Part 1 dealt with the base cards and Part 2 with the inserts and minis. This part deals with the hits. The box promises an N43 card with every box and any 3 of the following:
Autograph Cards
Relic Cards
Printing Plates
Rip Cards
Cut Signatures
So what did I get?

Last year's box got me the first N43 card I ever had and it was Ryan Howard. This year, I'll settle for A-Rod.

A game-used bat card of Aramis Ramirez. I went and bought the Shane Victorino card on eBay.

And look at this! a Rip Card. I'd never seen one of these. The back said that, if I should dare and rip the card I would get:
An exclusive mini parallel
- or -
An authentic 1887 Allen & Ginter Original
- or -
A one-of-one exclusive mini wood parallel
- or -
An Allen & Ginger Originals Sketch Card
Since Elijah Dukes means nothing to me, I ripped it. Here's what I got:

This is one of the mini cards nunbered above 350. As I mentioned in Part 2, I've never seen one of these. Chris Young appears on card #260, with a mini of the same number. This card is #382 and has a different image than the #260 card. I guess that makes it an "Exclusive mini parallel" card. It also has a different finish than the regular cards, being smoother and a bit glossy.
And finally, I got this. Gaze in wonder:

That's right, a Lords of Olympus Relic of Poseidon. The card is as thick as 4 regular relic cards. Inside the little window is a square of some hard material. A piece of Poseidon's trident (a game-used trident, perhaps)? A game-worn scale? Here's what it says on the back:

That gave me a pretty good laugh. There is one of these up on eBay with an opening bid of $999.99. I hope he gets that, I'll have this on eBay the next day. I had a bid on the Persephone relic card for much a much lower price but it sold for $187. Too rich for me. Her relic contains pomegranate seeds. If you don't know your mythology, your assignment is to look it up and report back in the comments.
That poseidon relic is great!
ReplyDeleteThe only thing better than saying, "this relic is not from anything at all" is if it was a clothing relic from Shelley Winters or Ernest Borgnine.