1988 Topps pack rip

Quick pupdate: Happy to report Ruby is doing a lot better now. The tube is out and the stitches are scheduled to come out this weekend. She's always such a happy, high-energy dog that it was tough seeing her so miserable/drugged-up for those few days, but she's doing a whole lot better now.

Just wanted to cleanse the blog with some better vibes after a stressed-out previous post, so let's grab something from my little stash of unopened packs and make a quick post out of it.

Here's a pack of 1988 Topps. It's a set I like to work with for cardart because, well for one thing all 792 cards are essentially commons since they printed so much of it, so they can all be scored for the site minimum price at Sportlots. And the blocky white borders make for good canvases for drawing on or cutting around.

Seems the last several old Topps packs I've opened have had shattered and/or gross-looking gum, so it was a nice change of pace to see a full stick of enticing pink gum.

Not a lot of starpower in the pack, but the Fernando and the rookie cup Greenwell are ok pulls for me.

Welp, that was a little anticlimactic, so let's see what else I've got available to rip.

1990 Upper Deck. Another good cardart source for me with plenty of iconic cards that aren't worth much because there are so damn many of them in existence.

Nice! Nolan Ryan and a Larry Walker rookie make this pack an easy winner.

Sammy Sosa would have been a decent pull, too, but the surface wear on the cap kinda ruins this particular example. So much for "pack fresh"! lol

That's it. Thanks for stopping by.