March 29, 2014
Group Case Break Update
Here is where we stand so far on teams:
Rangers- Marie
Oilers - Suzy
Avalanche - Waxtopia
Penguins- Matt
Leafs -Wayne
Canadiens - Wayne
Red Wings - Dennis
Panthers - David
Blues - David
Please spread the word so we can fill this, and if you want a team just leave it in the comments. Payment will be due once the order is placed and like previous breaks this will happen live with the video available for viewing later if you can't watch live.
March 26, 2014
Group Break Idea
We are estimating the cost per team to be $48 including shipping to the US and $50 to Canada.
I will be picking the Rangers and Suzy the Oilers. If you are interested and can commit to this please leave your team in the comments and you can send PayPal once we see how much interest we have. If we get close enough to 30 teams, perhaps we can split the difference of teams not sold to cover the cost and decide what to do with hits from those teams after.
Let us know what you think.
October 13, 2011
Case Break Results: 2011 Topps Finest
Base card sample: Albert Pujols and Derek Jeter

Refractors /549 (Note: I missed a Tulo in the scan, but it is here)



XFractors /299


Green Refractors /199

Orange Refractors /99

Gold Refractors /50 Mike Minor and Alex Rodriguez

Red Refractors /25 Clay Buchholz and Justin Upton

Inserts:
Finest Moments

Finest Foundations

Finest Freshman

Autographs:
2 Mike Moustakas redemptions, one xfractor and one green refractor

Autographs /499

Mike Trout Xfractor /299

Anthony Rizzo Gold /99

Eduardo Nunez Red /25

Brandon Beachy, Mike Minor, Michael Pineda /499

Alex Cobb GU/AU /149

Andrew Cashner GU/AU /99

Chase Utley Finest Moments Gold GU/AU /20

Chris Sale GU Patch Gold /10
Topps 60th Anniversary Auto Continuity Subject "C"
What do you guys think of the results from a case of this "high end" Topps product? Quality of players/hits? I'm curious to see what everyone thinks of the rookie selection.
October 12, 2011
Urgent: 2011 Finest Case Break Time
Please follow me on Twitter (@baseballzoch) for more accurate updates/information on the break as it gets closer and as it's happening.
June 22, 2011
Next Case Break..... Dibs!
First, there is going to be a new way to go about this whole thing. This is how to claim a team: You leave a comment claiming your team. You will have 2 weeks (and ONLY 2 weeks) to pay for the team(s) you claim. If you do not pay within that time frame your team will be available for someone else to take. No exceptions. You MUST include your team name and address in the payment.
The break will be 2011 Topps Finest. I am eliminating the following teams: Royals, Pirates, Diamondbacks, A's, Marlins, Padres. If you want one of those teams, you can buy them but I don't feel like begging people for months to take one of those so we just won't even worry about them.
Teams will cost $40 per team including shipping. Release date is September 27, 2011.
The teams that are claimed are:
Yankees
Cardinals
Rangers
Red Sox
Cubs
Blue Jays
Mariners
Indians
Giants
Dodgers
Phillies
Braves
Orioles
Nationals
If enough interest is shown by the claiming of teams, I will order the case this week. Please leave a comment with your team choice.
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Info:
Configuration: 8 boxes per case. 12 packs per box. 5 cards per pack.
CELEBRATE THE FINEST ON THE FIELD WITH HOBBY EXCLUSIVE 2011 TOPPS FINEST BASEBALL
ALL NEW!
AUTOGRAPHED ON-CARD ROOKIE CARDS
Autograph Rookie Dual Relic Cards
Rookie Jumbo Patch Cards
Finest Moments Autograph Relic Cards
Finest Moment Insert Cards
60th Anniversary On-Card Autograph Cards
EACH MASTER BOX CONTAINS
1 NUMBERED* AUTOGRAPHED ON-CARD ROOKIE CARD
1 Numbered* Autograph Rookie Dual Relic Card
2 Finest Moments Insert Cards
6 Numbered* Parallel Cards
PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS:
NEW! AUTOGRAPHED ON-CARD ROOKIE CARDS - ONE PER MASTER BOX! 1:2 MINI BOXES
19 Rookies personally sign each of these numbered* Refractor cards.
- Super-Fractor - 1/1!
- Printing Plate - 1/1!
- Purple - Numbered* to 5
- Die-Cut Mosaic - Numbered* to 10
- Red - Numbered* to 25
- Gold - Numbered* to 59
- Orange - Numbered* to 99
- Green - Numbered* to 199
- X-Fractor - Numbered* to 299
- Refractor - Numbered*
NEW! AUTOGRAPHED ROOKIE DUAL RELIC CARDS - ONE PER MASTER BOX! 1:2 MINI BOXES
26 Rookies are highlighted with their signature and 2 relic swatches.
- Super-Fractor - 1/1!
- Printing Plate - 104 1/1 plates!
- Purple - Numbered* to 5
- Die-Cut Mosaic - Numbered* to 10
- Red - Numbered* to 25
- Gold - Numbered* to 59
- Orange - Numbered* to 99
- Green - Numbered* to 149
- Refractor - Numbered*
NEW! JUMBO PATCH CARDS
26 Rookies featured with a JUMBO multi-colored patch.
- Super-Fractor - 1/1!
- Purple - Numbered* to 5
- Orange - Numbered* to 10
NEW! INSERT CARDS - TWO PER MASTER BOX! 1 PER MINI BOX!
Finest Freshmen: 17 of the most promising 2011 Rookies.
Finest Foundations: 15 MLB® Superstars.
Finest Moments: 18 current players each highlighted by a defining moment.
All Insert Cards Available in Orange and Purple Refractor Versions.
NEW! 60TH ANNIVERSARY AUTOGRAPHED CARDS
Three players sign their names directly to these cards along with an additional inscription commemorating Topps 60th Anniversary. Each card is numbered to 60.
FINEST MOMENTS AUTOGRAPH RELIC CARDS - One per CASE!
Detailing a moment from their careers, 18 Veterans appear on numbered* cards with an autograph and relic.
- Super-Fractor - 1/1!
- Purple - Numbered* to 5
- Orange - Numbered* to 20
- Refractor - Numbered*
BASE CARDS - 5 PER PACK!
- 100 top MLB® Veterans and Rookies.
Refractor Parallel Cards - 6 per Master Box! 3 per Mini Box!
- New! Canary Diamond - 1/1!
- Super-Fractor - 1/1!
- Framed Printing Plates - 1/1!
- Purple - Numbered* to 5
- New! Die-Cut Mosaic - Numbered to 10*
- Red - Numbered* to 25
- Gold - Numbered* to 50
- New! Orange - Numbered* to 99
- Green - Numbered* to 199
- New! X-Fractor - Numbered* to 299
- Refractor - Numbered*
P.S. If you would prefer to break a case of Lineage for a higher buy-in but for more cards please let us know that, too. Here is the link to that product info, I posted this a while back and got little to no response about it but we'll try again. I have to get a more recent quote on the Lineage but figure around $50 per team for this product.
June 11, 2011
Case Break Information
I mailed out half of the teams in the blog case break that had addresses and only teams in that case. I am going to try and mail the rest of the teams on Monday providing I get everyone's address.
Thanks all.
June 10, 2011
Facebook Case Break Results Part 3 - THE MOJO!
Thank you.
Here is the mojo.
Leather Name Plate

Black Leather Name Plate /99

Game Used cards

Autograph cards

That concludes the scans from each break. I am going to try and put together some thoughts on the set having seen enough of it later, but for now I am going to work on sorting all the cards. I am hoping to get them all out early next week.
Facebook Case Break Results Part 2
Diamond Anniversary








Gold parallels







Kimball Champions



The next post will be the hits from this case. I will not be scanning any of the other inserts to save time to sort the cards.