Monday, February 18, 2019

2 Unopened Cases

On Saturday I went to two different card shops and at the second one I happened to come across a couple of cases of Star Minor League Baseball Cards. The cases were sealed, so all I knew was they were Star, Minor League, and Series 2. I didn't know what year or how many boxes per case.


But at $6 per case I didn't take time to question anything before making the purchase. Turns out they are from 1989 and there are 6 boxes per case. 48 packs, yes, 48 packs per box with 10 cards per pack. Let's do the math. 10 cards per pack x 48 packs per box = 480 cards per box x 6 boxes per case = 2,880 cards x 2 cases = 5,760 cards. This works out to 5 cards for a penny.


A little research revealed that the 1989 Star Minor League baseball Series 2 sets contains 100 cards, so that means I should end up with 57 complete sets, but I doubt I come even close to that number. 

There is some star power in the Star set. Series 2 includes Robin Ventura, Deion Sanders, and Tino Martinez among others. Not sure if or when I'll open them up, but they ended up at just $1 per box, so I can sit on them for a while.
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11 comments:

  1. SumoMenkoManFebruary 18, 2019 at 5:12 AM

    Dang! At that price, it would be fun to just open them even if you only used them to stoke your fireplace.

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    1. P-town TomFebruary 18, 2019 at 6:04 AM

      SumoMenkoMan makes a good point. It would be tough to buy a bundle of firewood at that price! LOL

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    2. Daniel WilsonFebruary 18, 2019 at 11:05 AM

      That's a good point!

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  2. Zippy ZappyFebruary 18, 2019 at 8:21 AM

    If the Star cards turn out to be the 1994 Hooters Star cards LMK.

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  3. CaptKirk42February 18, 2019 at 9:34 AM

    Wow Cool deal. Of course you could just open up a few boxes, enough to build a couple of sets and then sell the other boxes for whatever. Almost any price you set them at will be a profit.

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    1. Daniel WilsonFebruary 18, 2019 at 11:05 AM

      Yeah, I'll probably open a box and see if I can make a complete set or two and then go from there.

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  4. GTTFebruary 18, 2019 at 10:29 AM

    I wish I was there so much! I think that's a great deal!

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    1. Daniel WilsonFebruary 18, 2019 at 11:06 AM

      At $1 per box, it's hard to beat. I'm wondering if they have more that they'll put out now that I bought those two.

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  5. AngusFebruary 18, 2019 at 2:50 PM

    Cool purchase!

    Not that I've been to town recently, but which store?

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  6. Section 36February 18, 2019 at 4:09 PM

    Those are the kinds of things I'm amazed survived so long. Where have those been hiding?

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  7. FujiFebruary 19, 2019 at 6:59 AM

    Awesome purchase! I probably would have paid $20 per case. If you decide to rip into them, I can't wait to see what you pull.

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