the other day i had a few extra minutes in the right part of town, so i headed over to one of the local card shops. it has probably been a couple of years since i have been in a card shop, and this was the first time i had been in this particular one. it was not very well organized, but had a bunch of large count boxes just sitting out in the open where anyone could dig through them - vintage and otherwise. there was an older guy looking through some newer hockey releases, and the worker lady was behind the counter working on a computer learning program of some sort. i spent most of my few minutes digging through what was essentially a 3 for $10 relic box and made out with about $30 worth of dodger relics.
i have to admit, however, that my main motivation to head to the shop was to try to pick up a pack or two of 2012 topps archives. sadly, they had none. but, having anticipated opening some packs for the first time in a looooooong time, i picked up some stuff that was pretty foreign to me. one pack of 2012 topps gypsy queen, and one pack of 2012 topps heritage. here's what i got.
first, the gypsy queen.
not pictured - a mini josh beckett. that's not too bad of a pack if you are a fan of the american league east. i dislike prince fielder in a tigers' jersey when the card talks about a homer he hit as a member of the brewers. also, ra dickey's sanitarys are looking a bit thin. which they are - they're sanitarys after all. i didn't realize big leaguers still wore them. or socks in general. thanks george hendrick.here's the heritage pack
hey, there's ra dickey again. usually when i see palm trees on a baseball card, i think of dodger stadium, but in dickey's case (and worley's, too) it looks like spring training. this pack works well for nl and al east fans. i got a four-in-one rookie stars card, but sadly not one of the many that feature the dodgers' own tim federowicz. thank goodness for chad billingsley, the last card in the pack, otherwise i would have been shut out of dodgers.
i don't know if any of these are short prints or what not, but they are all available. except for bills.
now i remember why i stopped buying packs. at least for a day or two, because i just bought a blaster of archives yesterday. look for a very disappointed gcrl post this weekend.
1 comment:
ok, getting prado, eddie matthews, and brett lawrie in one pack, is a good pack.
uh... if you're a braves fan living in canada that is...
also, sent out a package your way today... look for it soonish.
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