Pack #106 - 2008 UD Draft Football

(Retail pack)

My cost: $1.99

Another pack!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Let's see what I get this time:

[Card #1] SOD4 Insert DeSean Jackson
[Card #2] #230 Franchise Insert McFadden/Choice

[Card #3] # 32 DaJuan Morgan(RC)
[Card #4] # 2 Adarius Bowman(RC)

[Card #5] #166 Amani Toomer
[Card #6] #105 Warrick Dunn

Current Value of Cards: ????????

(not in the price guide yet..........)

Pack #105 - 2008 UD Draft Football

(Retail pack)
My cost: $1.99

Another pack!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Let's see what I get this time:

[Card #1] #205 Alumni Insert Long/Hart
[Card #2] # 77 Vernon Gholston(RC)

[Card #3] # 90 Sam Keller (RC)
[Card #4] # 26 DeSean Jackson(RC) (My second one!!!!! Hopefully it will be worth something and I'll be able to use it as tradebait)
[Card #5] #137 Jon Kitna
[Card #6] #187 Lofa Tatupu

Current Value of Cards: ????????

(not in the price guide yet.......)

Pack #104 - 2008 UD Draft Football

(Retail pack)

My cost: $1.99

Another pack!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Let's see what I get this time:

[Card #1] CG7 Limas Sweed(RC)
[Card #2] # 8 Ben Moffitt(RC)
[Card #3] # 29 Dorian Bryant(RC)
[Card #4] # 26 DeSean Jackson(RC)
[Card #5] #200 Santana Moss
[Card #6] #182 Antonio Cromartie

Current Value of Cards: ???????

(not in the price guide yet........)

Pack #103 - 2008 UD Draft Football

(Retail pack)

My cost: $1.99

Another pack!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Let's see what I get this time:

[Card #1] CG3 Darren McFadden(RC)
[Card #2] # 61 Kevin Smith(RC)
[Card #3] # 86 Ryan Clady(RC)
[Card #4] # 37 Felix Jones(RC)
[Card #5] #195 Gaines Adams
[Card #6] #133 Jay Cutler

Current Value of Cards:???????

(not in the price guide yet......)

Pack #102 - 2008 UD Draft Football

(Retail pack)
My cost: $1.99

THE NFL DRAFT IS FINALLY HERE!!!!!!!!!!

The is the closest thing to a holiday weekend that I ever get.........soo I'm gonna enjoy it.

To begin with; the wife and kids are going shopping (the house is all mine), the phone has been thrown in the closet, and the wife has promised a relaxing (no honey-do list) day.

I went to Wally-world first thing this morning to load up on junk food and drinks. While there, I picked up the last of their 2008 Upper Deck Draft packs and bought a blaster box as well..........now I'll probably open all of them today and tomorrow but I'll post the packs periodically through-out this blog:

Let's see what I get:

[Card #1] # 22 Darren McFadden (RC)
[Card #2] # 35 Kentwan Balmer(RC)

[Card #3] # 85 Ray Rice(RC)

[Card #4] CG2 Matt Ryan(RC)

[Card #5] #112 Lee Evans

[Card #6] #163 Drew Brees

Now first of all; I want to say that I LOVE THIS PRODUCT!! I love the look of the packaging and the whole NFL Draft theme. The timing of the release......so I can crack the packs as I'm actually watching the draft. (and) The overall look of the cards which Upper Deck usually doesn't do well......... when it comes to their low-end products.

but.............

If this is a true NFL Draft product, why include regular NFL players in the set? It doesn't make any since to me and kinda dampers the excitement of opening the packs. Upper Deck should have either included more draft picks; and/or, if they needed to include veterens, do it with a NFL Draft twist..............like showing them in their college uniforms and adding draft trivia info or draft year/round of the player.

I'll have to say that I usually stick up for Upper Deck but this time I was a little disappointed.

On the other hand; I did get three of the top teir prospects in this years draft.....so I can't complain to much.

Value of Cards: $ ?????

(not in the price guide yet......)

Pack #100 vs. #101 - Football Pack War Part II

(Retail pack)
My cost: $1.98



The two packs today will be one pack of 2006 Score and one pack of 2006 Upper Deck. Players drafted in the first round will get seven points, second round will get six points, etc. :



[Card #1] #289 Robert Mathis........................#164 Donnie Edwards
[Card #2] #304 Vashon Pearson.....................#119 Rodney Harrison
[Card #3] #335 Travis Wilson(RC).................# 54 Jason Witten
[Card #4] #320 Bryce Fisher...........................3KP-DB Drew Bledsoe
[Card #5] #227 Antonio Gates .......................# 7 Michael Vick
[Card #6] # 2 Vince Young(RC)
[Card #7] #295 Leigh Bodden



Wow; Even with Score holding the advantage by having two additional cards in their pack, the presence of three undrafted free agents hurt them and they have lost once again....................to Upper Deck and their pitiful attempt at photograph.


Current Value of Cards: $ 1.30

Pack #98 vs. #99 - Football Pack War

(Retail pack)
My cost: $1.98

With the NFL Draft this weekend, I've decided to do a NFL Draft "pack war"...........

The two packs today will be one pack of 2006 Score and one pack of 2006 Topps. Players drafted in the first round will get seven points, second round will get six points, etc. :


[Card #1] #212 Lamar Gordon................#186 Mike Anderson
[Card #2] #156 Erasmus James...............#385 Brandon Marshall(RC)
[Card #3] #140 Tony Richardson............NFL4 Dan Marino 8306 Insert
[Card #4] #358 Broderick Bunkley(RC)..# 64 Travis Tayor
[Card #5] #123 Bryon Leftwich................#211 Muhsin Muhammad
[Card #6] #119 Brandon Stokley..............# 77 Jason Campbell
[Card #7] # 64 Kellen Winslow Jr............#373 Laurence Maroney(RC)
[Card #8] ..................................................#199 Cedric Houston
[Card #9] ..................................................# 85 Deltha O'Neal
[Card #10] ................................................#194 Brian Dawkins
[Card #11] ................................................# 100 LaDainian Tomlinson
[Card #12] ................................................# 185 Robert Gallery

Well; Topps kinda had an advantage because of the additional cards in the pack but Score held their own with four first round selections. Not to mention; the awesome Marino card didn't hurt either....................

Current Value of Cards: $ 11.80

Pack #97 - 2007 Topps Turkey Red Baseball

(Retail pack)

My cost: $2.99

This is probably one of the nicest products to come along, in quite some time; and, most definitely, the one I like the most.

They look even nicer with an autograph on them (TTM)..............

Here is another pack!!!!!!!!!!!!!Let's see what I get this time:

[Card #1] # 12 Orlando Hernandez
[Card #2] # 97 Don Kelly(RC)
[Card #3] # 46 Billy Wagner
[Card #4] # 1 Ryan Howard
[Card #5] #104 Eric Chavez
[Card #6] #103 Eric Byrnes
[Card #7] # 50 Jason Giambi
[Card #8] # 8 Johan Santana Checklist

Current Value of Cards: $ 1.10

Pack #96 - 2007 Fleer Ultra Baseball

(Retail pack)
My cost: $1.59

This is a Target discount bin pack..............

[Card #1] # 54 Willy Taveras
[Card #2] #196 Ryan Zimmerman
[Card #3] # 91 Francisco Rodriquez
[Card #4] #139 Cole Hamels
[Card #5] # 31 Rich Hill

Current Value of Cards: $ .50

Pack #95 - 2007 Topps Heritage III Wrestling

(Retail pack)
My cost: $1.99

This is a Chrome edition of this set and my son can't wait to crack the pack........we didn't do our WWE Monday last week because of "tax day". (I was to busy crying over my tax bill)

[Card #1] # 72 Dean Malenko
[Card #2] # 27 CM Punk
[Card #3] # 45 Curt Hawkins
[Card #4] # 80 BamBam Bigelow
[Card #5] # 61 Melina

OK............this pack sucked!!!!

Current Value of Cards: $.50

Pack #94 - 2006 Topps Football

(Retail pack)
My cost: $.99

[Card #1] #186 Mike Anderson
[Card #2] #323 Abdul Hodge(RC)
[Card #3] #361 DeAngelo Williams(RC)
[Card #4] OTG6 Santana Moss Insert
[Card #5] #110 Chris Chambers
[Card #6] # 98 Charles Rogers
[Card #7] # 60 LaMont Jordan
[Card #8] #215 Tyrone Calico
[Card #9] # 64 Travis Taylor
[Card #10] #211 Muhsin Muhammad
[Card #11] # 77 Jason Campbell
[Card #12] #199 Cedric Houston

Current Value of Cards: $1.00

Pack #93 - 2006 Score Football

(Retail pack)
My cost: $.99


[Card #1] # 16 Brian Finneran

[Card #2] #109 Corey Bradford

[Card #3] # 33 DeShaun Foster

[Card #4] #354 Laurence Maroney(RC)

[Card #5] # 49 Tommie Harris

[Card #6] # 64 Kellen Winslow Jr.

[Card #7] #343 Taurean Henderson(RC)


Current Value of Cards: $.75

Pack #92 - 2007 Score Football

(Retail pack)
My Cost: $.99


[Card #1] #378 Patrick Willis(RC)
[Card #2] #324 Jon Beason(RC)
[Card #3] #308 Tim Shaw(RC)
[Card #4] #278 Kirk Morrison

After four linebackers in a row (and three of them ROOKIES), I really thought this would be the elusive defensive pack..........

and then.................................

[Card #5] # 99 Michael Clayton
[Card #6] #293 Jerard Rabb(RC)
[Card #7] #262 Tony Gonzalez
( two receivers & a tight end)

Well; at least I got four nice rookie cards!!

Current Value of Cards: $2.30

Pack #91 - 2006 Upper Deck Football

(Retail Pack)
My Cost: $.99

Let's see what I get:

[Card #1] # 47 Kellen Winslow

[Card #2] # 96 Larry Johnson

[Card #3] F25-CJ Chad Johnson

[Card #4] #191 Drew Bennett

[Card #5] #143 Doug Gabriel

Other than Larry Johnson, not only was this an offensive pack but it was almost an exclusive wide receiver pack...............

Current Value of Cards: $ .60

Pack #90 - 2006 Fleer Football

(Retail Pack)
My Cost: $.99

[Card #1] # 8 Kyle Boller
[Card #2] # 55 Troy Williamson
[Card #3] # 97 Drew Bennett
[Card #4] FG-SA Shaun Alexander
[Card #5] # 78 Willie Parker
[Card #6] # 16 Rex Grossman
[Card #7] # 62 Joe Horn
[Card #8] #186 Sinorice Moss(RC)
[Card #9] #123 D.J. Shockley(RC)
[Card #10] # 28 Jake Plummer

With (4) QB's, (4) WR's, and (3) RB's, this is another offensive pack!! I'll have to scan through all my football packs I've opened up to this point because I don't think there has been an exclusive defensive pack................ yet.


Current Value of Cards: $2.90

Pack #89 - 2006 Score Football

(Retail pack)
My cost: $.99

Today, I'm opening a pack of 2006 Score.


Let's see what I get:
[Card #1] #192 Ty Law
[Card #2] #376 Demetrius Williams(RC)
[Card #3] #384 Brian Calhoun(RC)
[Card #4] #149 Marty Booker
[Card #5] #132 Trent Green
[Card #6] #115 Dwight Freeney


Current Value of Cards: $ .60

Pack #88 - 2006 Topps Football

(Retail pack)
My cost: $.99

Another pack of 2006 Topps Football!!!!!
As part of my "experiment" to see if I get all defensive players in a pack, I've decided to keep the product the same........

Let's see what I get:

[Card #1] #351 Mario Williams
A Defensive End!!!!! OK.......this is weird!
[Card #2] #322 Ashton Youboty
A DEFENSIVE Back...............
[Card #3] #191 Champ Bailey
another DEFENSIVE Back.........

OK.......I'm taking a deep breathe as I reveil the next card.....

[Card #4] #287 Chad Johnson Insert

The pack is mixed!!!!!!!!!

[Card #5] #305 Jake Delhomme
[Card #6] #116 Chris Simms

For us poor sap who can't afford a $500 pack of cards with autographs and game-used cards, this is how we get excited over cards................


Current Value of Cards: $.50

Pack #87 - 2006 Topps Football

(Retail pack)
My cost: $.99

Let's see what I get:

[Card #1] #216 Jamal Lewis
[Card #2] OTG11 Chad Johnson
[Card #3] #307 Larry Fitzgerald
[Card #4] #149 Jake Delhomme
[Card #5] #204 Antonio Gates
[Card #6] #213 Matt Hasselbeck

This is kinda cool....and "twilight zonish" at the same time; but, this is the second time in the past couple of days that I've gotten a pack of cards with just offensive players. Now let see if I get just defensive players in the pack I open tomorrow............


Current Value of Cards: $.50

Pack #86 - 2007 Score Football

(Retail pack)
My cost: $.99

Let's see what I get:

[Card #1] # 146 Ronnie Brown
[Card #2] F-3 Shaun Alexander
[Card #3] #351 Calvin Johnson(RC)
[Card #4] #308 Tim Shaw(RC)
[Card #5] #293 Jerard Rabb(RC)
[Card #6] #278 Kirk Morrison
[Card #7] #262 Tony Gonzalez


Current Value of Cards: $ 4.90

Pack #85 - 2007 Topps Football

(Retail pack)
My cost: $.99


Let's see what I get:

[Card #1] #286 JaMarcus Russell(RC)
[Card #2] #313 Selvin Young(RC)
[Card #3] #330 David Clowney(RC)
[Card #4] #133 Joe Jurevicius
[Card #5] # 18 Aaron Rodgers
[Card #6] #191 Antwaan Randle El
[Card #7] HOF-BM Bruce Matthews
[Card #8] # 53 Jamal Lewis
[Card #9] #433 Peyton Manning Postseason Highlight
[Card #10] #413 Champ Bailey All Pro Insert
[Card #11] #224 Sean Taylor (R.I.P.)

Current Value of Cards: $12.75

Pack #84 - 2007 Leaf Rookies & Stars Football

(Retail pack)
My cost: $1.99

With the NFL Draft just around the corner................

I've decided to switch over to football packs for awhile.

This is one of my favorite products from 2007. I like the look of the cards and they aren't that expensive, which is always a good thing when your hobby is on a budget.

let's see what I get:

[Card #1] # 58 Tom Brady
[Card #2] # 24 Chester Taylor
[Card #3] # 88 LenDale White
[Card #4] # 20 Brett Farve
[Card #5] # 56 Ronnie Brown

An Offensive Pack!!!!!!!! This was a nice pack with two future Hall of Fame players......you can't beat those odds..............

Current Value of Cards: $3.75

Pack #83 - Wal-Mart Scam Pack

(Retail pack)

My cost: $9.99

My wife was shopping at Wally-world today and came across this promo pack:

This is what I got:

[Card #1] # 1 Jerome Bettis
[Card #2] # 2 Ben Coates

[Card #3] # 3 Deion Sanders
[Card #4] # 4 Ki-Jana Carter

These were handed out at the National Sports Collectors Convention, St. Louis July 1995

[Card #5] # 2 Heath Shuler
[Card #6] # 3 David Palmer
[Card #7] # 5 Charlie Garner
[Card #8] # 6 Irving Spikes

1994 Playoff Super Bowl XXIX Insert set....................

[Card #9] # 5 Hershel Walker
[Card #10] # 7 Drew Bledsoe

1998 Playoff NFL Experience XXXII Insert set.........

[Card #11] N1 Anthony Thomas

[Card #12] N4 Tom Brady

2002 Gridiron Kings from the National

[Card #13] 5/6 Dan Marino - XXXV Touchdown Kings

[Card #14] H1 Brett Favre

[Card #15] H2 Sterling Sharpe

[Card #16] H3 Emmitt Smith

[Card #17] H4 Jerry Rice

[Card #18] H5 Thurman Thomas

[Card #19] H6 David Klinger

This was a cool pack and some of them will definitely be going in my PC; but, I got a few damaged cards and this was in no way a $50.00 package............. which is really a shame.

Current Value of Cards: $25.00

(If I'm Lucky................................)

Pack #82 - 2005 Topps Turkey Red Baseball

(Retail pack)

My cost: $2.99

[Card #1] #161 Gavin Floyd

[Card #2] # 24 David DeJesus

[Card #3] #265 John Thomson

[Card #4] #285 Ian Kinsler

[Card #5] # 43 Turkey Red Checklist

[Card #6] #101 Joe Nathan
[Card #7] #167 Austin Kearns

[Card #8] # 34 Miguel Cabrera
I really like these cards and will definitely be sending them thru-the-mail for autographs.

Current Value of Cards: $ ????

Pack #81 - 2007 Topps Heritage III Wrestling

(Retail pack)

My cost: $1.99

Another pack of my son's favorite product..........

I kinda like this and, if he's willing, I'll make Wrestling cards a Monday night feature. It's really cool watching the show with him and then busting a pack here on this blog.

This is what he got:

[Card #1] # 57 The Undertaker
[Card #2] # 67 Mickie James

[Card #3] # 75 The Freebirds

[Card #4] # 21 Boogeyman

Is that foam coming out of his mouth??????

Question of the Day:

Would you rather wrestle this??

or this??

[Card #5] # 4 Stone Cold Steve Austin

This was a cool pack. To get The Undertaker, Boogeyman, and Stone Cold is , as my son proclaimed, just way to Sweet!!!!!

Current Value of Cards: $.50

Pack #80 - 2008 Topps Baseball

(Retail pack)

My cost: $.99

Another pack of Opening Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Let's see what I get:

[Card #1] #208 Luke Hochevar(RC) Not bad.......a former #1 draft pick (prospect) rookie card as my first pull!!!!!!

[Card #2] #123 Aubrey Huff

[Card #3] #185 Bengie Molina

[Card #4] #161 Gary Matthews

[Card #5] 6/28 Puzzle Piece

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The agony continues!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Card #6] # 9 Ken Griffey Jr.

Current Value of Cards: $ ???????

Pack #79 - 2008 Topps Baseball

(Retail pack)
My cost: $1.99

Another pack!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Let's see what I get this time:

[Card #1] #293 Gavin Floyd

[Card #2] #237 Eric Wedge-Mgr

[Card #3] YR38 Jack Wilson

[Card #4] AR8 Andre Dawson

[Card #5] # 50 Jake Peavy

[Card #6] #102 Ross Ohlendorf(RC)

[Card #7] #139 Johnny Estrada

[Card #8] #218 Clint Hurdle-Mgr

[Card #9] # 35 Cole Hamels

[Card #10] #227 Alfredo Amezaga

Man; it's bad enough when you get one managers card in a pack......it really SUCKS when you pull TWO!!!!!!!!!!!

Current Value of Cards: $ 1.10

Pack #78 - 2008 Upper Deck Baseball

(Retail pack)

My cost: $.99

[Card #1] #242 Andy Pettite

[Card #2] #267 Ryan Hanigan(RC)

[Card #3] #163 Chase Utley

[Card #4] # 78 Brandon Lyon

[Card #5] #144 Chris Ray

[Card #6] #271 Rob Johnson(RC)

[Card #7] # 85 Mark Hendrickson

[Card #8] # 52 Jason Isringhausen

[Card #9] # 62 Jason Kendall

[Card #10] SQ-4 Ken Griffey Jr. (25 points)

Current Value of Cards: $?????????

Pack #77 - 2008 Topps Baseball

(Retail pack)

My cost: $.99

Another pack of Opening Day............Hey; what do you expect when they are only a buck a pack. God Bless Target!!!!!!!!

[Card #1] #206 Steve Pearce(RC)

[Card #2] #179 Ryan Braun

This Ryan Braun........not this Ryan Braun.

[Card #3] 6/28 Puzzle Piece???????????

WHAT IN THE HELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This has given me flashbacks of another trading card puzzle I tried to complete.......

UNSUCCESSFULLY!!

[Card #4] #133 Carlos Delgado

[Card #5] # 3 Jeff Suppan

[Card #6] #220 Nyger Morgan(RC)

I think this is the first time I've ever gotten two Rookie cards (of Minor league players) from the same team in the same pack. It's pretty neat.

Also; I don't have a scan of the gum because I'm currently blowing bubbles with it.........sorry......but this stuff is addictive. I might have to buy a dozen packs just so I can stock up on the gum sticks.

Current Value of Cards: $.50

Pack #76 - 2008 Topps Baseball

(Retail pack)
My cost: $.99

This is a pack of Opening Day:


[Card #1] #175 Javier Vazquez
[Card #2] #126 Edgar Renteria
[Card #3] # 43 Marcus Giles



A Topps entry card, for a once in a lifetime chance, to win a trip to the 2008 All-Star Game in N.Y. City - Which I'm actually going to fill out and try to win........along with about fifty trillion other guys.



[Card #4] # 20 Nick Marrakis

[Card #5] 1/30 Opening Day Tattoo of The N.Y. Mets. Hey; if I win the All-Star trip, I can wear my Mets tattoo.................or not.

[Card #6] #112 Dan Harren



Students: Work Hard, Get Cards - has anybody taken their kids to get the gift? Boy; did David Wright hit the mother-load on this ad campaign or what......................

I didn't get any rookie cards this time; soo, I decided to drown my sorrows in a large glass of Root Beer and chew the stick of gum that came with the cards......................

THE FLAVOR SHOULD LAST A GOOD 2 or 3 MINUTES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Current Value of Cards: $.50

Pack #75 - 2008 Upper Deck Baseball

(Retail pack)

My cost: $.99

I'll have to admit that, for once, I've got the ole' "boys of summer" fever right now; soo, I'll probably be opening baseball packs for the next couple of days. Just bear with me...............

[Card #1] #199 Adam Dunn

[Card #2] #232 Torii Hunter

[Card #3] #260 Billy Buckner(RC)

I wonder if he is related to the Bill Buckner that we all know so well..............can you imagine the torment this kid will receive if he ever has the misfortune of being traded to the Boston Red Sox.

[Card #4] # 7 Casey Kotchman

[Card #5] #201 Jason Hirsh

[Card #6] #135 Chad Cordero

[Card #7] #101 Rafael Betancourt

[Card #8] #134 John Lannan

[Card #9] #167 Ian Snell

[Card #10] SQ-13 Magglio Ordonez (Green)

Just great!!!! I didn't realize that the colors on the Starquest cards had meaning. Now I'm gonna have to go back through all my cards and pull them out.

For those who can't read the scan, The color of the card earns you points toward a prize:

Silver and Green 25 points - Common in pack

Copper 35 points - Uncommon but available

Blue 50 points - Rare

Blue Rainbow 75 points - Super Rare (and what the hell is Blue Rainbow? Is that even a color you can identify?)

Gold Automatic prize - Ultra Rare

Current Value of Cards: $?????????

(not in the price guide yet........)