Baseball Cards 123

The Medico Collection

Home

2008 Topps Heritage Hobby Box

I finally bought a hobby box off of eBay for $57.99 and I am very satisfied with the outcome.

The box comes with 24 packs, 8 cards per pack.

Errors/Variations:
#201 Johan Santana Mets Uniform
#440 John Smoltz "Jon" Error

What are the chances of pulling the Santana and Smoltz cards in the same box; two of the hottest cards from the series. I threw them right up for auction to make all my money back on the box and to continue completing my 1963 Topps set. Then I will buy these cards back in 10 years for a couple bucks.

Short Prints:
#441 Emil Brown
#449 Willy Taveras
#463 Tony Pena
#477 Julio Lugo
#488 Carlos Guillen
#496 Victor Martinez

Chrome:
#C14 Jorge Posada Refractor 021/559
#C42 Magglio Ordonez

News Flashbacks:
#NF1 Alaska becomes the 49th State
#NF5 NASA introduces the first seven astronauts
#NF6 Kitchen Debate between Nixon and Krushchev

Then & Now:
#TN4 Aparicio/Reyes
#TN7 Wynn/Beckett

Flashbacks:
#BF5 Bob Gibson
#BF6 Frank Robinson

New Age Performers:
#NAP11 Brandon Webb
#NAP13 Josh Beckett

Flashbacks Relic:
#FR-EM Eddie Mathews Milwaukee County Stadium Seat

Overall, I am very happy with this box as I pulled many needed cards for my set and also pulled cards that I can sell. The money will be used towards the purchase of other cards of course. This is exactly how all hobby boxes should work.
2008 Topps Heritage Blaster Box #4I finished the last 3 packs of the 3rd blaster with nothing special, except for a Mike Lowell SP that I didn't have yet. Blaster box number 4 proved to be a different story all together.

Pack 1:
#156 Ace Hurlers - Webb & Peavy
#73 Dustin Pendroia
#255 Khalil Greene
#353 Jeremy Hermida
#403 Scott Baker
#58 Paul Lo Duca
#462 Tony Pena SP
#16 Ichiro Black Back

So far, no doubles!

Pack 2:
#209 Lance Berkman
#165 Jeff Francoeur
#254 Freddy Garcia
#114 Orlando Cabrera
#96 Mark DeRosa
#130 Chin-Lung Hu RC
#71 Trevor Hoffman
#2 Placido Polanco Black Back

Still, no doubles!

Pack 3:
#233 Hanley Ramirez
#273 Josh Barfield
#278 Delwyn Young
#279 Kurt Suzuki
#36 Kenny Lofton
#478 Jason Bay - unfortunately on my fantasy baseball roster
#98 Jon Garland Black Back
#262 Hitter's Foes Black Back

3 packs - 1 SP, 3 BBs, and no doubles!

Pack 4:
#105 Alfonso Soriano
#106 Troy Glaus
#362 Clint Sammons RC
#324 Rick Ankiel
#57 Brad Lidge (DOUBLE - but only the first one in 4 packs!)
#3 Eric Byrnes Black Back
#41 Kelvim Escobar Black Back - I have the chrome and BB but no base
#C33 Torii Hunter Chrome Refractor 347/559 - Awesome personality on card

Pack 5:
#51 Chad Cordero
#189 Kenji Johjima
#166 Josh Fogg
#381 Raul Ibanez
#294 Jay Payton
#405 Dave Bush
#174 Mike Cameron
#491 Alfonso Soriano SP (DOUBLE - currently up on eBay)

Pack 6:
#235 Roy Oswalt
#299 Jose Reyes
#85 Jayson Werth
#46 Jason Bergman
#358 Hideki Okajima
#394 Ryan Spilborghs
#178 Adam Lind
#61 Brendan Harris Black Back

Another pack without any doubles!

Pack 7:
#184 Bronson Arroyo (DOUBLE)
#144 JR Towles RC
#66 BJ Ryan
#340 Hank Blalock
#217 Jered Weaver
#396 Joe Blanton (FIFTH!?!)
#CCEC Eric Chavez Jersey Card (Whoopie doo [sarcasm], threw this nonsense right up on eBay)

Overall, this was my sweetest blaster. It only gave me 4 doubles, 1 of them a SP which isn't too bad. I also scored a jersey and another chrome refractor.

My first hobby box of the Heritage cards are coming in hopefully within the next couple days.
2008 Topps Heritage Blaster Box #3 - Packs 3 & 4

Pack 3:
#200 Yovani Gallardo
#190 Chris Duncan
#140 Bronson Sardinha RC
#417 Nate Robertson (TRIPLE)
#88 Clay Buchholz RC (TRIPLE)
#NAP9 Vladimir Guerrero
#8 Philadelphia Phillies
#197 Derrek Lee Black Back

Pack 4:
#4 Mark Teixeira
#440 John Smoltz
#77 Jonathan Broxton
#33 Jose Lopez
#396 Joe Blanton (FOURTH)
#472 Manny Corpas SP
#18 Dontrelle Willis Black Back
#350 Jimmy Rollins Black Back

3 black backs and a short print in 2 packs ain't too bad!