1 OPC Platinum Blaster from Walmart - Good, Bad or Indifferent ?

[xahax]

My first look at hese in person, debating to buy a box or two or go for the set. My LCS looking for over $100/box. Although this is a blaster, not too impressed with the collation for 6 packs. No scans, just finished opening them

Base:
17 - Emerson Etem
32 - Jonathan Huberdeau
36 - Ryan Nugent - Hopkins (x2)
38 - Taylor Hall - This is a horizontal card, is it some sort of variation or just regular issue?
47 - Gustav Ntquist
51 - Valeri Nichushkin
91 - Joe Pavelski (x2)
93 - Ben Bishop
104 - Joe Thornton
119 - Tyler Johnson
122 - Keith Yandle
132 - Jaromir Jagr (x2)
143 - Mike Green

Rookie:
162 - Brandon Gormley (x2)
165 - Jori Lehtera (x2)
181 - Rocco Grimaldi
194 - Johnny Gaudreau (PC)

Inserts/parallels
143 - Mike Green - serial # 099/199 - not sure what the parallel name is
PS-11 Patrick Marleau - Platinum Superstars - This thing is Die Cut, on a red background, again unsure how "rare" this is.

Opinions ?

[lexiled]

143 - Mike Green - serial # 099/199 is called white ice
base 38 - Taylor Hall is probably a retro.
PS-11 Patrick Marleau - Platinum Superstars fell one per hobby box.

for a blaster I think you did ok. ricidulous than you hit multiple base.........

[xahax]

Thanks lexiled, after looking at a complete checklist here,
http://www.cardboardconnection.com/2...m-hockey-cards

I'd say i did ok too except for the duplicates.
The Hall is indeed a retro, it is 1:4 packs. The Platinum Superstars Inserts fall 1:60 packs whether its Hobby/Retail/Blaster.
On that site, there is also a complete visual guide of all the photo variation cards that are out there.

[Kessel_fan_87]

I've busted 2 blasters of this and have no dupes, odd that in one box you got so many, at least you got a Gaudreau and a nice parallel and Insert.

[drnaud81]

The dupes might actually be the rainbow parallel version. They're really similar to the base cards, but when you look it at them with a slight angle, there's some colours in the foil. It happened to me a few times to have the base AND rainbow in the same pack! But never got any dupes from blaster or hobby boxes.

[Ray33]

how much is a blaster box at walmart?

[Gallinator]

$19.99 here in USA so I'm guessing $24.99 up north?

[xahax]

i think mine was $26 or $27 threw the receipt out all ready.

[xahax]

drnaud81-- i've tilted these things every way possible, under a lamp, by a sunny window, I don't see any colors at all. I've done them both at the same time and singular, nothing. I'm thinking they are actually duplicates. I wish they would put some sort of identification on them to let you know.

[Kessel_fan_87]

$19.99 here in USA so I'm guessing $24.99 up north?

i think mine was $26 or $27 threw the receipt out all ready.

$27.99 boys.