Thursday, August 28, 2014

A Box of 2014 Finest


I knew when I saw the design for Finest this year I would be buying some.  I had the day off and called my LCS.  He had one box, and I took it.  It's the first box I've ever busted right there in the shop.  My hope was to pull a Griffey auto which is the only Griffey you can hope to get.  The box contained two mini-boxes (pictured above), each with one auto.  So, was one of those auto's the Griffey?


No it was not.  Here is the pair of autos I pulled.  I appreciate the on-cardness of these autos, and that Michael Choice one is a blue refractor.  Meh.  At least the cards look good.


I am crazy about the 90's throwback inserts in this set.  Here is the Abreu refractor of the Sterling insert based on the '96 design.  Gorgeous.


I also pulled a few of the '94 throwback insert, one of my favorite Finest base card designs.  They even copied the original card back designs perfectly.  Bravo.


A pretty card, for sure, but nothing particularly spesh.  We've all seen cards like this before.


The Warriors die-cut refractors, another 90's insert, look great.  Very fancy.


Here are a few of my refractors.  One issue with these cards is that they are so colorful as-is that it's impossible to tell what color refractor you have.  You have to go by what the card is numbered out of.  Mr. Donaldson is a gold refractor, Johnson is a green, and Castellanos is a blue.


I also pulled a pair of xfractors, including one of the more sought-after rookies in the set, Masahiro Tanaka.  These look ca-razy.


Here are the regular refreactors, a nice mix of stars.  The refractors really do look fantastic.

Here's a clutch of base cards for you to enjoy:


I'm not crazy about what I pulled, guys, but I am a big fan of this set.  The packs really were a blast to open.  I'll keep a few and put the rest on eBay.

Here's the Griffeys I need from 2014 Finest:

Autographed Finest Greats #FGA-KG
Autographed Finest Greats #FGA-KG Xfractor #/199
Autographed Finest Greats #FGA-KG Blue Refractor #/125
Autographed Finest Greats #FGA-KG Black Refractor #/99
Autographed Finest Greats #FGA-KG Gold Refractor #/50
Autographed Finest Greats #FGA-KG Red Refractor #/25
Autographed Finest Greats #FGA-KG Atomic Refractor #/5
Autographed Finest Greats #FGA-KG Superfractor 1/1
Autographed Finest Greats #FGA-KG Printing Plate 1/1 (four total, one per color)

Ho hum.

11 comments:

  1. I give Topps a whole lot of credit for Finest this year. Beautiful. I can only pray they start popping up in dime boxes soon.

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  2. If you haven't already put them on Ebay, shoot me a price on the Rangers cards.

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  3. I haven't seen these in person, but they look awesome in every photo I've seen. Love that Tanaka!

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  4. Love the looks of this year's Finest! The '89 refractor inserts are my early fave, but the throwback to the Finest designs of yore are definitely tempting, too.

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  5. I am interested in the Tigers you pulled. If you haven't put them on ebay, let's work something out.

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  6. The more I see, the more I want to buy a box. Thanks for sharing.

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  7. I'd be very interested to know what you consider the top ten griffey cards of all time. Favorites and significant. Next blog post?

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    1. This is a tall order. There are so many, but I guess I'm the guy to do it. I'll start putting a list together...

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  8. I have nothing else to say other than I really, really love this set. If I had a real LCS in the area, I would have been over there by now begging them for a box.

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