Most expensive Auto/Jersey card you pulled

kingraider75

I have horrible luck. I have probably spent thousands and thousands on cards and my best auto pull is a Leaf R/S Matt Schaub Auto/jsy RC. The card books for about a $100.

As for Non sports Autos, my best pull is a Stan Lee auto-maybe $50 book value.

I usually pull the horrible $10 or less autos. No luck I guess. I have pulled inserts that are worth more than that, Topps Chrome Big Ben #refractors.

Anyone else have the same horrible luck with autos, it's just years and years for me now.

rube26105

you and be both,3 years with nothing but rokies that end up at burger king or back to minors, i never get any star autos or old gu guys stuff- i could buy a 1000$ box guaranteed to have all fabulous stuff and there would be a factory error and be all zack grienke autos
, im done with modern except for allen and ginter,they are the only really impressive looking set out there to me, plus you can auto em nice on the white instead of the ugly 2007 toops bb/fb/basket all same pattern they pulledlast year- i bought your wwf cards last night lol

zep gets all the good pulls, he got the touch, i sure dont

joestalin

Rube

Would you just jump the heritage bandwagon already!

Geeeesh

Kevin

rube26105

did that too for 2 years,nothing impressive,modern cards hate me, jump on the 50 bowman bandwagon

Geessh

brianwintersfan

I have a file on my computer with scans of all of my big hits over the years. Here are just a few of them. If I remember correctly the Yao got me the biggest $$. The Stan Lee "Mr. Marvel" was the only one out there at the time. Not sure how many more have turned up over the years.

ripkenintheminors

I've never been a huge spender on boxes. If I'm gonna drop $100-$200 on something I'd rather put the money into specific cards. Granted, I have been known to get the occasional blaster box for $10 or $20.

In any case, I have had at least 2 notable sucess stories:

1) Willie Mays Sweet Spot autographed card redemption from a single pack. I traded it for a Nolan Ryan on card autographed card with a piece of a game worn Mets jersey.

2) Rafael Palmeiro POH signed bat card. I had just accepted a pay cut with less office requirements to be able to continue working with a group of kids. For whatever reason, I decided to buy a few packs of cards and got the card. I sold it for $500, which was a great blessing at the time.

Leiascards

2005 Cracker Jack bought a single retail pack and pulled a Alex Rodriguez autograph mini card numbered 13/50. Sold it for 400.00 2 days later.

#2 was a Ben Roethlisberger/Phillip Rivers dual autograph card.

JeremyDie1

You just have to keep ripping. It will come. I could show you plenty of great pulls. But I will show you my favorite.

rube26105

haaaaaaaaaaa-sweet pulls, if i wanted those the chaepest way for me to get them is buy em ,that is a neat looking bench patch card and sweet jordan auto

halosfan

Sweet Bench.

Do you still have the Stan Lee?

gotsparks09

I've only busted five or six hobby boxes in my life...only some '05 Donruss Elite and '07 Topps Heritage. These two were pulled from my first or second box and got me back into the hobby for good.

brianwintersfan

<< <i>Sweet Bench.

Do you still have the Stan Lee? >>



No I don't

Brian48

Every jersey or auto I've pulled have been utter crap.

BunchOBull

I was 14ish, traded a card for a pack of '98 Elite...pulled this...

Front:

Back:


edited to add...the last two have sold on eBay for $1020 and $1391 respectively.

envoy98

Pulled a 2 color Dwyane Wade Auto/Patch rc from Exquisite back in 03/04. Sold it for $550 shortly thereafter. During the playoffs the year the Heat won the title, it sold for $6k. D'oh. That card will haunt me til the day I die.

NBAFan

I've had some great pulls along with some really crappy ones.

Some of my best pulls that I can remember

Lebron Ultimate Collection Auto RC
Scottie Pippen Auto Jersey /6
Walter Payton Cut Signature Auto
2 Willie Mays Autos from 2001 Fleer Rack Packs
Pedro Martinez Autographics /10
Don Mattingly Fleer Legacy Auto'd Cap
Barry Bonds Fleer Legacy Auto'd Cap
Randy Moss Patch numbered 1/1
Peyton Manning Redemption for Auto'd Jersey from UD Authentics
Debbie Rochon Auto /50

ripkenintheminors

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Peyton Manning Redemption for Auto'd Jersey from UD Authentics >>



That reminded me of a redemption that I got of a Manning signed football piece. It was framed and matted with an 8 X 10. Pretty nice piece for $3.

NBAFan

I loved UD Authentics Football for the redemptions. Problem was the redemption box was in the same spot in every case. Although my one 6 box case had 3 redemptions which threw me for a loop.

I also thought Fleer Legacy Baseball was a great product, had a lot of great signers. I got lucky out of the 3 boxes getting Mattingly, Bonds, and RC's of Pujols and Ichiro and a Hot Gloves Redemption of Ken Griffey Jr.

ripkenintheminors

<< <i>I loved UD Authentics Football for the redemptions. Problem was the redemption box was in the same spot in every case. Although my one 6 box case had 3 redemptions which threw me for a loop. >>



That's a good point, and another reason why I got out of buying boxes of cards. Now granted, the dealer I bought from was very honest. To this day, he is the only dealer that would honestly tell you if the "hit" was still in the box. However, when it came to higher end stuff, he would try to open a box or two in hopes of hitting the 1/1 case hit and would not tell buyers if they had a shot at it.

AnkurJ

I have been trying to get a Jordan auto for a while, no luck yet. But my recent UD Chronology 6 box break had some very nice letter autographs including Yao Ming and Bill Russell, and a Kevin Durant RC.

But when I was younger (12-13 years old), I never pulled a jersey as the odds were much worse then. But the best thing I pulled was a Juan Gonzalez Gold Refractor! LOL!

Zixx

Collected from 1980 to mid 90's, then stopped when factory ordered cases/boxes couldn't sell for what you paid for them, even if you had a show 3 days later.

Got into the UD Legendary Cuts in 2001(not sure why, other than getting a cut auto sounded really cool). Pulled a Joe Cronin cut, #9/12. Wound up selling if off Ebay for 1K before the 2002 Legendary Cuts came out. Unfortunately, that kind of got me back into busting . . .

Got a Lincecum orange auto from 07 BC. Haven't sold that yet, but likely will around spring training. That was an awesome pull, but just can't compare with the Cronin.

TheThrill22

Just yesterday I pulled a Mario Lemieux Inks card from a pack of Fleer Flair hockey. I believe it books for $200.00

Tvac897

<< <i>haaaaaaaaaaa-sweet pulls, if i wanted those the chaepest way for me to get them is buy em ,that is a neat looking bench patch card and sweet jordan auto >>



I think half the fun is opening the box and being surprised by the quality "prize" its almost like gambling except there is no real expectation of winning.

1989FleerBillRipkencollector

Sold it when I needed cash. Still wish I had it.

bigdcards

This is the only one I've ever gotten that I could resell. I've pulled lots of $2 jersey cards.

1989FleerBillRipkencollector

That Jordan reminds me. I bought some oddball (minor league maybe) pack and pulled a Jordan Baseball Jersey. Sold it to a co-worker non collecting Jordan fan cheap. Cool card.

Piman58

I have a couple of big hits.

A 2004 SPX Albert Pujols auto and this card..

zep33

Probably these 2:

mdkuom

My best pulls have been Berra (sold for $250 on ebay) and Koufax autos from one of the sweet spot sets, a Gehrig bat card and the Mel Ott patch card I'm using as my avatar.

mrbecker712

<< <i>Sold it when I needed cash. Still wish I had it.




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Sweet mercy what a nice card. Even the patch looks like it really is vintage. How much did you sell it for?

1989FleerBillRipkencollector

<< <i>

<< <i>Sold it when I needed cash. Still wish I had it.


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Sweet mercy what a nice card. Even the patch looks like it really is vintage. How much did you sell it for? >>




Card booked for $600 and I sold it to my card shop owner for $150 or $175. Good thing is he most likely owns it still as he doesnt really do cards. He sells packs and a few other peoples cards and thought it was a neat card. I've known him for 21 years (I just counted, wow 21 !!) so I was glad it went to someone I know. I spent $20 on ebay fees trying to sell it for 2-3 weeks and no takers. Now that Im out of the hole, I think sometimes about asking if he'd sell it back to me.

I bought one pack at his shop. Opened it in the car. Wife was driving and our 2 young boys in the back. I exclaimed a curse word on accident when I pulled it. Being that I normally dont cuss, my boys were shocked. So was I !!! A Babe Ruth Jersey....piece. Got the same feeling when I pulled a Don Mattingly 2000 Fleer Greats of the Game Jersey with stripe. Thats a nice set.

lsutigers1973

Pulled a 2001 Leaf R & S Slideshow Albert Pujols jersey rookie in '02. It happened to be #'d 3/25. Yes his jersey number. Got $380 for on the bay in '03. Of course I sold it right before the huge spike in the value of his rookies. Probably could have got at least double if I had waited a few more months.

BunchOBull

<< <i>Pulled a 2001 Leaf R & S Slideshow Albert Pujols jersey rookie in '02. It happened to be #'d 3/25. Yes his jersey number. Got $380 for on the bay in '03. Of course I sold it right before the huge spike in the value of his rookies. Probably could have got at least double if I had waited a few more months. >>



That's one of the coolest memorabilia card sets ever made. I'm not a big GU collector because of all the fraud, but a very cool set nonetheless.

alifaxwa2

Best GU:Jim Thorpe, a few years ago. Sold it for about $275.
Best Auto: Jamarcus Russell, pulled a month ago, sold for $120.
Favorite pull: Hines Ward auto/jersey #ed /86

stormsurge

Best: Hank Aaron auto from the 2005 Heritage Set

Favorite: 2004 White Cracker Jack Mini

Best Laugh: Nathan's Hot Dog eating champion auto from 2006 A&G

NickM

George Mikan auto from Fleer GOTG Basketball. I bought all 11 packs that the store had (at something like $2.50 a pack), and pulled that as well as Bob Knight and Kareem autos.

Nick

prscott933

got it from a blaster box at target