1997 Topps Series 2 Hobby Box

ronfromfresno · Apr 14, 2009

Picked this box up from E-Bay for around $30, nice jog down memory lane, I busted a tons of series 1 when this came out in order to have cards for through the mail efforts. I also loved the Willie Mays reprints.

Box contents: 36 packs, 11 cards per pack.

Nothing too special in the base cards.

The inserts:
Season's Best (1:6):
Paul Molitor

Mike Mussina

Eric Young

Mo Vaughn

John Smoltz

Mark McGwire

Mickey Mantle Finest Reprints (1:24):

Mays Finest Reprints (1:20):

Mays Finest Reprints Refractor (1:180):
Seriously mis-cut

$1997ToppsMaysFinestRefractor5.jpg$

Hobby Masters (1:36):
Andres Galarraga

Team Timbers (1:36):
Barry Bonds, nice wood grain on card

Any comments welcome and all, except for the Willie Mays, will be for trade or sale.

Thanks for taking a look!

gvsu96 · Apr 14, 2009

Nice break. I don;t think the Mays is a mis-cut though.

ronfromfresno · Apr 14, 2009

gvsu96 said:
Nice break. I don;t think the Mays is a mis-cut though.

Thanks, the card is missing the top border, doesn't seem OC since the bottom border isn't huge. Great looking card in person though.

thenumberonemetfan · Apr 14, 2009

Great break
The Mays isnt mis-cut.Topps tried to make it look like the real card(centering wise)

gvsu96 · Apr 14, 2009

ronfromfresno said:
gvsu96 said:

Nice break. I don;t think the Mays is a mis-cut though.

Click to expand...

Thanks, the card is missing the top border, doesn't seem OC since the bottom border isn't huge. Great looking card in person though.

It's a 1954 Topps reprint. All 54 Topps didn't have the top border.

ronfromfresno · Apr 14, 2009

gvsu96 said:
ronfromfresno said:

gvsu96 said:

Nice break. I don;t think the Mays is a mis-cut though.

Click to expand...

Thanks, the card is missing the top border, doesn't seem OC since the bottom border isn't huge. Great looking card in person though.

Click to expand...

It's a 1954 Topps reprint. All 54 Topps didn't have the top border.

Thanks for the great info on the Mays, now I don't feel so bad about it missing the border.

imac220 · Apr 14, 2009

90's inserts!!

uniquebaseballcards · Apr 15, 2009

Topps today isn't as fun to break as it was ten years ago. I think almost all '90s inserts were way more interesting than today's stuff. Congrats on the fun break!

Rudzud · Apr 15, 2009

Was the lumber card curling?

I had bought a pack a few years ago and pulled a Caminiti and it was very curled.

ronfromfresno · Apr 15, 2009

Rudzud said:
Was the lumber card curling?

I had bought a pack a few years ago and pulled a Caminiti and it was very curled.

Yes the lumber card was curled pretty bad, even in the pack. I now have it between a couple of top loaders, under a couple of books hoping to keep it from curling further.

Zan · Apr 16, 2009

Those are awesome cards. It's nice to see those older cards with the protection haha.

zan

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