Check out this 1975 Mini Case

zef204 · August 28, 2006 5:29AM

I have started a new thread solely dedicate to the 1975 Mini Break.

Please go here to sign up.

XanaduNow · August 28, 2006 5:34AM

Zef, when I first saw the thread title on the main page I thought you were doing a break.

Arthur

brianwintersfan · August 28, 2006 5:46AM

I saw that on his website. Amazing is one word that comes to mind!

spazzy · August 28, 2006 5:51AM

I dont remember the whole story but there is a guy who has a hoard of 1975 minis and he sells them once in awhile. He does not sell a big quantity, just enough to blend into the market. I believe he is from Michigan. That box is so sweet...

ROCKDJRW · August 28, 2006 5:59AM

That breaks down to less then 45 dollars a pack. What do these packs usually sell for?

brianwintersfan · August 28, 2006 6:04AM

He sells ungraded packs at $90.00

zef204 · August 28, 2006 6:05AM

<< He sells ungraded packs at $90.00 >>

That's for the regulars. He sells the mini's raw at $45.

bobsbbcards · August 28, 2006 6:05AM

<< I dont remember the whole story but there is a guy who has a hoard of 1975 minis and he sells them once in awhile. He does not sell a big quantity, just enough to blend into the market. I believe he is from Michigan. That box is so sweet... >>

Charles Conlon

brianwintersfan · August 28, 2006 6:25AM

<< That's for the regulars. He sells the mini's raw at $45. >>

You are correct sir!

My bad

ArnyVee · August 28, 2006 7:08AM

How about we buy this and do a pack break like the 80s baseball and 80s football packs!

HoofHearted · August 28, 2006 7:16AM

<< How about we buy this and do a pack break like the 80s baseball and 80s football packs!

>>

How tempting is that! I didn't buy cards in the '70s and think this would be fun! How many takers would it take to make this financially doable?? (How much wood would a woodchuck chuck...)

tennesseebanker · August 28, 2006 7:20AM

25 people @ $1000 dollars a piece

50 people @ $ 500 dollars a piece

100 people @ $250 a piece

Steve may even cut a deal with us, I think he like us over here.

tennesseebanker · August 28, 2006 7:23AM

576 packs/ 100 people = 5.76 packs per person
576 packs / 50 people = 11.52 packs per person
576 packs/ 25 people = 23.04 packs per person

ArnyVee · August 28, 2006 7:28AM

Hmmm.....how about 63 @ $400 each....9.14 packs each...

julen23 · August 28, 2006 8:11AM

amazing is an operative word...

Julen

NYYDM23 · August 28, 2006 8:42AM

Holy Cow!!! That is something to think about...

80sJunkie · August 28, 2006 8:53AM

Hey arny you think we can get 116 guys in at 225.00

Guys this would be an amazing pack bust imagine all the psa 10 possibilities. I've been spinning my wheels all day.
I just got off the phone with steve and if we can get enough guys to be serious about this he will make us a deal. He thought it was a joke at first then he remebered how much expensive wax i tore open at his national booth and realized i was serious.
Here's a rough figure give or take a couple bucks.

116 people at $225 = 5 packs
192 people at $135 =3 packs
if enough poeple seem interested i'll start a new thread and try to get this rolling. i'll even contact beckett and scd i bet we could get some good press about a pack bust like this that would make it even more fun

PM me let me know

brianwintersfan · August 28, 2006 9:52AM

Sounds like fun. I would be up for this on other years as well where maybe you might get a few more packs for your money.

XanaduNow · August 28, 2006 10:23AM

I am definitely interested. I'd need to see the hardline finished breakdown before I commit 100% but I am definitely interested.

I'm also in agreement with Senor Winters. Maybe once we have a ballpark of how many people are interested we could take a look at other items and see where we can get the most bang for our buck. I'm not picky when it comes to what.

NYYDM23 · August 28, 2006 10:28AM

If something is cooking count me in!

ArnyVee · August 28, 2006 10:56AM

I definitely like the smell of what's cookin'....

1966CUDA · August 28, 2006 11:18AM

Me too!

ArnyVee · August 28, 2006 11:21AM

Although, come to think about it....those aren't that many packs to rip....maybe we should go for something like a wax case of '84 Donruss or '80 Topps or something a little less expensive. That way, we can have some good fun with many packs and maybe have one person per night rip, scan & post the results! Every night would be a new adventure!

XanaduNow · August 28, 2006 11:22AM

I just ate my napkin

XanaduNow · August 28, 2006 11:23AM

I like the way you think Arny. I'm going on a prescout mission to BBCE right now. I'll report back in a bit.

Arthur

zef204 · August 28, 2006 11:25AM

I too agree Arnie. If I am going to drop $200-$300 I think I would like to do a whole box. Something like 84 fb perhaps?

ArnyVee · August 28, 2006 11:31AM

For roughly $200 each, 20 of us could get a box of '85 Donruss baseball and '82 Topps baseball. That would be fun, wouldn't it?

smallstocks · August 28, 2006 11:35AM

What kind of deal can Steve do? Maybe for less it would be more worthwhile???

262Runner · August 28, 2006 11:40AM

Whatever you guys come up with, count me in.

XanaduNow · August 28, 2006 11:44AM

Zerf, do you know something StevHart's website doesn't? I couldn't find a case of '84 FB. I'd love to do that. Maybe even '86? Or '81? No matter what we decide I do like the idea of us pooling our resources together.

I need to break wax. If we don't do something soon I'm going to head down to an Arts & Crafts store and start breaking candles.

Arthur

ldferg · August 28, 2006 11:54AM

i think i just ate xanadu's napkin...lol

i'd like to be in.

ArnyVee · August 28, 2006 11:55AM

D&A Cardworld have a case of '84 Topps Football for $8200. That's a little over $400/box. Is that what they go for?

gstarling · August 28, 2006 12:05PM

I'm in for whatever.

ArnyVee · August 28, 2006 12:08PM

I would think that we'd want about 20 guys (or gals

) to be involved and pick up two cases at least of some early 80s baseball and/or football. Maybe some '82 or '83 Topps Football and some '82 Topps or '83 Topps baseball...something like that. This way, we each get at least a couple of boxes worth of rippin'....thoughts?

BBCExchange seems to be havin' some server issues because the page isn't comin' up for me. But, when it's back up, maybe someone can post some info about the wax cases available of the early 80s stuff.

gstarling · August 28, 2006 12:08PM

if we (notice how I've already included myself even without being asked

) go another route, I would like to throw in:
1981 Topps Football Grocery Rack Case

ArnyVee · August 28, 2006 12:11PM

<< if we (notice how I've already included myself even without being asked

) go another route, I would like to throw in:
1981 Topps Football Grocery Rack Case >>

Wow, at $42/pack it seems a little high. I understand wanting to pull a nice Montana rookie, but I'm not sure that I'd want to go that route.

XanaduNow · August 28, 2006 12:25PM

I couldn't find any early Topps cases on BBCE (which I suggest we use, for both price and security). But, of course, that doesn't mean Mr. Hart doesn't have them.

As far as baseball goes ...

Most of it are cellos. From what the kind folk here on the board have told me is that cellos are the bottom of the barrel as far as condition goes compared to others. They do have wax of '82 ($125/box) and '83 ($125/box). The reason why I'm leaning more towards the FB is that I'd like to get in on something that I normally wouldn't be able to or wouldn't. Say, a half a box of '84 or something. Maybe even more. But the difference between box and case price is negiligible and I normally wouldn't go for '82 or '83 BB wax. The cost, however, is much nicer. BBCE has '84 FB boxes at $450.

I do like Arny's idea of possible getting in on two different products.

From here I'll just leave it up to the seasoned vets and go along with what they deicde.

Arthur

XanaduNow · August 28, 2006 12:28PM

As far as the '81 FB grocery rack case ... they're essentially just 3 smaller cellos in one package. The fact that the packs have admittedly been searched through (by at least two different owners) makes me a little uneasy about that. Just my $0.02

Arthur

brianwintersfan · August 28, 2006 12:41PM

As much fun as the 75 mini's would be I agree that it would be MORE FUN to rip something a little less pricey and get more bang for our buck.
Hopefully we can make this happen in the near future!

80sJunkie · August 28, 2006 12:48PM

Well I thought the 75 case would be a once in a lifetime event. But I am up for a different break if thats the consensus. lets try to decide something. I've bought quite a bit from steve and he seems to cut me a bit of a break . But I don't want to keep buggin him about different cases unless we come to a consensus.
Arny mentioned 85 druss and 82 topps baseball. i'm pretty sure i can get him to let us have both cases for 4,000

Though i'm still on a mission to bust that 75 case sports collectors daily already emailed me and said they would run a on going story if we do break it got about 20 people emailed me so far. Yes it's not many packs per$ but when could this kind of pack bust ever be repeated.
Probably never. I've had fun with the 80's pack busts on here but we could do the 80 pack bust anytime.
I know everyone cant afford this thats why the 80's pack busts are fun.
But for those of us fortunate enough to be able to do it. imagine those nice crisp untouched 75 packs staring that blazing red pack at you.

anyways theres my .02 lets see where we go from here

zef204 · August 28, 2006 12:56PM

<< Well I thought the 75 case would be a once in a lifetime event. But I am up for a different break if thats the consensus. lets try to decide something. I've bought quite a bit from steve and he seems to cut me a bit of a break . But I don't want to keep buggin him about different cases unless we come to a consensus.
Arny mentioned 85 druss and 82 topps baseball. i'm pretty sure i can get him to let us have both cases for 4,000

Though i'm still on a mission to bust that 75 case sports collectors daily already emailed me and said they would run a on going story if we do break it got about 20 people emailed me so far. Yes it's not many packs per$ but when could this kind of pack bust ever be repeated.
Probably never. I've had fun with the 80's pack busts on here but we could do the 80 pack bust anytime.
I know everyone cant afford this thats why the 80's pack busts are fun.
But for those of us fortunate enough to be able to do it. imagine those nice crisp untouched 75 packs staring that blazing red pack at you.

anyways theres my .02 lets see where we go from here >>

I agree with you as well. I think if we could get 116 people for $225 and get 5 packs apiece, this rip would be unprecedented. Do you think we could get 116 people? I would do it in a second and you're right...We could do a case break of cheaper stuff anytime. Cases like this don't come around very often.

brianwintersfan · August 28, 2006 1:04PM

Good points by the two of you. You may have twisted my arm back to the 75's!

zef204 · August 28, 2006 1:08PM

I think of it as this...

We can get these packs for the same price that steve sells the packs on his site for. But look at the case for crying out loud. Those packs have never been handled! I want to be a part of breaking that sucker and seeing those beautiful miniature cards.

XanaduNow · August 28, 2006 1:11PM

Sold. I'm in on the 75s.

Arthur

XanaduNow · August 28, 2006 1:12PM

My next question is who's the poor guy that has this thing sent to them and has to turn around and mail out 116 packages?

Arthur

storm888 · August 28, 2006 1:16PM

What are the possible good cards in the '75?

What is the general condition of the '75s fresh out of the pack?
Any known quirks?

Thanks.

storm

brianwintersfan · August 28, 2006 1:17PM

<< My next question is who's the poor guy that has this thing sent to them and has to turn around and mail out 116 packages? >>

Not sure but it has to be someone who we all know and trust.
And as far as the case goes it does look clean but who can ever tell what it has been exposed to over the last 30+ years.
Hopefully it's been kept as dry as possible.

brianwintersfan · August 28, 2006 1:18PM

<< What are the possible good cards in the '75? >>

Yount and Brett rookies are the big two along with a whole slew of HOF players.
As far as condition goes it's no different then any older issue. Bad centering, diamond cuts and this year is known for printing issues especially fish eye's. As Steve has said in the past the value is in leaving it sealed because your odds are not the greatest. Not sure if I would have them graded as packs or rip them.

zef204 · August 28, 2006 1:21PM

<< What are the possible good cards in the '75?

What is the general condition of the '75s fresh out of the pack?
Any known quirks?

Thanks.

storm >>

Brett and Yount are the 2 big ticket rookies. There are 2 Hank Aaron cards and 2 Nolan Ryan cards. Gary Carter, Kieth Hernandez and Fred Lynn rookies too. Low pop 9's and 10's bring in some good coin also. A PSA 10 Yaz 1/1 recently sold for $900+.

This should wet some whistles.

zef204 · August 28, 2006 1:26PM

Oh also, a regular issue(not mini) PSA 9 Nolan Ryan went for $2k+ and it was a 1/17. There are only 16 mini 9's of Mr. Ryan.

edited to add: and zero 10's in the mini.

NewJerseyMeatHook · August 28, 2006 1:28PM

I am SO in!

Who wants to take charge of this little endeavor?

Check out this 1975 Mini Case

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