Wow...hobby blows

So, One Bad Day told me that his shop by him was selling 2010 Topps Chrome for $49. I had a free day today so decided to go up there. I bought all 8 boxes they had and walked out of the store. At $49 I figured hey, I'll fill sets and maybe get a couple more complete base sets to sell.

I was not prepared for the absolute carnage that lied before me.

Box 1:
Bowman Chrome Dez Bryant and Colt McCoy
Notable RC: Suh, Bryant
Notable Refractors: None
Blue Refractor Jerod Mayo/199 (and I have it already)
Auto John Skelton

OK so not the worst box possible. 7 more boxes though, perhaps there is something in those!

Box 2:
Bowman Chrome Jahvid Best, Damian Williams
Bowman Chrome refractor Demaryius Thomas/99
Notable Refractor: Dez Bryant
Notable RC: Best, Mathews
Auto Taylor Price

Alright...well the Dez is a $5 card...the Thomas is on the rarer side...might be $15 in the whole box. Still 6 more chances...

Box 3:
Bowman Chrome Benn, LaFell
Notable RC: Best, Bryant
Notable Refractor:
Notable Refractors:Brees, Sam Bradford
Red Refractor Brian Cushing/25
Auto David Reed

Thanking my lucky stars for the Bradford hit. I think this might be the best box of them all. 5 more though, lets see a Group A Auto!

Box 4:
Bowman Chrome Mathews, Dwyer
Notable RC: Suh
Notable Refractor: Jacoby Ford (reaching badly here...)
Colored Refractor: NONE
Auto: Rob Gronkowski

WTF kind of box is that?!? Halfway through, no base Tebow or Bradford yet...

Box 5:
Bowman Chrome Tebow, Roberts
Notable RC: Suh, Bryant
Notable Refractor: Peterson, Chad Jones (I say that because it was a refractor I needed for my set...), Chad Jones (yes same refractor in the same box)
Blue Refractor Drew Brees Blue/199
Auto Tony pike

okay...so pretty much nothing in this one too... I need a beer.

Box 6:
Bowman Chrome Gresham, Sanders
Notable RC: Suh, Bryant
Notable Refractor: Golden Tate
Blue refractor Chad Jones/199
Auto Jonathan Dwyer

Crappy Bowman Chromes, Crappy Refractors, crappy auto. Crap.

Box 7:
Bowman Chrome Ben Tate, Sam Bradford
Notable RC: Suh
Notable Refractor: NONE
Blue refractor Jacoby Ford/199
Auto Jacoby Ford

Thanks for the great collation. Lets up that beer to a shot of Jager.

Box 8:
Bowman Chrome: Golden tate, Thomas
Notable RC: Best, Mathews
Notable Refractor: Joe McKnight
Gold Refractor Ryan Grant/50
Auto Montario Hardesty


I have never had such a bad run of boxes at one time. Just to kick myself a little more, driving home a spotted a Target. Walked in and bought one, ONE blaster of 2010 Topps Chrome

Notable RC's: Suh, Spiller, Bradford
Refractors: 2 regular, 4 Xfractor, best one was Emmanuel Sanders Xfractor and all 6 are rookies
Purple Refractor Kyle Wilson/555
GOLD refractor Carlton Mitchell/50

Are you serious? Topps Hobby just got it's backside handed to them by retail.

Yowch, sorry to hear that man. Hopefully that didn't ruin your opinion of the store.

I can't say that I've ever had great luck with Topps Chrome Hobby either. The odds of pulling a decent auto are so slim that you're better off just buying the autos off ebay, and leaving pack breaking for refractors which, as you know, are better in retail.

Are all the Brees Cards available??