[pyweed]

As many of you know, I am a chromie who regularly posts Bowman Chrome and Draft breaks on this board. You can see some other breaks here (along with the grades I assigned the breaks):

2008 Bowman Chrome, grade = C: http://www.beckett.com/forums/thread-474068.html

2008 Bowman Draft, grade = B-: http://www.beckett.com/forums/thread-542695.html

2008 Bowman Sterling, grade = C: http://www.beckett.com/forums/thread-673150.html

2009 Bowman Chrome, grade = C: http://www.beckett.com/forums/thread-804289.html

2009 Bowman Draft, grade = B: http://www.beckett.com/forums/thread-917488.html

2009 Bowman Sterling, grade = B-: http://www.beckett.com/forums/thread-942582.html

2010 Bowman Chrome, grade = D+: http://www.beckett.com/forums/thread-1329872.html

2010 Bowman Platinum, grade = B: http://www.beckett.com/forums/thread-1396290.html

2010 Bowman Sterling, grade = A: http://www.beckett.com/forums/thread-1404523.html

2010 Bowman Draft, grade = C: http://www.beckett.com/forums/thread-1428109.html

2011 Bowman Chrome, grade = C: http://www.beckett.com/forums/thread-1462508.html

2011 Bowman Platinum, grade = D+: http://www.beckett.com/forums/thread-1450190.html

2011 Bowman Sterling, grade = D: http://www.beckett.com/forums/thread-1497295.html

2011 Bowman Draft, grade = C: http://www.beckett.com/forums/thread-1473126.html

2012 Bowman Chrome, grade = B-: http://www.beckett.com/forums/thread-1516414.html

2012 Bowman Platinum, grade = A+: http://www.beckett.com/forums/thread-1508107.html

2012 Bowman Draft, grade = B: http://www.beckett.com/forums/thread-1519686.html

2013 Bowman Inception, grade = C: http://www.beckett.com/forums/thread-1539597.html

2013 Bowman Platinum, grade = D: http://www.beckett.com/forums/thread-1541497.html

Fun reading for a rainy day, maybe. Anyway, you’ll see that some of the breaks are disappointing and some are really exciting. Partly the grade is a function of the product being better or worse than expected (see for example the last two Bowman Platinum breaks), partly it's how good a deal I get on the cases, and partly the grade reflects how lucky or unlucky I am with the big hits. Tomorrow I am scheduled to receive a single 12-box case of 2013 Bowman Chrome, and I hope to start busting Tuesday night.

I will be listing out all numbered cards, relics, and autos, and will attempt to grade the break on a box by box basis. I invite you to stop by this thread, help me with the grading, and contribute to the discussion. I sleeve, clean, and sort as I go, but it's just one case, so I expect to finish Wednesday at the latest. Please don't expect me to respond to trade requests. I'm really not a trader, and I have all I can deal with just trying to bust these boxes in my spare moments. The cards I decide not to keep will eventually end up either at a popular auction house, or at a popular consignment website.

To heighten interest in the break, I have organized the following contest. All contest information (including results) will be in this thread, and entries need to be posted here as well. This keeps the Message Board tidy.

[CONTEST CLOSED]

CONTEST DESCRIPTION: I will be giving away $50 in cards from my portfolio (instructions for selecting them will be provided via PM) to the contest winner. To participate, you need to guess the Box # and Pack # associated with the lowest print-run serial numbered card appearing during the break (i.e., the “rarest” numbered card). If there is a tie for lowest numbered card (e.g., two cards numbered /5), the winner will be the one I pull LAST. I consider a printing plate to have a print run of 4 despite the serial number. There are 12 boxes and 18 packs each, so there are 216 packs from which to select. Whoever picks closest to the exact pack containing the lowest numbered card is the winner. If the winner happened to guess the EXACT PACK, the prize will be doubled. To break ties, you must also guess the combined number of pitches by STARTERS in the Cincy-Pittsburgh game on Tuesday night. Closest wins, with any further tiebreak going to the earlier poster. All entries must be posted by Tuesday at 7PM Eastern. I settle all disputes.

A valid entry, therefore, will look something like this:

"Box #6, Pack #17, 150 pitches"

[CONTEST CLOSED]

Make sense? Okay, good luck!

Nathan

[decriscio619]

Box#8, Pack#12, 162 Pitches, Thanks!!

[bamyanks]

Box#9, Pack 11, 179 Pitches

[aprirr]

Box#10, Pack#4, 146 pitches. Thanks!

[esa0315]

Box#3, Pack#5, 165 pitches. Thanks!

[eltoro20122012]

box 8, pack 20, 205 pitches

[Bruce3D]

Box 11, Pack 15, 179 pitches

Cool idea, thanks.

[chgolf82]

Box 10, pack 3, 212 pitches!

Thanks for sponsorin these contests. I love reading the results of your breaks! Good luck!

[joebalazek]

box 2 pack 2 135

[elbsportscards]

Box#10, Pack#2, 153 pitches. Thanks!