Unopened Rips - Jordan RC review bump

fergie23 · January 25, 2009 7:00AM

Next up a 2008 Allen & Ginter box. I got this for $80 from my local card shop. A little pricey but I wanted something modern to open (bought at the same time as the 2008 Goudey box ripped earlier).

I plan to open the 2 remaining 1979 Topps Hockey packs this week. Not sure when I will do the 3 1986 Fleer basketball packs or Heritage run yet. I do have a GAI 9 1975 Topps mini pack on the way but there are several PSA 9 HOF RCs on ebay ending this week that I will be bidding on so any new unopened material probably won't be purchased until after the Super Bowl.

Robb

BunchOBull · January 25, 2009 7:04AM

If you pull a Frank Thomas printing plate, you've got a buyer in me! It's a long shot, but I just want to throw some A&G mojo out there. Good luck.

jeffcbay · January 25, 2009 7:17AM

Hey, I just ripped an A&G today too! Found mine for $69 at a local card show (Canton, Ohio). I just couldn't resist! Nothing spectacular. The highlights were: Dunn, Sexson, and Thome jerseys; Orlando Hudson Auto, and a Clay Buchholz Mini NNO. I hope you have better luck!

fergie23 · January 25, 2009 7:31AM

Nothing really of note. What are the short prints in A&G?

BunchOBull · January 25, 2009 7:36AM

301-350...easy this past year

DavidPuddy · January 25, 2009 7:36AM

301-350 are the sp's

fergie23 · January 25, 2009 7:47AM

Thanks for the info on the SPs! Anyone interested in the full sized base commons? I have a couple boxes worth, from previous rips. First 4 people to PM me will be sent what I have.

Robb

leathtech · January 25, 2009 8:02AM

<< <i>The unopened boxes I have collected thus far (fledgling project for me).

1987 Fleer Basketball
1984 Topps Football
1986 OPC Hockey
1985 OPC Hockey
1979 Topps Hockey

>>

Good luck on the 84 FB, may all the cards be centered!

TheThrill22 · January 25, 2009 9:18AM

Robb, pm sent. Dying to see more 79 hockey

mickeymantle24 · January 25, 2009 10:25AM

Great stuff so far. Where do you get most of these boxes? BBCE??

jasoneggert · January 25, 2009 12:24PM

<< <i>The unopened boxes I have collected thus far (fledgling project for me).

1987 Fleer Basketball
1984 Topps Football
1986 OPC Hockey
1985 OPC Hockey
1979 Topps Hockey

>>

Man, I remember going to Pacific Trading Cards here in the Seattle area and they had pallets of those returned 84 Topps Football. $5 a box! Think I bought a few. I also had 3 of those 87-88 Fleer Wax boxes. Sold one, traded one and ripped one. The one I ripped had 8 Jordans (counting stickers).

fergie23 · January 27, 2009 7:35AM

Snowed in so have been working from home today. Going to rip a 2005 Topps Heritage box. I bought the box on ebay for $109.95. Not the best deal ever but fair compared to what D&A was selling them for ($122). If I were more patient I probably could have gotten one for a little cheaper at auction. Not sure about the SPs in this set but hoping to pull an auto.

Robb

BassPro77 · January 27, 2009 7:37AM

looks nice, good luck

HeritageAddict · January 27, 2009 7:42AM

Good luck on the rip, hope you pull yourself some nice ink, or maybe a cut auto.

Barfvader · January 27, 2009 7:45AM

That's the first Heritage set I started on (basic set only) and never did finish it. Ah maybe someday.

Good luck and hope you pull something good.

zep33 · January 27, 2009 7:54AM

good luck man - been waiting to see these Heritage rips

fergie23 · January 27, 2009 8:14AM

Sadly no auto. I pulled 4 chrome cards and a Don Larsen flashback authentic stadium seat. Of the chromes the Kerry Wood is 001/556, Butler is 1414/1956, Beckett is 0091/1956 and Jones is 0909/1956. No ideas on SPs.

HeritageAddict · January 27, 2009 8:21AM

Sorry about the autos, still a fun rip.

mickeymantle24 · January 27, 2009 8:22AM

The Larson is pretty cool. I wonder how much it sells for??

joestalin · January 27, 2009 8:37AM

non-heritage guys would look at that rip and wonder why we would pay 75 bucks a box, not to mention 109 (and 122 at D&A!). Thanks for the rip!

Kevin

fergie23 · January 30, 2009 8:27AM

Grades popped for some of my recent rips. I will post here and then go and update the posts with the photos to add grades. I asked for no qualifiers for the grades.
I have another sub in under the January special, that includes the 71s, received 1/12 that has yet to pop. This is my 2nd sub to pop with Jan special and basically the more similar the cards in the sub the faster the turnaround time.

Grades were about what I expected for the most part. Thought the Olajuwon stickers were going to get 9s. I think the Worthy and Checklist were downgraded due to centering. Overall happy with the results, my last couple 86 Fleer basketball subs had no 10s so it is nice to see that change. Also no EOT which might be the first time in over 10 subs.

EXCELLENT 5 1972 O-PEE-CHEE 309 ROBERTO CLEMENTE
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1972 O-PEE-CHEE 280 WILLIE McCOVEY
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1972 O-PEE-CHEE 296 DICK DIETZ IN ACTION
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1972 O-PEE-CHEE 314 LUIS APARICIO IN ACTION
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1986 FLEER STICKER 9 AKEEM OLAJUWON
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1986 FLEER STICKER 9 AKEEM OLAJUWON
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1986 FLEER 131 JAMES WORTHY
NEAR MINT 7 1986 FLEER 132 CHECKLIST 1-132
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 1 KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 68 KARL MALONE
NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5 1986 FLEER 3 MARK AGUIRRE
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 70 CEDRIC MAXWELL
GEM MINT 10 1991 UPPER DECK AWARD WINNER HOLOGRAM AW4 MICHAEL JORDAN
GEM MINT 10 1986 FLEER 99 BYRON SCOTT
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 33 VERN FLEMING
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 34 ERIC FLOYD
GEM MINT 10 1986 FLEER 35 WORLD B. FREE
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1986 FLEER 101 JERRY SICHTING
GEM MINT 10 1986 FLEER 36 GEORGE GERVIN
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 103 DEREK SMITH
GEM MINT 10 1986 FLEER 37 ARTIS GILMORE
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 102 JACK SIKMA
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 38 MIKE GMINSKI
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 104 LARRY SMITH
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 100 PURVIS SHORT
GEM MINT 10 2006 PLAYOFF CONTENDERS 165 DEVIN HESTER AUTOGRAPH
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 2001 SP AUTHENTIC SIGN OF THE TIMES PH PADRAIG HARRINGTON
N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT 1979 TOPPS 100 BRYAN TROTTIER
MINT 9 2005 ULTRA DIFFERENCE MAKERS DM9 ALEXANDER OVECHKIN DIFFERENCE MAKERS

Total Items: 29
Date Received: 1/28/2009

Robb

sfmays24 · January 30, 2009 8:32AM

Nice grades, Robb

GEM MINT 10 1986 FLEER 35 WORLD B. FREE ...is this card of him whem he was with the GS Warriors (or was that a few years earlier)?

He gave me a pair of his wristbands when he was a Warrior... I have no idea what happened to them.

Mike

fergie23 · January 30, 2009 8:58AM

World B Free is in a Cavs uniform.

Since the last pack of 86 Fleer basketball from BBCE was so well centered I will open another one as well as the two remaining 79 Topps Hockey. Hopefully I will get somthing worth sending into PSA on the last day of the January special. The 1986 Fleer basketball pack was $270 and the 1979 Topps hockey were $54 each.

Robb

Bosox1976 · January 30, 2009 9:12AM

<< <i>GEM MINT 10 1986 FLEER 36 GEORGE GERVIN >>

"One thing I could do was finger roll..."

Nice Sub

fergie23 · January 30, 2009 9:21AM

As expected absolutely nothing in the 79 Topps hockey. But I am sure I will still add packs to my BBCE orders.

fergie23 · January 30, 2009 9:27AM

The Ewing sticker and Pressey look good but the centering for this pack doesn't look as nice as the last one.

Edited to add grades:
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1986 FLEER STICKER 6 PATRICK EWING
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 88 PAUL PRESSEY
Date Received: 3/10/2009
Grades posted 3/16/2009

fergie23 · January 30, 2009 9:33AM

Edited to add grades:
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 113 WAYMAN TISDALE
Date Received: 3/10/2009
Grades posted 3/16/2009

fergie23 · January 30, 2009 9:39AM

bigwilli · January 30, 2009 9:57AM

its been over 15 minutes , dont you have anything else to rip. I cant do any ripping right now so i have to at
least see results from someone elses rip.....

fergie23 · January 30, 2009 10:01AM

I will be sending the Ewing sticker, Pressey and Tisdale off to be graded. Unfortunately it doesn't look like I have enough cards to send one last January CC special sub out.
My girlfriend is out of town for the weekend so I will be ripping some of the other unopened boxes and packs prior to the super bowl.

fergie23 · January 30, 2009 10:15AM

For bigwilli I will now rip a 1975 Topps Mini pack graded GAI 9. Got the pack for $34.66 of ebay. I've bought some of the sellers 86 fleer packs and they have all been legit so that hopefully bodes well for this mini pack.

Robb

fattymacs · January 30, 2009 10:16AM

I hope you get some minty minis

BassPro77 · January 30, 2009 10:20AM

nice, you even get a mini piece of gum

fergie23 · January 30, 2009 10:25AM

mickeymantle24 · January 30, 2009 10:26AM

Good Luck!

fergie23 · January 30, 2009 10:31AM

Typical centering for a mini pack.

Edited to add grades:
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1975 TOPPS MINI 611 YANKEES TEAM BILL VIRDON, MGR.
Date Received: 3/10/2009
Grades posted 3/16/2009

BassPro77 · January 30, 2009 10:38AM

pretty nice mini's

70chip · January 30, 2009 10:46AM

Great thread!!! Keep it going.....PLEASE

Good Luck with the future breaks!!

SidePocket · January 30, 2009 1:08PM

We are all living vicariously through you fergie, keep it up!

bigwilli · January 30, 2009 1:12PM

This thread has become my favorite . Thanks for showing us all these breaks . Hopefully we will get to see more soon

baseballfan · January 30, 2009 10:36PM

very cool thread!!

can't wait to see what's next

mickeymantle24 · January 30, 2009 10:41PM

I love this thread!!!!!!!!!

fergie23 · January 31, 2009 3:48AM

Well since it is basically February I ordered some new stuff. On the way from my friends at BBCE are a 2001 Topps Heritage box (this will be added to my unopened box collection), a 1962 Topps football wax pack graded PSA 7 (Mike Dikta and Fran Tarkenton rookie possibilities), two hobby boxes of 2005/06 Upper Deck hockey series two (Ovechkin rookie) and 3 packs of 1979 Topps hockey (I have a good feeling about these!).

I've bought some PSA 9 HOF RCs recently and have my eyes on a couple others so my unopened budget is not as robust in Feb as Jan. I am going to have to do a better job of spacing things out if I want to keep this thread alive.

I have some modern stuff I will rip this weekend including a 2007 Goudey box, 2007 Topps Football Co-Signors and 2007 Bowman Chrome.

Robb

fergie23 · January 31, 2009 9:46AM

Opened a 2007 Goudey box. Paid $60 at my local card shop for the box.

fergie23 · January 31, 2009 10:14AM

2007 Co-Signors Football box. Purchased the box for $62 at my local card shop.
This is the second Jeff Rowe auto I've gotten out of Co-Signors. Only 2007 Bowman Chrome left to go.

fergie23 · January 31, 2009 10:37AM

2007 Bowman Chrome football box. Purchased for $45 from my local card shop. Pulled two Peterson rookies, one is a refractor. The Adams is a numbered refractor 003/150.

Edited to add grades:
MINT 9 2007 BOWMAN CHROME BC65 ADRIAN PETERSON
MINT 9 2007 BOWMAN CHROME BC65 ADRIAN PETERSON REFRACTOR
Date Received: 3/10/2009
Grades posted 3/16/2009

HeritageAddict · January 31, 2009 10:40AM

Once again, great stuff, thanks for the rip.

daddymc · January 31, 2009 10:41AM

Some good pulls out of the Bowman Chrome, especially for the price.

zep33 · January 31, 2009 11:36AM

fun watching these breaks

more, more, more

mickeymantle24 · January 31, 2009 12:05PM

I opened a 2008 Co-signers baseball, and would not recommend it. Did not get much. I only had to pay $59 for it though

Unopened Rips - Jordan RC review bump

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