Variety box break...

[garnett_21]

So I went to Walmart to buy a current blaster box - well, long and short of it is they didn't have any basketball blaster boxes, so I picked up a "$30 value" box for $19.97....16 packs and 1 GU....below are the results....

4 packs 89-90 Hoops
All base, no Jordan's, 5 AS Game cards (Ewing, Magic, Stockton, 'Nique and Barkley)

4 packs 07-08 Topps - 6 card packs
base
Rookies: Durant, Jason Smith, Cook, Brooks
57-58 variations: Duncan, Marion, Almond, Brooks
Greg Oden sweepstakes card

8 packs 07-08 Ultra
base
Ultra Premiere: Alando Tucker, Stanko Barac, Derrick Byars
Lucky 13: Yi Jianlian ($20 BV)
Ultra Gold Medallion: Thabo Sefolosha, Sean Williams
Ultra Stars: Larry Hughes

Guaranteed GU:
01-02 SPx Winning Materials Michael Olowokandi dual GU ($12 BV)

Then, after being irked by the bad break, I went back in and bought 1 08-09 Topps pack:

base
CP3 Own The Game insert (1:8 packs)

That's the rap! The Yi was good, but overall, I'm majorly disappointed in this box...nice pulling a PC card out of one pack, but that was it...maybe I should've gone with all 08-09 Topps packs

[tennisdevils]

not terrible i guess lol!

[garnett_21]

Thanks...could've been worse - couldn't have gotten the Yi I guess lol

I forgot to add the RCs from Topps, so I just did that.

[molly1984]

sorry for the rough break nathan, too bad they were out of blasters. since you live in a small town is walmart one of the only places to get cards? it may be that all the basketball fans just buy all them up quick!

[garnett_21]

Ah, its alright...yeah, Walmart is one of 4 stores - Target and 2 Kmart-like stores are the other 3, and none have good selections - that could be it, though it doesn't look like there are spots for other boxes - it's not a large section for sports cards, and the shelves are full with baseball and football blasters - oh well, at least I can trade! :-)

[underdawg]

You should save some money for hobby boxes. I thought you were doing that?

[garnett_21]

Going to - had a giftcard to Walmart :-)

[theael]

Pretty good, you could probably trade the Yi to one of his many crazed fanatics for some nice GU :) think about it that way

[garnett_21]

True, lol...good point! Maybe I can pick up another KG GU - but, I think I'll just hang onto it for now unless I get an offer I can't pass on! :-)

[gladdyontherise]

atleast you got a GU that didnt book common price of 8 :)