value-fractor-mania! (non-fractor)

As I stated in yesterdays posts comments (I have to comment from the wife's computer, mine still won't let me comment...I know, stupid), I was going to post what else I got in the WallyMart value boxes. The first box came with the Hanrahan auto. The second came with the manu-patch (which made the pack super obviously thicker than the others) and the bronze Met. The third and latest came with the Mijares auto and the best bronze I could have gotten out of series two, being Aaron Hill. Great seeing as how I'm sort of collecting him. The funny thing with the Hanrahan and Mijares autos is that they don't even have cards in the regular set, but they got autos! (and even funnier is that I have a Mijares auto from series 1, go figure) Maybe these are left over stickers from when Topps had them sign for Bowman cards and never used the sticker autos up. Who the heck knows. Maybe I'll try for one more to test my luck.

value-fractor-mania!

I've picked up three of these WallyMart value packs. I can't help myself. I have so much series 2, and I don't care for Ginter's enough to buy a ton of it. Why do I keep grabbing these boxes? It's not for the cards above. Its just my compulsive mindset that I can't shut off to buy more damn packs (curse you Topps!!). I don't know. They are fun to open, even if I get nothing new out of them. Although I have gotten some cards that some of you need, so its not all bad. As you can see above, there are only two cards posted. Well, I haven't hit Strasburg yet, but I do have a duplicate of the Cal and it is up for trade if anyone needs it. I think my local Wal-Mart has one value box left...

"value" huh?

So I decided to pick up one of these "value" packs today while at the Wal-Mart. You know the ones that the hobby parasites are shaking and busting up to see if they have that Strasburg refractor in it? Well thankfully the three boxes they had were not violated as those videos online have shown. It did come with the six 2010 series 2 packs and the one hobby Allen & Ginter, along with the Million code and refractor card for $15. How much does Topps value that code and refractor if its supposedly 40% more value when I buy this thing? I'm no math whiz but the six packs are $12 in stores and maybe the Ginter is around $4. Taking that into consideration maybe it is a good deal. Well, here is what I got; a pack of Ginter with nothing special, a 1967 common from my code (one of the packs had another code card in it too, which I got a 1968) and a bunch of series 2 stuff I already have. Oh and a Cal Ripken refractor as seen below. The auto came out of the final pack as well. I've never heard of him, but it is an auto and I always appreciate those.

Maybe it wasn't so bad after all.