I've been preparing for this break for quite some time now and I couldn't have pulled it off without the help of my two sponsors:
I actually got my inspiration to do this themed break from Community Gum. I had kicked around the idea of some of this product before, but never to this magnitude. I shot off an e-mail to the guys @ CG and they generously offered to help sponsor the break by donating two boxes of 1993 cards. I didn't want to settle w/ just 2 boxes so I hit up Steve from the Baseball Card Exchange and got a great deal on 8 more boxes! If you're adept at math that makes a total of 10 boxes!!
I know I may be crazy and biting off more than I can chew, but I'm ready. I personally think this will be a lot of fun. Yes, it'll be a lot of work for me, but in the end I hope everyone will get something that will make them happy.
I mentioned this is a themed break. What's the theme? (Don't cheat and scroll down yet) STADIUM CLUB! I have always been a fan of the TSC sets and this ought to give us a nice sample size as we tour the TSC years of 1993-1996. OK, now you can scroll down to see the boxes chosen.
1993 Topps Stadium Club Series 2
- 24 packs, 14 cards per pack
Inserts:
- First Day Production (1:24)
- Master Photo Redemptions (expired) (1:24)
- Stadium Club Inserts (1:24)
1993 Topps Stadium Club Series 3
- 24 packs, 14 cards per pack
Inserts:
- First Day Production (1:24)
- Master Photo Redemptions (expired) (1:24)
- Stadium Club Inserts (1:24)
1994 Topps Stadium Club Series 1
- 24 packs, 10 cards per pack
Inserts:
- Dugout Dirt (1:6)
- First Day Issue parallels #d to 2000 (1:24)
- Golden Rainbow parallels (1:1)
- Super Teams (1:24)
1994 Topps Stadium Club Series 2
- 24 packs, 10 cards per pack
Inserts:
- 1994 Bowman Previews (1:24)
- Dugout Dirt (1:6)
- First Day Issue parallels #d to 2000 (1:24)
- Golden Rainbow parallels (1:1)
1994 Topps Stadium Club Series 3
- 24 packs, 10 cards per pack
Inserts:
- Dugout Dirt (1:6)
- First Day Issue parallels #d to 2000 (1:24)
- Golden Rainbow parallels (1:1)
- Stadium Club Finest (1:6)
1995 Topps Stadium Club Series 1 (Hobby)
- 24 packs, 14 cards per pack
Inserts:
- Clear Cut Finest (1:24)
- Phone cards (1:24)
- Ring Leaders (1:24)
- Super Skills (hobby exclusive, 1:24)
- Virtual Reality parallels (1:1)
1995 Topps Stadium Club Series 2 (Hobby)
- 24 packs, 14 cards per pack
Inserts:
- Clear Cut Finest (1:24)
- Phone cards (1:24)
- Ring Leaders (1:24)
- Super Skills (hobby exclusive, 1:24)
- Virtual Reality parallels (1:1)
1995 Topps Stadium Club High Number Series (Hobby)
- 24 packs, 14 cards per pack
- Possible Hideo Nomo RC!
Inserts:
- Crystal Ball (1:24)
- Power Zone (1:24)
1996 Topps Stadium Club Series 1 (Hobby)
- 24 packs, 8 cards per pack
- 1 Team TSC card per pack
Inserts:
- Megaheroes (1:48)
- Mickey Mantle Retrospective (1:24)
- Midsummer Matchups (1:48)
- Power Streak (1:24)
- Prime Cuts (1:36)
1996 Topps Stadium Club Series 2 (Hobby)
- 24 packs, 10 cards per pack
- 1 Team TSC card per pack
Inserts:
- Bash and Burn (1:48)
- Metalists (1:48)
- Mickey Mantle Retrospective (1:12)
- Power Packed (1:24)
- TSC Awards (1:48)
I personally am excited about the 1995 boxes. The inserts that year were especially nice (Power Zone & Ring Leaders) and there are (expired) Phone cards to chase! Remember when those were all the rage? If you're looking for autos and relics then you won't find much here for your tastes. However if you're looking for a lot of cards w/ great photography and a slew of parallels and inserts then this break will be right up your ally. And since you now this is one of my Affordable Group Breaks then you'll know it won't break the bank.
Because I've never attempted this many boxes before in one single break I'm opening it up to all 28 teams. The Braves will be claimed by myself. The rest of the teams will be up for grabs. In order to make this a reality I'm looking for at least 20 teams to be claimed. I didn't want to make it where all the remaining teams needed to be claimed in order to make this work.
Each one team slot will cost $12 shipped. I'm estimating packaging materials and shipping to come in around $5 per team just to let you know. Because of the number of cards each team should be getting there will be no multiple team discounts...sorry.
If my math is correct there should be a grand total of 2,832 cards in these boxes! There should be plenty of cards to go around for everyone.
The faster everyone pays the sooner I can place the order and get to ripping
packs. If for some reason we can't get at least 20 people to join in on the fun
then I'll refund everyone's money.
To claim a slot(s) please:
- 1) Leave a comment letting me know your team of choice (or teams if claiming multiple slots)
- 2) PayPal your payment via gift to: cardboardcollections at yahoo.com
- 3) E-mail me (same address as payment) your screen name, full name, address and the team(s) claimed
01) Atlanta Braves (Cardboard Collections) (PAID)
02) New York Yankees (The Dutch Card Guy) (PAID)
03) Seattle Mariners (Kyle4KC) (PAID)
04) Cleveland Indians (Jason) (PAID)
05) New York Mets (BA Benny) (PAID)
06) Los Angeles Dodgers (Spiegel83) (PAID)
07) Cincinnati Reds (FanOfReds) (PAID)
08) San Francisco Giants (arpsmith) (PAID)
09) Texas Rangers (Play at the Plate) (PAID)
10) Kansas City Royals (Josh D.) (PAID)
11) Philadelphia Phillies (arfmax) (PAID)
12) Montreal Expos (Farrell Quinlan) (PAID)
13) Chicago White Sox (Farrell Quinlan) (PAID)
14) Milwaukee Brewers (cynicalbuddha) (PAID)
15) St. Louis Cardinals (madding) (PAID)
16) Angels (Tom) (PAID)
17) Toronto Blue Jays (Robert) (PAID)
18) Houston Astros (Carlos Salgado) (PAID)
19) Pittsburg Pirates (Carlos Salgado) (PAID)
20) San Diego Padres (All the Way to the Backstop) (PAID)
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