Something to Look Forward To

It's been a long time since I treated myself to a hobby box of cards, so I decided to head on over to Blowout Cards and see what kind of deals they had going on.  Seeing nothing of real interest there, I went to search Blowout Cards on eBay and found that they were selling many hobby boxes there too.  I wanted something different--something older, something that I haven't seen much of nor do I own much of. 

So, after thinking about it a bit I decided to go with this:

2006 Upper Deck Future Stars baseball.  The box seems loaded, according to the configuration:

Configuration: 24 packs per box. 4 cards per pack.

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS:

* Featuring 5 Rookie signature cards on clear PETG per box on average!
* All unsigned cards printed on vibrant rainbow board!
* Every other pack will get either a signature or a serial numbered parallel!
* Find a rookie signature parallel with red ink numbered to 35 per case on average!
* Look for cards from top foreign stars from the World Baseball Classic!
* Look for rare hot boxes with either a red ink signature or a 1/1 printing plate in each pack!

PRODUCT BREAKDOWN:

Autographs: 5 signatures per box on average!
* Clear Patch to Greatness Signatures - An 84-card subset featuring the top rookies or young stars in the league on clear PETG with limited Red Ink parallel version numbered to 35.
* Quad Star Signatures - Featuring the biggest stars in the game today
Box Break: Inserted 6 per box on average!
* World Baseball Classic Future Stars - A 25-card insert featuring the brightest young players from around the world printed on vibrant foil board!
* Plate Cards - Limited quantities
Base Set: Look for 9 numbered parallels per box on average!
* 75-Card Regular set, containing only the top players in the league today all printed on vibrant foil board with parallels numbered to 1,799, 499, 299, 99, 50 and 35.

I was sold at the five autographs per box on average thing.  Also the fact that there are pretty big autos to be had, including Justin Verlander (which is selling for 100 bucks on eBay), Jonathan Papelbon, and Ryan Zimmerman, to name a few.  There are also 9 numbered parallels on average, too.  I figured I would try my luck.  I got this box for $45.00 shipped.  Of course I will have a full report on how I did next week when I rip it.   

If you are interested in one, there are still 8 boxes left on eBay at a buy it now for $45, with free shipping!