Box of SPA

[MattDMC]

Went to the monthly card show today, guess I got there too early as half the vendors weren't set up yet so I wasn't able to find anything in the singles department so went by the wax dealers table and said why not.

Auto's:
Future Watch 213 Akim Aliu 066/999
Sign of the Times SOT-BV Alexander Burmistrov
Sign of the Times SOT-JS Jakob Silfverberg

Rookies
MVP Rookie 51 Sven Baertschi
MVP Rookie 59 Gabriel Dumont

94-95 SP Retro's;
18 Phil Kessel
30 Jordan Staal
42 Dominik Hasek
54 Jean Beliveau
66 Johnathan Quick
78 Riley Sheahan

Authentic Moments's:
153 Tyler Seguin
154 Jeff Skinner
155 Johnathan Toews
156 Gabriel Landeskog
182 Wayne Gretzky/Patrick Roy

Team Canada Moments
192 Brayden Schenn
193 Carey Price
206 John Tavares

UD Update
266 Jarome Iginla
270 Rick Nash
275 Zach parise
277 Anze Kopitar


And the hit of the box... (may not be the best card but at least its PC).



Not thrilled with the box, just wasn't a fun break, no real excitement when opening it it was just kind of a meh with each pack. Should have went for Anthology as it would have at least been more fun of a break, SPA may have a better resale value but for me Anthology is just a more fun of a break.

Everything but the Sheahan is for sale or trade.

[hugehitter31]

I found that too. Although I did hit a Lemiuex auto in my only box which I cant complain about. Just felt like I bought a box of 20+packs for 4 cards in it. Anthology to me was a blast when I bought one.

[MattDMC]

I found that too. Although I did hit a Lemiuex auto in my only box which I cant complain about. Just felt like I bought a box of 20+packs for 4 cards in it. Anthology to me was a blast when I bought one.

Ok so I'm not crazy lol, glad I'm not the only one. Sure SPA on most boxes will have better resale than Anthology but with Anthology and all the insert sets, Game used sets, auto sets, theres just more to be excited about than 24 packs of mostly plain looking white base, 4 autos (a patch if lucky) and a stack of decoys that stack higher than the stack of base you pull.

[Yzerfan]

Ok so I'm not crazy lol, glad I'm not the only one. Sure SPA on most boxes will have better resale than Anthology but with Anthology and all the insert sets, Game used sets, auto sets, theres just more to be excited about than 24 packs of mostly plain looking white base, 4 autos (a patch if lucky) and a stack of decoys that stack higher than the stack of base you pull.

This is EXACTLY how I feel about SPA. I don't chase rookies, so the product is always a let down for me.

[87sluggo]

You're not crazy, but...........last year I got a box of 11/12 SPA for my birthday and thought it was garbage, but I had no idea I'd hit the FWAP case hit and a Group B Tyler Seguin auto. The FWAP was Justin Faulk, which sold for $28, and because I had no idea about the different categories in the SOTTs I just gave the Seguin away bahahahaaaaa!!!

So because I got such a "junky" box, I went out and bought the cards I SHOULD have gotten on eBay, so of course now I have Cory Schneider and Max Lapierre SOTTs to sell...............

This year I had the same choice as you........... and I went with SPA again. I'll get my box on Tuesday. I just like the mix of players in SPA better than Contenders I guess.

I'll take the Beliveau card please :)

[hugehitter31]

Ya and there is a better opportunity for a Big card, and I cant complain with the box I opened (still yet to hit a Stone in ANY product haha) but Anthology for some reason has more excitement to me. The on card autos are nice from SPA though, but even the look of the SOTT and FWA this year dont appeal to me as much. Ill take the great outdoors and intensity parallels over the authentic moments anyday though.

[nyjplaya]

I'd be interested in the ud update cards. I don't have any bobrovsky to trade but I think I got some flyers around? Lmk what u collect

[MattDMC]

Ed, I can gladly hook you up with the Beliveau or two

Nyjplaya, Since you don't have any Bobs I collect any low end numbered inserts of Wings or Flyers legends or goalies. Send me a pm if you want to make a deal for the updates!!!

[breezain]

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