To my fellow forum members,
Since my very first hobby pack in 2012, Mrs. Toshi and I have been purchasing football cards in a willy nilly way. We ran around like little children on Christmas morning ripping at packs like rabid animals, every new debut from Topps, Panini, and Upper Deck were equally exciting as we did not scrutinize nor discriminate against which product was best suited to our taste. It was as if we were in Las Vegas, the only difference was that our jackpot were represented as Andrew Luck, RGIII, and Russell Wilson cards and our buffet was the never ending base, parallels, and inserts that we devoured during and after pulling a big hit.
Of course, none of this would have been possible without insider trading, spies (007) working at Topps and Panini, and finally holding the executives of Topps and Panini hostage until our demands for big hits were granted. With just cause, all of this is not true. What is the truth of the matter, is a four leaf clover, lucky horse shoe, or rabbits foot if you will, or whatever beliefs and superstition you follow is the psychic ability Mrs. Toshi has. How she did it, and what she felt in each pack or hobby box is a mystery equal to the lost city of Atlantis. She does not utilize the pack search method, she literally holds a pack or hobby box close to her heart and closes her eye for a few seconds, Mrs. Toshi then pays for the product and off we go, once we arrive at home, lo and behold, she pulls a auto of Luck, RGIII, or Wilson to name a few. Call it astral projection if you wish, in actuality I do get an out of body experience when she rips open the very last pack only to behold the key hit.
So here we were in 2013 and now currently in 2014, intent on recreating the magical 2012 card collecting season. What is for sure is that products are not purchased in a nilly willy way. We now both look at the design of each product, is it something we would kill for? Or a product to be utilized as absorbent material for use at the bottom of a cats litter box?
We both recently realized the nature of the beast. Why spend a up to a Hundred Dollars on a hobby box when we can purchase outright, the hit that we so desired and still have extra money. Don't get me wrong, Mrs. Toshi has so much fun and excitement in finding the next Jack pot. Now the big question was how and for what reason would we buy singles for. The answer to that question is below in those photos. I will continuously update this thread as we both continue our journey in completing a 65 card complete set of 2012 Panini Hard Hats. Oh yes, I forgot to add, we definitely have fun in our new found hobby!
I have included as much information possible to be able to get an accurate financial statement in completing this set.
2012 Panini Elite Rookie Hard Hats Complete Set P&L Statement 65 Card Set
2012 Panini Elite Rookie Hard Hats Russell Wilson #31 (212/399)
BV $40.00 Purchased for $20.00 Krych's Cards 2/10/14
<a href="http://s1282.photobucket.com/albums/a538/hayn0824/?action=view¤t=09c327470a6b75d8a260fbeaa7e65 84f_zpse8145bfd.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a538/hayn0824/09c327470a6b75d8a260fbeaa7e6584f_zpse8145bfd.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket Pictures, Images and Photos" /></a>
2012 Panini Elite Rookie Hard Hats RGIII #2 (040/399)
BV $40.00 Purchased for $26.00 eBay 2/4/14
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2012 Panini Elite Rookie Hard Hats Mark Barron#58 (118/399)
BV $10.00 Panini Elite Hobby Box Break in 2013
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2012 Panini Elite Rookie Hard Hats Alshon Jeffery#12 (186/399)
BV $15.00 Trade w/Brett
<a href="http://s1282.photobucket.com/albums/a538/hayn0824/?action=view¤t=d82d88c0ab72c630d380e56f4bfb1 e86_zps79e8963c.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a538/hayn0824/d82d88c0ab72c630d380e56f4bfb1e86_zps79e8963c.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket Pictures, Images and Photos" /></a>
2012 Panini Elite Rookie Hard Hats Mohamed Sanu#25 (326/399)
BV $6.00 Trade w/Brett
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2012 Panini Elite Rookie Hard Hats Danny Cole#42 (360/399)
BV $6.00 Trade w/Brett
<a href="http://s1282.photobucket.com/albums/a538/hayn0824/?action=view¤t=d49bbf1d0bb66bf87df31e69ad6c5 d63_zpsffb95dd6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a538/hayn0824/d49bbf1d0bb66bf87df31e69ad6c5d63_zpsffb95dd6.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket Pictures, Images and Photos" /></a>
2012 Panini Elite Rookie Hard Hats David Wilson#11 (236/399)
BV $12.00 Purchased for $1.25 eBay 2/12/14
<a href="http://s1282.photobucket.com/albums/a538/hayn0824/?action=view¤t=d16e2939ea2447971c25650f6855d f99_zpse2413f31.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a538/hayn0824/d16e2939ea2447971c25650f6855df99_zpse2413f31.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket Pictures, Images and Photos" /></a>
2012 Panini Elite Rookie Hard Hats Ryan Lindley#52 (371/399)
BV $6.00 Purchased for $0.98 eBay 2/12/14
<a href="http://s1282.photobucket.com/albums/a538/hayn0824/?action=view¤t=ec889415747587b37b34fc6c01d74 689_zps471165d2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a538/hayn0824/ec889415747587b37b34fc6c01d74689_zps471165d2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket Pictures, Images and Photos" /></a>
2012 Panini Elite Rookie Hard Hats Andrew Luck#1 (352/399)
BV $50.00 Purchased for $31.87 eBay 2/15/14
<a href="http://s1282.photobucket.com/albums/a538/hayn0824/?action=view¤t=86e26230ce078eb3f9ee95c8713c0 d8b_zps5e79d919.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a538/hayn0824/86e26230ce078eb3f9ee95c8713c0d8b_zps5e79d919.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket Pictures, Images and Photos" /></a>
2012 Panini Elite Rookie Hard Hats Terrance Ganaway#53 (271/399)
BV $6.00 Purchased for $0.98 eBay 2/14/14
<a href="http://s1282.photobucket.com/albums/a538/hayn0824/?action=view¤t=14289ca7603f5f7614289391e1676 137_zps45382370.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a538/hayn0824/14289ca7603f5f7614289391e1676137_zps45382370.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket Pictures, Images and Photos" /></a>
Beckett Book Value based on February, 2014 publication
Total Beckett Book Value of 2012 Panini Rookie Hard Hats $672.00
Actual Expense $
Difference $
Since my very first hobby pack in 2012, Mrs. Toshi and I have been purchasing football cards in a willy nilly way. We ran around like little children on Christmas morning ripping at packs like rabid animals, every new debut from Topps, Panini, and Upper Deck were equally exciting as we did not scrutinize nor discriminate against which product was best suited to our taste. It was as if we were in Las Vegas, the only difference was that our jackpot were represented as Andrew Luck, RGIII, and Russell Wilson cards and our buffet was the never ending base, parallels, and inserts that we devoured during and after pulling a big hit.
Of course, none of this would have been possible without insider trading, spies (007) working at Topps and Panini, and finally holding the executives of Topps and Panini hostage until our demands for big hits were granted. With just cause, all of this is not true. What is the truth of the matter, is a four leaf clover, lucky horse shoe, or rabbits foot if you will, or whatever beliefs and superstition you follow is the psychic ability Mrs. Toshi has. How she did it, and what she felt in each pack or hobby box is a mystery equal to the lost city of Atlantis. She does not utilize the pack search method, she literally holds a pack or hobby box close to her heart and closes her eye for a few seconds, Mrs. Toshi then pays for the product and off we go, once we arrive at home, lo and behold, she pulls a auto of Luck, RGIII, or Wilson to name a few. Call it astral projection if you wish, in actuality I do get an out of body experience when she rips open the very last pack only to behold the key hit.
So here we were in 2013 and now currently in 2014, intent on recreating the magical 2012 card collecting season. What is for sure is that products are not purchased in a nilly willy way. We now both look at the design of each product, is it something we would kill for? Or a product to be utilized as absorbent material for use at the bottom of a cats litter box?
We both recently realized the nature of the beast. Why spend a up to a Hundred Dollars on a hobby box when we can purchase outright, the hit that we so desired and still have extra money. Don't get me wrong, Mrs. Toshi has so much fun and excitement in finding the next Jack pot. Now the big question was how and for what reason would we buy singles for. The answer to that question is below in those photos. I will continuously update this thread as we both continue our journey in completing a 65 card complete set of 2012 Panini Hard Hats. Oh yes, I forgot to add, we definitely have fun in our new found hobby!
I have included as much information possible to be able to get an accurate financial statement in completing this set.
2012 Panini Elite Rookie Hard Hats Complete Set P&L Statement 65 Card Set
2012 Panini Elite Rookie Hard Hats Russell Wilson #31 (212/399)
BV $40.00 Purchased for $20.00 Krych's Cards 2/10/14
<a href="http://s1282.photobucket.com/albums/a538/hayn0824/?action=view¤t=09c327470a6b75d8a260fbeaa7e65 84f_zpse8145bfd.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a538/hayn0824/09c327470a6b75d8a260fbeaa7e6584f_zpse8145bfd.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket Pictures, Images and Photos" /></a>
2012 Panini Elite Rookie Hard Hats RGIII #2 (040/399)
BV $40.00 Purchased for $26.00 eBay 2/4/14
<a href="http://s1282.photobucket.com/albums/a538/hayn0824/?action=view¤t=b3eb805872c3bb99b7c0294ab0d1d efa_zps0bbaa8d4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a538/hayn0824/b3eb805872c3bb99b7c0294ab0d1defa_zps0bbaa8d4.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket Pictures, Images and Photos" /></a>
2012 Panini Elite Rookie Hard Hats Mark Barron#58 (118/399)
BV $10.00 Panini Elite Hobby Box Break in 2013
<a href="http://s1282.photobucket.com/albums/a538/hayn0824/?action=view¤t=22b95bcabfbcac5fb434da818ab96 dcc_zps98072c18.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a538/hayn0824/22b95bcabfbcac5fb434da818ab96dcc_zps98072c18.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket Pictures, Images and Photos" /></a>
2012 Panini Elite Rookie Hard Hats Alshon Jeffery#12 (186/399)
BV $15.00 Trade w/Brett
<a href="http://s1282.photobucket.com/albums/a538/hayn0824/?action=view¤t=d82d88c0ab72c630d380e56f4bfb1 e86_zps79e8963c.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a538/hayn0824/d82d88c0ab72c630d380e56f4bfb1e86_zps79e8963c.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket Pictures, Images and Photos" /></a>
2012 Panini Elite Rookie Hard Hats Mohamed Sanu#25 (326/399)
BV $6.00 Trade w/Brett
<a href="http://s1282.photobucket.com/albums/a538/hayn0824/?action=view¤t=a93196a4b871fe8266c9c134d6845 27d_zpsb06e885d.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a538/hayn0824/a93196a4b871fe8266c9c134d684527d_zpsb06e885d.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket Pictures, Images and Photos" /></a>
2012 Panini Elite Rookie Hard Hats Danny Cole#42 (360/399)
BV $6.00 Trade w/Brett
<a href="http://s1282.photobucket.com/albums/a538/hayn0824/?action=view¤t=d49bbf1d0bb66bf87df31e69ad6c5 d63_zpsffb95dd6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a538/hayn0824/d49bbf1d0bb66bf87df31e69ad6c5d63_zpsffb95dd6.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket Pictures, Images and Photos" /></a>
2012 Panini Elite Rookie Hard Hats David Wilson#11 (236/399)
BV $12.00 Purchased for $1.25 eBay 2/12/14
<a href="http://s1282.photobucket.com/albums/a538/hayn0824/?action=view¤t=d16e2939ea2447971c25650f6855d f99_zpse2413f31.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a538/hayn0824/d16e2939ea2447971c25650f6855df99_zpse2413f31.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket Pictures, Images and Photos" /></a>
2012 Panini Elite Rookie Hard Hats Ryan Lindley#52 (371/399)
BV $6.00 Purchased for $0.98 eBay 2/12/14
<a href="http://s1282.photobucket.com/albums/a538/hayn0824/?action=view¤t=ec889415747587b37b34fc6c01d74 689_zps471165d2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a538/hayn0824/ec889415747587b37b34fc6c01d74689_zps471165d2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket Pictures, Images and Photos" /></a>
2012 Panini Elite Rookie Hard Hats Andrew Luck#1 (352/399)
BV $50.00 Purchased for $31.87 eBay 2/15/14
<a href="http://s1282.photobucket.com/albums/a538/hayn0824/?action=view¤t=86e26230ce078eb3f9ee95c8713c0 d8b_zps5e79d919.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a538/hayn0824/86e26230ce078eb3f9ee95c8713c0d8b_zps5e79d919.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket Pictures, Images and Photos" /></a>
2012 Panini Elite Rookie Hard Hats Terrance Ganaway#53 (271/399)
BV $6.00 Purchased for $0.98 eBay 2/14/14
<a href="http://s1282.photobucket.com/albums/a538/hayn0824/?action=view¤t=14289ca7603f5f7614289391e1676 137_zps45382370.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a538/hayn0824/14289ca7603f5f7614289391e1676137_zps45382370.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket Pictures, Images and Photos" /></a>
Beckett Book Value based on February, 2014 publication
Total Beckett Book Value of 2012 Panini Rookie Hard Hats $672.00
Actual Expense $
Difference $
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