Finished my "pre-game" 5 boxes last night - not really all that much to report (and worse yet, no scans - sorry guys). Best pull was an Alex Gordon /25 rip card that did yield the Pujols extended mini, so that was good. Two ink sightings, Rich Hill and the Donkey Kong guy, and a couple of handfuls of relics, the best being Ichiro (two of them), a Pujols bat, and a piece of authentic memorabilia of champion swimmer Lynne Cox. Two no number minis (Helton and Milito Navarro - not to be confused with Mike Navarro of CU signed rookie card fame). No silk, no plates, no DNA relics. I think I pulled the standard number of subset cards, and even managed an extra of Nessie.
Is the SP list of 301 - 350 confirmed? I started sorting and in the first hundred I'm missing 16 cards...
finally got around to detailing my 1st box break - sorry, no scanner for now: regular sp (assuming its 301-350): 314,316 rc,317,320,321,326,329,337,341,344,345 code: 118 olsen, 122 willis
mini: 12,26,32,96,96,111,147,269 mini sp: 340 a&g: 5,39,60,82,275 black: 142,290
i'd trade for any adrian gonzalez or trevor hoffman mini parallels (all types)
also, i'm wondering if we should track wants/haves on a separate thread - esp for those of us who dont have beckett pages or websites? this thread moves awful fast and is sometimes tough to keep up with what everyone wants/haves inventions: 1 aeromobile
I am actively buying MIKE SCHMIDT gem mint baseball cards. Also looking for any 19th century cabinets of Philadephia Nationals. Please PM with additional details.
I had some cards damaged as well and here is the info from Topps on how to get replacements:
"The Topps Company will replace any Topps produced card that is determined to be damaged or defective from any current-year product (only), while supplies last.
A maximum of 25 cards per request is permitted, and each grouping must be accompanied by the following four items: (1) a letter of explanation, (2) copy of receipt from the store in which you purchased the cards, (3) pack wrappers and (4) proof of purchase (UPC code found on the bottom of the box) sent to the following address:
The Topps Company, Inc. 401 York Ave. Duryea, PA 18642 ATTN: Consumer Relations
Topps strongly recommends sending all replacement requests in a fashion which provides proof of delivery, within padded envelopes or boxes.
Please note that The Topps Company is not responsible for lost, stolen, damaged, delayed, or, misdirected mail.
Replacements for eligible cards will be shipped within 2 to 4 weeks of receipt. Any ineligible cards received (or any cards that Topps is unable to replace, for any reason) will be returned back to the Consumer."
It seemed while opening that I didn't pull many Mantles or Phelps. Interested in seeing other peoples numbers....according to my black minis which I just put in order, the 300's are short...I pulled only 3 blacks in 2 cases!!!
I'll have all of the base and base SPs, as well as mini and regular mini needs and extras updated tomorrow. Everything else is up to date from '06 to '09 on my A&G trade page.
Let me know if you need anything, though I have very little '09 up right now.
I also wanted to report my first trade of the season (though it was for '08 cards) with Vintage90Topps. Tim was an excellent trader and was extremely generous to include a 2008 UD POH 500 HR Club Frank Thomas card! Quite a surprise. I'll be sending it off to get signed since UD didn't create a certified auto version for Frank like they did other members.
"so it took exactly 10 boxes to produce a master set this year"
Congrats on finishing up your set and thanks for scanning in the box bottom for those of us who haven't been ripping packs all weekend.
I've been relegated to fishing on Ebay for my insert sets. Among other things, here are 3 A&G deals that I was very proud of: Francouer Auto ($4.99), Juan Rivera Auto ($6.01), and Ervin Santana Auto ($4.80). Hopefully, I can continue to get deals like this so I'll be to afford a Phelps Auto later on :>. From watching the Bay all day, I definitely feel like the Relic cards are going cheaper than expected and the Negro league Autos are commanding quite a premium. Also, the non-sports autos are all getting strong bids.
Finally back from camp where I ripped the last 2 boxes of my case. 6 relics and nothing else.
Total case breakdown: 5 Autos (all 2 Rips (Wang 2 of 5) 4 NNO 1 Bazooka 1 Print plate 30 Relics (2 A?) Where is Sabathia in the relics, don't see him but I pulled one. 1 Invention 6 Creatures 24 Heroes 25 Hoaxes (if complete at 20, have them all) 31 Black borders inc. 2 SP 62 AG back inc. 5 SP 136 minis inc. 23 SP 25 COde 46 Highlights (missing just #5) 140 SP 0 Silk 0 Extincts
I'm looking for all Red Sox Autos (except Papelbon), NNO, Bazooka, Print plates, Silks, & Rip cards. Have quite a bit to trade as I'll be doing the master with regular minis , no AG or black borders.
I also have a retail, blaster, & jumbo case still coming so will hold off on trading minis for now.
Looking at the Teixeira extended mini that is about to end on ebay...I think I may have listed mine for too long and with the wrong title. I had it with a BIN of $65 and starting bid of $9.99...idiot of me. Went against my listing rule. After 4+ days, it's at the opening bid and the one that ends in 2 hours is at $50+.
I was happy with $1000 for the black mini set. Im 3 cards shy of completing the no number set from 2006. Still need Utley, Abreu and Nathan. Never had anything priced at $15k
Going to check the local Target and Fred Meyer tomorrow. Being on the west coast I don't have high hopes. It will probably be another week or so until they start hitting our stores.
I can't see how retail at 72 per can even touch hobby for 8-10 bucks more. Blasters have only 8 packs in them so they really don't owe you anything, relics are 1:17, maybe even more for retail. Anyone been watching prices...what is a hobby case up to?
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Is the SP list of 301 - 350 confirmed? I started sorting and in the first hundred I'm missing 16 cards...
regular sp (assuming its 301-350): 314,316 rc,317,320,321,326,329,337,341,344,345
code: 118 olsen, 122 willis
mini: 12,26,32,96,96,111,147,269
mini sp: 340
a&g: 5,39,60,82,275
black: 142,290
relics: escobar, laroche
auto: maybin (marlins)
heroes: 3,26,31
myth: 9 minotaur
hoax: 11 wisconsin, 12 lustig
i'd trade for any adrian gonzalez or trevor hoffman mini parallels (all types)
also, i'm wondering if we should track wants/haves on a separate thread - esp for those of us who dont have beckett pages or websites? this thread moves awful fast and is sometimes tough to keep up with what everyone wants/haves
inventions: 1 aeromobile
Start a new thread if that's what makes it easier for you though.
<< <i>two thumbs up for google docs! >>
Agreed*
*[noting my bias]
Minis - 40, 226, 340
A&G - 128
HHB 2, 8, 15, 18, 20
Grendal
Looking to trade for any Black Minis
"The Topps Company will replace any Topps produced card that is determined to be damaged or defective from any current-year product (only), while supplies last.
A maximum of 25 cards per request is permitted, and each grouping must be accompanied by the following four items: (1) a letter of explanation, (2) copy of receipt from the store in which you purchased the cards, (3) pack wrappers and (4) proof of purchase (UPC code found on the bottom of the box) sent to the following address:
The Topps Company, Inc.
401 York Ave.
Duryea, PA 18642
ATTN: Consumer Relations
Topps strongly recommends sending all replacement requests in a fashion which provides proof of delivery, within padded envelopes or boxes.
Please note that The Topps Company is not responsible for lost, stolen, damaged, delayed, or, misdirected mail.
Replacements for eligible cards will be shipped within 2 to 4 weeks of receipt. Any ineligible cards received (or any cards that Topps is unable to replace, for any reason) will be returned back to the Consumer."
Thanks
Kevin
My Registry Sets
also 1 or 2 reg minis per box had been short prints just like last year
black minis which I just put in order, the 300's are short...I pulled only 3 blacks in 2 cases!!!
Kevin
I'm 3 base cards short of the set and 5 SPs short
<< <i>So are the black mini SP's rarer than the no number backs? >>
yeah, they actually are
black mini SP 1:130
no number mini 1:95
Black minis SP's 1:130 but only 50 subjects
No Number minis: 1:95 but 350 subjects.
33250 packs would make the short print blacks have a run of: 255
still pretty short.
Kevin
and don't forget retail will mess up the count as well
edit -- never mind you're only figuring the shortprints
Let me know if you need anything, though I have very little '09 up right now.
got the last 4 highlights cards I needed
2nd to last pack had the last 2 base cards I needed
and the very last pack had the final SP I needed
so it took exactly 10 boxes to produce a master set this year
4 black minis with 1 SP
plus these:
Congrats on finishing up your set and thanks for scanning in the box bottom for those of us who haven't been ripping packs all weekend.
I've been relegated to fishing on Ebay for my insert sets. Among other things, here are 3 A&G deals that I was very proud of: Francouer Auto ($4.99), Juan Rivera Auto ($6.01), and Ervin Santana Auto ($4.80). Hopefully, I can continue to get deals like this so I'll be to afford a Phelps Auto later on :>. From watching the Bay all day, I definitely feel like the Relic cards are going cheaper than expected and the Negro league Autos are commanding quite a premium. Also, the non-sports autos are all getting strong bids.
Always buying Bobby Cox inserts. PM me.
Total case breakdown:
5 Autos (all
2 Rips (Wang 2 of 5)
4 NNO
1 Bazooka
1 Print plate
30 Relics (2 A?) Where is Sabathia in the relics, don't see him but I pulled one.
1 Invention
6 Creatures
24 Heroes
25 Hoaxes (if complete at 20, have them all)
31 Black borders inc. 2 SP
62 AG back inc. 5 SP
136 minis inc. 23 SP
25 COde
46 Highlights (missing just #5)
140 SP
0 Silk
0 Extincts
I'm looking for all Red Sox Autos (except Papelbon), NNO, Bazooka, Print plates, Silks, & Rip cards. Have quite a bit to trade as I'll be doing the master with regular minis , no AG or black borders.
I also have a retail, blaster, & jumbo case still coming so will hold off on trading minis for now.
Now collecting:
Topps Heritage
1957 Topps BB Ex+-NM
All Yaz Items 7+
Various Red Sox
Did I leave anything out?
All of the cards in the scan are for trade (hear that Zep??).
My other GU was a Fred Lewis Bat.
12 SPs
13 Base Minis (2 SPs)
5 A&G Back Minis
3 Black Bordered Minis (Ibanez, Ordonez, K-Rod)
3 World's Greatest Hoaxes
2 National Heroes Minis
1 Numbered Mini (DeJesus, pictured)
4 Dick Perez cards
2 Code cards
Pretty pleased, proabably pick up another 2-3 boxes.
Is there one code card for each 330 in the base set? How are these numbered?
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<< <i>Is there one code card for each 330 in the base set? How are these numbered? >>
Here's the list of the 100 code cards that I've come up with based on what's for sale on ebay:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 50, 52, 59, 62, 63, 67, 69, 70, 73, 77, 78, 84, 91, 94, 99, 100, 103, 106, 110, 113, 115, 118, 121, 122, 123, 127, 129, 131, 134, 135, 138, 141, 144, 147, 148, 150, 154, 159, 163, 165, 166, 167, 169, 170, 174, 175, 179, 180, 182, 184, 185, 187, 189, 191, 193, 196, 198, 200, 204, 205, 206, 207, 210, 215, 217, 221, 222, 223, 227, 229, 230, 233, 236, 242, 245, 254, 256, 261, 262, 267, 268, 271, 274, 275, 281, 283, 286, 288, 293, 296, 300
<< <i>no wait, sorry I just thought about it:
Black minis SP's 1:130 but only 50 subjects
No Number minis: 1:95 but 350 subjects.
33250 packs would make the short print blacks have a run of: 255
still pretty short.
Kevin >>
I think I was the 1st to sell a complete 2006 allen ginter black mini set on ebay back in 2006.
Set sold for $1000.00
That set was not easy to make!
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Im 3 cards shy of completing the no number set from 2006.
Still need Utley, Abreu and Nathan.
Never had anything priced at $15k
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Anyone spot any blasters yet?
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<< <i>Ahh what a day. Cubbies split with the Cards and I have 1000 A&G left to sort. I hope to get my trade list up early this week.
Anyone spot any blasters yet? >>
Went to Target today...nothing. No "future releases" posted either.
anything, relics are 1:17, maybe even more for retail. Anyone been watching prices...what is a hobby case up to?
Kevin
My small collection
Want List:
'61 Topps Roy Campanella in PSA 5-7
Cardinal T206 cards
Adam Wainwright GU Jersey
<< <i>Good luck, Ross! I'm predicting a cut or DNA relic in your boxes. >>
I like where your head's at.
1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith
2006 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Chris Carpenter
My small collection
Want List:
'61 Topps Roy Campanella in PSA 5-7
Cardinal T206 cards
Adam Wainwright GU Jersey
My Registry Sets
Kevin
My small collection
Want List:
'61 Topps Roy Campanella in PSA 5-7
Cardinal T206 cards
Adam Wainwright GU Jersey
Waiting is killing me. I would like to pull a 1 of 1 that isn't a plate once in my life...I know this much.