Like many people, I went out of town this past weekend to visit family for the holiday. Unlike many people, I came back with an Easter pack of cards. Back in my youngster days, I received packs of cards in my Easter basket once or twice and it's nice that somebody is continuing that very worthy tradition even though I'm not getting baskets of chocolate anymore. My sister-in-law picked up a fat pack of 2023 Topps for me, along with some Ultra Pro team bags (and graded card sleeves -- because, yeah, I'm always grading cards). I've mentioned on this blog a few times that she finds the best packs, and this was no exception, although don't aim too high, nothing super exciting. My main mission opening this pack was to see if I could continue my streak of absolutely no dupes in my collection of 2023 Topps. This would be my first '23 pack opening since the first opening back in February and I've been mighty proud of no dupes after pulling 134 cards. Let'...
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