Do Damaged Boxes Actually Bring "The Heat"?

*sits down, cup of coffee in hand, box of cards nearby*

*takes a sip, hopes you do the same, sets down mug and gets to blogging*

Is it true?

Rumor has it that boxes that are damaged are the ones holding the best pulls. I guess I can finally put that theory to a test as I got a box in the mail from a trade with Twitter friend Jake (@jake1725).

I gave up some Mike Trout and Ohtani cards to land this blaster. A blaster I had been wanting to rip as the checklist contained a ton of Darkwing Duck cards and some other Disney related nostalgia I wanted.

Before I continue on, I must point out that Jake wasn't the one who crushed the box, you can thank FedEx for that. You got to love the cost of shipping stuff now-a-days and how we receive it. The card box itself and the box it came in looked like the driver was practicing his field goal kicks in my big field before he delivered it.

But at least it arrived and wasn't stolen like some people deal with.

Let's just hope the cards are all good.

So, I have my coffee and cards. It's time to....

*takes a sip, begins the rip*

Each blaster, or what they call now value box comes with 8 packs of 4 cards. So, you get 32 cards for $40. There are no guarantees, but it seems to be one numbered card per box. Each box also offers Ray Wave Parallels, Refractors and one High School Musical 20th-Anniversary card.

 

The base set is 200-cards deep. Here is what I would call an Ashley Tisdale Rookie?

Here is what I found for base refractors,

 

(how I feel about the new wave of hobby somedays)

RayWave Refractors

(my favorite!)

  

(how I also feel about the new wave of hobby some days)

Then my nice hit of the box,

Donald Duck mini diamonds aqua /199

.

Now onto the inserts,

Anyone who watched Disney Channel for what it once was would find these cool. Okay, I find these cool.

My one and only High School Musical Card.

Cars 20th Anniversary insert. Have seen and can probably quote this movie by now. If you haven't, watch Cars and Cars 3. We can pretend the second one didn't exist together.

23-19!!! 23-19!! Monsters Inc 25th anniversary.

Iconic Moments

Alice and Wonderland 75th Anniversary

Disney Ink and Paint

And an insert line we all know and love, Future Stars.

Well, this shows that not all damaged boxes come with "the heat", but I still had a blast opening this up. For me, the designs, refractors were all fun and there is so much nostalgia built in to top it off. Now I want to rip another!

Thanks Jake for the trade, glad both of us are happy with the outcome of our trade.

*takes another sip before finishing up today's post*

Let me know in comments if you have any luck with damaged boxes and your best hit? Also, what are your thoughts on this Disney product and have you opened any?

Hope everyone has a superb Sunday.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Jeter

*sits down to an EMPTY CUP!! gets up refills cup, sits back down for a new #CardsOverCoffee*

Last year, Topps introduced an artist led card series known as Project 2020 which took 20 artists to do a reimagining of 20 classic Topps baseball cards of the past leading to a 400-card set.

At first, the cards took off a little slow until the flippers came in and started making a ton of money off from the cards which then drove others to the set. Even I fell into that trap, buying a Shore Griffey hoping to have hit a gold mine until I found out I was one of over 99,000 to do so. After that card, I never bought another and many left trying to flip them.

The cards themselves didn't entice me very much outside of the one I bought that I was trying to flip.

Then came one that caught my eye. Not just because of the player, but because of the design.

*takes a sip before showing off the card*

The Don C Jeter Project 2020 is an obvious design to most of us who watched television in the 90's.

 

It is based off from the logo used for the iconic Seinfeld television series. Having added a few Seinfeld cards to my collection in 2021, this card was at the top of my want list to have.

My buddy, @Jake1725, who is a big collector of the Project 2020 series, knew I had wanted this so he had bought it for me for Christmas. A great gift, from a great friend.

*takes a sip before finishing up today's post. maybe should watch some Seinfeld with the next cup of yada yada yada*

The Jeter isn't the only Seinfeld related card in the Project series. The Topps Project 70 card of Mike Piazza done by Oldmanalan is a throwback to Jerry's apartment. That is the next card I want for my collection.

As for the Project 2020 and 70 cards overall, my feelings on them have changed as this year has gone on. I have actually come to appreciate them more and wouldn't mind adding a few more to my collection of players I collect or just because I like the look of them.

But first, I need that Piazza!

In comments today, let's talk Seinfeld and the Yankees. Which character matches up with a Yankees player, coach, or management? 

Here is my take,

Jerry-Brian Cashman

Elaine-Derek Jeter

George-George Steinbrenner

Kramer-A-Rod

Newman-Hideki Irabu

Let me know yours and don't mess up or NO SOUP FOR YOU!

Have a great Wednesday!

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*