Wax Break Results for 89 Fleer and 93 Bowman
Foo3112
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Hi to all 
So I had a super rough week last week so on Friday I decided to head over to my local card shop in hopes of bringing my spirits up and ripping up some junk wax. I bought some stuff such as 87 Topps wax box along with 88 and 89. Those I'm going to keep intact because I already have the sets and Ive also ripped open those boxes as of recent so I just picked those up more for nostalgic value. I got them for about $5 each so I could resist either. I did however want to rip open some junk wax so I purchase 89 Fleer along with 93 Bowman. The dealer had some boxes out of the 89 Fleer for about $6 already but said he had a case in the back that possibly contained the Billy Ripken "FF" cards for $15 - and I really wanted that card as a kid and Ive never been able to obtain one. He sold me a box for $10 since I already was purchasing everything else including the 93 Bowman box for $40.
Overall I was very happy with the results - I did get everything I was looking for including the "FF" Ripken card from about 6 Variation totals of that kind. Also got the Jeter rookie which looks like a 9 to me. I had one already but its not as nice as the one I pulled. Might sell my original one eventually. Only thing I didn't get that I also wanted was Mariano's 2nd yr card. No complaints here otherwise.
So I had a super rough week last week so on Friday I decided to head over to my local card shop in hopes of bringing my spirits up and ripping up some junk wax. I bought some stuff such as 87 Topps wax box along with 88 and 89. Those I'm going to keep intact because I already have the sets and Ive also ripped open those boxes as of recent so I just picked those up more for nostalgic value. I got them for about $5 each so I could resist either. I did however want to rip open some junk wax so I purchase 89 Fleer along with 93 Bowman. The dealer had some boxes out of the 89 Fleer for about $6 already but said he had a case in the back that possibly contained the Billy Ripken "FF" cards for $15 - and I really wanted that card as a kid and Ive never been able to obtain one. He sold me a box for $10 since I already was purchasing everything else including the 93 Bowman box for $40.
Overall I was very happy with the results - I did get everything I was looking for including the "FF" Ripken card from about 6 Variation totals of that kind. Also got the Jeter rookie which looks like a 9 to me. I had one already but its not as nice as the one I pulled. Might sell my original one eventually. Only thing I didn't get that I also wanted was Mariano's 2nd yr card. No complaints here otherwise.
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With Bowman, I never really get any duplicates. I ripped open 92 Bowman twice last year and I hardly got any doubles either. As far as the Fleer, this was my 2nd box I ripped open in the past 6 months. I also pulled a Griffey in the 1st box but it was a little (OC) from top to bottom). This one turned out better however.
"Live everyday, don't throw it away"
PM me if you want that dealers number and maybe you guys can work out a deal so that he can mail you some of those boxes from that case if you wish.
"Live everyday, don't throw it away"
Mike, I use to have those stickers ALL OVER my baseball card binders when I was like 11. Yes, those days are long gone.