2010-11 Panini Crown Royale Hockey Review and Prelude to a Contest

Once again, the generosity of Jefferson Burdick Award Winner Tracy Hackler at Panini America has shone upon us. And once again, since we got free cards, you’re going to get free cards. And let me tell you little leprechauns, the luck of the Irish struck Andy hard enough to splash onto me as well with […]

2010-2011 Panini Timeless Treasures Basketball Review

Now that the cards have all been packed up and shipped out to the winners of our One Year Anniversary Contest (not to be confused with the other 3-4 contests we’ve held lately), it’s time to take a closer look and actually review this high end product.

Sure, we got the box (er, tin) for […]

2009 O-Pee-Chee Baseball Review

Happy Birthday to me! I bought a box of cards! I was at Tim’s Baseball Card Shop a couple months ago when it actually was close to my birthday looking for singles. I had a fresh, crisp $50 bill courtesy of a birthday card, and it seemed only right to trade that green piece of […]

2010 Topps Update Baseball Review

Main Set When comparing Topps Update to Topps Series 2, it’s clear as cream that improvements have been made. There were no drastically miscut cards to be found this time around (although our Jumbo boxes did encounter the not uncommon phenomenon of bent corners on cards that dwelled near the tops/bottoms of the brick packs), […]

2010 Topps Chrome Baseball Review

Here we are a full month after we busted open our case of 2010 Topps Chrome, and I’m finally getting around to writing our review. Let’s dive in, shiny side first, shall we?

24 packs per box, 4 cards per pack

Main Set I’ve heard a lot of complaints about the quality control on the […]

2008 Upper Deck Masterpieces Baseball Review

Masterpieces, Masterpieces, Masterpieces. Bring back Masterpieces. Why won’t they bring back Masterpieces. I’ve heard from bloggers over and over lately. One of you even took it upon yourself to create a placeholder virtual set.

While this wasn’t a product I knew about until I came back to the hobby (just like virtually every product, really), […]

2002 Topps Total Baseball Review

Topps Total, Topps Total, Topps Total. Bring back Topps Total. Why won’t they bring back Topps Total. I’ve heard it from bloggers over and over lately. I figured it was time to see what all the hype was about. This was a product I didn’t know existed until I started reading blogs. It came […]

1997 Fleer Baseball Series 2 Review

Okay, you’ve had time to let those other two boxes sink into your skull holes, and I’m sure they’re fully processed by now and you’re itching for more box busting excitement. Well, then you’ve come to the right place!

One of the main reasons I wanted to grab a box of 1997 Fleer wasn’t […]

2004 Upper Deck Vintage Review

It’s been our customary couple day lag between posts [unfortunately – this time I was shooting a new sketch for www.itsnotabook.com (follow us on twitter as well, because we need more followers, oh, and on facebook)], so you’ve had a chance to let your eyes adjust to the bright reflective surfaces of Ionix. Almost all […]

1999 Upper Deck Ionix Review

I’ve delayed it enough. It’s time to get a little in-depth with the Community Break boxes. No more wasting time. I’m just going to get right into it. Run through it real quick. So, here’s my review without further delay. Get your coffee and grab a seat. There will be no commercial breaks. Time to […]