Wow...what a pull

     I hit the LCS a few weeks ago and picked up some goodies....unfortunately, if I try to mash all the cards I got into one post it would never get done. So I'll split them up into two or three shorter posts.

    Today's post will feature the packs I got. There were three such packs, containing a total of 73 cards.

    I also received a couple packs for my birthday, which wasn't long ago, and the contents of those will be shown off at the end of this post. There was quite the hit in one of these packs, but you'll have to be left hanging until the very end.  

    Coming first is a couple packs of 2025 Topps Stadium Club. These packs were four bucks for five cards. 80 cents per card doesn't thrill me, of course. I meant to grab one pack, but accidentally picked up two, and based on the scenario, I felt a little too silly to put one back. Yeah I know, I have social issues 
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    The first thought that came across my mind when I saw these cards was 'Holy smokes the photo quality on these bad boys is crisp.' 

    

    Even though $8 is a lot for these cards, I can't really complain. The Posey was a nice pull, along with the Chase Petty Sepia Parallel (never heard of that parallel before) and Schwellenbach insert. That Gerrit Cole card has a really nice picture as well.

    I actually found this pack while walking out of the store. There was a stack of cards from the LOTR card game, and the initial one I found was the 'Pippin Deck.' Then I saw this one, and if any of you have read my LOTR blog, you would know that I had to go with the Aragorn deck from The Two Towers. Unfortunately the price tag is covering our beloved Ranger's face.

    The 63-card starter deck is from the discontinued Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game (known simply as LOTR TCG) started in 2001. Apparently the goal of the game is to compete with your opponent to try and destroy the One Ring. Your opponent tries to stop you, either by killing your Fellowship or corrupting them. It's a pretty dark but also super cool concept.

   

    Now that I know that this game is discontinued, I wish that I had gotten all the decks while I had the chance. At $12-14 each it would come at a bit of a price, but not one I'd be unwilling to pay. Well, I should be able to hit up the LCS soon enough and see if there are any decks left.

    If you'd like to see what this Aragorn deck contains, I'm planning to open it up sometime soon on my LOTR blog, He's Known as Strider. Stay tuned for that post if you're interested.

    That does it for the three packs I bought, However, I did receive two birthday packs, which I will show off presently.

    The first such pack contained 14 cards from 2025 Topps Allen & Ginter. A&G seems a bit like a novelty design to me, and I enjoy ripping a pack every now and then.

    So you see we got some interesting stuff here. The little Matt Olson card is pretty cool. That Jack Morris insert looks like a Halloween advertisement.

    The last birthday pack I received was a 2026 Topps Fat Pack. Unfortunately, I seemed to have misplaced the bag the pack was in (though I know I would have put it in a safe place, don't you worry), except for that pull I mentioned at the start of the post. And without further ado, here it is:

    Few things are more exhilerating than pulling a sweet card from a fat pack. This was one of my better pulls over the years, as I'm a pretty big Matt Shaw fan. This card will find a home in the case of my 'prized' cards.

Marv is such a funny character lol

    That'll do it for the latest pack-pulled additions from the local card shop. Make sure to stay tuned for my next post, where I'll be celebrating a blogging milestone almost two and a half years in the making. Until then, thank you for reading the blog, have a great weekend, and happy collecting!