Kevin - just looked at the spreadsheet - there's a high number Martin, Kuroda and Rackie. Then there's the Baseball Icons - Rackie, Pee Wee and Campy. This is gonna be an expensive set for me this year. I'm down to just one card needed to finish up last year - the /25 Bazooka Jason Schmidt. One just closed last week for almost $60!! I couldn't believe it.
I need to figure out quickly how I'm gonna budget for A&G - Butler stuff has been popping up like crazy lately, plus Heritage black refractor Dodgers, plus some very low numbered Shawn Green stuff. Ugh! Topps is killing me with these retro sets! I haven't paid attention to vintage in ages, and that's what brought me back into the hobby 12 years ago.
That's a really nice Thomas card. I have no idea either about my budget for A&G. I have a feeling that this stuff is going to fly off the shelves. By the time I have the money to get this stuff it's gonna be gone. My wife said that we should have budgeted this year for a case of the stuff. Oh well.
So far, the proportion of "pulls" seems to be slightly better this year than last year. Of course, who knows what subsequent shipments will bring.
I'm just hoping retail / blasters stay relatively random-ish... nice way to complete a base set. 'Course, I won't mind if they continue the "fat pack has a thick insert, skinny pack has an SP" pattern from last year's retail.
<< <i>If I get a 2nd Crawford bat goot its yours. >>
Sweet man! Let me know.
There are a lot of guys in this years set that I'm a fan of. I just realized that Chipper has a game used card and Francoeur has an auto. Wonder what else I'll dig up....
(Yes, I did look at the checklist when it was first posted but didn't look again because I felt like being surprised. lol.)
Unknown # of SPs 12 Regular Minis 6 A&G Minis 3 black Minis 2 World Leaders - Vatican City and Tibet 1 Baseball Icon - Mel Ott 1 Pioneer of Aviation - Piloted Glider 1 Crack the code - (Don Larsen) 3 game used jersey/bat
Unknown # of SPs 11 Regular Minis 5 A&G Minis 3 black Minis 1 NNO Mini - Adam Dunn 2 World Leaders - Sweden and Finland 1 Baseball Icon - Ty Cobb 1 Pioneer of Aviation - Ornithopter 1 Crack the code - (Team Orange)(again) 3 game used jersey/bat
14 Regular Minis 4 A&G Minis 2 black Minis 1 NNO Mini - Brandon Wood 2 World Leaders - Tanzania and South Africa 1 Baseball Icon - Ty Cobb (again) 1 Pioneer of Aviation - Linen Balloon 1 Crack the code - (Battle of Gettysburg) 3 game used jersey/bat My 2nd rip card - Troy Glaus 48/99
<shaking head> I can't believe I disclosed that. You gotta understand - that was a lifetime ago and I was in a real bad place, man. Stop dredging up the past.
<< <i>.....only 1:15 out there; you should have plenty of juice left! >>
I have dead or alive blasting to keep me awake. >>
2 Rip cards and a Kinsler framed auto and you need Bon Jovi to keep you awake? >>
Sorry, wrong Dead or Alive. You need to know something - Nick spins me right round, baby. >>
Wow, D.O.A....even worse ...I try to forget the 80's happened on a daily basis. A buddy at work had three AH-HA LP's on his desk and asked me with a straight face if I wanted to rip them for my iTunes. I had to take a step back from laughing so loudly
Nick's committed to seeing this all the way through. Ripped, sorted, SPs reported, ending editorial. Alcohol has to be involved at some point. I think I was having a beer around 4 a.m. during my Heritage all-nighter.
The house is dry Geordie, im doing this on pure me.
Box 9:
12 Regular Minis 5 A&G Minis 3 black Minis 1 Team Orange Mini - Francisco Fiasco 2 World Leaders - Mongolia and Kenya 1 World Icon - Alexander the Great 1 Crack the code - (Battle of Thermopylae) 3 game used jersey/bat Group A relic - Aaron Pryor boxing glove
Well, Nick, good luck with the rest of the bunch. Goodnight everyone and good luck tomorrow as you rip. The wife bought me the DVD Mystery Science Theater 3000 The Movie. So, I'm headed to watch that and probably fall asleep. See you all in the morning!
This box break has me nine kinds of Randy Johnson in anticipation for when my box comes Thursday (according to UPS). Now I'm doing that whole "you know, I could get two, three more boxes on the credit card... it's not TOO high... so what if I'm out of work and looking... I'll get a job, right?! RIGHT?!"
Seriously, I got the "I need to rip some packs now" shakes.
13 Regular Minis 5 A&G Minis 3 black Minis 2 World Leaders - Ireland and Slovakia 1 World Icon - Attila the Hun 1 Crack the code - (Truman defeats Dewey) 2 game used jersey/bat
13 Regular Minis 5 A&G Minis 2 black Minis 1 NNO Mini - Mike Cameron 2 World Leaders - The Gambia and France 1 World Icon - Cleopatra 1 Crack the code - (Don Larsen) (again) 1 game used jersey/bat
13 Regular Minis 5 A&G Minis 2 black Minis 2 World Leaders - Sweden and Jamaica 1 Baseball Icon Tris Speaker (again) 1 World Icon - King Arthur 1 Crack the code - (Battle of Gettysburg) (again) 3 game used jersey/bat
Two rips and above percentages on the relics/autos... and you don't even know what you have in terms of SPs yet... you can't be unhappy about that break. Especially since there's always folks out there hungry for the non-baseball autos (which are usually lower population too).
Your rip has ramped up my excitement for getting packs and packs of 08 A&G from salivating to "Is this what meth addiction is like?"
There wont be any sorting tonight, but here are the highlights of the case rip:
2 Rip cards Silk Mini - Gil Meche 5 Autos - Brian Bannister, Bonnie Blair, Ian Kinsler, Les Miles, and Pete Weber 25 different game used relics and 6 duplicates Aaron Pryor relic boxing glove 1 team orange mini 8 crack the code cards and 4 duplicates 3 no number minis 4 different baseball icons and 2 duplicates 6 different world icons 3 sharks 3 Pioneers of aviation 20 world leaders with 4 duplicates
Excellent 1st Case break for the boards! Congrats on all the hits. That case crushed the odds.
Crap - talk about missing the boat on initial sales - $20 for a base Mantle card?!?! Prices are out of control.
kshorton says: i gots an Empire State Building card... seeking advice.. is this better and worth more than my psa 3 franco harris 1973 topps card which i defouled by trying to make a baby with ? Please advise. the franco card is graded.. the ESB card is not yet, and I do not want to have a baby with the ESB card.
Nick, nice case! I'm having to watch from the sidelines here in Southern Delaware. I only found 1 shop and they are about, hmm, 2 or 3 bucks higher per pack on stuff than elsewhere (and no Ginter).
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Very cool.
I need to figure out quickly how I'm gonna budget for A&G - Butler stuff has been popping up like crazy lately, plus Heritage black refractor Dodgers, plus some very low numbered Shawn Green stuff. Ugh! Topps is killing me with these retro sets! I haven't paid attention to vintage in ages, and that's what brought me back into the hobby 12 years ago.
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I have no idea either about my budget for A&G. I have a feeling that this stuff is going to fly off the shelves. By the time I have the money to get this stuff it's gonna be gone. My wife said that we should have budgeted this year for a case of the stuff. Oh well.
Kevin
Unknown # of SPs
12 Regular Minis
6 A&G Minis
2 black Minis
2 World Leaders - Slovakia and Norway (again)
1 Baseball Icon - Mel Ott
1 Shark - Oceanic Whitetip
1 Crack the code - (Jon Lester)
3 game used jersey/bat
and this:
By the way, I'll be looking for the Crawford gu jersey, bat, and auto from this set. I can't believe he has all of the above in this year's product!
I'm just hoping retail / blasters stay relatively random-ish... nice way to complete a base set. 'Course, I won't mind if they continue the "fat pack has a thick insert, skinny pack has an SP" pattern from last year's retail.
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<< <i>If I get a 2nd Crawford bat goot its yours. >>
Sweet man! Let me know.
There are a lot of guys in this years set that I'm a fan of. I just realized that Chipper has a game used card and Francoeur has an auto. Wonder what else I'll dig up....
(Yes, I did look at the checklist when it was first posted but didn't look again because I felt like being surprised. lol.)
Unknown # of SPs
12 Regular Minis
6 A&G Minis
3 black Minis
2 World Leaders - Vatican City and Tibet
1 Baseball Icon - Mel Ott
1 Pioneer of Aviation - Piloted Glider
1 Crack the code - (Don Larsen)
3 game used jersey/bat
and this:
No Bazooka or NNO yet?
1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith
2006 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Chris Carpenter
<< <i>Looking good!
No Bazooka or NNO yet? >>
Nope
Unknown # of SPs
11 Regular Minis
5 A&G Minis
3 black Minis
1 NNO Mini - Adam Dunn
2 World Leaders - Sweden and Finland
1 Baseball Icon - Ty Cobb
1 Pioneer of Aviation - Ornithopter
1 Crack the code - (Team Orange)(again)
3 game used jersey/bat
and this:
Box 9 will have 2 silks and a wood.
1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith
2006 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Chris Carpenter
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14 Regular Minis
4 A&G Minis
2 black Minis
1 NNO Mini - Brandon Wood
2 World Leaders - Tanzania and South Africa
1 Baseball Icon - Ty Cobb (again)
1 Pioneer of Aviation - Linen Balloon
1 Crack the code - (Battle of Gettysburg)
3 game used jersey/bat
My 2nd rip card - Troy Glaus 48/99
I'll expect a SP report within the next few hours. Get on it, man - only 1:15 out there; you should have plenty of juice left!
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<< <i>.....only 1:15 out there; you should have plenty of juice left! >>
I have dead or alive blasting to keep me awake.
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<< <i>.....only 1:15 out there; you should have plenty of juice left! >>
I have dead or alive blasting to keep me awake. >>
2 Rip cards and a Kinsler framed auto and you need Bon Jovi to keep you awake?
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<shaking head> I can't believe I disclosed that. You gotta understand - that was a lifetime ago and I was in a real bad place, man. Stop dredging up the past.
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<< <i>.....only 1:15 out there; you should have plenty of juice left! >>
I have dead or alive blasting to keep me awake. >>
2 Rip cards and a Kinsler framed auto and you need Bon Jovi to keep you awake? >>
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Dodgers collection scans | Brett Butler registry | 1978 Dodgers - straight 9s, homie
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<< <i>.....only 1:15 out there; you should have plenty of juice left! >>
I have dead or alive blasting to keep me awake. >>
2 Rip cards and a Kinsler framed auto and you need Bon Jovi to keep you awake? >>
Wow, D.O.A....even worse
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Box 9:
12 Regular Minis
5 A&G Minis
3 black Minis
1 Team Orange Mini - Francisco Fiasco
2 World Leaders - Mongolia and Kenya
1 World Icon - Alexander the Great
1 Crack the code - (Battle of Thermopylae)
3 game used jersey/bat
Group A relic - Aaron Pryor boxing glove
<< <i>Box 9:
Group A relic - Aaron Pryor boxing glove >>
ooooooooo, very nice!
Dodgers collection scans | Brett Butler registry | 1978 Dodgers - straight 9s, homie
Seriously, I got the "I need to rip some packs now" shakes.
Also, YouTube You Spin Me by DOA, recent
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13 Regular Minis
5 A&G Minis
3 black Minis
2 World Leaders - Ireland and Slovakia
1 World Icon - Attila the Hun
1 Crack the code - (Truman defeats Dewey)
2 game used jersey/bat
13 Regular Minis
5 A&G Minis
2 black Minis
1 NNO Mini - Mike Cameron
2 World Leaders - The Gambia and France
1 World Icon - Cleopatra
1 Crack the code - (Don Larsen) (again)
1 game used jersey/bat
and this silk mini:
Dodgers collection scans | Brett Butler registry | 1978 Dodgers - straight 9s, homie
But still... Gil Meche... that's like ripping a rip card and inside is a wood mini or Dick Perez 1/1 of... Gil Meche.
On the bright side, it wasn't Richie Sexson.
mosaic's Nolan Ryan Basic Topps registry set
mosaic's Big 3 Nolan Ryan Run Showcase
13 Regular Minis
5 A&G Minis
2 black Minis
2 World Leaders - Sweden and Jamaica
1 Baseball Icon Tris Speaker (again)
1 World Icon - King Arthur
1 Crack the code - (Battle of Gettysburg) (again)
3 game used jersey/bat
and this:
Your rip has ramped up my excitement for getting packs and packs of 08 A&G from salivating to "Is this what meth addiction is like?"
That rocked.
mosaic's Nolan Ryan Basic Topps registry set
mosaic's Big 3 Nolan Ryan Run Showcase
2 Rip cards
Silk Mini - Gil Meche
5 Autos - Brian Bannister, Bonnie Blair, Ian Kinsler, Les Miles, and Pete Weber
25 different game used relics and 6 duplicates
Aaron Pryor relic boxing glove
1 team orange mini
8 crack the code cards and 4 duplicates
3 no number minis
4 different baseball icons and 2 duplicates
6 different world icons
3 sharks
3 Pioneers of aviation
20 world leaders with 4 duplicates
Hope you all enjoyed it.
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Great auto's too.
CDsNuts, 1/9/15
<< <i>Very nice case, you were only a dna card away from it being a Zep case. >>
Nice rips Nick and thanks for the hard work! The 1 team orange mini ingrigues me.
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<< <i>Great stuff Nick!! >>
^^^^^^^^ What Zep said!
So if your case was like this Zep will have 123 rip cards, 279 autos and 448 relics with no dups!
Crap - talk about missing the boat on initial sales - $20 for a base Mantle card?!?!
Prices are out of control.