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Posted by: crpalmi Jun 26 2011, 08:58 PM

I know Hockey is a tough sell on TCC as there are only a few hardy souls that collect the sport, but I thought I'd give it a shot anyway. Last month we used this same format for a Baseball Vintage break and it worked pretty well for a fair random assortment between participants. Basically you are randomly assigned a slot from #1-10 (assuming we have 10 slots to sell) and we do the same for round 2 (another 10 slots randomized), etc. until we have enough rounds randomized to cover the number of possible cards that we'll pull from all these packs. This is a great way to have a shot at some great conditioned cards from a variety of years including some incredible rookies at a fraction of the cost. As with any group break, you may come out ahead or you may not but at least with this format everyone should get roughly the same amount of cards and the same shot at all the big $$ cards as it's not team assignments but slot assignments. If you need clarification just check out the Vintage BB Pack Busters thread and how we ran the break.

I'm hoping we can fill 10 slots and I'll start off by taking 3 right away so we're 30% of the way there! The proposed cost on this one which includes shipping/toploaders, etc is $68 for the first slot and $65 each additional. The packs would all be purchased from BBCExchange which is the best in the business for selling good clean packs. Here is my proposed product list;

1972-73 Topps Wax
1975-76 Topps Wax
1976-77 OPC Wax
1977-78 OPC Wax
1979-80 OPC Wax
1979-80 Topps Wax
1981-82 OPC Wax
1982-83 OPC Wax
1983-84 OPC Wax
1984-85 OPC Wax
1986-87 OPC Wax

That's 11 packs including some great possibilities including rookie cards of Gretzky, Yzerman, Roy , Trottier, Savard, Kurri, Coffee, Moog, Murphy, Stastny, Fuhr, Francis, Mullen, Gilmour, Neely, Chelios, Clark, etc., etc..

So who's in for some great chances at some old time hockey greats??

Cost: $68 first slot ($65 each additional)
Product: 11 packs listed above

Available Slots:

1. Crpalmi ----------- PAID
2. Crpalmi ----------- PAID
3. Yzerisdaman ------ PAID
4. TTyler516 -------- PAID
5. Want2bet --------- PAID
6. Want2bet --------- PAID
7. CaptKirk42 ------- PAID
8. Yzerisdaman ----- PAID
9. DenverSJB ------- PAID
10. DenverSJB ----- PAID




CZT APPROVED

Posted by: road_runner_1964 Jun 27 2011, 06:54 AM

Good Luck

I know Hockey is a tough sell on TCC as there are only a few hardy souls that collect the sport, but I thought I'd give it a shot anyway. Last month we used this same format for a Baseball Vintage break and it worked pretty well for a fair random assortment between participants. Basically you are randomly assigned a slot from #1-10 (assuming we have 10 slots to sell) and we do the same for round 2 (another 10 slots randomized), etc. until we have enough rounds randomized to cover the number of possible cards that we'll pull from all these packs. This is a great way to have a shot at some great conditioned cards from a variety of years including some incredible rookies at a fraction of the cost. As with any group break, you may come out ahead or you may not but at least with this format everyone should get roughly the same amount of cards and the same shot at all the big $$ cards as it's not team assignments but slot assignments. If you need clarification just check out the Vintage BB Pack Busters thread and how we ran the break.

I'm hoping we can fill 10 slots and I'll start off by taking 3 right away so we're 30% of the way there! The proposed cost on this one which includes shipping/toploaders, etc is $68 for the first slot and $65 each additional. The packs would all be purchased from BBCExchange which is the best in the business for selling good clean packs. Here is my proposed product list;

1972-73 Topps Wax
1975-76 Topps Wax
1976-77 OPC Wax
1977-78 OPC Wax
1979-80 OPC Wax
1979-80 Topps Wax
1981-82 OPC Wax
1982-83 OPC Wax
1983-84 OPC Wax
1985-86 OPC Wax

That's 10 packs including some great possibilities including rookie cards of Gretzky, Lemieux, Trottier, Savard, Kurri, Coffee, Moog, Murphy, Stastny, Fuhr, Francis, Mullen, McInnis, etc., etc..

So who's in for some great chances at some old time hockey greats??

Cost: $68 first slot ($65 each additional)
Product: 10 packs listed above

Available Slots:

1. Crpalmi
2. Crpalmi
3. Crpalmi
4.
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6.
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10.
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Posted by: TTYLER516 Jun 27 2011, 11:02 AM

I'll take a spot in this

Posted by: crpalmi Jun 27 2011, 11:42 AM

Steve is out of the 85OPC from the full box he had and I want to make sure we get the best chance for stuff straight out of the box so I am having to switch out the 85OPC with 1 pack each of 1984OPC and 1986 OPC which bring chances at still more rookies (Yzerman, Neely, Chelios, Roy, Clark, etc.)!

Brings us to 11 packs in all including the 2 chances at a Gretzky RC!

Tim, I've got you in...who else will join us in this one??

Posted by: redwing40 Jun 27 2011, 08:45 PM

Wish I had the cash? Or I would be in on this one!

Posted by: aceecards Jun 28 2011, 05:59 AM

was 85 lemieux rookie?

Posted by: crpalmi Jun 28 2011, 08:54 AM

was 85 lemieux rookie?

Posted by: want2bet Jun 28 2011, 10:28 PM

I will take 2 spots. You should post this in the group box break forum. More hockey guys there. ( if its not there already ).

Posted by: crpalmi Jun 29 2011, 09:00 AM

I will take 2 spots. You should post this in the group box break forum. More hockey guys there. ( if its not there already ).

Posted by: captkirk42 Jun 29 2011, 10:39 AM

Chris,

Even though I'm mostly CAPS Only for Hockey I do the vintage stuff as well (No Caps before 1974 .) Put me down for a spot in here.

Posted by: urbanmonk Jun 29 2011, 12:02 PM

I will take 2 spots. You should post this in the group box break forum. More hockey guys there. ( if its not there already ).

Got you down. 4 spots left!

I'll try to post over there if they let me as I don't like to post the same break in multiple spots.

Posted by: crpalmi Jun 29 2011, 02:40 PM

That section of the board is for ongoing (monthly breaks) like most of your other breaks are.  If it becomes a monthly thing then you can put topic there next time.

Posted by: crpalmi Jul 3 2011, 10:49 AM

Ok guys, Yzerisdaman has taken the 8th slot but it's been a slow recruit so in an effort to make this break happen I am dropping two of the Topps packs (72, 75) with allows us to drop 2 slots from the budget so with 8 slots filled we are ready to break!

PM's being sent but please send payment as soon as possible as the packs have just been ordered. All are coming from BBCExchange which is by far the most trusted source of older wax products so we should have some great shots at some outstanding cards! With only 8 slots you will get more cards each so here's hoping for some great results!

Posted by: crpalmi Jul 5 2011, 09:52 AM

Good news folks...we have filled slots #9-10 with a new addition to the group in DenverSJB. Also I sold one of my slots to Yzerisdaman. With that we can once again go back to the original product list and bring back the packs of 72T and 75T to the break.

We're full so let's get payment in so we can randomize our rounds and be ready for our first ever Vintage Hockey break! If this continues to work I would like to try this with FB as well so here's to a good break!

Posted by: TTYLER516 Jul 9 2011, 04:21 PM

Payment sent for my spot

Posted by: crpalmi Jul 10 2011, 09:34 AM

Payment sent for my spot

Posted by: crpalmi Jul 15 2011, 07:55 AM

Sorry about the short notice but I just got back in town and have a rare free day/night so let's break tonight!

Payments won't be updated yet as the mail was held while gone so I still have to pick that up but I figure we are probably good to proceed. This month I'd like to set the product list rather than randomize since we have a wide spread of years so we'll start with 1972 and work our way up to 1986 except we will save the two 1979 packs for last opening the Topps and finally OPC as the final pack. Slot order has been determined using Random.org and is listed below. I did 13 rounds but I'm not sure we'll need all of those so don't let that fool you. These are rolling rounds so if the first pack has 14 cards in it (it won't but...) the first 10 cards go to the slot owners and then the next 4 go to the top 4 in order of round 2. We then pick up with slot 5 in round 2 getting the first card in the next pack and so forth. It will make sense when we do it or if I took the time to renumber the slots to be continuous numbers but just think of round 2 as cards #11-20 and so forth.

So I'll send emails or PM's to all those participating due to the short notice but we'll shoot for opening tonight at 8pm(ct). Here is the slot order;

Round 1;

1. CaptKirk42
2. Want2bet
3. TTyler516
4. DenverSJB
5. Yzerisdaman
6. Crpalmi
7. DenverSJB
8. Yzerisdaman
9. Crpalmi
10. Want2bet

Round 2;

1. TTyler516
2. Yzerisdaman
3. Crpalmi
4. DenverSJB
5. Want2bet
6. Crpalmi
7. DenverSJB
8. CaptKirk42
9. Yzerisdaman
10. Want2bet

Round 3;

1. Want2bet
2. DenverSJB
3. CaptKirk42
4. Crpalmi
5. Want2bet
6. TTyler516
7. Yzerisdaman
8. DenverSJB
9. Crpalmi
10. Yzerisdaman

Round 4;

1. DenverSJB
2. TTyler516
3. Yzerisdaman
4. Crpalmi
5. Yzerisdaman
6. CaptKirk42
7. Want2bet
8. Want2bet
9. Crpalmi
10. DenverSJB

Round 5;

1. DenverSJB
2. Yzerisdaman
3. TTyler516
4. Yzerisdaman
5. CaptKirk42
6. Want2bet
7. Want2bet
8. Crpalmi
9. Crpalmi
10. DenverSJB

Round 6;

1. CaptKirk42
2. DenverSJB
3. TTyler516
4. Yzerisdaman
5. Crpalmi
6. Yzerisdaman
7. DenverSJB
8. Crpalmi
9. Want2bet
10. Want2bet

Round 7;

1. Crpalmi
2. Yzerisdaman
3. Want2bet
4. Want2bet
5. Crpalmi
6. DenverSJB
7. CaptKirk42
8. TTyler516
9. DenverSJB
10. Yzerisdaman

Round 8;

1. TTyler516
2. CaptKirk42
3. Yzerisdaman
4. Yzerisdaman
5. Crpalmi
6. Crpalmi
7. DenverSJB
8. Want2bet
9. DenverSJB
10. Want2bet

Round 9;

1. Want2bet
2. Crpalmi
3. DenverSJB
4. CaptKirk42
5. DenverSJB
6. Crpalmi
7. Yzerisdaman
8. TTyler516
9. Want2bet
10. Yzerisdaman

Round 10;

1. Want2bet
2. DenverSJB
3. DenverSJB
4. CaptKirk42
5. TTyler516
6. Yzerisdaman
7. Want2bet
8. Yzerisdaman
9. Crpalmi
10. Crpalmi

Round 11;

1. DenverSJB
2. Crpalmi
3. Crpalmi
4. Yzerisdaman
5. Want2bet
6. CaptKirk42
7. DenverSJB
8. TTyler516
9. Yzerisdaman
10. Want2bet

Round 12;

1. CaptKirk42
2. Yzerisdaman
3. DenverSJB
4. Yzerisdaman
5. Want2bet
6. Crpalmi
7. TTyler516
8. DenverSJB
9. Crpalmi
10. Want2bet

Round 13;

1. Yzerisdaman
2. TTyler516
3. Want2bet
4. CaptKirk42
5. DenverSJB
6. Crpalmi
7. Want2bet
8. DenverSJB
9. Crpalmi
10. Yzerisdaman

Hope to see you here tonight at 8pm!

Posted by: crpalmi Jul 15 2011, 08:01 PM

Hey...8pm and time to rip! Small crowd but hopefully a few others will peek in but all the stuff can be seen on the videos. I'll do one at a time but will not follow with any pics.

11 packs in all and we'll start with 1972 and work our way up saving the 79's for last.

First video in just a minute!

Posted by: urbanmonk Jul 15 2011, 08:03 PM

Good luck on those guys

Posted by: crpalmi Jul 15 2011, 08:03 PM

First pack is 1972-73 Topps. Here's the video;


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h8xH07M0yw

Posted by: crpalmi Jul 15 2011, 08:04 PM

Good luck on those guys 

Posted by: crpalmi Jul 15 2011, 08:08 PM

Next up is 1975-76 Topps;


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8njRIaTubyk

Posted by: crpalmi Jul 15 2011, 08:13 PM

Next up is 1976-77 OPC;


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwK-Bm-2g7M

Posted by: crpalmi Jul 15 2011, 08:17 PM

Next up is 1977-78 OPC;


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh5SR3oSovM

Posted by: crpalmi Jul 15 2011, 08:21 PM

Next up is 1981-82 OPC;


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtKpS2eascM

Posted by: crpalmi Jul 15 2011, 08:26 PM

Here's 1982-83 OPC;


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_NeRxapM1M

Posted by: crpalmi Jul 15 2011, 08:31 PM

Next up is 1983-84 OPC;


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qANTnzONrDU

Posted by: crpalmi Jul 15 2011, 08:34 PM

Next up is 1984-85 OPC;


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W3_adQu7o8

Posted by: crpalmi Jul 15 2011, 08:39 PM

Next up is 1986-87 OPC;


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGUHgyMgkgk

Posted by: crpalmi Jul 15 2011, 08:42 PM

Next up is 1979-80 Topps;


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrwwlaS_eIk

Posted by: crpalmi Jul 15 2011, 08:47 PM

Next up is the last pack of the break...1979-80 OPC;


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJr64ul3jUY

Posted by: crpalmi Jul 15 2011, 08:52 PM

That's it folks...11 packs and while wew didn't hit the "big one" we got some nice stuff and a few that I think could turn out well if graded.

Thanks to all who participated and we'll see about maybe doing this again in a couple months as I'd like to try the Vintage BB group break again next month so if you have interest be sure to let me know.

Thanks all!

Posted by: want2bet Jul 15 2011, 10:47 PM

Thanks Chris. Was worth it just for the memories as I got started in the hobby opening 80's hockey ! Didn't hurt that I got a couple of Gretzky's. Thanks again !