I was able to scan cards this weekend. (It's not that hard I just have to walk my laptop to the scanner since I am using my laptop for work these days) I had purchased 2 boxes of 2002 Upper Deck Vintage from D&A card world. No issues with shipping and I got free penny sleeves for my trouble. I was fully expecting a lot of base cards and some inserts. There are no guarantees of any hits and the hits are tough odds for only 48 packs total. The relics are 1:144 packs and the quad relics are 1:288 and then there are dual autos that are numbered out of 100 with no stated pack odds.
I went in with low expectations, all I really wanted was to complete the base set that has been on the want list for seems like forever. (or since 2011 when I got back into collecting)
Here are the 2 box break results..
These Day at the Park inserts are 1 in 23 packs so basically 1 per box. The checklist is solid so not a bad player to hit in any of the inserts.
The Night Gamers and Sandlot Stars are both 1 in 11 packs. I hit 1 extra Sandlot Stars in one of the boxes which was a nice surprise.
Boooom! Hit a Vintage Special Collection relic of Sal Bando! Was really happy when this came out of one of the packs.
A few packs later.. same box..
BOOOOOM! A's Hot box! Nothing like hitting a quad relic that has been hiding in packs for 18 years. Had zero issues with cards sticking or condition or anything like that. I know its not worth a ton of money or anything but I like it! I'll probably be holding onto this card for a while.
On a side note, I did not complete the base set via these boxes. I was 6 cards short and I have well over 200 doubles. Not the best collation. I was able to grab those singles off of sportslots for cheap just to complete it.
What other retro boxes would you guys recommend?
Thanks for reading!
Phillies still undefeated!
Great results and a cool pair of hits! The earlier Upper Deck Retro boxes were fun--the ones that came in lunchboxes. I got a few of those and the base, inserts, and autographs all look excellent.
ReplyDeleteNice hits!
ReplyDeleteThose are very sharp. Shame you're not an A's fan.
ReplyDeleteGreat cards! This is a great looking set (love that McGuire Day at the Park photo), and a pair of relics makes the purchase even better.
ReplyDeleteThat quad is Awesome!
ReplyDeleteGlad you beat the odds and got such cool memorabilia cards.
ReplyDeleteI follow the Old School Breaks blog (which, unfortunately, hasn’t posted in 2 years), and they’ve had some good success with ‘01 and ‘02 Topps Gold Label, ‘01 Upper Deck Decade ‘70’s, and ‘04 Donruss World Series.
I guess it just depends on if you are looking for hits, older players, rookies, shiny cards, or cards of a certain team. The ones I listed above had some decent hits on jersey and parallel cards.
Did you finish your set? I have a lot of extras...
ReplyDeleteI did complete the set and all the insert sets. I have to see what I need for a second set, haven't sorted the doubles.
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