$2 vendor 'pile of' repacks - Giants #2

The players with the most cards in this repack - J.T. Snow x5, Jeff Kent x4, Kevin Mitchell x4, Robby Thompson x4, Mike Aldrete x3, Bob Brenly x3, Bill Laskey x3, Tim Lincecum x3, Barry Zito x3, Rod Beck x2, Vida Blue x2, Matt Cain x2, Kelly Downs x2, Darrell Evans x2, Noah Lowry x2, Don Robinson x2, Jason Schmidt x2, Jose Uribe x2 and Randy Winn x2.

2000 Upper Deck Legends Jeff Kent #38
2001 Topps Chrome J.T. Snow Jr. #350

2007 Topps Turkey Red Barry Zito #41
1990 Topps Terry Kennedy #372
1990 Topps Ernie Riles #732
1983 Fleer Bill Laskey #264
1982 Donruss Darrell Evans #398 
2000 Fleer Ultra J.T. Snow #17
1981 Donruss Darrell Evans #192

1982 Donruss Vida Blue #4 - Diamond Kings
1981 Fleer Vida Blue #432 
2007 Upper Deck First Edition Dave Roberts #271
2005 Topps Nate Schierholtz #301
1989 Upper Deck Mike Aldrete #239
1989 Upper Deck Bob Brenly #479
1989 Upper Deck Bob Melvin #227
2000 Upper Deck Black Diamond J.T. Snow #74
1988 Donruss Mike Krukow #116
1988 Donruss Kelly Downs #145 - x2
1988 Donruss Bob Brenly #189
2011 Topps Heritage Jonathan Sanchez #71
2008 Topps Updates and Highlights Tim Lincecum #UH313
2008 Topps Updates and Highlights Brian Wilson #UH262
2008 Topps Updates and Highlights Jose Castillo #UH254
2008 Topps Finest Barry Zito #72
2008 Topps Allen and Ginter Randy Winn #161
2008 Topps Chrome Barry Zito #2
2009 Topps Heritage Matt Cain #410
2009 Topps Heritage Bengie Molina #421
2009 Topps Heritage Randy Winn #407
2009 Topps Heritage Ryan Garko #675
1988 Topps Giants Leaders #261
1991 Upper Deck Kevin Mitchell #247
1989 Donruss Jose Uribe #131
1989 Donruss Bob Brenly #453
1989 Donruss Don Robinson #571
1999 Topps Stadium Club Joe Carter #98
1999 Topps Stadium Club J.T. Snow Jr. #81
1987 Topps Robby Thompson #658
1987 Fleer Robby Thompson #285
1984 Donruss Bill Laskey #358
1984 Fleer Bill Laskey #376
1997 Topps Noah Lowry #158 - Red back

1992 Fleer Rod Beck #627

2005 Fleer Ricky Ledee #256
2005 Fleer Brett Tomko #22
2005 Fleer Jason Schmidt #178
2005 Fleer Jerome Williams #209
2005 Fleer Dustin Hermanson #280
1992 Fleer Rod Beck #627 - x2
1987 Donruss Robby Thompson #145
1986 Topps Traded Robby Thompson #113T
2009 Topps Heritage Freddy Sanchez #661
2009 Topps Heritage Travis Ishikawa #637
1981 Fleer John Montefusco #439
1991 Fleer Kevin Mitchell #267

1990 Score Kevin Mitchell #343
1989 Topps Jose Uribe #753
1989 Topps Joe Price #217
1989 Topps Kevin Mitchell #189
1989 Topps Mike Aldrete #158
2006 Bowman Heritage Jason Schmidt #97
2002 Donruss Jeff Kent #30
2000 Fleer Tradition Robb Nen #140
2000 Fleer Tradition Ellis Burks #108
2001 Upper Deck Vintage Kirk Reuter #259
2001 Upper Deck Vintage J.T. Snow #255
2001 Donruss Studio Andres Galarraga #141
2001 Fleer Authority Rich Aurilia #31
2001 Pacific Ryan Vogelsong #489
2001 Topps Fusion Jeff Kent #120
2001 Upper Deck Prospects Premieres Noah Lowry #41
2011 Topps Gypsy Queen Aubrey Huff #259
2011 Topps Gypsy Queen Tim Lincecum #84
2011 Topps Lineage Miguel Tejada #176
2011 Topps Lineage Tim Lincecum #135
2011 Topps Lineage Matt Cain #119
2011 Topps Heritage Bruce Bochy #322
2001 Donruss Studio Jeff Kent #42
1989 Topps Atlee Hammaker #572
1989 Topps Don Robinson #473
1989 Donruss Mike Aldrete #140
1989 Donruss Kirt Manwaring #494

1989 Donruss Francisco Melendez #611
1974 Topps Dave Kingman #610

$2 vendor 'pile of' repacks - Giants #1

This was the first of two Giants repacks I picked up - I think the reason I grabbed a couple of Giants ones was I wanted an assortment as different cards as possible, even if I didn't really collect the team represented.

The players with the most cards in this repack - Rich Aurilia x5, Matt Cain x4, Kevin Mitchell x4, Robby Thompson x3, Vida Blue x2, Jeff Kent x2, Mike LaCoss x2, Tim Lincecum x2, Noah Lowry x2, Willie McGee x2, Mike Remlinger x2, J.T. Snow x2, Jose Uribe x2, Omar Vizquel x2, Matt Williams x2 and Barry Zito x2.

2000 Upper Deck Black Diamond Rookie Edition Jeff Kent #66 - this is a 'retro uniform' card I can add to my mini-collection, but wasn't a card I'd immediately seek out, so I figured I might as well grab the random 'pile of' repack with this featured.

2007 Topps Noah Lowry #158 - Red back

2000 Bowman Mike Glendening #54

2005 Fleer Ricky Ledee #256 

2005 Fleer Brett Tomko #22

2005 Fleer A.J. Pierzynski #290

2005 Fleer Marquis Grissom #91

2005 Fleer Dustin Hermanson #280

1992 Donruss Mike Felder #182

1992 Donruss Willie McGee #60

1992 Score Dave Anderson #167

1992 Score Willie McGee #112

1992 Score Mark Leonard #499

1992 Topps Kirt Manwaring #726

1992 Upper Deck Robby Thompson #286

1992 Upper Deck Paul McClellan #563

1992 Upper Deck Mike Remlinger #585

1992 Upper Deck John Patterson #778

1988 Score Bob Melvin #477

1988 Score Mike LaCoss #465

1988 Score Dave Henderson #228

1988 Score Jose Uribe #165

1988 Score Bob Brenly #134

1988 Score Kelly Downs #27

2000 Bowman Freddy Sanchez #51

2008 Upper Deck Spectrum Omar Vizquel #83

2008 Upper Deck Goudey Matt Cain #160

2009 Bowman Barry Zito #77

2008 Topps Noah Lowry #523

2008 Topps Bruce Bochy #598

2008 Topps Aaron Rowand #655

2008 Topps Heritage Jose Castillo #552

2008 Topps Heritage Fred Lewis #364

2008 Topps Heritage Matt Cain #182

2002 Upper Deck Honor Roll Rich Aurilia #2 - x2

2002 Upper Deck Honor Roll Rich Aurilia #51

2002 Fleer Benito Santiago #251

2002 Upper Deck Ovation Jeff Kent #46

2008 Upper Deck Dave Roberts #119

2008 Upper Deck Rich Aurilia #636

2008 Upper Deck Ray Durham #640

2008 Upper Deck Masterpieces Tim Lincecum #80

2008 Upper Deck Opening Day Barry Zito #2

2011 Topps Heritage Giants team card #226

2009 Topps Rich Aurilia #69

2009 Topps Jonathan Sanchez #53

2009 Topps Omar Vizquel #2

2009 Upper Deck Goudey Michael Young #191 - obviously not a Giant but these are repacks so who knows what card (s) I might find besides the general stated contents.

2009 Upper Deck Goudey Matt Cain #171

1997 Pacific Crown Collection Bill Mueller #446

1997 Pacific Crown Collection Robby Thompson #448

1997 Pacific Crown Collection Matt Williams #450

1991 Line Drive Andres Santana #393

1991 Line Drive Jim Wilson #397

1991 Line Drive Alan Bannister / Larry Hardy #400

1999 Topps Opening Day J.T. Snow Jr. #74

1999 Fleer Mystique Ellis Burks #60

1999 Upper Deck Black Diamond J.T. Snow #74

1990 Fleer Craig Lefferts #60

1990 Fleer Randy McCament #64

1990 Fleer Donnell Nixon #66

1982 Topps Jeffrey Leonard #47

1984 Fleer Darrell Evans #372

1982 Donruss Darrell Evans #398

1982 Donruss Vida Blue #4 - Diamond Kings

1981 Fleer Vida Blue #432

1988 Donruss Kirt Manwaring #39 

1988 Donruss Scott Garrelts #80

1988 Donruss Kevin Mitchell #66

1989 Score Kevin Mitchell #39

1988 Donruss Kevin Mitchell #66

2011 Topps Update Series Tim Lincecum #US58

2011 Topps Update Series Carlos Beltran #US305

2007 Topps Matt Cain #187

1991 Fleer Mike LaCoss #264

1991 Bowman Matt Williams #618

1991 Bowman Kevin Rogers #638

1991 Bowman Mike Remlinger #227

1991 Bowman Bill Bathe #234

1991 Bowman Kevin Bass #240

1989 Upper Deck Rick Reuschel #194

1989 Upper Deck Jose Uribe #181

1989 Upper Deck Rob Thompson #172

1989 Upper Deck Kevin Mitchell #163

1992 Donruss Will Clark #214

$2 vendor 'pile of' repacks - Angels

One of the vendors at MLB Fan Fest was selling team repacks and while I want to stay away from repacks because I 'generate' my own 'repack content' through the loose cards that come into my collection - for a couple of bucks, I like going through various assortments of cards even if it's junk wax era [gasp] and/or cards that have been obscured through the years.

It seemed like only A's? / Dodgers $3 / Angels / Padres $$ / Giants were represented - I grabbed an Angels and a couple of Giants ones to see what type of mix I could get [even if it's just one team represented per repack, I figure there might be some cards of interest].

The players with the most cards in this repack - Troy Glaus x9, Tim Salmon x4, Garret Anderson x3, Torii Hunter x3, Francisco Rodriguez x3, Joe Saunders x3, Jered Weaver x3, Darin Erstad x2, Chone Figgins x2, John Lackey x2, Troy Percival x2 and Luis Sanchez x2.

2012 Topps Update Series Mark Trumbo #US10
2003 Topps Garret Anderson #600
2003 Topps Brendan Donnelly #535
2003 Topps Darin Erstad #515
1984 Topps Luis Sanchez #258
1984 Topps Juan Beniquez #53
2009 Bowman Howie Kendrick #151
2009 Bowman Chone Figgins #168
2002 Topps Gallery Tim Salmon #102
2002 Topps Gallery Troy Percival #84
2002 Upper Deck Troy Glaus #51
2002 Upper Deck Diamond Collection Troy Glaus #1
2002 Donruss John Lackey #4
1997 Leaf Eddie Murray #124

2002 Fleer Ultra Garret Anderson #16
2002 Topps Traded Brian Hunter #T8 - not an Angels card but these are repacks so who knows what card (s) I might find besides the general stated contents.
2002 Fleer Tradition Troy Glaus #189
2002 Fleer Tradition Benji Gil #102
2002 Fleer Tradition Jarrod Washburn #327
2002 Bowman Chrome Troy Glaus #58
2002 Upper Deck Honor Roll Troy Glaus #83
2002 Upper Deck Honor Roll Troy Glaus #81
2009 Topps Heritage Chone Figgins #382
1999 Topps Gallery Troy Glaus #98
1999 Topps Gallery Darin Erstad #17
1999 Bowman Scott Schoeneweis #150
2003 Fleer Platinum Troy Percival #170
2003 Fleer Focus Jersey Ed. Tim Salmon #6
2003 Fleer Mystique Troy Glaus #20
2002 Donruss Troy Glaus #147
2002 Donruss Garret Anderson #54
1983 Topps Bobby Grich #790
1983 Topps Bruce Kison #712
1983 Topps Tommy John #735
1983 Fleer Home Run Threats #640 - feat. Oglivie and Jackson
1983 Fleer Luis Sanchez #100
1983 Fleer Fred Lynn #97

1996 Topps D-III Tim Salmon #16
2009 Topps Chrome Joe Saunders #85
2009 Topps 206 Erick Aybar #2
2009 Topps 206 Joe Saunders #283
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter Jered Weaver #134
2009 Updates and Highlights Torii Hunter #UH325
2011 Topps Lineage Vernon Wells #128

2004 Upper Deck Timeless Teams Dan Ford #164
2004 Fleer Ultra David Eckstein #169
2004 Playoff Prestige Jose Guillen #135
2004 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites Mickey Rivers #18
2009 Topps Heritage Juan Rivera #615
2009 Topps Heritage John Lackey #268
2009 Topps Heritage Torii Hunter #307
2007 Topps 52 Nathan Haynes #19
2010 Topps Heritage Joe Saunders #412
2010 Topps Heritage Scott Kazmir #384
2010 Topps Heritage Brian Fuentes #263
2007 Topps Turkey Red Francisco Rodriguez #111
2007 Topps Turkey Red Gary Matthews #114
2007 Topps Updates and Highlights Francisco Rodriguez #UH234
2007 Topps Updates and Highlights Scot Shields #UH132
2007 Topps Updates and Highlights Reggie Willits #UH134
2006 Upper Deck Artifacts Francisco Rodriguez #43
1988 Donruss Gus Polidor #356
1988 Donruss Gary Lucas #579
1991 Upper Deck Scott Lewis #594
1992 Donruss Triple Play Lance Parrish #169
1988 O-Pee-Chee Mark McLemore #162
1988 Score Brian Downing #44
1991 Score Luis Polonia #587
1996 Score Gary DiSarcina #64
1996 Score Tony Phillips #165

1989 Swell Dean Chance #89
1989 Donruss Greg Minton #490
1989 Donruss Wally Joyner #BC-21 - MVP insert
1989 Donruss Terry Clark #607
1989 Donruss Willie Fraser #567
1993 Donruss Junior Felix #197
1993 Donruss Chuck Finley #225
1993 Upper Deck Rene Gonzalez #188

1993 Upper Deck Tim Salmon #25
1993 Donruss Lee Stevens #65
1993 Donruss Chad Curtis #93
2012 Topps Chrome Jered Weaver #52
2011 Bowman Platinum Torii Hunter #45
2011 Bowman Platinum Jered Weaver #56
1993 Pacific Nolan Ryan Angels' Number 30 Retired #242

I bought an $11.99 Fairfield repack box with 10 assorted packs

2003 Fleer Flair #79 Aramis Ramirez #62 Eric Chavez #21 Tom Glavine #83 Nomar Garciaparra #40 Curt Schilling 2003 World Series contest card 2012 Topps Series II retail #612 Carlos Beltran #386 Ryan Zimmerman #622 Daniel Hudson #523 Jim Johnson #640 Jemile Weeks #597 Hank Conger #629 Gordon Beckham - Golden Moments parallel #659 Homer Bailey #521 Ruben Tejada #627 Justin Smoak #462 Brett Lawrie #649 Brandon Crawford 1990 Fleer Oakland Athletics logo sticker #180 Ben McDonald #238 Dave Smith #16 Mike Moore #545 Ken Patterson #446 Roberto Kelly #569 Dwayne Murphy #291 Kevin Brown #595 John Smoltz #632 Wade Boggs/Mike Greenwell #246 John Costello #496 Brad Komminsk #204 Dwight Gooden #174 Phil Bradley #316 Chris Bosio #112 Charlie Leibrandt 2010 Upper Deck #160 Grady Sizemore #239 Billy Butler #296 Braden Looper #129 Alexei Ramirez #441 Jeremy Affeldt #536 Shairon Martis #278 Casey Blake #320 Scott Baker #SE-51 Joe Nathan - Portraits insert #SB-148 Pedro Martinez - Biography insert #466 Yadier Molina #202 Curtis Granderson #207 Ryan Perry #510 Scott Downs #252 Brian Bannister #177 Seth Smith #552 Houston - Ballparks subset #584 Jered Weaver / Kendry Morales - Los Angeles team checklist 2010 Upper Deck #142 Justin Lehr #27 Dusty Hughes #71 Kris Medlen #394 Andy LaRoche #300 Jeff Suppan #102 Jason Varitek #413 Nick Hundley #SB-10 Zach Duke - Biography insert #S-60 Gordon Beckham - Supreme insert #389 Chad Durbin #120 Sean Marshall #435 Brian Wilson #483 Willy Aybar #218 Burke Badenhop #519 Roy Halladay #258 Kevin Jepsen #568 Arlington - Ballparks subset #587 Joe Mauer / Joe Nathan - Minnesota team checklist 2012 Topps Heritage #42 David Robertson #347 Chipper Jones #128 Seth Smith #147 David Freese #180 Mitch Moreland #BF-EW Early Wynn - Baseball Flashbacks insert #178 Devin Mesoraco #61 Aubrey Huff #378 Jeff Niemann 2006 Upper Deck Series I and II combo pack #531 John Halama #547 Glendon Rusch #539 Doug Mirabelli #682 Jeff Cirillo #626 Todd Wellemeyer #674 Rafael Furcal #720 Kyle Farnsworth #792 Jamey Wright #847 John McDonald #879 Carl Crawford #857 Alfonso Soriano #907 Sendy Rheal #985 Andre Ethier #961 John Koronka #MLB-2 Phillie Phanatic #SH-22 Ryan Zimmerman - Season Highlights insert/bonus card #241 Eric Gagne #412 Raul Ibanez #127 Miguel Perez #246 Jayson Werth #417 Yuniesky Betancourt #132 Luke Hudson #340 Brett Myers #406 Ichiro #473 Frank Catalanotto #258 Nelson Cruz #467 Jason Botts #182 Omar Infante #27 Jose Valverde #426 Ryan Theriot #141 Casey Blake #SH-8 Manny Ramirez - Season Highlights insert/bonus card 2012 Topps Series I - eight card pack #228 Brent Lillibridge #249 Trevor Plouffe #141 Brandon Belt #GG-52 Hank Aaron - Golden Greats insert #GS-4 Cal Ripken Jr. - Gold Standard insert #106 Mark Trumbo #244 Sergio Santos #52 Justin Verlander / Jered Weaver / James Shields - 2011 AL Earned Run Average Leaders 2012 Topps Series I - eight card pack #250 Jered Weaver #207 J.P. Arencibia #GG-69 Albert Pujols - Golden Greats insert #GF-4 Freddie Freeman - Gold Futures insert #95 Chris Parmelee #26 Kyle Lohse #238 Emilio Bonifacio #60 Hanley Ramirez 2008 Upper Deck X #88 Felix Hernandez #95 Josh Hamilton - Die Cut #X-MO Magglio Ordonez - Xponential insert #38 Troy Tulowitzki - Die Cut insert / Gold parallel? Mystery Rewards info card #50 Howie Kendrick #85 Aaron Rowand

Collector's Cache Box recap

I was browsing the card section at Target when I saw this plastic card 'container' of baseball cards with various stuff for $14.99 - this thing was heavy and it 'clanked around' because of the coins I saw inside.

This isn't the latest or the greatest offering from an actual trading card company like Topps and it's probably designed for much younger collectors - however I decided to pick one up Sunday night since I maybe able to use the durable looking plastic card container after I picked up a similar one at Walmart in the mid 1990s for about $6.

I'm not sure if these are repackaged and sold through retail stores by Fairfield or by a new player in the trading card repack game - maybe Collector's Cache?

Inside the plastic trading card container - was a various number of things that I rummaged through.

10 top loaders - thrown into the box, I'm not sure if I use these to hold my valuable cards...
2 Ultra Pro one-touch card holders - one was with a sticker priced $1.99 and I figure these were probably closeouts from a retail store.
1 Ultra Pro screw down

A set of 1990 Topps coins [60 coins] and one dupe - I don't particularly care about odd sized or oddball baseball items like these, though this set is somewhat attractive and features 'stars of the day' including Nolan Ryan, Ken Griffey Jr., Cal Ripken, etc.

300 assorted cards - including a lot of 192 cards 'on their own' and various 'junk wax' packs; with no expectations, I went through card after card like the card hoarder I am.

A 1989 Topps half a jumbo pak with 51 cards - the company repacking these things couldn't have included the 23-year old stick of gum or the glossy insert card?
A 1990 Upper Deck pack with 15 cards
A 2007 Upper Deck Series 1 and 2 combo pack with 32 cards
A 2008 Upper Deck Documentary pack with 10 cards