Opening A Block Of Cards From Vintage Stock

Today I'm breaking open a block of random cards [mainly 2010 Topps Series 1] from Vintage Stock in Topeka, Kansas.

 

2012-2013 Panini Champions League Stickers

Here is the first pack 2012-2013 Panini Champions League Stickers a.k.a. the only cards/stickers I've found in Ukraine.  These were a little less than a dollar a pack and you get five stickers per pack.  Here's what I pulled:

My first sticker is of Toni Kroos, a midfielder for FC Bayern Munchen [Location: Munich, Germany]. 

#382 Toni Kroos

And here's the reverse side of the sticker before you peel off the front side.  

Next we have Alex Sandro, a defender from FC Porto [Location: Porto, Portugal]. 

#18 Alex Sandro

My next sticker is of a player who only needs one name apparently...that is Jonas who plays forward for of Valencia CF [Location: Valencia, Spain].  Not exactly Pele in the name recognition department.  His full name is Jonas Goncalves Oliveira for those keeping score at home.  

#405 Jonas

My next sticker is a super shiny team sticker for Juventus F.C. out of Turin, Italy but you can call them Juve for short.  Founded in 1897 they are the most successful team in Italy.  

#336 Juventus Team Sticker

My last sticker is of Ezequiel Lavezzi who is a forward for Paris Saint-Germain FC [Location: Paris, France].  Originally from Argentina, Ezequiel was on the 2008 Gold Medal winning team.  

#63 Ezequiel Lavezzi

1992 Donruss MVP 4-Card Pack

In today's video I'm opening a small pack of 1992 Donruss MVP cards which were only available at Canadian McDonald's restaurants.

2006 Topps Series 1 and 2 Rack Pack

Greetings!

Hope everyone is doing well.  To those wondering where the posts have been:  The assembled writers of APTBNL were in a conclave of their own in Rome...Georgia.  After days of card sorting, lounging, sleeping, and drinking, thick, black smoke can be seen rising from room 383 of the Days Inn on Turner McCall Blvd.  Turns out there was a small fire there and the local fire department quickly took care of that.  However, at the other end of the hotel, the door to room 216 opened to reveal madding (Get it?  He's a Cardinals fan!) holding an IPad containing the image of Matt F., who was on Face Time from the Ukraine.  There, sometime before 6:30PM EST, in front of the assembled woodland creatures and the pizza delivery man, Matt F. proudly proclaimed...

...habemus cursore!

It's a quick one tonight...it's a 2006 Topps Series 1 and 2 Rack Pack!

Topps released a 22 card pack of Series 1 and 2 at some point during that year.  Since this specific type of pack has yet to be posted, I figured it counts.  I didn't even scan all of the cards, probably because you all know what they look like.  Here's what I got:

#48 – Dan Johnson

#203 – Zack Greinke

#199 – Adam Kennedy

#195 – Mike Sweeney

#128 – Mike Cameron

#145 – Troy Glaus

#103 – Junior Spivey

#71 – Tom Glavine

#264 – Huston Street

#72 – Craig Biggio

#191 – Freddy Garcia

#380 – Marcus Giles

#509 – Freddy Sanchez

#457 – Shea Hillenbrand

#402 – David Dellucci

#386 – Luke Hudson

#592 – Mike Hargrove

#400 – Vladimir Guerrero

#534 – Tim Stauffer

#632 – Ian Kinsler (RC)

#626 – Mark Woodyard (RC)

#556 – Rob Mackowiak

I did scan some of the better-known players.  Here's some pictures for you:

 

Anyway, that's it.  More later...thanks for reading!

1992 Pinnacle Series 1 Jumbo

Once upon a time, Pinnacle was Score's answer to the growing "premium" baseball card market. 1992 was a year that everyone was trying new things, and this would be another entry (along side Score Select) into the market, one I managed to almost completely avoid the first time around. I don't remember where I got this particular pack, but I do know that I didn't pay anywhere close to the $2.99 list price or $1.79 price that is written in marker on the front.

245 - Manuel Lee
260 - John Wehner
275 - Dave Fleming - Fleming had a stellar rookie season but kinda disappeared after that.

290 - Kenny Lofton Sidelines - Lofton played basketball for more than just a hobby. He was a pretty serious player in his day.
305 - Jay Buhner Shades - Reminds me of this excellent post over at The Junior Junkie.
231 - Steve Avery

246 - Mike Pagliarulo
13 of 80 - Gregg Olson Team 2000 - There are 3 Team 2000 inserts in each jumbo pack. Olson was a top notch reliever for a spell.
21 of 80 - Larry Walker Team 2000 - Always nice to get a Larry card.

38 of 80 - Gary DiSarcina Team 2000
141 - Pete Schourek
159 - Felix Jose - Hey, a Cardinal!

161 - Tim Wallach
179 - Randy Milligan
181 - Kirt Manwaring

199 - Terry Mulholland
201 - Dave Magadan
219 - Bob Tewksbury - Another Cardinal! A very underrated one at that.

59 - Harold Reynolds
61 - Gregg Olson - Second Olson card of the pack.
79 - Ozzie Guillen

81 - Gary Gaetti
99 - Juan Samuel
101 - Tom Browning

9 - Andy Van Slyke
11 - Kevin Seitzer
29 - Lou Whitaker

2009-10 Panini Absolute Memorabilia Basketball

Here's a pack with Kobe Bryant on the cover. Kobe Bryant is an insufferable jerk, but we love him anyway because's he's really good at his sport. Wait, did I say "we"? I meant "you". As with all of my basketball posts here, these cards will find their way to my Guilt-Free Basketball Card Club members at some point. Or they'll sit in my apartment, collecting dust.

56 - Russell Westbrook - Speaking of insufferable jerks, Russell Westbrook has quite the reputation (and UCLA pedigree) of being a selfish jerk. His team is very good, however, so he must be doing the Kobe thing right.

14 - Tony Parker - Currently injured, but leading the Spurs in scoring (and assists, as one would expect from your starting PG.)

71 - Pau Gasol - Currently whining to someone about something, probably.

94 - Hedo Turkoglu - Hey, look, I don't have something to say about everyone in the pack, okay?!

52 - Nene - Underrated center and cancer survivor.

2010-2011 SP Authentic Hockey

Jeff's posting a hockey pack - must mean the Hawks are playing. Yup - about to beat up on the Blues. So let's check out a pack I bought at my LCS' pack wars the other night. I bought three packs of this; here is the best of the bunch. And yeah - Chicago bias mode engaged.

Holy crap. It's not Sid the Kid. Someone got fired at UD for putting a player not named Crosby on the pack. Five cards in this foil. We are looking for auto'ed Future Watch rookies. Let's see what we got.

 

Well the hell with the rest of the pack - we got us a winner! Of the three packs I bought, this was the third I ripped. Saved the best for last I guess. Simple design. The bar on the right is kind of clunky, but I like the large number and the ghosting of the playing in the fog.

Little Pheneuf'ing in this pack. From Calgary to the Leafs. Still not sure if that was an upgrade.

 

They can start good, but a pack will sometimes have crap in it. Hate Datsyuk, mainly because he has been a thorn in the Blackhawks side too often.

Talk about your wasted white space. I think this is just an autograph card that is serialed for inserts. Then again, who knows. While the simplicity of the base cards is nice, this is a bad card. Unless you send it for a TTM. Hmmmm, that gives me an idea.

SHOOOOOOOTER! Nice finish to a pack that started wall, but was really bad in the middle. And the card backs?

Holy cow - complete career stat lines. There's something you hardly see. Sharpy was a TOTAL steal from the Flyers.

Ok - enough blogging. Time for goals. He shoots - he scores!

2012-2013 Panini Elite Basketball

Jeff back again. I am not a football, nor a basketball card collector. Needless to say, I do get packs of them when I hit my LCS for pack wars. Let's take a gander at the two packs I care little about over a couple days, starting with Panini Elite.

Five cards in this pack. I am guessing basketball goes the way of hockey, in that the card companies assume only 3 or 4 players exist in the league. I say that because Kevin Durant is featured on the pack. Then again, I stopped watching after the Bulls won their 6th.

Silver borders do not scan on my scanner. So everything you think is black is silver. Chalmers uniform? That is black. Simple design. Glad I don't collect basketball.

Being that I stopped really caring about the NBA before the turn of the century, I know very few of the middle talent players. Like LaMarcus here.

This name sort of rings a bell. Sweet, though is the Golden State uniform Curry is sporting. Nice!

I kind of know this name. I think he used to play for the Bulls. Yup - right out of the draft.

The back scanned far better. Just the single line of stats from last year, and a total underneath.

Sure - it's a hit. But who the hell is he? This card is clear accetate, so I hade to put an envelope behind it for better scanning.

Ok - who wants the cards? I don't collect basketball, so if you want to trade me for the pack, send me an email.