Retail Break 'Em: 2013 Topps Football Rack Pack

For Christmas, I found a rack pack of Topps Football 2013 in my stocking. Not a bad stocking gift I must say. I mostly like busting these for the rookie cards and the possible chance at a hit. Nothing too exciting here. But did add a couple more Giants cards to the PC and some more rookies.

Each rack pack comes packed with base cards with a sprinkling of inserts and rookies for $4.99. The top half of the rack pack is known, by my experience anyways, to have the better cards.

Now onto how I did:

 

Can't go wrong with these three rookies. Someday Barkley I believe will be given a chance somewhere. Moore is an up and coming Giants defensive end who could have a huge 2014 season and Williams has proven himself already in Dallas.

 

Like that Topps went back to putting 1,000 and 3,000 yard clubs into their flagship product

 

I really like the mini's despite their value not being very much

Overall, nothing overly exciting. But, for the price you pretty much get a decent break with a shot at some hits.

As always your thoughts and comments are welcomed. Also would like to know if you have busted any of these and how you fared.

Retail Break 'Em: 2014 Topps Baseball Rack Pack

With the end of the football season, I start to get antsy for new cards for 2014 to hit the market. Especially baseball cards since that season is soon upon us. So I went to Walmart to help calm that craving with the new release Topps Series 1.

I couldn't afford a blaster on this trip, but wanted to get something. A Jumbo Pack (that I still call a Rack Pack) was reasonable break for $4.98 to calm that pack craving for now. You get 36 cards per pack and 2 special blue parallels as well.

Now onto the break:

 

Despite that border that still bothers me,much rather have a borderless card, I was quite impressed with some of the photography that Topps used on these. Probably the best I have seen from them.

 

Only 3 rookies

 

Only 3 inserts. I liked this. The last few years the amount of inserts they stick in their products is way too much. I did like the designs on these.

 

Two blue parallels as promised and a third green that wasn't listed anywhere. I found out some info on it and I guess Topps stuck one of these per a rack pack as well.

 

This card caught me odd at first, mostly because I didn't notice the Power Players part, when the silver didn't shine on the card. Upon further investigating I found out it was Topps Power Players card. Similar to past years programs, the back of the Power Players card provides you with a code you can use to unlock your player online to win prizes. To find out more on this, follow this LINK. For me, I like that fact even if you don't win a prize, you still got a card of the player. In the past couple of years you would just get a basic card with the writing on the front and code. This is much better to me.

Overall, not a bad break. I felt some things Topps improved on and some were the same. If they can improve upon cutting down on the border size on the cards that would be a much better design.

As always, comments are welcomed!