More retail stuff

[spuds1961]

Was not really going to buy cards yesterday but one of my calls on the ambulance was actually to target,the call actually got cancelled so since I was there what the hey,only had 15 bucks on me so I checked the pack attack 1.59 bin,bought these 5 packs.2010 Bowman platinum,2010 ud 18 card pack,09/10 ud basketball 18 card pack,2010 gridiron gear football,and there was an topps olympic pack in the bargain bin,rang up full price but I still bought it as there was a reason it was in there.Today is my first day of my 7 days off so I'll list all cards as I'm home bored and waiting on the bad weather fromthe hurricane,here goes.

2010 Bowman platinum pack.

dustin pedroia 9

buster posey rc 18

robinson cano 72

slade heathcott chrome prospect card pp17

2 Yankees and a Posey rc sweet pack for 1.59.

2010 ud 18 card pack

esmil rogers rc 14

stephen drew 55

lou montanez 78

jeff bailey 94

jake fox 124

garrett atkins 184

lance berkman 229

torii hunter 256

erick aybar 262

todd coffey 305

matt tolbert 309

noah lowry 439

ken griffey jr. 445

chris jakubauskas 453

willie harris 530

ballparks,kansas city royals kauffman stadium553

dan uggla green supreme insert s-68

ryan howard season biography insert sb-26

09/10 ud basketball next

joe johnson 4

marvin williams 5

lebron james 28

delonte west 31

tracy mcgrady 61

andrew bogut 104

hedo turkoglu 142

rashard lewis 144

beno udrih 168

rashad mccants 171

francisco garcia 172

jason kapono 185

andrei kirilenko 193

jrue holiday rc 217

larry nance immortals 286

GAME-USED NEXT

CHRIS BOSH/VINCE CARTER DUAL GAME MATERIALS PURPLE SWATCH/BLACK SWATCH DG-CB

2010 gridiron gear football next

beanie wells 1

roscoe parrish 17

matt schaub 58

david garrard 65

brian hartline 76

ahmad bradshaw 96

darrelle revis 102

desean jackson 111

mike williams 133

tony pike rc 247

Topps olympics pack next

diana lopez taekwondo 6

kayla harrison judo 13

chris colwill diving 47

paige railey sailing 53

steven lopez taekwondo 86

alex morgan soccer 90 bronze

erica mclain track and field 95 gold

ATHLETE WORN MEMORABILIA NEXT

ALICIA SACRAMONE GYMNASTICS OR-AS WHITE SWATCH

Pretty cool break for about 10 dollars after taxes,once again Football was the weakest of the packs,don't know why I can't get any football love card wise,and yes I realize you guys are probably saying he's either a pack searcher or a liar,but I'm neither I've just been on a good retail roll lately,which I'm sure will end shortly.Thanks for the read take care Steve

[andrewhoya]

Nice Dual!

[spuds1961]

Thanks Andrew makes for good trade bait.

[adadas101]

Ha, ive been accused of being a searcher before too, which is understandable when you pull $750 worth of cards in two packs, within a two week span.
But we retail buyers know that we have extreme highs, followed by extreme lows, atleast I do.
Speaking of which I think Im about do for an extreme high(wink wink).

[spuds1961]

Ha, ive been accused of being a searcher before too, which is understandable when you pull $750 worth of cards in two packs, within a two week span.
But we retail buyers know that we have extreme highs, followed by extreme lows, atleast I do.
Speaking of which I think Im about do for an extreme high(wink wink).

Good luck,you deserve it as you didn't get the luck everyone else is having with those olympic blasters,wish I had a surefire product I could suggest but everytime I suggest something for someone else the odds don't hold up.

[TheGinterGodfather]

You know steve, it hadn't crossed my mind until you mentioned it. But, why would you be buying non "hot" packs as part of your "hot" pack break? Doesn't jive. I know you can just be suckered with a fit of dumb luck. I've reached my hand into a fresh box of cards and randomly pulled out one of the hits. Other times you just pull a redemption.

And still other times, you open so many retail packs of 2011 Allen and Ginter because you were hopelessly addicted to the stuff because it was absolutely awesome you can tell if there are extra minis, missing cards, extra cards, the coupon card, the ginter code cards (the inserts, not the parallels), and yes, even the hits. Doesn't mean I rifle through the packs at the store! Just grab a blaster or two and run.

The previous poster is absolutely right, you get on retail highs and then there are the undeniable awful never-ending doldrums of the retail lows. Which is about 99% of the time for most of us, it seems like maybe 5% of the time for steve. But then again I think he's an EMT that saves people's lives, so it's probably karma or something like that.

Great break and thanks for sharing with us as always! Also keep an eye out for a package heading your way, work has finally gotten one notch below mind-bogglingly crazy so I might get it out this week. So many packages to mail...

[spuds1961]

You know steve, it hadn't crossed my mind until you mentioned it. But, why would you be buying non "hot" packs as part of your "hot" pack break? Doesn't jive. I know you can just be suckered with a fit of dumb luck. I've reached my hand into a fresh box of cards and randomly pulled out one of the hits. Other times you just pull a redemption.

And still other times, you open so many retail packs of 2011 Allen and Ginter because you were hopelessly addicted to the stuff because it was absolutely awesome you can tell if there are extra minis, missing cards, extra cards, the coupon card, the ginter code cards (the inserts, not the parallels), and yes, even the hits. Doesn't mean I rifle through the packs at the store! Just grab a blaster or two and run.

The previous poster is absolutely right, you get on retail highs and then there are the undeniable awful never-ending doldrums of the retail lows. Which is about 99% of the time for most of us, it seems like maybe 5% of the time for steve. But then again I think he's an EMT that saves people's lives, so it's probably karma or something like that.

Great break and thanks for sharing with us as always! Also keep an eye out for a package heading your way, work has finally gotten one notch below mind-bogglingly crazy so I might get it out this week. So many packages to mail...

I've been collecting forever,and with that comes the experience of knowing what to buy and what to stay away from,if I listed all the garbage I got from some of the products I bought without doing research you would be saying geez this guys luck sucks.I do have better luck than most with retail but that is because without any hobby shops that aren't extremely overpriced it's all I have to buy except for the once in a blue moon online order when my wife is feeling generous.One day when I'm extremely bored I'll post the worst of spuds breaks and then you can see that my luck averagesout,can you say 8 topps 2011 update blasters without a single Mike Trout.

[adadas101]

Good luck,you deserve it as you didn't get the luck everyone else is having with those olympic blasters,wish I had a surefire product I could suggest but everytime I suggest something for someone else the odds don't hold up.

Thanks man, Ive been hooked on the 2012 bowman Platinum lately, as for that not much has cought my eye, I think im gonna try some 2012 heritage blasters that have been accumulating dust at the local target, as I need a ton more to finish my set, and who knows I just may pull something sweet.

by the way I have a 2012 platinum die-cut, and a ruby of cano I'll be sending your way soon, take care buddy.

Eric

[spuds1961]

Thanks Eric,I finally bought a 3 pack topps chrome 2012 not a good break,and I'm not really sold on that product,anything I would want to pull I can buy off of ebay for a real cheap price.

[adadas101]

Yeah Ive never been a fan of Topps chrome, too many scrub RC autos, and not enough veteran hits, although im loving the die-cuts in this years chrome.