Chronicles of the week

What is new in hobby land here? Not a whole helluva lot. Family birthday events, summer home projects...you know the drill.

I did grab a box of series 2 Topps this morning. The one positive is the number of cards per box, 84. That's decent. Other than that, nothing to get too excited about - run of the mill inserts, no numbered cards or SP's. I have watched quite a few Topps reels on Facebook and some cool stuff has been pulled! 

On a recent trip into the city for an appointment I took the opportunity to hit a big box down there. Four clearance packs of 2023 Panini Chronicles came home with me. 

This was the biggie from those packs,


Take my word for it, it is numbered out of ten on the back. My scanner, other than needing to be cleaned, struggles with some types of cards. 

The next pack had this, 


This is my first Points card ever. I don't rip much Panini product so I've been fortunate not to have to deal with this. I don't mind straight up redemptions where I know who/what I'm getting eventually, this just seems like work. From what I have read, 900 points is quite good though.

So I got the app to upload the QR code and then had a look at what I could choose from. Yikes! Who are these players?? A Reddit post said I need to check in frequently and "buy" it as soon as I see what I like. Apparently they add cards randomly and the good ones go fast. See, it is like work. Who has time to monitor Panini 24/7. 

My recent post about 2017 Topps Gallery gave me a bit of a kick in the ass, so this week's additions are another short print and a Heritage insert. 


So that was the week in cards here. I hope you all had some good hobby fun as well.

Thanks for reading.

A collector since my early years. Sometimes a collector without focus. If it piques my interest I may collect it.

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