OH MY GOSH!!! READ THIS!!! MY HUGE FIND AT TARGET FOR A & G....

Guru

Okay...I'm still crapping my pants and shaking because of this. Some of you know that I have had some big finds in the A & G Target blaster boxes. Today, my wife and I go to Target and I told her that we need to go to the card section first otherwise I would be really anxious the whole time. So we did and she found a blaster box hiding in the back. We got it and several hours later (after dinner and a nap) we busted it open. I'm at the last pack and it hasn't yielded anything spectacular. But, I'm convinced something will happen since my wife has the midas touch. I break open the pack and I see that there is a game used, but I don't look at it at first. Then I get to it and my jaw drops. I want you all to know that EVERY SINGLE AWESOME CARD I've ever pulled has been something my wife has gotten me. Below is what was in there....



RUN MEN! RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN TO TARGET!!!!

colebear

Great pull!!!

Would your wife open for me when I decide to rip next!!!

jamesgotpoorman

Is she available on loan? I need some luck when I open my 3 - Upper Deck 2007 Goudey boxes .... Ruth? Foxx? hope just to get one.

rube26105

man-my wife is the same exact with way with cards, she can outfish me too!i dont know how they do it,i think its a conspiracy myself! very sweet pull,i cant get anybody but dudzz lol, im still trying to get the 4 negro league players on wooden cards if they made em, i suppose they made wooden for everyone?

jamesryanbell

Every pull I've made in the last 3 months (which ironically has been pretty frequently), my g/f has opened the pack.

Oh, and NICE PULL!!!

mosaic

My gf has worse mojo than me.

Lucky guys.

Guru: I'd say quit while you're ahead (very much so), but I bet now you'll buy every A&G blaster you see for the next 3 months. Hehe.

joestalin

You all are killing me with the blasters. I have pulled NOTHING out of blasters. Amazing

Kevin

Guru

I started jumping up and down like a little kid and my wife freaked out. She's like, "What the he** are you doing?!" The cats got really scared too. I couldn't help it. I mean, I found that Greg Louganis Red Ink Auto about a month ago in a blaster. And I know that realized priceing on the mantle is not as much as that one, but I gotta be honest. I'd take this card any day over the Louganis. I'm just really not that into swimming. But, I just got done telling her the other day that I was waiting on the big pull. She asked what I meant and I told her that everyone I know has pulled something big or a huge star. Like you know, a Ruth, or a Cobb, or a Mantle for instance.
So, we were both pretty excited over it. We even called our parents, lol, to let them know. They were all asleep and were like, what? It's my first Mantle Memorabilia so, I don't think it's going to be leaving me any time soon. She even said that she doesn't want it leaving the house. LOL.

mosaic

She didn't get mad when you told her you were still looking for your first "really big pull"?

*snicker* Hehehe

I'm with you on the Mantle... if I'd pulled that, I'd keep it too. I've been hoping to pull some rare Chien Ming Wang stuff for that reason. If I pulled a Bruce Lee or Mantle relic, I'd never sell. But if I pulled C.M.W.'s auto or uni I'd have it on eBay and be drunk off the profits within a week!

joestalin

I think A&G will be one of the premiere sets to own, its going down the same path as heritage. That Mantle will only appreciate as time goes on. Not only a great
card, but a great looking card! Is anyone doing the relic set? I think there are a few.

Kevin

earlycalguy

my wife hasn't picked any cards out for me but she was the shooter at the craps table for a good 30 minutes last night and won everyone some decent money.

TNTonPMS

Holy Shiznit !

Damn nice pull !

I have pulled plenty of relics , nothing like that though !

I pulled a nice Blue Border Mantle Refractor from the 2007 Topps Chrome though and I was real happy just to have that, which is nothing compared to that monster !

Don't you dare ever open up another box !

41GoudeyGuy

<< <i> Is anyone doing the relic set? I think there are a few.

Kevin >>



Down to my last 3 relics (OK, technically 4).

I've picked up all the relics except the biggest ones. I need Shorin, Mantle and Bruce Lee. Technically I guess I need a Washington or 3 but with ebay cancelling the auction each time it's getting harder and harder to stay interested in that card.

TNTonPMS

Damn, that has to be pretty hard to complete , not to mention a lil expensive ?

How many cards in the relic set ?

Best of luck to you

milbroco

Great pull!!!!!!!!! What are these blaster boxes everyone talks about? Is that just a new way of saying wax box? How much is the blaster box of A&G at Target?
Thanks,
Bob

Guru

Blaster boxes are boxes that usually say on them 7 packs plus 1. They are in the card section at Target and go for $19.99. Don't buy retail packs because they are usually searched. Your best bet is always going to be on the wrapped blaster boxes.
I would consider hobby boxes now the new wax boxes. But, that's just me. I'm pretty sure that this is how it breaks down...

Hobby Boxes- 24 packs, 2 relics (auto or game used), and a top loader
Retail boxes-24 packs
Blaster boxes-8 packs

Although you are pretty much guaranteed relic's in the hobby boxes I have no intention of buying another one. All my great pulls have come from the Blasters and I've really gotten nothing from the hobbies or the retail. Plus, if you're on a budget, blasters are nice because you can pull something good for only $20.

milbroco

That Guru! I think I will make a trip to Target sometime today and pick up a box of A&G if they have any. I will post the results tonight.
Thanks again,
Bob

ArnyVee

I picked up three blasters based on the nice pulls I've been seeing lately and I pulled an auto of Nick Markakis, three black bordered minis, a couple of the A-Rod homer cards & a Dice K rookie. Other than that, got a few A&G back minis. But, nothing fantastic to report. Good luck to the rest of you!

Edited: Took a second look and noticed that I had pulled two flag minis and a caligula mini as well.

41GoudeyGuy

<< <i>Damn, that has to be pretty hard to complete , not to mention a lil expensive ?

How many cards in the relic set ?

Best of luck to you >>



Well, assuming you don't collect the George Washington relics then there are 63 cards in the relic set. Fortunately most of them are only a buck or two. I think some board members are starting to use Scott Rolen jerseys as packing material so maybe even less. The 16 SP's are generally around $20-$30 except for Mantle (approx $100) and Bruce Lee (approx $250). Keith Olbermann's are selling for $120-$150 pretty consistantly right now. The Arthur Shorin will probably run $160-$180 but there have not been too many of those popping up lately so maybe $200+ on that. So, the 63 relics will cost (my estimate, not Beckett or anybody else with credibility) around $1000 - $1100.

baseballfan

nice
does your wife hire out for pack selection????

jamesryanbell

<< <i>You all are killing me with the blasters. I have pulled NOTHING out of blasters. Amazing

Kevin >>



Same here. My only pull (if you want to call it that....haha) out of a blaster is a Jason Giambi Bat Relic.

jamesryanbell

Has anyone specifically seen the TARGET blasters for sale on eBay?

Blackborder

Awsome pull! My best pull was a Joe Frazier relic.

Guru

Nice on the Joe pull. I haven't specifically seen the Target one's being sold on Ebay. I've asked a few sellers and their response has been why does it matter? So, I didn't want to let the cat out of the bag to people I don't know or trust for that matter.

As a side note, my wife said that she is not able to be sub-contracted out. That the only package that will be searched is mine. Take that how you want.

stevek

Nice pull. Very cool looking card.

jamesryanbell

<< <i>

As a side note, my wife said that she is not able to be sub-contracted out. That the only package that will be searched is mine. Take that how you want. >>



I for one am personally offended, as I wanted your wife and my g/f to simultaneously open a hobby box for me...so that I could get both remaining cut sigs.

But I think my grieving will subside if you can buy the Bruce Lee mini wood on eBay and send that to me for free....

Guru

I'm curious how many Mantle Relics there actually are?

BunchOBull

<< <i>I'm curious how many Mantle Relics there actually are? >>



250

Guru

Thanks!

jamesryanbell

<< <i>I haven't specifically seen the Target one's being sold on Ebay. I've asked a few sellers and their response has been why does it matter? So, I didn't want to let the cat out of the bag to people I don't know or trust for that matter.

>>



So no one has noticed these on eBay?

Guru

I'm assuming not. I wondered if you listed on as a Target "HOT Box" if it would be yanked because you mention the store name?

BunchOBull

If the blaster box says "$19.99" in the orange box in the upper right hand corner, then it's a Target blaster. All others say "Bonus" or something along those lines. Just look at the image in the auction.

jamesryanbell

<< <i>If the blaster box says "$19.99" in the orange box in the upper right hand corner, then it's a Target blaster. All others say "Bonus" or something along those lines. Just look at the image in the auction. >>



Everyone seems to use "stock" images....

BunchOBull

Every blaster I've purchased on the bay has been of the non-Target variety...stock photos would pose a problem...

BunchOBull

My first A&G purchase was from Target in the form of 3 blasters. I pulled an SP auto and a base relic, not to mention an Emperor and several flags. I've not found a Target blaster since.

zep33

I pulled a mantle relic a while back too. Think mine came from a hobby box though

nice pull - only 248 left that members here don't have

TNTonPMS

I wanna pull a Mantle relic
It don't get much better than that

Jeeeee-zis , that is too sweet !

Thanks for the layout on the relic set , that's pretty cool , you're damn near there .

The cardboard Gods got to start paying some attention to over in this direction one day .

Imagine one day ,Pullin a . . .

Naaaa, I aint even goin there

Guru

Listen man, it's possible. You're gonna pull a Ruth or a Cobb or something along those lines. Just keep buyin and rippin.

pandrews

<< <i>She didn't get mad when you told her you were still looking for your first "really big pull"?

*snicker* Hehehe

I'm with you on the Mantle... if I'd pulled that, I'd keep it too. I've been hoping to pull some rare Chien Ming Wang stuff for that reason. If I pulled a Bruce Lee or Mantle relic, I'd never sell. But if I pulled C.M.W.'s auto or uni I'd have it on eBay and be drunk off the profits within a week! >>



i havent opened any A&G, but i did break down and buy the Bruce Lee gi on ebay.. i couldnt help it..

joestalin

DANG IT PERRY, I had to buy two more dead blasters in walmart on the westside today, I can't keep saving you like this!

Kevin

pandrews

<< <i>DANG IT PERRY, I had to buy two more dead blasters in walmart on the westside today, I can't keep saving you like this!

Kevin >>



i actually passed a couple blasters up at wal-mart, i figured the bruce lee was the main card i wanted, plus i had already read about the Target blasters being better..

1989FleerBillRipkencollector

Just left my local Target and bought one blaster to later sell and they had 7 left. What would these sell for? Worth buying to re-sell to make a few bucks? I see some blasters sell for around retial price and I'd hate to get stuk with them.

Guru

Well, you could put something in there about Target boxes being hot. But why let the cat out of the bag to the whole world when we can hord them for ourselves here in our little domain. Yessssssss.....excellent.

1989FleerBillRipkencollector

So far I have opened 4 boxes of Target blasters and found 2 common GU and a common player no# mini and a black Ali no# mini. No too great IMO. I think the blaster I just bought will be opened within the next 10 min. or so. lol I have terrible self control. See ya tomorrow.

joestalin

10 minutes until you open a blaster!

Sounds like a lot of self control to me!

Kevin

Guru

Come on, stay up and tell us what's in that blaster

1989FleerBillRipkencollector

LOL I just logged on to post my bust. I did pull the Pierre SP Dodger I needed so thats cool. Didnt want to pay $3-4 with shipping for it.

The best and only good card was a flag. A cool flag at that.

United States of America !!!

I gotta go now.

jamesryanbell

<< <i>Just left my local Target and bought one blaster to later sell and they had 7 left. What would these sell for? Worth buying to re-sell to make a few bucks? I see some blasters sell for around retial price and I'd hate to get stuk with them. >>



I'll buy a Target blaster from you just to take my chances. haha. ...that is if it's not marked up. hehehe.

bjork73

cool hit Guru... I remember when I hit a Ruth bat card (out of 2002 Fleer... something ); I had pulled more valuable cards before, but there's just a special feeling when one lands a little part of not just history, but legend, like that

Guru

This is going to sound crazy, but I bought two more blasters today from Toys R US. I knew better, but I did anyway. Of course, nothing. No SP's, nothing. I'm not convinced that Target has an inside person at Topps.

TNTonPMS

<< <i>cool hit Guru... I remember when I hit a Ruth bat card (out of 2002 Fleer... something ); I had pulled more valuable cards before, but there's just a special feeling when one lands a little part of not just history, but legend, like that >>


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That is an amazing pull too . . . I'd be running around the house !

Do you remember the value of that Ruth card ?

Do you still have the card ?