Upon opening my box, I can see the cards are lying flat because of the cards is bulging which I thought was a pretty good sign. On the top of the pack was Sprague Cleghorn's ghostly face. It looks like he is trying to challenge me possibly, well Sprague, here we go!
(These are in order from top to bottom of the pack)
Sprague Cleghorn Base /150
Back side
Ted Kennedy Base /150
David Backes Base /150
Zdeno Chara Base Gold /50
Shea Weber Base /150
Now time for the hits!
Ed Van Impe Auto
Kirk Muller Auto
At this point, the box has been a bit of a dud. But, things get a little better, after all there is that bulge to look forward too....
Denis Savard Game Used Silver /90
The swatch is a beautiful red and a pretty good size too. Not a bad start for the final three cards.
Franchise Captains Barber-Clarke-Tocchet Gold /10
Wow (for real this time). Two really nice seam pieces that just explode out of the card. Tocchet's is a simple black piece but the Clarke and Barber ones are amazing. This is the hit of the box by far! Numbered to 10 is a great added touch and value. I hope to possibly trade this to a Flyers or Clarke fan.
Ryan Murray Junior Captains Silver /50
This hit is going to make this box a decent or a great box. Ryan is projected to go top three in this year's draft and this card could become a little more desirable as a result. A nice finish to a bad start really!
Denis Savard Game Used Silver /90
Franchise Captains Barber-Clarke-Tocchet Gold /10
Ryan Murray Junior Captains Silver /50
Well there you have it, after a few weeks of waiting, this box took about 2 minutes to open. You have to love hockey cards, after all where else can you spend 100+ bucks and get 2 minutes of enjoyment?(don't answer that, this is a family website)
My wife asked me if it was a dud or a good one and after a moment I decided it was a break-even box for me. I feel that I did get value for my money, but apart from the game-used portion I wasn't too jacked about this box.
As for as availability, I would like to keep one base card (Backes) and I will likely keep the Muller and everything else is up for trade if they interest you.
I have the gold version of Backes if you're interested.
ReplyDeleteNice box everybody seems to love the product so ITG is doing something right. I just can't wait to get a hold of BTP this year...it's making me crazy just thinking about it!!
ReplyDeleteOk now I have seen three bad breaks and one decent one (yours being the decent one). I love the way they look but I'm still on the fence.
ReplyDeleteAhhh, who am I kidding. I'm going to order one now.
Here's the one I opened, which is another good one to make you feel better about buying a box.
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Thanks guys, Matt I am interested in the Backes, send me an email.
ReplyDeleteDFG, the more bad breaks you see, the better the odds for your box! Go ahead and rip away, I am sure you will do fine.
Sure things. Where can I find your e-mail address?
Deleteforestrydave at hotmail dot com
ReplyDeletei am interested in the triple flyers jersey. send me a call. 905-450-4387
ReplyDeleteI will give you a shout on the weekend. I lost my voice and calling right now wouldn't accomplish much. Feel free to email me at the above address if you want contact me sooner.
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