OKAY! Finally
As a bonus for the long-wait, I'm going to show off some of my collection. My brutal, brutal break of June 30, 2011 will be posted in the box break section. It was a rough night, but I did land a bunch of cool-looking autos and jerseys.
But first thing is first. May and June were fun months for breaks for me. I busted 3 boxes of SP Authentic and netted two Eberle regular autographs (I'll post one) and a Taylor Hall patch (I'm sending it back to Upper Deck because it was damaged, and yes, I'm extremely nervous about it.) I also ripped 8 packs of 09-10 sp one night and scored a great Henrik Sedin patch, 15/100, and a /100 dual auto redemption. Easily the high point of the past 2 months!
I also busted 4 boxes of UD Series 2 from 2009-10 because I think its a great deal at its current price point. I didn't get Couture or Reimer, but I did land some big hits (including the SUPER HITS box I posted about previously). The reason why I am no longer purchasing this product? Young Guns are coming out with severe corner damage (not consistent with the other cards in the packs!). I am sending back 15 damaged Young Guns to UD along with the Hall. Some on this board have wondered is it bad luck or am I picky? More on that later - follow up on my "June 30 2011" box break post. But now for these pretty babies:
Bozak BLACK!
Del Zotto Breakouts 80/100 - SAME BOX!
Paille High Gloss 3/10 - SAME BOX!
KOPITAR SICK PATCH 3/15 - SAAAAAME BOX!
Another highlights from the box breaks is this Fab Four Fabrics, 37/100.
Another night saw a break of about half a box of Contenders and half a box of SPX. I did fairly well, the Cheevers is a beauty numbered 7/25.
And finally, I decided to pick up a few packs of this year's series 2. I was feeling low when every pack yielded nothing (out of roughly 10 packs, no Young Guns?) but it was hard to complain when this fella showed up:
More to come later on! I'm not done showing off.