1997 SPx Baseball Box Break

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I'm going to bust a box of 1997 SPx baseball. This was my favorite product in 1997 -- opened around 10 boxes then -- never pulled a Grand Finale or an auto, hopefully I can get 1 of those today. I hadn't seen these boxes since 1997 but just recently stumbled onto 2 of them. Wish me luck!

 

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WOW! What a start! I open the 2nd pack and see 2 gold cards peeking at me, I don't remember seeing that before! There it is! A Grand Finale! And Tony Gwynn to boot! Nice! I figured if I hit one it'd be Todd Walker or Todd Hundley or some scrub like that. And a Jeter Bronze in the 3rd pack!

Packs 1-3:

 

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Packs 4-6

 

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Packs 7-9

 

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Packs 10-12:

 

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Packs 13-15:

 

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Packs 16-18:

 

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Recap:

Base set: 33 cards - all different (4 have creases around the X die cut - which was very common from what I remember)
Steel Parallel: 10 cards - 9 different (doubled up on Ripken )
Bronze Parallel: 5 cards (Ripken, Nomar, Sosa, Jeter, Gant) - Jeter has a scratch on the back
Silver Parallel: 3 cards (Palmeiro, Smoltz, Erstad) - All 3 have major roller marks/creases
Gold Parallel: 1 (Deion Sanders)
Bound for Glory: 1 (Mo Vaughn 345/1500)
Grand Finale Parallel (Limited to 50): Tony Gwynn

 

[PadresFan86]

Is the Gwynn for sale

 

[ASTROBURN]

Of the two Bagwells, is one a steel? I don't have a steel yet...

And nice break. Good assortment of players.

 

[SINFULONE]

I love these cards, I ripped a couple boxes awhile back.The only bad thing is some of the parallels look almost exactly alike, but well designed cards.The Gwynn didn't really stand out, is it supposed to look like a base card?Where is the Vaughn insert, I didn't see it?I pulled a Bound For Glory out of mine as well, gorgeous card.

 

[LazerShow15]

How can you tell it is a Grand Finale, I should look in my Jeter collection, I have a three row shoe box of Jeters from the 90's

 

[masonphillip]

How can you tell it is a Grand Finale, I should look in my Jeter collection, I have a three row shoe box of Jeters from the 90's

It would be worth your time [phil]190652921584[/phi] - check out what the last Jeter sold for.

The Gwynn is awesome!