MASSIVE GIVEAWAY!!

I decided instead of doing multiple giveaways with multiple shipping, i would just combine them into one massive giveaway!!

Because this is a decent giveaway, there will be am extra step from the last giveaway.  Of course this has to do with building up the two blogs i will be working on the most.

Here is what i am giving away,

Here is how to enter:

1.Must have a U.S. Address

2 MUST FOLLOW Cards Over Coffee (if you already do say so in comments) and comment when you do

3.MUST FOLLOW Big Blue Cardboard (if you already do say so in comments) and comment when you do

4.Follow all 3 steps, 1-3. You are entered!

5.Winner chosen in 2 weeks!

Thank Panini America for their generosity!!!

Breakin Wax:2022 Sage Football Blaster Box

Even though I haven't been as big of a Sage fan since they lost their collegiate license, I still find myself wanting cards of the next rookie class, so I find some. 

This was one of the last blasters sitting on the shelf so I took it. There are five packs per box and 60 cards overall. Blasters run $22.

The packs came silver, and the autograph pack was separate like it usually is. That actually drives me nuts.

One thing I immediately liked is the base card design. Bright, colorful base takes away from the usual white background with players featured in working out attire.

Cool write up on the back, but I do wished there were stats.

By the way, I pulled four of the Willis' in my box...

There are a few inserts to find as well which are just as bright and colorful

This Artistry Willis looks super cool. Marvel hero maybe?

And now onto the three autographs,

Did I miss a photo...nope. I got two autographs instead of three. Wonder if the third one was a better player?

I contacted Sage via Twitter and apparently have to mail in a bunch of stuff that sounds like a pain. So I may not bother and they want the receipt which I had already tossed.

Thoughts on my break welcomed in comments and whether you buy Sage products to.

CARDBOARD REVIEW:2021 Bowman's Best Baseball (AND NICE GIVEAWAY )

Will there be a baseball season? Do any of us know? I can't see the entire season being lost but some for sure at this point. Let's hope we at least get half a season and a Yankees World Series win.

I see your glare about that last part, and I also see the high fives from fellow Yankee readers. For me, that was a winning sentence.

At least for now, baseball enthusiasts have cards to open and can see their favorite players that way.

Today, while I am waiting for the season to kickoff, I am opening up a box of Bowman's Best baseball 2021. Let's see how it goes shall we?

Each Master Box of 2021 Bowman's Best baseball comes with 2 mini boxes. Each mini box comes with 6 packs. Each Mini box also comes with refractors and 2 autographs each. Each Master Box is roughly $450-500. So a steep gamble.

BASE SET:

 

The base set for Bowman's Best is chromed like it always has been. It is only 100 cards and is built up of veterans (check out my first Gallo in a Yankee uni)

Rookies

And rookies.....hmmm...no rookie logo...prospects then. This is a hard one for me. My definition for a true rookie card is a rookie that is apart of a base set. This one is. However, a product like Bowman has its prospects separately making those non rookies.

So before I move on, let me know your thoughts on this topic in comments. Is this Franco a rookie card?

PARALLELS:

Anything that comes chromed, has plenty of parallels.

Here are the offerings for Bowman's Best

Refractor, Atomic, Purple /250, Aqua Lava /199, Blue /150, Green /99, Gold Lava /75, Gold /50, Orange /25, Red /10, Red Lava /5, and SuperFractor 1/1.

Green /99

Purple /250

Base silver refractors that fall 1 per pack.

More base refractors. Not bad names mixed in at all!

 

Atomic

INSERTS:

Inserts have the following parallels,

Atomic, Lava /50, and SuperFractor 1/1

Heatwave. This may possibly be the greatest looking insert I have ever seen. I want the Jasson Dominguez version and want it now! These fall 1:6 packs and have 30 cards to chase. I saw someone on Twitter recently finish this set. Looks sweet!!

Rookie Craftsmanship that falls 1:8 packs. There are 18 cards to collect.

Future Vibrance has 40 cards to collect that fall 1:3 packs.

HITS:

Four autographs were to be found..

I keep hearing things about this guy but don't know much about him other than his poor signature.

Fun auto, but don't know him.

Here's a name I know! And guess what, you're gonna have a chance to win it!

And my final hit, I recognize this name as well but it's a redemption. Bleh.

OVERALL THOUGHTS:

Price point is really high on this one, but it's a fun rip. I love chromed products as you guys know and refractors. Other than price, this product is for me.

Did I feel I got my money back on this one, no. But, the Mize was a solid pull.

GIVEAWAY TIME!!!

ONE PERSON SCORES THIS LOT FOR MY 10 YEAR BLOG GIVEAWAY THAT CONTINUES!

TO ENTER,

1. Have a U.S. Address. Sorry, can't afford to ship outside U.S.
2. Thank Topps for their support in these giveaways by checking out their website I linked.
3. Comment below your thoughts on this product or the Wander Franco "rookie"
4. Earn an extra entry by FOLLOWING Big Blue Cardboard on the right side of the blog which you can HERE. Comment below if you did and i will double check!
5. Earn another entry by FOLLOWING Card Over Coffee on the right side of the blog which you can HERE.. Comment below if you did and i will double check!
6. POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR ON YOUR BLOG SOMETHING WITH A LINK TO BIG BLUE CARDBOARD AND OR CARDS OVER COFFEE FOR ANOTHER BONUS ENTRY. MAKE SURE TO LINK IT BELOW FOR IT TO COUNT!
7. You can earn up to 4 bonus entries on this one. 
8. Good Luck to all that enter. A winner will be announced next week and then the next giveaway will be coming.

CARDBOARD REVIEW:2021 Bowman Platinum Baseball Mega Box

I will admit that I didn't watch one single MLB playoff game and am probably the only person who didn't. Just not a fan of baseball anymore but would like to say congrats to the Atlanta Braves and their fans on the win. At least Houston didn't win.

Even though I don't watch baseball doesn't mean I don't collect baseball cards, because I still do. Cards are cards to me and I am still a big rookie card guy. So seeing this rookie class along with the next one in today's prospecting product makes me smile.

Here comes Bowman Platinum that can only be found in retail at Walmart in both blaster and mega box form.

In every box of 2021 Bowman Platinum Mega there are 20 packs of 5 cards each. Boxes run $80 and they also come with two autographs. In today's hobby standards, this is actually a pretty sweet deal looking at the player checklists for autographs.

BASE:

 

The base card set is made up of 100 cards with veterans

and rookies. They have a rainbow foil shine and stick with the basics Platinum has always brought us. Except it feels the cardboard they print on seems to get thinner every year. Maybe they ran over a Gypsy. (don't get the reference, watch the movie thinner by Stephen King)

Just like with Bowman that has rookies and veterans, there is a separate Prospects checklist of 100 cards. Honestly, I would rather have these be apart of the base set. It's my same feelings for Bowman.

PARALLELS:

Bowman Platinum offers the following parallels.

Ice Foil, Foilboard /299, Aqua Ice Foilboard /250, Pink /199, Blue /150, Green /99, Green Icy Foil /99, Gold /50, Orange /25, Red /10, and Foilfractor 1/1.

The odds are never in your favor as there are no guarantees you will get a parallel in a box, but they do exist. I pulled a blue /150.

INSERTS:

Platinum Etchings is a tough pull that I didn't know until now. These fall 1:267 packs.

Precious Elements has 30 cards at 1:5 odds.

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Renowned Rookies has 20 cards to collect and falls 1:5 packs.

Meteoric falls 1:10 packs and has 20 cards to collect.

HITS:

Pitcher auto..

Freddy Valdez

I must point out before coming to my overall thoughts that even though I landed two prospect autographs in my break does not mean there are not veteran hits to find. There a big names on the checklist like Trout and Judge to and even relic cards.

OVERALL THOUGHTS:

Two autographs, a good amount of cards=success I think. Even though my box didn't provide a big boom, that just means I left those out there for you to find.

Let me know your thoughts about this product in comments!

A Giant Haul

Like we always do. Shane and I pulled off a big trade in what will lead up to a much bigger trade by years end.

Today's haul was a Giant one...yes bad puns today. This isn't even all of the Giants cards as there were Rodney Hamptons involved as well, but most Hamptons I had except for one. That one will be featured on my weekly segment.

For now, enjoy the rest of my haul,

A trio of Julian Love autos

I have been wanting a Dungey auto and got my first Holmes Giants jersey auto

Numbered Shepard cards

A duo of Toney autos, one of these is /7

Red Zone Toney /20

A handful of Toney Score rookies

Slayton base rookies

A couple of Slayton relics

Slayton auto relic

A pair of nice Slayton Contenders autos, both are die cut and numbered to 86

A guy finally proving his worth this season, Danny Dimes.

More Dimes

And a relic of him

Up next, my winner for design of the year in 2019 for a Panini football product.

 

These Titans were included in Panini Chronicles. I was quite surprised that this didn't turn into a product. I am just glad two Giants were on the checklist.

Thanks again to Shane for the beginning parts of this mail day, more to come on this one soon!