Sorry for the lack of updates in the past couple of weeks.

I will be posting some very long, fun and interesting posts about my packsearching activities in the past two weeks.

The products that have just been released have been some of the EASIEST to packsearch!

Thanks again for your patience.

2013 Topps Baseball Redemption Mailday!!!

This card wasn't pulled via pack searching, but it's so awesome I wanted to write about it.

On eBay there are many people who sell teams for group breaks.  Sometimes a random team is offered or sometimes there are 30 separate auctions with each team listed in the title and description.  Well 2013 Topps Baseball Series 1 had just been released a few weeks and I wanted to be part of a group break.  I found one online.  It was for a factory-sealed case of 2013 Topps Baseball Series 1 Jumbo Packs (6 boxes are in each case).  I looked at all the teams and prices and I waited until there were just minutes left before I placed any bids.  There were a few teams I wanted to win.  However, I was outbid on every team except one.  The Washington Nationals.  I paid about $50 for the team with shipping.  Kinda high but it seemed reasonable.  Anyhow, a few days later I watched the break live online.  I got pretty much what you'd expect from a 6 box jumbo case.  I got 7 Bryce Harper base cards, 2 Chasing the Dream, 1 1972 Topps Mini, etc.  As for the "hits"  I was VERY lucky and received two!  The first was a Bryce Harper Chasing the Dream Jersey Card! I have since traded it with a friend locally so I don't have a pic.  At that point I figured I got my moneys worth as the jersey card and other cards were close to what I paid in value and I had fun watching the break live online!
Now I did say I got two hits...  Well the 2nd hit was a redemption card.  A redemption card for a 2013 Topps Baseball Series One - Chasing the Dream - Card #CDAR-JZ - Jordan Zimmermann - Autographed Patch Relic #'d to 25!!!  I was SO SO excited!  I redeemed it right away and just received the card on Monday.  It was sent certified mail and I had to sign for it!  That was pretty cool.  Anyhow, I sat down and opened the package I just received.  Here is the pic...

How Awesome it that?!?!?!?!

The card is #'d 22/25!!!

The patch on this card is really nice! Black/Grey/Red

I know there is a market for this card as I've seen online there are many people who like to put together a master set of 2013 Topps Baseball.  I've seen a few online from previous sets like 2012 Topps, 2011 Topps, etc.  Obviously the sets don't contain press plates or any other 1/1 cards.  Since this card was a redemption and there are only 25 produced should make this card highly desirable!

Thanks everyone for reading my blog here.

I also want to state in this post that I will be posting many more pack searching tips in the VERY near future!  I have said previously I wouldn't give many pack searching tips, but I want to give out tips now.

Mostly because I want others to see how much fun and easy it is to pack search!

I do stand by my first tip.  That tip being making your own packs with one pack having a jersey and the others just base.  Practice, Practice, Practice is the best way to learn and become confident.

**Update** - May 1st, 2013

Sorry for the lack of posts recently.  I've been quite busy lately.

Anyhow, I did find a few more hot packs yesterday.

First off was a 2012-13 Panini Basketball Rack Pack.  Now, I knew this was a 
jersey card.  I also knew it was from the "Panini Game Jerseys" set.  So, I 
looked up the checklist on google.  Overall there aren't many desirable players 
in that set.  With the cost of the rack pack @ $4.98, it is almost not worth it.  
However, with this set, (2012-13 Panini Basketball), it is very easy to see the 
card number in the rack packs.  I looked and saw "CARD No. 5".

Dwyane Wade Black Miami Heat Jersey Swatch!  Nice!

I also did something I almost NEVER do.  I purchased a blaster box.  I have no 
idea how to search a blaster, but I saw 2 blasters of 2013 Press Pass NASCAR 
Total Memorabilia.  You receive one pack of 5 cards with a guarantee of a 
race-used relic!
I'm a big NASCAR fan and figured I might as well since I haven't any NASCAR 
relic cards from 2013 sets.  I pay the $19.98 and waited until I got home to 
open it.  Well I open it up and I got a nice insert.

2013 Press Pass "Remembering Davey Allison" Card #1/10.  This is the Blue Foil 
Parallel which are inserted 1 in every 100 packs!

The other cards were nothing special except for this beauty...

Card #TM-DP2 - Danica Patrick Race-Used Sheet Metal Card!!!  This card is 
beautiful, especially with a 3-color (Green, Black and Orange) Race-Used Sheet 
Metal Piece!  These are the colors of her sponsor GoDaddy.com!

This pull pumped me up.  So I drive back to the same Wal-Mart and buy the other 
blaster.  Once I got home I opened it.  I pulled this...

ANOTHER Danica Patrick Race-Used Sheet Metal Insert!!!  Card #TM-DP2.  This time 
the piece of sheet metal is all grey.
I looked up the checklist online and watched some breaks of the same blasters I 
bought on youtube.  WOW was I lucky!  There were many less desirable drivers in 
that set.

Here is a pic of both Danica Patrick cards together.

Aren't those two cards beautiful together?  I love it, especially since it came from retail!