<< <i>Ill save my black borders for you! Im doing the master mini set, rip cards, rip minis, bazookas and autos. Might do a GU set also.
Kevin >>
you have a tough road ahead! i will set my non-Cardinal bazookas aside for you to trade for your black borders. i have yet to decide on the GU set but i doubt i will trade my singles just in case i change my mind. i am still so far from last year's GU set that it's annoying (but only two cards to go for 07's GU set, Shorin and Bruce Lee).
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I would like to do a black border mini set this year so all of my regular and A&G back minis will be available for trade as well as any full sized sets I make from the case. >>
Glad to hear it, I am going for a regular mini set this year, unfortunately I have not yet bought a case due to the complication with the one seller who refused to sell me the case that I won for $750. I am still waiting for a good price to show up. >>
I'll be shooting for 70% of the base set so that it will be just like every other set I have.
I wont be doing the entire bazooka set, but just trying to pick up as many as I can. I have a great collection of autos from all three years and rip cards from 2008, I would like to believe that I have a nice red ink Ryan Howard in one of those rip cards. I will also be gunning for anything Beethoven this year!
I have to wait until Wednesday, there should be card shops with this stuff right now, my guy is getting them from someone else. Anyone been to the card shop today?
The seller I bought from said the official release date is Wed., and that he would be in violation of the Topps agreement if he shipped prior to that. Since my case is coming from WI, looks like I won't be ripping until next week sometime.
Having never bought AG cards before I am not sure which subsets I want to go after. Does anyone know the print runs or stated odds for the different variations? I could only afford 4 boxes so I wont have a lot to start with.
<< <i>I'll be shooting for 70% of the base set so that it will be just like every other set I have. >>
LOL I know the feeling.
My goal is to do the Base, SP, regular mini, & all the small mini subsets. My black borders & AG backs will be available. I will be looking for Red Sox NNO, rips, etc. I still need like 2-3 baseball icons & 1 world icon from 2008. Still have a ton of minis, GU, autos, etc. left from 2008.
1) Who is going to track the 1/1 woods? We need player # and final sale price, also note if they were pulled by board members.
2) What are we going to do about the ginter code...everyone for themselves, or do we band together to try to crack it. Remember the grand prize this year is a complete set of autos. We could hold a drawing for them within the goup or something like that.
Also if anyone is looking for something, please post it here now, I missed out on a great card last year because the guy who pulled it didn't know I was looking for it. I know a lot of us dump the high end stuff early to maximize profit. I would rather work out a trade with someone for a rare card that they needed rather than ebaying it, or course sometimes its hard to say no to the money that some of these cards are going to get.
Tomorrow, mid-afternoon I should have a 2 box rip going on...my local guy says they're scheduled to be there tomorrow morning. Let us cross fingers this is true. Hopefully the half case will be here later in the week.
What is the difference between a hobby box for $80 +or- and a retail box $60 +or-? They both have 24 packs and the sellers of the retail boxes claim that there will be at least 1 auto or 1 relic card per box?
Is the additional $20 bucks worth getting a hobby box?
Thanks!
Rick
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<< <i>What is the difference between a hobby box for $80 +or- and a retail box $60 +or-? They both have 24 packs and the sellers of the retail boxes claim that there will be at least 1 auto or 1 relic card per box?
Is the additional $20 bucks worth getting a hobby box?
Thanks!
Rick >>
Hobby boxes have 3 hits per box as well as possible rip cards, cloth cards, and printing plates that retail doesn't have.
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Hobby = 3 hits per box, retail = 1 hit per box other than that you have a chance at wood minis, silk cards, rip cards, printing plates, box toppers in hobby but not retail.
My daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 2 (2003). My son was diagnosed with Type 1 when he was 17 on December 31, 2009. We were stunned that another child of ours had been diagnosed. Please, if you don't have a favorite charity, consider giving to the JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation)
1) Who is going to track the 1/1 woods? We need player # and final sale price, also note if they were pulled by board members.
2) What are we going to do about the ginter code...everyone for themselves, or do we band together to try to crack it. Remember the grand prize this year is a complete set of autos. We could hold a drawing for them within the goup or something like that.
Also if anyone is looking for something, please post it here now, I missed out on a great card last year because the guy who pulled it didn't know I was looking for it. I know a lot of us dump the high end stuff early to maximize profit. I would rather work out a trade with someone for a rare card that they needed rather than ebaying it, or course sometimes its hard to say no to the money that some of these cards are going to get.
Can't wait!
Kevin >>
I think it would be cool to all go after the Ginter code together and like Kevin said have a drawing or draft for auto cards in the set. Not sure if we should use this forum or do something different.
So far the card I will be looking for the most will the the Human Highlight Reel Auto.
paul, good luck on the black border set. its tougher than you think, and you'll need this board to help you out. i did it in 2007 thanks to these guys here. and i still have it, but its up for sale on ebay.
i will be doing the a&G back set only, along with all the mini card subsets, including the game-used (but only baseball players). i rip them out of their holders and they fit right in the 15 pocket pages alongside my mini set, so they look great.
I have 1 hobby, 1 retail case coming, so if i have enough extra regular minis, i'll build that set too. So my blacks borders, autos, silks, plates, bazookas, etc, will all be available for trade/sale immediately. should have them thursday.
Edited to add that all my full-size cards / inserts / cabinets, etc, will also be available for trade.
Im glad that I thought ahead and bought my mini pages, I do like the way the relics look in them, Im not sure if I have enough sheets to do that. Anyone still have a bunch of 08 relics left?
Im glad that I thought ahead and bought my mini pages, I do like the way the relics look in them, Im not sure if I have enough sheets to do that. Anyone still have a bunch of 08 relics left?
Kevin >>
i have a stack of extra 08 relics left. check my list in my sig.
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<< <i>Im glad that I thought ahead and bought my mini pages, I do like the way the relics look in them, Im not sure if I have enough sheets to do that. Anyone still have a bunch of 08 relics left? >>
I have the following relics/minis/SPs from the past 2 years: 2007 Relics: AGR-CK Casey Kotchman - Angels AGR-MG Marcus Giles - Padres Minis: 6, 123, and 180 Black Bordered Minis: 191
2008 Rip Cards: RC63 Gary Matthews, JR. (#ed 23/99) - Angels Relics: AGR-JF Jeff Francoeur - Braves SPs: 304, 309, 315, 323, 334, 335, 336, 337, 340, 342, 343, and 350 World's Greatest Victories: RC4 Minis: 21, 52, 87, 135, 237, 246, 259(2), 265, and 311 A&G Minis: 321 Black Bordered Minis: 21, 40, 48, 79, 160, 264, 332, and 336 Mini World Leaders: WL19
Boo, I'm headed out East on Friday and can't get to my local on Thursday before the trip. I have 3 boxes reserved at the LCS for under $80 (he said either Wednesday or Thursday), but I'm afraid on my journeys, I'll have to visit the shops out there and pay way too much in order to check in with a status report. Hopefully, the shop here will get them in on Wednesday.
Good luck all and I have dibs on any Matt Cain parallels that anybody pulls.
Oh, and Hi Nick and Jason and Geordie (I have some crappy Dodger stuff for you) and Mike and Kevin and Jim and Doran and Cory and Chris and Frank (you'll be here) and Tom (you'll also be back)
What kind of store opens at noon? Ross do you know where this guy lives? You would hate to show up at 5 minutes past noon and see a UPS slip on the door!
lol no, he's been in business for 15+ years, the UPS man shows up between noon and 1 everyday. He'll know if it will be in based upon the tracking number.
<< <i>What kind of store opens at noon? Ross do you know where this guy lives? You would hate to show up at 5 minutes past noon and see a UPS slip on the door!
Kevin >>
I agree, Ross. I still think you should go down to the store now and sign for the package. I'm sure the store owner would be thrilled with such a valued customer that he would give you a box for your troubles.
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hey chris. you could go down to vintage stock and wait to see if they get boxes today. i'm sure they'll only charge a reasonable $8/pack. i used to like that place...
White Whales: 1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith 2006 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Chris Carpenter
<< <i>hey chris. you could go down to vintage stock and wait to see if they get boxes today. i'm sure they'll only charge a reasonable $8/pack. i used to like that place... >>
I'm actually headed there at lunch. LOL They probably won't get any in until next week or the week after, just like last year. And it won't be $8 a pack. $10 maybe but not $8.
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<< <i>Ill save my black borders for you! Im doing the master mini set, rip cards, rip minis, bazookas and autos. Might do a GU set also.
Kevin >>
you have a tough road ahead! i will set my non-Cardinal bazookas aside for you to trade for your black borders. i have yet to decide on the GU set but i doubt i will trade my singles just in case i change my mind. i am still so far from last year's GU set that it's annoying (but only two cards to go for 07's GU set, Shorin and Bruce Lee).
1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith
2006 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Chris Carpenter
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<< <i>BAM!!! and just like that I'm in the game.
I would like to do a black border mini set this year so all of my regular and A&G back minis will be available for trade as well as any full sized sets I make from the case. >>
Glad to hear it, I am going for a regular mini set this year, unfortunately I have not yet bought a case due to the complication with the one seller who refused to sell me the case that I won for $750. I am still waiting for a good price to show up. >>
I'll be shooting for 70% of the base set so that it will be just like every other set I have.
Looking for Charlie (Charley) Maxwell cards.
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My Sandberg Topps Master set
from 2008, I would like to believe that I have a nice red ink Ryan Howard in one of those rip cards. I will also be gunning for anything Beethoven this
year!
Kevin
<< <i>Woot just got tracking number from Blowout!!! >>
arg! guess I should have ordered from blowout instead of bigT! Now I'll know better for next year
<< <i>
<< <i>Woot just got tracking number from Blowout!!! >>
arg! guess I should have ordered from blowout >>
That's just what I was thinking, looks like Cory and Kevin may be our first rippers of the season!
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1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith
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<< <i>I see Big T sportscards is down to $883.15 >>
I paid $989 from them on eBay, the Bing got me down to $910 but still........... Next year I won't order as early. No tracking yet either.
Now collecting:
Topps Heritage
1957 Topps BB Ex+-NM
All Yaz Items 7+
Various Red Sox
Did I leave anything out?
<< <i>I'll be shooting for 70% of the base set so that it will be just like every other set I have. >>
LOL I know the feeling.
My goal is to do the Base, SP, regular mini, & all the small mini subsets. My black borders & AG backs will be available. I will be looking for Red Sox NNO, rips, etc. I still need like 2-3 baseball icons & 1 world icon from 2008. Still have a ton of minis, GU, autos, etc. left from 2008.
Now collecting:
Topps Heritage
1957 Topps BB Ex+-NM
All Yaz Items 7+
Various Red Sox
Did I leave anything out?
My Registry Sets
gonna be a fun Friday evening/night though
1) Who is going to track the 1/1 woods? We need player # and final sale price, also note if they were pulled by board members.
2) What are we going to do about the ginter code...everyone for themselves, or do we band together to try to crack it. Remember the grand prize this
year is a complete set of autos. We could hold a drawing for them within the goup or something like that.
Also if anyone is looking for something, please post it here now, I missed out on a great card last year because the guy who pulled it didn't know I was
looking for it. I know a lot of us dump the high end stuff early to maximize profit. I would rather work out a trade with someone for a rare card that they
needed rather than ebaying it, or course sometimes its hard to say no to the money that some of these cards are going to get.
Can't wait!
Kevin
My Registry Sets
<< <i>Well I won't be buying any locally, neither shop has it in yet, but one wants $100/box and the other $115/box....not going to happen. >>
LOL, yep he will probably get that too!
I can't believe no one has this yet.
Kevin
<< <i>Called our one local shop today. He said they will have some tomorrow but I could reserve them today for $125 per box. No thanks. >>
wow that might be a record, heck you can find 2006 for 150 a box
Is the additional $20 bucks worth getting a hobby box?
Thanks!
Rick
My daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 2 (2003). My son was diagnosed with Type 1 when he was 17 on December 31, 2009. We were stunned that another child of ours had been diagnosed. Please, if you don't have a favorite charity, consider giving to the JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation)
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<< <i>What is the difference between a hobby box for $80 +or- and a retail box $60 +or-? They both have 24 packs and the sellers of the retail boxes claim that there will be at least 1 auto or 1 relic card per box?
Is the additional $20 bucks worth getting a hobby box?
Thanks!
Rick >>
Hobby boxes have 3 hits per box as well as possible rip cards, cloth cards, and printing plates that retail doesn't have.
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 daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 2 (2003). My son was diagnosed with Type 1 when he was 17 on December 31, 2009. We were stunned that another child of ours had been diagnosed. Please, if you don't have a favorite charity, consider giving to the JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation)
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<< <i>OK, a few things.
1) Who is going to track the 1/1 woods? We need player # and final sale price, also note if they were pulled by board members.
2) What are we going to do about the ginter code...everyone for themselves, or do we band together to try to crack it. Remember the grand prize this
year is a complete set of autos. We could hold a drawing for them within the goup or something like that.
Also if anyone is looking for something, please post it here now, I missed out on a great card last year because the guy who pulled it didn't know I was
looking for it. I know a lot of us dump the high end stuff early to maximize profit. I would rather work out a trade with someone for a rare card that they
needed rather than ebaying it, or course sometimes its hard to say no to the money that some of these cards are going to get.
Can't wait!
Kevin >>
I think it would be cool to all go after the Ginter code together and like Kevin said have a drawing or draft for auto cards in the set. Not sure if we should use this forum or do something different.
So far the card I will be looking for the most will the the Human Highlight Reel Auto.
Nice to see this thread at the top!
My Sandberg topps basic set
My Sandberg Topps Master set
<< <i><< Called our one local shop today. He said they will have some tomorrow but I could reserve them today for $125 per box. No thanks. >>
wow that might be a record, heck you can find 2006 for 150 a box >>
The manager of our one card shop looks almost identical to the card/comic book guy from the Simpsons. I have purchased one card from his shop.
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paul, good luck on the black border set. its tougher than you think, and you'll need this board to help you out. i did it in 2007 thanks to these guys here. and i still have it, but its up for sale on ebay.
i will be doing the a&G back set only, along with all the mini card subsets, including the game-used (but only baseball players). i rip them out of their holders and they fit right in the 15 pocket pages alongside my mini set, so they look great.
I have 1 hobby, 1 retail case coming, so if i have enough extra regular minis, i'll build that set too. So my blacks borders, autos, silks, plates, bazookas, etc, will all be available for trade/sale immediately. should have them thursday.
Edited to add that all my full-size cards / inserts / cabinets, etc, will also be available for trade.
peace,jim
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Im glad that I thought ahead and bought my mini pages, I do like the way the relics look in them, Im not sure if I have enough sheets to do that. Anyone still
have a bunch of 08 relics left?
Kevin
<< <i>Hey Jim, glad to see you on board!
Im glad that I thought ahead and bought my mini pages, I do like the way the relics look in them, Im not sure if I have enough sheets to do that. Anyone still
have a bunch of 08 relics left?
Kevin >>
i have a stack of extra 08 relics left. check my list in my sig.
1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith
2006 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Chris Carpenter
<< <i>Im glad that I thought ahead and bought my mini pages, I do like the way the relics look in them, Im not sure if I have enough sheets to do that. Anyone still
have a bunch of 08 relics left? >>
I have the following relics/minis/SPs from the past 2 years:
2007
Relics:
AGR-CK Casey Kotchman - Angels
AGR-MG Marcus Giles - Padres
Minis: 6, 123, and 180
Black Bordered Minis: 191
2008
Rip Cards: RC63 Gary Matthews, JR. (#ed 23/99) - Angels
Relics: AGR-JF Jeff Francoeur - Braves
SPs: 304, 309, 315, 323, 334, 335, 336, 337, 340, 342, 343, and 350
World's Greatest Victories: RC4
Minis: 21, 52, 87, 135, 237, 246, 259(2), 265, and 311
A&G Minis: 321
Black Bordered Minis: 21, 40, 48, 79, 160, 264, 332, and 336
Mini World Leaders: WL19
What I'm selling
Building Sets, Collecting Texas Rangers, and Texas Tech Red Raiders
Good luck all and I have dibs on any Matt Cain parallels that anybody pulls.
Oh, and Hi Nick and Jason and Geordie (I have some crappy Dodger stuff for you) and Mike and Kevin and Jim and Doran and Cory and Chris and Frank (you'll be here) and Tom (you'll also be back)
Pumpsie
2008 Extras
Lots of Mini’s- reg, a&g back, and black border. Ask and I can look.
NO #- Dean Karnazes, Ben Franklin, Mickey Mantle, Rickie Weeks, Josh Willingham, Luis Castilla
Rip Card Mini- Hunter Pence
Bazooka Back- Ervin Santana
Sharks- Bull Shark x2, Tiger Shark
Aviation- Ornithopter X2, Piloted Glider, Aerial Steam Carriage X2
Worlds Greatest Victories- 7, 8, 14, 15, 17
Baseball Icons- Tris Speaker
World Leaders- 4x3, 7, 13, 18, 20, 24, 29, 36x2, 37, 40, 44, 47, 50
Ancient Icons- 2, 4, 9,10,15
Team Orange- Archibald Clinker
Manny Ramirez silk 6/10
Relics- Jeanette Lee, Lisa Leslie
Printing Plate- Ken Griffey Jr.
2007 Extras
Snakes- Copperhead, King Cobra
Emperors- Septimus Severus, Titus, Claudius
Flags- USA, Dominican Republic, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Chile, Algeria, Argentina, Portugal, United Kingdom, Philippines, Honduras,
No #- Andruw Jones, Mike Rabelo, Eleanor Roosevelt
Bazooka Back- Orlando Hudson, Mark Grudzielanek
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1957 Topps 99% 7.40 GPA
Hank Aaron Basic PSA 7-8(75%)
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'61 Topps Roy Campanella in PSA 5-7
Cardinal T206 cards
Adam Wainwright GU Jersey
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<< <i>Ross better be camping out in front of his local hobby shop waiting for those boxes of A&G. I expect scans within 15 minutes of purchase! >>
He doesn't open until noon. Told me to call at 12:05. I will.
edited to add:
I hope I'm not getting worked up for nothing. He thought they'd be in the shop on a certain day last year too and they weren't.
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2006 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Chris Carpenter
PS Ross, don't forget me when you pull some awesome Cardinals.
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Adam Wainwright GU Jersey
door!
Kevin
<< <i>What kind of store opens at noon? Ross do you know where this guy lives? You would hate to show up at 5 minutes past noon and see a UPS slip on the
door!
Kevin >>
I agree, Ross. I still think you should go down to the store now and sign for the package. I'm sure the store owner would be thrilled with such a valued customer that he would give you a box for your troubles.
My small collection
Want List:
'61 Topps Roy Campanella in PSA 5-7
Cardinal T206 cards
Adam Wainwright GU Jersey
1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith
2006 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Chris Carpenter
<< <i>hey chris. you could go down to vintage stock and wait to see if they get boxes today. i'm sure they'll only charge a reasonable $8/pack. i used to like that place... >>
I'm actually headed there at lunch. LOL They probably won't get any in until next week or the week after, just like last year. And it won't be $8 a pack. $10 maybe but not $8.
My small collection
Want List:
'61 Topps Roy Campanella in PSA 5-7
Cardinal T206 cards
Adam Wainwright GU Jersey