2011 Topps Series One

I'm not even sure where these came from, which is a little annoying because I like to know the pedigree of packs opened. I have opened 12 card, 10 card and 8 card versions of 2011 Topps Series One but not 5 card packs.
I have all the Series One Red Sox, but I am still in the hunt for Kimball Champions. I have a feeling that these will not contain any inserts but just five base cards.
The Red Sox available from Series One were:
#3 Jon Lester
#62 Jonathan Papelbon
#115 Jason Varitek
#123 Mike Lowell
#208 Clay Buchholz
#218 Victor Martinez
#254 Lars Anderson RC
#278 Marco Scutaro
#302 Adrian Beltre
#314 Ryan Kalish
#315 David Ortiz
#324 Boston Red Sox TC

5 card pack 1:

#227 Nate McLouth Braves

#235 LL Hernandez, Buchholz Red Sox , Price

#289 Yuniesky Betancourt Royals

#297 Jason Jaramillo Pirates

#322 Brent Morel White Sox

5 card pack 2:

#234 Miguel Montero D-backs

#249 Aaron Harang Reds

#261 Alexel Ramirez White Sox

#273 Derrek Lee Braves

#304 Jim Thome Twins

Correct, only base. Were these 5 card packs a retail 99p product? I remember seeing $2.99 on other packs.

2009 Upper Deck First Edition

The third and final pack from Waxaholic is anotehr Upper Deck First Edition product. This set was a wacking 400 cards and the amount of Red Sox available is a fair list too.
There are 10 cards per pack, one of the cards will be a Starquest Foil rubbish card.
The Red Sox avaibale were:
#34 David Ortiz
#35 Jacoby Ellsbury
#36 Coco Crisp
#37 J.D. Drew
#38 Daisuke Matsuzaka
#39 Josh Beckett
#40 Curt Schilling
#41 Clay Buchholz
#42 Dustin Pedroia
#43 Julio Lugo
#44 Mike Lowell
#45 Jonathan Papelbon
#46 Jason Varitek
#47 Hideki Okajima
#48 Jon Lester
#49 Tim Wakefield
#50 Kevin Youkilis
#51 Jason Bay
#52 Justin Masterson
#312 John Smoltz
#313 Brad Penny
#314 Takashi Saito
#315 Josh Beckett
#316 Dustin Pedroia
#317 David Ortiz
#318 Jason Varitek

The pack:

#12 David Eckstein D-backs

#51 Jason Bay Red Sox

#69 Carlos Quentin White Sox

#88 Grady Sizemore Indians

#118 Josh Johnson Marlins

#195 Endy Chavez Mets

#208 Joba Chamberlain Yankees

#249 Matt Cain Giants

#293 Alex Rios Blue Jays

#SQ-19 Miguel Cabrera Tigers

Well Done Big B. Two of the packs contained Red Sox, so only 1 sad pony.



2007 Upper Deck First Edition

The second pack from Waxaholic. He must have raided the Upper Deck bin. I remember opening some blasters of 2007 Upper Deck.
10 cards per pack and the tempting proposition of collecting the first rookie cards of the season! The first 50 cards were Rookies and there were a few notables in the 2007 product as well; Troy Tulowitzki, Andrew Miller, Delmon Young, Adam Lind, Ryan Braun, Ubaldo Jiminez (although I don't think he was in First Edition), Josh Hamilton, Tim Lincecum, Dice-K, Alex Gordon (not sure they were in First Edition either)
The Red Sox available from this set were:
#4 Devern Hansack (RC)
#5 David Murphy (RC)
#59 Manny Ramirez
#60 David Ortiz
#61 Alex Cora
#62 Trot Nixon
#63 Doug Mirabelli
#64 Curt Schilling
#65 Jonathan Papelbon
#66 Craig Hansen
#228 Julio Lugo

The pack:

#11 Ryan Sweeney RC White Sox

#54 Nick Markakis Orioles

#92 Nate Robertson Tigers

#103 Maicer Izturis Angles

#124 Mariano Rivera Yankees

#143 Jorge Cantu Bay Rays

#167 Casey Janssen Blue Jays

#184 Chad Paronto Braves

#226 Dan Wheeler Astros

#PC-TE Mark Teahen Royals

So no Sox and 1 Rookie.

2006 Upper Deck First Pitch

The first of three packs from Waxaholic.
2006 First Pitch must have been UD attempt to combat/match Topps Opening Day. Only five cards but one is guaranteed to be an insert.
The Red Sox available were:
#22 Craig Hansen
#23 Curt Schilling
#24 David Ortiz
#25 Edgar Renteria
#26 Johnny Damon
#27 Manny Ramirez
#28 Matt Clement
#29 Trot Nixon
#76 Josh Beckett
#161 Mark Loretta
Only 2 of these 10 players still at the Red Sox.

The Pack:

#22 Craig Hansen RC Red Sox

#52 C.C Sabathia Indians

#101 Rocco Baldelli Bay Rays

#117 Torii Hunter Twins

guaranteed insert

#DS2 Andruw Jones Braves

Way to go Big B. A Red Sox rookie from the first pack!

2011 Topps baseball Stickers

I have waited long enough to obtain one of these albums and some stickers. I may be a little behind others who are collecting but I am finally here and looking forward to completing it.

So there are 309 stickers to collect.

270 players, 9 legends and 30 team logos. The stickers come 8 per packet. 

I have 28 stickers left to complete the whole set.
I need:
9 43 44 46 59 70 71 73 81
109 133 146 147 149 162 168 173 178 180 200
224 243 245 258 264 277 294  
307.

17/11/2011 58stickers (7 packets) purchased from eBay 3, 11, 17,  21, 27, 34, 36, 41, 45, 57, 60, 74, 77, 85 ,93, 99, 101, 106, 111, 112, 114, 115, 117, 123, 125, 126, 134 ,139, 143, 152, 153, 159, 163, 165, 171, 183, 188, 192, 197, 198 ,202, 206, 211, 212, 220, 231, 235, 262, 266, 276 ,281, 282, 283, 286, 287 ,293, 296, 297.
28/11/2011  22stickers from dayf  1, 23, 38, 52, 79, 80, 84, 105, 113, 161, 176, 177, 194, 229, 233, 244, 250, 253, 256, 284, 288, 290
28/11/2011 30stickers (4packs) from dayf 18, 19, 22, 24, 26, 32, 37, 56, 65, 69, 98, 102, 104, 116, 120, 126, 156, 169, 172, 174, 181, 190, 199, 218, 222, 240, 263, 272, 274, 305
10/01/12 90stickers purchased from eBay 2, 4, 13, 15, 29, 30, 33, 35, 39, 40, 47, 48, 50, 53, 55, 62, 63, 68, 78, 82, 83, 86, 94, 95, 97, 98, 103, 127, 130, 131, 132, 136, 137, 140, 144, 146, 150, 151, 158, 160, 166, 175, 162, 165, 186, 187, 188, 193, 195, 201, 207, 208, 209, 214, 216, 221, 223, 226, 228, 230, 234, 236, 237, 239, 241, 247, 249, 254, 255, 257, 260, 261, 265, 268, 269, 270, 271,  273, 275, 279, 283, 291, 292, 299, 300, 302, 303, 306, 308, 309
27/01/12 37stickers from Ted 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 17, 25, 49, 58, 61, 64, 67, 72, 88, 89, 90, 107, 119, 121, 122, 145, 148, 154, 167, 179, 182, 184, 185, 196, 204, 213, 215, 217, 225, 232, 246, 267
16/10/2012 5 stickers from Toddfather 5, 87, 170, 189, 280
03/12/2012 29 stickers from Baseball Dad 10, 16, 20, 28, 31, 51, 54, 66, 75, 76, 92, 96, 108, 110, 124, 129, 141, 142, 143, 155, 157, 164, 205, 210, 242, 252, 285, 298, 304
07/02/2013 1 sticker from 7 packs on eBay 238
10/05/2013 7 stickers from Jeff UK Sports Cards 42, 91, 118, 135, 276, 287, 295 
16/05/2015 6 stickers from purchased from eBay 138, 191, 227, 248, 251, 301 
03/12/2015 1 sticker form COMC 259

2011 Topps Baseball Series 2 Jumbo Pack

Jumbo packs...$4.99. I like these and if only my local Tesco stocked these. This Jumbo comes from the wonderful Alley Family in North Carolina, who always spring a surprise package full of baseball packs.
Each Jumbo contains 36 cards and a promise of Diamond Anniversary parallel cards.

Only one card left from the Topps base set and that is a series 1 card
#218 Victor Martinez

However there a number of parallel cards and inserts that I am always looking for; firstly Kimball Champions a collar 'Sparkle' card of Jacoby Ellsbury wouldn't unappreciated or the Jacoby silk. The odds of locating a Kimball is 1:1 for the Jumbo packs, I think the odds push towards 1:100's for the other two.

The pack:
Top half first
#5 Lou Gehrig Yankees Diamond Anniversary (a series 1 card?)
#336 Chris Heisey Reds
#369 Wilson Betemit Royals
#378 Mark Reynolds  Orioles
#458 Javier Vazquez Marlins
#456 Ryan Doumit Pirates
#469 Cole Hamels Phillies
#500 Kevin Youkilis Red Sox
#551 Marcus Thames Dodgers
#552 San Francisco Giants
#566 Jordan Zimmermann Nationals
#575 Rod Barajas Dodgers
#601 J.J.Putz D-backs
#604 Joe Paterson D-backs
#645 Adam Wainwright Cardinals
#60YOT_63 Ed Mathews Braves
#DD-27 Josh Johnson Marlins Justin Verlander Tigers
#KC-61 Greg Maddux Braves 

Bottom half:

#371 Taylor Teagarden Rangers

#372 Jarrod Saltalamacchia Red Sox

#385 Checklist 3/5

#389 Carlos Quentin White Sox

#401 Michael Crotta Pirates

#409 Vin Mazzaro Royals

#435 Elvis Andrus Rangers

#462 Daric Barton Athletics

#465 Yovani Gallardo Brewers

#520 Jorge Posada Yankees

#558 Carlos Zambrano Cubs

#560 Chris Lannetta Rockies

#589 Seattle Mariners 

 #590 Tim Lincecum Giants

#646 Los Angeles Dodgers

#648 Cody Ross Giants

#T60-97 Jackie Robinson Dodgers

#TT2-30 Carl Crawford Red Sox

 

Three Red Sox from a 36 card pack, not bad. I was thrown a little by the Series 1 Lou Gehrig in a Seres 2 pack, there doesn't appear to be anything special about it except that it is a Diamond Anniversary card. Unless it is a Platinum variation, any help appreciated.

2011 Topps Baseball stickers

Part of my witness relocation program with Dayf was 4 packs of Topps baseball stickers. Not looking for Red Sox in these packs because I (maybe stupidly) decided to pursue the whole set of stickers. From these four packs, each containing 8 stickers, I obtained 30 cards(2 swaps) which takes me below the 200 mark of stickers left to collect. I have a feeling it will be a long 2012.
If anyone is interested I now have 9 swaps 3, 34, 45, 85, 99, 176, 198, 220 and 290.