REVIEW:2018 Topps Gallery Baseball Collector Box

That artistic feel that was from the 90's and returned a few years ago is back for more action in 2018.

This product is a Walmart Exclusive product meaning it's only sold at Walmart unless you buy some off from online sites like eBay. But, I don't suggest that as the boxes are always marked up. These come in a different levels but today I am breaking the retail equivalent of a hobby box.

Last years product I was pretty happy with and was happy it returned for another year. What were my thoughts on this edition? Well, read on to see my thoughts.

 

In every box of 2018 Topps Gallery baseball Collectors Box is 20 packs of 5 cards per pack. You will find two autographs per box and boxes currently run at $80.

Each box also comes with a box topper. For some reason my picture of the card didn't upload, but mine was a base version of Adrian Beltre. But you can find original pieces in these toppers. Pretty cool.

The base set is done by a great group of artists, seen here on a filler card,

and captures each player in the 200 card base set and throughout the product. The base set features current stars,

legends of the game,

and all of the key rookies. Surprisingly for once I found them all in my break.

 

There are also 50 short prints to chase to make up the total of 200. Adding short prints to a base set I have always been fond of. Makes the chase for the base set more challenging and adds value to it instead of putting the whole thing in a box.

The product also features parallels. But, which ones don't anymore.

This is a Private Issue

And this is a Orange /25

 

Other parallels include, Wood, Green /99, Blue /50, Red 1/1, and Printing Plates 1/1.

Inserts have parallels as well. These include, Green /250, Blue /99, Orange /25, and Red 1/1

Heritage Set. 40 cards to chase in this one.

Masterpiece has 30 cards in all to collect.

 

 Hall Of Fame Gallery set has 30 cards to collect

here was a green parallel find!

Now onto my autograph finds. Try not to look if you can and just sigh.

Cam Gallagher

Nick Pivetta

Ouch. I haven't heard of either of those guys. I am sure more in-depth fans have but from such a big checklist I had hoped to at least land one name I know.

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

• Cut Signatures
• Hall of Fame Gallery Autographs
• Impressionists Autograph
• Masterpiece Autographs 

OVERALL: Well, I love the look of the product, just too bad for $80 my box didn't provide me with a decent hit. It was a rough break in terms of value.

I like the switch to a white border for the base cards instead of colored and the gold foil helps add a distinguished look overall. The inserts don't look too bad either.

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 a new contest coming up. Follow Topps on all social media sites and visit their SITE, as well.

REVIEW:2018 Bowman Platinum Baseball Collectors Box

Finally! A product exclusive to only Walmart. If we aren't going to find all products in shops or online stores, I prefer a product to Walmart over Target. Why? Well, I have 0 Targets around me. There will be one soon, the first in my state, but it's over two hours away. That's quite the drive for a retail exclusive card product. Especially if I take the drive and they are sold out.

There are three ways to buy Bowman Platinum. Fat Packs, Blasters and Collectors Boxes. Today we take a look at a Collectors Box. Retails hobby box.

This stuff at one point this year was hotter than Jennifer Love Hewitt in the 90's.

Every Collectors Box of 2018 Bowman Platinum baseball comes with 20 packs of 5 cards each. Each box comes with 2 autographs and boxes run roughly $90.

The base set is 100 cards deep. The set includes players of today and tomorrow. The base card design is quite different. A wavy player-getting-squeezed-out-of-a-tube-of-toothpaste design is the best way to describe it. So this could technically be Crest Bryant ;)

 

There are also Bowman Prospects to chase as well. 100 of those to collect in all. The Gleyber Torres is sadly an error card that features Ronald Torreyes by mistake. Sigh.

 

 

There are also Sp base card photo variations. Luckily the code on the back helps with determining those like in flagship. Codes ending in 264 and variations end in 303.

I pulled two parallel cards in my break. Seager is a green /99 while the orange C.J. Chatham is orange /25 and falls 1:191 packs.

 

Inserts in Bowman Platinum have the following parallels of Purple /250, Green /99, Orange /25, FoilFractor 1/1 and include,

Prismatic Prodigies. The Duplantier is a purple /250. These fall 1:5 packs and there are 40 to collect.

 

Platinum Presence. 20 cards fall 1:10 packs.

 

And Rookie Revelations. These look awesome by the way and are the best designed of this years product by a mile. This would have made a great base card design. There are 20 of these to collect and fall 1:5 packs.

 

Now onto my two autographs

 

And a green /99

  

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

• 80-Grade Prospect Autographs
• Platinum Cut Autographs
• Platinum Rookie Auto Pieces
• Platinum Patches
• Hunter Greene Short Prints
• Hunter Greene Short Prints
• Prismatic Prodigies Autographs
• Rookie Revelations Autographs

OVERALL: Not a bad break. I actually had fun busting the packs and looked forward to every pack after. I have always been a fan of this product whether it was done in football (Topps Platinum) or baseball and the designs have always been eye appealing.

I didn't hit it too big in this box, but I have seen plenty of other noteworthy breaks. I think it's a winner no matter which platform you decide to open of it. I have seen hits out of the blasters and fat packs.

 

Please take a minute out to thank Topps for providing the box to review. Some of the cards you see above will be included in the Fantasy Baseball contest! Follow Topps on all social media sites and check out their website HERE for cards and more!  

REVIEW:2017 Topps Heritage Minors Baseball

For the prospectors in us, there is a great line of Bowman products but there is also a Topps minors line. Today's review is of one of those products and it's from everyone's favorite throwback product, Heritage.

Let's see how this break went.

In every hobby box of 2017 Topps Heritage Minors is 18 Packs with 8 Cards Per Pack. Boxes come with one autograph and one relic per. Boxes run around $50 currently.

Today's stars of Minor League Baseball are featured on the 1968 Topps base card design with the burlap bag look just like with the MLB version. 

There are 220 cards in the base set.

Some of the Key Prospects you will find in here are, Amed Rosario, Micker Adolfo, Leody Taveras, Mickey Moniak, Luis Alexander Basabe, Greg Allen, Chance Adams, Alex Kiriloff, Nick Senzel, Bobby Dalbec, Clint Frazier, Estevan Florial, Ryan Mountcastle, Zack Collins, Jake Bauers, Bobby Bradley, Fernando Tatis Jr., Gleyber Torres, Ozzie Albies, Austin Hays, Eloy Jimenez, Chance Sisco, Forrest Whitley, Kyle Tucker, Willie Calhoun, Michael Kopech, Walker Buehler, Rhys Hoskins, Bo Bichette, and Rafael Devers.

Just like the 2017 Topps Heritage MLB product, the minor leagues also have tough-to-pull variation short prints. There is Facsimile Signature Variations that fall 1:328 packs and Error Variations fall 1:82. You can confirm if you have one once again by using the code system in the small print at the bottom corner of the card. Base cards have two different endings this time around. Some end in 08, others in 13.  Short prints that run 201-220 end in 18. Facsimile Signature variations cards end in 19 while Errors end in 20.

There are also parallels to find in the product. Seems like they fall one-per-box. I pulled this Blue Border Parallel

 

There is also, Gray Border Parallel that are numbered to 25 and Orange Border Parallel  Numbered 1/1.

Insert time!

Baseball America All-Stars showcase top prospects across all levels of Minor League Baseball using the Baseball America name like a cover. These fall 1:6 packs.

1968 perimeter-cut cards pay homage to the originals in 1968 with today's top Minor League stars. These fall 1:5 packs.

I dig these. 1968 Topps Game Mascots. They fall 1:9 packs.

Every box also comes with two code cards, mine didn't upload into this post for some reason, that gives you a chance at the Make Your Pro Debut promotion. That promo allows you to get a full day experience of the minor leagues including your own baseball card. Really cool! Wished there was a MLB version.

Now onto the hits! 

Real One Autographs are simply just on-card autos featured on the 1968 design. They have parallels of, Blue Border Parallel, Gray Border Parallel and Orange Border Parallel.

'68 Mint Relics was my next pull. First time I have seen one of these. It's a nickel minted in 1968.I think it's a cool relic but don't think everyone will agree. Sometimes not finding a plain jersey swatch is a good thing.

 

There is also Gray Quarter Parallel, Black Quarter Parallel and Autograph Relic Parallel.

Other hits not found in my box are, Fantastic Feats Autographs, Looming Legacy Autographs

and Clubhouse Collection Relics

OVERALL, price is pretty solid for a prospecting product. Some big names mixed in with some lesser names which makes prospecting even more fun. If you are a fan of minor league collecting or like prospecting I can't see why you wouldn't want to dig into a box of this.

Please make sure to take a minute out to thank Topps for providing this box for me to review as they help provide prizes for me to giveaway in the MLB Pick Em Promotion! Follow Topps on all social media sites and visit their SITE, as well