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.

SORTING:The Rest

Last year I tweeted out this photo on Twitter of my desk,

Immediately I had a comment of "wow that's such a disaster someone please help this guy sort things out." 

I responded with, "that's not a mess, that's how I sort. It's a bit complex."

I made a promise to that individual that I would do a segment to explain my sorting and here I am.

It really isn't as complex as it looks, at least to me. But, it is a bit in-depth with as much as I collect and as many sports as I collect.

So I thought I would make this series breaking down everything I collect and how I sort it. I hope this will explain the picture I tweeted and maybe give you some ideas for your own collection on how to sort.

Today I am showing off how I sort the rest of the sports and non sports I collect. Yes, I collect way too much. But, is there really such a thing??

When it comes to non sport, soccer, UFC, NASCAR or any hit I get from the rest of the sports I collect, they get loaded into penny sleeves, toploaders or 10ct boxes depending on how thick of a hit I get.

These hits then get placed into shoe box houses by what they are to make it easier to find something when I need to.

Up next, the base I sort by number. This is a very long process sometimes. Unlike the key four sports, I don't usually pull out an specific players or people so the stacks are bigger.

 and place into boxes marked oddball or non sport depending on what they are.

Finally, the inserts from all and 2015 Americana only get placed into binders by what they are. Every part has a small binder for it.

  

 

Once I get everything bindered, they get stacked on shelves. Not standing up of course as that damages cards in the long run as the pages start to fold overtime. They are stacked alternating so one side doesn't get squished and so I can fit many on one shelf. You may notice numbers on the outside of the binders. At one point I used to number them and keep what's in them in a notebook but that got too complicated with the alternating as I can't see all of the numbers now.

 

Another part I failed to mention above, is my giveaway/trade pile. I pull that stuff out and set it aside as I go along for people I normally trade with and which giveaways I run.

Well, that's it for how I sort everything and marks the end of this popular series.

Thanks for reading and your thoughts on my sorting are welcomed in comments. Even toss in how you sort as well.

REVIEW:2017 Topps WWE Women's Division

Another female-based wrestling release has slammed onto Walmart shelves again and is exclusively only to them. This products covers women from the WWE and NXT.

Let's check out this very quick review/break of the product.

Every blaster box of 2017 Topps WWE Women's Division comes with a good stack of cards and one hit. Blasters from what I can see run anywhere from $25 and up.

When you open up the blaster, instead of finding multiple packs, you find this....

 

I wasn't sure about this kind of packaging as I prefer opening up packs more, but it's still a fun dig through.

The 100 card base set is built upon two separate sets. 

50 cards make up the Base Roster set which is a run down of all of the ladies from NXT, WWE and legendary WWE wrestlers. The design was the same one used for soccer this year.

The Base Matches and Moments Set showcases the ladies in action at main events. Some pretty nice shots taken. That can be taken in many forms :)

There are parallels to be found as well in the base set. I didn't pull any, but here are the options, Silver /50, Blue /25, Gold /10, and Red 1/1.

Without any inserts to be found in blasters, we now jump onto the one-per-box hit.

There are a variety of hits to be found from, Autographs, Kiss Cards (I really want one of these someday), Autographed Kiss Cards, Mat Relics, Mat Relic Autographs, Autographed Kiss and Mat Relic Book, Shirt Relic

and my hit,

Retired Women's Division Championship Commemorative Relic. Mine is a silver parallel /99.

 

It's a pretty cool looking relic. I think Topps does a great job with their manu-relics. 

OVERALL, for the price of a blaster with much more hit options, if you are an WWE fan or just like collectin' the ladies, this is a fun affordable product. My only knack on it was it needed an insert set in blasters as well so it's not all base than a hit.

There are two insert sets but they can only be found in HANGER and FAT PACKS.

Pease 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. Follow Topps on all social media sites and visit their SITE, as well

Mail Day Saturday:Reader's Mail Day Part 2:Odds&Ends

Last segment of Mail Day Saturday, I shared Part 1 of reader Grady M's packed box of goodies. Today is part 2 of what was hiding within and there are still two more parts after this!

Up first we find ourselves looking at some NBA inserts including big names like Jerry West, Pete Maravich and the one and only, Larry Bird.

Donruss Scoring Kings inserts. Dirk!

The last season of Kobe and this is my first card addition of his in some time. I should probably pick up a few others before he steps away.

There was even some NASCAR in there. Even though they are not in existence anymore, you simply just gotta appreciate what Press Pass brought to trading cards. They were spot on every time.

 

And to be completely honest, these base cards for Topps WWE look awesome. The color scheme and sparkle background is what entertainment is all about.

 

Not too shabby of a mail day so far. But, things get even better after today. Stay tuned for next Saturday's Part 3.

Topps Card Of The Week: 2013 Topps Best Of WWE Big E. Langston Autograph

Review: 2013 Topps WWE Best Of Wrestling

Box Break Down:

• 24 Packs Per Box, 7 Cards Per Pack
• One Relic card per box
• Under $50 a box
• Each Box contains Twelve Hobby Exclusive Bronze Parallels and One Silver Parallel
    and Every Pack contains Three Inserts!

BASE CARDS: There are 110 Base Cards showing the hottest stories broken down into several topics. I actually quite enjoy the design here with the action photography. Usually not something I say for a Topps product with a border. Borders on cards have always bothered me. I much prefer a clean and open card with photography. But what I like about the border that it gives the time and date of each story.

INSERTS: In a box are inserts galore!! At first glance, you can't tell the difference between the inserts and the base cards. So you are thinking, man, got a ton of base cards. But upon further inspection you realize you are getting a ton of inserts.

The parallels are easy to define once you see them. And the Top Ten inserts, which by the way range from many topics voted on by fans, are a fun collection. In terms of design, they are a little bland. But the collectibility of them is the key factor. The ones with higher number are the easiest to find in boxes. Top Ten #1 fall about one (we got two) per box. It will be interesting to see how value goes on these especially the rarer ones and if people are willing to attempt to put a set together which could be a fun task.

Here are the inserts broken down in the product:

 Bronze Parallel (1:2)

- Silver Parallel (1:24)
- Gold Parallel (10 per subject)

- Top Ten # 1's (1:24)

- Top Ten # 2's (1:12)
- Top Ten # 3's (1:6)
- Top Ten # 4's & 5's (1:4)
- Top Ten # 6's & 7's (1:3)
- Top Ten # 8's - 10's (1:2)

- Printing Plates (880 Total)

AUTOGRAPHS: The autographs are supposed to be 1 in every two boxes, but I have a feeling you are going to find one per box. Ours was of Big E Langston. The product also offers Dual Autographs of some of WWE's biggest stars!

As for design, Topps stuck with the basics here.

JERSEY/PATCH CARDS: I like the swatches and the multiple colors they could use from WWE. However, gotta admit I was a little curious where this swatch was from looking at Brodus' way of wearing his shirt :$

Here are other offerings for this product for relics:
-Swatch Relics (1 per box)
- Mat Relics (1:48 packs)

OVERALL THOUGHTS: There is a good bang for your buck here with most boxes coming with 2 hits and a ton of cards and inserts. The problem I have with it was a really boring break. I kept running through each pack just to look for the hits as each card seemed the same. Usually I am a fan of base cards, but something was lacking here. I think some nice silver or gold foil-board parallels would really help this product and an addition of more inserts that don't look like the base cards. I do like how the Top Ten inserts were done and I would love to see more companies do that again. But overall, good value, but needs improvement.