Monday, August 4, 2014

I Swore I Wasn't Going To Buy Any Bowman Platinum...

...But I did.

I bought  a blaster last Friday. And I actually pulled a hit:


A Wendell Rijo base auto. Not bad, I don't know him, so this card is definitely up for trade. I also pulled this guy:


A Jose Abreu Top Prospects insert. Sweet! Okay, maybe I'm hooked.

I went to my new LCS, Duane's Sports Cards, in Arlington on Saturday to grab my box of Allen & Ginter for this years Gint-A-Cuffs incarnation melee. I noticed that Duane had four loose packs of Platinum, so I bought those. In the third pack, I pulled this:


Will Myers patch (swatch)/auto, numbered 100 of 199. Three things about this card. 1) I'm really happy it isn't a plain white swatch. Topps is getting too comfortable using the boring fabric. 2) Kind of bummed it's a sticker auto. 3) Will Myers...DUDE! Learn to sign your name!!!!!!

I shouldn't have bought those packs, because pulling the Myers relic/auto made me decide to spend money I didn't really have to buy a box of Platinum. each box guarantees two Platinum Chrome autos and a patch/auto card. So I figured what the hell, I don't need lunch this week.

My first hit was this Michael Ratterree base auto. Nothing terribly exciting.


Then I snagged some color:


This Jose Campos green auto is numbered 104 of 399 (as I'm sure you can plainly see). But things got better in a hurry...


A Noah Snydergaard patch/auto numbered 2 of 50! I'm clearly not a Mets fan, but I love this card. It's absolutely stunning! Again, stoked that it has a colored patch instead of the plain-jane white that Topps usually uses. Snydergaard's auto isn't 100% clear, but it's a helluva lot better than Myers'. I am pretty certain I am going to keep this card for myself.

But wait, the box isn't done giving yet!


I also pulled this Delino DeShields printing plate! A 1/1 (though we can debate about the true 1/1-"ness" of a printing plate, since there are technically four of them...)!!

I'm glad I bought this box. Definitely the best box I've had in a while. Now ask me how I feel around lunch time and I may change my mind...

7 comments:

  1. Great box! Congrats. At the very least you got some great trade bait.

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  2. I'm probably not buying any of the Platinum. I'd love to try to work a trade for Ratteree though.

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  3. Nice box would love to try an work out a trade if you decide to part with the Syndergaard auto patch

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  4. If the Rijo is up for grabs . I'm up for a trade

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  5. Very nice! The Campos is a good looking card!

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  6. I love the orange on the Syndegaard cards. Very attractive. I wish card companies would work orange in a little bit more with teams like the O's, Mets, Tigers, and even the Marlins.

    It's not my stomach, but it looks like forgoing lunch was a good decision in this case!

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  7. I have no idea if/what I could possibly offer, but should that DD plate become available I'd certainly be interested.

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