Affordable Group Break: 2002 Donruss (Hobby)

** UPDATE 06/09/21 - Prices dropped for remaining teams **

This break will feature a hobby box of 2002 Donruss. 24 packs / 5 cards per pack. Prices listed beside each team. All cards ship. Stacking applies so the price does not include shipping. If you have questions on how this works please let me know. We'll break this box Live on my YouTube channel on Friday, 06/11/21 at 10 PM eastern.

To claim your team(s) please comment with your request and submit your payment at that time. If you haven't participated in one of my breaks, please email me (flywheels@yahoo.com) your name & mailing address. Please send your payment as Friends & Family: paypal.me/flywheels86

Anaheim Angels $5 - Adam Kaningher PAID

Arizona Diamondbacks $3 - Ben Morris PAID

Atlanta Braves - Colbey PAID
Baltimore Orioles $6 - Joseph Inzirillo PAID
Boston Red Sox $6 - Shane Salmonson PAID
Chicago Cubs $5 - Rick Mantz PAID
Chicago White Sox $5 - Shane Salmonson PAID
Cincinnati Reds $5 - Chris Reed PAID
Cleveland Indians $5 - Shane Salmonson PAID
Colorado Rockies $5 - John Donovan PAID
Detroit Tigers $5 - Ben Morris PAID
Florida Marlins $3
Houston Astros $5 - Shane Salmonson PAID
Kansas City Royals $3 - cardcollector65jw PAID

Los Angeles Dodgers $6 - Rick Mantz PAID
Milwaukee Brewers $3
Minnesota Twins $5 - Joseph Inzirillo PAID

Montreal Expos - Colbey PAID

New York Mets $4 - Michael Spiegel PAID
New York Yankees $9 - Joseph Inzirillo PAID
Oakland Athletics $4
Philadelphia Phillies $4 - Joseph Inzirillo PENDING
Pittsburgh Pirates $5 - Zachary Chakan PAID
San Diego Padres $6 - Joseph Inzirillo PAID

San Francisco Giants $6 - Fred Pike PAID
Seattle Mariners $7 - Joseph Inzirillo PAID
St. Louis Cardinals $7 - Patrick W Ayers PAID

Tampa Bay Rays $3 - Joseph Inzirillo PENDING

Texas Rangers $6 - Ben Morris PAID
Toronto Blue Jays $3 - Kari Salovaara PAID

 

 

May 2012 Affordable Group Break - 2002 Donruss

 

I want to thank the fine folks at the Baseball Card Exchange again for helping sponsor this month's Affordable Group Break.

I've had a lot on my plate this week thanks to some things at work so I apologize for the delay in getting this started.  On that same note I hope everyone understands and is OK w/ me not listing the results of each pack.  I don't have much time this weekend and I hate to continue to drag this out any longer than necessary.  So I'll just be highlighting a few cards plus all the SPs, inserts and hits.  At least for those of you participating they'll be some element of surprise once your package arrives as to what is in it.  I'll also be doing my best to toss in extra freebie cards as usual.

The base set is comprised of 150 veterans, 50 Rated Rookies (SPs) and 20 Fan Club (SPs).  Inserts include Diamond Kings (#d to 2500), Diamond Kings Studio Series parallel (#d to 250), Elite Series (#d to 2500), Elite Signatures, Elite Series Legends (#d to 2500), Elite Series Legends Signatures, Production Line (#d to a career stat), All-Time Diamond Kings (#d to 2500), All-Time Diamond Kings Studio Series parallel (#d to 250), Longball Leaders (#d to 1000), Longball Leaders Seasonal Sum (#d to 2001 HR total), Jersey Kings, Bat Kings, Rookie of the Year Materials and Recollection Collection (autos, 1:2000).  Overall odds for the inserts is 1:5 packs.

Now you know what could be in the box let's take a look at a few base cards as well as the SPs and inserts pulled.

I like the overall design for 2002 Donruss...but I can't get past the black bar across the bottom.  My first pack of cards was a Donruss product so I've always been partial to what they've put out.  I still miss the brand.

 Rated Rookies are short printed, but I'm not sure what the odds were for these.

Career Stat Line parallels are serially numbered to a certain career stat.  For Richard Hidalgo 299 represents his career RBI total as of 2001.

Fan Club is another SP subset.  The other card pull from this set was Luis Gonzalez of the Diamondbacks.
 

The real winner here was the Dodgers with this nice Diamond Kings Studio Series parallel of Shawn Green.

Production Line Chipper Jones rounds out the box.  It's #516/605 and the 605 represents his slugging percentage.

We didn't get any other SPs or inserts, but most of the teams claimed were well represented w/ base cards.  The next 2002 box should yield even (and better) cards.

May 2012 "All Donruss" Affordable Group Break - Teams start at $4 shipped!

For this month's Affordable Group Break I wanted to change up the formula I've been using over the last few months.  I'm going with an all Donruss theme this time around for starters. 

I'm also changing how the teams are claimed.  This time around you're only signing up for one team.  This will bring the cost per team down a bit and you won't possibly get stuck w/ a team you don't want.  Several of the teams that don't seem as popular will be discounted right off the bat with tiered pricing.  For the teams claimed that weren't around in 1986 I'll do my best to throw in some extra cards for you.  Trying to be fair to everyone.  Keep reading for all the details.

This month's break is again sponsored by the fine folks at the Baseball Card Exchange.  First up let's look at what's on the table this month.  How about some old and some new?

1986 Leaf

- Possible RCs of Cecil Fielder, Andres Galarraga, Fred McGriff

- The only true RC of Billy "Moneyball" Beane!

 2002 Donruss (Hobby)

- Lots of sequentially numbered parallels and inserts

- Click HERE for a complete run down

2002 Donruss Best of Fan Club (Hobby)

- Possible Cliff Lee RC

- 1 auto & 1 game-used memorabilia card per box

- Loads of inserts

- Click HERE for a complete run down

If you are interested in claiming more than 3 teams please let me know and perhaps we can work out some sort of discount.  To claim your team(s) please respond by commenting letting me know who you want.  Send your gift payment via PayPal to: cardboardcollections at yahoo.com .  Please send me an e-mail to the same e-mail address with the following info:  team(s), screen name/ID & mailing address

1st tier - $8 shipped

Atlanta Braves - Cardboard Collections (PAID)

Los Angeles Dodgers - The Dutch Card Guy (PAID)

New York Yankees - Stealing Home (PAID)

St. Louis Cardinals - IkesCards (PAID)

2nd tier - $7 shipped

Baltimore Orioles - 

Boston Red Sox - Stealing Home (PAID)

Chicago Cubs -

Chicago White Sox - Jeff Laws (PAID)
Cincinnati Reds -
Cleveland Indians - The Dutch Card Guy (PAID)
Colorado Rockies -

Milwaukee Brewers - cynicalbuddha (PAID)

New York Mets - TheBrooklynMet (PAID)

Philadelphia Phillies - arfmax (PAID)

San Diego Padres -
San Francisco Giants - 

Seattle Mariners -  

Texas Rangers - aj245 (PAID)
Toronto Blue Jays - D a V e (PAID)

3rd tier - $5 shipped

Detroit Tigers - The Lost Collector (PAID)
Florida Marlins - 
Houston Astros - The Lost Collector (PAID)
Kansas City Royals - Josh D. (PAID)
Los Angeles Angels - 

Minnesota Twins -
Montreal Expos - Cardboard Collections (PAID)

4th tier - $4 shipped
Arizona Diamondbacks -  
Oakland Athletics - jaybarkerfan
Pittsburgh Pirates -
Tampa Bay Rays -