Wednesday, 11 December 2024

2024 Adventures in Repacks - Part 35 - Shrinkflation

 The $1.25 hangers have been reduced in size again at the Dollarama. They've gone from 12...

To 4.

On the upside, at least this means I won't drown in 1990 Score/Bowman commons, and it will be easier to scan the entire repack. In fact, I can combine two repacks in their entirety in one scan!

The first 2:

I might not drown in Bowmans or Score, but there still might be some junk wax stuff lurking in there. But at least one is a Hall of Famer and one is of someone who didn't get any pro cards, so it is an interesting addition. At least compared to the alternative. Even then, there's a pretty cool Luongo that I'm sure I picked up by adding to a sportlots/COMC order.

The next 2:

The third pack is probably the dullest of the bunch. Raffi Torres was still a few seasons away from getting his first suspension, although the crumpled player behind him might mean that he was making an effort to speed up the arrival of his first. 

The second one might be the best of all 4. Some shininess with a couple base cards, and even a parallel. That's a strong grouping! Even the generic base card opener looks different with the happy zoom-in as opposed to a generic skating shot. 

And no early 90s Bowman or Score anywhere to be seen.

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