Question for the A&G experts

[carlitoson]

Does anyone know how scarce the Allen & Ginter's mini cards are that come from inside the rip cards? I imagine it varies year to year due to print runs, but am I correct in assuming that there are less than 100 of each "extended" mini?

As popular as the product is, I figure someone had to have figured this out (or have a rough estimate). I have errands to run right now, so thanks in advance. I'm particularly wondering about last year (2011), if it matters.

Thanks.

 

[jbhofmann]

Does anyone know how scarce the Allen & Ginter's mini cards are that come from inside the rip cards? I imagine it varies year to year due to print runs, but am I correct in assuming that there are less than 100 of each "extended" mini?

As popular as the product is, I figure someone had to have figured this out (or have a rough estimate). I have errands to run right now, so thanks in advance. I'm particularly wondering about last year (2011), if it matters.

Thanks.

Less than a 100. I'd say somewhere between 50-75. The number that ever sees the light of day may be closer to 25 though.

 

[George_Calfas]

In 2011 there were 4,360 serial numbered Rip cards and 49 EXT player cards. If there were only EXTs in Rip cards your PR is 88.97. Wood, Red Ink, and other 1/1s are inserted into Rips (suppose to be). Total wood is 350 so maybe 1/2 inserted into Rips? 20 Red Ink frameless autos into Rips for a total of 200. If you bring the number of total possibles down to around 3,800 Rip cards with EXT the PR is ~75.

Again, as said before maybe, just maybe, 25 are extracted from RIPs.

 

[matchpenalty]

Beauty of Ginter and rip cards. A lot of nice cards will stay hidden in rip cards. Does seem they do put a lot of red ink and 1/1 wood cards in higher serial numbered rip cards. So they have a better chance of being pulled.

 

[clarkzac]

In 2011 there were 4,360 serial numbered Rip cards and 49 EXT player cards. If there were only EXTs in Rip cards your PR is 88.97. Wood, Red Ink, and other 1/1s are inserted into Rips (suppose to be). Total wood is 350 so maybe 1/2 inserted into Rips? 20 Red Ink frameless autos into Rips for a total of 200. If you bring the number of total possibles down to around 3,800 Rip cards with EXT the PR is ~75.

Again, as said before maybe, just maybe, 25 are extracted from RIPs.

I believe the only wood minis pulled from the rip cards are parallels of the extended minis, but I could be wrong

 

[carlitoson]

Thanks for the responses guys; you confirmed what I was thinking.

I’ll click your “thanks” buttons. Oh wait…

;-)

 

[Musial Collector]

I believe the only wood minis pulled from the rip cards are parallels of the extended minis, but I could be wrong

I was thinking the same thing, but if that is not the case, then I know where my missing Cuddyer's from 2010 and 2011 may be residing.

 

[clarkzac]

I was thinking the same thing, but if that is not the case, then I know where my missing Cuddyer's from 2010 and 2011 may be residing.

Is that a question Topps is willing to answer? Try Tweeting them and asking if that is the case, I would but I don't have a Twitter account. And if the wood minis in rip cards are only extended minis, you better start buying cases from those years so you can pull the Cuddys lol