Random Wax: 2020 Absolute Football (5 Dollar Tree Packs)

 2020 Absolute: More of these Dollar Tree exclusive packs of 2020 Absolute that I purchased in December 2020.  Playoffs kick off today and we'll start with LaMar Jackson whose Ravens I think are the top team in the league this year.  Maybe this is the year Jackson breaks through in the playoffs.  Hopefully the Bills can meet up with them in the AFC title game.

Really good pull in these packs.  Those yellow parallels are exclusive to Dollar Tree packs.

The rookie cards are foil and the design is reversed from what we see with veterans.  I like it.  Peoples-Jones and Edwards-Helaire have been solid players in their careers.

Wow do we look at Jared Goff differently now.  That trade has really worked out for both Detroit and the Rams.  Feels like Goff has been around forever but he's only 29.  Joey Bosa is still a force for the struggling Chargers though injuries have taken a toll on him the last two seasons.  Matt Ryan was still putting up big numbers but he and my Falcons never recovered from the defeat in the Super Bowl to the New England Patriots.  For that matter I don't think I have either.

BREAKDOWN:
25 – Total cards
12 – RC
5 Yellow Parallel

Random Wax: 2020 Absolute Football (5 Dollar Tree Packs)

2020 Absolute Football:  Hopefully this guy has figured out whatever issues he had with the Cardinals.  Seems very odd.  I know they were beaten pretty good by the Rams in the playoffs but the Cardinals still seem to be trending in a good way.  Arizona fans have to be nervous.

That Cooper Kupp pull looks a lot different from what it did in December, 2020 when I opened these packs.  Yes I'm just now sharing these packs.  Kupp of course was the all-world wide receiver for the Rams this last season and of course the MVP of the Super Bowl.

These rookies were all good pulls.  The RC cards are done differently as seen by the Henderson and Jefferson cards.  The Akers yellow parallel really works as it highlights the team colors.  As a reminder the yellow parallels were exclusive to Dollar Tree and came one to a pack.

This was a fun pack.  Good design and my pull was a winner.  Fun going back and seeing what these look like two years after initially opening the packs.  And I still have more of these to show off in the future. 

BREAKDOWN:
25 – Total cards
13 – RC
5 – Yellow Parallel

3Bros Baseball Pack

3Bros Baseball:  I was familiar with 3Bros but this is the first time I've seen any of their packs in the wild.  I picked up four from Dollar Tree for some fun.  You won't get rich off them but you might find some cards that surprise you.  This one starts off with Hall of Famer Dave Winfield.

I'll show off the packs in individual posts.  Each pack has 10 cards ranging from the 80s to today.  Half the cards from this pack was from the 90s.  I do enjoy old Upper Deck and I always liked that design on the Morandini card.  I think the Electric Diamonds were a parallel but I'll admit that while I remember them I don't have anymore information on them.

A couple of Fleer offerings.  Each pack comes with a sticker.  I think the price on these packs were $1.  Seems like I had 10 cents per card in my head.

Who had more Manager of the Year awards?  Yep - Lou Piniella 3-2.  Who woulda thunk?

What the packs look like.  The 3Bros website offers a wide variety of options for purchasing cards.  Baseball, football, basketball, hockey, college, non-sport.  Packs, boxes, unopened original packs.  Even autos are included in some.  Just have to know you won't be getting top shelf cards.  I'm still intrigued and I might grab a box from them at some point. 

These are  fun and cheap.  Not sure I'll pick up more given the chance but I wouldn't bet against it either.  Curt Schilling is still not a Hall of Fame member but you have to think he would be in by now had he not shot himself in the foot.  Multiple times. 

BREAKDOWN: 

10 – Total Cards

5 – Cards from the 90s

4 – Cards from the 80s

2 – Hall of Famer

1 - Sticker

1 – Cards from the 00s

Random Wax: 2020 Absolute Football (5 Dollar Tree Packs)

2020 Absolute Football: Von Miller still hasn't registered a sack for his new team, the Rams, but you have to think on that defensive front he'll get his shots at the quarterback.  These Dollar Tree packs came with one yellow parallel per pack.  This design overall is one I like with the lace prominent in the look.

Nice to see Matthew Stafford who is also on the Rams now and has the Rams in the playoff mix.  The Vikings may only be 6-7 this year but it isn't because Kirk Cousins is sloppy throwing the football.  He's thrown 27 touchdowns to just 5 interceptions.  

Both of these guys have had off years after starring in previous seasons.

That Jonathan Taylor yellow parallel looks a lot different this year with the monster season he is having.  He's leading the league with over 1300 yards rushing and 16 touchdowns on the ground.  Some fun football to kick of NFL Sunday. 

BREAKDOWN:
25 – Total cards
13 – RC
5 – Yellow Parallel

Random Wax: 2020 Absolute Football (4 Dollar Tree Packs)

2020 Absolute Football:  These four packs are from Dollar Tree and has one yellow parallel per pack.  I bought quite a few and will show them off in groupings like this.  The design is solid .  I'm not a huge fan of yellow parallels as the color just doesn't work for me in contrast to the team colors.  Won't complain about a Joe Burrow parallel though.

This set has 100 veterans and 100 rookies in the base offering.  Not the strongest pull amongst the veterans but some guys here everyone knows well.  

The foil put on the rookie cards makes them stand out from the veterans as well as the design being reversed.  These were fun but we'll see some better pulls in my other packs I'll share in the future.

BREAKDOWN: 
20 – Total cards
10 – RC
4 – Yellow Parallel