2011 Allen and Ginter Retail

pharmteam · 08-13-2012, 10:01 AM

Ok, so when Topps had that sale a couple weeks back I bought 16 boxes of this, cause it was 1/2 price ($35) a box and Ginter's basically all I collect. Didn't expect too much, it's retail, but whatever.
Pulled like 3 no name autos, a "fabulous face flocculence," a "fortunes for the taking", 3 of the Flora cards (one was peeling apart, I think they're all eventually going to do this, but that's another topic) and a zillion single color relics. Not one single serial numbered card.
Is that impossibly bad luck? No.
Have I had worse luck when busting wax before? Probably. I am the king of bad luck.
Do I think it's possible that Topps printed a bunch of retail, marked it half price, and threw in some extra non #d case hits so that no one would complain about the lack of serial numbered cards? I hope not. That would kind of suck.
Do I think that the Topps employees are cutting up their gym shorts and putting the pieces in relic cards? Definitely, yes. I know I would.
The point is: Anybody buy any of this and get anything #d? In this case, I'd really like to be proved wrong so I can stop going all Fox Mulder on Topps and continue to give them large portions of my paycheck.

tonedef2oo8 · 08-13-2012, 10:04 AM

If you are busting retail for hits you are doing it all wrong. Retail is garbage and has worse odds than hobby.

neahcrow · 08-13-2012, 10:05 AM

I bought about $250 worth of 2012 A&G from retail because my cases were delayed several days. I only got 2 junk relics from blasters- nothing from the loose packs which must have been searched. Alot of damaged cards and repeats (even within the same pack) as well.

The only non-horrible retail experience I had was with 5 blasters of 2012 Bowman Platinum which were actually better than the one hobby box I bought.

7290morint · 08-13-2012, 10:13 AM

Not only is busting retail for hits a bad strategy but Allen & Ginter doesn't have a ton of numbered cards. Most of the cards that are sp's are not numbered. For instance: nno mini's are sp'd to 50, but are not numbered. The only cards that are actively numbered are rip cards, red autos & a&g red backs (hand #'d/25).

pharmteam · 08-13-2012, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by tonedef2oo8

If you are busting retail for hits you are doing it all wrong. Retail is garbage and has worse odds than hobby.

Well...at $1.45 a pack for unsearched retail vs. 3.55 a pack of hobby I think the odds start to equilibrate a bit. Really not the point though, I was very happy with what I got--2 case hits and no bazookas, no numbers or SP autos or relics? Just odd.

pukinpr · 08-13-2012, 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pharmteam

Well...at $1.45 a pack for unsearched retail vs. 3.55 a pack of hobby I think the odds start to equilibrate a bit. Really not the point though, I was very happy with what I got--2 case hits and no bazookas, no numbers or SP autos or relics? Just odd.

How is this Odd?? Retail is not where the hits are, if you are looking for those kind of case hits buy hobby!

Bobbyredsox · 08-16-2012, 08:41 PM

Which Fabulous Face Flocculence did you get?

08-13-2012, 10:01 AM	#1
pharmteam Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 54 oupharm79 ttowncards	2011 Allen and Ginter Retail Ok, so when Topps had that sale a couple weeks back I bought 16 boxes of this, cause it was 1/2 price ($35) a box and Ginter's basically all I collect. Didn't expect too much, it's retail, but whatever. Pulled like 3 no name autos, a "fabulous face flocculence," a "fortunes for the taking", 3 of the Flora cards (one was peeling apart, I think they're all eventually going to do this, but that's another topic) and a zillion single color relics. Not one single serial numbered card. Is that impossibly bad luck? No. Have I had worse luck when busting wax before? Probably. I am the king of bad luck. Do I think it's possible that Topps printed a bunch of retail, marked it half price, and threw in some extra non #d case hits so that no one would complain about the lack of serial numbered cards? I hope not. That would kind of suck. Do I think that the Topps employees are cutting up their gym shorts and putting the pieces in relic cards? Definitely, yes. I know I would. The point is: Anybody buy any of this and get anything #d? In this case, I'd really like to be proved wrong so I can stop going all Fox Mulder on Topps and continue to give them large portions of my paycheck.

08-13-2012, 10:13 AM	#4
7290morint Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 6,058 the_alchemist83	Not only is busting retail for hits a bad strategy but Allen & Ginter doesn't have a ton of numbered cards. Most of the cards that are sp's are not numbered. For instance: nno mini's are sp'd to 50, but are not numbered. The only cards that are actively numbered are rip cards, red autos & a&g red backs (hand #'d/25). __________________ Looking for: rare brewers cards (think /5 or less and even better if they are chrome). Instagram: alchemycards

08-13-2012, 10:04 AM	#2
tonedef2oo8 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 7,328	If you are busting retail for hits you are doing it all wrong. Retail is garbage and has worse odds than hobby.

08-13-2012, 10:05 AM	#3
neahcrow Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 914 mahershalalhashbaz17068 neahcrow	I bought about $250 worth of 2012 A&G from retail because my cases were delayed several days. I only got 2 junk relics from blasters- nothing from the loose packs which must have been searched. Alot of damaged cards and repeats (even within the same pack) as well. The only non-horrible retail experience I had was with 5 blasters of 2012 Bowman Platinum which were actually better than the one hobby box I bought.

08-16-2012, 08:41 PM	#7
Bobbyredsox Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 96 bobbyredsox	Which Fabulous Face Flocculence did you get?