Just picked up one hobby box from my local guy for $82 cash (not bad!).
Nothing great, but nice cards. A-rod N43 boxtopper, 3 black minis, 12 normal minis, 1 emperor, 2 flags, 6 a&g minis, trot nixon bat relic. Mantle, bonds, pujols, daisuke, phil hughes base cards, but not sure if thats particularly great, depends on if they are sp's. Not sure what my 2 "hits" were - well one was the relic.
Anyone else notice the back color pattern? I can't tell yet if there are variations, but always the first two cards in a pack have a much tanner back, then the next 1 is white, then the mini, then the dick perez, then the next 2 are tan, and the last 2 are white. This pattern was repeated for each and every pack in my box.
As I expected, this set will be fun to open with my kids as there are plenty of non-sports folks to provide an educational experience.
I noticed the same thing last year with the color variations. There didn't seem to be a rhyme or reason to them. Maybe I missed something, but I don't think they are variations.
Just my 2 cents (about all my opinion is worth these days).
Found a new store in my area, and he put 2 boxes aside for me this morning as they were flying out the store. We have a meeting at 9:30 tomorrow morning so I can pick them up, I can not wait!!!!!!
On the Yankee Bandwagon since April 22nd, 1979 (my first game). ______ Collecting all Yankees especially: Thurman Munson, Yogi Berra, Melky Cabrera!
Oh man, Im standing in a Wendy's parking lot somewhere in south Georgia picking this up....stealing wireless from the nearby Days Inn. I can't wait to see someone rips and pics late tonight. Ill have my scanner going to and add to the madness.
Who said snakes one per case? Why couldn't I of gotten the 1 per case rip card instead? It will be interesting to see what people will pay for these and if they will consider them part of the base mini set.
So far I am doing....base set...mini set...auto set.....anyone else?
Hopefully I can get to the store tomorrow and hopefully he saved me a few boxes.
Wendy's managers are starting to give me a funny look. Here is a list I found on beckett, it isn't official yet, but big case busters are usually right:
2007 Topps A&G SP #5 Stephen Drew Diamondbacks 2007 Topps A&G SP #43 Scott Rolen Cardinals 2007 Topps A&G SP #48 Gary Matthews Angels 2007 Topps A&G SP #58 Mike Mussina Yankees 2007 Topps A&G SP #63 Bengie Molina Giants 2007 Topps A&G SP #107 Jason Varitek Red Sox 2007 Topps A&G SP #110 Michael Young Rangers 2007 Topps A&G SP #119 Hunter Pence Astros 2007 Topps A&G SP #130 Jason Schmidt Dodgers 2007 Topps A&G SP #137 Jason Irsinghausen Cardinals 2007 Topps A&G SP #152 Carlos Lee Astros 2007 Topps A&G SP #159 Michael Barrett Cubs 2007 Topps A&G SP #178 Juan Pierre Dodgers 2007 Topps A&G SP #193 Rich Hall Cubs 2007 Topps A&G SP #194 Francisco Cordero Brewers 2007 Topps A&G SP #203 Justin Verlander Tigers 2007 Topps A&G SP #219 Dan Uggla Marlins 2007 Topps A&G SP #222 Rocco Baldelli Devil Rays 2007 Topps A&G SP #224 Josh Bard Padres 2007 Topps A&G SP #243 Brad Hawpe Rockies 2007 Topps A&G SP #263 Jim Edmonds Cardinals 2007 Topps A&G SP #301 Chris Duncan Cardinals 2007 Topps A&G SP #302 Augie Garrido Champion Baseball Coach 2007 Topps A&G SP #303 Tyler Clippard Yankees 2007 Topps A&G SP #306 Morgan Ensberg Astros 2007 Topps A&G SP #307 JJ Hardy Brewers 2007 Topps A&G SP #308 Mark Zupan US Quadriplegic Rugby Captain 2007 Topps A&G SP #309 Laila Ali Boxing Champion 2007 Topps A&G SP #310 Greg Maddux Padres 2007 Topps A&G SP #316 Dan O'Brien Olympic Decathlon Champion 2007 Topps A&G SP #317 Michael Bourn Phillies 2007 Topps A&G SP #318 Johnny Gomes Devil Rays 2007 Topps A&G SP #319 Ken Jennings Jeopardy! Champion 2007 Topps A&G SP #320 Barry Bonds Giants 2007 Topps A&G SP #321 Gary Hall Jr Olympic Swimming Champion 2007 Topps A&G SP #322 Kerri Walsh Olympic Beach Volleyball Champion 2007 Topps A&G SP #325 Grady Sizemore Indians 2007 Topps A&G SP #326 Alex Rios Blue Jays 2007 Topps A&G SP #327 Ted Toles Crawfords 2007 Topps A&G SP #330 Bob Geren Athletics 2007 Topps A&G SP #331 Dennis Rodman Nba Champion 2007 Topps A&G SP #334 Gustavo Molina White Sox 2007 Topps A&G SP #335 Bartolo Colon Angels 2007 Topps A&G SP #336 Misty May-Treanor Volleyball Champ 2007 Topps A&G SP #339 Jason McElwain Basketball Player 2007 Topps A&G SP #340 Placido Planco Tigers 2007 Topps A&G SP #345 Sammy Sosa Rangers 2007 Topps A&G SP #348 Roger Clemens Yankees 2007 Topps A&G SP #349 Jesse Litsch Blue Jays 2007 Topps A&G SP #350 Adam LaRoche Pirates
You guys do some sorting and let me know what you find, Im going to go through my minis in the car (wife driving) and see if they line up. I still need some info on the no number black minis
OK, I know I'm a newb on a&g...but please bear with me, what is the per pack seed rate on sp's? And is it true that all non serial#d parallels also have normal prints and short prints?
So if barry bonds is a short print, his mini is short printed relative to other base card minis. Same for a&g mini's and black-border mini's?
It looks like I pulled 36 SPs from three boxes. No doubles of any.
Is it a good guess that the SPs are the same for the minis like last year?
Collector of 1976 Topps baseball for some stupid reason. Collector of Pittsburgh Pirates cards for a slightly less stupid reason. My Pirates Collection
It's the wild west out there on the Bay right now with no short prints being officially announced. Great deals to be had, but I've also had to cancel 2 or 3 wins because of false claims in the title.
<< <i>That Fielder will probably pay for half the case, and the Ichiro should bring at least 100. Nice! >>
And dont forget my Wang. LOL
So in summary regarding my Prince Fielder Wood card and my Chien-Ming Wang Auto card......getting wood is a good thing when you have a nice Wang to go with it.
I do not know if I should RIP it, the value varies on ebay and I can use the money. The Red Back mini (11/25) is going up there. I am not sure of the RIP.....
Bryans
On the Yankee Bandwagon since April 22nd, 1979 (my first game). ______ Collecting all Yankees especially: Thurman Munson, Yogi Berra, Melky Cabrera!
Can anyone tell me how the relic cards are constructed? I've never held one of these cards in my hand or even seen one in person. In particular, I was interested in the Bruce Lee card. But after seeing some scans on ebay, the card looks rather unimpressive. The inner portion of the card appears to be inserted into a frame that's slightly larger, and it is never centered perfectly which makes it look terrible. Does the inner card move around freely, or is it somewhat held into whatever position it might be in?
The inner card moves around freely, as does the piece of memorabilia. I got a bat card in a pack today, and the bat piece was loose inside the inner card, I can jiggle it around....I don't like them this way!
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Nothing great, but nice cards.
A-rod N43 boxtopper, 3 black minis, 12 normal minis, 1 emperor, 2 flags, 6 a&g minis, trot nixon bat relic. Mantle, bonds, pujols, daisuke, phil hughes base cards, but not sure if thats particularly great, depends on if they are sp's. Not sure what my 2 "hits" were - well one was the relic.
Anyone else notice the back color pattern? I can't tell yet if there are variations, but always the first two cards in a pack have a much tanner back, then the next 1 is white, then the mini, then the dick perez, then the next 2 are tan, and the last 2 are white. This pattern was repeated for each and every pack in my box.
As I expected, this set will be fun to open with my kids as there are plenty of non-sports folks to provide an educational experience.
- Jim
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I noticed the same thing last year with the color variations. There didn't seem to be a rhyme or reason to them. Maybe I missed something, but I don't think they are variations.
Just my 2 cents (about all my opinion is worth these days).
Kurt
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Collecting all Yankees especially:
Thurman Munson, Yogi Berra, Melky Cabrera!
For my son:
Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada
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My Player Collection Needs
to see someone rips and pics late tonight. Ill have my scanner going to and add to the madness.
Who said snakes one per case? Why couldn't I of gotten the 1 per case rip card instead? It will be interesting to see what people will pay for these and
if they will consider them part of the base mini set.
So far I am doing....base set...mini set...auto set.....anyone else?
Hopefully I can get to the store tomorrow and hopefully he saved me a few boxes.
Kevin
2007 Topps A&G SP #5 Stephen Drew Diamondbacks
2007 Topps A&G SP #43 Scott Rolen Cardinals
2007 Topps A&G SP #48 Gary Matthews Angels
2007 Topps A&G SP #58 Mike Mussina Yankees
2007 Topps A&G SP #63 Bengie Molina Giants
2007 Topps A&G SP #107 Jason Varitek Red Sox
2007 Topps A&G SP #110 Michael Young Rangers
2007 Topps A&G SP #119 Hunter Pence Astros
2007 Topps A&G SP #130 Jason Schmidt Dodgers
2007 Topps A&G SP #137 Jason Irsinghausen Cardinals
2007 Topps A&G SP #152 Carlos Lee Astros
2007 Topps A&G SP #159 Michael Barrett Cubs
2007 Topps A&G SP #178 Juan Pierre Dodgers
2007 Topps A&G SP #193 Rich Hall Cubs
2007 Topps A&G SP #194 Francisco Cordero Brewers
2007 Topps A&G SP #203 Justin Verlander Tigers
2007 Topps A&G SP #219 Dan Uggla Marlins
2007 Topps A&G SP #222 Rocco Baldelli Devil Rays
2007 Topps A&G SP #224 Josh Bard Padres
2007 Topps A&G SP #243 Brad Hawpe Rockies
2007 Topps A&G SP #263 Jim Edmonds Cardinals
2007 Topps A&G SP #301 Chris Duncan Cardinals
2007 Topps A&G SP #302 Augie Garrido Champion Baseball Coach
2007 Topps A&G SP #303 Tyler Clippard Yankees
2007 Topps A&G SP #306 Morgan Ensberg Astros
2007 Topps A&G SP #307 JJ Hardy Brewers
2007 Topps A&G SP #308 Mark Zupan US Quadriplegic Rugby Captain
2007 Topps A&G SP #309 Laila Ali Boxing Champion
2007 Topps A&G SP #310 Greg Maddux Padres
2007 Topps A&G SP #316 Dan O'Brien Olympic Decathlon Champion
2007 Topps A&G SP #317 Michael Bourn Phillies
2007 Topps A&G SP #318 Johnny Gomes Devil Rays
2007 Topps A&G SP #319 Ken Jennings Jeopardy! Champion
2007 Topps A&G SP #320 Barry Bonds Giants
2007 Topps A&G SP #321 Gary Hall Jr Olympic Swimming Champion
2007 Topps A&G SP #322 Kerri Walsh Olympic Beach Volleyball Champion
2007 Topps A&G SP #325 Grady Sizemore Indians
2007 Topps A&G SP #326 Alex Rios Blue Jays
2007 Topps A&G SP #327 Ted Toles Crawfords
2007 Topps A&G SP #330 Bob Geren Athletics
2007 Topps A&G SP #331 Dennis Rodman Nba Champion
2007 Topps A&G SP #334 Gustavo Molina White Sox
2007 Topps A&G SP #335 Bartolo Colon Angels
2007 Topps A&G SP #336 Misty May-Treanor Volleyball Champ
2007 Topps A&G SP #339 Jason McElwain Basketball Player
2007 Topps A&G SP #340 Placido Planco Tigers
2007 Topps A&G SP #345 Sammy Sosa Rangers
2007 Topps A&G SP #348 Roger Clemens Yankees
2007 Topps A&G SP #349 Jesse Litsch Blue Jays
2007 Topps A&G SP #350 Adam LaRoche Pirates
You guys do some sorting and let me know what you find, Im going to go through my minis in the car (wife driving) and see if they line up. I still need some
info on the no number black minis
Kevin
So if barry bonds is a short print, his mini is short printed relative to other base card minis. Same for a&g mini's and black-border mini's?
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12 SPs
2 Mini blacks
2 Mini Flags
1 Mini Marcus Aurelius
Scott Rolen game used bat
Chien-Ming Wang Auto
12 SPs (9 unique and 3 duplicate of those 9)
2 Mini blacks
2 Mini Flags
1 Mini snake
Hanley Ramirez bat
Eric Chavez jersey
Rich Harden Jersey
Im already sick of the Dick Perez sketch card inserts that are in EVERY PACK.
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My Registry Sets
10 SPs (maybe i missed 2 of them)
3 Mini blacks
2 Mini Flags
1 Mini Claudius
Randy Winn jersey
Andre Ethier auto
<< <i>Nick, nice pull on the Wang >>
My Registry Sets
Is it a good guess that the SPs are the same for the minis like last year?
Collector of Pittsburgh Pirates cards for a slightly less stupid reason.
My Pirates Collection
13 SPs
2 Mini blacks
2 Mini Flags
Another Scott Rolen bat
Ervin Santana auto
Oh, and 1 Arod card per box so far.
13 SPs
3 Mini blacks
2 Mini Flags
1 Caesar Augustus
Nick Swisher bat
Bill Hall auto
13 SPs
2 Mini blacks
2 Mini Flags
Derek Lee bat
Ivan Rodriguez jersey
12 SPs
3 Mini blacks (including Chris Duncan with no number)
2 Mini Flags
Manny Ramirez bat
Bob Baffert auto
12 SPs
3 Mini blacks
2 Mini Flags
Trot Nixon bat
Miguel Tejada jersey
I'd love a shot at that Ethier auto if it's available.
Geordie
Dodgers collection scans | Brett Butler registry | 1978 Dodgers - straight 9s, homie
Box 9:
12 SPs
3 Mini blacks (including Barry Bonds with no number)
2 Mini Flags
1 Emporer - Titus
Jason Bay bat
Adam LaRoche jersey
No rip card yet. The whole case is mine, but still I have to be kept in suspense.
12 SPs
3 Mini blacks
2 Mini Flags
1 Emporer - Caligula
another Hanley Ramirez bat
another Adam LaRoche jersey
RIP CARD - unripped Scott Kazmir 31/95
Counting the dupe I got of the Rolen bat, that makes 3 dupe game used in the same case. Unacceptable.
12 SPs
2 Mini blacks
2 Mini Flags
another Miguel Tejada jersey
Dan O'brien warm up
1 Mini Bazooka back - Ichiro hand numbered 19/25
Too many duplicate game used in a case.
11 SPs
2 Mini blacks
2 Mini Flags
Vladimir Guerrero bat
1 Mini Wood - Prince Fielder hand numbered 1/1
mathew
drugs of choice
NHL hall of fame rookies
5 Autos
19 game used
5 Emporer
1 RIP
1 Bazooka
1 Wood (1:3,507)
1 Snake
13 unnecessary Arods
1 Arod Home Run Card (boo)
Rich Harden GU Pants
3 Flag Mini
2 Black Mini
5 A&G Back Mini
1 Red Back Mini 11/25
and Joe Mauer RIP Card /99
Shall I RIP or Sell????
Have to sort the SP's, will have a count eventually.....
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Collecting all Yankees especially:
Thurman Munson, Yogi Berra, Melky Cabrera!
For my son:
Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada
MY Baseball Card Page
My Player Collection Needs
<< <i>That Fielder will probably pay for half the case, and the Ichiro should bring at least 100. Nice! >>
And dont forget my Wang. LOL
So in summary regarding my Prince Fielder Wood card and my Chien-Ming Wang Auto card......getting wood is a good thing when you have a nice Wang to go with it.
Topps Heritage - Trade Page
My Registry Sets
13 Sp's
1 No Number Mini
only 10 doubles
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Collecting all Yankees especially:
Thurman Munson, Yogi Berra, Melky Cabrera!
For my son:
Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada
MY Baseball Card Page
My Player Collection Needs
<< <i>Has anybody gotten their retail cases yet? >>
I've been told they will be in next week.
Bryans
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Collecting all Yankees especially:
Thurman Munson, Yogi Berra, Melky Cabrera!
For my son:
Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada
MY Baseball Card Page
My Player Collection Needs
That was a MONSTER case. Congrats
Kevin
<< <i>I opened 10 hobby packs today pulled 2 autographs. Any SP lists been published yet? >>
Which two autos did you pull?
Kevin