i was super surprised to find a repack hanging in a walgreen's a couple of months ago. actually, there were two, but i only bought one. here's a post from the lost collector about an identical repack, and i share all of the observations he made about the ambiguity of the contents based on the new packaging.
now on to the cards, presented here in the order in which they were found!
first card was a 2020 topps jesse winker card
a couple of vintage 1968 topps senators
and then on to the mish-mash
big glasses on ernie camacho, and a nice ripken from 1994 topps. i think the 1994 topps set should have been a full horizontal set - i think the design works a lot better that way.
more junk
although one is a dodger
a hit!
it's interesting to note that the 1987 topps mohoric and davis are from the same set, yet the wood grain on the laminate design is way different. i know the burlap in 1968 topps varies, but i thought that was between different series, not cards from the same series.
i was surprised to see this card in the box. it's from 2019 panini national treasures. not sure when springer wore green (maybe in spring training on st. pat's?) but it is what it is.
more junk
more junk
although rickey!
more junk
greg brock hot repack!
the sealed pack inside was from 2021 topps opening day. here's what it yielded:
an ohtani, a parallel, and an insert. it could have been worse.
just last weekend, i saw about six or seven of these at the same walgreens and passed. i did see a different type of repack at the front counter though. it was four sealed packs plus a random bonus card. the images on the box showed cards from topps online releases like brooklyn or montgomery and the living set. i bought one and it had two packs of 2019 topps series 1 (found a dodger stadium brandon crawford card),
a pack of 2020 topps heritage, and a pack of 2018 topps series 2. the bonus card was a 2019 topps allen & ginter tim raines card, which i guess is a short print. probably not going to go for a repack again anytime soon!
The Springer is a pretty nice hit from a repack. Usually if you get a hit it's some very common guy from years ago.
ReplyDeleteYes I’m not complaining. I once found a nomad relic in a different repack too.
DeleteThose vintage Senators are way better than about 99 percent of the cards I've gotten in repacks!
ReplyDeleteSame here. They were a surprise for sure
DeleteFor a repack that wasn't half bad. First time I've seen cards from the 60's in one.
ReplyDeleteI was assuming there’d be more recent cards but two 68s were great to find
DeleteI still say these are better than the predecessors, I was definitely not pulling '57 and '68 Topps out of repack boxes a couple of years ago.
ReplyDeleteYeah that is a great looking card the lost collector found
DeleteI've bought several of those Walgreens repacks this year, and they've all been 100% junk.
ReplyDeleteMaybe the next one will be better?!
DeleteWow. Two 68's and a NT jersey card of a big name? I'd say this was pretty solid for a repack. Congratulations.
ReplyDeleteThanks Fuji.
DeleteThat's pretty good for a repack.
ReplyDeleteAgree. I don’t plan to push my luck though.
DeleteThat's an awesome repack - vintage cards, a hit from someone who actually has a notable MLB career...you really can't ask for more than that!
ReplyDeletei have definitely had worse!
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