Welcome back to the High End FB Group Break for 2012! We have to wait one more month for the real big boys to release but we have a couple new ones to choose from in TTT and Supreme. I'm not a huge fan of either one due to the limited hits and high price point but this might be the time to try them since they're just out and as I mentioned we'll move on to bigger fish next month so this may be the only chance. Please submit your opinions!
Cost: $115
Payment Due Date: January 19th
Break Date: January 31st
Please remember Paypal will no longer be accepted. Please send Money Order or cashiers check to;
Chris Palmieri
1549 Sussex Place
Shakopee, MN 55379
Product list:
2011 Supreme (16 Box Case)
2010 Exquisite (3 Box Case)
Participant List:
49ers - KPit1978 ------------------- PAID
Bears - Mapu Sisoa ---------------- PAID
Bengals - KPit1978 ---------------- PAID
Bills - Quik59sat -- PD
Broncos - 11Eleven11 ------------- PAID
Browns - 11Eleven11 -------------- PAID
Buccaneers - GoGiants78 -- $48
Cardinals - Crpalmi ------------ PAID
Chargers - BobKoning ------------- PAID
Chiefs - JoelWil --------------------- PAID
Colts - Crpalmi --------------------- PAID
Cowboys - Joba62x ---------------- PAID
Dolphins - 11Eleven11 ------------- PAID
Eagles - Joba62x --- PD
Falcons - Quik59sat ---------------- PAID
Giants - GoGiants78
Jaguars - BobKoning --------------- PAID
Jets - BobKoning ------------------- PAID
Lions - Yzerisdaman --------------- PAID
Packers - Quik59sat --------------- PAID
Panthers - KPit1978 ---------------- PAID
Patriots - 11Eleven11 -------------- PAID
Raiders - Smil7 --- PD
Rams - Cardman123 -------------- PAID
Ravens - Joba62x --- PD
Redskins - GoGiants78 --- $50
Saints - RedLeader ---------------- PAID
Seahawks - Cardman123 ---PD
Steelers - Smil7 ------------------- PAID
Texans - BajMurray -- PD
Titans - Hail24 --------------------- PAID
Vikings - KPit1978 ----------------- PAID
In with my teams. I was hoping that case of Exq. that was left over from the Big Break would make it into this one. I have a good feeling about that case. My vote on the second product would go to Supreme.
I am predicting I will be shutout this month, but I am in with the Rams.
If we have to choose between the other two, I'll go with Supreme. I've seen enough of the Triple Threads football to not be impressed, which is disappointing since 2011 Triple Threads baseball was so good this year.
if i can swing it would like the bucs
If we are going to lower the bar from NT/EX/F* then I'd like to see the product offer something different and triple treads and supreme dont do that.
No on card autos and 1-2 patch cards per case.
How about a master case of Certified 11?
The Autos are on card, they put patches in the product and the small box size means we still get videos. Rookie on card and vet/legend sticker makes for a huge checklist and with all those quality hits even the iffy teams will have a shot at something big until the last pack The price just dropped for the first time this week. I really think this would make a fun 1 monther until we get the real stuff.
In either way, hope everyone survived the holidays!!
Certified = Panini = Garbage
I'd rather stay away from Supreme. Are we against doing Limited or LCM? What about more Absolute? There hasn't been any 2011 products that have wowed people, but as a group (not the case breakers group), we haven't really tried much of anything.
I am considering loaning out my two teams this month.
My vote is no threads or supreme. Neither are high end IMO. I say stick with 08 or 09 EX or NT for another month and hopefully we can see some high end 2011 stuff.
We used to do 3 years of HE products and now this seems like 1 year (2010EX) with 2011 filler. YUK! ???
If Bengals open up I would like to be in.
Thanx.
payment sent
dropping the ravens
any one want the Eagles for this month??Just let me know..
Can we try 08 NT? After seeing the big break's case, I'd be itching for more.
I'm very happy with the '10 Exq. and would be happy with the Supreme simply because we're going to miss it in the other group. As Chris pointed out, this group has always mixed in some of the mid-end stuff before the big stuff comes out and Supreme would mean some more hits to spread around. Having said that I'd be happy with any NT added other than '09 and using any extra funds for a box or two of Supreme.
BTW has anyone else seen the previews for '11 NT? The RPA's look amazing. Let's hope Panini steps it up after last years let down.
Payment sent for Rams...arrival in 5 business days.
wont be able to pick up the buccs maybe next month
Packers and Falcons available for loan this month.
Hey guys, corny or not I do consider the TCC community and even more to an extant the Boxbreakers group to be a bit of a family. A family that is quick to rally around one of their own that has fallen on hard times or a difficult situation. I am asking for you to consider doing that in the case of Brandon.
EMTinHawaii (Brandon) has been in our group breaks for the last 6 months or so mainly in the Casebreakers group (however I'm posting this in each of my group threads just to pass the word). He is a great guy just like so many of you in our group which makes it hard to post this news but I just received this from his wife today;
My name is Tammy and I am Brandon's wife. I am so sorry to only be telling you this now but Brandon was in a horrific car accident. He is conscious but was in a coma for about 3 weeks. The day he got into the accident was the day he was on his way to the post office to mail you the money for his breaks. As soon as he woke up the first thing that was on his mind was that to get in touch with you and to tell you that he is very sorry and that he will be sending the money for the breaks. He is so worried about losing his spot with the Broncos! Can you please send me a total and your address so I can send you the money to keep his spots. This is the only thing that is keeping him talking as he loves doing your breaks and is so worried about losing his teams. Thank you for your understanding and in the mean time I will be keeping Brandon posted on the breaks. Thank You, Tammy
After sending her our best wishes for Brandon's quick recovery Tammy sent this in response and assured me it would be OK to post news of Brandon's accident in our thread;
Brandon was hit by a drunk driver in the middle of the day! The one thing that we are very happy about is that our son was not in the car at the time! If something were to happen to his son I think Brandon would not make it. His son means everything to Brandon. And yes I don't mind if you tell the people in your break about what happened to Brandon. But can I please ask you a favor? If you tell people what happened can you please make sure to mention about drinking and driving and the consequences that can occur when people are not responsible. I would do anything to keep Brandon in the break because it is something that makes him happy and something he looks forward to watching.
I'm not a soapbox kind of guy but when good people are put in a bad situation because of a drunk driver it's time to speak out. I was also touched that the breaks are something that Brandon looks forward to and can create a bit of an escape from his current situation so for that I am grateful.
Sorry I know this is a long read but getting back to the "family" feel that we have here with our groups, I want to encourage you to keep Brandon and his family in your thoughts, and if you are able to take it a step further and would be willing to send him a few freebies to help cheer him up... nothing says we care about you more than a mailbox full of bubble mailers! He collects Bucs and Broncos so I plan on sending off just a little care package so he has something to brighten his day and I hope you'll consider doing the same. Just PM me if you can help and I'll PM you his address. Thanks either way for taking the time to read!
I'm in for the Saints.
Payment sent. You should get it by 1/20
Thanks
I wanted to provide an update on Brandon as I emailed his wife asking about any particular players that he might collect that we could focus on for some freebies and she just got back to me with this update;
First of all I would like to thank you and everyone that are giving Brandon Their prayers! I have some very bad news. Brandon fell back into a coma for the second time. The swelling on his brain is building back up and the doctors have to take him back to surgery to relieve the pressure in his brain. He started had more internal bleeding and they also need to fix that. The doctors are giving him a 10% chance of making it. But I know Brandon and I know he is fighting and I know he is not a quitter. I know he is thinking about his family and all his friends. Can you please tell everyone that I said Thank You for their gifts and I know that when Brandon wakes up it will make him a very happy person! Again Thank you Chris and Thank You everyone that has Brandon in their thoughts and prayers.
Sorry I forgot I think Brandon's favorite player is Tim Tebow and John Elway. He has been trying to get a John Elway autograph card for a very long time. I think thats why he took the Broncos for his Group Break. He is always praying that you will pull him either a Tim Tebow or John Elway autograph.
Sorry to report this news but please keep Brandon and his family in your thoughts and prayers.
That just makes me sick to hear that. My family and I are praying for him and would like if you kept us updated on his status please. Also Chris can you send me his address so I can send a package for him. Thanks and good luck Brandon!
Just a quick heads up that we finally got our missing hit from April's High End break where we had the missing bonus pack from 09 Exquisite. The April thread is updated and finally closed out!
Thoughts are with Brandon, hope everything works out and he will be back around soon.
Good news with an update from Brandon's wife;
I would like to Thank You and the following people for sending Brandon the envelopes. Can you please tell the following people that Brandon and I appreciate their thoughtfulness from the bottom of our hearts.
Thank You to...
Michael Macisge(Sorry if I got his last name wrong)
Mircea "Mitch" Mardus
Robert Coyne
News about Brandon. Brandon has beat the odds and is on his way to a LONG recovery. The swelling in his brain has come down and he is breathing on his own. Each day that passes by that he doesnt have any problems or set backs is a day that comes closer to his full recovery. He has a long hard road ahead of him. He also has to do extensive PT and rehab.
Thank You Chris for all your understanding and patience!!! And Thank You to EVERYONE that has kept Brandon in their hearts and prayers in this time of need.
Thank You,
Tammy
Great News! I'm glad to hear he's doing better.
Hey Chris, are we still on for breaking this Sunday?
Sorry guys, I am still hopeful for Sunday but we'll have to wait and see. I had been out of town this week and just last night had a chance to see what payments had arrived so we still have quite a few unpaid. I sent them all an email this morning asking for an update by tomorrow night so if all are still in we are good to go...but if several are dropping and we need to allow for a couple days to fill some teams we may end up delaying a couple days. I hope not but it's a possibility at this point. I'll keep you updated but should know more tomorrow night after the Limited break.
I would be more than willing to pick up the Bengals if they become available.
Raiders are available and Jaguars will be as well if anyone wants to go after Gabbert. Bengals will go to 19th Century if he wants to confirm (I PM'd him) but otherwise will go to KPit. Still waiting on some other owners so if you see an unpaid team that you may want to join us with now may be your chance!
Payment sent yesterday.
Haven't heard from 19th Century and we have to try to move this one along so I am granting the Bengals to KPit1978.
I opened up the Jags and other teams and may have to open the Chiefs as I still haven't heard from Joelwil.
If Joelwil is in (can't confirm yet) we still only have 22 teams claimed and even if our silent bids average really high numbers we will be short and would have to drop at least one box from Supreme. At 23 teams we have a shot if the silent bids are around what they normally are. Just letting you know the status as we may want to push it back to recruit more takers. I'd love to break as the cases are here and ready to go but we have to cover the budget.
I'll grab the Jags. Please confirm and I'll send payment.
Well...still trying to contact some of our disappearing members but in the interest of moving on, let's start the silent bidding on the unclaimed teams. Bidding starts at $35 and you can bid on as many extra teams as you wish but you must be a participating member of the break to submit a bid. If any go without bids I'll open them up to outside interests at $40 a team.
Bids will be accepted through Monday night at 9pm(ct). If all goes well we will break Tuesday night about 9pm(ct) as well. Good luck all!
Available Teams:
Bills -
Buccaneers -
Cardinals -
Chiefs -
Eagles -
Raiders -
Ravens -
Redskins -
Seahawks -
Texans -
Last day to get silent bids in!
Joelwil is back on the radar! He has paid for the Chiefs so they are off the board and hopefully this means if we do fairly well for the silent bids we should be able to keep the product list in place.
Just over an hour to go to get those bids in. Still have a couple teams without any bids at all!
any team left Chris???
Hey folks, e have our winners of the silent bidding and those are posted below. Please try to get those payments in as soon as you can. The bad news is that we fell $48 short of our budget. If we were $80 or so I'd say drop a box but at $48 I think we have to break it all but what's the best way to handle this...are folks OK with me taking the $48 from next months budget?
Our winners;
Bills - Quik59sat - $62
Buccaneers - GoGiants78 - $48
Cardinals - Crpalmi - $35
Eagles - Joba62x - $58
Raiders - Smil7 - $60
Ravens - Joba62x - $53
Redskins - GoGiants78 - $50
Seahawks - Cardman123 - $45
Texans - BajMurray - $40
The Texans failed to receive a bid so Brian offered to take them at the $40 outsiders minimum so he joins us with the Texans.
We should be good to go for the break tomorrow night at 9pm(ct) so I'll hope to see you all then!
Payment sent for Seahawks....
Dual post.
Good luck everyone.
I'm still trying to figure out what Chris' "Dual Post" message means...
That is a good point. Don't know what that means.
Good luck Sunday Chris (GoGiants). Do me a favor and make sure your team kicks the Patriots butts!!!
I'm hoping we do too. I think it will be another close game though.
Best of luck everyone! Excited to see some Supreme since the one box I busted yielded an Austin Pettis Jumbo Jersey.
Ouch.
Probably can't watch live...dinner about to be put on table. Good luck everyone...
Cardman can't watch. Give all his cards to everyone else. hahaha Just Kidding. Enjoy dinner. It's almost bed time here on the east coast.
Last video loading...4 minutes or so!
All right...let's roll guys. 19 boxes in all tonight and we'll start with the 2010 Exquisite case and finish with the 16 box case of Supreme.
From 2010 Exquisite, here's box #1;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwokJ4OLGvQ
As long as photobucket holds up, I'll post pics of the hits.
Here's box #1;
RC: Andy Dalton #1/99
Redemption: Jared Odrick RC Auto - Dolphins
Here's box #2;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fUZ4IHO3ng
Box #2 pics;
RC: Julio Jones #82/99
Redemption: Biography Signature #/99 - Ronnie Brown - Dolphins
Here's Box #3 to finish up the case of Exquisite;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuaDniLf1Cc
Pics from box #3;
RC: Colin Kaepernick
Redemption: Derrick Morgan RC Auto - Titans
On to our 2011 product, a 16 box case of Topps Supreme.
Here's Box #1;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6cWXG6tsBc
Shut out for all 3 teams. Are you sure about the Steve Young. I don't ever remember him playing for the 49'ers. I will always remember him for playing with the Bucs.
Pic from #1;
Here's box #2;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nt9rNC2AHI
Pic on #2;
Here's box #3;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTvnFBzR_UE
Pic on box #3;
Here's box #4;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwWwf4OkWkI
Pic from #4;
Here's box #5;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx0WLNR2weA
Pic from box #5;
Here's box #6;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhHRZJs_Brs
Pic from box #6;
Here's box #7;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPYjwKBFuFk
Pic from box #7;
Here's box #8;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pNKAPHalWA
Pics from box #8;
Here's Box #9;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlhMWmp3iTw
Pic from #9;
Here's box #10;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjrY2E9EiUc
Pic from #10;
Here's Box #11;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzXIy8KHCGQ
Pic from #11;
Here's box #12;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GMQ_kJxJ58
Pic from #12;
Here's box #13;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaB0Ffm3HL0
Pic from #13;
Here box #14;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R27wM70om2s
pic from #14;
Here's box #15;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EihqIJUpDAE
Pic from #15;
Final box of the break...here's #16;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfAgbK43-ic
Pic from #16;
Thanks for the break Chris. Guess my luck hasn't changed.
That's it guys...19 boxes in all. Tough to depend on a one hit per box product but I love the Ingram and Ray Lewis and a few of the others. Exquisite was hit or miss but we really did well with the Dalton, Jones, and Kaepernick as the base RC's. Obviously the Tebow was good to see and there were some other good ones in there. I'll be looking forward to the bigger 2011 stuff in Feb!
Thanks as always folks and I'll go back now and add the pics so those should be up soon.
Thanks for the break Chris that Locker made me feel a lot better. I was cheering for just a Base card of him and was lucky enough to get an auto which is my first of his so thanks. Congrats to all who got some nice hits and I can't wait for the High end stuff in the upcoming months.
Pictures are all loaded guys...thanks for your patience!
Thanks for the break Chris!
Payment on the way for the Jags and my expensive Gabbert!
CHRIS PALMIERI
MB4B9PU7
02/01/2012
02/08/2012
$115.00
Nice to watch guys.
Would love to trade for the Odrick redemption. 11eleven11 lmk what you need for it and also the ronnie brown redemption if moving.
I think my $115 Jernigan Auto and my $58 Mike WIlliams Base card are right behind you.
Hey guys, I'm so sorry I didn't get a chance to pass along this update regarding Brandon (EMTinHawaii) sooner. Also a recap of what we did with the funds that several of you generously donated to. The plan we had was to buy an Elway auto but then I heard that Tammy had posted a thread on Blowout that he had pulled a Tebow auto but they decided to sell it to help provide for medical bills. In emailing with Tammy she left it up to us but I felt that the need was more pressing for the funds to go towards his break payment so the $120 or so went to pay for his break. Tammy mentioned that the breaks are really a bright spot right now for him so she wants to do everything she can to allow him to continue those so that's the way we went. Hope those contributors are ok with the executive decision but I feel it was the thing that would help his family the most.
Here is Tammy's last email to me;
I am writing this for Brandon, he is up and able to talk since the breathing tube was taken out of his mouth and lungs.
Hey Chris! I would like to personally Thank You for EVERYTHING that you have done for my family and I! There are no words that I can say to show how much I appreciate your TRUST and EVERYTHING you did for Tammy while I was out. You should be getting the MO soon. I am so sorry that it took so long to get to you! Tammy didn't want to leave my side the whole time I was unconscious and stayed with me the whole time. I dont remember much and what I can remember is feeling a hard bump and thats about it. I heard that my heart had stopped 2 times in the ambulance and I am glad that they didnt give up on me and my heart stopped another 3 times in the operating room. I am so lucky that people didnt give up on me and that you have trust in me. Can you please tell the guys THANK YOU for all the cards that they sent me and I will never ever trade them or sell them! Those cards will stay in my PC forever!!! I am looking forward to watching the past breaks and looking at what you pulled for the gang. I also heard that you set up a donation to help my family with my break. THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU !!! THANK YOU!!! All of the things that you have done for my family was things that you didnt have to do and you did it for my family and I. And espically since that I havent been in the group for very long. I have a long recovery and I cant wait to get out of the hospital and eat some REAL food! Again Thank You Chris and Thank You to EVERYONE in the GB!!! I will keep everyone posted with my recovery and GOOD LUCK in the next GB to you guys!!!
HIGH-END February Break Product list:
2010 FIVE Star
2011 FIVE Star
HIGH-END March Break Product list:
2010 National Treasures
2011 National Treasures
HIGH-END April Break Product list:
2010 FIVE Star
2011 FIVE Star
... and so on
In the good old days we only did NT07
SO MAKE IT HAPPEN CHRIS
09 NT ran out and 09 EX redemptions expire first week of march making it a dead set.
they had a good run
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