2013 Panini Triple Play

See if I can get any closer to completion here...

2013 Panini Triple Play
7 Cards

Card #1 - Mike Trout #11 (Los Angeles)
RED STICKER INSERT
Approx. Value: $4.00
[ALREADY HAVE]

Card #2 - Stephen Strasburg #98
Approx. $1.00

Card #3 - Andrew McCutchen #65 (Pittsburgh)
Approx. Value: $0.50
[ALREADY HAVE]

Card #4 - Mike Trout #36 (Los Angeles)
Approx. Value: $1.50
[ALREADY HAVE]

Card #5 - Yoenis Cespedes #60 (Oakland)
Approx. Value: $0.50
[ALREADY HAVE]

Card #6 - Yovani Gallardo #48 (Milwaukee)
Approx. Value: $0.20
[ALREADY HAVE]

Card #7 - Alex Gordon #33 (Kansas City)
Approx. Value: $0.30




Cost of Pack: $1.00
Approx. Value: $8.00
"Profit": $7.00
Number of Inserts: 1
Number of Cards Into Collection: 1/7 (~14%)
Most Valuable: Mike Trout #11 Red Sticker ($4.00)

Most Valuable Find So Far: 2013 Panini Elite Extra Edition Tyler Horan #47 Autograph /672 ($12.00) [3/16/2014]
Streak: 15 Days


Atleast that's 1 more closer to completion! I know I'm mainly missing inserts, including cards, stickers, tattoos, and eye blacks... which makes it a bit harder as usually there's only 1 or 2 per pack but I probably still have 10 or 15 packs laying around I'll get too someday - no real rush really.

2014 Topps Heritage

Time for some fresh product!

2014 Topps Heritage
9 Cards

Card #1 - Lonnie Chisenhall #357 (Indians)
Approx. Value: $0.40

Card #2 - Josh Beckett #238 (Dodgers)
Approx. Value: $0.40

Card #3 - Ryne Sandberg #57 (Phillies)
Approx. Value: $1.25

Card #4 - Paul Goldschmidt #NAP-PG (Diamondbacks)
Approx. Value: $1.25

Card #5 - Joe Nathan #418 (Tigers)
Approx. Value: $0.40

Card #6 - Jake Odorizzi #68 (Rays)
Approx. Value: $0.40

Card #7 - Logan Morrison #37 (Mariners)
Approx. Value: $0.40

Card #8 - Johan Santana #147 (Mets)
Approx. Value: $0.50

Card #9 - Jose Altuve #28 (Astros)
Approx. Value: $0.50




Cost of Pack: $3.00
Approx. Value: $5.50
"Profit": $2.50
Number of Inserts: 1
Number of Cards Into Collection: 9/9 (100%)
Most Valuable: Ryne Sandberg #57 / Paul Goldschmidt #NAP-PG New Age Performers Insert ($1.25)

Most Valuable Find So Far: 2013 Panini Elite Extra Edition Tyler Horan #47 Autograph /672 ($12.00) [3/16/2014]
Streak: 14 Days


Pretty cool pack.. nothing amazing but enjoyable none the less. Glad to pick up that Sandberg card, I have always been a fan and it's cool to see him with a new card that is actually the modern him - I actually didn't realize he had become a manager. I would love to get some of these with auto's! I always thought these cards were really nice auto cards.

2008 Upper Deck First Edition Update

2008 Upper Deck First Edition Update
10 Cards

Card #1 - Miguel Cabrera #SQ-53 (Tigers)
STARQUEST INSERT
Approx. Value: $3.00

Card #2 - Hideki Matsui #427 (Yankees)
Approx. Value: $0.75

Card #3 - Skip Schumaker #472 (Cardinals)
Approx. Value: $0.30

Card #4 - Ramon Castro #418 (Mets)
Approx. Value: $0.30

Card #5 - Alexei Ramirez #339 (White Sox)
Approx. Value: $1.25

Card #6 - Francisco Liriano #401 (Twins)
Approx. Value: $0.50

Card #7 - John Lackey #381 (Angels)
Approx. Value: $0.30

Card #8 - Joey Gathright 372 (Royals)
Approx. Value: $0.30

Card #9 - Jhonny Peralta #345 (Indians)
Approx. Value: $0.30

Card #10 - Joe Crede #335 (White Sox)
Approx. Value: $0.30




Cost of Pack: $1.00
Approx. Value: $7.30
"Profit": $6.30
Number of Inserts: 1
Number of Cards Into Collection: 10/10 (100%)
Most Valuable: Miguel Cabrera #SQ-53 StarQuest Insert ($3.00)

Most Valuable Find So Far: 2013 Panini Elite Extra Edition Tyler Horan #47 Autograph /672 ($12.00) [3/16/2014]
Streak: 13 Days



I don't know what it is about these cards, or most Upper Deck releases around this period, but I just find them so boring and uninteresting. Still would be happy to have the set but they are just not exciting.. but I am anxious to see what Upper Deck has in store next. I think it's been about 4 years since they made a baseball product and I know it's a little bit more difficult for them due to not being licensed and terms that were set under their Topps lawsuit against them in... 2010 maybe? Don't know what the specifics are I just believe I heard that some terms make them harder to get around some of the problems around making unlicensed cards.

2012 Topps Gypsy Queen

2012 Topps Gypsy Queen
6 Cards

Card #1 - Bob Gibson #HH-BG (Cardinals)
HALLMARK HEROES INSERT
Approx. Value: $1.00

Card #2 - Juan Nicasio #134 (Rockies)
MINI INSERT
Approx. Value: $1.25

Card #3 - Matt Garza #94 (Cubs)
Approx. Value: $0.40

Card #4 - Dan Uggla #152 (Braves)
Approx. Value: $0.60

Card #5 - Tommy Hanson #42 (Braves)
Approx. Value: $0.60

Card #6 - Juan Nicasio #134 (Rockies)
Approx. Value: $0.40




Cost of Pack: $1.00
Approx. Value: $4.25
"Profit": $3.25
Number of Inserts: 2
Number of Cards Into Collection: 6/6 (100%)
Most Valuable: Bob Gibson #HH-BG Hallmark Heroes Insert ($1.25)

Most Valuable Find So Far: 2013 Panini Elite Extra Edition Tyler Horan #47 Autograph /672 ($12.00) [3/16/2014]
Streak: 12 Days




Not feelin' too good today... I'll just keep it short and sweet.

1998 Pacific Omega

Another interesting pack...

1998 Pacific Omega
8 Cards

Card #1 - Joey Cora #219 (Mariners)
Approx. Value: $0.30

Card #2 - Chipper Jones #20 (Braves)
Approx. Value: $0.75

Card #3 - Delino DesShields #195 (Cardinals)
Approx. Value: $0.30

Card #4 - Brian Rose #41 (Red Sox)
Approx. Value: $0.30

Card #5 - Greg Norton #58 (White Sox)
Approx. Value: $0.30

Card #6 - Moises Alou #103 (Astros)
Approx. Value: $0.30

Card #7 - Jimmy Key #31 (Orioles)
Approx. Value: $0.30

Card #8 - Bobby Higginson #90 (Tigers)
RED PARALLEL INSERT
Approx. Value: $4.00




Cost of Pack: $2.00
Approx. Value: $6.55
"Profit": $4.55
Number of Inserts: 1
Number of Cards Into Collection: 8/8 (100%)
Most Valuable: Bobby Higginson #90 Red Parallel Insert ($4.00)

Most Valuable Find So Far: 2013 Panini Elite Extra Edition Tyler Horan #47 Autograph /672 ($12.00) [3/16/2014]
Streak: 11 Days



Well, lesson learned... interesting does not equal valuable haha - not including the red parallel, the pack was barely worth what I paid for it, and that's going off BV so I suppose in reality it really just wasn't worth it but it's ok I'm glad to add the beginnings of another set into the collection and I gues that parallel isn't too bad.

2002 Super Estrellas del Beisbol

2002 Super Estrellas del Beisbol (Donruss)
6 Cards + 1 Mini Poster

Card #1 - Vladimir Guerrero #ES3 (Expos)
ESTRELLAS INSERT
Approx. Value: $2.00

Card #2 - Mark Mulder #66 (Athletics)
Approx. Value: $0.40

Card #3 - Ben Sheets #46 (Brewers)
Approx. Value: $0.40

Card #4 - Phil Nevin #74 (Padres)
Approx. Value: $0.40

Card #5 - Jim Thome #29 (Indians)
Approx. Value: $0.60

Card #6 - Miguel Tejada #67 (Athletics)
Approx. Value: $0.40




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Card #7 - Carlos Delgado #5 (Blue Jays)
MINI POSTER INSERT
Approx. Value: $0.50





Cost of Pack: $0.25
Approx. Value: $4.70
"Profit": $4.45
Number of Inserts: 2
Number of Cards Into Collection: 7/7 (100%)
Most Valuable: Vladimir Guerrero #ES3 Estrellas Insert ($2.00)

Most Valuable Find So Far: 2013 Panini Elite Extra Edition Tyler Horan #47 Autograph /672 ($12.00) [3/16/2014]
Streak: 10 Days