Random Wax: 2021 Contenders Football Hanger Box

2021 Contenders:  Football baby!  Can't wait for the NFL to start this week.  We'll kick off the week with a nice Bo Jackson card.  We need more of him on new wax.

Nice pull in this hanger box.  Stafford and Rams would go on to win the Super Bowl in the 2021 season.

All three of these guys have had good but varying success.  I want to see what Mac Jones can really do.  I don't think last year was really fair to him having to work under a defensive coordinator.  These Rookie of the Year cards look pretty nice.

These are a precursor to the Zenith set.  Maybe not but I get that same vibe for sure.

Love seeing retired legends get a shot in this set.

Power Players inserts are a fun design.

Gladiators is a design I like and Joe Thomas was a gladiator.  Just saying.  

This was a nice hanger box.  More variety that what I'm used to in Contenders packs.  Adam Thielen takes his talents to the Carolina Panthers this season.  I hope he can continue to thrive there.

BREAKDOWN:

30 – Total Cards

5 – Ruby Parallel

3 – Chain Movers

3 – Retired Greats

3 – Rookie of the Year Contenders

2 – Power Players

2 – Round Numbers

1 - Gladiators

1 – Playoff Ticket

1 – Supernatural

1 – MVP Contenders

1 – Legendary Contenders

Random Wax: 1984 Fleer Baseball Cello Pack

1984 Fleer:  Dan Quisenberry was one of the most dominant closers of the 1980s.  

Maddox and Templeton were guys I always like.  Mike Boddicker won 134 games in his career and a World Series title with the Baltimore Orioles.

Really good photo of Rich Gedman here.  The backs were simple with plenty of stats.

This set has a nice clean design.  So much room for the photos.

The stickers are always highlights.  Claudell Washington is an all-time favorite of mine.  He's a two-time all-star and won a World Series ring as a part of the Athletics.  I remember him most fondly from his time with the Braves.  Fun pack of cards and great trip down memory lane.

BREAKDOWN:

28 – Total Cards

2 – Team logo Stickers

1 – World Series

2022-2023 Chronicles Basketball

 22-23 Chronicles Basketball: Saw these for the first time at Target and picked up a pack.   Luka Doncic kicks it off on this Base Hoops Premium card.  Hoops Premium cards were a thing a few years back.  Nice card and design.  Not sure about the look on Doncic's face but it was a frustrating year for him and the Mavericks.

This is the base Chronicles design.  It's okay and what we're used to from Chronicles.  Need a logo somewhere on the fronts.  Pretty good pull amongst veterans and rookies in this pack.  Young is an established star though he and the Hawks need to figure things out soon.  Lauri Markkanen had a breakout season for the Utah Jazz.

Luminance and XR designs.  Luminance isn't bad but XR isn't my thing.  Chronicles is a rookie heavy release.  That first card is a teal parallel.

Chet Holmgren and Paulo Banchero are the rookies to pull here.  Banchero was the Rookie of the Year and there's high expectations for Holmgren who missed the season due to injury.

Luminance, Marquee and Vertex.  Vertex is pretty cool and I like Marquee as well.  We'll end it with Giannis.

BREAKDOWN:
15 – Total Cards
11 – RC
3 – Base
2 – Vertex
2 - Classics
2 – Pinnacle
2 – Luminance
1 - XR
1 – Absolute
1 – Marquee
1 – Teal Parallel
1 - Base Hoops Premium

Random Wax: 2020 Contenders Football

 2020 Contenders Football: Been a long time since I've shown off this set.  I like the design overall but there so little room for the photo it is easy to complain.  Bought this pack in January, 2021 and finally getting to show it off.  Hoping to see Adams have another good season.  He's proven he can play no matter where he calls home.

Again you can see how the photos are squeezed here.  I'm a Contenders guy.  I know I'm in the minority but it works for me overall.  I do like that Edelman photo.

Cam Newton, MVP Contender?  A bit of a stretch.  And I think we knew that before the 2020 Season.  But if anyone could have made it work we had to think Bill could do it in New England.  Dillon has had a solid career in Green Bay even if he hasn't been a star.

Love seeing retired legends and this is a nice-looking card and a great player.  Deejay Dallas sounds like he would be spinning records at Cowboys' hype parties.  Just saying.

Pretty good pack of cards.  Some nice star power and a brand I like.  Jackson and the Ravens are wild cards to me.  I'm just not sure what we'll get from them this year.

BREAKDOWN:
22 – Total Cards
1 – Retired Great
1 – Round Numbers
1 – MVP Contenders
1 – Legendary Contenders
1 – Rookie of the Year Contenders

Random Wax: 2022-2023 Donruss Basketball Blaster

 22-23 Donruss Basketball: Hopefully this season we'll get to see what KAT, Rudy Gobert and Anthony Edwards can really be together.  I'm a big Edwards fan and would love to see him and the T-Wolves get into the playoffs.  I'm not convinced selling the farm for Gobert was a good idea but I would like to see if they can make it work.

Great pull in this pack including my favorite players in the league in Kawhi and Dame.  It still hurts to know he'll be leaving Portland but hopefully it can somehow turn into a positive depending on the return.  But wouldn't you want to see what he and Scoot Henderson could do together?

Chet Holmgren, fingers crossed, will have a full season on the court.  He was healthy and looked good in the Summer league.

The backs are nice and colorful.  We'll show some off here for a change of pace.  Some great wings and shooters here.

I'm an Aaron Gordon fan but I have to admit I thought the Nuggets overpaid for him in the offseason after trading for him in the 2021-2022 season.  Well, he helped land them a championship and was a pivotal piece to the team.  What do I know.  Speaking of Anthony Edwards...

The Sacramento Kings had a pretty quiet offseason after their breakout year landing as a #3 seed.  Hopefully they can be just as good this year.  Fox is great and I love Sabonis.  Two greats of the game today in Tatum and Lillard on these nice looking inserts.

NIQUE!  My all-time favorite player showcased on a Bomb Squad insert.  Still not sure about the design of the card but I'll never complain about a Dominique card.

BREAKDOWN:

90 – Total Cards

13 – Rated Rookie

5 – Green Laser Holo Parallel

2 – Bomb Squad

2 – Franchise Featuress

1 – X-Pectations

1 – Retired Great

1 – Complete Players

Random Wax: 1994 Ted Williams Roger Staubach's NFL (3 Packs)

1994 Roger Staubach Football:   We'll kick this one off with Buccaneer great Lee Roy Selmon.  His career was cut short due to a herniated disc but was a nightmare for quarterbacks in his nine seasons with Tampa Bay.  He was drafted first overall by the Buccaneers in the 1976 NFL Draft.

This set is so much fun as it shows off so many greats of the game that we don't normally see on cardboard today.  I enjoyed Jim Zorn as a youngster.  A lefty who could run and throw it was fun.

Classic Staubach stance as he readies to pass.

Seeing these coaches again is fun.  That look of Tom Landry is a classic.  Would like to see what that card would look like as the dominant photo in this design.

Still don't' get Neil O'Donnell's inclusion in this set.  Way too many great quarterbacks in 1993 that would have been better picks.

Yes we have pogs.  Kind of fun.  Not something I got into but I like they are part of a card which helps in storing them.

Some great receivers from the past.  Nice way to end this post.  These are so much fun and I really enjoy showing them off.

BREAKDOWN:
30 – Cards
3 – Pogs
3 – Golden Arms
3 – Chalkboard Legends
3 – Dawning of a Legacy
1 – Path to Greatness

Random Wax: 2021 Topps WWE Women's Division Hobby Box Take 2

2021 Women's Division:  This '21 hobby box didn't release until 2022 but it was still fun and I pulled an autograph of my favorite wrestler, today - Alexa Bliss.  Huge win!  Click the link at the beginning to see it.  This is a great Asuka card.

The object of this post is to just share more cards from the hobby box that didn't make it into the first post.  There are so many good cards it's hard to do just one post.  I like Charlotte Flair and this is a cool card.

They did a really good job on this set.  Simple but nice design and plenty of room to show off the stars of the cards.

I seem to do pretty good with my Women's Divsion hobby boxes over the years with the 2020 hobby box being my best with a Sasha auto and printing plate.  Both sold really quick.  

Roster cards are okay in terms of design but we still get good photos of the ladies.

I'm not the biggest wrestling fan but I really do enjoy the cards.  So many opportunities for good photos.

This Charlotte Flair is a Diamond Cut insert.

Cool photo.

I enjoy these highlights from matches or events.

Just happy to share more of these cool cards.  These are fun boxes and Women's Divsion boxes as a whole are still pretty affordable.  I hope this set comes back in some way shape or form at some point.

BREAKDOWN:
168 – Total Cards
48 – Roster 
12 – Rainbow Foil
3 – Diamond Cuts
1 – Authentic Mat Relic Pink Parallel #/150
1 - 5th Anniversary Championship Autograph Green #/50