Rich's Box Break:
okay, so he got his pre-ordered 2008 allen & ginter hobby box today and you are supposed to get 2 hits (relics/autos/etc) per box. they also have cool cards of non-baseball players which he loves. he will post some of his mini-cards, non-baseball players, box loader, good rookies, and auto/relic cards that he got. okay, lets start with the box loader: Historical Battles HB5 "D-Day" with Dwight Eisenhower & Bernard Montgomery. (btw it is gigantic)
okay, here are some of the Mini Cards:
Justin Upton mini
Alex Romero Black Border rookie mini
Tarja Halonen "World Leaders" mini (prez of Finland)
Michael Cuddyer mini
Dan Jansen mini (speedskater)
Empire State Building mini
Aerial Steam Carriage mini
Jim Edmonds Black Border mini
Gateway Arch mini
Mwai Kibaki "World Leaders" mini (prez of Kenya)
Harriet Beecher Stowe mini (author/abilitionist)
Gary Sheffield mini
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky mini (composer)
okay, here are some of the non-baseball players:
Annie Oakley (Legendary Western American)
Davy Crockett (King of the Wild Frontier)
Frederick Douglass (American Abilitionist)
Oscar Wilde (Playwright/Novelist/Poet)
Albert Einstein (Theoretical Physicist)
Pablo Picasso (Painter/Draightsman/Sculptor)
Claude Monet (Painter)
Rampage Jackson (Mixed Martial Arts Champion)
Bruce Jenner (Champion Decathlete)
Les Miles (LSU National Chamion Football Coach)
Bonnie Blair (Champion Speedskater)
Kerri Strug (Champion Gymnast)
okay, here are the 2 best rookies he pulled: Evan Longoria RC, J.R. Towles RC
and now for the big moment, the hits:
Brian Roberts GU Bat Card
Brian Bannister Autographed Card
now you'd think he is done right? WRONG. take a look at the rest:
Johnny Damon GU Bat Card
Rampage Jackson Autographed Card
well thats it. and he must say, he relly likes how all the relics/autos are "framed" in a larger card, its very neat.
Hears how he rates it (out of 5 stars):
Rookies = 4 stars
Inserts/Oddities (state cards, mini cards, non-baseball cards) = 5 stars
Relics = 2 stars
Autographs = 4 stars
Pack/Card Design = 4 stars (5 for pack, 3 for cards)
Overall = 4.25 stars
okay, so he got his pre-ordered 2008 allen & ginter hobby box today and you are supposed to get 2 hits (relics/autos/etc) per box. they also have cool cards of non-baseball players which he loves. he will post some of his mini-cards, non-baseball players, box loader, good rookies, and auto/relic cards that he got. okay, lets start with the box loader: Historical Battles HB5 "D-Day" with Dwight Eisenhower & Bernard Montgomery. (btw it is gigantic)
okay, here are some of the Mini Cards:
Justin Upton mini
Alex Romero Black Border rookie mini
Tarja Halonen "World Leaders" mini (prez of Finland)
Michael Cuddyer mini
Dan Jansen mini (speedskater)
Empire State Building mini
Aerial Steam Carriage mini
Jim Edmonds Black Border mini
Gateway Arch mini
Mwai Kibaki "World Leaders" mini (prez of Kenya)
Harriet Beecher Stowe mini (author/abilitionist)
Gary Sheffield mini
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky mini (composer)
okay, here are some of the non-baseball players:
Annie Oakley (Legendary Western American)
Davy Crockett (King of the Wild Frontier)
Frederick Douglass (American Abilitionist)
Oscar Wilde (Playwright/Novelist/Poet)
Albert Einstein (Theoretical Physicist)
Pablo Picasso (Painter/Draightsman/Sculptor)
Claude Monet (Painter)
Rampage Jackson (Mixed Martial Arts Champion)
Bruce Jenner (Champion Decathlete)
Les Miles (LSU National Chamion Football Coach)
Bonnie Blair (Champion Speedskater)
Kerri Strug (Champion Gymnast)
okay, here are the 2 best rookies he pulled: Evan Longoria RC, J.R. Towles RC
and now for the big moment, the hits:
Brian Roberts GU Bat Card
Brian Bannister Autographed Card
now you'd think he is done right? WRONG. take a look at the rest:
Johnny Damon GU Bat Card
Rampage Jackson Autographed Card
well thats it. and he must say, he relly likes how all the relics/autos are "framed" in a larger card, its very neat.
Hears how he rates it (out of 5 stars):
Rookies = 4 stars
Inserts/Oddities (state cards, mini cards, non-baseball cards) = 5 stars
Relics = 2 stars
Autographs = 4 stars
Pack/Card Design = 4 stars (5 for pack, 3 for cards)
Overall = 4.25 stars
