I've been really impressed with Gypsy Queen for a number of reasons:
1. The on-card autos. I know a lot of the duals are stickered, but it's nice to have another product out there that is on-card. I pulled an Andrew Cashner out of a blaster last night, and love how the blue ink pops against his Cubs uniform.
2. From a baseball fan standpoint, I love the inclusion of retired players. Not just the typical Ruth and Mantle, but guys like Barry Larkin, Andre Dawson and Dale Murphy. I was hooked on the first pack I opened, when I saw a Frank Thomas. I also like that I get a Ginter-like product, without having to pull a card of a Revolving Door or Pluto. I get that's what Ginter's about, it's just not really for me. I also like the insert sets a lot too.
3. The value. Along with the Ichiro 1/1 patch I pulled, I have pulled three stamps /10, a mini /10, a Lou Gehrig jersey, two Jeter jerseys, a plate, a Batista auto and a Clay Buchholz auto. I should have two more coming my way from the UPC's I sent in. All of this came from two hobby boxes, five hobby packs and three blasters, and what I've sold has gone for a decent amount. I don't think a lot was produced, which is keeping prices higher, and boxes with more sellable content in them.
I haven't seen any hobby boxes at any of the shops in the Twin Cities for a while now, but I'll be really tempted to pick another up if/when I see them again.
1. The on-card autos. I know a lot of the duals are stickered, but it's nice to have another product out there that is on-card. I pulled an Andrew Cashner out of a blaster last night, and love how the blue ink pops against his Cubs uniform.
2. From a baseball fan standpoint, I love the inclusion of retired players. Not just the typical Ruth and Mantle, but guys like Barry Larkin, Andre Dawson and Dale Murphy. I was hooked on the first pack I opened, when I saw a Frank Thomas. I also like that I get a Ginter-like product, without having to pull a card of a Revolving Door or Pluto. I get that's what Ginter's about, it's just not really for me. I also like the insert sets a lot too.
3. The value. Along with the Ichiro 1/1 patch I pulled, I have pulled three stamps /10, a mini /10, a Lou Gehrig jersey, two Jeter jerseys, a plate, a Batista auto and a Clay Buchholz auto. I should have two more coming my way from the UPC's I sent in. All of this came from two hobby boxes, five hobby packs and three blasters, and what I've sold has gone for a decent amount. I don't think a lot was produced, which is keeping prices higher, and boxes with more sellable content in them.
I haven't seen any hobby boxes at any of the shops in the Twin Cities for a while now, but I'll be really tempted to pick another up if/when I see them again.
