Griffey Collector's Thread

[murphy17]

Pack pulled the redemption for this.

Would be interested in the patch auto depending on the price. I've gone a little wild with my HOF collection lately


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That is definitely a good one as well!

 

[magicpapa]

When I was a kid I opened up what had to be a couple hundred packs of 1992 Donruss, looking for the Elite Series cards. I wonder what the actual odds are on these. I think they were found one in every couple of cases, so probably something like 1:1440 packs. Very rare.

there was a write up in Beckett ( can I say Beckett here?? )with a cute answer years ago I liked better....
but found this
Although the odds were not fully disclosed it has been estimated that the chances of pulling an Elite insert were approximately 1:55 waxboxes.

 

[murphy17]

there was a write up in Beckett ( can I say Beckett here?? )with a cute answer years ago I liked better....
but found this
Although the odds were not fully disclosed it has been estimated that the chances of pulling an Elite insert were approximately 1:55 waxboxes.

I think there were 36 packs per box, so I would have been pretty close with a 1:1440 pack assessment. The 1:55 boxes would make it 1:1980. That seems about right. Those things were so scarce. I remember seeing a Frank Thomas at my local card shop back in 1992. It was in a HUGE screw case (remember those?? haha). When I saw it, I just looked at it for a few minutes in amazement. At the time, there didn't exist a better card (I think the Thomas back in 1992 was even more desirable than the Griffey or Ripken Auto).

 

[magicpapa]

heres the 6 I have

 

[magicpapa]

I think there were 36 packs per box, so I would have been pretty close with a 1:1440 pack assessment. The 1:55 boxes would make it 1:1980. That seems about right. Those things were so scarce. I remember seeing a Frank Thomas at my local card shop back in 1992. It was in a HUGE screw case (remember those?? haha). When I saw it, I just looked at it for a few minutes in amazement. At the time, there didn't exist a better card (I think the Thomas back in 1992 was even more desirable than the Griffey or Ripken Auto).

 

[magicpapa]

a inside of that scrapbook card I posted awhile back

 

[magicpapa]

by chance, does anyone have a extra one of theses cards they could send me, it would look nice with my Plates

 

[magicpapa]

I think there were 36 packs per box, so I would have been pretty close with a 1:1440 pack assessment. The 1:55 boxes would make it 1:1980. That seems about right. Those things were so scarce. I remember seeing a Frank Thomas at my local card shop back in 1992. It was in a HUGE screw case (remember those?? haha). When I saw it, I just looked at it for a few minutes in amazement. At the time, there didn't exist a better card (I think the Thomas back in 1992 was even more desirable than the Griffey or Ripken Auto).

after pulling my Griffey in 1992, I also saw a Thomas at a card shop,And wanted it... ended up borrowing 100$ from my mom went back and bought it for 103 and the change in my pocket.. Still have em both

 

[gradedeflator]

^great story Magic, thanks for sharing...love cards with sentimental value. One day I will scan my first PC ever - Cory Snyder!

 

[michaelstepper]

Like stated above I remember everything Thomas was "worth" more or priced more than griffey. Never thought that was right


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[magicpapa]

I actually started collecting Thomas when I got back into collecting, my son did Jr.

 

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[bedot]

Magic, so is there a version of the Donruss elite 92 Griffey that is auto'd? Does anyone have one

 

[magicpapa]

nope, no elite auto

 

[bedot]

Does anyone no who griffeyfan24 is on ebay? He's got good stuff

 

[magicpapa]

 

[bedot]

know

 

[magicpapa]

Does anyone no who griffeyfan24 is on ebay? He's got good stuff

yes.....yes I do

 

[michaelstepper]

Need that gold magic saw one on the bay not to long ago. Almost hit the bin but bought a pee wee Reese auto instead


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[George_Calfas]

yes.....yes I do

Jeff is good people