General Forum

I was in a local Dollarama and, in a rare case, saw 80-card packs of baseball cards.  I say rare because usually they only have hockey and non-sports.  They were $3 per pack.  Looking through the stack as much as I could, I could see that there were cards through out the years from the mid-80s to the present. Sorting through the packs available, I selected a pack that at least would give me a couple of cards I would want for my collection, being unsure of the "junk" that would also be there.

Once opened and sorted, the ratio of junk to decent cards is 3:1 or 60+ cards were from the junk era.  And very few stars to be had.  In the good cards, there were a few that I am happy to have.  But in the end, the $3 would be better spent on 1 or 2 cards that one really wants for their collection. If the packs were $1, then I would probably go back for more.

I've seen them but don't collect baseball so never really paid attention. Still, 80 cards for $3 is a lot better deal than the hockey repacks they offer (15 cards for $1).

I have picked up a number of these, but in part because I have enough holes in my collection when it comes to the "junk wax" period. So in a pack, I get about 60 cards that are new to me and 20 that are straight to the trade pile.

On the plus side, half the time there does seem to be atleast one serial numbered card in the pack, for what that is worth, and maybe an insert or two. Agreed - not expecting the big stars on any of those, but just as an FYI for anyone interested in such things.

Regardless - nice to see something baseball available compared to all the hockey cards.

I've seen these in the Dollarama's around where I live, the only one that does not have them I have seen is the actual Dollarama in the town I live in. Typical for Georgetown, our Walmart never has baseball blasters, but if I go to Milton or Mississauga there are many.