CARDBOARD CONTEST!! Win This AWESOME Lot Of Topps Cards

Hey guys!
So far this year on the blog has been the biggest and best year to date and I wanted to take a minute and thank you readers by hosting a giveaway. Maybe one of the biggest I have done.

The prize, well, the winner can be ANY, ANY six cards out of this lot of four pictures.

 

Thomas Fish mini Sp in this lot

 For the autograph lovers

 I know someone must want this /10 Black Refractor

Yeah, I put this in there. I bet this will be the biggest want.

Here are the rules and how to enter. There are three ways to do so. ENTRANTS MUST HAVE A U.S. SHIPPING ADDRESS and must acknowledge that the prize will be shipped safely PWE and that I am not or Topps responsible for lost, stolen or damaged mail. I will ship it safe as I can but can't promise that the USPS will handle it that way.

Here is how you enter. Depending on how you are reading this there are three different ways.

1. BLOGGERS: Pick out your favorite post on this blog from this year or past years, post a link of it on your blog and tell me why it was your favorite and do your own post related to the one you chose of mine. Such as if I am talking about a favorite PC card, show yours or if you choose a Origins story about my favorite song, do yours. Comment on this post with a link to your blog post.
2. TWITTER FOLLOWERS: Tweet out your favorite Sport Card Collectors post this year or in the past and tell YOUR followers why you liked it and make sure to tag me @SportCardCollec so I can see your entry. If not, I can't count it as I didn't see it.
3. FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS: Post on your own wall your favorite post from Sport Card Collectors from this year or the past and make sure to tag Sport Card Collectors in your post so I can see it.

ONE WINNER from all three social media platforms will win on random.org and be announced in the comments of this post. You all will have a week to complete this. There is a shot for two winners, one grand prize winner who gets to pick their cards first and then a second who can pick from what's left, IF this turns really big. By really big, I expect 50 entries combined the three platforms.

Thanks for reading as always and there will be more to come from this blog including more changes down the road.

CARDBOARD REVIEW:2019 Bowman Sterling Baseball (HUGE HITS)

Guess what's back...back again...Sterlings back..tell your friends.

Well, I am.

It's been five long years since we have seen Bowman Sterling but now it's back on the market and it is hot stuff. I have seen so many breaks of it and just about all of them had big hits.

So when I finally got my hands onto a box, I hoped to hit the same and guess what....I did.

Wanna see it, well read on!

 

Every box of 2019 Bowman Sterling baseball comes with 5 packs of 6 cards. Each pack has an autograph, making it five autographs per box, and each box runs roughly $220.

BASE:

The base is a simple chrome design. Looks pretty familiar to past releases. Has a border which most collectors like.

There are 100 cards in the base set including rookies and prospects. So this is not a veteran based product. However, all of the key prospects and rookies are included.


PARALLELS:
Being chromed, we are expecting refractors and they did not disappoint here.

Overall look at refractors:
Base Refractor /199, Speckle /99, Gold /50, Blue /25, Black Atomic /10, Red /5, SuperFractor 1/1, and Printing Plates 1/1.

Base refractor

Blue /25

INSERTS:
I don't know how often inserts fall, but I pulled one and it was a beaut!

Sterling Retrospect Black Atomic refractor /10!

HITS:
Overall looking at the autograph parallels, Base Refractor /150, Wave /125, Speckle /99, Orange /75, Gold /50, Blue /25, Black Atomic /10, Red /5, and SuperFractor 1/1.

Blaze Alexander

Ronny Mauricio

Travis Swaggerty Speckle /99

Luis Urias refractor! Nice card!

Vladimir Guerrero Jr! Woooooooooooooooooo! Blue Sterling Die Cut auto /25! This was actually out of my first pack so it set the pace for the rest of the break.

Other hits not in my box include,

• Sterling Retrospect Autographs
• Dual Refractor Autographs
• Triple Refractor Autographs

OVERALL THOUGHTS: Don't think I have opened anything this hot all year. Two nice autos, three others with potential. Then on top of it some decent named base and a /10 insert hit. I can see why I could hear and see so many collectors raving about this product.

My only wish going forward if this product continues to stay is adding in some veteran content. Maybe like 50 base. I know most Bowman products focus on rookies and prospects but it would be great to see some vets mixed in with these great designs.

If you want in on a box break of this product without paying box prices, I suggest Midwest Box Breaks as they pull fire!

Please make sure to take a minute out to thank Topps for providing this box for me to review and to be able to add cards to the giveaway on Twitter I am hosting. Please follow me there to enter @SportCardCollec. Also follow Topps on all social media sites and visit their SITE, as well 

REVIEW:2018 Topps Tier One Baseball (BONUS HIT)

I have been drooling over Tier One since I saw the preview images. The bat knob cards especially. It's a hobby dream of mine to own one of those someday. I don't care who the player is.

Tier One is one of those high end, high risk, high return possibility products that I am always on the fence with.

This break was a pretty decent one. I have seen some incredible ones and some good ones and some that were flat out fails. It's all about the luck you can have. You take the gamble and you can win big time, but you also have to be aware that you may also fail. Just like with a lottery ticket.

So let's see how my break went.

In every box of 2018 Topps Tier One baseball there are three cards. Yes, three. Two will be autographs and one will be a relic. My box was a hot box with a bonus hit. Boxes run around $120-$150 so you are hoping each card you hit will be worth at least the $50 to break even.

Since there are no base or inserts, we will head straight to the hits.

Tier One relics are all numbered differently, but have an high end design feel to them. The relics come with parallels of Dual Relic /25 and Triple Relic 1/1 and come in veteran/rookie levels along with

 

Legends ones. I didn't do to shabby with this sweet orange/red swatch from the great Nolan Ryan. I will say this relic looks so much better on the design then the plain white.

 

There are many autograph options in Tier One, but most commonly you will find the Breakout Autographs. Which is very rookie heavy with 91 in the set. They are numbered /299 or less and have parallels of Bronze Ink /25, Silver Ink /10, and Gold Ink 1/1.

 

Some of the rookie autograph have 2 versions like this Nicky Delmonico which I pulled the B version I believe and same goes for this...

 

Ozzie Albies!!!

 

Other hits not found in my box but could be in yours includes,

• Tier One Autographs
• Tier One Talent Autographs
• Clear One Autographs
• Prime Performers Autographs
• Dual Autographs
• Triple Autographs
• Cut Signatures
• Autographed Tier One Relics
• Dual Autograph Tier One Relic Book
• Tier One Autographed Bat Knobs
• Tier One Autographed Limited Lumber
• Autographed Prodigious Patches
• Signature Tools Autograph Relics
• Cut Signature Relics
• Tier One All-Star Patches
• Tier One Bat Knobs
• Tier One Limited Lumber
• Prodigious Patches

And to see the overall checklist for this product, you can find it here:

https://www.topps.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018-Topps-Tier-One-Baseball-Checklist.pdf

OVERALL THOUGHTS.......

Like I said in my opening, it's a high risk product that could potentially give you a high return. My box was an good break saved by the Ozzie but still not as great of a box as it could be.

But, with so many big hit options to find, if you are one who likes gambling and like big time hit chances, this is the product to give it a go in.

If you are like me who can't really afford a product like this, find a breaker. It will feel like less of a gamble that way if you go hitless or don't hit it big. 

 

As in terms of design, the product looks nice from top to bottom. The patches are sharp and the other relics look good in the design.

I do suggest giving the product a try no matter how you want to. The big hits are waiting for you!

Thanks goes out to Topps for providing this box for me to break, show the hits to you and to review. Some of the hits in today's break will be used for a variety of contests so you can reap the benefits of Topps providing me this box to break. Please give them a thank you for doing this so we can continue to do this. Also, check them out on all social media sites and on their website which you can find HERE for all of your MLB, MLS, Walking Dead, and more needs.

Ozzie Albies Mail Day

For the first time in awhile, my mail box actually contained something yesterday. I not only got that surprising mail day from @JGfan24ever I shared yesterday, but I also got my mail day from Sports Card Info from a recent contest he held.

First off, he threw in this really cool piece of sport card blogger memorabilia. This will be displayed with my Rodney Hampton sketch card from Baseball Card Breakdown

 

And here is the main prize. Ozzie Albies rookie jersey auto from Bowman Inception. I don't know much about prospects, but I do like to prospect lol. What does that mean, I basically try to get a rookie card of everyone I can. If they are an auto, jersey or auto jersey, it's a bonus.

But, I did hear from a friend yesterday that this guy could be the Braves starting 2nd baseman next year but did recently just get hurt. So who knows. Either way, solid looking card other than his sloppy auto.

 

A really nice mail day from Sports Card Info and a huge thanks goes out to him for it. I also appreciate the bonus!

 

If you haven't checked out his blog, he has some unique segments like Pin-Up Of The Week (it's not what you are thinking it may be), good reviews and a always a card of the day post. Not to mention, weekly contests that are very easy to enter.