Box Break & Review - 2017-18 Parkhurst Hockey #2

I posted a box break and review earlier this week of a blaster that I found last Friday.  It was the only blaster in the Walmart.  At lunch Monday, I went to one in west Fort Worth and was fortunate enough to find FOUR blasters!  I hope to complete my set and help a few others out in doing the same. 

Base Cards - 107 cards (36% of the complete set) with no duplicates.

What made me happy was that of those 107 cards, 106 were different from my first blaster.  Through two blasters my set is 71% complete.  The bad thing about Parkhurst based on last year and what I've seen on Twitter so far is the collation.  It's possible that when I open the third blaster I don't get one card that I need.  Sad but true. 

The other base card win for me was opening the first pack and staring back at me was my first Alex DeBrincat card.  I made it my card of the year and don't regret it at all. 

2017-18 Upper Deck Parkhurst #288 Alex DeBrincat 

Black Parallel (1:12 packs) - 1 - Alexander Wennberg

2017-18 Upper Deck Parkhurst - Black Border #67 Alexander Wennberg 

Red Parallel (1:3 packs) - 4 - 118 Nino Niederreiter, 203 Alex Pietrangelo, 250 Mark Scheifele, 266 Jordan Schmaltz

2017-18 Upper Deck Parkhurst - Red Border #118 Nino Niederreiter

2017-18 Upper Deck Parkhurst - Red Border #203 Alex Pietrangelo

2017-18 Upper Deck Parkhurst - Red Border #250 Mark Scheifele

2017-18 Upper Deck Parkhurst - Red Border #266 Jordan Schmaltz 

International (1:5 packs) - 3 - PI-3 Wayne Gretzky, PI-16 Jakub Voracek, PI-24 Mark Streit

2017-18 Upper Deck Parkhurst - Parkhurst International #PI-3 Wayne Gretzky

2017-18 Upper Deck Parkhurst - Parkhurst International #PI-16 Jakub Voracek

2017-18 Upper Deck Parkhurst - Parkhurst International #PI-24 Mark Streit 

Prominent Prospects (1:12 packs) - 1 - PP-14 Alex Tuch

2017-18 Upper Deck Parkhurst - Prominent Prospects #PP-14 Alex Tuch 

Blow The Horn - 1:10 packs - 1 - BH-5 Alex Ovechkin

2017-18 Upper Deck Parkhurst - Blow the Horn #SH-5 Alexander Ovechkin 

East Vs. West (East 1:13 packs, West 1:13 packs) - 2 - E-2 Auston Matthews, W-2 Patrick Kane

2017-18 Upper Deck Parkhurst - East vs. West #E-2 Auston Matthews 

2017-18 Upper Deck Parkhurst - East vs. West #W-2 Patrick Kane 

I truly think that nobody reading this will notice, but I am one card short in this box.  All the inserts are there, but there's one less base than the previous blaster.  That's because one pack had two insert in it.  The pack with the Alex Tuch Prominent Prospects contained another insert. 

2017-18 Upper Deck Parkhurst - Prominent Prospects - Autographs #PP-11 Tyson Jost

BOOM!  This is by far the top card I've pulled from my first two 2017-18 Parkhurst blasters.  Last season I didn't pull an autograph and honestly I'm not sure that there were any autos in the product.  These are 1:480 packs (1:40 blasters) and this is from Group B and slightly more scarce than some.  Tyson Jost is the rookie that I am pulling early.  I'd prefer if it was Alex DeBrincat, Charlie McAvoy or Brock Boeser, but it could be a lot worse.  If anyone sees this and is interested, let me know.  I'd trade it straight up for the Alex DeBrincat card. 

Thanks for taking a look.  There are three more blasters to open and I will get to them throughout my Christmas break. 

If you shop online and haven't signed up and used ebates yet, you're missing out.  I also use it on eBay to get money back from purchases there.  Between referrals and cash back, I've gotten over $150 in a year (including $15 back on one Black Friday purchase last week).  FREE CARDS!

If you're on Twitter, please give me a follow.  You can also find me on Trading Card Database.  I love trading cards, when it makes sense.  Happy collecting!

So Close

Yesterday the Auston Matthews Canvas Young Guns that I submitted to BGS came back.  While I'm thrilled it came back a 10, I can't help feeling just a little disappointed.

It came back three 10 subgrades and the fourth is a 9.5.  Just one small, minor point away from the black label.  Ah well.  Now I just need to find a buyer.

If you shop online and haven't signed up and used ebates yet, you're missing out.  I also use it on eBay to get money back from purchases there.  Between referrals and cash back, I've gotten over $100 in about seven months.  FREE CARDS!  If you're on Twitter, please give me a follow.  Happy collecting!

Make Sure You Know What You're Buying

One of these days I will learn to pay attention.  If you read my old blog, you might have seen this post about buying a card that I thought was something else.  The difference with today's post is that I bought these cards online.

The acquisitions were from Sportlots, where there aren't images for every card.  That's where I messed up.  It's all me.  The cards were listed as Auston Matthews but I had a brainfart and didn't pay attention that the card number was 400, which is a checklist.

I bought the card pictured on the left first.  It showed up later the day that I bought all of the others and realized my mistake.  I can't lie, it ruined my evening.  Oh well, at least I got another Stephen Johns out of the transaction.

If you shop online and haven't signed up and used ebates yet, you're missing out.  I also use it on eBay to get money back.  Between referrals and cash back, I've gotten over $100 in about seven months.  FREE CARDS!  If you're on Twitter, please give me a follow.  Happy collecting!

Twitter Set Trade Mailday

My collecting has changed a bit in the last 12 months.  I have made a shift toward vintage and away from modern.  I still buy some modern, just not as much.  Another change has been a move back to my "innocent" days of collecting, building sets.

I picked up a few blasters of 2016-17 Parkhurst Hockey.  Even though it was stated to be a Canadian exclusive, many in the States have found them.  A couple other guys that I interact with on Twitter are set builders as well and have also decided to work on the set, giving us some trading partners.

I returned to my desk at one point today to find a bubble mailer on my desk.  It was from Cliff (oriolesrise on Twitter) and was full of cards that I need for my set.

Yes, that is an Auston Matthews rookie in the picture.  After five blasters, I did not have one (although I did hit a red parallel in the first blaster I opened).  Cliff ended up with two from the same box.  I think anyone that's opened this product would say that the collation leaves a bit to be desired.

I'm thrilled to have these and be that much closer to set completion.  It's time to go mark these off.

Thanks, Cliff!