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(3) 2020 Topps Archives Snapshots Baseball Box Break

One of the best benefits of being a member of the Topps 582 Montgomery Club is having the ability to pre-order certain online-exclusive products. This past week 2020 Topps Chrome Sapphire Baseball popped-up for pre-order and I missed out on it. Topps usually sends out an e-mail 24 hours ahead of the sale, but this time it only went out 4 hours prior. By the time I saw the e-mail the pre-order window had closed. Flipping these exclusive products on the secondary market is really fun. At $300/box 2020 Topps Chrome Sapphire Baseball to me was a bit expensive. As of right now, boxes are currently selling for $425 on the secondary market. That’s a flip, but nothing big after the fees. Its possible prices could go up. But I’m not that upset that I missed out.

As I mentioned before, flipping these products is what I usually do. But I decided to go the other route when it came to 2020 Topps Archives Snapshots Baseball. With the ability to buy three boxes at $25/box I chose to rip them open. Selling them sealed wouldn’t have been a major flip anyway.

Take a look at what I pulled. This was a cheap fun rip with a lot of on-card autograph goodness.

Here is what I pulled:

Autos:

• Ed Kranepool
• Matt Beaty
• Yordan Alvarez RC

Parallels:

• Kyle Lewis RC Black & White
• Hunter Harvey RC Black & White
• Shohei Ohtani Black & White
• Willie Mays Walkoff Wires Color Image #’ed/25

Inserts:

• Jose Canseco Walkoff Wires
• Bo Bichette RC Walkoff Wires

Notable Base:

• (2) Dustin May RC
• Luis Robert RC
• Bryce Harper
• (2) Fernando Tatis Jr.
• Bo Bichette RC
• Mike Trout
• Mike Schmidt
• Gavin Lux RC

Guess The Set – July 3, 2020

Can you Guess The Set?  This evening I’ll post the correct answer in the comment section and on Twitter.  Good luck!

Hint – The Kid.

2020 Topps 582 Montgomery Club – Set #3 – BIG SURPRISE!

The third set of my 2020 Topps 582 Montgomery Club membership arrived in the mail, and it came with a welcomed surprise.  Along with the 20-card set, I received a rookie autograph of A.L. Rookie of the Year Yordan Alvarez of the Houston Astros.  I wasn’t expecting another autograph until the end of the year.

Set #3 is designed after the 1969 Topps Team Posters Test Issue.  Measuring 11.25″ x 19.75″, the 1969 Topps Team Posters Test Issue is one of the largest vintage items that Topps has ever produced.  Each poster comes with nine or ten players pictured on it.  Finding them in good condition can be quite difficult.  In order to fit into the packaging, they needed to be folded multiple times.  It was also common for people to pin/tape them to a wall.  Doing that would certainly cause some condition issues.

A variety of colors quickly catches your eye with this third installment.  Printed on vintage stock, these colors go all the way to the edges.  Very eye appealing.

Checklist:

• Yordan Alvarez RC #1
• Aristides Aquino RC #2
• Jose Berrios #3
• Bo Bichette RC #4
• Gerrit Cole #5
• Ken Griffey Jr. #6
• Vladimir Guerrero #7
• Eloy Jimenez #8
• Gavin Lux RC #9
• Dustin May RC #10
• Brendan McKay RC #11
• A.J. Puk RC #12
• Austin Riley #13
• Gary Sanchez #14
• Max Scherzer #15
• Nick Senzel #16
• Noah Syndergaard #17
• Mike Trout #18
• Jordan Yamamoto RC #19
• Mike Yastrzemski #20

Guess The Set – April 3, 2020

Can you Guess The Set?  This evening I’ll post the correct answer in the comment section and on Twitter.  Good luck!

Hint – Not Donruss.

(3) 2020 Topps Series 1 Baseball Jumbo Pack Break

Today I took a trip to my local card shop – Sports Zone Toys & Comics.  Its a really nice shop.  Easy to get around and very well organized.  The main reason I went was to pickup a few plastic containers used for storing cards.  I left the shop with some containers, Bryce Harper bobblehead, Phillie Phanatic Super7 action figure, and (3) jumbo packs of 2020 Topps Series 1 Baseball.

Here are the results from the (3) jumbo packs.  It was a newly opened box with only a couple of packs purchased from it.  The store’s owner said no hits had been pulled yet.  FedEx just dropped off a 2020 Topps Series 1 Baseball hobby box which I’ll be working on next.

Sports Zone Toys & Comics is quite active on Facebook and YouTube.  Check them out!

Relic

• Rickey Henderson 1985 Topps Baseball 35th Anniversary Relic

Parallels

• Shohei Ohtani Topps Choice Blue
• Nolan Arenado Gold #’ed/2020
• Lucas Giolito Rainbow
• Pete Alonso Rookie Cup Rainbow
• Sean Murphy RC Rainbow

Inserts

• Tom Glavine Decades’ Best
• Kris Bryant Decades’ Best
• Yadier Molina Topps Choice
• Joey Votto 1985 Topps Baseball 35th Anniversary
• Tony Gwynn 1985 Topps Baseball 35th Anniversary
• Don Mattingly 1985 Topps Baseball 35th Anniversary

Notable Rookie

• Aristides Aquino RC #20

12th Anniversary Contest! – (3) Packs of Baseball Treasure II Coins Winner Announced

Congrats to hudsonfan15 on being the lucky winner of the (3) packs of Baseball Treasure II Coins.  Once hudsonfan15 sends me their mailing address, Baseball Treasure will ship these packs ASAP.  Thanks!

Guess The Set – January 3, 2020

Can you Guess The Set?  This evening I’ll post the correct answer in the comment section and on Twitter.  Good luck!

Hint – Major junk wax.

12th Anniversary Contest! – (3) Packs of Baseball Treasure II Coins – NOW CLOSED

In honor of Sports Card Info’s 12th anniversary, Baseball Treasure has offered-up (3) packs of their Baseball Treasure II Coins.

Inside each pack you’ll find (1) one-ounce coin.  1:216 packs finds, at random, a real .999 Fine Silver Coin.  1:19,000 packs finds, at random, a solid Gold Mike Trout Coin.  Each limited edition Baseball Treasure coin is mounted in a team specific display coin holder.  Officially licensed by MLB and MLBPA.  Each pack will have a one-ounce, .999 fine copper commemorative coin showcasing today’s top MLB stars, one star at random per pack, (3) total coins in this prize pack.  Heads shows the player’s portrait, name, & position.  Tails includes the player in action along with an important date in his career.  Checkout Baseball Treasure’s website.  Be sure to follow them on social media – Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

Contest Details:

• This contest will end Friday, January 3, 2020 @ 8:00 p.m. EST.
• To enter, please leave a comment in this post.
• You can enter once per day.
• The winner will be selected at random.
• Please provide a valid e-mail address when entering.
• U.S. residents only.
• The winner will receive an e-mail when the contest is over.
• The winner has one week to send me their contact information or the contest will be held again.
• Once the contest is over, I will need the winner’s mailing address so Baseball Treasure can ship these packs for FREE!!!

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