September 3, 2015

Busting Chrome - The Hobby Box Edition

I heard that Topps Chrome retail had started showing up in stores over a week before the official release date. So, I went hunting for some. Target after Target, Walmart after Walmart and I found nothing. Then the official release date came and went...still nothing. Since I couldn't get my retail fix, I contacted my former LCS owner. He was able to sell me a box for a really good price. Here's my hobby box haul.


I actually pulled the two autos out of the first three packs I opened, but that doesn't make for a good presentation. I hit one of the high number SP rookies. It would have been nice if it was Buxton or Correa, but I can't complain about what I can only assume is beating the odds on that pull(haven't seen actual SP rookie odds). The green refractor Wainwright is #/99 and the purple Fernandez is #/250. In addition to these, I hit right on the odds for the regular refractors and the prism refractors too.


The base auto Moya was less than exciting for me, but I may know someone that would be interested in it. The Wong is quite shiny, as is the Hamels and Barnes. I was fortunate to pull the refractor parallel of Jose Pirela and the prism refractor of Ian Desmond for the team/player collections.



The orange refractor Pompey auto #/25 was a heck of a pull! Oh wait, is that a Christmas card? Why yes, it is, 12/25! I honestly couldn't care less about the player, but it was another example of beating the odds in this box. Overall, the box wasn't the greatest as far as anything hat I was interested in, but it could have been way worse. Some of these are already on their way to new homes, but if anyone is interested in any of these, let me know and we can work out a deal. Thanks for reading!

9 comments:

  1. You really broke the odds with the orange refractor. I think Pompey is back up with the big league team right now.

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    1. I'm hoping he starts living up to the expectations that folks had for him at the start of the season.

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  2. Nice box, what's up with that green red sox jersey though! ?

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    1. I know, not many cards that show the St. Patrick's Day jerseys!

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  3. I'd be interested in any Red Sox you pulled that you're willing to part with, even base cards!

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  4. i'm Moya not a big fan of the 2015 Flagship design so was more Moya than pleasantly surprised with the look of Moya Chrome. Turned Moya out to be a Moya attractive set!

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