Breakin' Wax:1999 Absolute SSD Football 2-Pack Break (INSERT FIND!)

 

In one of my $25 A Week challenge post, I showed off these packs I recently snagged off of eBay pretty cheap. Hobby Boxes go for $95 and over and this pack lot was around $2 a pack. I did good.

So for this post I decided to rip open two packs and see how it goes. Why not them all? Well, I come to find myself holding a pack or two time to time now from my youth. Some of these packs are getting harder to find today and I want them on hand just in case I need a nostalgic rip.

Let's see how the first pack went. There are four cards per pack and chances at inserts and a possible Barry Sanders autograph. I wouldn't ever expect that.

Checklist. Great looking card with the design being a clipboard and acetate window.

Chris McAlister could sure shut down some WR's in his day.

 

I pulled so many Eric Moulds cards back in the 90's. He wasn't the greatest player, but also wasn't too shabby. Stayed in the league awhile.

Here is what the acetate looks like being held up to light.

Michael Westbrook

Not a great rip, let's look at pack two!

Sweet! A big time player checklist with multiple great players on it. Also red which isn't a rare one by any means as the base set comes in Blue, Green, Orange, Purple, and Red with Orange being the tougher pull of the group.

Kevin Johnson

 

Craig Yeast rookie

 

SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET 1:19 pack pull of Steve Young Absolute Force. Very excited about this one!

I gotta admit, I want to build the base set but I also kind of want to rip into the final packs but will hold out.....for now.

The trip back in time opening these again was worth it for me. Then to find a Steve Young insert on top of that, mind blown.

Have any of you ever busted or seen these?

Blast From The Past:1996 Topps Football Pack Break

In 1999, a flick with Brendan Fraser and Alicia Silverstone called Blast From The Past came out. It was about a scientist named Calvin Webber who was played by Christopher Walken, that took his pregnant wife in a deep underground fallout shelter in 1962 when he thought a nuclear war was imminent. During that time, their son Adam played by Fraser (who seemed to had been in every late 90's movie) was born and was exposed to only the culture of 1962 in the shelter such as the music and TV shows of the time. Life was accustomed to not being at the surface. 

Fast forward 35 years later, their supplies and food was running low so someone would have to come above ground and take a risk to get new products. That was supposed to be Calvin, up until he was ill from stress from his one visit to the surface. So his son Adam would have to venture out in a world he had never met.....

This segment takes a look at products that may have been hidden in a underground fallout shelter for over 20 years and now just coming back out to be rediscovered....by me. Guess you can call me Adam even though my name is Matt. These are products I opened when I was first collecting and is a Part Of My Past, but may not have a memory or a Origins story to attach to them. Most products I post on here will, but some won't and those will be covered in this new segment.These products will be between the years of 1995-1999 only.

Let's just hope my experience with these breaks is better than Adams first visit to the surface.

So let's take a Blast From The Past with a one pack break of 1996 Topps Football!

I busted a ton of this stuff back in 1996 which almost made this more of a Origins post than a Blast From The Past. But, here we are.

This was the 40th Anniversary Edition of Topps football and it had a lot of great stuff within. Especially it's inserts. I am chasing many of them for sets including Broadway's Reviews (I finished this one) and Turf Warriors which I need a lot of help with (hint hint readers!!)

I paid about $1 for this pack hoping to land some insert help!

Here are the odds on those inserts.

Let's give this pack a rip ( to shorten this post some I posted the names I knew best from the pack)

Mike Mamula played for the Eagles for five seasons. Was a pretty decent LB and was also the person I pulled my first autograph card of.

Bernie has no spent more time as a assistant coach and coach then he did in his time in the NFL.

Cook didn't make it too far in the NFL only lasting 4 NFL seasons. But, he did get to don the Oilers jersey so that's pretty cool.

Mark Carrier played for 10 seasons and 3 teams.  He was also a three time Pro Bowler.

Pepper played for four teams in twelve seasons most notably with my Gmen.He was a two time Pro Bowler and two time Super Bowl Champion. Then of course as coach he added another three rings.

I always loved the 1,000 Yard club subsets but mainly the 1995 and 1996 editions. Brett Perriman was a Detroit Lion to me. Even though he had four teams in 9 seasons.

Moulds played for three teams in 11 seasons. Was a three time Pro Bowler but didn't feel like he lived all of his hype up when all of us collectors were chasing him in 1996.

Sapp was a dominant player but however plagued with controversy. However, is a Hall Of Famer with a ring and seven Pro Bowls.

Mayberry played for 10 seasons for two teams.  He was a Pro Bowler in 2002.

Rice had an amazing 12 year career playing for 4 teams. He ranks right up there all time in sacks, he was Super Bowl champion, and a 3x Pro Bowler.

Duane Clemons played for three teams in nine seasons. He didn't have a bad career in that time.

Well, for a $1 it's a bargain, but looking at this overall, not the best pack in the world.

This sums up another Blast From The Past.

Blast From The Past:1999 Bowman Chrome Football 1 Pack Break

In 1999, a flick with Brendan Fraser and Alicia Silverstone called Blast From The Past came out. It was about a scientist named Calvin Webber who was played by Christopher Walken, that took his pregnant wife in a deep underground fallout shelter in 1962 when he thought a nuclear war was imminent. During that time, their son Adam played by Fraser (who seemed to had been in every late 90's movie) was born and was exposed to only the culture of 1962 in the shelter such as the music and TV shows of the time. Life was accustomed to not being at the surface. 

Fast forward 35 years later, their supplies and food was running low so someone would have to come above ground and take a risk to get new products. That was supposed to be Calvin, up until he was ill from stress from his one visit to the surface. So his son Adam would have to venture out in a world he had never met.....

This segment takes a look at products that may have been hidden in a underground fallout shelter for over 20 years and now just coming back out to be rediscovered....by me. Guess you can call me Adam even though my name is Matt. These are products I opened when I was first collecting and is a Part Of My Past, but may not have a memory or a Origins story to attach to them. Most products I post on

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here will, but some won't and those will be covered in this new segment.These products will be between the years of 1995-1999 only.

Let's just hope my experience with these breaks is better than Adams first visit to the surface.

So let's take a Blast From The Past with a one pack break of 1999 Bowman Chrome Football!

I found someone on eBay selling packs of this for $1.99 and who can turn that down? I had an eBay gift card to use up and what better way to do so then to buy a retro pack to break especially one I broke in my youth and one that is covered in chrome.

Each pack of Bowman Chrome comes with 4 cards. Just like it's Topps Chrome counterpart

Here are the pack backs

Let's see if anything bodacious pops out.

Enis was a Top 5 draft pick that only made it three years in the league after not living up to expectations and many injuries which forced him to retire early.

Larry Parker Jr was drafted by the Chiefs in the 4th round of the 1999 NFL Draft. Didn't get to play much and career wasn't long only lasting a couple of years.

Douglas had a career of injuries playing four seasons in the NFL mostly with the Eagles after the Raiders drafted him in 1999.

 

Eric Moulds was the best player from my pack. He played 12 seasons for 3 teams and made 3 Pro Bowls

Well this was a blast from the past in terms of player names and card design, but overall, a very painful pack break. At least I get to have experienced it again and bring back those warm memories.

Trade Mail Day From 90's Niche Football Card Blog Part 4:MOULDing A Gem!

Part 4 of my trade from 90's Niche Football Card Blog takes again back to 1997 with another rare 90's insert......the PRECIOUS METAL GEMS!

These bad boys are numbered to150 and fell at a rate of 1:48. Despite how many packs of Metal I bought back in the 90's, I had zero success in pulling one. When you can't pull something you want, you resort to buying it. When searching to buy one, even the worse no-name players will run you $20 which I think is a lot but that shows the rarity on these. Especially finding them in great condition as most had chipping issues.

This one came in mint condition and was found at a bargain on eBay, so 90's Niche Football Card Blog had no problem picking it up for me as apart of our trade. No matter the player, I was happy to have it in hand, not that Moulds was a bad player either. It's just a nice looking card all around.

(you can't see it here, but there is a reflective shine that goes along with this card)

 

With this in-hand it tackles another card off my want list. Now I really want a green PMG so I guess you can say I took one off the list to only replace it. Only 15 out of the 150 made in the run were printed green, so I can only imagine what prices would be even for the worst players. Just finding one in general could be tough. But, just like my two biggest 90's additions, you just never know when or how I will pick one up.

Anyways, I gotta say a big thanks to 90's Niche Football Card Blog for helping me acquire this piece. Always feels great to knock one off the ole want list.