A Trip To The Card Shop Part 1. 2010 Topps Jumbo HTA Box

 

     Hello again gang! I purchased a 2010 Topps Jumbo HTA box at my local shop yesterday. I like the jumbo boxes a little bit more than the standard hobby box. They cost a little more but you get around 500 cards as opposed to the 360 in a hobby box plus more inserts and three guaranteed hits to one. Another plus is that usually you will get 98% of the base set completed out of one box.

   This box was a fun one. First off, let me apologize for the pictures as I still haven’t got my scanner up and running so some of the camera pics aren’t perfect. Any way the first surprise is that I completed 100% of the base set. Usually I need to find 2 or 3 cards to finish off the series but this year I got lucky. There were 63 duplicates left over that most will be available after I pull a few out for team and player collections. Now for the good stuff! The 3 hits were very nice. A relic, a hat patch (manufactured), and a relic auto were the score from this particular box. First the hat patch.

Stan Musial Cardinals hat patch #MHR-99 sn'd 26/99

   Some people really dislike the manufactured patch cards that have become popular the last few years. I personally do like them but I regard them as fancy inserts that look nice. This one commemorates a great player and is one of only 99 so I give it a high mark.

Next we have a relic card.

    

   Mat Gamel Peak Performance Game Worn Jersey  #PPR-MG

   I like the layout of this years relic cards and the fact that they have a write up on the performance they are celebrating.

   Next is the biggest hit in my opinion.

David Ortiz Peak Performance Game Worn Jersey Auto #PPRA-DO sn'd 21/50

These three are very nice hits and I like them a bunch. However for the right offer I could be persuaded to trade them as I am not a “fan” of these teams or players and would like to see them go to a good home where they could be more appreciated as I do with Mets and Yankees.

   This year the variation cards are back and I got one in this box. However it is not a legend, it is being called an airbrushed variation and is the only one in series one.

Curtis Granderson #222 (Yankees)

   Interesting that the base (Tigers) is a portrait and the variation (Yankees) is a landscape of the same picture.

 
     I got one black framed paralell.

Mark Teixeira paralell #250 sn'd 05/59

 

I got one gold paralell per pack (10)

   Nice lot of golds, some are up for trade. Let me know which ones you may want. 

Now for the inserts. I am only doing some of the insert sets as there are just too many for me to chase them all. I am doing the Cards Your Mother Threw Out set, the ToppsTown set (regular), the Million Card Give Away, and the Turkey Red set. The others I am just pulling out my teams and players collections cards.

Tales Of The Game (one per pack)

#'s TOG~~~~ 2, 4, 5, 9, 13, 15, 18, 22, 24, 25.

(the #'s not slashed are available)

 

When They Were Young ( one per 2 packs)

 

These 3 for trade

 

 I am not a big fan of this set.

 

Toppstown

Regular #TTT~~~ 1, 4, 7, 10, 19.

 

Gold #FCTT~~~ 1, 4, 7, 16, 19. (all available)

Interesting that the gold paralells have different pictures of the same players.

 

Gotta run, I will finish up in my next post.

 

Thanks for reading!