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*

Trending This Week In My Hobby

Welcome to Week 7 of Trending This Week In My Hobby.

It's been a few weeks, let's see what has changed. I almost canceled this segment, but for now, it will hold on for another week.

If you missed a previous week or you are curious what this segment is about if this is your first time seeing it, I will be posting my Top 10 things I have been either adding or seeking the most. In other words what has been trending in my hobby, hence the name. Next week, the list could change and some things could disappear with new things added or move up and down my interests list.

You just never know because I never know where my head will be week to week.

So, the next post will feature the list of stuff for that week and then will compare it to this week for a breakdown of the trending ways and why. If I have an explanation for it.

Hopefully I will.

Without further ado or more rambling, here is the list of what's trending in my hobby this week,

1. 2026 Topps Chrome Disney Darkwing Duck
2. 2025 Panini Phoenix Hakeem Nicks
3. 2026 Topps Chrome Disney Any Cards
4. Eli Manning Cards
5. Ken Griffey Jr Cards
6. Non Sport Autograph/Relics
7. Rodney Hampton
8. NY Knicks Autos/Relics
9. Jalen Brunson Cards
10. NY Giants Autos/Relics

Last time as you will see below, I had nothing trending in my hobby. I didn't have a hobby focus. But, since shoulder surgery and since I have spent a lot more time sitting around, I became really focused on completing and chasing Darkwing Duck cards from 2026 Topps Chrome Disney. Then I have been obsessed with the 2025 Panini Phoenix Hakeem Nicks cards which I want to get as many as I can. Sort of like the Wild Card Splatt Eli Manning cards.

The Knicks playoff run led to those chases and the rest are the usuals. Rodney is caught on a little more since I updated my TCDB numbers which you can see by clicking the tab at the top of the blog. I have included all of my TCDB collections there.

If you were curious about last week's list and how it changed, here it is again,

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Who knows what next week will bring or where the wind will take me next. I guess you will have to come back and see. Or will it remain the same as this week which would be really odd.

While you wait, let me know what you are collecting this week or what's been trending in your hobby below!

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

I Am The Terror That Flaps In The Night

*takes a sip from freshly brewed pot*

Those who know me, know my love of the Disney Afternoon cartoons.

*takes another sip, then goes back in time*

I came home from a long day of school, flipped on the TV and watched the entire two hour block.

I would watch Talespin, Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers, Goof Troop, Bonkers which were among my favorites, but none ever topped my super favorite, Darkwing Duck.

The Terror That Flaps In The Night easily became my favorite cartoon growing up. Those around me had to deal with me walking around pretending I was Darkwing whether that was at home, at a friend's house or on recess. 

They all knew I was Darkwing.

I began asking for the figures for Christmas and despite my poor upbringing, I was fortunate enough to find a few figures under the tree over the years. I never did complete all of them and had to use other figures to replace the characters I was missing from other shows, but I made it work.

As I evolved more into a card collector later on and grew up, I began to just leave my toys in my toy box and eventually sold all of them around eighth grade to my aunt for my cousins. I turned that money into cards.

 

Sadly, as I aged, I realized how much those toys meant to me, especially the Darkwing Duck ones. But, there was nothing that I could do to get the ones I wanted back. My aunt divorced my uncle, their kids grew up and moved away and the toys I can only assume went into the trash.

*plays sad music* (thinks that you are visualizing a tiny violin)

The good thing *plays upbeat music* was that I was older and an adult and I could buy back those things I wanted. They may not have been the ones I specifically owned, but they could fill in the holes. I first started with the ones I originally had, then realized, "hey, I am an adult, why not finish what I wanted to back then?" So, I finished the set and still have it to some day display.

Over the years, I have added a few other things to my Darkwing Duck collection including some comic books, the DVD set, some VHS' and a 1992 Pro Set Promo card which was the only card in existence at that point.

Notice how I said, at that point.

Recently, I have found more Darkwing Duck cards which brought that child out even more with me.

It kicked off with Disney Lorcana set. They aren't technically real cards and are apart of a game, but, to me, they were and they were needed to be added.

So, I grabbed some of my favorite characters and art from the set including some foil parallels,

 

 

And this is what I have so far. There are more I need and one I really want is the rare that featured all of the characters. It's a little overpriced.

Most recently Topps released a set called Topps Disney Neon which has a real Darkwing Duck base card and it also includes parallels. So far, I have only added the rainbow foil parallel. 

I will post this at some point.

*takes final sip of the post*

I know I am probably not the only one who used to watch Disney Afternoon on this blog, let me know your favorite show from the block 

Also, have you bought any TCG cards like the ones above for your PC? Try any of the new Topps Disney Neon? Let me know in comments!

Have a great Friday!

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*