2003 Fleer Hot Prospects / 2003 Upper Deck Standing O Group Break Results

For this week's edition of our Affordable Group Breaks we broke two boxes from 2003 - Fleer MLB Hot Prospects (Hobby) and Upper Deck Standing O. Below is a quick recap of some of the highlights, along with the video from Friday night's break.

We'll start with Standing O. While looking up this set I discovered that this took the place of Upper Deck's Ovation line and I believe Standing O was retail only. This was a small box, but it still packed a lot of fun thanks in part to the 1:1 seeded die-cut parallels.

We got a nice selection of base cards featuring some good names. Just about all the teams were represented. The checklist was odd with some teams only having one or two players represented.

World Premieres were short printed and seeded 1:4 packs. Can't say I've ever heard of these players, but AJ (@Lost_Collector) said he knew Jason Anderson made it the majors with the Yankees for a short time.

These baseball shaped parallels were the highlight of the box...at least in my opinion. I had forgotten the front of the card had a baseball like texture feel and the seams were embossed.

Onto the hobby box of Fleer MLB Hot Prospects next. This large box yielded 15 packs. What I didn't realize however was that 4 "hits" were guaranteed as well. This was a nice surprise for me.

The base cards look really nice, printed on a thicker than normal cardstock. The design may be a little busy, but I've seen far worse before. Like with the previous box, we got a nice selection of players/teams from the base cards.

Cream of the Crop inserts were seeded 1:5 packs so the odds were spot on that we pulled 3 - Pedro Martinez, Nomar Garciaparra and Hideki Matsui.

The first auto pulled came early in the box and was of Cory Stewart. This card is numbered 106/500. Adam McKenzie played "clean up" and grabbed the Padres at the very end for super cheap. Congrats!

The next "hit" pulled was this Future Swatch card of the White Sox's Joe Borchard. This card contains a piece of pants worn in a spring training game and is numbered 1019/1250.

The other auto pulled was this nice looking Player Graphs of Angel's prospect, Francisco Rodriguez. This card is numbered 269/400.

The last two cards pulled were from the Class of... insert set and featured two different players from two different teams. One was the base version and the other featured two pieces of game worn jerseys. The memorabilia version is numbered 293/375.

With the Class of... cards featuring more than one player, these were randomized between the participants using Random.org.

Overall this was another successful break in my opinion. I don't plan to break multiple boxes the same night all that often, but this was fun. I'm going to wrap this up so I can get these cards sorted out and filed away. If you were a participant and you're ready to have your stack of cards shipped, please let me know. You can leave a comment on this post or send me an email if you'd like. Thanks again to everyone who participated!

Affordable Group Break - 2003 Upper Deck Standing O!

** UPDATE 05/21/20 - All full! **

This break will feature 2003 Upper Deck Standing O. This set consists of 126 cards with each pack consisting of 4 cards, 24 packs in the box. For more info on this set, be sure to visit the Trading Card Database or BaseballCardPedia for checklists. Each pack contains a die-cut baseball shaped parallel card.

I'm posting these signs up to the Facebook group, my blog and on Twitter all at the same time so if you want to claim a team(s), I recommend you don't wait. This time around we'll be breaking two different boxes the same night, so look for the two separate sign up posts.

Price is listed beside each team. The price does not include shipping. Like with my recent previous breaks, stacking applies so if you bought into a previous break or want me to hold your cards until you see what's next, I'll send you a PayPal invoice for shipping whenever you're ready. We'll break this box Live on my YouTube channel as soon as the break fills up. I'll update all of my social media outlets (FB group, Twitter @flywheels) as the teams are claim. We'll be looking to break this box Friday evening, 05/23/20 at 9 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 your name & mailing address. Please send your payment as Friends & Family: http://paypal.me/flywheels86


Anaheim Angels $2 - Roy G. paid
Arizona Diamondbacks $2 - Adam McK. paid
Atlanta Braves - Colbey paid
Baltimore Orioles $2 - Nick D. paid
Boston Red Sox $2 - Roy G. paid

Chicago Cubs $2 - Trevor P. paid

Chicago White Sox - Colbey paid
Cincinnati Reds $2 - @#LarkinBinder paid
Cleveland Indians $2 - Tim H.
Colorado Rockies - Colbey paid
Detroit Tigers $1 - Scribbled Ink paid
Florida Marlins $1 - @RubenCollects
Houston Astros $2 - Marc B. paid
Kansas City Royals $2 - @jmswyo paid
Los Angeles Dodgers $2 - Spiegel83 paid
Milwaukee Brewers $1 - Mark E. paid
Minnesota Twins $1 - Adam McK. paid
Montreal Expos $1 - Adam McK. paid
New York Mets $1 - Adam McK. paid
New York Yankees $4 - @Lost_Collector paid
Oakland Athletics $1 Adam McK. paid
Philadelphia Phillies $1 - Adam McK. paid
Pittsburgh Pirates $1 - Wade F. paid
San Diego Padres $1 - Adam McK. paid
San Francisco Giants $1 - Tim B./@cardpocalypseNC paid
Seattle Mariners $2 - @AlexK245 paid
St. Louis Cardinals $2 - Kerry B. paid
Tampa Bay Devil Rays $1 - Roy G. paid
Texas Rangers $2 - Tim B./@cardpocalypseNC paid
Toronto Blue Jays $1 - Adam McK. paid

Blogger Appreciation Affordable Group Break - 2003 Upper Deck Standing O!

The box of 2003 UD Standing O! didn't contain a lot of cards, but the round die-cut parallels more than make up for it.  I didn't realize going in these have some embossed texture on the front.  I wish every team landed one of these so you could see how cool these are.

Blogger Appreciation Affordable Group Break

Yes!  You read the title right.  After a little down time my Affordable Group Breaks have returned!  To say thanks to all the people that have participated in past breaks this year I wanted to do something a little different with this being the last AGB of the year.

I have 2 boxes, shall we say, left over from previous AGBs.  Instead of setting a price and trying to cover my expenses I've decided to let everyone name their own price!  I know for a lot of people buying for themselves isn't high on their holiday shopping lists so here is a chance to get a few cards and possibly not pay much for them!  Or use the cards as a stocking stuffer for kids (or adults) you may know. 

First up let's look at the boxes being opened.  1994 Upper Deck Fun Pack and 2003 Upper Deck Standing O!  Yeah, I know there's a big gap in years, but both boxes oughta be fun to open.

The box of '94 UD Fun Pack contains 36 packs (I think), 5 cards per pack.  Each pack contains one subset card like Fold-Outs, Heat Activated, Foil Stamped or Holographic cards.  Each pack also contains a scratch-off game piece to play a card version of baseball.  All your favorite mid 90's players are included such as Ken Griffey Jr., Bo Jackson, Barry Bonds, Fred McGriff, John Kruk and Frank Thomas (to name a few).

The box ' 03 UD Standing O! contains 24 packs, 4 cards per pack.  Inserts include World Premieres (1:4). Die-Cut parallels (shaped like baseballs! - 1:1), World Premieres Die-Cut (1:48) and Starring Role jersey cards (1:240).

Here's how this break will work.  I'll be offering up the teams in a bidding format.  Each team will be sold individually and bidding starts at only $.25.  Bid increments will be $.25.  No limit to how many teams you can bid on.  Shipping will be set at $3.00 with discounts if you win multiple teams.  Sound simple enough?  I'll open the bidding TODAY through THURSDAY, NOV. 8th - 7 PM EST.

To place a bid please leave a comment with the team(s) of your choice and your bid.  You can bid the minimum or just place your highest bid.  The amount you list in your comment will then be added to the list for everyone to see.  Example:  the current bid is $.25 and you bid $2.00.  Now the current bid is $2.00.  Understand?  Good!

One thing I ask is that all comments / bids be placed IN THIS THREAD!  Reason being is I want all the activity to be public for all to see.  I'll do my best to update the thread several times a day, but before you place your bid make sure to look over the previous comments.  Here we go!

Key:  Current Bid / High Bidder

Angels - $2.00 / The Angels In Order
Astros - $.50 / The Dutch Card Guy
Athletics
Blue Jays - $1.00 / D a V e
Braves - Cardboard Collections - no bidding, sorry
Brewers - $1.00 / cynicalbuddha
Cardinals - $3.00 / madding
Cubs - $1.00 / rfmeier
Diamondbacks - $.25 / AdamE
Dodgers - $.50 / Tim Byrd
Expos/Nats - $.50 / Tim Byrd
Giants - $1.00 / arpsmith
Indians - $.25 / Baseball Dad
Mariners - $.25 / Jeff Wilk
Marlins
Mets - $.25 / The Dutch Card Guy
Orioles - $1.00 / ShadyTwine
Padres
Phillies - $.50 / Brad's Blog
Pirates - $.25 / Baseball Dad
Rangers - $.25 / Play at the Plate
Red Sox - $2.00 / Adam3
Reds - $.50 / Tim Byrd
Rockies - $1.50 / Tim Byrd
Royals
Tigers
Twins - $1.00 / rfmeier
White Sox - $2.00 / Jeff Wilk
Yankees - $.25 / The Dutch Card Guy