If I had only enough money to buy one case every year...

sportscardfanatic said:

I've heard about singles...but I like to open packs. It's a rush.

Honestly, I'm on the fence regarding base topps. When you are looking for that balance of base cards and hits, you end up with ALOT of base and just a few hits. Not to mention, it takes forever to sort through 440 cards set when you have 1500 base cards.

So far, my pick is for Elite. I wasn't that crazy about Classic. And a lot of the Topps products coming out this year all look so similar.

I also like the look of Topps Finest.

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Brad said:

Press Pass SE would be a fun break.

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pigskincardboard said:

sportscardfanatic said:

I've heard about singles...but I like to open packs. It's a rush.

Honestly, I'm on the fence regarding base topps. When you are looking for that balance of base cards and hits, you end up with ALOT of base and just a few hits. Not to mention, it takes forever to sort through 440 cards set when you have 1500 base cards.

So far, my pick is for Elite. I wasn't that crazy about Classic. And a lot of the Topps products coming out this year all look so similar.

I also like the look of Topps Finest.

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What are you looking for in a break? You basically have to ask yourself:

Will I be selling anything?
Do I want a chance at a big hit?
Am I looking for a fun break?
Am I looking for a heavy value break?
Am I looking for retained value?
Do I want On-Card Autographs?
Do I value cards without autographs?
How important are patches to me?
Do I like foil board?

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Do I need pro uniforms?

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sportscardfanatic said:

pigskincardboard said:

sportscardfanatic said:

I've heard about singles...but I like to open packs. It's a rush.

Honestly, I'm on the fence regarding base topps. When you are looking for that balance of base cards and hits, you end up with ALOT of base and just a few hits. Not to mention, it takes forever to sort through 440 cards set when you have 1500 base cards.

So far, my pick is for Elite. I wasn't that crazy about Classic. And a lot of the Topps products coming out this year all look so similar.

I also like the look of Topps Finest.

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What are you looking for in a break? You basically have to ask yourself:

Will I be selling anything?
Do I want a chance at a big hit?
Am I looking for a fun break?
Am I looking for a heavy value break?
Am I looking for retained value?
Do I want On-Card Autographs?
Do I value cards without autographs?
How important are patches to me?
Do I like foil board?

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Do I need pro uniforms?

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Actually, my question is more of a general one. Let me pose it a little differently.

Let's say you win a contest, and the prize was ONE case of any football card line for the rest of your life. Which would you pick?

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sportscardfanatic said:

Brad said:

Press Pass SE would be a fun break.

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Oh man...don't mention Press Pass. I just screwed up big time with one of my listings on ebay. I had a Michael Crabtree Auto /143 Red Parallel that I listed as a 2010 because I used another listing to create this one. By the time I realized it, I couldn't end the listing. Ended up selling for $14.

I see the regular one (not numbered) of the same card and it's already past $20!

Yeah...rookie collector mistake. I'll add this to my pile of "kick yourself in the nads" list I have running. Along with the Brandon Jennings auto I pulled at the National this year and traded for various parallels because I didn't know who Brandon Jennings was. I missed the entire NBA season last year because the Wizards SUCKED! I won't make that mistake this year.

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rymflaherty said:

sportscardfanatic said:

Brad said:

Press Pass SE would be a fun break.

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Oh man...don't mention Press Pass. I just screwed up big time with one of my listings on ebay. I had a Michael Crabtree Auto /143 Red Parallel that I listed as a 2010 because I used another listing to create this one. By the time I realized it, I couldn't end the listing. Ended up selling for $14.

I see the regular one (not numbered) of the same card and it's already past $20!

Yeah...rookie collector mistake. I'll add this to my pile of "kick yourself in the nads" list I have running. Along with the Brandon Jennings auto I pulled at the National this year and traded for various parallels because I didn't know who Brandon Jennings was. I missed the entire NBA season last year because the Wizards SUCKED! I won't make that mistake this year.

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That stinks. I wouldn't have thought that would make too much a difference. When I'm searching for my players I just put in something like "Henne auto" I never bother searching by year.


I'm with you - even though it's usually a losing proposition I usually choose saving money for a box over buying singles.....just seems more fun. I agree with some others - Topps Jumbo seems like a fun case break and would provide good value, but I also get the whole "too many cards" thing.

Last year Absolute seemed like a great break. I don't know how it did resale wise, but a ton of nice auto's and patches in that product. No matter what you get though it's always a crapshoot, so I'd try to go with something established - a set I know people collect and will pay for SP's, parallels, etc.

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