The Big M
Verified Trader,
I was so disappointed in last year's BAP I swore never again, even though autos are my favourite form of card.
But this year's is so much better in my opinion, I learned very quickly to "Never Say Never".
So, last week when the product first came out, I opened 3 boxes at Collector's Paradise here in Calgary. results were so-so, a nice Buffalo trio (with Vanek for the PC), a couple of better-than-average pulls, but nothing earth-shattering.
Good product, though, and I knew I'd do more (even though there were a lot of cards damaged at the bottom-center).
Well, the third Wednesday of the month rolls around and it's time for everyone's favourite "Trading Night at Darren's", that is the world-famous Maple Leaf Sports in the north end of town. Good turnout as usual, a good mix of high-end collectors, and those like me who buy low-to-medium and hope for the high-end pull....
The first box was good with the Blues Trio auto, a couple of good rookies, and some nice single autos.
Box 2 scored a Sakic auto, I managed to trade the Koivu for a Niedermayer (Saku for Scott), and a Lundqvist.
Box 3, which came from a new case, was pretty good overall... the highlight being the Unmasked Warrior insert of Ryan Miller #33/99.
But the second last pack was whatmade this old heart go pitter-patter, and now I know what it feels like to pull a 1/1... The auto version of the same Masked Warrior Ryan Miller
... It was as if the card gods were trying to tease me with the insert...
I like those gods ... here are some of the highlights...
BTW, any cards with a photo are not available.
Also pulled (or traded for):
single autos... Toskala, Gill, Tucker, Perreault, Stajan, NiedermayerZherdev, Fedotenko, Umberger, Hunter, Denis, Ballard, Veilleux, Vrbata, Yashin, Jokinen, Ladd, Havlat, Heatley, Savard, Bates, Van Ryn, Bouchard, Muir, Burns, Boyle, Brown x 3, Gerber x 3, Hamhuis x 2, Brewer
dual autos... Raycroft/Tucker, Malhotra/Shelley, Eaves/Vermette, Avery/Simon, Smyth/Yashin
Rookie autos... Bourdon, Dawes
Rookies... Zajac, Smid, Welch, M-A Pouliot, B Pouliot, Yandle, Booth, Belle, Bolland, White
Thanks for the long read and look.
Michael.
But this year's is so much better in my opinion, I learned very quickly to "Never Say Never".
So, last week when the product first came out, I opened 3 boxes at Collector's Paradise here in Calgary. results were so-so, a nice Buffalo trio (with Vanek for the PC), a couple of better-than-average pulls, but nothing earth-shattering.
Good product, though, and I knew I'd do more (even though there were a lot of cards damaged at the bottom-center).
Well, the third Wednesday of the month rolls around and it's time for everyone's favourite "Trading Night at Darren's", that is the world-famous Maple Leaf Sports in the north end of town. Good turnout as usual, a good mix of high-end collectors, and those like me who buy low-to-medium and hope for the high-end pull....
The first box was good with the Blues Trio auto, a couple of good rookies, and some nice single autos.
Box 2 scored a Sakic auto, I managed to trade the Koivu for a Niedermayer (Saku for Scott), and a Lundqvist.
Box 3, which came from a new case, was pretty good overall... the highlight being the Unmasked Warrior insert of Ryan Miller #33/99.
But the second last pack was whatmade this old heart go pitter-patter, and now I know what it feels like to pull a 1/1... The auto version of the same Masked Warrior Ryan Miller
... It was as if the card gods were trying to tease me with the insert...I like those gods
... here are some of the highlights...BTW, any cards with a photo are not available.
Also pulled (or traded for):
single autos... Toskala, Gill, Tucker, Perreault, Stajan, NiedermayerZherdev, Fedotenko, Umberger, Hunter, Denis, Ballard, Veilleux, Vrbata, Yashin, Jokinen, Ladd, Havlat, Heatley, Savard, Bates, Van Ryn, Bouchard, Muir, Burns, Boyle, Brown x 3, Gerber x 3, Hamhuis x 2, Brewer
dual autos... Raycroft/Tucker, Malhotra/Shelley, Eaves/Vermette, Avery/Simon, Smyth/Yashin
Rookie autos... Bourdon, Dawes
Rookies... Zajac, Smid, Welch, M-A Pouliot, B Pouliot, Yandle, Booth, Belle, Bolland, White
Thanks for the long read and look.
Michael.
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so any of my Blues stuff has his name written on it the moment it's pulled.
