April 2012 Affordable Group Break - 2003 Fleer Genuine

Finally we have arrived to the 2nd half of the last box.  I've really enjoyed this month's break so far and I hope everyone else has too.  These last few packs should hold a few hits so let's see what else we may end up with.

Pack 11:
#046 Pedro Martinez (Red Sox)

Jim Thome & Pat Burrell - Longball Threats Jersey
#018 Tim Salmon (Angels)
#093 Manny Ramirez (Red Sox)

Another hit has been found!  Nice red pinstripe too!

Pack 12:
#058 Junior Spivey (Diamondbacks)
#068 Raul Ibanez (Royals)
#007 Barry Bonds (Giants)
#034 Eric Gagne (Dodgers)
#020 Moises Alou (Cubs)

Pack 13:
#038 Andruw Jones (Braves)
#024 Kevin Millwood (Phillies)
#099 Juan Gonzalez (Rangers)
#095 Preston Wilson (Rockies)

#087 Ken Griffey Jr. (Reds)

Pack 14:
#025 A.J. Burnett (Marlins)
#091 Matt Morris (Cardinals)
#083 Miguel Tejada (A's)
#021 Edgardo Alfonzo (Giants)
#096 Garret Anderson (Angels)

Pack 15:
#028 Vladimir Guerrero (Expos)
#046 Pedro Martinez (Red Sox)

Mike Sweeney (Royals) / Phil Nevin (Padres) - Longball Threats
#064 Jim Edmonds (Cardinals)
#003 Adam Dunn (Reds)

This hiflew is why I swapped the Dodgers for your Royals!

Pack 16:
#039 Pat Burrell (Phillies)

Derek Jeter - Tools of the Game Bat (Yankees)
#004 Aubrey Huff (Rays)
#035 Nomar Garciaparra (Red Sox)

Another Derek Jeter hit!  This time a game-used bat.  Nice card design.  Congrats goes to the Dutch Card Guy!

Pack 17:
#069 Darin Erstad (Angels)
#008 Kevin Brown (Dodgers)

#113 Josh Willingham - Genuine Upside #412/799 (Marlins)
#055 Luis Gonzalez (Diamondbacks)
#065 Ben Sheets (Brewers)

Pack 18:
#031 Fred McGriff (Dodgers)
#049 Chipper Jones (Braves)
#015 Gary Sheffield (Braves)
#097 Cliff Floyd (Mets)
#089 Torii Hunter (Twins)

Pack 19:
#037 Lance Berkman (Astros)
#023 Jay Gibbons (Orioles)
#098 Sean Casey (Reds)
#027 Rafael Palmeiro (Rangers)
#045 Kazuhisa Ishii (Dodgers)

Pack 20:
#071 C.C. Sabathia (Indians)
#010 Ray Durham (Giants)
#006 Kerry Wood (Cubs)
#081 Larry Walker (Rockies)
#072 Carlos Delgado (Blue Jays)

Pack 21:
#030 Scott Rolen (Cardinals)
#048 Roy Oswalt (Astros)
#060 Omar Vizquel (Indians)
#053 Jim Thome (Phillies)
#026 Austin Kearns (Reds)

Pack 22:
#016 Jermaine Dye (A's)
#075 Ichiro (Mariners)

Chipper Jones (Braves) / Todd Helton (Rockies) - Longball Threats
#088 Albert Pujols (Cardinals)
#080 Eric Chavez (A's)

Pack 23:
#029 Paul Konerko (White Sox)
#047 Sean Burroughs (Padres)
#059 Bernie Williams (Yankees)
#013 Bobby Abreu (Phillies)
#043 Barry Larkin (Reds)

Wonder if Chris (FanofReds / Nachoes Grande) needs this Larkin?

Pack 24:
#070 Roger Clemens (Yankees)
#009 Sammy Sosa (Cubs)
#040 Juan Encarnacin (Marlins)
#044 Alex Rodriguez (Rangers)
#056 Alfonso Soriano (Yankees)

We were promised 4 hits and all of them were pretty great.  I really liked this box and I can see myself featuring this one again in a future break.  Well that's it folks!  Another Affordable Group Break is in the books.  I'm sure there will be another break next month so keep watching.  Thanks everyone!

April 2012 Affordable Group Break - 2003 Fleer Genuine

The last box of the break is 2003 Fleer Genuine.  24 packs, 5 cards per pack.  The regular set is comprised of 130 - 100 base cards and 30 Genuine Upside (Prospects), numbered to 799.  Parallels include 130 Genuine Reflection: Ascending, individually & consecutively numbered from 1 to 130; Descending, individually & consecutively numbered from 130 to 1.  Inserts include 15 Tools of the Game (1:20), 15 Long Ball Threats (1:8).  Game-Used/Autographs overall odds are 1:6.

Pack 4:

#038 Andruw Jones (Braves)
#024 Kevin Millwood (Phillies)
#099 Juan Gonzalez (Rangers)
#050 Barry Zito (A's)
#011 Carlos Beltran (Royals)

Pack 5:

#082 Randy Johnson (Diamondbacks)
#015 Gary Sheffield (Braves)

#010 Ray Durham - Genuine Reflection: Descending #008/121 (Giants)

#041 Curt Schilling (Diamondbacks)
#062 Jose Vidro (Expos)

The first #d parallel goes to arpsmith and the Giants!  I like this one as Ray is from my hometown of Charlotte, NC and played high school ball for my HS' rival (Myers Park).

Pack 6:

#074 Magglio Ordonez (White Sox)

#GA-AD Adam Dunn - Genuine Article (Reds)

#063 Bartolo Colon (White Sox)
#002 Mo Vaughn (Mets)

Wow, these Genuine Article cards are really nice.  Even though the Adam Dunn card just features a solid white jersey swatch, the little pull out COA is a novel idea.  Congrats FanofReds!

Pack 7:

#090 Joe Crede (White Sox)
#014 Craig Biggio (Astros)

#05LB Torii Hunter (Twins) / Vladimir Guerrero (Expos) - Longball Threats

#057 Josh Beckett (Marlins)
#067 Edgar Martinez (Mariners)

We'll have to flip a coin to see who gets the first insert out of the box.

Pack 8:

#073 Tom Glavine (Mets)
#028 Vladimir Guerrero (Expos)

#103 Francisco Rodriguez - Genuine Upside #d 771/799 (Angels)

#001 Derek Jeter (Yankees)
#032 Frank Thomas (White Sox)

The first #d SP goes to the Angels (and FanofReds)

Pack 9:

#029 Paul Konerko (White Sox)

Albert Pujols (Cardinals) / Lance Berkman (Astros) - Longball Threats Jersey

#033 John Olerud (Mariners)
#019 Mike Piazza (Mets)

And the 2nd hit out of the 4 we should get goes to the Astros and jaybarkerfan.  In addition to that certain Astros fan I know that'll want this card you can also add my name to the list as Berkman is one of many players in my PC.  Nice score!

Pack 10:

#017 Carlos Pena (Tigers)

#076 Johnny Damon (Red Sox)

#6TG Nomar Garciaparra - Tools of the Game (Red Sox)

#036 Ryan Klesko (Padres)
#022 Mike Sweeney (Royals)

This is a nice looking design for an insert.  jaybarkerfan scores another card for his growing stack!

Whew!  My fingers are tired.  We're through the first half of the boxes and so far the results look good.  Most of the teams have a good stack of cards building up and the inserts and hits are being spread around.  There should be 2 more hits in the Genuine box and 1 more in the Double Header box.  Keep watching for more pack rippin' fun soon.

April 2012 Affordable Group Break - Sign Ups Open!

 

I realize that everyone likes to get the most bang for their collecting dollar these days.  For some that means getting the largest stack of cards.  For others it means having a better chance at landing a hit for your team.  I try to select different types and years of cards to appeal to as many as I can.  Sometimes I hit pay dirt while other times I hit a foul ball or completely strike out.  That said 2 of the 3 boxes this month will give us guaranteed hits.  6 hits to be exact!  Once again I want to thank Steve and his staff @ the Baseball Card Exchange for sponsoring this break.

1999 Skybox Thunder (Hobby)

36 packs

- Rave parallels

- Super Rave parallels (serially numbered)

- Hip-No-Tized inserts

2003 Fleer Double Header (Hobby)

20 packs

- Game-Used cards 1:10 packs

- Keystone Combinations 1:10 packs

- Let's Play, Too! 1:5 packs

- Twin Bill 1:20 packs

2003 Fleer Genuine (Hobby)

24 packs

- Game-Used cards 1:6 packs

- Genuine Inside Article game-used 1:24 packs

- Genuine Reflections (serially numbered)

- Long Ball Threats 1:8 packs (game-used: single 1:13, dual 1:72)

- Tools of the Game 1:20 packs (game-used 1:42)

In an effort to make sure the entire break is filled up we'll be going with the format of choose your first team and the 2nd team will be randomly assigned.  After all the teams have been claimed/assigned, all team trading must occur before the start of the break and I must be informed.  Just make sure that you let me know so you get the correct cards.

Each slot will be $9.00 shipped.  After all 15 slots are filled the unclaimed teams will then be randomized and assigned to each participant.

The faster you pay the quicker I can have the boxes ordered and we can start the break.  To claim your team please leave a comment with your requested team(s) and then please submit your gift payment via PayPal to cardboardcollections at yahoo.com.  After you have sent your payment please e-mail me your full mailing address, screen name and the team(s) you claimed.

01) Atlanta Braves (Cardboard Collections) (PAID)

02) New York Yankees (The Dutch Card Guy) (PAID)

03) San Francisco Giants (arpsmith) (PAID)

04) Texas Rangers (aj245) (PAID)

05) Chicago White Sox (cynicalbuddha) (PAID)

06) Colorado Rockies (hiflew) (PAID)

07) Philadelphia Phillies (arfmax) (PAID) 
08) Houston Astros (jaybarkerfan) (PAID)

09) Boston Red Sox (jaybarkerfan) (PAID)

10) New York Mets (jaybarkerfan) (PAID)

11) Cleveland Indians (Jason) (PAID)

12) Cincinnati Reds (FanOfReds) (PAID)

13) Seattle Mariners (FanOfReds) (PAID)

14) St. Louis Cardinals (IkesCards) (PAID)

15) Oakland Athletics (Cardboard Collections) (PAID)