I always love these blaster boxes; there were only 2 left, and I just snagged one. I was hesitant to grab the other at an *almost* price tag of $30. Hindsight, I wish I would have snagged it. Here are the 5 cards I got; I think I did well. I always seem to pull something great from these blaster boxes.
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| Base card |
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| Pink parallel |
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| My 1 of 2 auto or relic |
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| My 2nd auto or relic |
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| This card is beautiful in person! |
There were several boxes of 2021 Topps Gallery at my local big box store. I, of course, just couldn't help myself. Upon opening, I will say that this is a great design for this set. I like the design better than the last couple of years. Please don't judge my scanning and cropping skills! These cards are NOT that off center. Here's what I got:
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| First card...ouch! I didn't need to see him in a Yankee uni! 😞 |
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| Pack 2 |
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| Pack 4 |
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| Pack 5 |
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| Pack 6 - It's still weird to see him in a Cardinals uni |
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| Pack 7 |
Well, I'm back on board with COMC, for now. They were able to get my order to me the Monday before Christmas, so I'll take that as a win. I was able to get a lot of needs met, especially with my goal of trying to get a relic and auto cards of all my PC guys with all the teams they are or have been with.
First off, my PC guys
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| I'm going to get a few Ed Howard cards, since I hardly have any current Cubs to collect. |
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| I just love this insert set. I'd like to try to collect the whole thing, but I have more pressing needs |
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| If anyone has any Cole Stobbe cards, I'll trade for them! |
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| Snagged both of them! |
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| I had a relic, but I needed the auto |
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| If anyone has any Cooper Johnson cards, I'll trade for them! |
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| Cubs mega collection |
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| Royals mega collection |
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| UNO Hockey alumni |
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| Iowa Hawkeye baseball alumni |
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| State of Iowa MLB alumni |
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| My small but growing Presidential collection |
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| Iowa Hawkeye football alumni |
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| I have been trying to trade for the Reyes, but I finally just bought it. |
I spent most of 2021 buying cards off of COMC, eBay and Sportslots because there was no product in the stores. It's actually a good problem because now I'm shifting my money to what I need versus *maybe* getting something I need.
