Just how much 2001 upper deck golf is out there?

Rogermnj · April 23, 2008 3:00PM

I see cases on ebay all the time for around $200... Are the tiger auto's impossible or what?
How many Regular Tiger's are you getting in a box?

Any info?

SportsItUpCards · April 23, 2008 3:02PM

I would guess they made 10,000,000 of those Tiger Rookies.

Yeah, the autos are pretty hard to find in a box, but I would imagine they make at least 1,000 of his autos???

I think the auto is not numbered, is it? Not to sure.

Giovanni

StanTheManMusial · April 23, 2008 3:31PM

I know a fellow collector in my area who told me bought 9 cases on Ebay, hoping to pull a Tiger auto, and he struck out. Nada..

Not sure how hard the Tiger Woods autos are to pull, but there must be tons and tons of this stuff still sitting in warehouses, because more and more unopened product just seems to keep coming out of the woodwork. Upper Deck let the presses run wide open, no doubt about it.

EDIT: spelling

diamondman · April 23, 2008 3:48PM

whenever Upper Deck saw a winner (or thought it was a winner) they let the presses run full blast (Warp 12 Scotty) (ok captain)

there are some who will argue that overproduction started in 1967 if not 67 definitely 1968.

70chip · April 23, 2008 4:03PM

I have opened 2 sealed cases and numerous loose boxes. On average I would say 1:3 boxes has a Tiger #1 RC. There are 1 GU per case from my experience and in my busting I did not hit an auto of anyone. Of course, there are numerous other inserts/numbered cards but who the hell cares about them. Just joking....I like busting it because its a cheap fun rip IMO.

EDITED to add: There is a TON of this product out there, but its a fun rip for the price.

Allen · April 23, 2008 4:52PM

There was an article a few years back about a guy who opened a TON of cases. I mean he was paying his friends $5 an hour to help him open the stuff. I think it was in Beckett? I tried to google it but could not find it. It was interesting what he did manage to pull, given the massive amount of packs.

gameusedhoop · April 23, 2008 9:44PM

Just looked at the Pop Report, PSA has graded 4860 10s, and 5166 9s. That is 10,000 #1 Tigers that PSA has graded 9 or 10, not to mention how many BGS might have done.

lsutigers1973 · April 23, 2008 10:49PM

When these first came out, I bought a sealed box at Walmart just hoping to pull one Tiger. Ended up with 3 of them. Not sure if that is the norm. Plus, IMO, the "Tiger Tales" cards that were seeded one per pack, kind of killed the allure of pulling a Tiger "rookie". Oh yeah, and the seemingly endless versions of the Tiger stat leaders and gallery cards.

Alfonz24 · April 23, 2008 11:25PM

<< <i>There was an article a few years back about a guy who opened a TON of cases. I mean he was paying his friends $5 an hour to help him open the stuff. I think it was in Beckett? I tried to google it but could not find it. It was interesting what he did manage to pull, given the massive amount of packs. >>

Here is the article:

2001 Upper Deck Golf Fanatic

RipublicaninMass · April 24, 2008 12:06AM

We'd go on a run, like 10 cases in a row, where the Tigers were coming out 9.5-quality flawless. Like 80 percent. Then, we'd hit a dry streak where they were like 7.0s, corners dinged up and not repairable," says Koonce.

REPAIRABLE huh?

JeremyDie1 · April 24, 2008 12:44AM

Pretty much a waste of money to try and get a Tiger auto out of 2001 Upper Deck. Your chances of a Tiger auto is 1:3000. 2001 SP Authentic boxes is the way to go. Much more subsets with his auto. Still VERY difficult too and expensive.

Allen · April 24, 2008 1:34AM

Yep thats the article. He opened 7,000 cases.

joeknowscards · April 24, 2008 5:26AM

I bought one sealed hobby box for the hell of it on eBay and pulled a Gary Player auto card.

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Allen · April 24, 2008 5:32AM

Glad you beat the odds.

rpcoletrane · April 24, 2008 6:45AM

I bought a box from my local shop when they first came out in 2001 and went out to my car to bust em. About 5 packs in, I pulled the Tiger Tour Threads Shirt card, which, at that time was worth like $500. I ran, literally, back into the store and plopped that card down on the case, and everyones jaw dropped, because they had all been busting box after box, and for some case after case, looking for Tiger RCs. I was the talk of the shop for 6 months.

Rogermnj · April 24, 2008 7:02AM

i was thinking of busting a few cases, i guess that will just be a waste of time.

cohocorp · April 24, 2008 7:35AM

i remember when it first came out it was $600 per (12 box) case. then upper deck released it to the mass retail outlets and it started its decline. at its lowest point i think it was down to around to around $60 per case. it has had a very nice upswing from its low point.

Rogermnj · April 24, 2008 8:07AM

Yea, I remember seeing them in the $80 per case range and now selling well in the $200 range. Not a bad return. Anyone know what cost was from the factory for the hobby cases?

Ahmanfan · April 24, 2008 9:03AM

i bought a case when it was under $100, and I wouldnt do it again.

SoonerCowboy · April 24, 2008 9:40AM

I imagine alot. Heck I don't even collect golf and I have some:

JackWESQ · April 24, 2008 10:48AM

(Total Number of 1988 Donruss Boxes) - (1 Box of 1988 Donruss) = Number of Boxes of 2001 Upper Deck Golf.

/s/ JackWESQ

metalmike · April 24, 2008 1:54PM

<< <i>there are some who will argue that overproduction started in 1967 if not 67 definitely 1968. >>

Diamondman I would have to go with 1974 when cards stopped being released in series.

joestalin · April 25, 2008 7:27AM

I have read this post and there is a lot of misinformation here. 2001 Upper Deck was produced IN MASS. There will never be a lessening of
supply. The Auto odds were 1:3000 packs...that isn't for a Tiger auto, that is for any auto...a common one most of the time. You only need
to know those odds to see that this stuff isn't worth much. I remember not too long ago cases under 100 bucks per. Paying anything more
than that is just throwing money down the drain. The average yeild in a case is 1-2 GU and a big stack of base cards. Woods pulls around
once per two boxes.

This recent bump in the golf market, or I should say Tiger market (because no one else is wanted in golf), came about a few months ago. Tiger
looked unstoppable and some of the golf products had dried up. Even until this you could land an 01 SPA box for 60 bucks or so. Tiger has
always been hot, but his SPA rookie has never really gone past 1200. I sold mine when he was tearing it up and only got 1200 or so. If it
is selling for 1500 right now, that really isn't that impressive. It seems like distributors are trying to make it seem like golf wax is gold, when
in reality you are not going to pull Tiger autos very often, and no one else is ever close to value in those boxes.

Tiger was released in 07 Goudey as a very rare card with a print run of 10. This woke some people up on just how rare Tiger autos have now
become. He actually signed quite a bit in 03 SP GU (still the best chance at a Tiger auto) and many other products. Like everything, there is
an off-season for golf and these prices will plummet back to mother earth. I could not think of a worst time to buy Tiger right now. Everything
is over inflated. Wait until winter and pick them up way cheaper, even more if he doesn't win a major this year.

Good Luck
Kevin

Just how much 2001 upper deck golf is out there?

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