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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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SORRY FOLKS I completely spaced out and poped teh rest of them!!!
Check out results below--got lost in cracking packs !!


PACK 1 MIDDLE
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JAY BELL
TOM LAROSA
MARCUS THAMS
TOM LAROSA HOMETOWN REFRACTOR

Strange packing that one :(

PACK 2 MIDDLE
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JOHN SMOLTZ
JUAN ENCARNACION
MATT LACROY
ROBERT LUCE HOMETOWN

PACK 3 MIDDLE
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ROD BECK
CHARLES JOHNSON
LARIEL GONZALEZ
JASON HALPER

PACK 4 MIDDLE
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RICO BROGNA
BRIAN BUCHANAN
JOHN NICHOLSON
JASON DEWEY HOMETOWN

PACK 5 MIDDLE
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MANNY RAMIREZ
BRANT BROWN
JASON LARUE
MIKE JEREMBECK

PACK 6 MIDDLE
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DELINO DESHIELDS
DENNY NEAGLE
CARLOS FEEBLES
MILTON BRADLEY

PACK 7 MIDDLE
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JAY BUHNER
STEVE SHOEMAKER
DAMIAN JACKSON
SIDNEY PONSON REFRACTOR

PACK 8 MIDDLE
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KENNY LOFTON
ANDRES GALARRAGA
DAN REICHART
FERNANDO SEGUIGNOL

Exhausted separating the sticky ones


PACK 1 RIGHT
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KENNY ROGERS
KEVIN NICHOLSON
MATT KINNEY

PACK 2 RIGHT
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JOSE VALENTIN
JESUS SANCHEZ
KEVIN HAVERBUSCH
KEVIN BURFORD HOMETOWN

PACK 3 RIGHT
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RYAN KLESKO
JOHN BARNES
CARL PAVANO
LARRY WALKER ROOKIE REPRINT ( way OC)

PACK 4 RIGHT
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HIDEO NOMO
JAE WONG SEO
ENRIQUE WILSON
JUSTIN MAUGHMAN HOMETOWN

PACK 5 RIGHT
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CAL RIPKEN
JIM EDMONDS
CEDRICK BOWERS
CRISTIAN GUZMAN

PACK 6 RIGHT
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WADE BOGGS
UGUETH URBINA
JASON GOODING
MATT ANDERSON

PACK 7 RIGHT
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RANDY JOHNSON
CHAN HO PARK
RODD BELITZ
CRISTIAN GUZMAN GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY # 10/50

Oooh- nice hit !! Sitting in a pack for 21 years :)

PACK 8 RIGHT
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DEREK LEE
BRIAN GILES
JUAN LEBRON
EDDIE YARNALL

I'll scan the hits when I can folks !!
 

jeffv96masters

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[MENTION=5592]jszczech[/MENTION] a little later when I catch up I'll scan that box so you can see. Yeah brought up some reminders of that late 90's team to me too :cool:




Pics from 1998 Bowman Chrome Box # 2 from earlier in the week
Not quite caught up to this weeks stuff yet
Bunch of the Gold Signatures and Refractors

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jeffv96masters

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These pics are from the 2002 Bowman Chrome box I broke ealerier this week
As you can see many of the reprints are off center-- and also are curling something fierce
The only one worth a crap is the Jeter Refractor ( lucky me ) teh base Jeter was OC and curling

Also scanned the Xfractors and Refractor as well that were fairly good

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jeffv96masters

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Still catching up on scanning but I posted next weeks breaks on the header page / first post as always check it :eek:
 

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2000 PACIFIC PRIVATE STOCK BREAK 7/7/19

OK folks up next is a 2000 PACIFIC PRIVATE STOCK retail box
24 packs with 5 cards a pack. Lots of inserts in this series
The only difference between hobby and retail is 7 cards in hobby and 5 cards in retail
If I remember correctly these were very thick cards

You can find the insert odds and stuff HERE
If anyone ever cares to figure out some of those retail odds good luck as no firm facts were ever released can only guess
The mini PS-2000 cards came two per pack

Box and pack pics as always shown below



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PACK 1 LEFT
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JACQUE JONES
EDGARDO ALFONZO PS-2000 MINI
ROGER CLEMENS PS-2000 MINI
ERIC KARROS
HENRY RODRIGUEZ

PACK 2 LEFT
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ELLIS BURKS
WARREN MORRIS PS-2000 MINI
ERIC GAGNE PS-2000 MINI
KEN GRIFFEY JR ARTIST CANVAS
MIKE CAMERON

I'll take that Griffey :) Odds are 1 in every 2 boxes and even then you may not pop a Griffey for 100 boxes

PACK 3 LEFT
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FERNANDO TATIS
BEN PETRICK PS-2000 MINI
ADAM KENNEDY PS-2000 MINI
ROGER CLEMENS
CRAIG BIGGIO

PACK 4 LEFT
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OMAR VIZQUEL
ANDRUE JONES PS-2000 MINI
JOSE CANSECO PS-2000 MINI
RICK ANKIEL ROOKIE
LARRY WALKER

Nice pack- two well centered mini's also !!

PACK 5 LEFT
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KEN CAMINITI
JUAN GONZALEZ PS-2000 MINI
ANDRUW JONES PS-2000 MINI
PEDRO MARTINEZ
BARRY BONDS

Nice pack again

PACK 6 LEFT
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KEVIN MILLWOOD
CHAD HERMANSON PS-2000 MINI
CRAIG BIGGIO PS-2000 MINI
GEOFF JENKINS
PRESTON WILSON

PACK 7 LEFT
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TINO MARTINEZ
VLADIMIR GUERRERO PS-2000 MINI
ALFONSO SORIANO PS-2000 MINI
JD DREW
RUSTY GREER

PACK 8 LEFT
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FRED MCGRIFF
RICHIE SEXSON PS-2000 MINI
MARK MCGWIRE PS-2000 MINI
JUAN ENCARNACION
TONY GWYNN

Nice set of packs- onwards we march !!!
One comment is-- lots of corner damage on bottom cards
Poor packaging methinks :(
 

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PACK 1 MIDDLE
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RAY DURHAM
LARRY WALKER PS-2000 MINI
BARRY BONDS PS-2000 MINI
MIKE SWEENEY
FRED MCGRIFF

PACK 2 MIDDLE
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RICHIE SEXSON
TONY ARMAS JR PS-2000 MINI
CAL RIPKEN JR PS-2000 MINI
CARLOS LEE
BRAD RADKE

PACK 3 MIDDLE
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MANNY RAMIREZ
SEAN CASEY PS-2000 MINI
IVAN RODRIGUEZ PS-2000 MINI
TIM HUDSON ROOKIE
JT SNOW

PACK 4 MIDDLE
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JT SNOW ( geesh 1 right after the last pack-- really ??)
MARK QUINN PS-2000 MINI
RICK ANKIEL PS-2000 MINI
CARL EVERETT
VLADIMIR GUERRERO

PACK 5 MIDDLE
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BARRY LARKIN
BOBBY ABREU PS-2000 MINI
MIEK PIAZZA PS-2000 MINI
EDGAR MARTINEZ
MIEK SWEENEY

PACK 6 MIDDLE
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TROY OLEARY
JUAN SOSA PS-2000 MINI
KEN GRIFFEY JR PS-2000 MINI
ROGER CEDENO
TODD HELTON

PACK 7 MIDDLE
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SHAWN GREEN
PETE RBERGERON PS-2000 MINI
CHIPPER JONES PS-2000 MINI
MATT STAIRS
KEVIN BROWN

PACK 8 MIDDLE
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BO PORTER
RUBEN MATEO PS-2000 MINI
RUSSELL BRANYAN PS-2000 MINI
JEFF BAGWELL
JEROMY BURNITZ

Atrocious corners on the bottom cards this whole box sucks--- such is retail !!
 

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PACK 1 RIGHT
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JAY BELL
CARLOS GULLEN PS-2000 MINI
MAGGLIO ORDONEZ PS-2000 MINI
IVAN RODRIGUEZ EXTREME ACTION INSERT
RAY LANKFORD

If you can believe it the Extreme actually is in good shape- go figure ?!?

PACK 2 RIGHT
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TONY CLARK
CARLOS BELTRAN PS-2000 MINI
SCOTT ROLEN PS-2000 MINI
DABVID NIELSSON
DARIN ERSTAD

PACK 3 RIGHT
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JIM THOME
JEROMY BURNITZ PS-2000 MINI
DEREK JETER PS-2000 MINI
JASON GIAMBI
ALEX RODRIGUEZ

PACK 4 RIGHT
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ROBIN VENTURA
ROBERT FICK PS-2000 MINI
TONY GWYNN PS-2000 MINI
BILLY WAGNER
MARK QUINN


PACK 5 RIGHT
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BRIAN GILES
NOMAR GARCIAPARRA PS-2000 MINI
STEVE COX PS-2000 MINI
DOUG GLANVILLE
MIKE MUSSINA

PACK 6 RIGHT
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JERMAINE DYE
RAFAEL PALMEIRO PS-2000 MINI
FRANK THOMAS PS-2000 MINI
MIKE PIAZZA
SEAN CASEY

PACK 7 RIGHT
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DEREK JETER
DERMAL BROWN PS-2000 MINI
JD DREW PS-2000 MINI
NOMAR GARCIPARRA
RAFAEL PALMEIRO

PACK 8 RIGHT
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AJ BURNETT
JORGE TOCA PS-2000 MINI
TIM HUDSON PS-2000 MINI
KEN CAMINITI
FRANK THOMAS

Overall it was absolute torture condition wise
Total disappoinment in the QC on this one I'd have been disappointed back then as well
Oh well can't have all boxes be teh "one"

Will scan the two cards worth a crap condition wise when I can
 

jeffv96masters

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OK folks 1998 TOPPS CHROME SERIES 1 is next - my 2nd box in the last month
Hobby box with 24 packs and 4 cards per pack
Looks like it ripped in transport- circled the rips for you to see

Anyways info on inserts is located HERE AGAIN
Ripping 8 packs at a whack again as always
Box and pack pics below
Hopefully not as sticky as the last one was and better centered--maybe ??

And I am going to rip thru this one fast as I can as I dont expect anyting much = except stickiness again ::facepalm::



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PACK 1 LEFT
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REY ORDONEZ
BEN MCDONALD
MIKE CAMERON
QUILVIO VERAS

PACK 2 LEFT
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JEFF KENT
CHECKLIST
TIM NAHERING
MICHAEL TUCKER

So far centering is nice :)

PACK 3 LEFT
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DMITRI YOUNG
MIKE HOLTZ
DENNIS SPRINGER
PAUL MOLITOR HALL BOUND

PACK 4 LEFT
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MARIANO RIVERA
JAMIE MOYER
DARIN ERSTAD BABY BOOMERS
LANCE BERKMAN/GLENN DAVIS DRAFT PICKS

PACK 5 LEFT
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FRANCISCO CORDOVA
JOSE ROSADO
TONY GWYNN FLASHBACK
ADRIAN BELTRE/AARON BOONE/RYAN MINOR PROSPECTS (slightly OC)

PACK 6 LEFT
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ARMANDO BENITEZ
TONY FERNANDEZ
ANDRES GALARAGGA INTERLEAGUE PLAY
LANCE BERKMAN/GLENN DAVIS DRAFT PICKS REFRACTOR

PACK 7 LEFT
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DAVID SEGUI
CHAN HO PARK
JASON DICKSON
CHAD HERMANSON / WARREN MORRIS/BRENT BUTLER PROSPECTS

PACK 8 LEFT
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LYLE MOUTON
BILL TAYLOR
TODD STOTTLEMYRE
MARK LORETTA

Once again serious sticky- crappy Topps production as usual with this chrome production
Onwards we blast
 

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PACK 1 MIDDLE
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POKEY REESE
KENNY LOFTON (love the pic)
RON COOMER
DOUG DRABEK

Look up Loftons pics- love the variety at least in pics

PACK 2 MIDDLE
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RICK AGUILERA
RAY LANKFORD
ALLEN WATSON
STEVE AVERY

PACK 3 MIDDLE
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JEROMY BURNITZ
MIKE SWEENEY
RICK REED
TOM CANDIOTTI

PACK 4 MIDDLE
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ALEX FERNANDEZ
JASON MCDONALD
OMAR VIZQUEL
VERNON WELLS / AARON AKIN DRAFT PICKS

PACK 5 MIDDLE
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ROYCE CLAYTON
STEVE KARSAY
TONY GWYNN
BEN GRIEVE/DERMAL BROWN/BRIAN BUCHANAN PROSPECTS

PACK 6 MIDDLE
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PAT MEARES
WILTON GUERRERO
RICH LOISELLE
JUAN GONZALEZ INTERLEAGUE PLAY

PACK 7 MIDDLE
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CHILI DAVIS
MATT STAIRS
MATT MORRIS
ELISEE MARRERO/RAMON HERNANDEZ/BEN DAVIS PROSPECTS

PACK 8 MIDDLE
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CHUCK FINLEY
HENRY RODRIGUEZ
CHARLES NAGY
DAVE BURBA

Ho hum-- onwards we march
 

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PACK 1 RIGHT
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DEIVI CRUZ
EP SANTANGELO
GLENN ALLEN HILL
PAT KELLY

PACK 2 RIGHT
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SANDY ALOMAR
JEFF REED REFRACTOR
GERALD WILLIAMS
JOE VITIELLO

Saddest refractor ever

PACK 3 RIGHT
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DAVID SEGUI
BERNARD GILKEY
LATROY HAWKINS
JOSE GUILLEN BABY BOOMERS REFRACTOR

And this one pops :)

PACK 4 RIGHT
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JOSE CANSECO
DAVE MLICKI
WALT WEISS
JON GARLAND/GEOFF GOETZ PROSPECTS

PACK 5 RIGHT
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MARK GARDNER
DANNY PATTERSON
JEFFREY HAMMONDS
LARRY RODRIGUEZ / JOHN PATTERSON PROSPECTS

PACK 6 RIGHT
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STAN JAVIER
JOE GIRARDI
MIKE LIBERTHAL
DENNY NEAGLE INTERLEAGUE PLAY

PACK 7 RIGHT
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TODD JONES
TOM GLAVINE
JAVY LOPEZ
PEDRO MARTINEZ INTERLEAGUE PLAY

PACK 8 RIGHT
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RICO BROGNA
CARL EVERETT
BOB HAMELIN
LUIS SOJO

Overall disappointment as usual with Topps quality issues
off centered items and stickiness of cards :-x

Still had some high moments though
Will scan later when I catch up as always
 

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OK folks MYSTERY BOX 1 --- 2001 SP GAME USED !!!

One of the more tiny boxes you'll ever encounter. Was fairly expensive if I remember ( $125 or so)
I remember not liking it much as value versus expense made no sense- UD money grab
I usually only bought them if they ran out of DLP product
You were guaranteed a game used card is every pack and there are some nice inserts
Box was tiny-- can fit in the palm of my hand

You can see all the inserts HERE

Boxes have 6 packs per box and 3 cards a pack
One game used jersey guaranteed each pack

You also got a 3 card Yankees Pinstripes exclusives pack every box
Some neat cards inside those as well-- hence the "gamble" back then.
The pack contained random Dimaggio and/or Mantle cards with some neat inserts possible
Perfect for budding Yankees of the new generation :)

Lets see if any luck can happen . I remember praying for Gold , Dual, or Auto versions

Box and pack pics below. Will not take long to break this box :)



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YANKEE PINSTRIPE PACK
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JOE DIMAGGIO #JD21- HITTING STREAK RECORD
JOE DIMAGGIO #JD28 - DIMAGGIO ENLISTS IN US ARMY
JOE DIMAGGIO #JD54- DIMAGGIO PERSONAL RECORDS

Unusual to get all one player but hey I'll take it :)
 

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