'83 Topps Vending Case Rip...FINAL STATS

corvette1340 · July 8, 2010 10:59AM

Just got the first of my unopened packages that I have on the way. This one came from BBCE. '83 Topps Baseball Vending Case. I plan on busting all of them!! Gonna be a fun weekend and July sub.

lsutigers1973 · July 8, 2010 12:04PM

What's the holdup?

Mphilking · July 8, 2010 12:05PM

Good luck!!

corvette1340 · July 8, 2010 12:31PM

first box, good centering. 16 cards that have shots at a 10 including 1 pop 0 and Brett Butler pop 1. Sandberg is probably an 8. Didn't get a Boggs or a Gwynn.

CubsFan41 · July 8, 2010 12:49PM

scans please.

grote15 · July 8, 2010 1:32PM

Nice pickup! Was that his only case? Good luck!

corvette1340 · July 8, 2010 2:24PM

2nd box, about the same number of potential 10's. Probably more than the number I've selected but I'm super tough when grading. Got a potential 10 Rice, Ryan Super Vet, and Molitor. Got a NM/MT Boggs and a Gwynn that is perfectly centered and has a mangled corner

corvette1340 · July 9, 2010 6:38AM

gonna rip these "Hot Packs" I bought off of ebay with some of my ebay bucks before I rip any more boxes of '83's. Anyone ever opened any of these?

lsutigers1973 · July 9, 2010 6:40AM

All the Upper Deck will be plain white jersey cards from the one jersey/auto per box blasters.

Hallco · July 9, 2010 6:56AM

<< Scratching my Unopened itch..... >>

You do realize that there are ointments for that kind of thing???

gameusedhoop · July 9, 2010 7:29AM

<< gonna rip these "Hot Packs" I bought off of ebay with some of my ebay bucks before I rip any more boxes of '83's. Anyone ever opened any of these? >>

Been almost an hour. Let's see what you've got. And I'm not talking about the rash caused by the itch!

Stone193 · July 9, 2010 7:31AM

Good luck - I've opened around 5 vending boxes - I've had some centering problems and - of course - corner problems.

I had trouble pulling a decent Gwynn - all were OC - and didn't get a center Boggs either!

My best pull:

I wouldn't mind trying to put together a really nice set from a case - I imagine some cards may be tough tho.

corvette1340 · July 9, 2010 7:38AM

well, I must say for $60 or so in free ebay bucks this was pretty damn fun. Knowing you are gonna get a hit in each pack is pretty cool.

Stone193 · July 9, 2010 7:40AM

Very cool.

lsutigers1973 · July 9, 2010 9:09AM

I was close on the plain white jersey comment with the exception of the plain grey jerseys.

nam812 · July 9, 2010 9:14AM

<< ........Gonna be a fun weekend.......... >>

More like a month at this rate.

corvette1340 · July 9, 2010 10:11AM

<< 

<< ........Gonna be a fun weekend.......... >>

More like a month at this rate. >>

lol, It's like Christmas and santa left some early 80's Topps cards.

Box 3, 1 Boggs probably an 8. Nothing else special. Another Molitor with a shot at a 10.

Box 4, 1 Sandberg, solid 8 with shot at a 9 and 2 off center Boggs. 19 potential 10's including Seaver super vet, #613 pop 0, Schmidt super vet, Jenkins super vet, #559 pop 0, and Carlton SO Leaders. Best box so far.

There are only 24 cards in the set that are pop 0's so a few of them might ring a bell with the set registry folks.

calaban7 · July 9, 2010 10:19AM

PM sent.

corvette1340 · July 9, 2010 11:01AM

just pulled a dead centered Sandberg out of box 5 along with about 10 other cards that have GEM potential including 2 more pop 0's. I'm about a third of the way through this box. I'll put up some scans after this box.

Stone193 · July 9, 2010 11:02AM

Scans? Thanx

Dpeck100 · July 9, 2010 11:18AM

That is great! I saw the scan of the prior Ryne Sandberg card and that was a nice looking mint card. If you have good centering on this set you are two thirds of the way there. I had forgotten how nice these cards were. I bet you are having a great time with this and hopefully you get some very high end key cards. Good luck!

lsutigers1973 · July 9, 2010 11:26AM

About half the set is a pop 0. However, there is some douche on eBay that is currently paying $50 per PSA 10 for commons.

corvette1340 · July 9, 2010 11:55AM

<< About half the set is a pop 0. However, there is some douche on eBay that is currently paying $50 per PSA 10 for commons. >>

There are only 24 Pop 0's left and 56 Pop 1's.

corvette1340 · July 9, 2010 12:01PM

The last 2 scans are Pop 0 cards which is pretty lucky out of 6 boxes considering there are only 24 of them left. The Earl Weaver is a Pop 1 but one of the coolest cards I've seen because he looks like he's been on a 2 week bender.

milbroco · July 9, 2010 12:12PM

I should go through some of my boxes in search of low pop cards from this era. I literally have about between 14 - 20 5,000 count boxes of cards from 1981 to 1986. I would just open boxes at a time and put a set together and sell off some rookies and stars and just put the rest in those monster 5000 count boxes. Maybe I can get a weekend and just have some fun........going through those boxes that is.

Bob

swartz1 · July 9, 2010 12:16PM

Where is Tony?

corvette1340 · July 9, 2010 12:29PM

<< Where is Tony? >>

out of 5 and a half boxes I've only pulled 1 Tony, but I've pulled 6 Boggs', and 4 Sandbergs. Hopefull Tony is chillin' in the remaining boxes.

corvette1340 · July 10, 2010 11:15AM

first half of case opened. Here are the stats:

3 Gwynns - 1 possible 9, 1 dead centered with perfect corners and has a small stain at the top (this sucked), 2 of these were in the same box
5 Sandbergs - 1 possible 10, 2 possible 9's
9 Boggs' - 1 possible 9, majority of these off center
6 Ripkens - 1 possible 10
7 Ryans - 1 possible 10

30 other star cards that have shots at 10's
25 cards of either pop 0 or pop 1 cards that have shots at 10's
91 other cards that have shots at 10's

MrVintage · July 10, 2010 11:23AM

Have you ever opened any rack boxes of 83 topps? I was curious if the chances of pulling gem 10s is better out of the 83 racks or vending?

lsutigers1973 · July 10, 2010 11:28AM

<< Have you ever opened any rack boxes of 83 topps? I was curious if the chances of pulling gem 10s is better out of the 83 racks or vending? >>

I've busted a ton of 83 Topps and best results were from racks.

calaban7 · July 10, 2010 11:30AM

I've opened about 20 vending boxes , many rack packs , and even a rack box.

Rack is the way to go.

WinPitcher · July 10, 2010 1:04PM

I have received gem type cards from all the various ways, with that said rack probably

yields the best chance.

Steve

Stone193 · July 10, 2010 1:45PM

Those stats mirror my experience of Gwynn being a tough pull - plus, as I said, centering is a major issue.

corvette1340 · July 11, 2010 1:08AM

You have to weight the cost and amount of cards in the equation too to determine the best value of rack vs. vending.

A 6 box rack case is listed at $1350 so probably sell it for a little above $1200 vs. 24 Vending boxes at $1000.

That's 6480 cards you are getting to look at in a rack case vs. 12000 in a vending case.

I'm getting potential 10's at a rate of 12-13 per box on first run through, so I'll probably throw a few of those out and probably gain a few more on second inspections so that's probably close to the true rate.

I'm not sure which is the best value but you'd have to get potential 10's at a 2-1 rate in rack vs. vending and still pay a little more than 20% more in cost. I may buy a case of rack just to see now that I'm curious.

lsutigers1973 · July 11, 2010 2:19AM

Grocery rack case that Steve has is about the same price and you get an extra 2160 cards.

RookieWax · July 11, 2010 5:08AM

if that grocery rack case is the kind with the 3 individually wrapped 12 card packs inside, you wouldn't want it. Those packs are wrapped so tightly, the cards come out with terrible corners and even bent at times.

beef316 · July 12, 2010 11:07AM

Let me know if you want to unload a set after you are all said and done. I am looking for a decent set for my sons.

lsutigers1973 · July 12, 2010 11:27AM

<< Let me know if you want to unload a set after you are all said and done. I am looking for a decent set for my sons. >>

I have a set in a binder with the traded set I can sale you.

mcadams · July 12, 2010 11:35AM

<< Let me know if you want to unload a set after you are all said and done. I am looking for a decent set for my sons. >>

+1 I'm interested in one as well. Thx

lsutigers1973 · July 12, 2010 11:41AM

<< 

<< Let me know if you want to unload a set after you are all said and done. I am looking for a decent set for my sons. >>

+1 I'm interested in one as well. Thx >>

Look up one post

EAsports · July 13, 2010 11:31AM

I would also be interested in a set, or even a set minus the 3 RCs.

I'm not interested in Bill's set, 'cause he's a tule.

corvette1340 · July 13, 2010 1:18PM

If I put some sets together I'll let you guys know. I'll do it eventually, just not sure when I'll get the time. I've got 4 boxes left to open and then I'll give the final stats.

lsutigers1973 · July 13, 2010 9:53PM

<< I'm not interested in Bill's set, 'cause he's a tule. >>

Your avatar is ghey

corvette1340 · July 14, 2010 10:44AM

Finally opened all 24 boxes. Here are the final stats:

9 Gwynn's - subbing 2 of them, neither have shots at 10
11 Sandberg's - subbing 5 of them, 1 has a shot at a 10
14 Boggs - subbing the nicest one of these and it may 9. Centering was horrible on most of these
11 Ripken's - subbing 3 and they all have shots at 10
10 Ryan's - subbing 1, has a shot at 10

35 pop. 0's or pop. 1's that have shots at 10
42 other star cards that have shots at 10
168 other cards that have shots at 10.

I'll look at the pop report as well as the lists others have sent me that they need and decide which of these to sub.

10.7 average per box that have shots at 10. I'm sure I missed a few and chose a few that don't have a chance at 10 but oh well. Overall I had a blast and it's been a fun few days of ripping. I would recomend it. A+

'83 Topps Vending Case Rip...FINAL STATS

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