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BUSTING BOXES- WEEK OF 12/11/2023 MULTIPLE 2021 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary baseball

WHICH BOX TO BREAK 9/5-9/7 ??

  • 1998 FINEST SERIES 1

    Votes: 5 41.7%
  • 2000 FLEER TRADITION

    Votes: 3 25.0%
  • 2002 UPPER DECK 40-MAN

    Votes: 4 33.3%

  • Total voters
    12
  • Poll closed .

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jeffv96masters

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Each hobby box included a separate mini box insert pack.
Wasn't included in retail. Lots of mini collectors that I can tell you
It also included a write up by Keith Olbermann and a checklist



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jeffv96masters

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3 or 4 packs at a whack so as not to take up space



PACK 1 LEFT SIDE
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JEFF BAGWELL
JIM EDMONDS
ERIC HINSKE
JASON JENNINGS POLAR BEAR MINI
JIMMY ROLLINS / THE GO AHEAD RUN / PAT BURRELL TRI FOLD
(polar bear brand)
BRIAN GILES
JOHN MCGRAW
JOEY GOMES

PACK 2 LEFT SIDE
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RANDY JOHNSON
AL LEITER
TODD HELTON
PAUL KONERKO
DOUG MIENTKIEWICZ POLAR BEAR MINI
BOBBY ABREU / THE PITCHOUT / MIKE PIAZZA TRI FOLD
(polar bear brand)
JOE MAUER
JOE BORCHARD


PACK 3 LEFT SIDE
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SAMMY SOSA
FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ
VLAD UERRERO
GARRETT ANDERSON
J.T. SNOW MINI
RANDY JOHNSON / DYNAMIC DUO / CURT SCHILLING TRI FOLD
(polar bear brand)
JIM THOME
JEREMY GUTHRIE
 

jeffv96masters

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PACK 4 LEFT SIDE
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KAZ ISHII
CHIPPER JONES
RODRIGO LOPEZ
LANCE BERKMAN
DEREK LOWE POLAR BEAR MINI
REY ORDONEZ / CELEBRATION AT THE PLATE / PAUL KONERKO TRI FOLD
(polar bear brand)
JASON KUBEL

PACK 5 LEFT SIDE
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.JACQUE JONES
EDGAR RENTERIA
BOBBY ABREU
ERIC GAGNE
JEFF KENT DRUM MINI (figures another rare one and its Kent)
MIKE PIAZZA / THE PITCHOUT / BOBBY ABREU TRI FOLD
JASON STOKES
JASON GIAMBI

PACK 6 LEFT SIDE
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KERRY WOOD
JOHNNY DAMON
VERNON WELLS
SHAWN GREEN
RAUL IBANEZ POLAR BEAR MINI
LANCE BERKMAN MINI GAME USED BAT
JOE DURBIN
IVAN RODRIGUEZ
 

jeffv96masters

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PACK 7 LEFT SIDE
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NOMAR GARCIAPARRA (bent corner)
BRETT MYERS
RICH AURILLIA
RICHI SEXSON
JOHNNY DAMON POLAR BEAR MINI
ALEX RODRIGUEZ / TURNING THE DOUBLE PLAY / OMAR VIZQUEL TRI FOLD
MICHAEL GARCIAPARRA
MARK TEIXEIRA


PACK 8 LEFT SIDE
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MIKE PIAZZA
TROY GLAUS
BRET BOONE
JAVIER VAZQUEZ
JASON GIAMBI POLAR BEAR MINI
BARRY BONDS / HIDDEN BALL TRICK / NICK JOHNSON TRI FOLD
(polar bear brand)
MARK PRIOR
LOUIS SOCKALEXIS

PACK 9 LEFT SIDE
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AUBREY HUFF
ROY OSWALT
CARL CRAWFORD
TONY BATISTA
MIKE PIAZZA PIEDMONT BLACK MINI
DEREK JETER / SHIELDING THE BASE / ERIC CHAVEZ TRI FOLD
(polar bear brand)
KHALIL GREENE
JOSE REYES

PACK 10 LEFT SIDE
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PAT BURRELL
JIMMY ROLLINS
MARK PRIOR
ROGER CLEMENS
BOBBY COX SOVEREIGN MINI
RAFAEL PALMEIRO / CELEBRATING A HOME RUN / ALEX RODRIGIEZ TRI FOLD
(polar bear brand)
KEVIN MILLWOOD
JOSE CONTRERAS

Interesting mix and some nice mini inserts =on to the next side !!
 

jeffv96masters

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PACK 1 RIGHT SIDE
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ALBERT PUJOLS
GARY SHEFFIELD
JAY GIBBONS
LUIS CASTILLO
RODRIGO LOPEZ POLAR BEAR MINI
DEREK JETER / STEALING SECOND BASE / ROBERTO ALOMAR TRI FOLD
(polar bear brand)
CRAIG BRAZELL
HANLEY RAMIREZ

PACK 2 RIGHT SIDE
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DOUG MIENTKIEWICZ
RON GARDENHIRE
J.T. SNOW
DEREK LOWE
LUIS GONZLEZ P\OLAR BEAR MINI
MIKE PIAZZA / THE HOME RUN / LUIS GONZALEZ TRI FOLD
(polar bear brand)
CLIFF FLOYD
BRYAN BULLINGTON

PACK 3 RIGHT SIDE
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SSCOTT ROLEN
ANDRUW JONES
BARRY BONDS
GREG MADDUX
ADAM DUNN SWEET CAPORAL MINI
MIKE PIAZZA / THE STRIKEOUT / KERRY WOOD TRI FOLD
(polar bear brand)
BRIAN BURGOMO
BARTOLO COLON
 

jeffv96masters

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PACK 4 RIGHT SIDE
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BOBBY HIGGINSON
REY ORDONEZ
DARIN ERSTAD
ROBERTO ALOMAR
JOSE CONTRERAS SOVEREIGN MINI
ALEX RODRIGUEZ / TURNING THE DOUBLE PLAY / OMAR VIZQUEL TRI FOLD
BARRY BONDS
ARNOLDO MUNOZ

PACK 5 RIGHT SIDE
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MIKE SCIOSCIA
BRIAN JORDAN
BOBBY COX
ROGER CLEMENS POLAR BEAR MINI
LANCE BERKMAN POLAR BEAR MINI
ICHIRO / PICK OFF ATTEMPT AT FIRST / RYAN KLESKO TRI FOLD
B.J. UPTON
ANDY MARTE

PACK 6 RIGHT SIDE
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MIKE SWEENEY
RAUL IBANEZ
A.J. PIERZYNSKI
GAYLORD PERRY TOPPS LEGENDS 1962 ROOKIE AUTOGRAPH
(nice hit !)
LARRY WALKER POLAR BEAR MINI
NOMAR GARCIAPARRA / PLAY AT SECOND BASE / DEREK JETER TRI FOLD
(polar bear brand)
ALFONSO SORIANO
ALEX RODRIGUEZ

Love that auto !!
 

jeffv96masters

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PACK 7 RIGHT SIDE
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C.C. SABATHIA
JASON KENDALL
MIGUEL TEJADA
FRANK THOMAS
GAVIN FLOYD CYCLE MINI
SHAWN GREEN // STEALING SECOND BASE / ROBERTO ALOMAR TRI FOLD
(polar bear brand)
ISMAEL CCATRO
ICHIRO


PACK 8 RIGHT SIDE
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CARFLO BELTRAN
TITIM SALMON
TIM HUDSON
CRAIG BIGGIO
JOSE REYES SOVEREIGN MINI
ERIC CHAVEZ / SHIELDING THE BASE / DEREK JETER TRI FOLD
(polar bear brand)
HAL CHASE
GEORGE GRAHAM

PACK 9 RIGHT SIDE
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ALEX RODRIGUEZ
AUBREY HIFF
MARK MULDER
ERIC CHAVEZ
ROBERTO ALOMAR POLAR BEAR MINI
NOMAR GARCIAPARRA / THE HOME RUN / JAY GIBBONS TRI FOLD
(polar bear brand)
GAVIN FOLYD
EDGARDO ALFONZO

PACK 10 RIGHT SIDE
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ADAM DUNN
LUIS GONZALEZ
MANNY RAMIREZ
BARRY LARKIN
MIKE PIAZZA BROOKLYN MINI (Ultra rare insert !)
ICHIRO / POST GAME CONGRATULATIONS / BRET BOONE
(polar bear brand)
EVEL MASTIDA-MARTINEZ
DEREK JETER (nicely centered also)

I'll scan some pics then open the mini pack in a wee bit

Me
 

jeffv96masters

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OK folks starting off with 2002 UPPER DECK DIAMOND CONNECTION
The box came with two mini boxes. Each mini box has 7 packs
Each pack contains just 5 cards

The bottom of the box is white with no bar coding so no use in scanning it
Front and sides plus mini box pics shown. As always life size in the albums

As you can see Mark McGwire was the rare pull from the boxes
Here we go !!



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jeffv96masters

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MINI BOX 1

PACK 1
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ROY OSWALT
RAFAEL PALMEIRO
JEFF KENT
JASON KENDALL
MOISES ALOU

PACK 2
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LANCE BERKMAN
ALEX RODRIGUEZ
FRANK THOMAS
MIGUEL TEJADA
CLIFF FLOYD

PACK 3
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ANDRUW JONES
PEDRO MARTINEZ
ADAM DUNN
RANDY JOHNSON
KAZ ISHII DC ROOKIES # 427/1500
 

jeffv96masters

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PACK 4
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J.D. DREW
COREY KOSKIE
SCOTT ROLEN
SHANNON STEWART
CARLOS LEE

PACK 5
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JOSE VIDRO
DARIN ERSTAD
BARRY BONDS
RICHARD HIDALGO
FRANK THOMAS HISTORY MAKERS BAT PIECE # 27/150

PACK 6
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GEOFF JENKINS
MO VAUGHN
JEFF BAGWELL
JEFF CONINE
DENNIS TANKERSLEY DC ROOKIES # 431/1500
 

jeffv96masters

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PACK 7
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KEN GRIFFEY JR
MANNY RAMIREZ
MIKE MUSSINA
VLAD GUERRERO
FREDDY GARCIA


MINI BOX 2

PACK 1
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CLIFF FLOYD
PRESTON WILSON
PHIL NEVIN
DMITRI YOPUNG
J.J. PUTZ DC ROOKIES #541/1500

PACK 2
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CHIPPER JONES
IVAN RODRIGUEZ
PEDRO MARTINEZ
ANDRUW JONES
SCOTT ROLEN
 

jeffv96masters

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PACK 3
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J.D. DREW
COREK KOSKIE
RAFAEL PALMEIRO
ROY OSWALT
RICH AURILIA

PACK 4
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GEOFF JENKINS
MO VAUGHN
DARIN ERSTAD
JEFF KENT
LANCE BERKMAN

PACK 5
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ALEX RODRIGUEZ
ADAM DUNN
MANNY RAMIREZ
ALEXIS GOMEZ DC ROOKIES #236/1500
TOM GLAVINE BIG LEAGUE HEROES JSY # 163/200
 

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PACK 6
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CARLO LEE
RANDY JOHNSON
KEN GRIFFEY JR
FRED MCGRIFF
MARK BUERHLE

PACK 7
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RICHARD HIDALGO
SHANNON STEWART
BARRY BONDS
CARLOS DELGADO
BRIAN GILES

Fun box I'll scan the hits in a bit
 

jeffv96masters

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OK next up is 2002 SPX which had the Winning materials and other special inserts
18 packs with just 4 cards per pack

Pics attached as always and back is white once again no use scanning
Life sized in the album


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jeffv96masters

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LEFT SIDE PACK 1
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VLAD GUERRERO
JASON GIAMBI
GEOFF JENKINS
PEDRO MARTINEZ

LEFT SIDE PACK 2
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EDGAR MARTINEZ
BOBBY ABREU
KEN GRIFFEY JR
FRED MCGRIFF

LEFT SIDE PACK 3
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SAMMY SOSA
DMITRI YOUNG
COREY KOSKIE
CARLOS DELGADO
 

jeffv96masters

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LEFT SIDE PACK 4
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SHAWN GREEN
DAVID JUSTICE
BRIAN GILES
KERRY WOOD

LEFT SIDE PACK 5
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JEROMY BURNITZ
SAMMY SOSA / JEROMY BURNITZ WINNING MATERIALS BASE/BASE COMBO #39/200

Nice little piece ! I like the Purple Diamondbacks coloring on it ( will scan when I'm done)

LEFT SIDE PACK 6
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DEREK JETER
DOUG MIENTKIWICZ
MIGUEL TEJADA
MICHAEL CRUDALE YOUNG STARS #277/1800
 

jeffv96masters

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LEFT SIDE PACK 7
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MO VAUGHN
FREDDY GARCIA
MIKE MUSSINA
DARIN ERSTAD

LEFT SIDE PACK 8
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ICHIRO
MIKE PIAZZA
TODD HELTON
HIDEO NOMO

LEFT SIDE PACK 9
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MIKE CAMERON
JOSE VIDRO
JIM EDMONDS
CARLOS BELTRAN
 

jeffv96masters

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RIGHT SIDE PACK 1
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GREG MADDUX
ALEX RODRIGUEZ
MAGGLIO ORDONEZ
GREG VAUGHN

RIGHT SIDE PACK 2
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RICH AURELIA
ROY OSWALT
JOSH BECKETT
CHIPPER JONES

RIGHT SIDE PACK 3
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TONI BAUTISTA
JEFF KENT
RAFAEL PALMEIRO
ARAMIS RAMIREZ
 

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