1 world Leader..Netherlands 7 black borders!!: Brandon Webb,Clay Bucholz, Bobby Abreu, Kelvim Escobar, Tulowitzki, Johan Santana, Brendan Harris 1 A&G Back: Joe Mauer 1 Baseball great: Rogers Hornsby 1 Great Victories: Jon Lester No: ink, silk, rip, sharks, airplanes, bazooka, or anything like that but I really enjoyed myself and hopefully I'll be able to trade some of these guys for some Braves/Rays from this set since I did a horrible job pulling those (even base!).
EDIT!!!: Just sorted through the minis to see if I missed anything and I found this...............No Number Mini of CARL CRAWFORD!!! So sweet when it's a player from your team!
<< <i> EDIT!!!: Just sorted through the minis to see if I missed anything and I found this...............No Number Mini of CARL CRAWFORD!!! So sweet when it's a player from your team! >>
White Whales: 1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith 2006 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Chris Carpenter
Box 4 15 Regular Minis 4 A&G Minis 1 black Minis 1 NNO mini Jason Masterson 1 Shark Mako 2 World Leaders 1 Crack the code Carlos Zambrano rip care #16/99 Andre Ethier Auto Prince Fielder Bat
sweet wright poster, i dig it, i got my case today too,trying to hold off the urge to open it till tonight, must have beer to open cards for me, its a must, plus i can type better and can ramble pretty good, im going to pull the illusive charles manson nose hair dna relic
Box 5 11 Regular Minis 7 A&G Minis 2 black Minis 1 Baseball Icon Gehrig 1 World Leaders 1 World Icon 1 Crack the code Smoltz Jersey Dean Karnazes Relic
Okay, I broke down and went to the local shop and bought a box. I'm pretty sure I paid a little more than expected, but oh well. Pulled 4 relics; Damon, Veritek, Sexson, and someone else.
I did however find this dude name F*kudome in my packs. Who's that guy?!
<< <i> I did however find this dude name F*kudome in my packs. Who's that guy?! >>
Congrats!!!
And thanks to everyone else who congratulated me on the Crawford. My brother opened that pack and just said "sweet, Crawford" before putting it in the pack. It was definitely a nice surprise.
Just FYI, one of the guys that was opening a case when I was at the shop earlier had pulled 5 Rip Cards from his case and he was only 9 boxes through it when I had left.
It was a hilarious scene in there. One guy busting box after box in rapid fire succession talking about how his wife is going to kill him, me and my brother trying to decide if I have enough money to buy a full box rather than a few packs, a guy and his friend busting a box on the other counter, and then another guy on his cell phone who was pacing around the store before walking up to the counter and saying "alright I give in, give me a freakin box!". I've never seen so much commotion in that shop before, the shop owner must be loving it!
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.
Here is a full break down of what I pulled in my 6 boxes. I completed 1 base set and 2 state sets. I have not opened the 3 cabinet cards or the 3 N43 cards. Everything below is for trade. I do need a few cards still as I had a few that are bent. Came out of the packs that way. Anyone else have this problem? These are the cards I need to upgrade the damaged ones in the set: 9,38,77,192,237,246,248,336,343,346 and that expletive guy. Is anyone ripping the rip cards? I haven't decided on the one I pulled. Without further blabberring here is what I pulled along with what was already mentioned.
Box 6 12 Regular Minis 6 A&G Minis 2 black Minis 1 Shark Whitetip 2 World Leaders 1 World Icon 1 Crack the code Ivan Rodriguez Jersey Tim Hudson Jersey Albert Pujols Jersey Rafael Furcal Bat Victor Martinez Jersey
Box 1 - eh so so like the 4 relics in one box though - seems to be the norm
12 regular mini 5 AG mini 2 black mini 1 no # mini - Ryan Zimmerman 2 world leaders 1 Icon mini - Thurman Munson 1 World Icon - Samurai 4 crack the code 1 Worlds Greatest Victories Carl Crawford jersey Joe Mauer jersey Curt Schilling jersey Bobby Crosby Jersey Cabinet Card - "Red Sox Win Another" highlights
Opened the cabinets and N43 cards. Here are the results: N43: Ryan Braun, David Wright, Hanley Ramirez Cabinets: Battle of Gettysburg, Play at the Plate Rockies, Red Sox Championship
12 regular mini 5 AG mini 2 black mini 2 world leader mini 1 baseball icon - Hornsby 1 pioneer of aviation #PA4 1 team orange mini #T01 1 Crack the code - same as before truman Defeats Dewey Brian Roberts jersey Lance Berkman jersey N43 Jose Reyes
well, only 2 GU in this one. That's all for me until Friday
oh man, its on. Im back now and will be scanning for you guys. LOVE to see all the rips. This is going to be rip central for the next week. A few observations:
1) Crack the code cards are of two kinds...the ad part, which are maybe two a box, and then the actual cards with letter around them, which are one per box, even though I only got 5/6 boxes.
2) You certainly get more than 2 hits a box!
3) A&G backs seem more plentiful
4) The base cards are once again beautiful
5) What are the BO minis? and what are the orange cards?
I'm not saying this isn't legit but does anyone else find it odd that he didn't picture the back in this auction? I mean isn't that the only thing that would make this an expensive card?
Chris
Chris My small collection Want List: '61 Topps Roy Campanella in PSA 5-7 Cardinal T206 cards Adam Wainwright GU Jersey
Okay guys, here is my 2nd box - again - very good box! My 5 year old pulled all the cards - I think he's good luck. He really liked the Bridge/Arch/Empire State Bld cards The Howard is hand numbered #13/25
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.
OK, picked up my (first) case from my local guy earlier, one box in and here are my first impressions:
- Fantastic looking base cards once again, the Russ Martin card is a thing of beauty - I agree with the observation that the A&G backs seem to be more plentiful, around the same number as the regular backs for me so far - 4 "relics" including a "game-used" skateboard piece (see mini-rant below) - Lots of subsets - [Open mini-rant] Topps seems to be really, really stretching the definition of "World's Champions" for the non baseball cards. I think I've pulled two different rugby players (neither of whom seem to have won any World Championship), an air guitarist (huh?), the hotdog guy (which was cool the first time around), someone who scored a perfect score in Pacman, a fisherman, an arm-wrestler, a sled-dog guy, and I'm sure there are more. Mark Spitz, absolutely a World Champion - great idea. Monet, Hickok, Tchaikovsky, Dickens, and Franklin - sure, neat cards of famous people. A skateboarder? That may be taking it too far. [Close mini-rant] - For probably the third (maybe more) set in a row, Torii Hunter's card is ridiculous, though this one isn't as downright goofy as his last Heritage card.
Great set, love the forum excitement, and I'm already looking forward to some trading...
As a newbie to the modern cards (and a now huge heritage fan), I am enjoying the scans. I'll be getting a few boxes shortly and will join in the fun as time allows (I'm swaped at work). Thanks to all for sharing, the Chesnut and Campanella have been my favorites so far, great stuff.
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<< <i>Found a shop that had a few and got 10 packs. 1 shark, 1 relic, 2 blacks and assorted others. Will sort when kids go to bed. Must find more.
Man o man, good time of year. Hi Chris, Hi Jason! >>
Come on now Whammy, 10 packs wont quench the desire.
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<< <i>wow that is more than I thought, these must really be special. Not sure if I am going to buy some, do you think you can make your money back? >>
If you plan on going into modern product with that attitude you can forget it.
13 Regular Minis
4 A&G Minis
3 black Minis
1 NO# Mini James Bowie
1 Shark Whitetip
2 World Leaders
1 Crack the code
Furcal Bat
A. Kennedy Jersey
My Registry Sets
Melky Cabrera game used jersey, Bobby Abreu Bat
1 world Leader..Netherlands
7 black borders!!: Brandon Webb,Clay Bucholz, Bobby Abreu, Kelvim Escobar, Tulowitzki, Johan Santana, Brendan Harris
1 A&G Back: Joe Mauer
1 Baseball great: Rogers Hornsby
1 Great Victories: Jon Lester
No: ink, silk, rip, sharks, airplanes, bazooka, or anything like that but I really enjoyed myself and hopefully I'll be able to trade some of these guys for some Braves/Rays from this set since I did a horrible job pulling those (even base!).
EDIT!!!: Just sorted through the minis to see if I missed anything and I found this...............No Number Mini of CARL CRAWFORD!!! So sweet when it's a player from your team!
<< <i>
EDIT!!!: Just sorted through the minis to see if I missed anything and I found this...............No Number Mini of CARL CRAWFORD!!! So sweet when it's a player from your team! >>
1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith
2006 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Chris Carpenter
15 Regular Minis
4 A&G Minis
1 black Minis
1 NNO mini Jason Masterson
1 Shark Mako
2 World Leaders
1 Crack the code
Carlos Zambrano rip care #16/99
Andre Ethier Auto
Prince Fielder Bat
My Registry Sets
11 Regular Minis
7 A&G Minis
2 black Minis
1 Baseball Icon Gehrig
1 World Leaders
1 World Icon
1 Crack the code
Smoltz Jersey
Dean Karnazes Relic
My Registry Sets
Pulled 4 relics; Damon, Veritek, Sexson, and someone else.
I did however find this dude name F*kudome in my packs. Who's that guy?!
<< <i>
I did however find this dude name F*kudome in my packs. Who's that guy?! >>
Congrats!!!
And thanks to everyone else who congratulated me on the Crawford. My brother opened that pack and just said "sweet, Crawford" before putting it in the pack. It was definitely a nice surprise.
Dodgers collection scans | Brett Butler registry | 1978 Dodgers - straight 9s, homie
Brian Roberts was my other relic.
Anyone else shout "Phuk You Dome!" everytime he comes up to bat? Or just randomly?
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It was a hilarious scene in there. One guy busting box after box in rapid fire succession talking about how his wife is going to kill him, me and my brother trying to decide if I have enough money to buy a full box rather than a few packs, a guy and his friend busting a box on the other counter, and then another guy on his cell phone who was pacing around the store before walking up to the counter and saying "alright I give in, give me a freakin box!". I've never seen so much commotion in that shop before, the shop owner must be loving it!
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My PSA Sets
1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith
2006 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Chris Carpenter
I hit the nuts!
and these three relics.
Nothing else of note. 1 more box to go later on
<< <i>Goot...you are in the St Pete/Tampa area, aren't you? Where is the shop that you were at? >>
No, I'm over on the East coast about 2 1/2 hours from Tampa. I just added the shop in the main Shops thread.
Wem, NICE HIT!!!
States: 1,5,6,7,11,12,15,17,18,21,22,23,26,28,31,33,34,36,39,45,46,48,49
Mini NNO: Juan Pierrre
Baseball Icons: B11 Cy Young, B18 Tris Speaker, B112 Jimmie Foxx
World Icons: A7 Macedonian Kingdom, A14 Samurai
Pioneers of Aviation: PA5
Deadliest Sharks: WDS3
World Leaders: 3,7,8,9,11,13,14.20,21,22,31,34,46
Team Orange: 4,8
Minis: 4,8,9,10,11,16,19,47,72,77,80,84,85,89,92,94,98,103,104,105,111,113,115,117,
127,129,130,133,134,148,149,154,157,166,167,176,181,182,192,195,202,203,204,206,
208,209,219,220,224,228,230,231,245,247,249,256,258,268,274,277,285,289,290,294,
299,303,311,315,323,324,339,340
A&GMinis:7,15,25,26,32,38,41,52,67,74,81,91,93,100,105,116,121,125,131,153,174,184,194,213,216,221,235,240,251,255,260,269,280,317,328,339
Black Border Minis: 5,32,65,70,91,110,116,159,199,200,206,248
Relics: Br1,AK,MK,DO1,CU,AER,JV2,MH,BH,VG,LB w/stripe, CZ,CAM w/stripe, PL,TSG,BMM
Autos: Alex Rios, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Francisco Cordero, Travis Hafner
Printing Plates: Josh Hamilton
Rip Cards: Felix Hernandez 41/99
Crack The Code:1,8,9,13,14,17
Base: 1x2,2x2,3x2,5x2,6x2,7x2,8x2
13x2,14x2,15,16x2,18x2
20x2,21,22x2,23x3,24x3,25x27x2,28x2,29x2
30,31,32,33x2,35x2,36x2,37x2,39
41,42x3,43,44x2,46x2,47x2,48x3,49x2
50x2,52x2,53x2,54x2,55x2,56x2,57x2,58x2
60x2,61x2,62x2,63x3,64x2,65,66,67x2,68x2,69x2
70x2,71x2,72x2,73,74x2,75,76,78x2,79x2
80x2,81x2,82x2,85x2,86,87x2,88x2,89x2
90x2,91x2,92x2,94x2,95,96x2,97x2,98x2,99
100,101x2,102,105x2,106x3,108x3,109
110x2,111x2,112x2,113,114x2,115x3,116x2,117,118x2,119x2
120x2,121x3,122x3,123,124x2,125x2,126x2,127x2,128x2
130x2,131x2,132x2,133x2,135,136x2,139
140x2,141,142x2,144x2,145x2,146x2,147x2,148x2
150x2,151x2,152x2,153x2,154x2,155x2,156,157x2,158x3,159x2
160x2,161x2,163x2,164x2,165x2,166x3,167x3,168,169x2
170x3,171,173,174x2,175x2,176,178,179x2
182,183x3,184,185x2,186x2,187x2,189
190x2,191x2,193x2,194x2,195x2,196x2,197,198x2,199x3
200,201,202x2,203x2,204x2,205x2,206x2,208,209
210x2,211x2,212x2,213x2,214x2,215x2,216,217x2,218,219x2
220,221x2,222x2,223x2,224x2,225x2,226x2,227,228x2,229x3
230x2,231x3,232,233x2,234,236,238,239x2
240x2,241x2,242x2,243x2,244x2245x2,247,249x2,
250,251x2,252,253x2,254,255,256x2
260x2,261x2,262x2,263,264,265x2,266x2,268,269x3
270x2,271,272x2,273x2,274x2,275,276,277x2,278,279
280x2,281x2,282x2,283x3,284x2,285x2,286,288x2,289
290x2,291x2,293,294x2,296,297x2,298,299x2
300x2,301,304,306,308
310,311,316,319
321,323,325,326,327,329
330,332,334,337,338
340,342,345,347,350
Damaged: 9x3,38x2,77,138x2,149x2,181x2,192x2,237x2,246x3,248x2
For Sale
12 Regular Minis
6 A&G Minis
2 black Minis
1 Shark Whitetip
2 World Leaders
1 World Icon
1 Crack the code
Ivan Rodriguez Jersey
Tim Hudson Jersey
Albert Pujols Jersey
Rafael Furcal Bat
Victor Martinez Jersey
That's it for me until my case shows up tomorrow.
My Registry Sets
<< <i>Finally got my hands on a box. :
I hit the nuts!
Nice Nuts! Who is that guy anyway?
12 regular mini
5 AG mini
2 black mini
1 no # mini - Ryan Zimmerman
2 world leaders
1 Icon mini - Thurman Munson
1 World Icon - Samurai
4 crack the code
1 Worlds Greatest Victories
Carl Crawford jersey
Joe Mauer jersey
Curt Schilling jersey
Bobby Crosby Jersey
Cabinet Card - "Red Sox Win Another" highlights
N43: Ryan Braun, David Wright, Hanley Ramirez
Cabinets: Battle of Gettysburg, Play at the Plate Rockies, Red Sox Championship
For Sale
I pulled a similiar looking card of Worlds greatest Victories - is that the actual crack the code card? I'm guessing it is
mine is a Dewey Defeats Truman card
<< <i>what's the deal with the crack the code cards? All 4 of mine are the same or are those just advertisments
I pulled a similiar looking card of Worlds greatest Victories - is that the actual crack the code card? I'm guessing it is
mine is a Dewey Defeats Truman card >>
The crack the code cards confused me as well.
Here's my Crawford.
Carlos Marmol jersey card
Matt Kemp jersey card
Aramis Ramirez jersey card
Andrew "William Ocean" Litz Auto
Kosuke NNO reg size card
Pretty happy with the first box, hope the trend continues...
Looking for Charlie (Charley) Maxwell cards.
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12 regular mini
5 AG mini
2 black mini
2 world leader mini
1 baseball icon - Hornsby
1 pioneer of aviation #PA4
1 team orange mini #T01
1 Crack the code - same as before truman Defeats Dewey
Brian Roberts jersey
Lance Berkman jersey
N43 Jose Reyes
well, only 2 GU in this one. That's all for me until Friday
I love these cards
1) Crack the code cards are of two kinds...the ad part, which are maybe two a box, and then the actual cards with letter around them, which are one
per box, even though I only got 5/6 boxes.
2) You certainly get more than 2 hits a box!
3) A&G backs seem more plentiful
4) The base cards are once again beautiful
5) What are the BO minis? and what are the orange cards?
Scans to follow
Kevin
Whammy
<< <i>This was one nice pull. Guy probably ended it because he got an offer that was too good to refuse.
Text >>
I'm not saying this isn't legit but does anyone else find it odd that he didn't picture the back in this auction? I mean isn't that the only thing that would make this an expensive card?
Chris
My small collection
Want List:
'61 Topps Roy Campanella in PSA 5-7
Cardinal T206 cards
Adam Wainwright GU Jersey
The Howard is hand numbered #13/25
Kevin
- Fantastic looking base cards once again, the Russ Martin card is a thing of beauty
- I agree with the observation that the A&G backs seem to be more plentiful, around the same number as the regular backs for me so far
- 4 "relics" including a "game-used" skateboard piece (see mini-rant below)
- Lots of subsets
- [Open mini-rant] Topps seems to be really, really stretching the definition of "World's Champions" for the non baseball cards. I think I've pulled two different rugby players (neither of whom seem to have won any World Championship), an air guitarist (huh?), the hotdog guy (which was cool the first time around), someone who scored a perfect score in Pacman, a fisherman, an arm-wrestler, a sled-dog guy, and I'm sure there are more. Mark Spitz, absolutely a World Champion - great idea. Monet, Hickok, Tchaikovsky, Dickens, and Franklin - sure, neat cards of famous people. A skateboarder? That may be taking it too far. [Close mini-rant]
- For probably the third (maybe more) set in a row, Torii Hunter's card is ridiculous, though this one isn't as downright goofy as his last Heritage card.
Great set, love the forum excitement, and I'm already looking forward to some trading...