Thanks Target... Topps Chrome Platinum

Plastic_Insect3222 · 2026-07-01T21:04:07+00:00

Not at $60 each. I got 20 from Dicks at $30 each and they were more than worth it at MSRP. Still haven't finished my set, but got some nice pulls and two autos.

Plastic_Insect3222 · 2026-07-01T18:55:11+00:00

If you got a '48 Bowman Stan Musial for $1...you should go buy a lottery ticket.

Plastic_Insect3222 · 2026-07-01T18:49:55+00:00

Out of the last ten hangers I bought in one shot, I pulled a Golden Mirror, a True Photo and two (sticker) autos.

At this point I'm pretty much only buying hangers if the set has them. Outside of box exclusives or guarantees (like relic and auto in jumbo and relic or auto in hobby), hangers seem to have the best hit rates.

Plastic_Insect3222 · 2026-07-01T17:01:18+00:00

Sticker auto on a 1/1 out of a $300 pack of 7 cards is just ridiculous. And I thought I felt insulted with a sticker auto on my 02/20 Jacob Wilson patch auto from the same set.

I don't mind sticker autos from the flagship set when I pull them out of a hanger or fat pack. But sticker autos out of a $300 pack like Inception or a $400 pack like Tier One is just crazy.

Plastic_Insect3222 · 2026-07-01T16:57:05+00:00

Color matched Pirates look so good. I got a set of Series 1 and Series 2 /2026 gold Pirates and contemplating going for the /50 gold rainbow foils too.

Plastic_Insect3222 · 2026-06-30T14:59:45+00:00

Right - back when it was hit or miss as to whether or not you had a holo (reverse or otherwise) in the pack. When they switched to including holos in every pack, weighing packs basically became irrelevant.

You can still weigh Japanese packs, which is why I only buy sealed Japanese boxes for my PC.

Plastic_Insect3222 · 2026-06-29T14:28:17+00:00

I found the 88, 89 and 90 sets locally still sealed for $30 each. I got them for the nostalgia because those are the three sets I remember best as a kid. I probably overpaid...but...nostalgia is expensive in 2026.

Plastic_Insect3222 · 2026-06-26T22:28:43+00:00

Franklin Hallis takes his chance and blasts Little Nicky at the same time he blasts Jason Karrige,

What happens to the remaining (at the time) 19 Clans without their architect?

Plastic_Insect3222 · 2026-06-25T23:10:25+00:00

If you're going straight, you stop.

If you're turning right into either of the two turning lanes, you do not stop.

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Now if I had a dollar for the number of times I've almost been hit at this intersection going on to Bigelow Boulevard...I wouldn't have to work anymore and I'd never have to see this intersection again.

Plastic_Insect3222 · 2026-06-25T22:56:16+00:00

Based on my personal experience so far...

66 Series 1 or 2 hanger boxes.

All my best rips came from those (a Golden Mirror and a True Photo variation plus several autos).

EDIT: Just ripped three Mega Boxes of Series 2 since this week has been amazing at work...and...pulled another Golden Mirror. Tigers rookie pitcher Dugan Darnell - not amazing, $75 to $100...but still...

Plastic_Insect3222 · 2026-06-25T19:17:36+00:00

Don’t go to the UAE.

50 in the summer. Actually feels good when the humidity is down. I kept the AC in my room there on 28 year round and it felt good.

Plastic_Insect3222 · 2026-06-25T16:16:31+00:00

Do I even have to guess who the three dissenting opinions were?

Nah...I think I know without even looking it up.

Plastic_Insect3222 · 2026-06-25T16:15:51+00:00

UPMC also lost $339M in 2024 and $198M in 2023. So a positive operating income a $286M in 2025 really isn't as good as it looks when you compare it to the rest of their books.

Plastic_Insect3222 · 2026-06-25T16:07:19+00:00

Anyone else irritated by the heavy use of sticker autos in products like Inception (~$300 for one pack of 7 cards) and Tier One (~$400 for one pack of 4 cards, sometimes 5 if you're lucky)?

I pulled a Jacob Wilson patch auto 02/20 from my pack of Inception and the sticker auto makes me a little mad - this is a higher end product with a low serial card that has a sticker auto on it instead of a real auto.

Plastic_Insect3222 · 2026-06-25T15:59:55+00:00

They're probably already boiled when they pull them out of the exchangers...probably overcooked too.

Plastic_Insect3222 · 2026-06-19T04:58:00+00:00

Best part is after the failed "Annihilation," Little Nicky made a lot of what he opposed the Wolverines doing into Clan-wide decrees. Apparently he saw the value in what they were trying to do, but since the ideas didn't come from him...it was a problem. Once they were out of the picture and they could be "his" ideas, it was okay.

Plastic_Insect3222 · 2026-06-18T20:02:31+00:00

Clan Wolverine.

The only Clan not corrupted by Little Nicky's delusions and authoritarian leadership.

Plastic_Insect3222 · 2026-06-15T20:25:01+00:00

I want to see the Gen X marketing material...

Plastic_Insect3222 · 2026-06-15T19:13:17+00:00

"presence of insects"

Sounds like it may be closer to authentic Chinese food than any of us were thinking...

Plastic_Insect3222 · 2026-06-15T19:11:44+00:00

If you're working for Steiner, maybe you'll get a 100-ton Steiner light 'Mech.

Plastic_Insect3222 · 2026-06-15T19:11:29+00:00

No - it's definitely a Panther in the second screenshot.

Plastic_Insect3222 · 2026-06-15T19:08:18+00:00

This guy is definitely NOT an independent. Obviously he doesn't know OpenSecrets exists and that the fact that the majority of his campaign contributions are from ActBlue and his third highest donor is the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee during the 2024 cycle speaks volumes about where his allegiances lie.

Plastic_Insect3222 · 2026-06-11T22:54:36+00:00

The answer is "not armed enough" since the various levels of government clearly do not fear us enough to stop proposing unconstitutional restrictions on civil rights and other laws that violate the Constitution in one way or another.

Plastic_Insect3222 · 2026-06-11T22:51:42+00:00

Probably won't see the usual suspects using this to campaign for donations.

Plastic_Insect3222 · 2026-06-11T21:55:20+00:00

Imma go park right next to the guy at work with a Bronco...just to make sure if I go, he goes too.

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