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Sunday, December 30, 2018

Cardfest Day 10 Recap

I think I'll be able to knock out everything but the master case of Revolution today. The only lengthy break I see coming is the 2 boxes of Bowman Draft Jumbo. Let's get started! We're going to start with a product that I've already opened in the Cardfest alone on two different instances. It's also our first football product since opening a variation of this product Christmas Day.

 
We've opened the collector boxes and the blasters already, it's now time for the FOTL Hobby Boxes. Should be a short and sweet break with only 6 cards per box. Really hoping I pull a nice exclusive rookie out of here!

Base Cards Josh Norman
Tom Brady
Keenan Allen

Base Rookies
Braxton Berrios
Mark Andrews
Bradley Chubb
Kurt Benkert
Jaire Alexander
J'Mon Moore

Purple Stars Base Parallel
Kerryon Johnson RC (#13/25)
Josh Allen RC (#23/25)
Sean Lee (4/25)
Golden Tate III (#19/25)


Autographs

Bo Scarbrough (#31/125)


Silver Holo Autographs

Danny Etling (#48/99)
Ito Smith (#24/99)

Red Autographs
Kurt Benkert (#29/50)

Purple Autographs
Nick Chubb (#19/50)
Jaylen Samuels (#37/50)
Justin Jackson (#40/50)
Tyler Conklin (#11/50)

Gold Autographs
Deon Cain (#5/10)

It was short...but not that sweet. Football is always a tough product to break..just soooooooooo many terrible rookie autographs. The Chubb Auto is the highlight of the break, and that's really not saying a ton. The Josh Allen Purple Stars parallel is cool too. The other autos outside of possibly Jaylen Samuels...GROSS. The type of players where parallels don't matter because they sell for crap regardless of numbering. 

 
 
 
 

Alright..so next on deck let's do Bowman Draft
 
Franchise Futures Anthony Seigler/Josh Breaux
Jake McCarthy/Alek Thomas
Jarred Kelenic/Carlos Cortes
Nick Madrigal/Konnor Pilkington
Jonathan India/Mike Siani
Grayson Rodriguez/Cadyn Grenier
Ryan Weathers/Xavier Edwards
Brady Singer/Jackson Kowar

20th Anniversary
Triston Casas
Travis Swaggerty
Jarred Kelenic
Brady Singer

Recommended Viewing
Anthony Seigler/Noah Naylor
Cole Winn/Matthew Liberatore
Nolan Gorman/Triston Casas
Simeon Woods-Richardson/Braxton Ashcraft
Grant Lavigne/Greyson Jenista
Nick Mardrigal/Jonathan India
Owen White/Tim Cate
Casey Mize/Brady Singer

Bowman Sterling
Jonathan India
Triston Casas

Bowman Sterling Atomic Refractor
Casey Mize (#44/150)


Sky Blue Parallel

Raynel Delgado (#413/499)
Alek Thomas (#367/499)
Mitch Keller (#233/499)

Purple Parallel
Heliot Ramos

Blue Parallel
Nate Pearson (#33/150)


Bowman Chrome Refractors

Anthony Seigler
Matt Mercer
Simeon Woods-Richardson
Brandon Marsh
Shane McClanahan
Jesus Sanchez
Lawrence Butler
Alec Hansen
Ford Proctor
Sean Guilbe
Joey Wentz
Mitchell White
Jon Duplantier
Bo Bichette
Bryan Mata
Jo Adell
Nolan Gorman
Monte Harrison
ONeil Cruz
Jackson Kowar
Triston Casas
Michel Baez
Lolo Sanchez
Lenny Torres
Grant Witherspoon
Kris Bubic
Travis Swaggerty
Keibert Ruiz
Trevor Larnach
Alex McKenna
Adam Hill
Hunter Greene
Calvin Coker
Brusdar Graterol
Jeremy Eierman
Nick Dunn
Grant Koch
Matthew Liberatore
Jeren Kendall
Nick Madrigal
Jonathan India
Taylor Trammell
Ian Anderson
Jarred Kelenic
Thomas Ponticelli
Ryan Rolison
Michel Baez
Logan Gilbert


Chrome Sparkle Refractor
Kyle Isbel

Chrome Sky Blue Refractor
Kole Cottam (#104/402)
Noah Naylor (#314/402)
Jeter Downs (#310/402)

Chrome Purple Refractor
Jawuan Harris (#61/250)

Chrome Blue Refractor
Drevian Williams-Nelson (#35/150)

Chrome Gold Refractor
Connor Scott (#50/50)



Autographs

Jackson Kowar
Osiris Johnson
Kris Bubic
Noah Naylor


Refractor Autograph

Trevor Larnach (#165/499)



Blue Wave Autographs

Josh Stowers (#70/150)

This was a VERY time consuming break, knocking out basically the whole day. Just like Elite Extra Edition, this is a wait and see kind of product with a ton of speculation on these prospects. From my brief, limited research the Stowers and Larnach aren't too bad of pulls.  The Larnach will at this time end up a Top 10 pull for Cardfest as it sells in the $40-$50 range. We'll see what happens with these guys down the road.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Next up will be Topps Tek

Pattern 1 Rainbow Foil Roger Clemens
Sandy Koufax
Dustin Fowler
Andy Pettitte
Dominic Smith
Charlie Blackmon
Freddie Freeman
Giancarlo Stanton
Mookie Betts
Pedro Martinez
Anthony Santander
Max Scherzer
George Springer
Alex Verdugo
Mike Trout
Jeff Bagwell
Francisco Lindor
Chipper Jones
David Ortiz

Pattern 1 Orbit Diffractor
Greg Allen
Yadier Molina
Rafael Devers
Paul DeJong

Pattern 1 Magma Diffractor
Zack Godley
Andrew Benintendi
Amed Rosario
Alex Verdugo
Carson Kelly
Thyago Vieria


Pattern 1 Galactic Diffractor
Edgar Martinez
Shohei Ohtani

Pattern 1 Rainbow Foil Blue
Jose Canseco (#20/150)
Anthony Santander (#55/150)

Pattern 1 Rainbow Foil Green
Roger Clemens (#80/99)
Wade Boggs (#38/99)

Pattern 1 Rainbow Foil Green Magma Diffractor
Carson Kelly (#68/99)


Pattern 1 Rainbow Foil Orange
Jose Altuve (#14/25)


Pattern 1 Orbit Diffractor Black

Carson Kelly (#11/50)


Pattern 1 Magma Diffractor Black

Johnny Bench (#43/50)


Pattern 1 Magma Diffractor Red
Charlie Blackmon (#10/10)

Pattern 2 Rainbow Foil
Aaron Judge
Chance Sisco
Roger Clemens
Jordan Montgomery
Darryl Strawberry
Hank Aaron
Ozzie Albies
Tommy Pham
Noah Syndergaard
Matt Olson
Pedro Martinez
Gary Sanchez
Alex Verdugo
Jim Thome
Sean Doolittle
Cal Ripken Jr.

Pattern 3 Rainbow Foil
George Springer
Dustin Fowler
Paul Blackburn
Tom Glavine
Anthony Rizzo
Keon Broxton
Francisco Mejia
Whit Merrifield
Justin Upton
Noah Syndergaard
Mark McGwire
Jordan Luplow

Pattern 4 Rainbow Foil
Jordan Montgomery
Whit Merrifield
Alex Verdugo
Scott Kingery
Ronald Acuna Jr.
Mariano Rivera
Edgar Martinez
Ozzie Albies


Autographs
Clint Frazier
Jose Canseco

Autographs Blue Parallel
Walker Buehler (#30/75)
Whit Merrifield (#16/75)

This was one of the most confusing, headache inducing breaks I've ever had. I did not enjoy it one bit and will never break High Tek again. Wayyyyy too many patterns and backgrounds within patterns to deal with. The only thing that could've saved this break were the hits and NOPE that didn't happen at all. This is the 3rd Buehler auto I've pulled during Cardfest (along with Jack Flaherty, tied for most) and he's not a BAD rookie to pull, but damn, would it kill anyone if I pulled a higher end name? Very disappointed to say the least.

And now the next 4 products are basically SUPER hit or miss. 

 
Now I didn't do TOO bad last go around with this stuff. Pulled a Pedro Jumbo Patch Auto and a Gary Sanchez Green auto. Let's hope for similar luck.

Base Autographs Jake Lamb
Alex Verdugo

Golden Graphs Blue Parallel
Dustin Pedroia (#3/20)

Five Star Silver Signature Redemption
Charlie Blackmon
Nope..crap break. Fake hope with the redemption and it's Charlie F'n Blackmon. Total bust

 
 
 

And with that, we are done with Baseball. Up Next

Encased Cards
Ben Simmons
Lonzo Ball
Anfernee Simons RC
De'Anthony Melton RC

Established Threads
DeAndre Jordan (#63/75)
Shawn Marion (#77/199)

Rookie Threads
Chandler Hutchinson (#19/75)
Mortiz Wagner (#28/199)

Past Autographs
Jalen Rose (#33/99)


Present Autographs

Thaddeus Young (#73/75)

Rookie Autographs
Kevin Knox (#62/125)

Tools Of The Trade 6 Swatch Level 2
LUKA DONCIC (#6/25)

So did Absolute deliver?? ABSOLUTELY IT DID! THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT! After a huge lull, we FINALLY a BIG card!!! That Luka is A HUGE PULL and it's such a great looking card! I needed that pick me up big time as it wasn't looking too good! Obviously the new #1 card pull for Cardfest and it's going to be TOUGH to beat, especially with only 3 more products left. Pics of the cards!

 
 
 
 
 
 

So, I'm actually going to end the day on a GOOD note and not press my luck since I'll doubt I'll top the Luka tonight. I'll save Playbook and Immaculate for tomorrow and also the Revolution case. WHAT A DAY!!

2 comments:

  1. I was gonna say congratulations on pulling Canseco... but it sounds like Luka (no idea who he is, since I don't follow basketball anymore) is the big pull of the day. Congratulations and Happy New Year!

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    1. Thanks Fuji! Yeah Luka is a HUGE deal in the basketball world..only 19 and playing very well..a lot of people think he'll end up being a lebronesque type talent..his stuff is on FIRE right now if you look up ebay prices

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