Card Collecting 16: Repack Adventures

Big news in the repack world: the Fairfield football boxes are no longer 75 cards and a pack, but are now 50 cards, a pack, and a "bonus".  The baseball boxes are still 100 cards and a pack.

I bought three football boxes and two baseball boxes.  So let's take a look:

       

       

     

2013 Topps had several representatives.  A couple happy defenders here.  1983 Topps was the oldest, with a few inclusions.  1990 Fleer brought me a couple of Hall of Fame QBs.

        

That's a Joe Flacco swatch card, image courtesy of COMC.  Roddy White helped a few of my fantasy teams back in the day, so he fills out the row.  The packs were all 2020 Leaf Draft.  I got a Ceedee Lamb, an Isaiah Simmons,  and a Jonathan Taylor.

The bonus in each box was a plastic key chain with a mini squishy football player attached to it.  I got Matt Ryan, Julio Jones, and Adam Thielen.  They're about as tall as a typical trading card is wide, so 2 1/2 inches I guess. 

   

    

The baseball packs were 2019 Topps Opening Day.  A couple batsmen from 2017 Topps.   

    

      

   

The gall of some catchers - thinking they can throw out Barry Larkin.  A pack of hot dogs. A Negro Leagues star.  There were a few 1981 Topps.  There were several Sportflics, with the photo changing when you move the card. 

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Card Collecting 11: Repack Adventures

So I made another trip to Walgreen's and they only had one football repack so I bought it along with two baseball repacks.

    

   

   

I already had the Montana, but he's a Hall of Famer so I don't mind another one.  Kelly's another Hall of Fame QB.  The Hernandez rookie and the AB action shot in a throwback uni would fit nicely in a bad boy collection if I had one.  A couple Heisman Trophy winners on the bottom.

The pack in both was 2020 Leaf Draft.  My haul included a Tee Higgins All American gold parallel and a J.K. Dobbins Touchdown Kings, but the fronts aren't up yet on TCDB.

Others:  Cortez Kennedy, Steve Smith, Derrick Thomas, Thurman Thomas, etc.

   

   

    

   

   

   

The first of the two baseball boxes was overloaded with 1980s Brewers. Like obsessively so, but no Yount or Molitor, which was kind of annoying.  There were three Cecil Coopers, a Gorman Thomas, a Jim Gantner, a Rollie Fingers, a Ben Oglivie, and some random guys.  I don't know how that Dolphins RB got into a baseball box.  Carlton Fisk and Robin Ventura in throwback unis.  A goofy Fred Lynn card from Woolworth department store.  One of the best names in the history of baseball.  The pack in each box was 2019 Topps Opening Day.  Closing out the viewing with 1981 Topps and Steve Howe's rookie card.

Others: Mo Vaughn, Frank Viola, Ryan Braun, Jeff Bagwell, Andy Van Slyke, etc.
 




 

Card Collecting 6: Fairfield Boxes

So I made another trip to Walgreen's and came away with two Fairfield baseball boxes and two Fairfield football boxes.

   

   

   

The pack in each baseball box was 1988 Score.  There were several of those Fleer Award Winners.  1988 Fleer was well-represented, with the best being Robin Yount and Lou Whitaker.  1988 Donruss and 1991 Donruss.  1981 Topps, but with bad centering and no star talent.


   


     
     
   

    

   

   

   

The pack in each football box was 2020 Leaf Draft.   Pro Set doesn't have much trade value, but I like their special cards.  A couple big-time Eagles, for the fan in me.  There was a Topps DeSean Jackson as well.  There were several good 2018 Donruss cards, but they're mostly retired players: John Elway, Tony Gonzalez, etc.  I respected Moss's game, but was never a fan. So this baby went straight to my trader / contest prize box.  Pat Thomas was a two-time Pro Bowler.

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