Breakin Wax: 2014 Upper Deck Conference Greats Football 2-Box Break

After busting ten hobby packs of Upper Deck Conference Greats, I was hooked. So when I had the chance to open two hobby boxes, I was even more excited.

In every box of 2014 Upper Deck Conference Greats football there are 24 packs with 8 cards per pack. There is also one autograph and two memorabilia cards per box as well and one box topper.

I did really well with my box toppers, especially with pulling soon-to-be offensive rookie of the year Beckham that also fits in my PC. I haven't been more excited about a Giants rookie in some time. This guy is incredible to watch and made the bad Giants season more watchable.

Speaking of Giants, one of my favorites in Rodney Hampton was found in here. The base set is a mix of legends, veterans and rookies. There are also team schedule cards that I wasn't really a fan of.

There are also Hi-Series rookies and veterans that fall at different rates. I like these a lot. This product reminds me a lot of 1997 Upper Deck baseball in terms of design on these and being short-printed into the master set.

There are base cards parallels as well. Pewter, Copper and Black. Black is the toughest pull only numbered to 10.

- Regular Cards Pewter Parallel (1:1)
- Regular Cards Copper Parallel (1:4)
- Regular Cards Black Parallel (# to 10) - See more at: http://www.dacardworld.com/sports-cards/2014-upper-deck-conference-greats-football-hobby-box#sthash.otuvv9Yg.dpuf

BOOM! Just wished it wasn't a lineman.

Here are the memorabilia hits. I like the School Pride hits and there are rare versions to find to. The regular memorabilia hits are a bit disappointing only because they are not game worn and to me, that hurts them. I am not an event worn kinda guy.

My two autographs. Craig Yeast who I used to pull a lot in the 90's of when he played for the Bengals and former Patriots Quarterback, Babe Parilli. The funny part, the Parilli autograph and memorabilia card both came in the same box.

I like the autographed cards a lot in this product. They are from players you may or may not remember and includes superstars from today. I think the gold signatures from what I have seen look best on the back and white older photos than the newer ones as they seem to get lost.

Overall, not a bad break nor a great one. I will say there is plenty to find in this product when you do hit something and I do like the base cards despite not filling a simple set in 2 boxes worth. Right now prices on it are good, so if I were you and you like what you see, give it a try. Couldn't hurt.

Hobby Break 'Em: 10 Pack Break Of 2014 Upper Deck Conference Greats

Upper Deck recently released this 2014 Conference Greats products and I was curious what this product consisted of so I had the opportunity to open it and see.

Each pack of Conference Greats comes with 8 cards per pack. Each hobby pack will run you roughly $3-$4 depeding on where you buy. Each hobby box comes with one autographs and 2 memorabilia cards.

First up I wanted to discuss the base cards. I like the design and the checklist is fun. It includes players you may not find in packs anymore such as Eric Moulds and Jared Lorenzen.

There are a few rookies from this great class including Manziel and my boy Beckham Jr.

However, I wasn't a fan of the schedule cards. I felt as if they were a set filler. I totally get what Upper Deck was attempting to do, but I just wasn't a fan of including these in this set. It doesn't fit.

Here are my Pewter parallels. These can be found one-per-pack.

 

Two great ones here with Evans and Beckham! 

 Copper parallels I pulled falling at 1:4 packs. There is also a tough black parallel that is numbered to 10.

Then you find the following as well. These are base set hi series stars and rookies. They fall roughly 1:2 packs. I loved this idea for us master set chasers and it reminds me of chasing down the 1997 Upper Deck baseball series 2 set with the etched cards in it that fell at odds as well.

I think I did good here landing Manziel.

Base Set Hi Series Stars
- Base Set Hi Series Rookies - See more at: http://www.dacardworld.com/sports-cards/2014-upper-deck-conference-greats-football-hobby-box#sthash.qXvNOYn8.dpuffall roughly 1:2 packs

 

And out of my ten packs I landed an autograph. A tough one at that since it's the hi-series rookie version at 1:170. It's not anyone I know, but I really like the design so it has a place in my collection.

 

Overall, not a bad break. I pulled a tough auto, pulled a couple Manziels and a Beckham.

I think this product will have it's following. There is a fun checklist, some incredible autograph match-ups and cool School Pride memorabilia cards. This may also be fun for those set collectors who like a bit of a challenge.

If your a fan of those things and college football, this product is for you.