2010 Panini Century Collection Box Break, Review and Contest Results

Another of the three products that our new best friends at Panini sent us to open and review. This one is the oddest of the bunch by far and probably the farthest removed from what we at The Gum would purchase for our personal collections which makes it an extra special treat. It was a […]

1 Year Anniversary Contest!

While one contest is wrapping up, it’s time to start up another.

Exactly one year ago today, Andy and I started up this blog with little more than a dollar and a dream. While that dollar has since been spent on 1993 Stadium Club; the dream remains. The dream is to continue growing the blog […]

Pack Lottery Contest Winners Announced

Before I get started with all of the results, I want to say that you all should come back tomorrow for our NEXT contest (already!). 01/11/11 will be our 1 year blogging anniversary and we have a high-end contest in the works to celebrate the occasion!

Now…Get your lucky tickets ready! It took a while […]

2010 Topps Magic Box Break Video

It’s the end of the year, and that means it’s time for some Magic… Topps-style! Jon and I busted this box (and the other 11 boxes in the case) last night and now you can look at this new set with us! Enjoy!

We’ll have want lists, case breakdowns and reviews up very soon- […]

2009 O-Pee-Chee Baseball Review

Happy Birthday to me! I bought a box of cards! I was at Tim’s Baseball Card Shop a couple months ago when it actually was close to my birthday looking for singles. I had a fresh, crisp $50 bill courtesy of a birthday card, and it seemed only right to trade that green piece of […]

Cubs Haul from a Bowman Chrome Group Break

I recently took part in a Bowman Chrome Group Break over at Carl Crawford Cards. I actually didn’t mean to sign up for this break, I was trying to join in a previous one, but it was all full up. Long story short, I was given dibs on the Cubs for this. While I didn’t […]

Future Community Break Questions

Many, many people are holding or participating in group breaks right now, and I’m usually too slow on the draw to take part. I’ve held one group break (dubbed Community Break around these parts, city slicker), and it left me wanting more.

This time around, instead of buying a bunch of stuff and then asking […]

2010 Topps Chrome Baseball Review

Here we are a full month after we busted open our case of 2010 Topps Chrome, and I’m finally getting around to writing our review. Let’s dive in, shiny side first, shall we?

24 packs per box, 4 cards per pack

Main Set I’ve heard a lot of complaints about the quality control on the […]

Tracking Our ’08 Bowman Prospects – Post 2010 Edition

If you were reading our blog back in May of this year, you saw that we picked up a cheap box of 2008 Bowman Chrome Baseball. Since Bowman is all about the prospect cards, you really have no idea how good your box is for months upon years down the line. Instead of forgetting about […]

2010 Topps Update Case Break Highlights

Between work schedules, wedding planning, various social obligations, and other personal matters, Andy and me have been out of the blogging commission for a little over a week now, but since this is Halloween and all, I’m going to disguise myself as a blogger who posts regularly.

In our latest attempt to flip cases in […]