Scratching an itch and busting retail packs on impulse

2013 Panini Pinnacle [$2.99 each]

#147 Joey Votto
#122 Adam Dunn
#193 Yasiel Puig - this random non-MLB licensed card of the next Joe Charboneau a 'hot rookie' doesn't really pay for anything and the right edges are rough cut anyway; still an OK, cheap pull in my book.
#167 Bryan Morris
#AC 2 Greg Maddux - Awaiting the Call insert; I'm not a fan of inserts that don't 'pop' like this one; almost feels more like a subset than an insert.
#77 Wei-Yin Chen
#34 Matt Moore
#91 Alex Gordon

2013 Panini USA Champions [$2.99 each] - I doubt many are collecting this, but I wish I could get more of the 2012 National Team Certified 62-card common set because I've seen a few of them and like how they 'pop,' even though they seem to be a subset of the basic set.

#115 David Dahl

#183 Kyle Robeniol - 2012 National Team Certified subset
#4 Joe Carter
#62 Austin Maddox
#96 Zach Green
#54 A.J. Cole
#12 Barry Larkin

2013 Topps Chipz [$2.00 each] - I've tried to stick with actual, non-oddball sized baseball cards, but curiousity sometimes gets the best out of me.

There are minor scratches and imperfections but these things are supposed to be tossed around like gaming chips - so wear and tear is natural I guess.

Giancarlo Stanton - I assume this is the silver [1:4] parallel since it's has a shiny, silver refractor finish on the back.
Brian McCann 
Mike Napoli
Alex Rodriguez - covered by the New York Yankees team sticker, which resembles of the Fleer logo stickers from the late 1980's.

2013 Panini Pinnacle three pack break

Maybe the lack of a MLB license make the cards sort of monotonous and a little boring - small sample size and all, but maybe the cards just don't pop except for the insert of Josh Hamilton I pulled, which is actually pretty nice.

Pack one
#86 Troy Tulowitzki
#44 Rickey Henderson
#6 Mike Napoli
#64 Carl Crawford

#T9 Jarrod Parker - Team 2020 insert
#117 Mariano Rivera
#136 Andrew McCutchen
#168 Rob Scahill

Pack two 
#73 Justin Upton
#30 Giancarlo Stanton
#53 Jarrod Parker
#11 David Price

#T3 Bryce Harper - Team 2020 insert
#144 Buster Posey
#118 Alex Rodriguez
#200 Tyler Cloyd

Pack three
#2 Jesus Montero
#60 Craig Kimbrel
#22 Clayton Kershaw
#43 Michael Morse - Museum parallel
#CV 13 Josh Hamilton - Clear Vision parallel / Double
#107 Pedro Alvarez