First ever pack with my son magic

VandyCards · 10-28-2021, 02:54 PM

I had a son back in early September. Or rather my wife did. Our first little guy.

Today I was out at a local mega store buying baby things (they need a lot, as you may have heard). I saw that this place had some bowman chrome mega boxes and topps chrome mega boxes and some sort of Pokémon box set things that this one guy in front of me seemed very excited to buy.

I sort of went back and forth about buying a mega box while in line. I looked at the checklist, and that they seemed available for not much more than retail, and that I didn’t really need any cards. But, the guy in front of me bought one, and I thought “hey I haven’t opened packs in forever” so I grabbed one.

I got home and picked up my little guy and opened a pack, and told him not to spit up (definitely a big ask for a 7ish week old). Perused the cards and this was in the middle.

Not a bad first pack for the little guy!

He’s also closer in age to Cristian than I am, which is a really fun thing to think about that doesn’t make me feel old at all.

Maybe this will be a fun card of a star player for us to share when my guy is of baseball-following age. Or maybe it’ll be a Gregg Jeffries (the hot prospect from the year I was born). Or maybe my little guy won’t like baseball at all. But a nice little serendipitous family heirloom, of a kind.

He did almost spit up on the next pack. Good man.

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ThoseBackPages · 10-28-2021, 03:01 PM

that is AWESOME!!!

i hope your wife recorded it!

sportscollect · 10-28-2021, 03:02 PM

Dang that's a nice 4 to 500 card

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Silent George · 10-28-2021, 03:02 PM

awesome man, congrats.

HTown281 · 10-28-2021, 03:05 PM

Congrats little man!

sportscollect · 10-28-2021, 03:07 PM

I got his little brother

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txrngr34 · 10-28-2021, 03:17 PM

Congrats on the baby...and his first hit.

Watch out for the 3 "P"s - my first kid got me in one day: pee, poop, and puke.

marterburn · 10-28-2021, 03:40 PM

Congrats! That card'll pay for at LEAST 8 packs of diapers!

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txrngr34 · 10-28-2021, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by marterburn

Congrats! That card'll pay for at LEAST 8 packs of diapers!

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You're clearly not talking about the Mega packs with 172 or some weird, not-so-round quantity.

All joking aside, those big boxes of Huggies are great for storing/moving boxes of cards. They're heavy duty.

no10pin · 10-28-2021, 03:56 PM

Congrats OP!

Anklebreaker · 10-28-2021, 04:19 PM

Fire 🔥

SaltyCracker · 10-28-2021, 04:57 PM

Congrats on the card and the little one!! That’s one you have to keep for him.

salthill · 10-28-2021, 05:43 PM

TL;DR.
For sale?

golakers32 · 10-28-2021, 06:01 PM

Congrats on your son and pull.

While news of your boy didn't prompt me to have another child, it did send me to Blowout to finally buy two BC Megas!

pete2345 · 10-28-2021, 06:22 PM

What's the baby have to do with you buying cards? Good story I guess.

VandyCards · 10-28-2021, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by salthill

TL;DR.
For sale?

Nope

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VandyCards · 10-28-2021, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pete2345

What's the baby have to do with you buying cards? Good story I guess.

Nothing. But it was our first time opening packs together. So there’s that.

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VandyCards · 10-28-2021, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by txrngr34

You're clearly not talking about the Mega packs with 172 or some weird, not-so-round quantity.

All joking aside, those big boxes of Huggies are great for storing/moving boxes of cards. They're heavy duty.

The cats love them. It’s like they have a castle.

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punkoholic · 10-28-2021, 07:43 PM

Congrats on the addition. Not the card, your Son!!

blackbears86 · 10-28-2021, 08:00 PM

Way to go OP!!!!!!!!!!!!! nice story for when your son gets older!

JWBlue · 10-28-2021, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VandyCards

Nothing. But it was our first time opening packs together. So there’s that.

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That card is never pulled if not out buying baby diapers. Kid is responsible for pull.

salthill · 10-28-2021, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VandyCards

Nope

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I was kidding.

Congrats! That’s great fun, and a nice story for your kid when he’s older.
I still have the wrapper from the first pack my kid opened. (There was nothing of worth inside.

). It’s a fun little momento.

PLAYED4NOTHING · 10-28-2021, 09:01 PM

Great little read there OP !!! What an awesome thing to share with the little guy later, definitely a bit magical I’d say. Congrats again on becoming a dad, nothing better.

abaseballjunkie · 10-28-2021, 09:25 PM

Had my first at the end of September - looking forward to opening packs with/for him soon as well! Congrats!

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CanadianKid · 10-28-2021, 10:20 PM

Congrats.... so the kid has a hot hand.

Im not hocus pokus about hot hands but can you mail out pieces of a diaper or spit cloth to wipe on boxes before opening?

10-28-2021, 02:54 PM	#1
VandyCards Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 5,410	First ever pack with my son magic I had a son back in early September. Or rather my wife did. Our first little guy. Today I was out at a local mega store buying baby things (they need a lot, as you may have heard). I saw that this place had some bowman chrome mega boxes and topps chrome mega boxes and some sort of Pokémon box set things that this one guy in front of me seemed very excited to buy. I sort of went back and forth about buying a mega box while in line. I looked at the checklist, and that they seemed available for not much more than retail, and that I didn’t really need any cards. But, the guy in front of me bought one, and I thought “hey I haven’t opened packs in forever” so I grabbed one. I got home and picked up my little guy and opened a pack, and told him not to spit up (definitely a big ask for a 7ish week old). Perused the cards and this was in the middle. Not a bad first pack for the little guy! He’s also closer in age to Cristian than I am, which is a really fun thing to think about that doesn’t make me feel old at all. Maybe this will be a fun card of a star player for us to share when my guy is of baseball-following age. Or maybe it’ll be a Gregg Jeffries (the hot prospect from the year I was born). Or maybe my little guy won’t like baseball at all. But a nice little serendipitous family heirloom, of a kind. He did almost spit up on the next pack. Good man. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ I collect cards of former Vanderbilt baseball players. CURRENTLY SEEKING ANY AND ALL SERIAL NUMBERERD/SP TONY KEMP TOPPS CARDS.

10-28-2021, 03:01 PM	#2
ThoseBackPages Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 89,690 ThoseBackPages	that is AWESOME!!! i hope your wife recorded it! __________________ Pumpers Paradise #YouCryIBuy Four things that we cannot change each others minds about: Politics, Religion, Third Party Grading, and 2021 Bowman's Best Rookie Cards

10-28-2021, 03:17 PM	#7
txrngr34 Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,196 txrngr34	Congrats on the baby...and his first hit. Watch out for the 3 "P"s - my first kid got me in one day: pee, poop, and puke. __________________ Any offers I make are only good for 24 hours unless otherwise stated.

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no10pin Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 16,835 no10pin no10pin	Congrats OP! __________________ Always looking for more George Brett stuff. Need more rookies, low numbered inserts/parallels and on-card autos (no Panini).

10-28-2021, 05:43 PM	#13
salthill Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Posts: 8,527 salthill	First ever pack with my son magic TL;DR. For sale?

10-28-2021, 03:02 PM	#3
sportscollect Member Join Date: Mar 2021 Posts: 154	Dang that's a nice 4 to 500 card Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk

10-28-2021, 03:02 PM	#4
Silent George Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Posts: 3,147	awesome man, congrats.

10-28-2021, 03:05 PM	#5
HTown281 Member Join Date: Oct 2018 Posts: 202	Congrats little man!

10-28-2021, 03:07 PM	#6
sportscollect Member Join Date: Mar 2021 Posts: 154	I got his little brother Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk

10-28-2021, 03:40 PM	#8
marterburn Member Join Date: May 2018 Location: Milwaukee area Posts: 4,719 burnmax12 burnmax12	Congrats! That card'll pay for at LEAST 8 packs of diapers! Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

10-28-2021, 04:19 PM	#11
Anklebreaker Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Posts: 86	Fire 🔥

10-28-2021, 04:57 PM	#12
SaltyCracker Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 5,472	Congrats on the card and the little one!! That’s one you have to keep for him.

10-28-2021, 06:01 PM	#14
golakers32 Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 325	Congrats on your son and pull. While news of your boy didn't prompt me to have another child, it did send me to Blowout to finally buy two BC Megas!

10-28-2021, 06:22 PM	#15
pete2345 Banned Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Birthplace of Michael Jordan home of biggie smalls! Posts: 4,125	What's the baby have to do with you buying cards? Good story I guess.

10-28-2021, 07:43 PM	#19
punkoholic Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: North Vancouver Posts: 938	Congrats on the addition. Not the card, your Son!! __________________ Fan of (or should I say curse of) the Columbus Blue Jackets, Minnesota Vikings, and the Sacramento Kings. Not a curse of the Houston Astros! Jacob Markstrom and Corbin Martin collector

10-28-2021, 08:00 PM	#20
blackbears86 Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: maine Posts: 17,110 blackbears86	Way to go OP!!!!!!!!!!!!! nice story for when your son gets older!

10-28-2021, 09:01 PM	#23
PLAYED4NOTHING Member Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: NW Indiana Posts: 1,693	Great little read there OP !!! What an awesome thing to share with the little guy later, definitely a bit magical I’d say. Congrats again on becoming a dad, nothing better.

10-28-2021, 09:25 PM	#24
abaseballjunkie Member Join Date: May 2020 Location: ATX Posts: 288 bhsknight04	Had my first at the end of September - looking forward to opening packs with/for him soon as well! Congrats! Sent from my SM-G991U using Tapatalk __________________ ISO: 2021 and 2022 NWSL Parkside Lynn Williams chrome 1/1s Various USA Baseball cards over the years from Topps/Upper Deck/Panini 1980s Fresno Giants MiLB & 80s/90s Fresno State baseball/softball cards

10-28-2021, 10:20 PM	#25
CanadianKid Member Join Date: Sep 2020 Posts: 2,127	Congrats.... so the kid has a hot hand. Im not hocus pokus about hot hands but can you mail out pieces of a diaper or spit cloth to wipe on boxes before opening?