Oh yes, it has been a while since I updated my packsearching addition blog!
I had a family member pass away after being sick for the past month and needed to be there for him and his kids.
Wow, I really don't know where to start!!!
I'm sure this will just seem like me rambling on and on, but I have so much to share!
Ok. Here we go...
I'm just going to start with some tips and the hits I pulled.
First off, we all know about Panini Prizm. It first came out with 2012-13 Panini Prizm Basketball. That set was extremely popular and the 2012 Panini Prizm Football was just as popular as well! Finding the Redemptions/Autos weren't that difficult.
Then, Panini releases 2012 Panini Prizm Baseball. Sounds great right? Well, Panini doesn't have an official MLB license, so all team logos and such are photoshopped out and the pictures just look very bland without them. Still, that set was popular. About 95% of the interest were in the colored prizm parallels. Now with Basketball and Football the single packs (4 cards per pack) were the standard foil metal like packs at both Wal-Mart and Target. This all changed with 2012 Panini Baseball. Wal-Mart had the packs like they normally are. Target, however, used a white plastic like material for their packs and WOW!
I was able to get to Target 2 days after it was released and found 2 unsearched boxes! Well all you have to do is create a "staircase" with the cards in the pack. Essentially you separate each card just enough to see the front of all four cards. This creates the "staircase" effect as it looks like one. So using this technique I was able to not just find the packs with the (Retail-Only) Green Prizm card, but also the (Target Retail Only) Red Prizm card! It took only 5 minutes to search both 24 pack boxes and get the Green and Red Prizms. It also doesn't stop there! Using this exact same method for the back of the pack, I was able to see the card number and essentially know EVERY card in EVERY pack! I had the 2012 Panini Prizm Baseball checklist on my phone and just looked up the card numbers while I went through the packs!
I ended up getting 5 packs, I actually left 2 of the green prizm card packs and 1 red prizm pack because even for $2.99 a pack, the player wasn't worth it.
My camera isn't working, so until I get another one or a scanner, I don't have any pics of the cards I pulled. I will post the pics once I have the camera.
Here are the card I pulled...
Card #179 - Matt Harvey - Green Prizm Parallel Rookie Card! (VERY NICE!)
Card #TP5 - Wil Myers - Green Prizm - Top Prospect Rookie Card!
Card #140 - Tony Gwynn - Red Prizm Target Only Parallel
Card #185 - Hisashi Iwakuma - Red Prizm Target Only Rookie Card Parallel!
Card #25 - Ichiro Suzuki - Red Prizm Target Only Parallel!
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Next...
I found two hot packs of 2013 Press Pass NASCAR Ignite.
1.) Card #HT-JL - Joey Logano - Yellow Race-Used Firesuit Swatch
2.) Card #HT-JJ - Jimmie Johnson - Dark Blue Race-Used Firsuit Swatch
Next... I also found one rack pack of 2013 Topps Archives Baseball. I haven't opened it yet because its so easy to see every card in the pack This pack has card #60R-MT - Mike Trout Red Game-Used Jersey Card!
There's just so much more I want to share, but I have some errands and such I have to do today. I'll try to add more tonight or tomorrow.
Signed,
FloridaPackSearcher
