Baseball vs. football.

I didn't post many trading card breaks during the summer and autumn of 2015, so I figured that I'd combine my seasonal top bargain hits editorial for those two periods.


5) 2015 Topps Chrome Baseball Green Refractor 97 - Carlos Santana (serial numbered 87/99

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Green Refractor cards was inserted into 1:97 retail packs (or 12 value boxes), on average.


4) 2015 Topps Series 2 Baseball Short Print Photo Variation 387 - Jacob DeGrom

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Pulling a photo variation is always a nice surprise. The retail odds of finding a card in that set is 1:67 packs.


3) 2014 Topps Prime Football Copper QR-SW - Sammy Watkins [RC] (serial numbered 68/99)

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I'm normally not lucky with the "Topps Prime" series, so it was a nice surprise to pull a hit that was inserted into 1:685 retail packs, on average.


2) 2015 Topps Chrome Update Series Baseball ASCR-BP - Buster Posey

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The relic contained in that stunning looking card is from a workout jersey during the 2015 MLB All-Star Game festivities. Cards in that set was inserted into 1:16 2015 Topps Update Series Baseball boxes (a.k.a. "Mega Box" or "Holiday Box"), on average.


1) 2015 Bowman Chrome Football Gold RCRA-EGO - Eddie Goldman (serial numbered 52/75)

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That's an impressive hit considering Gold Rookie Chrome Refractor Autographs was inserted into 1:714 value packs, on average.


Question: What is your favorite bargain hit that you pulled from a break during the summer of 2015 (June 21 to September 22) and the autumn of 2015 (September 23 to December 21)?