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A Piece of Artifacts?

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Dear Lazy Web,

Could you clear something up for me? I am confused about this year’s Upper Deck Artifacts line. I’ve purchased a couple blasters of 2008 UD Artifacts at the big boxes already, but just last week I was in one of the local Hobby stores that was hocking boxes and packs of 2008 UD A Piece of History. I was confused. They appear to be the same card. Are they? Have Artifacts gone the way of the dodo? Is “A Piece of History = Artifacts” the new math?

I’d investigate this further on Upper Deck’s website, but it’s so woefully unusable that I’d rather eat a handful of mulch than look for anything useful there. I’m counting on you, my smart, intelligent readers to clear things up. I haven’t been following this very closely, so I may have missed a glaringly obvious announcement. Any help is appreciated.

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2007 - SP Authentic Football - Bust #0020

Yes, I’m still around, and yes, I still have a backlog of older pack breaks. No need to throw them out, though. So on with another one: With pack-coverboy Brady Quinn, how can I pass up SP Authentic? This is the first pack of SP Authentic I’ve busted, so let’s dive right in

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2007 - Upper Deck Artifacts Baseball - Bust #0019

Another hobby pack of Upper Deck Artifacts baseball. And more lucky hits for me!

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2007-08 - UD Artifacts Basketball - Bust #0018

Yeah, so posting here has been tres light. I apologize about that. A lot of stuff going on (GTA IV, mostly) and my interest is starting to wane again in the card collecting department. But I still want to make a go of this site, so I’m going to at least post the backlog of posts I’ve already got queued up, and we’ll go from there.

Another single-pack blister I picked up at Kroger. The 2007-08 NBA Artifacts is a fave, so I’m always grabbing packs but never having any real success. This is the first retail pack of this product where I actually hit something decent.

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2008 - Topps Baseball - Bust #0017

The first pack of 2008 Topps for me, Hobby Style. I usually pick up Jumbo packs from the hobby store, but they were out, so I had to settle for some packs. No worries, I’ve got a good feeling.

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