Totally unexpected repack auto success

[montserratplay]

I enjoy buying repacks because they're (relatively) inexpensive and you get a wide variety of cards. (And a bunch of 1987/1988/1989 Topps.) The rack packs advertise a game-used in one out of four packs, but I never expected to find a:

1999 Mark Mulder Just Autographs (Modesto A's)

I got a card with an $8 BV in a five-dollar pack! Maybe Mulder had some bad luck in the health arena, but he definitely was a great pitcher for the better part of a decade, which is far more than most can say!

 

[dbarbos1]

Very cool!

 

[SLNoble13]

Nice one

 

[K.C._Royals!]

I bought one of those 100 ct. re-packs that advertise a "hit" in one of four packs and got so many 1989 Topps commons that I've sworn off re-packs forever.
Also, if you weigh the $5.00 + tax you have to drop on one of those packs versus what you can snag on E-Bay or sportlots.com for $5.00 or $6.00 it makes those re-packs bad purchases in my opinion.

 

[MBarnhill]

Nice pull!

 

[montserratplay]

I bought one of those 100 ct. re-packs that advertise a "hit" in one of four packs and got so many 1989 Topps commons that I've sworn off re-packs forever.
Also, if you weigh the $5.00 + tax you have to drop on one of those packs versus what you can snag on E-Bay or sportlots.com for $5.00 or $6.00 it makes those re-packs bad purchases in my opinion.

You are definitely right. I buy them on occasion because I get a lot of fun out of those random cards. I love the advice you provide; I've poked around Sportlots but haven't bought anything and eBay shipping fees kinda turn me off of making single-card purchases. Part of the problem is that my collecting goals still aren't really firm. I like Tiger stuff and collect the boring Topps base sets, but haven't landed on further ambitions. (2007 Sweet Spot GU? I dunno.)

I suppose my response is somewhat confessional, but isn't the fun most of why we do this?

 

[NYMets6986]

Awesome pull
Congrats!

 

[K.C._Royals!]

You are definitely right. I buy them on occasion because I get a lot of fun out of those random cards. I love the advice you provide; I've poked around Sportlots but haven't bought anything and eBay shipping fees kinda turn me off of making single-card purchases. Part of the problem is that my collecting goals still aren't really firm. I like Tiger stuff and collect the boring Topps base sets, but haven't landed on further ambitions. (2007 Sweet Spot GU? I dunno.)

I suppose my response is somewhat confessional, but isn't the fun most of why we do this?

did you get any other decent cards besides the Mulder?

 

[stlcardtrader]

nice

 

[rangersfan1982]

Awesome!

 

[K.C._Royals!]

I can use all these from you:

2010 Bowman Chrome #BDP80 Blake Wood
2010 Bowman Draft Chrome Prospects Purple Refractor #BDPP32 Eric Cantrell
2010 Bowman Platinum Prospects #PP12 Mike Montgomery
2011 Topps Opening Day Superstar Celebrations #SC-15 Alex Rodriguez
2010 Topps Blue Back #21 Lou Gehrig
2010 Topps Chrome #29 JA Happ
2010 Topps Chrome #34 Erick Aybar
2010 Topps Chrome #39 Vladimir Guerrero
2010 Topps Chrome #40 Cliff Lee
2010 Topps Chrome #43 Adam Wainwright
2010 Topps Chrome #49 Yunel Escobar
2010 Topps Chrome #62 Pablo Sandoval
2010 Topps Chrome #109 Dustin Pedroia
2010 Topps Chrome #124 Geovany Soto
2010 Topps Chrome #149 Carlos Lee
2010 Topps Chrome #155 Mike Napoli
2010 Topps Chrome #186 Cole Gillespie
2010 Topps Chrome #191 Josh Donaldson
2010 Topps Chrome #201 Ruben Tejada
2010 Topps Chrome #211 Sergio Santos

do you need any of these Tigers cards?
1960 Topps #214 Jimmy *****
1960 Topps #314 Chico Fernandez
1961 Topps #51 Detroit Tigers
1961 Topps #95 Norm Cash
2006 Fleer Tradition #78 Joel Zumaya
2006 Fleer Tradition #173 Justin Verlander
2006 Fleer Tradition #174 Iván Rodríguez
2006 Fleer Tradition #179 Placido Polanco
2006 Upper Deck #381 Robert Fick
2007 Fleer Ultra Retail #59 Justin Verlander
2007 Fleer Ultra Retail #62 Iván Rodríguez
2007 Fleer Ultra Retail #65 Brandon Inge
2007 Fleer Ultra Retail #215 Mike Rabelo
2007 Topps Opening Day #15 Magglio Ordonez
2007 Tristar Prospects Plus #14 Brandon Hamilton
2007 Upper Deck #110 Omar Infante
2007 Upper Deck #113 Craig Monroe
2007 Upper Deck #115 Justin Verlander
2007 Upper Deck #681 Roman Colon
2007 Upper Deck #685 Mike Maroth
2007 Upper Deck #690 Carlos Guillen
2007 Upper Deck #691 Neifi Perez
2007 Upper Deck #694 Justin Verlander
2007 Upper Deck Future Stars #32 Iván Rodríguez
2007 Upper Deck Future Stars #34 Gary Sheffield
2007 Upper Deck SP Legendary Cuts #32 Charlie Gehringer
2008 Bowman Chrome Prospects #BCP14 Jonah Nickerson
2008 Topps Heritage #615 Todd Jones
2008 Topps Opening Day #4 Placido Polanco
2008 Topps Opening Day #6 Iván Rodríguez
2008 Topps Opening Day #32 Curtis Granderson
2008 Topps Opening Day #48 Gary Sheffield
2008 Topps Opening Day #71 Magglio Ordoñez
2008 Topps Opening Day #126 Edgar Renteria
2008 Topps Opening Day #149 Justin Verlander
2008 Topps Stadium Club First Day Issue #124 Armando Galarraga
2008 Topps Stadium Club #26 Miguel Cabrera
2008 Topps Stadium Club #124 Armando Galarraga
2008 Upper Deck Infield Power #IP-MC Miguel Cabrera
2008 Upper Deck First Edition Starquest Common #SQ-53 Miguel Cabrera
2008 Upper Deck First Edition #356 Ivan Rodríguez
2008 Upper Deck First Edition #357 Miguel Cabrera
2008 Upper Deck First Edition #358 Carlos Guillen
2009 O-***-Chee Black #114 Gerald Laird
2009 O-***-Chee #24 Carlos Guillen
2009 O-***-Chee #32 Magglio Ordoñez
2009 O-***-Chee #165 Edwin Jackson
2009 O-***-Chee #207 Jeremy Bonderman
2009 O-***-Chee #234 Fernando Rodney
2009 O-***-Chee #320 Miguel Cabrera
2009 O-***-Chee #331 Curtis Granderson
2009 O-***-Chee #414 Dontrelle Willis
2009 O-***-Chee #426 Justin Verlander
2009 O-***-Chee #488 Armando Galarraga
2009 O-***-Chee #594 Rick Porcello
2009 Topps Updates & Highlights #49 Edwin Jackson
2009 Topps Updates & Highlights #227 Edwin Jackson
2009 Topps Updates & Highlights #252 Justin Verlander
2009 Topps Updates & Highlights #329 Curtis Granderson
2009 Topps Updates & Highlights Ticket to Topps Town #TTT59 Justin Verlander
2009 Upper Deck A Piece of History #35 Justin Verlander
2009 Upper Deck First Edition #103 Armando Galarraga
2009 Upper Deck First Edition #104 Miguel Cabrera
2009 Upper Deck Goudey #69 Curtis Granderson
2009 Upper Deck Icons #80 Miguel Cabrera
2010 Bowman Chrome #35 Miguel Cabrera
2010 Bowman Chrome Draft #BDP10 Austin Jackson
2010 Bowman Draft Prospects #BDPP64 Chance Ruffin
2010 Topps 206 Bronze #165 Ty Cobb
2010 Topps Attax Battle of the Ages #1 Ty Cobb
2010 Topps Attax Battle of the Ages #28 Justin Verlander
2010 Topps Heritage #251 Jarrod Washburn
2010 Upper Deck All-World #AW-13 Magglio Ordoñez
2010 Upper Deck Pure Heat #PH-9 Justin Verlander
2011 Topps Heritage #62 Brandon Inge
2011 Topps Heritage #371 Victor Martinez
2011 Topps Heritage Then and Now #TN-2 Miguel Cabrera & Frank Robinson
2011 Topps Opening Day #100 Miguel Cabrera

 

[supershriner]

Congrats!