Cracking some 2008 Topps series 1

zep33 · February 8, 2008 9:37AM

about 5 packs in to a 4 box rip, Elsbury and this mini jersey thing popped up. There's quite a few apparently but it's really cool looking.
this one is # to 379. Didn't read much into this set beforehand so had no idea these existed. Nice surprise

and 2 packs later:

think the future star card is supposed to be a good pull and the Mantle is a nice pic this year

Guru · February 8, 2008 9:51AM

Hey Zep, that future star card is a keeper. It's been talked about a lot. That mini jersey is awesome!

rpcoletrane · February 8, 2008 10:06AM

Nice cards man! Knowing your luck, I bet there 4 or 5 more of those Uzuki cards in those boxes!!

zep33 · February 8, 2008 10:17AM

or atleast a Tulo auto LOL

I like the subsets. League Leader cards are cool

rpcoletrane · February 8, 2008 10:20AM

Oh yeah, Tulo autos are good.

SportsItUpCards · February 8, 2008 10:24AM

Love that jersey!

Giovanni

nam812 · February 8, 2008 10:28AM

I just went out and bought a Upper Deck series 1 hobby box and a Topps series 1 hobby box. Thanks a lot Zep.

rpcoletrane · February 8, 2008 10:35AM

Rip em Nick, lets see whatcha got!!!

zep33 · February 8, 2008 10:36AM

LOL Hi Nick

get rippin man!!

nam812 · February 8, 2008 10:45AM

I paid $65 for the Upper Deck (16 packs/20 cards per) and $55 for the Topps (36 packs/10 cards per). Am I in the ballpark?

Edited to Add: Hi Mike.

SportsItUpCards · February 8, 2008 10:49AM

<< I paid $65 for the Upper Deck (16 packs/20 cards per) and $55 for the Topps (36 packs/10 cards per). Am I in the ballpark?

Edited to Add: Hi Mike. >>

Nick, were are you getting your boxes from? I would love to go check them out, and look for singles. I don't know of any card shop left on Staten Island, were are you going?

Sure I know the mall, but thats all they mostly sell there is boxes, they don't have many single Basketball autos that i'm looking for.

Giovanni

nam812 · February 8, 2008 10:51AM

Sports legends and Heroes on Giffords lane, near the Giffords Lane and Amboy road intersection. The guy's name is Danny.

SportsItUpCards · February 8, 2008 10:55AM

<< Sports legends and Heroes on Giffords lane, near the Giffords Lane and Amboy road intersection. The guy's name is Danny. >>

Is that the guy who sells cigars too? Its next to a CVS? The CVS is not in the same lot, but the one across from it. I remember that store from about a year ago, if thats the one your talking about, if so, I didn't think he would stay open since all the rest of these card shops are closing like flies.

Thanks Nick!

I'll probably go check him out one of these days, and tell him Nick sent me

Will I get a discount?

Giovanni

nam812 · February 8, 2008 10:56AM

Nope. I told him to charge the guy that speaks broken English double.

Edited to add: The guy that sells cigars in his card store is on Seguine avenue. No where near the place I mentioned.

zep33 · February 8, 2008 10:57AM

I paid 70 for the UD and 57 for the Topps. That's about the best discount I get here locally.

still working on the 1st box and sorting as I go along. tough to see the gold type cards apart

nothing great over the last 8 or 9 packs

The rookie insert cards are really cool. Did pull a Dice-K I'll scan some of those in a bit. They're all based on different Topps cards
The 1st 25 are inserts and the next 25 are those card of the week giveaways.

SportsItUpCards · February 8, 2008 10:59AM

<< Nope. I told him to charge the guy that speaks broken English double. >>

Thanks

Giovanni

nam812 · February 8, 2008 11:24AM

I know the gold parallel cards are all gold and numbered to 2008, but whats with the cards that have just the players name and the word Topps in gold on the front instead of silver?

zep33 · February 8, 2008 11:27AM

<< I know the gold parallel cards are all gold and numbered to 2008, but whats with the cards that have just the players name and the word Topps in gold on the front instead of silver? >>

They're a pain in the ass, that's what they are

nam812 · February 8, 2008 11:41AM

Hey Mike. Were all 4 of your gold numbered cards from the Topps box in same hundreds column? What I mean for example is that my 4 gold cards are numbered 1864/2008, 1822/2008, 1853/2008, and 1853/2008. All from the 1800 area, with 2 the same at 1853. Very strange.

onlyanumber · February 8, 2008 11:43AM

<< 

<< I know the gold parallel cards are all gold and numbered to 2008, but whats with the cards that have just the players name and the word Topps in gold on the front instead of silver? >>

They're a pain in the ass, that's what they are

>>

Hey, where's Rudy? Isn't he supposed to be celebrating with the Sox?

nam812 · February 8, 2008 11:54AM

Also, from the "not random" department, my year in review cards are 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23. My Mantle HR cards are 529, 530, 531, and 532. My TCH cards are 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20. And my other Mantle subset is 46 and 47.

zep33 · February 8, 2008 11:54AM

<< Hey Mike. Were all 4 of your gold numbered cards from the Topps box in same hundreds column? What I mean for example is that my 4 gold cards are numbered 1864/2008, 1822/2008, 1853/2008, and 1853/2008. All from the 1800 area, with 2 the same at 1853. Very strange. >>

no, none of mine were even close to each other. I've seen what you are saying most times though.

I got 946, 1986, 1093, and 406

nam812 · February 8, 2008 11:57AM

The Kazuo Uzuki is selling for like $25 buy it nows on eBay. Glad I pulled one.

zep33 · February 8, 2008 12:04PM

OK I'll play:

TCH: 1,2,3,4,5,6

All-Rookie Team: 4, 10, 14, 18, 22, 32, 40

Year In Review: 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60

OTG: 1, 4, 7, 11, 14, 24

Mantle HR: 531, 532, 533, 534

Mantle Story: 52, 53

LOL

nam812 · February 8, 2008 12:08PM

My all rookie and OTG were random too.

Blackborder · February 8, 2008 12:10PM

Wow, Mickey Mantle. I didn't know Topps was still making cards of him.

nam812 · February 8, 2008 12:18PM

All you can handle baby.

TNTonPMS · February 8, 2008 12:21PM

Yes siiiiir

TNTonPMS · February 8, 2008 12:23PM

<< Nice cards man! Knowing your luck, I bet there 4 or 5 more of those Uzuki cards in those boxes!!

>>

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You aint kiddin . . . or better !

TNTonPMS · February 8, 2008 12:28PM

Sports legends and Heroes on Giffords lane, near the Giffords Lane and Amboy road intersection. The guy's name is Danny.
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When in Rome I get my cards from the hotdog lady with the 1001 insane hot sauces . . .

nam812 · February 8, 2008 12:40PM

So I sorted my box and only got 2 doubles. 27 and 97.

The 30 cards I need to finish series 1 are: 31, 43, 46, 48, 52, 63, 66, 75, 106, 114, 118, 122, 127, 143, 149, 155, 162, 170, 186, 197, 236, 239, 252, 255, 270, 272, 273, 280, 287, and 294.

I have nothing to trade yet, but as I open more I will.

kmnorton · February 8, 2008 1:07PM

I bought 3 Hobby boxes for 55 per and filled the set. I also got 3 blacks in the boxes; Mantle, Rodriguez and a common. Those three were sold for 150. I sold the silly Guiliana for 14 and 2 of the Japanese "phenom" for 40.

I like getting a free set, the fun of opening and a having few bucks left over.

Kurt

zep33 · February 8, 2008 1:16PM

Pulled another Uzuki about 5 packs in to the 2nd box

another Joba Bowman and Buckholtz 56 topps so far

zep33 · February 8, 2008 1:17PM

<< I bought 3 Hobby boxes for 55 per and filled the set. I also got 3 blacks in the boxes; Mantle, Rodriguez and a common. Those three were sold for 150. I sold the silly Guiliana for 14 and 2 of the Japanese "phenom" for 40.

I like getting a free set, the fun of opening and a having few bucks left over.

Kurt >>

nice!!

what are Blacks?

Estil · February 8, 2008 3:28PM

I'm just gonna hold out on the factory set myself. I still need to get those 2005 and 2006 Red Sox ones so my wife can have the five card prospects packs inside each one.

rube26105 · February 8, 2008 3:45PM

anybody with the name uzi in his name , i can dig him ,i was reading about him, hes justa kid!!!!

CDsNuts · February 8, 2008 4:23PM

All I ask is that any Topps set made from this day forward has at least 75 different Mantle cards. I just really can't get enough modern Mantle cards. Please, I WANT MORE!!!!!!

nam812 · February 8, 2008 5:01PM

<< what are Blacks? >>

Another parallel set like the gold. There are gold, blue, black, and platinum I think.

zep33 · February 8, 2008 7:51PM

<< anybody with the name uzi in his name , i can dig him ,i was reading about him, hes justa kid!!!! >>

back of the card says he's 14 and can throw 104 mph

zep33 · February 8, 2008 9:06PM

Just completed the set with 3 packs left from box #2.

Not too bad IMO

mrangrydonut · February 8, 2008 9:47PM

think the future star card is supposed to be a good pull and the Mantle is a nice pic this year >>

Since no one has heard of the Uzi kid and he doesn't come up in Google, I think the card is just an advertisement for this...

Topps custom cards

zep33 · February 8, 2008 11:58PM

quite possible - good idea

nam812 · February 9, 2008 9:30AM

Zep, why buy 4 or 5 boxes of this stuff? I almost finished series 1 with 1 hobby box.

zep33 · February 9, 2008 9:53AM

something to do

joestalin · February 9, 2008 12:53PM

Is it Feb 27th yet?

Kevin

gogobosox · February 9, 2008 9:54PM

Opened first wax box yesterday and very pleased w/ 2008 product! Other than the Mickey Mantle insert home run cards and the inserts prodding you to vote for the topps all time all-rookie
team really enjoyed the prodcut. As you mention the Trading Card History cards were a great surprise and are actually very nice cards! a question for this message board

have you ever been surveyed or asked marketing questions from Topps in regards to future products? some of the things they put together (like the trading card history inserts) are great but some of them

(like this years mantle home run cards) i think if you polled 100 card enthusiasts would say they end up in the trash or in major commons box as fillers

anyway a great product and the base cards are very well done!!

F1ferrari · February 9, 2008 10:10PM

I opened 4 packs yesterday myself, and I agree that the inserts are getting crazy, but I really like the overall design of the 2008 Topps. It's different, but still nice and clean.

TNTonPMS · February 9, 2008 10:33PM

I really don't like the design at all , I think it's kinda plain Jane and boring , I'm just afraid to miss out on something/anything .

J/M/O though , you know the old saying , they're like belly buttons , everyone's got one

TNTonPMS · February 9, 2008 10:40PM

"back of the card says he's 14 and can throw 104 mph"

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Interesting . . . If I were coaching the kid , I don't think I would be letting him throw 104 mph even if he could , How long could that arm possibly last at that rate quite undeveloped still .

Not saying that that isn't amazing or anything because I don't ever recall ever hearing of anyone that young throwing that fast .

Sheamaster · February 10, 2008 8:06AM

Bought some packs at Target...pretty nice cards...got the Guiliani error. Also got a game used jersey card of Ivan Rodriguez (2007 Highlights). If anyone's interested, let me know (will trade, or sell cheap). Also, if anyone's putting together the GOLD set I have Russell Martin and the Ramirez/Ortiz play off card.

luckyrollers · March 20, 2008 1:16PM

<< Bought some packs at Target...pretty nice cards...got the Guiliani error. Also got a game used jersey card of Ivan Rodriguez (2007 Highlights). If anyone's interested, let me know (will trade, or sell cheap). Also, if anyone's putting together the GOLD set I have Russell Martin and the Ramirez/Ortiz play off card. >>

Wats a guiliani error?? can you show me?

Cracking some 2008 Topps series 1

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