pudge on the Astros? Shouldn't it be the Rangers

Pack 4

The pack of the batch for me
Beckham Turkey - me Super HAPPY :)
Feliz and LaPorta thrown in
even a Paplebon and Pena

Pack 5

Porcello Turkey and Ichiro card
happy feelings continue :)

Pack 6

a nice insert and some great action shots - enjoyable pack

Pack 7

Great photo of Ozzie on an insert and its Gold
doubles, really topps

Pack 8

Pujols propaganda card - I love these
I saw all of them online already and really want the Longoria but I may try and get the set
depending if I buy enough packs to have more than three or four

Pack 9

Reggie :) and its Gold
Pedro on the Phillies

Pack 10

Carlton insert - great photo and on St Louis
more doubles - bad topps :(

Well over all, the pictures were way faster but I am unhappy that most are blurry, I sincerely apologize for that. I will definitely spend the time on scanning because I definitely like how much better scanning looks. Live and Learn. Very happy with my packs overall, the Beckham is definitely my favorite and the Pujols is my second fav but that is more for the style of card. Thanks again for checking out This Week in Cardboarding.