2009 TOPPS STERLING BASEBALL

Went to the LCS and got 2 boxes of 2009 Topps Sterling baseball. This year they did it a little different, instead of being 1 player, and 1 card, this year they did themes, and you get now 2 cards instead of the 1 hit #/10, and three base cards, and you still get the mystery pack as in previous years. Well the 2 boxes i broke were Silver Sluggers, and All Stars. The All Stars box had Reggie Jackson (Angels uni) #/50, a Johnny Mize 6 game used jersey (Yankee's uni) 6/10, and a Chipper Jones triple jersey (all grey) #/25. OUCH!!!! So just because i am a glutten for punishment i decided to try 1 more box, Silver Sluggers was this theme. Mystery pack Don Mattingly #/50, and then a David Ortiz triple jersey (all white) with RBI cut out 3/10, and the other hit was a David Wright triple jersey (all white) #/25. MAJOR OUCH!!!! I mean for $240+ a box you would expect to get a little more something HIGH END, since after all you are buy a HIGH END product!! I mean just my 2 cents here, but this will prob be the last Topps product i buy for a LONG TIME!!! Dont get me wrong the Mize was a nice card, but man for the $$......In my opinion this should be $120 a box. I will post the pic of the Mize since it is nice, but overall i was not at all happy with the breaks.

09 PLAYOFF CONTENDERS

Went to the Local Card Shop (LCS), and busted 2 full boxes of the stuff $130 per box. You are supposed to get 4 auto's per box. Both Boxes i opened had 5 autos!! Over all i was pretty happy with the beaks. I ended up with 15 auto's all together, so i was pretty stoked. No HUGE name hits, but some solid ones! AUSTIN COLLIE, SHONNE GREEN (on card), DARIUS HEYWARD BEY (on card),JOHNNY KNOX, Hall of Fame member JACK YOUNGBLOOD, and STERLING SHARPE, just to name a few. I love the design this year, its more exciting and really POPS out at you!! I also LOVE that fact that some (not all) of the autos are ON CARD!!! Also like the fact that they also added the Legends auto's to the set as well!! Overall very fun break, and great design, maybe next year ALL the autos can be on card!!
thanks for the read!!
-Chris R.