a few random boxes : 97 bowman's best , 02 bowman & bowman chrome , 02 topps chrome +

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a few random boxes : 97 bowman's best , 02 bowman & bowman chrome , 02 topps chrome +

been on a bit of a buying spree lately , and i THINK today brought it to an end....

only going to post the "hits" .....i need to check all these pulls against my own needs before making anything available , but i will try to come back later this week and update haves/needs....

boxed set :

2001 bowman draft sealed set (1 auto and 1 gu per sealed set)
bowman draft future's game relics scott chiasson jersey
bowman draft autograph scott seabol

bleah....the base cards of utley and ichiro are better than either of those hits...


sealed hobby boxes :

1997 bowman's best :
roy halladay rc x2 (sweet)
adrian beltre rc
kerry wood rc
elieser (eli) marrero prospect refractor
larry walker veteran refractor
vinny castilla veteran atomic refractor
nomar garciaparra bowman's best cuts
ken griffey jr bowman's best cuts refractor (sweeter)
jeff bagwell/frank thomas/derrek lee/travis lee mirror image atomic refractor (sweetest)

very nice box IMO.....even without an autograph , the extra halladay , cuts refractor , and mirror image atomic helped shatter the odds....


1998 bowman series 2 :
chad hermansen 1999 ROY favorites
ryan minor 1999 ROY favorites
vladimir guerrero minor league mvps
manny ramirez minor league mvps
jim thome minor league mvps
mariano rivera bowman international
pedro martinez bowman international
barry bonds bowman international
carlos lee bowman international

rather blah box with no graph and no rollins rc.....at least the bonds will fit the pc


2002 bowman :
jose bautista rc
david wright rc (sweet)
james harden rc
miguel cabrera
greg maddux gold
ken griffey gold
alex rodriguez gold
francisco liriano gold
james harden gold
david wright gold (very sweet)
dennis tankersley future's game autographed jersey

only thing missing here was a mauer rc....bautista and wright rc's were sweet and the wright gold fills a huge hole in my set....


2002 bowman chrome :
hansel izquierdo sp rc
alejandro giron sp rc
dan trumble sp rc
tim kalits sp rc
chris narveson sp rc
vladimir guerrero refractor 67/500
joey hammond refractor 305/500
dennis tankersley refractor 320/500
ronnie merrill x-fractor 155/250
ruben gotay gold refractor 32/50
bernie williams bowman chrome reprint x2
frank thomas bowman chrome reprint
frank thomas bowman chrome reprint refractor
ryan doumit refractor autograph (pr = 500)

shorted one SP rc and a duplicate among the 3 reprints , but at least the auto was a refractor and a gold refractor was a long odds pull....was really hoping for a wright or mauer auto , but considering i got this box for roughly half what they typically sell for on ebay i can't complain....


2002 topps chrome series 2 :
barry bonds
frank thomas (70-30 centering)
mike paizza (70-30 centering)
chipper jones (80-20 centering)
ken griffey x2 (70-30 centering)
7 different prospects
6 different draft picks including joe mauer rc (70-30 centering BOTH directions)
preacher roe 1952 chrome reprint #11
johnny sain 1952 chrome reprint #16
gene woodling 1952 chrome reprint refractor #15
larry bigbie gold refractor # 368
tyler houston gold refractor #411
jack wilson gold refractor #509
david bacani draft pick gold refractor #694
gabe gross draft pick black refractor #329 2/50
five card stud kings of the clubhouse jersey tony gwynn

i'm torn on my opinion of this box....first off it was short by one pack....in all the 2002 topps chrome i'd opened (probably 12-15 boxes) i had NEVER seen even ONE duplicate base card in a single box....in this box i had close to 20 dupes...i pulled ZERO cards i was missing from my own set and was only able to upgrade ONE (terry mulholland) of the off-center cards in my set ....it seems there are roughly 35 cards that are almost ALWAYS 70-30 or worse....i did need the black refractor and all 4 gold refractors for my sets....BUT , only pulling 4 golds means i was shorted by 2 on the stated odds....i mentioned the veteran stars and quantity of draft picks/prospects because of my other two recent boxes...in the first box , the best base card was todd helton and that box contained 26 of the 30 team cards with ZERO draft picks or prospects...the second box also had more stars , but it also had over 20 team cards and only one draft pick (mauer) with no prospects....through the first 2/3 of tonight's box the trend was still continuing - no draft picks or prospects and every pack having at least one and often two team cards...the last few packs provided all the rookies....at least there was a gu - although sadly it was the exact same one i'd pulled in the box from 2 weeks ago....despite the shortages and all the off-center cards , i must say i am still pleased with the box....



after opening these i had to go pick up my little buddy from the vet....4 days in the hospital at a cost of $1300 (thus the probability that today was my last binge for a while) and they say he has virtually 0 chance of making it anyway....on the way home had to stop at wal-mart for cat food so i checked out the card rack on the way out....picked up one blaster and 6 hanger packs :

2014 topps allen & ginter blaster :
babe ruth
ty cobb
ted williams
nolan arenado sp
paul konerko sp
c j wilson sp
andy pettitte sp
edwin encarnacion mini
joe morgan mini
bert kreischer mini
phil niekro sp mini
junior lake a&g back mini
jose bautista a&g back mini
joe dimaggio black mini
henry hudson into the unknown mini
albert pujols pastime's pastime
freddie freeman pastime's pastime
julio teheran pastime's pastime
paul goldschmidt pastime's pastime
festivals and fairs diwali festival of lights
fields of yore tiger stadium
coincidence oregon newspaper predicts lottery numbers
natural wonder the blue hole
natural wonder half dome
zack wheeler full sized a&g relics (2-color)

a pleasantly surprising blaster....a few nice retirees , plenty sp's and mini variations , and a gu....


2013 bowman chrome (3 hanger packs) :
oswaldo arcia (rc)
jose fernandez (rc)
trevor rosenthals (rc)
dylan bundy (rc)
manny machado (rc)
8 different bowman chrome prospects - frankly i dont know any of them (yet)
corey seager through the ranks mini
jimmy rollins rookie reprint blue sapphire refractor
jose berrios bowman chrome prospect autograph
veteran green refractors :
elvis andrus
carlos ruiz
buster posey
ben zobrist
yasmani grandal
mark teixeira
prospect green refractors :
c j edwards
david holmberg
yohander mendez

nothing major in the prospects or parallels , but another auto makes this batch a winner....


2013 bowman platinum (3 hanger packs) :
veteran set :
brandon maurer (rc)
mikle trout
prospect set :
mason williams
andrew heaney
kevin gausman
joey gallo
oscar taveras x2
matt kemp sapphire
starlin castro ruby
jarrod parker ruby
matt kemp gold
will middlebrooks gold
buster posey gold
noah syndergaard prospect x-fractor
taylor guerrieri top prospects
joey gallo top prospects
prospect purple refractors :
lewis brinson
brian goodwin
kaleb cowart
alex meyer
austin hedges
andrew heaney
michael wacha
ty hensley
tyrone taylor

nothing big here , buts lots of color at least.....was about to post my want/have list for the veterans , prospects , and purple refractors this past weekend , but one of my cats managed to sneak onto my desk and knock off a 100-count case that held all my duplicates from this set....after tonight i may have a few available , but a big stack of extras are now trash....



over the past month i'd also opened a bunch of 2014 blasters and hangers....have all the prospect stuff organized.....i'll post all my pulls from that product here later this week and then add my haves/needs for that set here as well once i get the base set organized........
 
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Nothing huge but it sounds like it was still a fun break:)


no doubt.....during my peak years (1993-98 and again 2002-2004) i would usually break 5-10 boxes per week and sometimes as many as 50-60 per week during a 6-8 week binge.....aside from a couple boxes of 2012 and 2013 topps chrome and a box of 2012 topps heritage that were all from group buys here , i've opened almost nothing other than a few random blasters and hanger packs since 2007....in the past month i've broken more wax than i had in the past 12 years combined....i can honestly say i NEVER get tired of opening boxes and if i can get them at the prices i got all these at i will be trying for more some time soon....
 
one more small batch of boxes arrived today......

2002 bowman jumbo :

manny delcarmen autograph (box topper)
joe mauer rookie
david wright rookie
francisco liriano rookie
the best gold was a kelly johnson....only 3 of the 12 were needs for my set and 2 of those had chipping on the borders that made me pass....

2002 topps chrome series 2 :

key veterans :
barry bonds
nomar garciaparra
tom glavine x2
mark mcgwire
jim thome
5 different draft picks
19 different prospects including james (rich) harden

now "new" set needs , but i THINK i finally found upgrades for 6 of my severely off-center cards ...

1952 topps chrome reprints :
11 preacher roe
14 yogi berra
15 gene woodling

1952 topps chrome reprint refractor :
19 hank bauer (a hit for my set - assuming one incoming from a deal here is ok , will leave me missing just one more)

gold refractors :
397 dave mlicki
401 peter bergeron
405 darin erstad
556 hector ortiz
598 matt stairs

black refractor
642 arizona diamondbacks 7/50

just my luck ....4 of the 6 gold refractors AND the black refractor are duplicates....on the other hand , it means they will be available....


and finally , a 2007 topps series 2 jumbo box....tons of inserts , but few hits for my master set - meaning once again most of these will be available.... if i can squeeze in a few extra minutes i'll go dig out my old 2007 topps master set thread and update it with my current needs and haves...

mantle hr history :
326 , 331 , 342 , 346 , 348 , 363 , 364 , 370 , 373 , 391

mantle story (no hits for my set) :
26 , 27 , 28

dimaggio the streak (no hits for my set) :
9 , 26 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35

dimaggio the streak before the streak (no hits for my set) :
6 , 12 , 22 , 25 , 27 , 28 , 30 , 33 , 41 , 61

a-rod road to 500 (no hits for my set) :
201 , 223

generation now (no hits for my set) :
ryan howard 202
ryan zimmerman 227 , 229
justin verlander 287
hanley ramirez 336 , 341 , 347
nick markakis 359
nick swisher 386 , 387


stars (insert set) :
1 ryan howard
2 alfonso soriano
3 todd helton
4 johan santana
10 alex rodriguez
11 vladimir guerrero
12 ichiro
13 derek jeter
14 lance berkman
15 ryan zimmerman

trading places :
8 mark loretta
9 marcus giles
10 barry zito
11 andy pettitte
12 j d drew
13 gary matthews
14 jay payton
15 aubrey huff
16 brian bannister
17 jeff conine

hit parade :
2 ken griffey
3 frank thomas
4 jim thome
5 manny ramirez (FINALLY - a hit for my set)
6 alex rodriguez

distinguished service :
21 joe dimaggio
22 warren spahn
23 stan musial
24 red schoendienst
25 ted williams

opening day team vs team :
13 pirates vs astros
14 rangers vs angels
15 padres vs giants x2

gold :
433 brnadon morrow 340/2007
497 fausto carmona 109/2007
611 eric wedge 199/2007
629 levale spigner 1898/2007
638 cesar jimenez 2001/2007

first edition (great - i had only 45 of these so far and 2 of these 3 are duplicates) :
624 jeremy brown
635 juan lara
638 cesar jimenez

copper :
592 florida marlins 31/56

home run derby contest :
miguel tejada 399/999

2nd series variations are supposed to be 1 in 5 packs....i got NONE of the no-sig SP variations , though i DID get one barry bonds sp #661

alfonso soriano trading places relic

paul loduca highlights autograph (with a nick on the left border)


not nearly as good as the last 3 breaks , but still better than nothing....if anyone is still working on (or wants to start) any of these base or insert sets let me know and be sure to keep an eye out for my other threads that have my wants and haves...
 
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