I'll let you guys know if blasters are any good (they have been nice for me) on Wednesday. I have a case coming. Anything will be better than Retail case.
That being said, my experience has been thus: Retail, terrible for hits, good for set building. Hobby (boxes), not that great. 1 Auto out of 3 boxes. Loose hobby packs (about 1 hobby box worth) Great (the ARod auto and a Bazooka). Blasters, really good for set building with the occassional good mini hit (2 Bazookas, 1 snake, 5 or 6 relics). Best deal, lots on EBAY.
<< <i>I'll let you guys know if blasters are any good (they have been nice for me) on Wednesday. I have a case coming. Anything will be better than Retail case.
That being said, my experience has been thus: Retail, terrible for hits, good for set building. Hobby (boxes), not that great. 1 Auto out of 3 boxes. Loose hobby packs (about 1 hobby box worth) Great (the ARod auto and a Bazooka). Blasters, really good for set building with the occassional good mini hit (2 Bazookas, 1 snake, 5 or 6 relics). Best deal, lots on EBAY. >>
<< <i>Just picked up a case of 16 blasters. Time for some ripping. >>
Good luck with all of those packs. I sent you a PM with a trade possibility, but I reckon you may end up with a bunch of the minis you need after 128 packs. If not, though, I've got them saved back just in case we can form up a trade.
4 regular size SPs 3 regular back minis 1 regular back mini SP 1 A&G back mini 1 black border mini 1 flag 1 Arod 1 Snake - Black Mamba (tough pull and I needed it)
I just opened 3 blaster and 5 loose packs from my local target. Each blaster had a hit in it. no snakes or no number whites 1 prince fielder bat 1 adrian Gonzalaez blue ink 1 mark Zupan blue ink( Probably the best of the 3)
I went to 3 stores and not much left in the way of boxes around here. I had one hit in every blaster. Is that common?
Help please. Just finished opening a hobby box and got a mini that is brown in color of Mark Selby and it is numbered 124. But, it also had a triangular shaped hologram on the back with 1/1 and a 6 digit serial number. Below the hologram are 3 ink lines, one short, one long, one short. Any idea on what it is or how to describe it on ebay? The only other thing in this box is a cut square relic of Miguel Cabrera and a A-rod 262 home run card. I didn't think the hobby boxes came with a perez steel card in every pack but this one did No snakes, no emperors, no autographs, no smiley faces for me. Thanks, Cliff
<< <i>Help please. Just finished opening a hobby box and got a mini that is brown in color of Mark Selby and it is numbered 124. But, it also had a triangular shaped hologram on the back with 1/1 and a 6 digit serial number. Below the hologram are 3 ink lines, one short, one long, one short. Any idea on what it is or how to describe it on ebay? The only other thing in this box is a cut square relic of Miguel Cabrera and a A-rod 262 home run card. I didn't think the hobby boxes came with a perez steel card in every pack but this one did No snakes, no emperors, no autographs, no smiley faces for me. Thanks, Cliff >>
you should have a BIG smiley face. you pulled a 1 of 1 wood mini. Odds of getting one are 1:3507 packs.
White Whales: 1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith 2006 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Chris Carpenter
Serious as a heart attack. I couldn't figure out why it looked so different. They even covered up part of the writing on the back with the hologram. I guess I'll see what it'll do on ebay. Since it's a snooker card, where would the best category to list it under? Thanks for the good words. I appreciate it. Cliff
Flags: Austria, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Greenland, Honduras, Iceland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Turkey, Utd. Arab Emirates, U.S.A.
SPs: 193, 194, 310, 320, 348
Base cards (for various player & other sets - many of these are "star" cards and will have a higher value than a normal base card): 7, 32, 50, 55, 57, 131, 150, 164, 200, 204, 210, 230, 247, 270, 274, 300, 342
Relics: Aurilia Bat, Cabrera Bat, Chavez Pants (2), Fielder Bat, Juarez Jersey, Konerko Bat (2), Kotchman Jersey (2), LaRoche Jersey (2), LoDuca Jersey, Patterson Bat, Piazza Bat, Ramirez Jersey, Tejada Jersey, Winn Jersey (2)
No # Black Minis: M Young (pending), N Punto, D Ross, M Bradley, A Marte, P Wilson, S Casey, R Washington, J Juarez, M Andretti, A Jones, O Cabrera, M Aponte, B Black, D O'Brien, J B Scott, A LaRoche (pending)
48 regular size SPs 60 regular back minis 13 regular back mini SP 24 A&G back mini 1 A&G back mini SP 15 black border mini 1 black border mini no number SP 12 flags 6 Arods 1 Emperor - Titus 1 Snake - Black Mamba 4 game used 2 Autos
Nice case, Nick. You should be really happy with the hits A&G has given you this year between the hobby and blaster cases.
Not sure I can do the same blow-by-blow rip that you did on Wednesday because it's being delivered to work and I'm not sure I can wait until I get home. That and my wife doesn't, for some unknown reason, appreciate my addiction/hobby and wouldn't really like me to be sitting down at prime time to open some "stupid baseball cards"
My problems aside, congrats and it looks like are you starting the beast that is going after all the parallel sets. Once you go black, it's a tough nut to crack.
Just wanted to add my own two cents. So far, I've gone through 5 hobby boxes, 5 boxes of the non-hobby 24 pack whatever the hell they are called and 6 retail 7+1 boxes. The hobby by far are obviously the most rewarding. My four auto's were all from hobby and I got a rip card and pulled the mini #377 bonds. Figured I'd have to buy a case to luck into a rip card but got lucky. The 24 pack non hobby things were F'n terrible. Three Brian Roberts relics says it all. The retails actually have done better. Four bazooka backed from them and lots of A&G backed as well. This is amazingly addictive, I just bought a hobby case, never thought I would buy a case of anything.
Am I correct that no number black mini's are NOT rare? Just some enigma?
<< <i>Just wanted to add my own two cents. So far, I've gone through 5 hobby boxes, 5 boxes of the non-hobby 24 pack whatever the hell they are called and 6 retail 7+1 boxes. The hobby by far are obviously the most rewarding. My four auto's were all from hobby and I got a rip card and pulled the mini #377 bonds. Figured I'd have to buy a case to luck into a rip card but got lucky. The 24 pack non hobby things were F'n terrible. Three Brian Roberts relics says it all. The retails actually have done better. Four bazooka backed from them and lots of A&G backed as well. This is amazingly addictive, I just bought a hobby case, never thought I would buy a case of anything.
Am I correct that no number black mini's are NOT rare? Just some enigma? >>
You still did better than I did with the retail. I went through TWO 24 pack retail boxes and didn't get ANYTHING. No autograph, no relic, no bazooka, no rip, no nothing. The best card I got was a no-# Hideki Matsui.
I bought my first packs of A&G today in the form of 3 retail 7+1 boxes. I really know nothing about this set, not even subtle differences, but I'll try to list what I pulled here. If I'm listing things that aren't important, sorry about that. I really enjoyed the pulls. Here are my totals:
3 Black Border Minis - Tim Lincecum RC, Lance Berkman, Dontrelle Willis 2 Flag Minis - UAB, Jamaica 1 Emperor Mini - Caesar Augustus 1 Auto - Misty May-Treanor 1 Relic - Manny Ramirez Bat 7 A&G Back Minis 11 Regular Back Minis 2 ARod Road to 500s - 273 and 274 10 Dick Perez Sketch Cards
As for the base cards, I don't know which are most notable to list, if any. I don't know what is most desired. Maybe my finds were average, but I have to say, I'm extremely happy with my $60 purchase. It was very fun. Now that I know I like the set I want to purchase a hobby box.
Comments
That being said, my experience has been thus: Retail, terrible for hits, good for set building. Hobby (boxes), not that great. 1 Auto out of 3 boxes. Loose hobby packs (about 1 hobby box worth) Great (the ARod auto and a Bazooka). Blasters, really good for set building with the occassional good mini hit (2 Bazookas, 1 snake, 5 or 6 relics). Best deal, lots on EBAY.
<< <i>Donovan, is your avatar a Nazi Stormtrooper?
Yes, yes it is. I give up. The Star Wars mention was a front. lol
<< <i>I'll let you guys know if blasters are any good (they have been nice for me) on Wednesday. I have a case coming. Anything will be better than Retail case.
That being said, my experience has been thus: Retail, terrible for hits, good for set building. Hobby (boxes), not that great. 1 Auto out of 3 boxes. Loose hobby packs (about 1 hobby box worth) Great (the ARod auto and a Bazooka). Blasters, really good for set building with the occassional good mini hit (2 Bazookas, 1 snake, 5 or 6 relics). Best deal, lots on EBAY. >>
You sitting on an Arod auto????
Kevin
<< <i>Where's the value in my box? I'm still looking for it. >>
You already pulled the super rare Lamp and Toothbrush, what more do you want?
<< <i>Just picked up a case of 16 blasters. Time for some ripping.
Good luck with all of those packs. I sent you a PM with a trade possibility, but I reckon you may end up with a bunch of the minis you need after 128 packs. If not, though, I've got them saved back just in case we can form up a trade.
You should post a box by box break-down
mosaic's Nolan Ryan Basic Topps registry set
mosaic's Big 3 Nolan Ryan Run Showcase
LOL
Kevin
4 regular size SPs
4 regular back minis
1 regular back mini SP
1 A&G back mini
1 black border mini
1 flag
Sammy Sosa bat
Not too bad for a blaster.
4 regular size SPs
3 regular back minis
1 regular back mini SP
2 A&G back mini
1 black border mini
1 flag
Scott Rolen Jersey
2 blasters, 2 hits
4 regular size SPs
3 regular back minis
1 regular back mini SP
1 A&G back mini
1 black border mini
1 flag
1 Arod
1 Snake - Black Mamba (tough pull and I needed it)
<< <i>Box 2
4 regular size SPs
3 regular back minis
1 regular back mini SP
2 A&G back mini
1 black border mini
1 flag
Scott Rolen Jersey
2 blasters, 2 hits >>
Is a Scott Rolen jersey still considered a hit?
mosaic's Nolan Ryan Basic Topps registry set
mosaic's Big 3 Nolan Ryan Run Showcase
4 regular size SPs
3 regular back minis
1 regular back mini SP
2 A&G back mini
1 black border mini
1 flag
Manny Ramirez bat
4 blasters = 3 hits and 1 snake
no snakes or no number whites
1 prince fielder bat
1 adrian Gonzalaez blue ink
1 mark Zupan blue ink( Probably the best of the 3)
I went to 3 stores and not much left in the way of boxes around here. I had one hit in every blaster. Is that common?
Dave
1957 Topps 99% 7.40 GPA
Hank Aaron Basic PSA 7-8(75%)
Topps Heritage - Trade Page
4 regular size SPs
4 regular back minis
1 A&G back mini
1 A&G back mini SP
1 black border mini
1 flag
1 Arod
4 regular size SPs
5 regular back minis
1 regular back mini SP
1 A&G back mini
0 black border mini
1 flag
And Retail Ink - Troy Tulowitzki
4 regular size SPs
4 regular back minis
1 regular back mini SP
1 A&G back mini
1 black border mini
1 flag
Miguel Cabrera Jersey
7 blasters = 5 hits and 1 Snake, and a flag in every box so far
<< <i>Box 7
4 regular size SPs
4 regular back minis
1 regular back mini SP
1 A&G back mini
1 black border mini
1 flag
Miguel Cabrera Jersey
7 blasters = 5 hits and 1 Snake, and a flag in every box so far >>
Let me know what you want for that Cabrera Jersey
1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith
2006 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Chris Carpenter
No snakes, no emperors, no autographs, no smiley faces for me.
Thanks,
Cliff
Between you and Nick, I'm jealous.
mosaic's Nolan Ryan Basic Topps registry set
mosaic's Big 3 Nolan Ryan Run Showcase
you got a 1 of 1 wood card.
GREAT pull!!
<< <i>Help please. Just finished opening a hobby box and got a mini that is brown in color of Mark Selby and it is numbered 124. But, it also had a triangular shaped hologram on the back with 1/1 and a 6 digit serial number. Below the hologram are 3 ink lines, one short, one long, one short. Any idea on what it is or how to describe it on ebay? The only other thing in this box is a cut square relic of Miguel Cabrera and a A-rod 262 home run card. I didn't think the hobby boxes came with a perez steel card in every pack but this one did
No snakes, no emperors, no autographs, no smiley faces for me.
Thanks,
Cliff >>
you should have a BIG smiley face. you pulled a 1 of 1 wood mini. Odds of getting one are 1:3507 packs.
1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith
2006 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Chris Carpenter
4 regular size SPs
3 regular back minis
1 regular back mini SP
2 A&G back mini
2 black border mini
0 flag
Of course as soon as I mention that I've gotten a flag in every box I didnt get one in this one. lol
Thanks for the good words. I appreciate it.
Cliff
4 regular size SPs
3 regular back minis
1 regular back mini SP
2 A&G back mini
1 black border mini
1 flag
1 Arod
4 regular size SPs
2 regular back minis
1 regular back mini SP
2 A&G back mini
1 black border mini
1 flag
1 Arod
1 Emperor - Titus
4 regular size SPs
5 regular back minis
1 regular back mini SP
1 A&G back mini
1 black border mini
0 flag
4 regular size SPs
3 regular back minis
2 A&G back mini
1 black border mini
1 black border mini no number SP (1:130)
1 flag
1 Arod
4 regular size SPs
5 regular back minis
1 regular back mini SP
1 A&G back mini
1 black border mini
0 flag
Been a while since my last "hit"
4 regular size SPs
3 regular back minis
1 regular back mini SP
2 A&G back mini
1 black border mini
1 flag
1 Arod
4 regular size SPs
5 regular back minis
1 regular back mini SP
1 A&G back mini
1 black border mini
0 flag
i think you pulled hair and aren't telling us!
1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith
2006 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Chris Carpenter
Cards I NEED:
Emperors: E1 Julius Caesar, E6 Nero (pending), E7 Titus, E10 Septimus Severus
Flags: Austria, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Greenland, Honduras, Iceland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Turkey, Utd. Arab Emirates, U.S.A.
SPs: 193, 194, 310, 320, 348
Base cards (for various player & other sets - many of these are "star" cards and will have a higher value than a normal base card): 7, 32, 50, 55, 57, 131, 150, 164, 200, 204, 210, 230, 247, 270, 274, 300, 342
Minis (either back, but prefer A&G backs): 1, 3, 11, 32, 46, 48, 50, 53, 63, 78, 106, 124, 130, 150, 165, 196, 280, 285, 303, 320, 322, 329, 334, 335, 336, 342, 348, 349, 350
Cards I HAVE FOR TRADE:
Relics: Aurilia Bat, Cabrera Bat, Chavez Pants (2), Fielder Bat, Juarez Jersey, Konerko Bat (2), Kotchman Jersey (2), LaRoche Jersey (2), LoDuca Jersey, Patterson Bat, Piazza Bat, Ramirez Jersey, Tejada Jersey, Winn Jersey (2)
A&G Back Minis: 59, 199
Regular Back Minis: 5, 24, 31 (2), 38, 41, 43, 51, 56, 68, 74, 95, 107, 111 (2), 131, 132, 143, 146, 147, 180, 183, 184 (2), 186, 189, 190, 191, 221, 225, 235, 241, 277, 287, 288, 298, 312, 315, 330
Regular SPS: 5, 48 (2), 58, 63 (3), 107, 137, 159, 302 (2), 307, 308 (2), 316 (2), 317, 322, 326, 334
Black Minis: 4 (2), 22, 30 (2), 36, 44, 49, 118, 121 (2), 126 (2), 135, 145, 169 (2), 179, 216, 226, 265, 285, 294, 304
No # Black Minis: M Young (pending), N Punto, D Ross, M Bradley, A Marte, P Wilson, S Casey, R Washington, J Juarez, M Andretti, A Jones, O Cabrera, M Aponte, B Black, D O'Brien, J B Scott, A LaRoche (pending)
Autos: Jonathan Papelbon
My Sandberg topps basic set
My Sandberg Topps Master set
<< <i>Am I correct in saying there is a Dick Perez card in every pack of a hobby box? >>
yes unless there is a relic, auto etc
1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith
2006 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Chris Carpenter
4 regular size SPs
5 regular back minis
2 A&G back mini
1 flag
More Retail Ink - Dan O'Brien
1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith
2006 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Chris Carpenter
48 regular size SPs
60 regular back minis
13 regular back mini SP
24 A&G back mini
1 A&G back mini SP
15 black border mini
1 black border mini no number SP
12 flags
6 Arods
1 Emperor - Titus
1 Snake - Black Mamba
4 game used
2 Autos
What I need:
A&G Back Minis - 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 21, 24, 29, 33, 36, 46, 48, 50, 53, 55, 56, 58, 60, 61, 63, 64, 66, 67, 72, 81, 88, 89, 92, 95, 96, 97, 106, 107, 112, 114, 115, 116, 120, 122, 124, 136, 140, 141, 142, 147, 148, 150, 152, 154, 162, 165, 166, 167, 168, 170, 173, 175, 176, 179, 187, 191, 194, 197, 201, 204, 207, 212, 213, 214, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 225, 226, 227, 235, 236, 239, 244, 245, 248, 250, 257, 258, 260, 261, 262, 263, 265, 267, 270, 271, 274, 277, 278, 279, 280, 282, 288, 289, 294, 295, 296, 300, 302, 303, 304, 306, 307, 308, 310, 314, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 324, 329, 330, 331, 336, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 345, 347, and 350..
Arods - 252, 254, 257, 258, 261, 271, and 274.
Snakes - King Cobra.
Emporers - Julius Caeser.
What I have available for trade:
Regular Back Minis - 6, 13, 33, 51, 68, 70, 76, 77, 85, 86, 97, 100, 101, 105, 120, 131, 132, 147, 151, 160, 172, 176, 186, 187, 190, 204, 205, 223, 234, 238, 248, 250, 253, 258, 267, 268, 285, 286, 287, 293, 294, 295, 296, 311, 315, 323, and 332.
A&G back minis - 26, 82, 87, 102, 131, 188, 251, 273, and 297.
Arods - 255, 256, 262, 270, and 272.
Snakes - None.
Emporers - Claudius, Titus, and Marcus Aurelius.
Flags - Argentina, Dominican Republic, Greece, Thailand, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates.
I also have black border minis to use for cards on my lists above.
Not sure I can do the same blow-by-blow rip that you did on Wednesday because it's being delivered to work and I'm not sure I can wait until I get home. That and my wife doesn't, for some unknown reason, appreciate my addiction/hobby and wouldn't really like me to be sitting down at prime time to open some "stupid baseball cards"
My problems aside, congrats and it looks like are you starting the beast that is going after all the parallel sets. Once you go black, it's a tough nut to crack.
Kurt
Am I correct that no number black mini's are NOT rare? Just some enigma?
<< <i>Just wanted to add my own two cents. So far, I've gone through 5 hobby boxes, 5 boxes of the non-hobby 24 pack whatever the hell they are called and 6 retail 7+1 boxes. The hobby by far are obviously the most rewarding. My four auto's were all from hobby and I got a rip card and pulled the mini #377 bonds. Figured I'd have to buy a case to luck into a rip card but got lucky. The 24 pack non hobby things were F'n terrible. Three Brian Roberts relics says it all. The retails actually have done better. Four bazooka backed from them and lots of A&G backed as well. This is amazingly addictive, I just bought a hobby case, never thought I would buy a case of anything.
Am I correct that no number black mini's are NOT rare? Just some enigma? >>
You still did better than I did with the retail. I went through TWO 24 pack retail boxes and didn't get ANYTHING. No autograph, no relic, no bazooka, no rip, no nothing. The best card I got was a no-# Hideki Matsui.
-- Ryan
My Sandberg topps basic set
My Sandberg Topps Master set
3 Black Border Minis - Tim Lincecum RC, Lance Berkman, Dontrelle Willis
2 Flag Minis - UAB, Jamaica
1 Emperor Mini - Caesar Augustus
1 Auto - Misty May-Treanor
1 Relic - Manny Ramirez Bat
7 A&G Back Minis
11 Regular Back Minis
2 ARod Road to 500s - 273 and 274
10 Dick Perez Sketch Cards
As for the base cards, I don't know which are most notable to list, if any. I don't know what is most desired. Maybe my finds were average, but I have to say, I'm extremely happy with my $60 purchase. It was very fun. Now that I know I like the set I want to purchase a hobby box.
Ross