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CalJr3000
08-08-2012, 04:46 PM
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TzQ7Q3ywQJk/UCMG8ncpiDI/AAAAAAAAa1k/3ufUiMdrUPU/s640/Packs.JPG
Found these all at my local Meijer: $10.49 for the hanger (72 cards including 16 guaranteed RCs) and $5.29 per jumbo (36 cards). Results:

-No Luck or RGIII RCs
-5 total Game Time Giveaway codes (1 in the hanger)
-4 Gold parallels
-2 Pink parallels
-No SPs (http://www.sportscardradio.com/index.php/sports-card-directory/71-sports-card-glossary/1334-2012-topps-football-photo-variation-cards)

And also this, which was pretty nice (not a big fan, but he does play for the hometown team, and it's a huuuuuge retail hit at 1:6700 jumbo):
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s184/caljr3000/Blowout/CHPlatinum1.jpg
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s184/caljr3000/Blowout/CHPlatinum2.jpg

I actually saw it standing out as I was flipping through that pack and thought "Cool, a different Topps parallel" and then flipped it and saw the "1/1."

Overall, I'm very happy with how I did, and I'm going back for more jumbos once I see how much of the base I still need. Also, I may as well say "Nothing FS/FT at this time" since I haven't sorted through everything. Thanks for looking!

Edit: a bit more for those of you who are interested:

Set completion: 268/440
Doubles: 83
Triples: 23
Quads: 1 (Damn, you, Daniel Thomas!)

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-SNAwOY_Q_Ug/UCMG8LKM_4I/AAAAAAAAa1c/816IZcKl6Ww/s640/Gold.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-spPjrocMPu4/UCMG9HojhPI/AAAAAAAAa1s/C1KGWAXffTI/s912/Pink.jpg
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-v-R43s_J5G8/UCMG-wUvoZI/AAAAAAAAa2U/laUBHxfWFLs/s640/QBI.jpg
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/--f1lwDONeIw/UCMG_Ioa_sI/AAAAAAAAa2c/dBofAjgXqbo/s640/QBRR.jpg
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-bOJM_m5hYlQ/UCMG_z-lFII/AAAAAAAAa2g/3uOgYAlxpsU/s640/TB.jpg

(The other inserts are craptastic, especially the totally mailed-in Prolific Playmakers, so I didn't include them here)

tke96
08-08-2012, 04:52 PM
Sweet hit!

CalJr3000
08-08-2012, 04:57 PM
Thanks! Only the 3rd 1/1 I've ever pulled, and the first from retail (others were a 2011 Topps FB plate and another from Razor Letterman baseball). Definitely wasn't expecting that!

apsportscards
08-08-2012, 05:59 PM
Awesome hit, especially out of retail!

CalJr3000
08-08-2012, 08:40 PM
Thanks, definitely incredible and unexpected. I decided to go with retail because I didn't care that I probably wouldn't get a lame jersey or a Jabar Gaffey (seriously?) auto, and now I'm glad I did.

Updated the OP with lots more pics to try to give everyone an idea of what else I pulled, including base.

03supto
08-08-2012, 08:44 PM
sick houston!! lots of lions fans here btw...

also, what's the story of the giveaways??

CalJr3000
08-08-2012, 08:48 PM
Thanks! Whenever I can figure out a good price for it, I'm sure I can get it to a more appreciative Lions fan around here.

The new giveaway looks as lame as usual. The site is here (http://gametime.toppscards.com/) but of course it isn't live yet (also as usual). According to Cardboard Connection (http://www.cardboardconnection.com/2012-topps-football-game-time-giveaway-guide), it looks like you'll either unlock actual cards, or virtual coins for use in a game where you can win better prizes. I suppose that's better than "Collect 30 of this type of thing and by the way one of them is impossible to get plus there's three different types of items" and makes it more interactive. As far as I'm concerned I'm just hoping the codes sell well this year because I missed the boat on cashing in on them last year, redeemed them and didn't get good value.

Bizzydesigner
08-08-2012, 08:55 PM
That's a sweet Houston! Would love a shot at it if ever you decide to move it. Congrats on the good pulls

Qwasian
08-08-2012, 09:05 PM
sick pull bro, congratz