a question of satisfaction...

For all you box breakers out there.... you know who you are... I want to know what you look for when you bust open a box? Is it a complete set? Hits? Jerseys? Or is that Jersies? Maybe autographs are your thing? Shiny parallels?
And at what cost? How do you rank whether you've just opened a good box, or a bad one?
I'm just looking for opinions here.

For example. You buy a box for $30. In it you find a complete base set, an auto,
and a four colour game used patch.

Are you happy?

The reason I'm not showing what product this is will be revealed in my next post where I will post my box break review.

Let me know what you think now, AND after you find out what these came from. Your opinion may change.

Hard work pays off...

I'm in the midst of cataloging most of my cards. This is taking a loooong time. But occasionally, it has it's rewards. Going through five one thousand count boxes of random football cards, ( dozens of RC's of Tim Couch, Duante Culpepper, Chad Pennington, etc.. etc...) I found this in one of those boxes.
I don't remember buying it, and have no idea where it came from. But SWEEEET!
Finding stuff like this makes the monotony all worthwhile.

No imagination??? Or too much?

While rummaging through a few boxes of football to find some Jets to send out as part of a trade... I found a Game Used card of Peyton Manning. (Yeah, I know. Peyton/Jets??? I am terribly unorganized. But this will change! Soon. Probably. Well, maybe...)
Back on topic. What's so unusual about a Game Used Peyton Manning card? Follow me this. Take a look at it. Read it. I know the foil didn't scan well, but give it a shot.
Yep. That's right. A Game Used Goal Post Cover card of Peyton Manning. Have we already ran out of jerseys, pants, socks and jocks that we need to start using stuff like this???????
Seriously? Take a lesson Topps and Upper Deck... I stopped collecting for 13 years because of the crap that was going on. Don't make me do it again.

Now the real question..... How the hell did I get this card in the first place?