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10-15-2008, 11:23 AM #1
Yesterdays New Arrivals
All 08 topps chrome refractors.
2 reds #'d/25, 1 blue (Pujols), 1 tchc #d / 400(also Pujols) and one kobayashi auto ref.#'d / 500
Despite turning of the flash ,
the overhead lights caused a bit of white out here and there.
Work was horrifically boring yesterday. These got me thru the day.
The pujols insert ref is freakin magnificent !
Last edited by MetDude; 10-15-2008 at 11:26 AM.
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10-15-2008, 11:24 AM #2
Very nice - that Pujols seems like it'd be a nice refractor. A lot of the cards in that set have a poor design for the refractor finish.
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10-15-2008, 11:33 AM #3
agree !
the busier the background
the less the WOW effect the refractor has.
Check out a jim thome ref. the background is mostly infield (grass / dirt)
the refractor WOW effect is high.
look at some cards with alot of fans / dugout/ players etc in the background and there are times youre like
oh thats a refractor huh ? really ?? oh yeah there it is ...
Last edited by MetDude; 10-15-2008 at 11:35 AM.
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10-15-2008, 12:25 PM #4
agree !
the busier the background
the less the WOW effect the refractor has.
Check out a jim thome ref. the background is mostly infield (grass / dirt)
the refractor WOW effect is high.
look at some cards with alot of fans / dugout/ players etc in the background and there are times youre like
oh thats a refractor huh ? really ?? oh yeah there it is ...
And Topps is starting to do it with their base sets - too much noise makes for unattractive refractors. Their Bowman sets are perfect - simple and nicely designed, so the parallels are always great.
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10-15-2008, 01:08 PM #5
Ive noticed that about the Bowman refractors as well.
My wife said and i quote " hey these are more refractory then the topps"
Despite that, i find the bowman chrome kind of a yawner.
not sure why, just do.
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10-15-2008, 02:22 PM #6
I don't like Bowman Chrome either - I just like the way they look. I don't like the fact that it's basically refractor or bust, no inserts or anything like that.
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10-15-2008, 03:08 PM #7
Thats it in a nutshell for me too i guess.
Although,
At first i was like "oh whats that head of the class insert series ?"
then i saw the odds and knew i wasnt pulling another.
even without the autos the card design itself is INTERESTING.
too bad there was no creativity at all with the rest of em.
https://www.sportscardforum.com/showthread.php?t=602759Last edited by MetDude; 10-15-2008 at 03:11 PM.
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10-15-2008, 04:12 PM #8
Those are all very nice!
Thanks for sharing!
Darin
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Originally Posted by andrewcstein 
