Bootylicious: Card Show, 2014 Topps, eBay, and LCS Booty Galore

I returned to the card show for the first time in two months yesterday.  My Griffey guy was not there, so I had to make do with what I could find in the unorganized boxes of other dealers that were there.  Luckily I have a reputation now, and one dealer put a Griffey aside for me that I couldn't pass up.

This is the rare 1st Day Production parallel from one of my favorite sets, '93 Stadium Club.  The price was right, so it was an easy yes.  I don't believe I'll be keeping this one in a binder, opting instead for one of those screwy screw cases.

That Flair on the left is one of those Section 2, Row 1, Seat 1 deals I still don't completely understand.  Apparently it's very fancy, though, and it was a value.  I may very well already own the one on the right, but who cares?  It's shiny.

 

I don't mention it often, but I'm a big McCovey fan.  I was also able to snag this one on the relative cheap.  This is my first vintage relic.

With so few Griffeys to buy, I decided to try out a theory on some packs of 2014 Series 1.  A dealer has a freshly-opened box and was selling packs 3 for $5.  You see, I think I have a system for getting the hits out of fresh boxes of 2014 Series 1 based on my experience with the hobby box I busted last week.  I bought just the top two packs from each of the four stacks of packs in the box.  Is my system valid?  Judge for yourself:

 Jhonny Peralta Letter Patch 1/1

 

Paul Goldschidt Clear Parallel #8/10

The rest of the inserts I got were pretty standard, but this is not bad for nine packs, right?

I miss getting excited about pulling Arod cards.

These last two are not inserts, but I did need them for completing my set.  I have yet to scour my cards for SP's, but I will let you know.

I also scored this guy on the bay in exchange for money:

That's the gold one #/99.  It's pretty cool, I guess.  I lucked into it at a low price.  I really want the framed '89 card and the rookie cup relic one.

I'll end with vintage because vintage is cool:

Forget that price tag - I got this at my LCS for a dollar.  One dollar.  Mr. Ryan is an alum of my high school, so I couldn't pass this one up.

Back to the Olympics!