STBootleg Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 22 minutes ago, Kraft... said: What are the different types of boxes? Blaster and Hobby I know, what are the others? I've seen "retail" and "mega" any others? Assuming the difference is the variations/inserts that are available in each type of box. And what type have people already opened/ordered? I've opened 2 Blasters and ordered 1 Hobby(should arrive tomorrow). I have opened a mega box which looks like it's a Walmart only thing, not 100% sure about that. It had 15 packs and a 3 card bonus chrome pack. I just today ordered a retail box from Amazon which looks like it contains 24 packs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuke Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 2 hours ago, STBootleg said: Just ordered a retail box as well. Hopefully I'll get some doubles for trading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuke Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Kraft... said: What are the different types of boxes? Blaster and Hobby I know, what are the others? I've seen "retail" and "mega" any others? Assuming the difference is the variations/inserts that are available in each type of box. And what type have people already opened/ordered? I've opened 2 Blasters and ordered 1 Hobby(should arrive tomorrow). I've seen: Fat Pack Hanger Box Blaster Box Mega Box - Walmart exclusive Hobby Box Retail Box If you look at the Becket checklist I posted in OP, it shows the different odds for various inserts. I believe the hobby box and retail box both have 24 packs, but hobby ($80) has more/different inserts than retail ($60). Edited April 9, 2020 by shuke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kraft... Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 (edited) Collecting has definitely become more complicated since the early 90's Edited April 9, 2020 by Kraft... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notorious T.R.E. Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Hobby also guarantees one auto or relic per box and you get a box topper (usually a buyback of an actual 1971 card that's stamped) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notorious T.R.E. Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 https://www.blowoutcards.com/blog/first-buzz-2020-topps-heritage-baseball-cards/ This is cool because it has images of SPs and variations. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notorious T.R.E. Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Was just going through dupes and found a yellow back french variation...too bad it's a couple of sucky players lol. https://twitter.com/TREsCards/status/1248328864658489349?s=20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notorious T.R.E. Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Added my dupes to the google doc for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuke Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 17 hours ago, Notorious T.R.E. said: Hobby also guarantees one auto or relic per box and you get a box topper (usually a buyback of an actual 1971 card that's stamped) Thanks. I didn't realize it was guaranteed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuke Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 17 hours ago, Notorious T.R.E. said: Was just going through dupes and found a yellow back french variation...too bad it's a couple of sucky players lol. https://twitter.com/TREsCards/status/1248328864658489349?s=20 Not sure I understand the reason for French variations. I personally have no interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy3469 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 1 hour ago, shuke said: Not sure I understand the reason for French variations. I personally have no interest. Why do you hate the French? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogart Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 I miss getting Beckett Magazine every month. I know eBay is the driven force, and I know you can still get Beckett, but there was something about that magazine that was everything in the late 80s/early 90s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kraft... Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) Started opening the Hobby Box. I was about 10 packs in then took a break. Got this Goldschmidt Relic card, seems like one of the more meh options Greatest Moments Box Loader #32 Francisco Lindor "Not Short on Power", kind of annoying because it's an odd size and doesn't fit in any of the cases or sleeves I have The Giants cards #7 apparently there are multiple Polo Grounds cards so going by year, this is 1956. Willie’s first time getting to 30/30. The stories on the back of these are great, my favorite cards of this set so far. 2 Flashback cards BF-1 Hank Aaron the leading vote getter in 71 all star voting BF-10 Yaz again, my first special card double 1 Then and Now card TN-1 Fergie Jenkins& Strasburg NL Wins leadres Edited April 10, 2020 by Kraft... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuke Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 Got my retail box today. Said I was going to open 1 pack a day to make it last. Blew though 6 already. Only insert is one of the Mays cards. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuke Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 14 hours ago, shuke said: Got my retail box today. Said I was going to open 1 pack a day to make it last. Blew though 6 already. Only insert is one of the Mays cards. Got through rest of box. Spreadsheet updated. No autos or relics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kraft... Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 (edited) Finished the Hobby Box Got my first “Base Variation” #257 Cody Bellinger - Action Image First White Parallel #132 Jose Martinez First Chrome Refractor THC-244 Geore Springer White 13/71 these Chrome cards look pretty cool, the white ones even more so The Giants cards #18 1970, Willie voted the player of the decade for the 60’s by Sporting news #7 1956 Double in this BOX Then and Now Another Double in this BOX TN-1 Fergie Jenkins & Strasburg News Flashbacks NF-10 Mariner 9 Enters Mars’ Orbit My first News Flashback, kind of cool Mega Box on the way and since short prints seem to be so scarce I bought a block of 20 on Ebay for $40. Figure it would take a bunch of boxes to land them anyway. The old collecting juices are flowing(and so is the $ ) Edited April 12, 2020 by Kraft... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogart Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Got my box updated on the spreadsheet. 135 cards, so I might need to double check. Got the first French card (Cam Bedrosian). I highlighted the French cards in yellow, because I was doing some searches by card number and realized I was putting numbers down in the wrong spot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notorious T.R.E. Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 3 hours ago, Kraft... said: Finished the Hobby Box Got my first “Base Variation” #257 Cody Bellinger - Action Image First White Parallel #132 Jose Martinez First Chrome Refractor THC-244 Geore Springer White 13/71 these Chrome cards look pretty cool, the white ones even more so The Giants cards #18 1970, Willie voted the player of the decade for the 60’s by Sporting news #7 1956 Double in this BOX Then and Now Another Double in this BOX TN-1 Fergie Jenkins & Strasburg News Flashbacks NF-10 Mariner 9 Enters Mars’ Orbit My first News Flashback, kind of cool Mega Box on the way and since short prints seem to be so scarce I bought a block of 20 on Ebay for $40. Figure it would take a bunch of boxes to land them anyway. The old collecting juices are flowing(and so is the $ ) Must have got a relic or auto right? What did you get??? Auto says something like certified auto edition... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notorious T.R.E. Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Bellinger action is worth 4-5$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notorious T.R.E. Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 3 minutes ago, Notorious T.R.E. said: Bellinger action is worth 4-5$ Springer white chrome worth $20 or so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kraft... Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 On 4/10/2020 at 1:39 PM, Kraft... said: 9 hours ago, Notorious T.R.E. said: Must have got a relic or auto right? What did you get??? Auto says something like certified auto edition... Got this Goldschmidt Relic card, seems like one of the more meh options Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notorious T.R.E. Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 5 hours ago, Kraft... said: Ah yeah. Bummer. Heritage hobby boxes are on the cheap end mostly because they dont guarantee an auto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notorious T.R.E. Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 6 hours ago, Kraft... said: We call that a napkin relic in the business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STBootleg Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Got in my retail pack. I've only opened 4 packs at the moment and entered them and will try to get to some more tonight but I did start to get doubles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kraft... Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Got my first Short Print Double: 467 Paul Goldschmidt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuke Posted April 21, 2020 Author Share Posted April 21, 2020 Just bought a hobby box, then will be ready to trade after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notorious T.R.E. Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 We got some hanger packs, nothing of note. Have a couple blasters coming Thurs or Fri. Will do a full accounting then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudley Do-Right Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 On 4/9/2020 at 1:45 PM, shuke said: I've seen: Fat Pack Hanger Box Blaster Box Mega Box - Walmart exclusive Hobby Box Retail Box If you look at the Becket checklist I posted in OP, it shows the different odds for various inserts. I believe the hobby box and retail box both have 24 packs, but hobby ($80) has more/different inserts than retail ($60). I've been on the fence about joining this journey with you guys. I stopped collecting around 2000-ish, so all of this is kinda confusing for me as I search the interwebs for the best deals. Have you guys determined what the best bang for the buck is here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuke Posted April 22, 2020 Author Share Posted April 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Dudley Do-Right said: I've been on the fence about joining this journey with you guys. I stopped collecting around 2000-ish, so all of this is kinda confusing for me as I search the interwebs for the best deals. Have you guys determined what the best bang for the buck is here? For quantity of base cards, I think retail box. For best shot at inserts, hobby box. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STBootleg Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 I may have to get another retail box, or at least some booster packs. Starting to get pricey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuke Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 On 4/22/2020 at 12:04 PM, STBootleg said: I may have to get another retail box, or at least some booster packs. Starting to get pricey. Hobby box is the way to go. You get a box topper, a guaranteed auto or relic, and each pack (at least the one I got) has a purple chrome refractor. Also, I did not have one double in the entire box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuke Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 I updated the google sheet. I added a section at the bottom for autos/relics. Not putting the entire checklist there, just what people have. All of my chromes are available for trade except any Reds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuke Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 @Kraft..., trade proposal. You send me these 31 cards: 10 Jedd Gyorko 15 Anibal Sanchez 29 Adam Ottavino 34 Orlando Arcia 46 Adam Engel 74 Lewis Thorpe, Brusdar Graterol RC 83 Aaron Civale/Bobby Bradley RC 90 Robinson Cano 100 Nick Markakis 132 Jose Martinez 144 Miguel Rojas 173 Trevor Richards 180 Byron Buxton 211 Cam Bedrosian 218 Lourdes Gurriel Jr. 219 Danny Jansen 227 Drew VerHagen 230 Patrick Corbin 243 Aaron Sanchez 257 Cody Bellinger 268 Tommy Pham 279 Starlin Castro 282 Randal Grichuk 300 Renato Nunez 328 Kurt Suzuki – WS HL 341 Mike Clevinger 343 Josh Sborz, Tony Gonsolin RC 380 Mark Melancon 382 Austin Romine 398 Luis Urias 467 Paul Goldschmidt SP And I send you 34 of the following (adding a few extra since I'm asking for a 400 series card). You pick. 8 Gio Urshela 17 Yuli Gurriel 31 Victor Caratini 33 Ender Inciarte 39 Tyler Alexander, Jake Rogers RC 44 Brendan Rodgers 47 J.A. Happ 50 Chris Bassitt 58 Andrew Miller 61 Tim Anderson, Yoan Moncada, DJ LeMahieu 62 Anthony Rendon, Christian Yelich, Ketel Marte 71 Justin Verlander, Shane Bieber, Gerrit Cole 79 Jay Bruce 113 Eduardo Rodriguez 119 Maikel Franco 126 Edwin Encarnacion 137 Rio Ruiz 141 Brandon Belt 143 Ildemaro Vargas 147 Tyler Naquin 158 Daniel Murphy 167 Max Muncy 168 Ken Giles 172 Pedro Baez 175 Danny Santana 182 Chris Paddack 193 Brandon Nimmo 200 Jose Altuve – Playoff HL 222 Anthony DeSclafani 231 Yu Chang, Logan Allen RC 235 Mike Freeman 241 Willson Contreras 263 Freddie Freeman 278 Wilson Ramos 295 Zach Eflin 296 Eric Lauer 299 Cam Gallagher 310 Michael Conforto 321 Ryan Braun 330 Alex Bregman – WS HL 332 Stephen Strasburg – WS HL 335 Sean Murphy 351 Ty France 352 Mike Tauchman 357 Chance Sisco 358 Mike Ford 359 Roberto Perez 364 Alex Dickerson 373 Anthony Rizzo 374 Brandon Woodruff 394 Kevin Pillar 395 Aaron Judge 399 Jeff Samardzija Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kraft... Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 I have a couple boxes coming tomorrow so once I go through those we can revisit 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notorious T.R.E. Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Finally entered everything. Except a few mini cards I didn't see lines for (non-numbered). What a slog that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuke Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 On 5/8/2020 at 5:21 PM, Notorious T.R.E. said: Finally entered everything. Except a few mini cards I didn't see lines for (non-numbered). What a slog that is. So only there are minis for the entire set but only some are numbered/100? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notorious T.R.E. Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 12 hours ago, shuke said: So only there are minis for the entire set but only some are numbered/100? I guess? I have 4 minis and then a numbered Yadi mini /100. The weird part is the numbered mini is slightly bigger than the regular minis (also black border vs white for regular). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kraft... Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 I just have to enter my last couple boxes. One box every short print I got was a double I think if I trade a short print I'll have to get one back, they are just to tough to get to trade for commons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STBootleg Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 On 4/26/2020 at 8:58 PM, shuke said: Hobby box is the way to go. You get a box topper, a guaranteed auto or relic, and each pack (at least the one I got) has a purple chrome refractor. Also, I did not have one double in the entire box. Where did you get your hobby box? Any reviews I see say that they were opened and the autograph and relic were already taken out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuke Posted May 14, 2020 Author Share Posted May 14, 2020 11 hours ago, STBootleg said: Where did you get your hobby box? Any reviews I see say that they were opened and the autograph and relic were already taken out? ebay. Make sure the description says it's sealed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kraft... Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 I thought the Relic cards would be much cooler than they actually are. Pretty meh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senor Schmutzig Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Marker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notorious T.R.E. Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Opened two blasters with the kid today. One blaster was a "hot box" and had a purple chrome in every pack. Kinda cool. Best was probably a Luzardo/Puk/Brown rookie or Yelich. Will have to sort and update the spreadsheet again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWarning Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Never knew this was here. I’m working on the Greatest Moments set (only 50 of each), have 25/55 so far. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuke Posted June 8, 2020 Author Share Posted June 8, 2020 I ordered another hobby box. I'll be officially ready to start some mail trades next weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STBootleg Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 OK, I just ordered another retail box. I'll update when it arrives, hopefully by the middle of next week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunken Cowboy Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 I am almost bored enough to order a hobby box. Is $80 a good price? Has anybody pulled any cards worth enough that paying $80 a bx seems at all reasonable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuke Posted June 19, 2020 Author Share Posted June 19, 2020 6 hours ago, Drunken Cowboy said: I am almost bored enough to order a hobby box. Is $80 a good price? Has anybody pulled any cards worth enough that paying $80 a bx seems at all reasonable? Seems reasonable. I just bought one. Got a Luzardo autograph that sells for about $15-20, a Vlad parallel that sells for about the same, and a 1971 buyback AL batting leaders that looks to be selling for about $80. Plus all the other cards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STBootleg Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 18 hours ago, Drunken Cowboy said: I am almost bored enough to order a hobby box. Is $80 a good price? Has anybody pulled any cards worth enough that paying $80 a bx seems at all reasonable? $80.00 for a hobby box sounds pretty good, just make sure it's "factory sealed" as shuke mentioned earlier in the thread. I've bought a couple of retail boxes which I believe have the same amount of packs per box that the hobby box has but the hobby box guarantees certain types of cards. I paid $79.99 and 74.99 for my retail boxes, only a few chrome card pulls that may range from $4 - $9. Nothing much money wise but I'm doing this for the fun of it and to reminisce in the 1971 look of the cards. As shuke mentioned, I'm going for the base set then get my Oriole inserts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuke Posted June 22, 2020 Author Share Posted June 22, 2020 Google sheet updated. Let's trade. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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