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2012 Gypsy Queen Box
Minis
Pablo Sandoval variation- Giants
Carlos Gonzalez var- Rockies
Cliff Lee var- Phillies
Joey Votto var- Reds
Tony Gwynn var- Padres
Daniel Hudson var- DBacks
Dan Uggla var- Braves
Willie Mays/ Mini Moonshots- Giants
Ken Griffey Jr./ Mini Glove Stories- Mariners
Jemile Weeks/ Mini Sliding Stars- A's
Tim Hudson/ green- Braves
Johnny Bench/ Gypsy Queen Back- Reds
Jaime Garcia- Cards
Carlos Ruiz- Phillies
Chris Young- DBacks
Rickie Weeks/ Straight Cut Back- Brewers
James McDonald- Pirates
Starlin Castro- Cubs
Larry Doby/ Black parallel- Indians
Adrian Beltre- Rangers
Stephen Strasburg/ Gypsy Queen Back- Nationals
Todd Helton- Rockies
Albert Pujols/ Straight Cut Back- Angels
E. Thames/ Straight Cut Back- Jays
Jordan Zimmerman/ Black parallel- Nationals
Hanley Ramirez- Marlins
Cal Ripken, Jr./ Gypsy Queen Back- Orioles
Sandy Koufax- Dodgers
Carl Yastrzemski- Red Sox
James Loney/ Gypsy Queen Back- Dodgers
Shane Victorino- Phillies
Tony Gwynn- Padres
John Axford/ Sepia #ed87/99- Brewers
Colby Rasmus/ Straight Cut Back- Jays


RCs
Jarrod Parker- A's
Matt Domiguez- Marlins
Drew Pomeranz- Rockies
Matt Moore- Rays
Devin Mesoraco- Reds
Delin Betances- Yankees
Adron Chambers- Cards
Brad Peacock- A's

Moonshots
Ralph Kiner- Pirates
Mickey Mantle- Yankees
Babe Ruth- Yankees
Josh Hamilton- Rangers
Evan Longoria- Rays
Willie McCovey- Giants
Mike Stanton- Marlins
Mike Schmidt- Phillies


Slide Show
Ryan Braun- Brewers
Jemile Weeks- A's
Ian Kinsler- Rangers
Nyjer Morgan- Brewers
Dee Gordon- Dodgers
Starlin Castro- Cubs
Jose Reyes- Marlins
Matt Kemp- Dodgers

Glove Stories
Josh Hamilton- Rangers
Eric Chavez- Mets
Ken Griffey, Jr.- Mariners
Jeff Francoeur- Royals

SP Variations
David Freese/ Fielding- Cards
Ian Kennedy/ Wide Shot w/ Green Fence- DBacks
Tony Gwynn/ Tight Shot- Padres
Kevin Youkilis/ White Jsy Red letters- Red Sox
Carlos Gonzalez/ Running- Rockies
Mike Schmidt/ Batting- Phillies

Blue Framed Parallels
Brooks Robinson- Orioles #ed 151/599

Relics
Pablo Sandoval- Giants
Kevin Youklis/ Framed Mini Relic- Red Sox

Autos
Allen Craig- Cards
Jordan Zimmerman- Nationals

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2011 Topps Chrome Box
RCs
Alexi Ogando- Rangers
Tsuyoshi Nishioka- Twins
Hector Noesi- Yankees
Julio Teheran- BRaves
Eric Hosmer- Royals
Hank Conger- Angels
Pedro Strop- Rangers
Mason Tobin- Rangers
Brett Wallace- Astros
Carlos Peguero- Mariners
Eric Sogard- A's
Joe Paterson- DBacks
Mike Minor- BRaves
Aneury Rodriguez- Astros
Mark Trumbo- Angels
Vinnie Pestano- Indians
Cory Luebke- Padres

Refractors
ARod- Yankees
Ricky Romero- Jays
Justin Upton- DBacks
Austin Jackson- Tigers
Aaron Crow/ RC- Royals
Ivan DeJesus Jr./ RC- Dodgers
Pedro Beato/ RC- Mets
Adam Lind- Jays

Diamond Refractors
Adrian Beltre- Rangers #ed 69/225
Roy Oswalt- Phillies #ed 175/225

Heritage Chrome
Dustin Pedroia- Red Sox #ed 1173/1962
Adam Dunn- White Sox #ed 1938/1962
Buster Posey- Giants #ed 1461/1962
Victor Martinez- Tigers #ed 794/1962

Heritage Chrome Refractors
Joey Votto- Reds #ed 510/562

Vintage Chrome
Joe Mauer- Twins
Hanley Ramirez- Marlins
Carlos Gonzalez- Rockies
Jeremy Hellickson- Rays

Blue Refractors
Michael Young- Rangers #ed 47/99

Autos
Aaron Crow Ref AU- Royals
Jake McGee Black Ref AU- Rays #ed 19/100

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78 Topps- 5 Packs
Cards of Note
Lou Brock RB- Cards
Catfish Hunter- Yankees
Reggie Jackson RB- Yankees
Nolan Ryan RB- Angels

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1999 Bowman Chrome Series 1- Box
RCs of Note
Nick Johnson X 2- Yankees

Diamond Aces
Eric Chavez- A's
Troy Glaus- Angels

Scouts' Choice
Ricky Ledee- Yankees
Alex Gonzalez- Marlins

Refractors
Mike Frank- Reds
John Valentin- Red Sox

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2010 Upper Deck Retail- 8 packs
Season Biography
Jake Peavy- Padres
Roy Halladay- Jays
Ian Kinsler- Rangers
Trevor Cahill- A's
Jeff Weaver- Dodgers
Jon Lester- Red Sox
Mark Teixeira- Yankees
Clayton Kershaw- Dodgers

RCs
Brad Kilby- A's
Pedro Viola- Reds
Ernesto Frieri- Padres
Buster Posey- Giants
Tyler Colvin- Cubs
Luis Durango- Padres
Brandon Allen- DBacks
Carlos Carrasco- Indians
Pedro Strop- Rangers

Pure Heat (Die-Cut)
Adrian Gonzalez

Upper Deck Supreme
Adam Jones- Orioles
Ian Kinsler- Rangers

Baseball Heroes
Jon Lester- Red Sox

Celebrity Predictors
Gwyneth Paltrow/ Your Guess is as good as mine- to be randomed off.

[msw_sportscards]

Well, that wraps up the recap.

Final Thoughts

We didn't hit anything major, but I thought it was a success overall.

I was very impressed with Gypsy Queen. I thought we got a lot of nice stuff out of the box, I liked the look of the cards. The Autos are both on-card (definite plus). The relics look good especially the framed mini. The checklist for the product is great! The SP variations add a nice twist to an already great checklist. I think it was the best value in the break.

I also thought 2011 Topps Chrome was a pretty good value. We got a few nice refractors of well known players. The Autos are of up and comers so we'll have to wait a while to see if they pan out. Downside- sticker autos Still not bad.

1978 Topps- Nothing big, but you just can't go wrong with pack fresh vintage.

2010 UD Retail- I was pleasantly surprised. Nothing major, but we landed a Buster Posey RC and that Adrian Gonzalez Die-Cut is a beauty. It was free and provided some value. That's a combo I like!

1999 Bowman Chrome Series 1- Ugh. There's a reason it's still on the shelf..... that's where it belongs. The collation was horrible and that's my biggest complaint. I could understand if it was an 89 release....but by 99 Topps should have had it figured out. I knew there wasn't much in the way of big name RCs, but I was extremely disappointed by how few refractors and inserts we received.

Bowman aside, I thought we did good. Thank you all again for participating. I'll get to packing these up. I hope you had fun and we'll see you next month.

[KHarmon]

Next month, I would like to seen another box of Gypsy Queen.....I have busted a ton of blasters of this stuff and there's still some key cards I'm looking for out of that set. Other than another box of Gypsy Queen, I have no preferences on product.

KHarmon

[chilly55]

Overall, it wasn't bad. I did like the 2011 Topps Chrome box. I've opened quite a bit of this stuff and it is good value with the color that you get. We didn't hit anything big, but 2011 Chrome is definitely a good box for budget busters.

The Gypsy Queen also was another solid box and for what you get, price point is good.

The 78 Topps was surprised we didn't see any star's base cards. The Ryan, Brock & Jackson RB's were nice, but would have been nice to hit a star's base card out of 5 packs.

I'll definitely be here for next month. Thanks for doing the break!

Bill

[captkirk42]

Glad to see the breakdown results. I missed the break. I was all ready for it about 15 minutes before the first scheduled time (at 9), then I did my "middle-aged-man" evening nap thing.

[batman1641]

Thanks for the breakdown. Looking forward to next month

[ElectricFriar]

Got my cards, thanks!! Looking forward to next month's break.

[Boston5761]

If any spots come available for the next break, I'd love to get in.

[msw_sportscards]

Well, after 2 trips across the country, the final package has landed. Thank you again to everyone who participated this month. The July Break has been submitted and is awaiting approval. Everyone has ownership of the chosen teams from last month. The drafted teams will go into the pool and a new draft order will be posted. I hope to see you all there.