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04-30-2017, 11:25 AM
Back/Birthday
After a short break I'm coming back to the hobby. The Wife bought me three packs wall hanger from Wal-Mart. I mange to pull this:
![[Image: Andrew_resized_zpsklajpumj.jpg]](http://i751.photobucket.com/albums/xx154/jbegines/Andrew_resized_zpsklajpumj.jpg)
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Its not Judge but not bad from retail.
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04-30-2017, 12:11 PM
RE: Back/Birthday
Very nice!
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04-30-2017, 12:41 PM
RE: Back/Birthday
Wow, nice birthday present! Why does everybody else have so much better luck at Wal-Mart and Target??!
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04-30-2017, 10:05 PM
RE: Back/Birthday
Good stuff! Welcome back!
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05-01-2017, 07:33 AM
RE: Back/Birthday
That's a heck of a nice way to be welcomed back into the hobby! the Card Gods shine upon you!
Happy B-day, and welcome back.
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05-01-2017, 02:58 PM
RE: Back/Birthday
(04-30-2017, 12:41 PM)kerryandbeth Wrote: Wow, nice birthday present! Why does everybody else have so much better luck at Wal-Mart and Target??!
I have always had infinitely more luck with retail than hobby for some reason.
Out of retail stuff I have pulled a 2011 Bowman Chrome Bryce Harper auto refractor (the reason I joined the boards), as well as a Kris Bryant auto/10 out of an Elite blaster a couple of years ago.
I have also pulled autos of Kobe Bryant and Anthony Davis out of various Panini products.
Hobby, not so much.
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05-01-2017, 03:32 PM
RE: Back/Birthday
(05-01-2017, 02:58 PM)rjcj2017 Wrote: I have always had infinitely more luck with retail than hobby for some reason.
Out of retail stuff I have pulled a 2011 Bowman Chrome Bryce Harper auto refractor (the reason I joined the boards), as well as a Kris Bryant auto/10 out of an Elite blaster a couple of years ago.
I have also pulled autos of Kobe Bryant and Anthony Davis out of various Panini products.
Hobby, not so much.
That's awesome that the lower end boxes can produce for you and others! For me, nothing...ever...has come out of W or T boxes worthwhile. Over 40 retail boxes of 7 different products...1 autograph of a scrub in 2013. So, I only buy the retail boxes or rack packs that have guaranteed special parallels, like the Purple Refractors from Bowman Platinum a few years ago.
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05-01-2017, 08:42 PM
RE: Back/Birthday
Really nice! Welcome back!
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05-02-2017, 04:18 PM
RE: Back/Birthday
(05-01-2017, 03:32 PM)kerryandbeth Wrote: That's awesome that the lower end boxes can produce for you and others! For me, nothing...ever...has come out of W or T boxes worthwhile. Over 40 retail boxes of 7 different products...1 autograph of a scrub in 2013. So, I only buy the retail boxes or rack packs that have guaranteed special parallels, like the Purple Refractors from Bowman Platinum a few years ago.
Yeah, I tend to gravitate toward the guaranteed stuff these days.
Although, for some reason, Gypsy Queen seems to be the most auto friendly retail product for Topps every year (case in point, the card the OP pulled above).
I have a feeling that if I ever pull a Trout auto out of retail, it's going to be out of GQ.
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05-06-2017, 08:14 PM
RE: Back/Birthday
Awesome hit. Even better coming from retail
![[Image: Andrew_resized_zpsklajpumj.jpg]](http://s751.photobucket.com/user/jbegines/media/Andrew_resized_zpsklajpumj.jpg.html)
![[Image: Andrew20back_resized_zpshnelyqm9.jpg]](http://s751.photobucket.com/user/jbegines/media/Andrew20back_resized_zpshnelyqm9.jpg.html)
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