1990 Sportsflic Magic Motion baseball

The wrapper of this product offers a 'Special Glossy Set' in exchange for 3 wrappers and $5.00. The redemption set included 42 1990 YOUNG SUPERSTARS and 5 Magic Motion Trivia cards. The offer was only good while supply lasted. Did anyone purchase this set and how was it different from the Superstar card in packs?
I love this sort of technology on cards, actually I like any sort of deviation from the normal cardboard, be it plastic, wood, acetate or metal. 
Sportflic produced Magic Motion cards,  where the image magically flips as the cards are moved or tilted, from 1986 and this 1990 outing would be their last, ending a five year run. 
This pack contains 3 Superstar cards and 3 'Magic Motion' Trivia cards. 

The pack:
#11 Kirby Puckett Twins
#40 Bob Boone Royals
#162 Nelson Santovenia Expos
#1/153 Trivia
#137/152 Trivia  

Trivia: 
What MVP was the first little league graduate to be elected to the Hall of Fame/
a. Willie McGee
b. Don Mattingly
c. Carl Yastrzemski
d. Ryne Sandberg

2011 Topps Chrome baseball

Two packs of Topps Chrome from a while back. Thankfully not the flaw ridden 2010 product. They were a bit of a disaster. 
Lots of rookies autographs in this series, 2011 included Eric Hosmer.
I don't need any Red Sox base Chrome cards, so what are the odds that I will pull one more from a pack.
There are 4 cards per pack. Refractor odd are 1 in 3, Gold refractors 1 in 11,000 .

Pack 1:
#16 Jason Heyward Braves X-fractor
#105 Felix Hernandez Mariners
#148 Derrek Lee Orioles
#157 Angle Pagan Mets

'borrowed' image from COMC. My scanner didn't like this card at all!

Pack 2:

#57 John Jaso Bay Rays

#139 Clayton Richard Padres

#142 John Buck Marlins refractor

#149 Ian Desmond Nationals

checklist

Another 'borrowed' image. My scanner really does hate these chrome cards.

Despite there not being any Red Sox cards, pulling a refractor from each pack is pretty good odds. I had also forgotten how much I like shiny cards.

2012 Topps Opening day baseball

Yet another Opening Day pack from 'The Dollar Store'. I'm not 100% sure how this works. How does The Dollar Store actually get hold of packs? According to the person who purchased the packs they were in a large bin near the front of the store. Does Topps dump the packs? Or is it a third  party? Such as: returns from other stores, packs that failed to sell?
Opening day, Panini Triple Play are common, but there are the odd Upper Deck...

The Pack:
7 cards per pack

#19 Mat Latos Reds
#45 Mark Melancon Red Sox
#62 Ervin Santana Angels
#88 John Axford Brewers
#128 Lance Berkman Cardinals
#201 Jose Reyes Marlins
#SC-3 Dan Uggla Braves

Finally!

2011 Topps Opening Day baseball

A solitary 2011 Opening day pack. Another pack that came from 'The Dollar Store'. I am always checking 'Poundland' and 'The Pound Shop' here in the UK but as of yet there have been no baseball cards. Seems odd?
The pack:
#77 Koji Uehara Orioles
#86 Stephen Strasburg Nationals
#124 Clayton Kershaw Dodgers
#150 Matt Cain Giants blue border (0365/2011)
#187 Brandon Phillips Reds
#205 Carlos Quentin White Sox
#9/10 Buster Posey Giants Spot the Error

Can you spot the error?

Still no Red Sox!

2011 Topps baseball stickers

When Topps reintroduced baseball stickers in 2011, I was very excited. Too excited in fact, as I spent a partial arm and leg to get both the book and 6 packs of stickers from Canada no less. 
I liked the stickers so much I also started the 2012 book, which was a little easier to acquire but just as difficult to complete. I am still a few stickers short on both sets. 
Topps continues to make the sticker albums, 2015 has recently been released. 
These five packs came up for auction on ebayUK. I was the sole bidder. Lucky me.
There are 8 stickers per pack. I still need the following 34 stickers to complete the album:

9 43 44 46 59 70 71 73 81

109 133 138 146 147 149 162 168 173 178 180 191 200

224 227 243 245 248 251 258 259 264 277 294   

301 307.

Pack 1:

#49 Adam Dunn White Sox

#94 Maicer Izturis Angels

#141/304 Padres/Cubs

#231 James McDonald Pirates

#238 Albert Pujols Cardinals

#262 Casey Blake Dodgers

#270 Will Venable Padres

#283 Aubrey Huff Giants

Pack 2:

#37 Juan Rivera Bay Rays

#82 Delmon Young Twins

#100 Josh Willingham Athletics

#114 Jack Wilson Mariners

#150 Tim Hudson Brewers

#156 Omar Infante Marlins

#182 Ryan Zimmerman Nationals

#251 Dexter Fowler Rockies- needed

Pack 3:

#5 JJ Hardy Orioles

#87 Tsuyoshi Nishioka Twins

#124 Mitch Moreland Rangers

#176 Carlos Ruiz Phillies

#183 Ian Desmond Nationals

#191 Starlin Castro Cubs - needed

#214 Ryan Braun Brewers

#242 Chris Young D-backs

Pack 4:

#28 Johnny Damon Bay Rays

#42 Aaron Hill Bay Rays

#85 Danny Valencia Twins

#115 Jack Cust Mariners

#131 /306 Royals/Pirates

#192 Blake DeWitt Cubs

#198 Jay Bruce Reds

#282 Freddy Sanchez Giants

Pack 5:

#20 Curtis Granderson Yankees

#25 Mark Teixeira Yankees

#138 /301 Brewers/ Rangers- needed

#170 Shane Victorino Phillies

#227 Ronny Cedeno Pirates- needed

#228 Neil Walker Pirates

#248 Miguel Montero D-backs- needed

#249 Daniel Hudson D-backs

5 cards taken form the wants list, 3 from one pack! Leaving 29 to go.

For the second day NO Red Sox.

Panini Triple Play 2012 and 2013

 

I really liked this Panini product, however I think that I might be a part of the minority as after two years they dropped it. Collecting the whole base set was fairly easy if you purchased a box. The inserts, on the other hand, remain tricky to complete, in particular the 9 cards that make a larger picture.  Even COMC  has only a few, perhaps collectors do not consider these 'serious' cards.
The two packs were purchased for 'The Dollar Store' in Londonderry.

2012 pack
7 cards per pack
#23 Carlos Santana Cleveland
#64 Andrew McCutchen Pittsburgh
#81 Evan Longoria Tampa Bay
#96 (6 of 9) Justin Upton Arizona
#138 (3 of 9) A-Rod  New York
sticker #17 Chipper Jones Atlanta
Grand Slam Tattoo #5

My favourite card from the 2012 set

2013 pack
7 cards per pack
#6 Jason Heyward Atlanta
#13 Starlin Castro Chicago
#23 Chris Perez Cleveland
#54 Matt Harvey New York
#68 Chase Headley San Diego
#75 Carlos Beltran St.Louis
#11 sticker Derek Jeter New York

While I loved the images from 2012, I feel that the 2013 selection was not as good.
Not a single Red Sox from either pack.

2013 Topps Heritage Baseball

2013 Topps Heritage Baseball trading card set

Topps Heritage is a throwback to the Topps 1964 baseball card release, featuring the top MLB players of today and retired legends from the past.

 BASE CARDS (1-500):

Base Cards (425 Subjects): Veterans & Rookies in the 1964 Topps Design.

High-Numbered Short-Printed cards (75)

My aim is to collect the all 425 base cards.

I need these 0 cards to complete the set

However I have decided to complete the set of the following inserts and SP's .

Short Prints( need 33/50)

426 Miguel Cabrera 

427 Andre Ethier 

428 Ryan Howard 

429 Aramis Ramirez 

430 Mike Trout 

432 Ryan Zimmerman 

433 Adam Jones 

434 Dustin Pedroia 

435 Carlos Santana 

436 Michael Brantley 

437 Billy Butler 

441 Jordan Zimmermann 

442 Hanley Ramirez 

443 Hiroki Kuroda 

444 Adrian Beltre 

446 Jose Reyes 

447 Felix Hernandez 

448 Cole Hamels 

451 Jake Peavy 

453 Justin Upton 

454 Gio Gonzalez 

455 Chris Sale 

456 CC Sabathia 

457 Mat Latos 

458 David Price 

461 Marco Scutaro 

462 Roy Halladay 

463 Giancarlo Stanton 

464 R.A. Dickey 

465 David Wright 

466 Carlos Gonzalez 

467 Chase Headley 

468 Mariano Rivera 

469 Max Scherzer 

470 Albert Pujols 

471 Matt Holliday 

472 Adrian Gonzalez 

473 Matt Harrison 

474 Wade Miley 

475 Edwin Encarnacion 

477 Yadier Molina 

478 Madison Bumgarner
480 Stephen Strasburg 

481 Martin Prado 

483 James Shields 

484 Adam Dunn 

486 David Ortiz 

487 Jose Altuve 

489 Aaron Hill 

491 Wei-Yin Chen 

492 Eric Hosmer 

493 Aroldis Chapman 

494 A.J. Burnett 

495 Scott Diamond 

496 Clay Buchholz 

497 Jonathan Lucroy 

498 Pedro Alvarez 

500 Justin Verlander

Baseball Flashbacks Insert Set (6/ 10 cards) 

BF-BG Bob Gibson 

BF-CY Carl Yastrzemski 

BF-EB Ernie Banks 

BF-FR Frank Robinson 

BF-JM Juan Marichal 

BF-SK Sandy Koufax 

Memorable Moments Insert Set (12/ 15 cards)
MM-CB Carlos Beltran
MM-DJ Derek Jeter
MM-DO David Ortiz
MM-DP David Price
MM-JS Johan Santana
MM-MC Miguel Cabrera
MM-MCA Matt Cain
MM-MM Manny Machado
MM-PF Prince Fielder
MM-RA R.A. Dickey
MM-TR Teddy Roosevelt
MM-YU Yu Darvish

New Age Performers Insert Set (24/30 cards)
NAP-AB Adrian Beltre
NAP-AM Andrew McCutchen
NAP-AP Albert Pujols
NAP-BB Billy Butler
NAP-BH Bryce Harper
NAP-BP Buster Posey
NAP-CK Clayton Kershaw
NAP-DP David Price
NAP-DW David Wright
NAP-JM Joe Mauer
NAP-KM Kris Medlen
NAP-MC Miguel Cabrera
NAP-MCA Matt Cain
NAP-MK Matt Kemp
NAP-MM Manny Machado
NAP-MT Mike Trout
NAP-PF Prince Fielder
NAP-RB Ryan Braun
NAP-RC Robinson Cano
NAP-RD R.A. Dickey
NAP-SC Starlin Castro
NAP-WM Wade Miley
NAP-YD Yu Darvish
NAP-YM Yadier Molina

News Flashbacks Insert Set (7/10 cards) 
NF-CRA Civil Rights Act of 1964
NF-FM Ford Mustang
NF-LBJ Lyndon B. Johnson
NF-MLK Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
NF-MP Mary Poppins
NF-RS The Rolling Stones
NF-SP Sidney Poitier

Then And Now Insert Set (7/ 10 cards )
TN-AT Luis Aparicio Mike Trout
TN-BV Jim Bunning Justin Verlander
TN-CP Roberto Clemente Buster Posey
TN-GV Bob Gibson Justin Verlander
TN-KC Harmon Killebrew Miguel Cabrera
TN-KK Sandy Koufax Clayton Kershaw
TN-MD Eddie Mathews Adam Dunn