1986 Topps Baseball Cello Case group rip! Filled! Good luck to all! Everyone has paid! (VERY COOL!)

rbdjr1 · January 17, 2009 1:45PM

To: Beck6

Tim I marked you in!

Good luck!

And thanx for participating!

rd

Anyone else? BBCE has "cracked" another 1986 Topps Baseball Cello case, ...just for our "group rip!

LMK, if you want to participate (just 6 spots remain!)

lsutigers1973 · January 17, 2009 1:48PM

I would definitely sub the Ripken on the right and both the Ryan on the right. The Ripken appears to be 10 worthy and the Ryan has a shot at least being a well centered 9. A well centered 9 will sell for more than your cost of grading fees.

Rob,

I have had a few drinks and may send my 1972 OPC packs back to BBCE for a credit. Put be down for two boxes.

rbdjr1 · January 17, 2009 11:21PM

<< I would definitely sub the Ripken on the right and both the Ryan on the right. The Ripken appears to be 10 worthy and the Ryan has a shot at least being a well centered 9. A well centered 9 will sell for more than your cost of grading fees.Rob, I have had a few drinks and may send my 1972 OPC packs back to BBCE for a credit. Put be down for two boxes. >>

Bill, you are in!

Good luck and happy ripping!

rd

P.S. Anyone else interested in this rip? (Still 5 spots avail., as BBCE cracked a second sealed cello case for us!) LMK!

nightcrawler · January 18, 2009 12:21AM

I'll take a couple spots.

Edit.. I'll call him in the morning about shipping for stinky Canadians.

Beck6 · January 18, 2009 1:29AM

Payment sent to BBCExchange. Thanks

rbdjr1 · January 18, 2009 2:53AM

<< Payment sent to BBCExchange. Thanks >>

Tim, I marked u paid!

Thanx,

rd

rbdjr1 · January 18, 2009 2:55AM

<< I'll take a couple spots. Edit.. I'll call him in the morning about shipping for stinky Canadians. (nightcrawler) >>

Trent, u are in!

Thanks and good luck to ya!

P.S. Don't worry! BBCE will ship to Mars!

rd

Edit: Only (3) spots left, if anyone out there is interested! LMK, thanx!

leathtech · January 18, 2009 3:25AM

put me down for one of the lots.

thanks, Jasen

leathtech · January 18, 2009 3:28AM

just paid, thanks!

rbdjr1 · January 18, 2009 3:30AM

<< put me down for one of the lots. thanks, Jasen >>

Hi Jasen! Youze down for one spot! Thanks and good luck!

rd

rbdjr1 · January 18, 2009 3:31AM

<< just paid, thanks! >>

...and Jasen, youze paid!

rd

P.S. Anyone else interested in this rip? Two spots avail, LMK!

rbdjr1 · January 18, 2009 3:57PM

Just a heads-up,

2 spots are still available! Only $24 (+ shipping) for 48 original cello packs (2 full cello boxes! All-original, never opened!)...

So come on and make this 'group rip" a SELL-OUT! Join in on the fun!

rd

Boopotts · January 18, 2009 4:25PM

OK, I'll bite. I haven't ripped an '86 Cello in 22 years, so if nothing else this should be educational.

Payment was just sent to BBCE, so we should be good to go.

Ahzzy · January 18, 2009 7:12PM

I'm interested if there are any spots still open. I don't want to send payment if it's full so I'm going to bed now I'll check back in the morning.

rbdjr1 · January 18, 2009 10:35PM

<< OK, I'll bite. I haven't ripped an '86 Cello in 22 years, so if nothing else this should be educational.

Payment was just sent to BBCE, so we should be good to go. >>

Boopots, u r in!

Good luck!

rd

rbdjr1 · January 18, 2009 10:39PM

<< I'm interested if there are any spots still open. I don't want to send payment if it's full so I'm going to bed now I'll check back in the morning. >>

James!

Yes, you made it! You are in!

Good luck to all (16) participants!

rd

nightcrawler · January 19, 2009 1:30AM

Paid up this morning, 4 boxes.

lsutigers1973 · January 19, 2009 1:32AM

I'm paid too, kind of. Sending one 1972 OPC pack back for my 2 boxes.

rbdjr1 · January 19, 2009 3:18AM

re: lsutigers1973

Thanks Bill!

Marked u paid! Good luck!

rd

Ahzzy · January 19, 2009 3:54AM

Ok payment sent. Thank you for setting this up. This is my first group rip and I'm looking forward to it. It is nice to see something within my price range as I'm a poor college student! Crossing my fingers for a solid Ryan to help pay for next years tuition lol.

rbdjr1 · January 19, 2009 4:27AM

<< Ok payment sent. Thank you for setting this up. This is my first group rip and I'm looking forward to it. It is nice to see something within my price range as I'm a poor college student! Crossing my fingers for a solid Ryan to help pay for next years tuition lol. >>

James, I marked you paid! I'm sure you will get your money's worth, as ripping 48 cello packs, as your first rip, should enlighten you 'a plenty'!

for 24 bucks (+shipping), ...allows you to inspect 1,200 original 23 year old cards! So as your first rip, I cannot think of a better way to begin!

Have fun and lots of luck James!

rd

larryallen73 · January 20, 2009 5:49AM

So that I can daydream when I start opening mine what's the current VCP on a Ryan PSA 10?

lsutigers1973 · January 20, 2009 5:53AM

Last PSA 10 Ryan sold for like $2200 I think. There was a thread on here when it sold. Not sure why it is still selling for that much.

rbdjr1 · January 20, 2009 6:10AM

I hope to build a nice registry set of 1986 Topps. I thought I'd inspire participants by showing that PSA 10's do exist!

And yes, it would be nice to pull a few mint gems from my forthcoming cello boxes!

rd

Here's my first few PSA's:

larryallen73 · January 20, 2009 6:34AM

Notice of those 10's you posted only ONE is the black border variety. They are tough!

larryallen73 · January 20, 2009 8:23AM

Cards arrived... but I am still at the office.

First pack and... an off center Roger Clemens.... however, got a "perfect" looking Alan Trammell. No scanner at the office.

Ok, back to work....

rbdjr1 · January 20, 2009 1:32PM

ripped 12 cellos tonight so far! (out of 48 packs) ~~~ Maybe I'll find something worth grading? (I'm too tired to "look and loop" tonite!)

There seems to be some nice commons, centered with decent looking corners, plus I scanned all the stars in those first 12 cello packs (...the good, bad and ugly!):

rd

lsutigers1973 · January 21, 2009 12:38AM

That Ripken is garbage but I need it for a set. PM'ing you my address

Beck6 · January 21, 2009 7:55AM

Here are a few highlights of the rip. Also got four nice Clemens and several of the Pete Rose Years Card. Ryan look soft in the upper right corner, but centering is really nice.

rbdjr1 · January 21, 2009 9:24PM

I ripped the remainder of cello box #1 (12 cello packs).

Here's some additional scans. I'm happy to say that many of the commons do have decent corners, contrary to what has been expressed about cello packs (I noticed that the centering is better on the base cards, over the sub-sets, like the "all-star" or the "Pete Rose" sub-set, cards: #2-#7)...

Anyone else have "an above average rip" (re: decent corners, edges, centering, surfaces, etc.)? I'd like to know and hear from you all? TIA

rd

lsutigers1973 · January 21, 2009 10:46PM

Centering looks good. You can usually judge the centering on 86's by the All Star cards. Those appear to be pretty close. Mine should be here tomorrow.

Boopotts · January 21, 2009 11:32PM

Thanks for setting this up, Robert. It had been a long time since I'd ripped an '86 cello, and I was really pleased with the condition of the cards. In fact, I'm no longer sure there's any real difference in quality between the cards that come from rak and those from cello (at least for this year).

Again, thank you!

lsutigers1973 · January 22, 2009 7:44AM

Got mine today. Wasn't expecting them until tomorrow. Opened a few so far. It appears I got all the OC cards that no one else got

Ahzzy · January 22, 2009 11:43AM

Hoping to get mine tomorrow. How many cards come in each cello pack? I plan using these to start a set.

lsutigers1973 · January 22, 2009 11:50AM

I busted all of mine and pulled squadoosh!!

vtbub · January 23, 2009 11:24AM

Mine came today, will rip tomorrow.

A sweet Alan Knicely sitting upside down showing on one of the racks.

Beck6 · January 23, 2009 12:26PM

I am using my two boxes to put a set together. Anyone doing the same and want to exchange wantlists let me know. I know I did not get the coveted Alan Knicely.

Ahzzy · January 23, 2009 1:18PM

<< I am using my two boxes to put a set together. Anyone doing the same and want to exchange wantlists let me know. I know I did not get the coveted Alan Knicely. >>

I plan on doing the same and will let you know. I've opened one box so far and did pretty good. got 2 clemens, 1 ripken, and 2 ryans. One of my ryans are the front card of an unopened cello. Not sure if i should open it or not. Centering looks perfect on it but bottom left corner looks a little dinged. I'll see if i can figure out how to scan and upload pics tomorrow after work.

rbdjr1 · January 23, 2009 7:00PM

PSA still grades some nines "by the curve"?

rd

Stingray · January 23, 2009 9:45PM

Some 9s can have nice corners and edges but centering can just make the card look like it should be in a 7 holder.

EAsports · January 23, 2009 10:27PM

I didn't get in on this rip... Probably because I have two unopened '86 rack boxes that I got from my local shop a couple months back for about $10 each.

That said, when I finally do crack those things open, what do I need to be keen on for the '86s, to be on the lookout for PSA 10s?

The black edge?

I've got a decent grading eye, but I've never attempted the '86s before.

larryallen73 · January 24, 2009 4:01AM

I finished my two boxes this morning. I did NOT bother looking carefully at every common. Mostly just stars and semi-stars. I narrowed it down to about 50 that looked pretty good at first blush. I then narrowed it down to these that I would more seriously consider sending to PSA. After scanning them I am down to about 4 or 5. Yes, at least one of the Ryan's is going to PSA!

I left them in plastic when I scanned them which I guess is why some have that white look to them. Anyway, here they are:

Ok... hold on. Having photobucket problems. Will post in a moment or two....

IchiroDeported · January 24, 2009 4:07AM

larry, larry, larry.
you can do it. take the shot!

ldferg · January 24, 2009 4:22AM

i had these 2 graded at one time. i no longer own them. the gwynn is one of the toughest i've found to be centered along with schmidt and brett.

larryallen73 · January 24, 2009 4:34AM

Photobucket kept trying to download some virus or something. I don't know guys... I am old. Now working on my wife's Mac.

vtbub · January 24, 2009 6:25AM

Opened up six packs, only two cards look like worth submitting so far. I'll post scans tomorrow.

How much does centering on the back of the card affect the overall grade? It is all over the place on the cards I've seen so far.

Some great packs, pulled a Ryan and Ripken out of one and a Rickey and a Mattingly out of another, but the backs are visibly off-center.

IchiroDeported · January 24, 2009 7:57AM

as long as the back is 90/10 it can still garner a 10 grade right?

Elemenopeo · January 24, 2009 8:02AM

If anyone turns up a dead-centered Jim Rice from this set that looks like it could grade a 9 (or better, I suppose), please let me know. It's No. 320.

rbdjr1 · January 24, 2009 8:17AM

<< If anyone turns up a dead-centered Jim Rice from this set that looks like it could grade a 9 (or better, I suppose), please let me know. It's No. 320. >>

Funny, I just bought this last nite!

rd

"Not dead centered", but it was cheap!

rbdjr1 · January 24, 2009 8:26AM

100!

Bought this '86 topps rack for $10. I'll be ripping it with my second cello box in the near future!

Cheap thrills!

rd

1986 Topps Baseball Cello Case group rip! Filled! Good luck to all! Everyone has paid! (VERY COOL!)

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