First Buzz: 2019 Topps Allen & Ginter baseball cards

[Qaz110]

Does anyone know the toploader and sleeve size for the auto/relic booklets? I think its 360pt but just want to confirm. Do they make a sleeve that big?

[DrGhostbuster]

I just busted four cases + four boxes of this product.

I am sure this has been asked before, but regarding the rip cards, is it worth it to open them?

I ended up with:

Hank Aaron /50
Jim Palmer /50
Frank Thomas /75
Rhys Hoskins /75
Clayton Kershaw /75
Jose Altuve /75
Alex Rodriguez /75
Rafael Devers /75

and

Box Topper Roberto Clemente /55
Box Topper Shohei Ohtani /65

[jamesodo]

Originally Posted by DrGhostbuster

I just busted four cases + four boxes of this product.

I am sure this has been asked before, but regarding the rip cards, is it worth it to open them?

I ended up with:

Hank Aaron /50
Jim Palmer /50
Frank Thomas /75
Rhys Hoskins /75
Clayton Kershaw /75
Jose Altuve /75
Alex Rodriguez /75
Rafael Devers /75

and

Box Topper Roberto Clemente /55
Box Topper Shohei Ohtani /65

I'd sell the two box toppers unripped. Should be able to get over $200 for each of them. Not many combinations of stained glass + 2 minis add up to that.

It seems like prices have really dropped for the minis found in rip cards. Non-star stained glass seem to be going for $20-40 now.

You'd be able to tell if any of the regular rip cards have a metal since they'd be noticeably heavier. But even then some of the metal have been selling for less than $20.

[brothertona]

I think they are a fun novelty to rip, but I wish I had just sold my Don Mattingly rip card when seeing the prices most are going for on Ebay.

[salthill]

Originally Posted by jamesodo

You'd be able to tell if any of the regular rip cards have a metal since they'd be noticeably heavier. But even then some of the metal have been selling for less than $20.

The box topper rips are searchable. The doubles aren’t, but for all the rips a magnet will tell you if there’s a metal inside (obviously not of whom). The market may have factored that in.

[salthill]

I don’t know if they’re here or not (I’m guessing not) but whoever decided to end 125 (relatively) high value 2019 A&G auctions at the exact same time tonight is an idiot. (Metals, rip cards, red inks, stained glass, full size autos etc.)
There’s Exhibit A in the case for using sniping software.

[ThoseBackPages]

Originally Posted by salthill

I don’t know if they’re here or not (I’m guessing not) but whoever decided to end 125 (relatively) high value 2019 A&G auctions at the exact same time tonight is an idiot. (Metals, rip cards, red inks, stained glass, full size autos etc.)
There’s Exhibit A in the case for using sniping software.

there is no reason not to snipe

[salthill]

Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

there is no reason not to snipe

Agreed. I don’t bid until the last seconds (whether automated or manually).
But ending 125 all at once also means I can’t manage my funds. Even if they ended two or three at a time for under an hour, I could target the cards I want and manage my spend.

[ThoseBackPages]

Originally Posted by salthill

Agreed. I don’t bid until the last seconds (whether automated or manually).
But ending 125 all at once also means I can’t manage my funds. Even if they ended two or three at a time for under an hour, I could target the cards I want and manage my spend.

ahhh i hear you

[calculusdork]

Originally Posted by salthill

I don’t know if they’re here or not (I’m guessing not) but whoever decided to end 125 (relatively) high value 2019 A&G auctions at the exact same time tonight is an idiot. (Metals, rip cards, red inks, stained glass, full size autos etc.)
There’s Exhibit A in the case for using sniping software.

Haha ... you'd laugh if I told you who that is

[salthill]

Originally Posted by calculusdork

Haha ... you'd laugh if I told you who that is

Ah crap.

Originally Posted by auburn35

Not that Leaf needs even more evidence of questionable business decisions but I guess this new policy doesn't include the former president of Razor/Leaf?

A couple members brought to my attention, an individual that supposedly purchased $100,000 of Leaf's Muhammad Ali product.

johanmetman - who's previous ebay usernames (playersportscards and tarheelcota5) are also highlighted below.

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johanmetman, also happens to be the owner of the recently closed(?) Atlanta Sports Cards (tons of Leaf bonus packs, always available). Maybe as an internet retailer, this policy isn't applied?

Not real familiar with the Leaf Ali story (maybe others can fill that in) but I would think the former CEO/President would easily fall into the category of "LEAF WILL NO LONGER SELL ANY CARDS/CASES OF CARDS/ETC TO EMPLOYEES, THEIR FAMILIES OR ANY RELATED PARTY".

[calculusdork]

I was able to pick up a couple nice cards (Eloy auto, Graham Elliot red auto) for very good prices last night.

[kyleuk21]

Some sellers don’t pay any attention to the value of the stained glass minis. In the last week I’ve picked up the following:
Trout ext - 150 (comps 225-325)
Soto ext - 20 (comps 75-100)
Acuna base - 50 (comps 100+)
Gehrig ext - 30 (comps $100)

[ThoseBackPages]

is this release done now?

[wt55kt15]

Anyone seen any Harrison Ford autos for sale (blue ink regular Ginter)?


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[salthill]

Originally Posted by wt55kt15

Anyone seen any Harrison Ford autos for sale (blue ink regular Ginter)?

Not right now. A couple sold around release week.

[calculusdork]

Ended up with the following from johanmetman:

- Eloy auto
- Graham Elliot red ink auto
- Graham Elliot auto x3
- AJ Andrews auto x3
- Cionel Perez RC auto x6

Bid on a ton of stuff ... thats what I ended up with, LOL.
Thanks for the heads up salthill!

[wt55kt15]

Any ideas why Jacob deGrom blank back topps vault 1/1 would well for $200 plus but the wood mini 1/1 sold for $50s? Thought wood was gonna go higher.


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[calculusdork]

Originally Posted by wt55kt15

Any ideas why Jacob deGrom blank back topps vault 1/1 would well for $200 plus but the wood mini 1/1 sold for $50s? Thought wood was gonna go higher.


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Some people are weird about the blank backs.

[wt55kt15]

I've seen a ton of ginter x Harrison Ford - I need a regular base auto! anyone see one for sale ?

[jamesodo]

BigJimC143, we're all dying to know if you won the Gary Carter wood.

[PapaStu]

Well stuff has cooled down a lot and the few cards I'm still chasing are probably hiding in random blasters that'll never show up online, but I've noticed something that I didn't catch before and that has to do with the red auto minis.

Some of them (from what I'm seeing both player and non-sports) showed up in the standard mini auto frames, while others were loose and out of rips.

So does that mean that there are some that are loose and some that are framed for each person/player, or are all 10 cards in a single format for that individual?

[ThoseBackPages]

my target hasnt had hangers in some time

[notoriousrmb]

Originally Posted by PapaStu

Well stuff has cooled down a lot and the few cards I'm still chasing are probably hiding in random blasters that'll never show up online, but I've noticed something that I didn't catch before and that has to do with the red auto minis.

Some of them (from what I'm seeing both player and non-sports) showed up in the standard mini auto frames, while others were loose and out of rips.

So does that mean that there are some that are loose and some that are framed for each person/player, or are all 10 cards in a single format for that individual?

Some are framed, some are in rip cards.

[salthill]

Originally Posted by notoriousrmb

Some are framed, some are in rip cards.

For a single player, right?