2007 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects Hobby Box

With all the spring training buzz going on about the Atlanta Braves young super prospect Jason Heyward, I decided to pick up two hobby boxes of 2007 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects.


These boxes feature the true rookie card of Jason Heyward and could start catching fire if he makes the big club and does well. all indications are that he is lighting it up in spring training and it looks good that Jason Heyward may start the 2010 baseball season with the Atlanta Braves, rather than the Minor Leagues.

As of today, Jason Heyward's spring training stats are as follows. He is batting .455 with 10 hits in 22 at bats, with 1 home run and 5 RBI. He also has 4 doubles. This kid just has the look of a big league player. Click here to see his follow through at the plate. I know it is only spring training, but this kid looks like the real deal and that's why I picked up the hobby boxes mentioned above.

It could be a shot in the dark, but if you are thinking about picking up a few of these boxes yourself, you better do it now before they start sky-rocketing in price. Of course Jason Heyward could end up hitting .200 and totally tank, as we all know life is full of risks. But hey! That's what makes collecting sports card so much fun. Looking for the next big rookie to collect!

2009-10 Panini Certified Materials Basketball just released

2009-10 Panini Certified Materials basketball was just released a few days ago. February 17, 2010 to be exact.

And not to anyone's surprise, Panini has produced an outstanding basketball product once again. Hobby boxes of this recent release are selling well already on eBay.

Each hobby box has 10 packs with 5 cards per pack. And on average, each 2009-10 Panini Certified box has 4 autograph or memorabilia cards.

And you have the potential of pulling some great cards of some top super stars. For example, you can pull NBA Prime Die-cuts of LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jerry West, Bill Russell, Tim Duncan and Dwyane Wade. A very solid product from Panini.

I Picked Up Two 2009-10 Panini Limited Basketball Hobby Boxes

I purchased two hobby boxes of 2009-10 Panini Limited basketball over the weekend from Blowoutcards.com. The Panini Limited basketball boxes are on fire right now! So I had to get a few before they go up in price even more.

If you have read my other posts on this blog, you will know that when I purchase hobby boxes, I don't even open them. I just leave them factory sealed and put away.

The Panini Limited basketball boxes I purchased cost me $84.99 per. So, only time will tell if I made a good purchase or not. Because, like I said above, these will remain factory sealed. It will be interesting to see what these will be selling for a year from now.

I think Panini Limited will hold it's value simply because of the 2009 NBA rookie class. Rookie cards of Tyreke Evans, Blake Griffin, Brandon Jennings, Ty Lawson and James Harden make 2009-10 Panini a winner in the long run, imo.

Plus, you can't go wrong with the chance at Kobe Bryant autos and memorabilia cards that are randomly inserted into packs as well. A really nice product, in my opinion. I will post pictures of these factory sealed boxes after I receive them in the mail.

Below are 2009-10 Panini Limited Basketball box breaks on YouTube.



Tyreke Evans 2009-10 Panini Limited MOJO!

Mail Day! I received my 09-10 Panini basketball boxes today.

I was pumped today to finally get my basketball boxes in the mail that I had ordered.

As I mentioned in the post above, I ordered a box of 2009-10 Panini Limited basketball and a box of 2009-10 Panini Rookies & Stars Longevity basketball. I took some pictures of the boxes and have added them here in this post.

I will never see what AUTO and Memorabilia cards I got inside these Panini basketball boxes because I will not be opening them. I will keep them factory sealed and put away. But from what I've seen of the box break videos on YouTube, these Panini Limited cards are really nice. And, oh yeah, I have another box of Panini Limited that should be here next tuesday (Feb 16, 2010).

2009-10 Panini Rookies & Stars Longevity Basketball Hobby Box

I'm into everything Panini basketball right now. As you may have seen in another one of my posts on this blog, I picked up two 2009-10 Panini Limited hobby boxes.

Well, I also picked up one box of 2009-10 Panini Rookies & Stars Longevity basketball hobby. Looks like a very nice basketball card product.

I also purchased this Panini hobby box from Blowoutcards.com. I paid $42.99 for the box. Too much? Great deal? Only time will tell if I made a wise purchase. I know one thing. I won't be opening this box. I know I say this every time I post a new box pick up on this blog, but I just don't open boxes. I just keep them factory sealed and put away.

2009-10 Bowman '48 Basketball Hobby Box. 3 Autographs Per Box

My recent basketball card purchase is a 2009-10 Bowman '48 basketball hobby box. These boxes are very popular due to the fact that there are 3 autograph cards in every box.

There are 24 packs per box and 8 cards per pack. A real nice basketball product by Bowman.
These 2009-10 Bowman '48 boxes contain some real nice rookie cards from the 2009 NBA draft. The possible pulls from this box are the Tyreke Evans rookie card, Brandon Jennings rookie card, Blake Griffin rookie card, Jonny Flynn rookie card and more.

Speaking of Blake Griffin, he will now miss the rest of his 2009-10 rookie season due to his knee injury. God, I hope he's not another Greg Oden and ends up injured all the time.

My Recent Sports Card Pickups-2007-08 SP Authentic Basketball Hobby Box

With the NBA season kicking off I figured I would pick up a good, solid basketball card hobby box. My choice? The 2007-08 Upper Deck SP Authentic Hobby box pictured below. Why? Two words: Kevin Durant. The Oklahoma City Thunder are a good young team with some good players and Durant leads the way. Durant should have a huge year and I hope it drives this SP Authentic box up. This box of 07-08 SP Authentic would really be doing well if Portland Trailblazer Greg Oden had played well in the NBA. The 2007 number one draft pick has been injury plagued and has done nothing so far in his young career.


As always, any hobby box that I purchase, I never open. I just keep it in the shipping box and put it away.



It used to be tempting to want to just tear into the packs. But I have bad luck with opening packs so I just leave it factory sealed. Although I did get lucky back in 2006.

I purchased a box of 2005-06 Upper Deck SPX from Blowout Cards and I pulled a Chris Paul Winning Materials card numbered to 50. I ended up selling it on eBay for $125.00. So, I have had SOME luck.

But I have had some real stinkers too. For example, I purchased a case of Fleer Greats of The Game back in 2007. I was debating on leaving the case factory sealed.

But the lure of having a chance to pull a Chris Paul, Deron Williams, Danny Granger, Andrew Bynum or other good young players from the 2005 Draft was too much for me. I just had to bust open the case.

The results? The best card that pulled from that case was a Rookie AUTO of Jason Maxiell!
And that was it! Now, Maxiell is a good young player for the Detroit Pistons but he's no Chris Paul or Andrew Bynum. Yeah, I did get a few autographs from players from the past. No Larry Bird or Magic Johnson of course.

Am I in the majority or minority for feeling this way? Do any of you sports card collectors out there feel the same way that I do? When you buy a hobby box, do you start ripping open the packs or do you just keep it factory sealed?

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