5 Hobby Pack Break Of UD's Goodwin Champions 2013

Recently picked up 5 HOBBY packs of Goodwin Champions 2013. Despite not hitting it big, I still thought it was a very fun bust and that the product is very well done by Upper Deck. I hope they continue on with this product for 2014 which I assume they will. It's one of the best.

Goodwin Champions combines many sports and many unique concepts. Some of my favorite parts of Goodwin Champions is the Animal Kingdom patches, chances at Entomology with pieces of bugs and their Museum Pieces with dinosaur pieces and antique western pieces from the early 1900's. Not to mention the It Came From Outer Space meteor relics. How cool are these?!!!

Here's how we did with 5 Hobby packs:

Base Card

Glad to have found this guy in the packs

Unique "painting" photo's used. This was one of the favorites from the 5 packs.

Unique Concept

Fronts of our mini's

We pulled one base mini, one canvas mini and one Lady Luck mini

Let us know your thoughts on our 5 Hobby Pack Break and what your thoughts are on Goodwin Champions? Are you as big of a fan as we are?

Box Breakers: 8 Hobby Packs of Topps Update Baseball 2012

Recently broke 8 Hobby packs of 2012 Topps Update Baseball 2012. Not a bad break. 

Base cards are nice updated photos

Some rookies...Matt Moore was found

Always been a fan of mini reprints..don't think I care much for Golden Moments design though

Kinda of a cool aspect...like the Ryan

No matter who the player..love the glistening gold

4 numbered ones to 2012. Kimbrel being our best hit.

I would rate this break a:

3/5 

4 numbered ones in 8 packs isn't bad. 1:2 odds. A few good rookies. This break got a three for what you pay and what you get in return for value. There wasn't really a big hit here that would give it an even higher number.

Box Breakers: 2 Hobby packs of Topps Football 2012

Won these two Topps hobby packs from KidderCards on Twitter for a Thursday Night contest. Thought the break was good. Will wait to see your opinion of it!

Base Card

Lesser Known Rookies

Nice Rookie Find of Trent Richardson

2 packs and a hit. A Arian Foster Jersey card

Not a bad break. Didn't pull any inserts other than 2 Game Time codes though which is very odd for this Topps product as its packed with inserts. Not going to complain at all though.

I would rate this break a

4/5

Review: 2 Topps Update Baseball retail packs

Been hearing so much about this product decided to pick up a couple of packs. First impression was this product isn't that bad. For around $2 a pack..I think we did okay.

 Packaging: It stands out as it was easy to find on the shelf. And it has Bryce Harper on the front...that will draw enough attention.

Base Card

Back of a Base card...this one is rookie Matt Adams pictured below

 Base Card: Not bad, wished Topps would minimize their white borders a little and give us more photography like Upper Deck did with their MLB cards. But updated uniforms for mid season traded players and free agents is great.

Rookie Cards: They blend in with the base except that dreaded rookie logo. But love the addition of late rookies that were not included in the first two series.

Back Of the Jed Lowrie Gold parallel numbered to 2012

Back Of Jackie Robinson mini

 Inserts: I like the designs the sparkle and the mini's. What I don't like is how easy these inserts are to come by. You get at least two or three per pack. Thats way too many. I would like to see that many per box. Make then more rare. Make them worth money. There are some base cards now-a-days that are worth more than an insert card. That's a lot different from the 90's.

Auto: N/A

Memorabilia:N/A

Overall: Rookie cards and updated uniforms for players is what we like about this product. The inserts are aplenty so it will be easy to get your money back out of retail packs.

Ratings:  Bloggers Note: Our ratings are based specifically on the blaster, box or packs we opened and do not express what the overall product could bring. Ratings based on a 1-5. 1 Being the lowest and 5 being the highest.
                Packaging: 3
                Base Design: 3
                Insert Design: 5
                Memorablila/Autographs: n/a
                Blaster, Hobby Box, or Pack Value: 4

Review: Score Hockey 2011-2012 Hobby Packs

I wanted to give some hockey a try. Didn't do too bad. Purchased about 10 packs. Got a few good rookies that are inserted 1:2 packs. And some inserts too. No Nugent-Hopkins though.

Packs: Didn't hold onto any so have no pics. But eye drawing. Especially the price.

Base Cards: I always love products with subsets. Not many products do this anymore. The subsets and base cards all look nice.

 Inserts: They look nice. Design not too bad.

Rookie Cards: I don't normally separate these..but they have a unique look to them that stands out. I like rookies that are different looking than the base cards.

Autos: N/A

Memorabilia: N/A

Overall: For a product that will run you 99 cents a pack and gives you the chance to hit an auto you can't go wrong. The rookie cards look nice and some are very hard to find and are valuable. Nugent-Hopkins books for $60 right now for a 99 cent a pack product.

Ratings:  Bloggers Note: Our ratings are based specifically on the blaster, box or packs we opened and do not express what the overall product could bring.
                Packaging: 3
                Base Design: 4
                Insert Design: 3
                Memorablila/Autographs: 2
                Blaster, Hobby Box, or Pack Value: 3

Review: Topps Series 2 Baseball 2012 Hobby packs

This is a round-a-bout number of 13 packs. The review is based on that many.

Packs: Albert Pujols..that catches me!

Base Cards: I still don't care much for the bigger border, but the photography makes up for that. Just look at this Ichiro!

Inserts: Inserts aplenty!!! This product is loaded with inserts, inserts and more inserts!!! Seems like every pack you get one or two. I like the Cut Above insert. Glad Topps brought back die cuts. The Gold Standard insert looks nice as well. The Jed Lowrie Gold shiny parallel is my favorite insert out of all of them. And don't forget the Golden Giveaway code cards inserted 1:6 packs and we got two that we unlocked that turned out to be virtual items. That was a little disappointing. Can't do much with those. Would be different if you could trade those for cards with other people.

Autos: N/A Either one auto or jersey per hobby box

Jerseys: We didn't get an auto, but did pull this. I like the base cut out with the jersey piece in it. The design is quite sharp as well.

Overall: We bought the product with the intention of trying to pull a Bryce Harper rookie. We did not. Overall, not a bad product. Nice looking inserts, parallels and jersey/autos. Still wished Harper was in there, but overall pack wise would try this product. I don't think I would buy a box. With only one hit and around a $60 plus dollar limit, your money might be spent better elsewhere not unless you are in it for the inserts.

Ratings:  Bloggers Note: Our ratings are based specifically on the blaster, box or packs we opened and do not express what the overall product could bring.
                Packaging: 4
                Base Design: 4
                Insert Design: 4
                Memorablila/Autographs: 3
                Blaster, Hobby Box, or Pack Value: 3

Review: Press Pass Football 2012 6 hobby packs

Thought we would give these a try. Didn't have great results. But here is what we got!

Packs: Love that they have 3 different players.

Base: Not bad looking. Press Pass does nice with their base cards.  Landscape layout with the players jersey number in the back next to the player. Then a white bottom border with the players name in silver. Wished they had some form of license so the helmets are not so bland.

Inserts: We got a reflector numbered to 299. And every pack contained a gold parallel. The reflectors have always been one of my favorite inserts. They are like Topps Chrome refractors.


Autographs: Out of LUCK

Memorabilia: Nothing

Overall: Rating based on a 1-5 score

Pack Value: 3

Hit Potential: 4

MOJO factor: 3
Quality: 3

Sport Card Collectors Overall Rating: 3. This product has a chance for great hits. You can score up to six autographs in every box. Which is why we were surprised not to land one out of our 6 packs.