Mantel and VIBES are teaming up at The National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago to drop the exclusive Pudgy Penguins pack: “Be a Lil Evil.” Inspired by iconic moments in Chicago sports history, this pack is part of the “Pudgy Metal Gems” series and comes with serious collector hype – and two $1,000 bounties. Here are the details of how to get your “Be a Lil Evil” pack at The National.
Checklist:
- Unnumbered Base (1000)
- Foil (400)
- Emerald Foil (numbered 1/99 through 10/99)
- Ruby Foil (numbered 11/99 through 99/99)
Four Ways to Get a Pack at The National:
- Find Mojo Sports, snap a photo with him, post and tag @onmantel and @vibestcg on IG Story and follow both accounts — limited packs available each day.
- Show a Mantel employee (look for the Mantel hat) that you’ve downloaded the Mantel app
- Come to the Mantel table at Official National Trade Night and trade any of the following:
- PSA, Beckett, or CGC slab (any grade)
- 2003 Topps/Topps Chrome Basketball card
- 1999 or earlier Pokémon card
- Baseball card from 1964
- Michael Jordan card
- Sammy Sosa card
- 2003 Florida Marlins card
- Numbered card of a player in a Chicago team uniform
- Any Mickey Mantle card
- Bonus: Bring and open a VIBES: Enter the Huddle Series 1 Booster Box at the Mantel table and get 5 packs
$1,000 Offers to Purchase:
- Card 6/99 – First person to post a selfie on Mantel holding it
- Card 23/99 – First person to post a selfie on Mantel holding it
Are you ripping one of these at The National? Post your hits on the Vibes TCG group on Mantel
