I haven't posted in awhile, but hey..

Stopped by Frank and Son's to finish up my Halloween costume, and decided to break some stuff; here's the results:

Base:
Marc Bulger /399
Ted Hendricks Legends /399
Walter Payton Legends /399
Ben Roethlisberger /399
Julius Jones /399
Kurt Warner /399
Jim Otto Legends /399
Brett Favre /399




Now the hits..


Jared Cook Auto /399


Brandon Pettigrew jumbo JSY 36/50


Stephen McGee jumbo JSY/Auto 5/10


Adrian Peterson/Jarred Allen Pro Bowl dual JSY 30/100



Oh yeah, the reasons why I'm really happy..

LeSean McCoy Phenoms Patch/auto (THIRTEEN BREAKS!) 109/149!!


Chris "Beanie" Wells Phenoms SPOTLIGHT Patch/auto 9/10!!!!!


What do you guys think?

Just opened it, I was pretty excited; turned over money I made on a Vick RC to bust it...really happy with the box.

(Sorry about the blurry images, I took them from my phone camera )

Rick Nash Base/Phil Esposito JSY/Anze Kopitar quad JSY



Adam Pineault/TJ Oshie ARP



I was really happy with both of the ARP I got, the gold of Pineault is nice, but I really love Oshie..only if there was more color!



...and the hit of my box:





Kyle Turris Foundations quad patch auto 5/5!!


Really happy with the results !

Can anyone give me some advice as to the value of the Turris? I was thinking of around $250 on it; but anyways, thanks for reading everyone!

Don't forget the various Euro-Hockey leagues are plastered in ads as well!

Companies pay a premium for ad space which is right above the numbers on a player's jersey, where names usually go. Player's names in the Swiss league go on the bottom of the numbers instead of on top.

As you can see:

http://www.frosken.com/hockey/lausanne-b.jpg

Here's a scan...how can I tell if it's "What If" variant of a card?

http://s264.photobucket.com/albums/ii171/m...rent=photo3.jpg

So my usual dealer gave me a really good deal on a box for whatever reason, so I paid what..30+tax I think on it? So I opened it and found these..

Lots of rookies..
Ryan Lipkin USA GU
J.A. Happ Auto
Jeff Baker GU
Rich Hill Stroke of Genius auto from UD Masterpieces?

I also found this Ken Griffey Jr. which is definitely a variant, but I don't see any on eBay...it has the retro Seattle Mariners logo in the corner, and griffer is in an alternate M's uni, with yellow/blue and running back from the field facing the camera.

Can anyone give me some information on this card? I saw other variants selling for $20; is this one that rare? Also, what else should I try to be digging up from this box? Any help would be appreciated, thanks guys!

EDIT: Please delete thread.

He probably mislisted the auction and meant to put it at $99.99; and is willing to take the negative..I'm sure you can try to petition, but I'm not sure what paypal can do for you after he's refunded the money.

Hope you get the card though..

A very Happy Birthday to you! Make sure you make it up to your parents in the future!

I think I responded to everyone..three message boards is hard though, PM me if you didn't get a response. Thanks again!

Yeah, the three guys came out of Ole Miss.

Great collection, Willis is our future; and one hell of a human being.

I wanted to test the water on a few cards:

Evan Longoria Red Hot Rookie Auto



Rick Porcello AFLAC Auto (4-0, 1.13 ERA in 4 starts in May!)



David Price Sterling Auto (Getting the call-up soon!)



Matt LaPorta Blue REF Auto -



Gordon Beckham Blue REF Auto (1/150!!)



Trade, sell, whatever. I'll take a look at buckets as always. Thanks for your time guys.

Can you give me some links to your break or buckets?

It was! Have you gotten any yet Steve? I had to get the third box, the guy next to me got a Bobby Orr autograph, I couldn't let me him outdo me!

I had been patiently for this product, so I stopped by the card show, and picked up a few boxes; here are the highlights:










Made my day. I don't think I need to say anything more on that. Great breaks, great product, I love it!

They're all going to be FS; I'll give you guys the first crack, if not, I'll turbo list the lot on eBay. I *WILL* keep in mind of eBay fees, so I'll do my best to give everyone good prices.

Thanks for reading guys

Wow, there's a bunch of beautiful stuff in that bucket; please let me know if I'd have anything which might interest you; thanks for your time!

I have some really nice stuff FT; I wanted to see if anyone wanted to strike a deal before I went to a show tomorrow and just tried to sell it:









More stuff in my bucket; more stuff incoming. Let me know if you guys like anything; thanks.

Nice stuff Ankesh

Great Hanley; glad you finally picked up that Moose.

I usually don't do maildays, but this one was pretty hefty, I might say.

First I got two of these:



He's supposed to be pretty good; haha.

Then I got this:



Then a couple of this guy:







& I hope you've heard of this guy.



Oh, I got a few more of that Strasburg guy too:




I'm a pretty happy camper; haha.

Feel free to check out my bucket and let me know what you guys liked--I also have these unscanned which are available:

Tim Lincecum BC Auto
Derek Holland Blue REF BC Auto
Trevor Cahill BC Auto x3 (A little HTG)
Yonder Alonso Razor Black Auto /199
Rick Porcello Elite Base Auto x2
Jordan Walden Elite Auto
Buster Posey Collegiate Patches Auto
Tim Alderson Sterling Auto

Thanks for your time everynoe!

Hank Stram? Congrats on your graduation

I think you answered that for yourself. Maserati (Exquisite) has far fewer numbers, and the cards are much harder to find. Gridiron Gear (Honda), produces many more numbers..there's about a million parallels in Gridiron Gear too; which makes the cards even less desirable.

That's just the topic of card quantity alone. What about the prospect of getting something like a Jim Thorpe or Walter Payton cut? Sure can't do that in GG, now can you? Laundry tags or logoshields? Personally, I've never seen either of those things in GG, but pretty often in Exquisite.

I could keep going, but that's just what my viewpoint is. Luxury is luxury, and that's all Exquisite is.

I'd probably go. Could someone give me a link to it? Is it more than just a autograph show?

Well, it comes down to branding at that point. You never really responded to my statement about it all being about preception. A Mazzerati will always sell for more than an Honda, because of it's branding and customer perception. Yes, there will be performance enhancements, but it's just fueled by consumer supply and demand after that.

Then you should notice the differences in card quality, set construction (better names, more HoF'ers), better photography, and on-card signatures of Exquisite, right?

I've gotten the payment; transaction is completed..thank you..