85 topps rack case break

tennesseebanker

I opened the first box from my 85 topps baseball rack case last night. It was after midnight so I dont have any scans yet. ( will upload some tonight). The first box yielded two mcgwire's and two clemens rookies. Not dead on with centering but pretty nice. Also got two Puckett rookies that are very nicely centered and a nicely centered nolan Ryan. Overall the cards look fantastic ! I have a buttload of minor stars and commons that are dead centered, razor sharp and dripping wet with ink. I am hoping I can sell some of the Mcgwire's and Clemens to finance the grading of a lot of the set.
Sorry about not having any scans yet, but it was very late when I started busting these things out, tune in tonight for the show!

schr1st

How much was the case, if I may ask?

tennesseebanker

$575 from BBC X-change

Stone193

<< <i>I am hoping I can sell some of the Mcgwire's and Clemens to finance the grading of a lot of the set. >>


Tenn

The Clemens yes, the McGwire...hmmmm...that may be a hard sell right now.

Some reporters were talking about his year's HOF and next year and they both said - it "appears" that McGwire took steroids and made a fool of himself in front of congress - I would take that as a NO for HOF on his first ballet.

I'm disappointed.

mike

tennesseebanker

Stone, I have been patroling E-bay past sells of McGwire and he seems to be selling fairly well right now. Not as well as when he hit all the hr's but still pretty well. I think the ones I pulled are probably 8's or 9 oc's. we will see.

Stone193

<< <i>Stone, I have been patroling E-bay past sells of McGwire and he seems to be selling fairly well right now. Not as well as when he hit all the hr's but still pretty well. I think the ones I pulled are probably 8's or 9 oc's. we will see. >>


What are they going for?

Can't be much anymore. Just curious.

mike

tennesseebanker

I have seen some 8's go for anywhere between $15-25 and 9's for $55-80.

Lothar52

LETS SEE SOME SCANS!!!!

tennesseebanker

I'll have some up about 5pm cst

ldferg

stopping teasing with the talk...get some scans up tonite.

congrats 2 mcgwires, 2 clemens from the first box. i hope you have that good luck on the other 2 boxes. are you planning to open them all? are you doing an 85 set?

tennesseebanker

Yep, I am going to open them all tonite ! with scans ! I thought about doing an 85 set, but it is such a monster of a set. I know i will loose interest before I finish. But I may try anyway.

donnnster

not bad for the first box. I didn't have such good luck with an 85 topps rack box that i got off of ebay....NO clemens. Did receive one mcgwire and one puckett. They both came back PSA 9. oh well, good luck on the rest of your rack packs!

tennesseebanker

ok here are a few highlights from the first box -finally

sandmanfromlv

the Puckett looks good as well as the first McGwire...too bad the Clemens came in off the mark...

tennesseebanker

Sweet looking Ryan from Box 1

Ahmanfan

lose interest before you can finish aset? won't the case be enough to finish at least one I'd suppose?

John

tennesseebanker

oh yeah, icould put together a lot of raw sets with what I have, However putting one together in the hi-grade that I want may be another story. Plus funds may get tight grading an almost 800 card set.

tennesseebanker

These may be the last three I do from Box 1 I am ready to hit Box 2 !

tennesseebanker

TWO MINT BEAUTIES TO HOLD YOU OVER FROM THE FIRST FEW PACKS OF BOX TWO !

Ahmanfan

well I'm sure you could put together a nice mint or better raw set out of that case!

Lothar52

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

THAT MAKES MY DAM DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

tennesseebanker

Getting close to the end of box 2, found these two -also have pulled another mattingly and boggs and puckett that look good

Stone193

<< <i>I have seen some 8's go for anywhere between $15-25 and 9's for $55-80. >>


The only thing I can say is WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Weren't 9s going in the 2-400 range at one point?

mike

tennesseebanker

I think when he was chasing the record they were that much.............

tennesseebanker

Another couple of commons I found at the end of box 2 and begining of box three !

tennesseebanker

It seems that the cards I am pulling are all about the same per player, For instance I have Pete Rose all throughout and they all have been oc, I have also pulled boggs, mattingly, sandberg etc.. they have all been close to perfect. The clemens and Mcgwires have all been pretty close also slightly oc. Im getting a ton of very well centered commons and stars and minor stars, just not the big two(clemens and mcgwire) well centered.
And I dont know if anyone else has opened very many of these things but the record breakers seem impossible to get well centered. the as cards are difficult also.

Stone193

Very nice!

I wonder what the % is of perfectly centered Clemens?

What does a 9 go for anyway?

mike

tennesseebanker

they go anywhere from 45-50 bucks

tennesseebanker

im not sure i got a straight 9 clemens from all that I opened, I may have a couple of Mcgwires in 9 though

ldferg

very nice. the boggs and mattingly look sweet. so you got 4 clemens and 3 mcdaddy's from 2 rack boxes so far?

tennesseebanker

I got six Mcgwire's and Five Clemens overall, all of them are about the same quality as those I scanned. All will be a touch or more OC. i think all of them will grade at least an 8 with maybe one or more of the Mcgwires a 9. maybe with a qualifier. I got five pucketts all look to be 50/50 along with some perfectly centered boggs, Mattingly, sandberg, ryan, strawberry, jim rice, and tons of minor stars and commons that are sweeeeet.

julen23

are you intending on using these for you own set registry?

great looking cards so far btw.

Julen

tennesseebanker

I cant help myself , I see a nice card and I just want somebody to see it !

tennesseebanker

I think I will start a reg set

any requests for a scan ??/

Stone193

The Keith is perfect!

mike

Skinpinch

Check out Keith Hernandez's 'pipes' on that card.

Stingray

<< <i>Check out Keith Hernandez's 'pipes' on that card. >>






Pretty thin looking!?


Stingray

tennesseebanker

AND FINALLY WHAT BOX BREAK WOULD BE COMPLETE WITHOUT A SCAN OF THE ONE-THE ONLY......................................

jackstraw

Card #1 Fisk RB .

ctsoxfan

Thanks for the scans - good luck on the last box!

SlangNRox

Looka like you had a good break and a lot of fun doing it. I know I'd rather break a case of this over a pack of exquisite.

Are the off centered cards all from the same sheet, and the well centered cards all from a different sheet. I believe the sheet letter is printed on the back of the card.

NewJerseyMeatHook

Very nice! Scans are a real treat to view. I, too, took advantage of the three-box rack case.

Also pulled this a few months back:

julen23

keith hernandez funny quote:

"I'd stopped enjoying the coke high by '81. But I was still snorting in '82, and I'd sit there and say, 'Why am I doing this?' I was down to minimal use by '83, but the urges stayed with me through '85."

julen
TGIF & Go Bears

tennesseebanker

Did you pull that Clemens from the case ?

tennesseebanker

Last night for about an hour I went through about half of a 800 count box looking for perfectly centered cards. After i found about a dozen or so I would stop and hold them up to a bright light and look through my 10x loupe. if they looked good they went into Card Savers for grading later.Just from about 400 cards so far I have a stack of about 50, I think would grade a possible 10. And I still have over 3000 cards to go!

NewJerseyMeatHook

I believe it was pulled from a single rack box purchased off eBay.

AkbarClone

Don't worry about the Butch Davis I needed. I bought one from someone else.