I Enjoyed These

I wonder with it being Columbus Day, if Christopher Columbus ever discovered wrestling cards?

I know I did last week.

Usually, I am not a fan at all of wrestling, but when one of my mail days last week included some wrestling cards they caught my eye. 

There was something appealing about them.

First off, these Revolution cards look superb. Brings me back to the 90's Revolution days and the image for Macho Man used on the Revolution design also is outstanding.

SNAP INTO A SLIM JIM!!

I have never watched John Cena wrestle, but have seen him in a few movies. Select always looks great no matter the sport, but this image also brings this card out with a 3D appeal.

 

And finally, this image with my past history of enjoying horror movies, works well. I have no idea what this entrance is or was, but it's crazy scary and I am aboard.

It's a perfect card for October.

Before I finish up this post, I just wanted to point out I don't plan on collecting wrestling cards. I already have too much I collect.

Though, I may add a couple more Prizmatic Entrance cards of Bliss, that card is just cool.

RJ's Cardboard:Another Lot Find

And we are back for the 4th edition of RJ's Cardboard. I haven't been grabbing too much RJ recently, just a few here and there so I don't know how long this series will go on for but we at least have some to look at.

My most recent was a lot under $10 that had some impressive cards in it.

I didn't have the Class of 2019 or We Got Next cards yet so they were great adds.

I really only needed one of these, but hey, what's three anyways

More Hoops rookies.

Another Prizm rookie! Can't believe it was in this lot!!

Revolution rookie. Didn't have one of those and they look spectacular!

Die Cut Superstar insert

Fireworks insert from Prizm

And that was all from one lot!

The next lot had a pair of Origins rookies including an Sp. Pretty sure I landed these for like $7.

I really like what Panini does with Origins. Always sharp.

Another 16 cards added to the PC in this post. Not sure where my PC stands at this point but will update it here sometime.

Netted This Griffey For Cheap!

As I stated many times, I am way behind on mail day posts. Today, marks another one of those mail days.

Back in January, I was searching to add a Griffey Jr Pacific Foul Pole Net card to my collection. I knew I couldn't afford both of them that are out there so I told myself I would go for the cheapest of the two. For some reason this card was listed at BIN $2.95 with $3 in shipping and I simply couldn't pull the trigger despite others going for six times more.

The listing made it sound like there was something wrong with the card so I backed off for the longest time. However, when I was down to my final $6 to use up, I saw that the card had yet to sell and decided for that cheap it was worth the gamble.

I am so glad I did.  

I looked this card the in the PSA case up and down and couldn't find a single scratch, dented corner or side on the card marking. The netting was all in place as well. Not sure what was wrong with it as it looks to be mint to me.

 

It's not very often you get to pick up such a cool card with the name Griffey on it for cheap. 

How many of you have had a similar experience like I did? Ever buy a card and it's better than it was listed? Worse? Comment below!

REVIEW:2015-2016 Panini Revolution (BIG BOOM)

The 90's are back! Well, at least some of it.

When Panini first announced the return of Revolution, a Pacific brand back in the day, I didn't know what to think. But, after opening this box, I felt a trip back to memory lane and it made me feel all warm inside. Even though Panini never really made a reference between the two sets, those of us who collected in that era and know the product will simply remember the similarities.

Read on to see the rest of my thoughts.

In every box of 2015-2016 Revolution basketball, you will find 8 Packs Per Box with 5 Cards Per Pack. Each box also comes with 7 Parallels, 4 Rookies, and 3 Inserts. No guaranteed hits. It's also been said that 98% of the autographs will be included in the product and that ALL of the autographs in the product are ON-CARD AUTOS! Boxes will run you depending on where you by from $50-$60

Find at least one autograph per inner case.

The base set is simply as I remember it in the 90's, a sparkly masterpiece. There are 150 cards in the base set featuring 100 veterans and 50 rookies. All cards feature vivid foil patterns that parallel out to different levels of rarity. Stay tuned for the parallel version talk after the jump.

Here are the rookies I pulled. Nobody big...right now anyways.

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You can look for one Cosmic, Sunburst or Futura parallel  per box, all of which are sequentially numbered to 100 or less. Stay tuned for the big boom on that.

I will do my best to explain the parallels, but you are better off going HERE on Panini's blog to see them all. They all have just one tiny difference that is easiest to see on their scans on the link.

Here is a Nova and Infinite parallel both falling at 1:6 packs. Nova is on the left.

More infinite parallels...

More Nova....

Cosmic numbered to 100 pull.

And the huge boom, Futura numbered to 25 of MVP Steph Curry. Man it's a beauty of a card.

My other insert pulls. All of which fit the theme of the overall product.

This one if pretty cool. It's a die cut.

And my box wasn't lucky enough to pull an autograph from. But, you know what? That doesn't bother me. I think the price is reasonable, the cards look nice, and it's built like a 90's product. It's built from the base cards up. The autographs are tougher pulls, but it also adds value to them.

So I guess it depends on what you are looking for in a product. If you are looking for a big pull or per hit box product, well, you may want to look elsewhere. Even though some nice pulls are waiting here. If you are looking for a fun product that will take you down memory lane, well, this if for you.

Small risk, possible good return here. The parallels once figured out, are worth more than you think and even base cards of good players have book value of $1 or more which hasn't happened since the 90's.

Thoughts on this product are appreciated!

Sunday's With Rodney:1997 Pacific Revolution

Foil and sparkle, you have my attention.

One of my favorite late 90's bust was Pacific Revolution. The 150 card product featured color photos of the featured player with holographic foil, etching and embossing. There was the team logo up in the top right corner which sometimes seemed lost or misplaced to me. But, the blend of design looks nice and even better in person. Pacific made some impressive base cards.

The back of the card has a small player head photo, which doesn't look good here especially since they didn't match that size with the Giants logo below it. Feels like a floating head to me. The back also covers some of the players career highlights.

 

 

A big thanks goes out to Jammin JDcards for helping me add this one to the Hampton Cardboard Craze. If you would like to help it out and have some unneeded Rodney Hampton cards that are collecting dust, check out my major want list right HERE and support the cause.

What are your thoughts on 1997 Pacific Revolution?