Card Store Grab Bag Break 7/8/2009

I busted the Grab Bag that I picked up at the card store and here is what it had in it, enjoy…

Grab Bag Contents:

NBA Cards – FREE to the first visitor to send address

1996 Fleer Skybox Metal Universe

• #191 Hersey Hawkins
• #195 Detlet Schrempf
• #196 Willie Anderson
• #197 Oliver Miller

Baseball Cards

1987 Topps

• #7 Todd Worrell Record Breaker
• #266 Jeff Hamilton
• #326 Mark Gubicza
• #401 Billy Jo Robidoux
• #503 Larry Andersen
• #528 Ken Dixon

1992 Leaf Studio

• #56 Ken Hill
• #84 Doug Drabek
• #224 Dave Henderson

1994 Upper Deck

• #220 Lou Brock (All-Time Heroes 125th Anniversary)
• #87 Luis Tiant (All-Time Heroes)

1989 Donruss

• #123 Bob Knepper

1989 Topps

• #280 Bob Knepper

1995 Topps

• #228 Darryl Kile

2007 Fleer

• #2 Alfonso Soriano
• #43 Albert Pujols
• #61 Adrian Beltre
• #163 Nomar Garciaparra
• #219 Jeremy Bonderman
• #243 Jason Michaels
• #339 Jose Garcia
• #366 Juan Salas
• #388 Carlos Beltran (Mets Checklist)
• RS-JB Josh Barfield

Was it worth $1.99? I’m not sure, but it was a good time opening it up so I guess it was. Also, because I don’t collect basketball cards anyone who wants those just shoot me an email with an address and they are yours.

Flipping Wax

Trip to the Card Store

So today at lunch time I took some time to stop by the card store right by my office. I have been there before and it is really nothing more than a little stand inside and indoor flea market. The guy who runs the place is from up North like me and has been in the business for quite some time and at one time owned multiple stores in the Massachusetts area.

Whenever I stop there I feel as though I am the only customer who thumbs through the boxes of cards and sorts through some of the older packs he has. He sells some other type of goods which I think is his main revenue stream there, but I don’t go for anything but some old wax. He usually gives me a few things for free when I stop in, and we chat a bit and then part ways – he is a genuine nice guy. Today I decided I would go for a reason and wanted to pick up some older baseball card packs to bust.

I dropped $20 today and walked away with the following:

• Plastic 100 card carrying case – just something I will appreciate having more of when I take some cards to shows to see about dumping off or trading away.
• 1991 Topps 45 Card pack
• 5 Packs of 1987 Donruss – good rookie class
• 1 Pack of 1993 Bowman – maybe a Jeter rookie?
• 1 Pack of 2007 Topps Flashback Fridays – freebie
• And a random grab bag for $1.99 – there was one left and what could be more fun than a grab bag?

I will be sure to follow up with what I got in the packs and grab bag!

I have to say, I do enjoy taking a mid week trip to the card store. For me it is almost like a nice stress relief and gives me something to do after work on hump day, perhaps it’s cardboard therapy. Looking forward to seeing what cards this week brings. Anyone else take a weekly stress relief trip to the card store?

Flipping Wax