Cheap Wax Wednesday Box Breaks: 2015 Bowman Baseball Asia Edition
2015 Bowman Baseball Asia Edition matches the checklist for the regular release. What’s the difference? Asia Edition was meant for distribution overseas. Each pack features two Black Refractors that are exclusive to Asia Edition boxes. There are also two other parallels, Black & Red and Black Wave Refractors, that are only found here.
You still have the same odds of pulling anything else you might expect to find in 2015 Bowman boxes, but with the added exclusive parallels.
2015 Bowman Baseball Asia Edition Box Break
Cards per pack: 10
Packs per box: 24
Price paid: $60
Shop for 2015 Bowman Baseball Asia Edition boxes on eBay.
Wait. $60? You may recall thatthe ceiling for Cheap Wax Wednesday consideration was $50?
It was. I have made the decision to increase the price limit in order to continue sharing different products. There will still be plenty of products under $50 to show off. This just allows me to chase down some different options not available for $50. Also, this was a Black Friday sale purchase. These boxes aren’t typically available at this price. Always shop the sales!
Pack 1 highlights:
David Wright, Robert Stephenson Black Refractor (two per pack), Adam Engel Black Refractor & Ryan Merritt Autograph (1 in every 18 packs)
Is there anything worse than pulling a low-end autograph in the first pack of a one-auto-per-box product? Kind of a buzzkill, right?
Pack 2:
Victor Martinez, Hisashi Iwakuma, Luis Severino Black Refractor & Jimmy Reed Black Refractor
Pack 3:
Anthony Rizzo, Domingo German, Cliff Lee, Sonny Gray, Matt Wisler Black Refractor, Marcus Molina Black Refractor & JaCoby Jones Black Wave Refractor (1:6 packs)
Pack 4:
Madison Bumgarner, Matt Shoemaker Silver Ice (1:24 packs), Luis Lugo Black Refractor & Edmundo Sosa Black Refractor
Pack 5:
CC Sabathia, Evan Longoria, Yasmany Tomas Black Refractor, Giovanny Urshela Black Refractor & Adrian Rondon The Farm’s Finest Minis (1:3 packs)
Pack 6:
Carlos Correa Black Refractor & Jaycob Brugman Black Refractor
Pack 7:
Jarrod Saltalamachia, Jacob deGrom, Justin Turner, Hunter Renfroe Black Refractor, Alex Verdugo Black Refractor & Adam Eaton Silver #ed 358/499 (1:24 packs)
Pack 8:
Ian Kinsler, Carlos Correa, Kyle Zimmer Black Refractor, Kris Bryant Black Refractor & Marquis Grissom Rookie Recollections (1:24 packs)
Pack 9:
Luis Severino, Kyle Seager, Andre Wheeler Black Refractor, Reese McGuire Black Refractor & Ryan Merritt Black Wave Refractor (1:6 packs)
Pack 10:
Adam Wainwright, Nate Smith Black Refractor, Hunter Dozier Black Refractor & Austin Meadows Bowman Scouts’ Top 100
Pack 11:
Zack Greinke, Jorge Soler RC, Bryce Harper, Gareth Morgan Black Refractor, Gilbert Lara Black Refractor & Carlos Rodon The Farm’s Finest Mini (1:3 packs)
Pack 12:
Sal Romano Black & Red, James Dykstra Black & Red, Ricardo Sanchez Black Refractor & Victor Alcantara Black Refractor
Pack 13:
Josh Hamilton, David Ortiz, Touki Toussaint Black Refractor, Steven Matz Black Refractor & Clayton Kershaw Purple Refractor 163/250 (1:48 packs)
Tough color Refractor of a future hall of famer? Not bad, not bad at all.
Pack 14:
Jose Abreu, R.A. Dickey, Corey Kluber, Carlos Rodon, Chris Stratton Black Refractor, Tim Berry Black Refractor & Byron Buxton Bowman Scouts’ Top 100
Pack 15:
Julio Urias, Elvis Andrus, Gabriel Quintana Black Refractor, Alex Reyes Black Refractor & Drew Ward Black Wave Refractor (1:6 packs)
Pack 16:
Christian Walker RC, Hunter Dozier Silver Ice (1:24 packs), Kevin Plawecki Black Refractor & Addison Russell Black Refractor
Pack 17:
Alex Gordon, Jay Bruce, Brandon Belt, Erik Gonzalez Black Refractor, Jordan Betts Black Refractor & Alex Blandino The Farm’s Finest Mini (1:3 packs)
Pack 18:
Xander Bogaerts, Mike Yastrzemski, Dixon Machado Black & Red, Rob Kaminsky Black Refractor & Trevor Gott Black Refractor
Pack 19:
Chris Sale, Rusney Castillo RC, Justin Morneau, Jose Berrios Black Refractor & Brett Phillips Black Refractor
Pack 20:
Manny Machado, Yasiel Puig, Kris Bryant, Ty Blach Black Refractor, Fernando Perez Black Refractor & Stephen Piscotty The Farm’s Finest Mini (1:3 packs)
Pack 21:
Coco Crisp, Andrelton Simmons, Joey Votto, Jake Johansen Black Refractor, Drew Ward Black Refractor & Jon Gray Bowman Scouts’ Top 100
Pack 22:
David Price, Christian Yelich, Champ Stuart Black Refractor, JaCoby Jones Black Refractor & Max Fried The Farm’s Finest Mini Autograph!!
A surprise second autograph! I guess pulling the autograph in the first pack didn’t kill the excitement after all.
Pack 23:
Travis d’Arnaud, Yu Darvish, Mookie Betts, Ryan Merritt Black Refractor, James Needy Black Refractor & Victor Reyes Refractor 257/499 (1:24 packs)
Pack 24:
Lorenzo Cain, Rafael Devers, Archie Bradley Black Refractor, Rafael Devers Black Refractor & James Needy Black Wave Refractor (1:6 packs)
Lastly, the Devers card back. I would say the scouting report here has proven to be true so far.
That bonus autograph really made this box. It also helps that Fried is probably in the top 10 names featured on that checklist. This was a fun rip and the Asia Edition exclusive Black Refractors are sharp. I finally pulled my guy, Devers, in the last pack, too.
Want more installments of Shane Salmonson’s Cheap Wax Wednesday? Check out his other breaks in the archives.
