It was a week or two, maybe more but I lost track, Greg from Night Owl Cards had posted a break of 2025 Topps Heritage baseball and I left a comment on how I didn't really care for the product, and I think he took that to heart as a fan of it.
I just never had past luck with the product and to me the re-use of vintage designs didn't do much for me as I didn't collect in that era.
So, it wasn't anything I ever sought out and nothing that I ever planned on purchasing.
That may had changed one sunny day.
I went shopping at Walgreens for my wife with a list she had given me and as a collector you have to see if there are any card offerings, that would be like me going into a bakery and not seeing if they have any coffee, so I traveled up to the front of the store where they were on a small shelf.
My Walgreens isn't as populated with product as some, most of it was packed with those lame repacks, but this time they did have a few packs/boxes of Pokemon and also there sat two hanger boxes of 2025 Topps Heritage baseball.
For some reason or another, or maybe it was Greg sending me signals or was in my subconscious, but I felt led to grab one.
And I did. I dropped the $15 on this 35-card hanger box and left unsure of how I felt about doing the deed.
Before going on with the story, I must say that I also purchased the items my wife needed. Can you imagine if I went home with just a hanger box I didn't plan on purchasing and how that would have turned out?? That box may have found its way internally.
Anyways, I didn't open the hanger in the car or even when I got directly home, I got some chores done around the house and then made my way towards the box wondering if I had made a big mistake.
I quickly opened the box revealing the see-through packaging. I could notice something a little different in the stack of cards once I turned it sideways as I opened.
I ripped open the pack and began digging in. I completely brushed through the stack of base that began the pack and immediately went for the good stuff. Usually, I am the one who will eat the Oreo cookie part first and save the frosting for last but this time I dove right in because I didn't care for the cookie, I wanted the double stuff.
Here is what I found,
Nickname variation 1:160 packs. That was surprising.
Heritage Throwback 1:9 Packs
1976 Player Icons 1:9 Packs
I don't have the odds on this one, but /76 can't be an easy find. If only it was a better player.
Burgandy/Purple Sparkle? 1:1 Packs
Chrome Parallel 1:2 Packs. Not numbered that I could find.
Light Purple Parallel 1:1 packs
and then the thing I saw from the outside of the pack....
I don't know the odds for this one, but it's /25 dual clubhouse relic gold and has two spectacular young guns.
Wow is all I can say. After years of opening this product for product reviews (back when I did those), I never hit anything more than a single relic of some pitcher. This break more than makes up for all of those bad years.
So maybe Greg, you were right. Maybe this product isn't as awful as I thought. Or maybe I am just riding the high from a sweet victory for once. Let's just leave it at the middle of both ideas for now.
*Coffee Card Blogger Out*
