2011 Bowman Platinum Baseball Review

Okay, let’s see if I remember how to do this whole “reviewing” thing. The last time I personally reviewed a baseball product was last December. I’ve done other Panini reviews since, but since I don’t think they like us anymore it’s back to the things we buy.

In this particular instance, I’m referring to our […]

2010-11 Panini Classics Basketball Review & Contest

Hey everybody! Happy Cinco de Mayo! This post has absolutely nothing to do with that.

I’m here with the review of our box of 2010-11 Panini Classics Basketball. The box once again comes courtesy of the one and only Tracy Hackler over at Panini America. We’d be remissed if we didn’t thank him. And as […]

2010-11 Panini Absolute Review & Contest

As you may or may not have seen, we busted a box of Panini’s new high-ish end basketball offering on video a couple of days ago. We promised both a review and a contest, so here’s both wrapped up into one lovely little McDonald’s apple pie box package!

Base Set

Players Andy Knows Count: […]

2010-11 Panini Crown Royale Hockey Review and Prelude to a Contest

Once again, the generosity of Jefferson Burdick Award Winner Tracy Hackler at Panini America has shone upon us. And once again, since we got free cards, you’re going to get free cards. And let me tell you little leprechauns, the luck of the Irish struck Andy hard enough to splash onto me as well with […]

2010-2011 Donruss Basketball Video Box Break, Review & Contest

Get your Nikes on and Booms Shakalaka’d, because we’ve got a massive multi-post here. Our good friends at Panini sent us a box break and review for our blogstituents and we are happy to oblige. Take a peek below at our video break, read on for our full review or totally blow past all that […]

2010-2011 Panini Timeless Treasures Basketball Review

Now that the cards have all been packed up and shipped out to the winners of our One Year Anniversary Contest (not to be confused with the other 3-4 contests we’ve held lately), it’s time to take a closer look and actually review this high end product.

Sure, we got the box (er, tin) for […]

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 […]

2010 Topps Magic Review and Case Breakdown

As we alluded to in our sweet video break of 2010 Topps Magic Football, we’ve got a full breakdown of our case comin’ at ya. So watch this magic unfurlin’ like Merlin! But first, prepare yourself…

Okay, now that your mind is sufficiently blown, preparedto have it… GUMMED! Full photo action can […]

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 […]

2010 Topps Update Baseball Review

Main Set When comparing Topps Update to Topps Series 2, it’s clear as cream that improvements have been made. There were no drastically miscut cards to be found this time around (although our Jumbo boxes did encounter the not uncommon phenomenon of bent corners on cards that dwelled near the tops/bottoms of the brick packs), […]