Box Breaks: 2015 WWE Topps Heritage Hobby Box

 

Sold some stuff on Ebay last week and had some Paypal to use to buy some boxes. I wanted Free Shipping so added this to my cart. Figured at $35 wouldn't be too bad of a break. Here's the results

NWO Tribute
Miss Elizabeth
Bret Hart
Big Bubba Rogers
Scott Hall

Black Border Parallel
Booker T
Papa Shango
Paige
Doink

Silver Border Parallel
Finn Balor

WWE 2K16
Stone Cold Steve Austin (Cards 1 and 8 though both have the same exact picture)
Daniel Bryan
Wade Barrett
Paige
Paul Heyman


Shirt Relic
Jimmy Uso


Printing Plate
Sheamus Cyan Printing Plate #1/1

Overall Thoughts: Well...I just haven't had good luck with Wrestling products. This is my 3rd box and none of the pulls have been that great. Luckily this was a low price gamble so I'm not too upset. I like the 1985 Topps Baseball design used. There are 3 inserts that you get 1 per pack (wasn't gonna list them all because you get 72 cards of them) the Then & Now set, which has a pic of a WWE Superstar in their early days and current, Rookie Of The Year (I like this insert set) which starting from 1983 picks a standout "rookie" for the WWE that year, and NXT Callups, which just seems like an Alumni set for wrestlers who started in NXT. The only other inserts besides the Parallels are the NWO Tribute set. Again, I wish there were harder to find different inserts, only the parallels can be tough, but I've come to accept that's how WWE Topps Products work. I did pull a Finn Balor Silver Parallel (silvers are 1 per box) so not a bad guy to pull as the first ever WWE Universal Champion. My hits were bla, a Sheamus 1/1 Printing Plate (3rd ever 1/1 pull but two of them have been printing plates) and Jimmy Uso Relic card. Don't like that the Printing Plate counts as a "hit/relic", but oh well. All in all, fun at the very least. Here's pics of some of the cards!

 

Look at the base card design, borrowed from 1985 Topps Baseball 

 

Black Border Parallel 

 

Rookie Of The Year Insert Set

 

NXT Called Up Insert Set

 

Then And Now Insert Set

 

NWO Tribute Set

 

2K16 Insert Set

 

Finn Balor Silver Parallel

 

Jimmy Uso Shirt Relic

 

Front of Sheamus Printing Plate #1/1

 

Back of Printing Plate

Top 5 Pulls of 2016
#1- 2016 Topps Tribute Superfractor Autograph Alex Gordon (#1/1)
#2- 2015-16 Panini Prizms Rookie Signatures Silver Prizms Kristaps Porzingis (#25/25)

#3- 2016 Topps Tribute Milestone Relic Game Used Ball Kris Bryant (#5/10)
#4-2016 Donruss Signature Marks Gold Terry Bradshaw (#1/5)

    #5-15-16 Limited Gold Spotlight Dual Signatures Kristaps Porzingis/Jerian   Grant   (#8/10)

Box Breaks: 2 Boxes of 2016 Donruss Football Hobby

 

So tonight is one of the night's I look forward to the most every year. It's the night of our Fantasy Football Draft. This is the 7th year of the "Wane McGarity Bowl" and I'm looking to regain my championship form from a couple years back. To get even more pumped for Football season to begin, I decided to try a couple boxes of 2016 Donruss. I felt this would be a fun cheap rip ($55 a box) and provide a few hours of entertainment before the big event tonight. Here's the results of my two box break

Box 1

Peyton Manning The Sherriff Tribute
Cards #1, #11, #13

Peyton's Top Targets
Reggie Wayne
Demaryius Thomas

Fans Of The Game
Megan Fox


League Leaders
Adrian Peterson/Chris Ivory
Drew Brees/Philip Rivers
Stephen Gostkowski/Graham Gano

All Pros
Cam Newton
Gronk
Doug Martin


Legends Of The Fall
Adam Vinatieri
Tom Brady
Drew Brees
Kurt Warner

Inducted
Brett Favre

Production Line
Doug Martin
Darren McFadden
Julio Jones
Todd Gurley
Odell Beckham Jr.
Brandon Marshall
Von Miller
Sean Lee

All Time Gridiron Kings
Steve Young
Charles Haley
Jim Plunkett

Press Proofs Silver
Su'A Cravens RC (#70/100)
Danny Woodhead (#24/100)

Press Proofs Silver Die Cut
Adam Jones (#59/75)


Press Proofs Gold
Tevin Coleman (#19/50)


Press Proofs Gold Die Cut
Josh McCown (#17/25)


Gridiron Kings
Devonta Freeman
J.J. Watt
Travis Benjamin

Gridiron Kings Studio Series

Allen Robinson (#31/250)


1987 Classics
Jim Mcmahon
Marcus Allen
Dan Marino

1987 Classics Holo Foil Parallel
Andre Reed (#42/100)


The Legends Series
Barry Sanders (#781/999)

The Rookies
Laquon Treadwell (#922/999)
Tyler Ervin (#36/999)


The Elite Series
Ezekiel Elliott (#783/999)
DeForest Buckner (#998/999)
Russell Wilson (#957/999)


Dominator
Rob Gronkowski (#142/999)
Sammy Watkins (#22/999)

Jersey Kings
Odell Beckham Jr.

Rookie Phenom Auto/Jersey
DeAndre Washington


Box 2

League Leaders
Brandon Marshall/Doug Baldwin
Jonathan Stewart/C.J. Anderson
Greg Olsen/Emmanuel Sanders

Production Line
Darren McFadden
Von Miller
Ezekiel Ansah
DeAndre Hopkins
Adrian Peterson
Jordan Reed
Allen Robinson

The Sheriff Peyton Manning Tribute
Cards #5, #9, #11


Peyton Manning's Top Targets
Demaryius Thomas
Eric Decker

Inducted
Brett Favre


Fans Of The Game
Darryl McDaniels

Legends Of The Fall
Eli Manning
Russell Wilson
Steve Young
Roger Staubach


Legends Of The Fall Foil Parallel
Joe Nameth (#37/100)

Classic 87
John Elway
Bruce Smith
Ronnie Lott

All Pros
Adrian Peterson
Mike Tolbert
Stephen Gostkowski

Gridiron Kings
Devonta Freeman
J.J. Watt
Jameis Winston
Amari Cooper

Gridiron Kings Studio Series
Andrew Luck (#134/250)


All Time Gridiron Kings
Ed Reed
Tim Brown
Franco Harris

The Rookies
DeForest Buckner (#156/999)
Kenneth Dixon (#313/999)

The Elite Series
Eli Manning (#335/999)
Myles Jack (#615/999)

The Legends Series
Steve Largent (#349/999)

Dominator
J.J. Watt (#263/999)
Tom Brady (#942/999)


Silver Press Proof
Carson Palmer (#25/100)
Kevin White (#64/100)
Alex Collins RC (#61/100)


Silver Press Proof Die Cut
Malcolm Jenkins (#56/75)

Gold Press Proof
Peyton Manning (#30/50)


Gold Press Proof Die Cut
Josh Norman (#22/25)

Changing Stripes Double Jersey
Emmanuel Sanders (Steelers/Broncos)

Signature Marks Gold
Terry Bradshaw (#1/5)

Overall Thoughts: Donruss definitely delivered on entertainment in spades! There are TONS (and I mean TONS) of insert sets, you typically get 2 per pack, not to mention a nice smattering of numbered inserts as well. I really the base set design, a throwback to the 90's baseball set and the inserts for the most part of really cool. I love the Elite series, Rookies, Dominators, Gridiron Kings, Die Cut Press Proofs, hell basically every insert set besides the League Leaders, All Pros, Production Line (to me, these should be relegated to more of a subset than an insert but that's being nitpicky) and of course I'm totally not a fan of Fans of The Game (an excuse to put some celebrities in a football set. I don't need Megan Fox or Run DMC cards in my football collection). I hit a Deandre Washington rookie Auto/Jersey card and thanks to Fantasy Football, I actually do know who that is. He's Latavious Murray's backup and it's a card I'll hold on to just to see what ends up happening to that backfield throughout the season. Jersey cards are filler, but I can't get too much better than Odell Beckham and I like the Changing Stripes Dual Jersey of Emmanuel Sanders featuring pieces of Steelers and Broncos jersey. On the rookie front, you get 1 per pack and it seems to be divided like this....shittier rookies are numbers #301-350 in the set and the better rookies "Rated Rookies" are #351-400. Carson Wentz was the best base rookie I pulled. Seems you get 12 rookies and 12 Rated Rookies per box, so it's kinda tough to pull all of Wentz, Goff, Dak, and Zeke in the same couple boxes. My only tiny small nit pick is getting duplicates of the inserts. Yes I know, these cards are mainly .10-.25 cards but still, there are soooo many different ones, it's kinda inexcusable to me to get 7 insert doubles (including the Inducted insert which you only get one per box and I got Brett Favre in both boxes) in only two boxes. Of course the big hit was yet another awesome hit in a series of them recently. A Terry Bradshaw auto numbered #1 out of 5! Definitely cool and it's the first Bradshaw auto I've ever had in my collection! I know I lot of people crap on Panini but with Donruss it really seems like they got it right. It's a low end product so you don't expect anything jaw dropping, but with all the insert hits and still a solid chance at something good in the form of autos and memorabilia, it's definitely worth a crack at a box or two! Here's a sampling of the inserts!

 

Just a look at the base set design. Very clean and a shout out to 90 Donruss Baseball

 

The Rated Rookies set, here's the Wentz

 

Dominator Insert of Tom Brady

 

Fans of the Game but I'm not a "fan of the set"

 

Peyton Manning Tribute Insert Set

 

Press Proof Silver Numbered to 100

 

The Legends Series Barry Sanders. Very cool looking insert set

 

Silver Press Proof Die Cut. Die Cut Silver Proofs are numbered to 75

 

Legends Of The Fall Insert

 

The Foil Parallel Of Legends Of The Fall Numbered to 100

 

The Rookies Insert

 

All Time Gridiron Kings

 

Gridiron Kings

 

Gridiron Kings Studio Series Parallel numbered to 250

 

Inducted Insert of Brett Favre

 

Peyton Manning's Top Targets Insert Highlights Manning's favorite receivers

 

Production Line

 

All-Pros

 

League Leaders

 

The Classics 87 Insert set which uses the 87 Donruss Baseball design

 

The Foil Parallel Version of Donruss 87 Classics Numbered to 100

 

The Elite Series Insert of Zeke. My favorite Insert set of the Donruss

 

Press Proof Gold Numbered to 50

 

Press Proof Gold Die Cuts are numbered to 25

Jersey Kings Jersey Card of Odell Beckham Jr

 

Emmanuel Sanders Changing Stripes Dual Jersey

 

DeAndre Washington Rookie Auto/Jersey

 

And the big hit of the break! Terry Bradshaw auto numbered #1/5!!

Top 5 Pulls of 2016
#1- 2016 Topps Tribute Superfractor Autograph Alex Gordon (#1/1)
#2- 2015-16 Panini Prizms Rookie Signatures Silver Prizms Kristaps Porzingis (#25/25)

#3- 2016 Topps Tribute Milestone Relic Game Used Ball Kris Bryant (#5/10)
#4-2016 Donruss Signature Marks Gold Terry Bradshaw (#1/5)

#5-15-16 Limited Gold Spotlight Dual Signatures Kristaps Porzingis/Jerian Grant (#8/10)
 

 

 

Box Breaks: 2 Boxes of 15-16 Prizm Hobby Basketball

 

I know I know i said my last break would be my last in a while but Prizm has been sooooo hot recently, it sparked my interst to give it a whirl. The stuff has skyrocketed back up in price (Blowout has it now for $64.99). I was lucky to order mine at The Baseball Card King's website and they were still $49.99. Cheap plug for them, I love ordering from them because free shipping is for orders of $100 (it takes $200 for Blowout and Dave and Adams) and they have pretty competitive prices that sometimes are actually cheaper than Blowout as was the case here. I took the plunge on a couple boxes and here are the results!

Prizm Jumbo were the first boxes I bought when I got back into collecting, and with the recent Prizm craze going on, I decided to give Prizm another whirl and was able to get these still for $49.99 a box. Figured the risk was low enough to see what happens. Glad I did! Here's what I got

Box 1


Emergent
Delon Wright

Fireworks
Kawhi Leonard
Andrew Wiggins

USA Basketball
Klay Thompson


Silver Prizms
Stanley Johnson RC
Dion Waiters
Alexis Ajinca
Tarik Black

Flash Prizms
Jonas Valanciunas
Khris Middleton


Ruby Red Prizms
Al Horford All Star (#224/350)
T.J. Warren (#204/350)
Kris Humphries (#27/350)


Purple Prizms
Tyler Harvey RC (#3/99)
Dennis Rodman (#44/99)

Gold Prizm
Matthew Dellavedova (#1/10)

KRISTAPS PORZINGIS SILVER PRIZM ON CARD AUTO #25/25!!!

 
Box #2

Fireworks
Tony Parker
Kawhi Leonard


Emergent
Justin Anderson

USA Basketball
Anthony Davis

Silver Prizms
Lebron James All Star
Karl Malone
Darryl Dawkins
Sam Bowie
Antonio McDyess

Flash Prizms
Trevor Booker
Ben Mclemore


Ruby Red Prizms
Tracy McGrady (#263/350)
Nikola Jokic RC (#307/350)
Tiago Splitter (#280/350)


Blue Prizms
Carmelo Anthony (#112/199)

Purple Prizms
Trey Lyles RC (#28/99)


Orange Prizm Autograph
Vinny Del Negro (#56/65)

Overall Thoughts: Since this is a set I've previous bought boxes for before, I won't get into details about the cards and just talk about the hits....and once again WHAT A HIT I GOT!! Since I've been back in the hobby this is the 4th Porzingis auto I've pulled, but this is by far the best one as it's A) On card and B) From a Super Hot set in Prizm. Being #25/25 is not too bad either! The other cool card I pulled was a Prizm gold of Matthew Dellavedov which is numbered #1/10. It's a real good looking card and though he's not a superstar, it should still bring back a modest return. Thank goodness for Box #1, because box 2 wasn't the greatest. It's kinda crazy that pulling base rookies of the top guys is tough. I've bought 4 total boxes of this stuff and STILL haven't pulled the base rookies of Devin Booker and Porzingis and have only pulled KAT once. This time, my best base rookie was D'Angelo Russell. I got some nice prizms of veterans (Lebron, Melo, McGrady) and rookies (Stanley Johnson, Trey Lyles) and though the Del Negro auto was a let down, for the price point, once again it was a totally fun break. If you're a basketball fan and want a low risk high reward product I recommend getting some boxes of these and going to the Baseball Card King's website to pick some up at $49.99. Here are pics of this hits

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Delly Gold #1/10

 

And herrrrrrrrrrrrrrre it is!! Kristaps Porzingis On Card Rookie Signatures Silver Prizms #25/25! Best Porzingis yet!

Top 5 Pulls of 2016
#1- 2016 Topps Tribute Superfractor Autograph Alex Gordon (#1/1)
#2- 2015-16 Panini Prizms Rookie Signatures Silver Prizms Kristaps Porzingis (#25/25)

#3- 2016 Topps Tribute Milestone Relic Game Used Ball Kris Bryant (#5/10)
#4-15-16 Limited Gold Spotlight Dual Signatures Kristaps Porzingis/Jerian Grant (#8/10)
#5-15-16 Gold Standard Stephen Curry/Klay Thompson Golden Pairs Dual Patch (#12/25) 

This Week's Pickups

Another week and another week's worth of Ebay Pickups! Let's get to it!

15-16 Select Blue Prizms Karl Anthony Towns RC (#123/199)

I'm a sucker for die cuts and refractors (or prizms in Panini's case) and I've been trying to add more KAT's to my collection. Really like the look of this card and it didn't cost an arm and a leg

13-14 Select Red Hot Prizms Lebron James (#28/49)

Believe it or not, this is only the 2nd card (excluding base cards) of Lebron that I have in the box I keep my better cards. His cards are just way expensive and I've been focusing more on last year's rookie class than him, but again, Prizm technology caught my eye and I grabbed this.

15-16 Prizm Light Blue Prizm Kristaps Porzingis RC (#61/199)
 
So right now 15-16 Prizm is a super hot set, ironically the easier to find silver prizms (which are unnumbered) are the ones commanding pretty high prices. It seems like collectors are treating these like Panini's version of Topps Chrome which is resulting in the sudden spike in price. So far, the other parallels (which there are many) haven't done the same, but just in case, I picked up the Light Blue Porzingis numbered to 199. It cost me under $20, so who knows, maybe these will catch on too. It doesn't hurt that the cards look nice!
 15-16 Prizm Red Ruby Prizm Karl Anthony Towns RC (#48/350)
 
Just like the Porzingis Light Blue Parallel, I had the opportunity to win this Ruby Red Parallel of KAT and I went for it. Another nice Towns rookie to add the collection!

15-16 Noir Game Used Jersey Patch/Auto Grant Hill (#28/49)
 
It's good to see Grant Hill is a more abundant signer than he was during my first go around of collecting. I was never able to add him to my collection. When I saw this, I loved it. Cool looking patch and on card auto to boot!