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Sage HIT 2012 High Series Box Break: More Draft Prospects and Surprise Unannounced Autographs…CAM!

We busted open a box of High Series yesterday boasting 9 Autographs and boy were they some solid ones. While we didn’t land the big hit of High Series, Trent Richardson(RB, Alabama), we did land one of our favorite draft sleepers and not one but two unannounced autographs. Some of the better names in High Series are Robert Griffin III, Ryan Tannehill, Trent Richardson, Justin Blackmon, Kendall Wright, Brock Osweiler, Kirk Cousins, and Brandon Weeden.  It was an exciting break so lets get to it.

First we pulled a few more “The Write Stuff” inserts (all silver, no golds), several more Artistry cards which are expanded on from Low Series with new names and several Gold and Silver parallels including a couple bigger names. Here are the pack odds for reference:

We landed a Gold Artistry parallel of Case Keenum which beat the odds just like our Low Series box that yielded an RG3 Gold.

We landed more Gold Autograph parallels than we should have as well getting four in our box rather than the two odds state you would get. The autograph card design is nice and we love the huge checklist. Also it never hurts to pull nine hits from a box. It’s so much fun and it will be even more fun on draft day when we see where all of these future stars are headed.

Red Base Eric Page, Silver Kirk Cousins and Gold Darron Thomas

Devon Still Gold, Devier Posey Red, BJ Cunningham Gold, George Iloka Gold

We managed to pull a couple nicer Gold and Silver parallels in this box as well. We really like the look of the silver parallels and they would be a fun and cheap set to put together. The Blackmon photo is very cool as well.

The photography for High Series, while I’m sure collected at the same time as the Low Series, seems to be better for some reason. We liked a lot of the shots this time around.

As noted earlier the Artistry set was expanded in Low Series and would also be a fun set to chase, especially the autographed versions which we have yet to hit.

Alright so you’re probably wondering about these unannounced autographs teased in the headline and first paragraph. Well here they are in all their Sophomore glory. We have no idea of the odds on these as they aren’t listed on the packs or the box. Enjoy and stay tuned to our twitter or facebook pages(find them on the right side of this page) for contests or if you’re a player or school collector looking for base cards give us a shout and we’ll send them out for the price of “on the house”.

NHL Trade Deadline Hulabaloo: Hodgson Dealt and More!

Cody Hodgson, former Vancouver Canuck first round pick has been dealt to the Buffalo Sabres. The 22 year old was the 10th overall pick in 2008. What this deal means for his cards is a little less exciting than you would expect. Buffalo fans like their cardboard but not as much as the Canucks so you should expect a dip in value from that. You can also expect a dip simply because his RC’s don’t depict him in a Sabres uniform(obviously). His Young Guns RC had been climbing steadily back to the $10-15 range after falling to about $7 for a month or so. The trade should bump them up a bit more. You should still expect an uptick despite the negative factors discussed as Hodgson will almost certainly be moving up from the third line with his new team. Prices will rise but I’m here to remind you to temper your expectations, even though that may be difficult when you see beauties like this:

Enforcer John Scott was dealt from the Blackhawks to the Rangers for a 4th round pick. While people loved watching Scott get into fights and tower over them (He is a giant), he pretty much sucked at every other facet of the game. Good move by Chicago although personally I’m disappointed that he and Ryan Reaves won’t get a rematch as soon as expected after the trade.

The Leafs made a big prospect pickup today getting 20 year old forward Carter Ashton, a 2009 first round pick. They dealth Keith Aulie who has underperformed and been outshined by Toronto rookie Jake Gardiner. Ashton currently has no NHL licensed RC’s because he has yet to play a game in the NHL. Whenever he does get a card, you can expect it to be pretty valuable. Meanwhile it may be time to pick up a few Aulie RC goodies as they are very low right now.

Andrei Kostitsyn, who previously was only holding value because he played for the Canadiens (his SPx Auto RC Jersey could consistently be purchased for $4-8), was dealt to the Predators today and they paid a fairly high price for the 27 year old giving up 2nd and 4th rounders. He will join his younger brother Sergei in Nashville. Nashville also picked up another forward and appear to be making a big push for results in this year’s postseason tourney.

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