Anyone buy any 2011 topps yet?
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I was at Walmart yesterday and picked up a few packs. i have to say that i really like the design. i think it is one if the nicer looking designs in the past many years (since 2007 at least). I got nothing good in any of the packs but did pick up a few Yankees for my team set collection.
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WTB: PSA 1 - PSA 3 Centered, High Eye Appeal 1950's Mantle
Who should I look for.
Thanks for any input.
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I'll best them in about 5 hours when I get home and try to scan some hits
About 10 packs into box #1
redemption - 60th Anniversary Reprint Autograph - Yogi Berra
sweet!!
been so long since I've had a good pull I forgot what it's like
Love these cards so far. The insert minis and T206 are very nice
I'll get some scans up when I finish the box - but i'm sorting each pack so it might be a while
Roy Halladay ball in hand.
Jeremy Hellickson Sunburst in Rays jersey logo.
Alex Rios belt buckle.
Ichiro wrist band.
Kyle Drabek chest above logo on Jersey.
Mariano Rivera on webbing of catchers glove.
Miguel Cabrera: sunglasses
Derek Jeter: left elbow
Brent Morel: left earflap of helmet
maybe more..
LOL 1:14,750
think I better just quit now
obviously very happy. bit better than a case hit as 14,750 packs is 34 cases
no dupes, 9 diamond parallels, 4 gold, 6 code cards
the minis and old time reprints are printed on the old style of cardboard. Me likes that.
the diamond cards look much better in person than they scan. with 9 in a box, it looks like a doable set. All mine were sideways cards though. Hope they did the whole set in this style and not just the sideways cards.
the auto came from the jumbo pack. looks like this year's manufactured cards are glove pieces.
2 different strasburg base cards? #10 and #183
Last Thursday, shortly after getting to work, I was in the business office of our dealership talking to our secretary/cashier/warranty clerk. About 2 minutes in to our talk, she let out a scream. "My diamond is gone!!"
Her diamond had fallen out of her wedding ring. 1/4 carat. We were in the middle of one our weekly snowstorms as well. About 5 or 6 of us crawled all over the office looking for it for about 30 minutes. Checked everywhere she had been. Out in the shop by the time clock, her purse, everywhere. Of course there was ice melt / salt all over the floors too so there were a million little pieces that looked diamondish.
She had parked her car near one of the front doors while they were plowing and it had already been moved once when I went out to check the floor of her vehicle. and the ground around it. No one found anything. She was in tears but kept saying don't worry about it, it's gone but no one wanted to give up. She swore she had had noticed it still on her ring on her drive in.
About 2 hours later, I went in to the office to see if there had been any luck. Nope. I walked outside again where her car had been first parked. There were no cars there at that point and the ground had been plowed. leaving a combination of ice chunks and black top. I looked around for a few minutes while the salespeople were laughing at me from inside for bothering. I gave up, went over to the door, opened it to come inside and while holding the door open, I took one look around the doorway outside. Looked down and saw a little sparkle. More salt? But it was round. I bent over to pick it up and it was the diamond. Smaller then the tip of a pen cap. It was laying outside on some white paint that surrounds the showroom about 3 feet wide. I peed myself a little, and brought it into the office - "Put your hand out" I said. " Got something for you" She freaked out, tears poured out. I was the hero of the day/week/month
Later on in the day, she told me I should buy a lottery ticket. I was broke being Thursday. So Friday morning, I blew $60 on scratch tickets on the way to work. I hit $200 on 1 of them. I cashed it in on the way home Friday. Took $100 cash and spent another $100 on tickets. Hit $200 again. Over the weekend, using nothing but the winnings, I ended up winning $100 twice and $50 twice. It paid for all my groceries, meals, smokes, everything I bought came from the winnings until. I cashed the $200 on Tuesday and deposited it in the bank. I used the money from that to buy those 2 boxes of Topps DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY cards yesterday LOL
sorry for the long read but figured someone might get a kick out of it. I know it's still freaking me out.
Nice stuff!
My wife lost the center stone out of her ring last year, in a parking lot on a rainy day, and the grocery cart rounder upper guy found it for her.
Only an idiot would have a message board signature.
Fantastic Pull!!
Mike
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"Live everyday, don't throw it away"
hobby box - Lou Marson auto, Roy Campanella variation
jumbo box - Jeff Francis auto, another Trevor Cahil manufactured glove relic, and a Mariano Rivera jersey card
still haven't seen one of those diamond variations
Each blaster has a throwback patch card, mine was King Felix. The black cards I believe are a Wal-Mart only insert.
Drew Storen Auto redemption
Carlos Marmol (spelling) Jersey
2 diamond codes
Also the store owner opened up the info packet supplied by Topps. They send 10-20 code cards (for customers I assume) inside a black felt type material bag. They also indluded 50 or so "Diamonds" in the bag. He's gonna give them to the Mrs for Valentines day
Nice story. I'd dump the smokes though, I heard somewhere that stuff is bad for your health...
Back in the day, I used to puff more than 3 packs of Lucky Strikes a DAY. Not filters, the high test crap. There were times when I switched between Camels and Luckies, but I'm sure you get the idea. The very day I got home from Vietnam, I went cold turkey and never looked back, and that was more than 30 years ago. I remember well those freezing days in New England when the cigarette would stick to my lips as I went to pull the ciagrette out of my mouth...fingers slide forward to the fire...ouch.
can you come over to our house please?
my wife lost a diamond earring somewhere in here a couple of weeks ago. She hasn't given up on it yet obviously....she was sifting through the sweepings in the Dyson the other day. LOL
Pretty disappointing for the first 2 boxes but the Boggs is a nice add to my Red Sox collection:
2 packs left in box 3 and this popped out:
saving the box for later but the 3 packs were screaming at me.
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At least there's a reason to sort them this year LOL
thanks for the heads up
I now wonder if the Freddy Freeman card will be inserted as an original back as well with "reprint" on the back. Would seem strange since that would be the only difference between his regular card and the insert.
Like the 2010 Pujols card, it would make sense to be rarer than the regular one found in packs and easily missed.
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But I'd like to trade with anyone for 2011 Topps Ryan Kalish cards. (he's my nephew)
I have some Vintage commons (57, 58, etc.) and a lot of Topps Heritage (2004-2007).
I was at his debut Red Sox game last year
After his first at bat (first base coach his his first hit ball in his left hand):
2nd at bat (I think):
Gents, does the link above provide an all encompassing list of the variations and such in 2011 Topps ? If any list out there better, please let me know.
I just did a Walmart purchase of '2011' Topps boxes. This is fun. More variety with the new stuff then any vintage collector has ever experienced. To each their own. but vintage collecting was boring. Tried it. Same boring cards. And stupidly expensive. Time to have fun ! I wants me a sparkle variation in this next box !! No joke for any old schoolers out there. Buy a new box, this is actually fun.
The ugly: The next card was a Papelbon card. That is the dude that 'danced' in his 'gheyway undies' correct ? Ruining the Red Sox chances for another hundred years ? ohhh.. sick. I did not expect this ' reminder' of tht visual. My fault. ohhh.. that little beotch dancing. ugh. talk about bringing down baseball.
Mike
busted the jumbo this morning. Extra hit and and HOF auto - can't complain
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