Busting More Retail

Got the itch again today–stopped by my local card shop to check out some cards that the owner had called me about (baseball related), and grabbed a few Bowman Chrome Football rookies that I didn’t need, but were cheap ($1 for 11), and could turn out ok,...

Card of the Week: Countdown to the Draft, Week 3

We’ve had the Workout Warrior, and the Draft Bust–so this week, we turn to the positive draft results–and probably one of my favorite guys to look for in the draft. This week is the Draft Day Steal, aka Steal of the Draft or SoD (thanks to the self...

Busting Some Baseball & Refractor Update

As I responded to Joey last week, after my SP Authentic experience I wanted to open some more cards–without the big price tag–and I was kind of feeling left out of the Topps Heritage craze, so I stopped by my local retailer and snagged a box.  I decided to...

Card of the Week: Countdown to the Draft, Week 2

Last week was the week of the Workout Warrior–so this week is The Draft Bust. There are lots of definitions for a draft bust–some would even call Workout Warriors like Mike Mamula a bust (although I don’t know how a guy who had a couple of 8 sack...

Busting Boxes: 2007 SP Authentic

The box of SP Authentic that I picked up on eBay about a week and a half ago arrived yesterday, after what seemed like forever (but was actually a perfectly reasonable shipping time). This was the first box of SP Authentic I’ve ever bought for any...