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 Monday, June 23, 2008
Upper Deck Series 2 Baseball
Posted by Tuff Stuff
Welcome to a Monday edition of Bustin' Wax. Joining us today are Scott Fragale, editor of Tuff Stuff's Sports Collectors Monthly and T.S. O'Connell, editor of Sports Collectors Digest. Today's Feature: Upper Deck 2008 Series 2 Baseball- 20 cards/pack
- 16 packs/box ($70)
This box is a heavy load, with more than 300 cards in each box. That's great for quantity, but what did we find inside? Team USA baseball is a great insert in this product, along with Presidential Predictors and the ever-present Yankee Stadium Legacy. - 1 National Team Auto and Jersey: Brett Hunter (numbered to 50)
- 1 National Team Auto: Tyson Ross (numbered to 500)
- 1 National Team Jersey: Ryan Flaherty
- 1 Yankee Stadium Legacy Buyback: Bobby Murcer Glory Days jersey patch
- 2 Presidential Predictor cards: both depicting Clinton vs. McCain
- 4 Yankee Stadium Inserts
- 7 other Team USA cards.
The pack opening started slow, but we found some good stuff later on, including Kosuke Fukudome's rookie card. And now is the time we roll the tape:
Monday, June 23, 2008 9:44:49 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00) 
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Friday, June 20, 2008
2008 Topps Chrome Baseball
Posted by Tuff Stuff
It's Bustin' Wax time once again. Joining us for this box break is Joe Clemens, baseball pricing analyst for Tuff Stuff's Sports Collecting Monthly. Today's Feature: 2008 Topps Chrome baseball- 4 cards/pack
- 24 packs/box ($60)
Topps Chrome isn't the most bang-for-buck product, but it does offer plenty of eye appeal and variety to the average collector. There are Refractors, inserts, autos and, of course, Mickey Mantle. Roll the tape below for the video, and here's the breakdown: - 1 Auto redemption: Clay Buchholz
- 3 Topps Heritage Chrome: Brett Myers, Jake Peavy and Kevin Youkilis (all numbered to 1,959)
- 2 Copper Refractors: John Lackey and Ryan Braun (both numbered to 599)
- 1 Topps Heritage Chrome Refractor" Carl Crawford (numbered to 1,959)
- 8 Refractors
- 13 inserts: Topps All-Star Rookie Team Fielder and Holliday, 3 Mickey Mantle Home Run History inserts and the Ichiro Japanese card, among others.
We didn't get the two autos per box quota, but again, there's a lot of variety here to keep collectors entertained. Roll the tape:
Friday, June 20, 2008 7:16:05 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Friday, June 13, 2008
2008 Donruss Elite Football
Posted by Tuff Stuff
Welcome once again to Bustin' Wax. We've got something hot off the press this week - 2008 Donruss Elite Football, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. The box we opened live (see video below) offered some nice surprises, so let's get started. Today's Feature 2008 Donruss elite Football- 5 cards/pack
- 20 packs/box ($110)
The cards lend themselves to those who enjoy flashy graphics and great color. In other words, they are very eye-appealing. We got some pretty good pulls, including a couple of Passing the Torch cards, a sweet dual auto and those coveted rookies. Here's the breakdown. - 1 College Ties Dual Auto: Michigan alums Shawn Crable and Jamar Adams (numbered to 50).
- 1 Prime Target Jersey Swatch: Reggie Wayne (numbered to 199.
- 1 Zoning Commission Jersey Swatch: Steven Jackson (numbered to 50).
- 2 Passing the Torch: Roger Craig/Frank Gore (numbered to 800) and Dan Marino/Brett Favre (numbered to 400)
- 4 Rookies: Anthony Alridge blue die-cut (numbered to 78), Sam Keller (numbered to 999), Allen Patrick (numbered to 999) and Steve Slaton (numbered to 999)
- 1 base College Ties: Darren McFadden (numbered to 800)
- 1 base Prime Targets: Randy Moss
- 1 base Stars: Vince Young (numbered to 200)
- 2 base Zoning Commission: Vince Young (numbered to 800) and Antonio Gates (numbered to 400)
- 2 Elite Teams: Eagles McNabb, Westbrook and Curtis (numbered to 800) and Chiefs (Johnson, Gonzalez and Bowe (numbered to 400)
- 2 base Chain Reaction: Brandon Jacobs (numbered to 800) and Willis McGahee (numbered to 800)
We got the requisite three auto/jerseys cards and other nice cards. There's a reason this brand has stuck around so long. Check out the video:
Friday, June 13, 2008 8:23:36 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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