[jaykayzee]

Sorry no scans, I gave my scanner away to my folks until they can pick up a new one..

I'm not a modern baseball guy, but products like this, with "old timers" autos grab my attention. Stopped at one shop and the guy was talking it up, saying he hadn't seen anything huge come out yet. I picked up a box and took a shot (not much else was there) :

along with a pile of inserts
Yu Darvish Rc

FFA-FH - Frank Howard auto - 1971 style
FFA-JKE - Jimmy Key auto - 1996 style

So, i drove to another store, looking for anything else to buy, ended up picking up another box of Topps Archive..glad I did...

along with a pile of inserts
Yu Darvish Rc

FFA-JW - Jim Wynn auto - 1973 style

YELLOW PRINTING PLATE 1of1 - Card #106 - Alex Gordon
(Plate has 2 bold streaks across the top)

I figured that was it, MAYBE the plate was a bonus, but I went through almost the rest of the box with nothing...

then I pulled an almost blank card with a sticker on it...



REDEMPTION CARD

2012 TOPPS ARCHIVES BASEBALL

TOPPS ORIGINALS AUTOGRAPH

AL KALINE

(DACW listing for Archives states these are sequentially numbered to 5!)

If I read the back of the pack right -

Printing Plate - 1:777 (roughly 1:32 boxes)

Topps Originals Autograph - 1:8292 (roughly 1:345.5 boxes!)


Kaline is a keeper, I've already redeemed it!

[jtraven42]

I would LOVE to trade you for those other 3 Autos; I'm making a run at the set! Thanks!

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Side note, what did you pay for the boxes?

[Haze28]

That Kaline is a great pull! Congrats!

[snappyjoe75]

nice on the Kaline!! lmk is the Gordon plate is for trade.
thanks

[franciscomarina]

Congratulations on the Kaline. It must be a really good looking card once it arrives.

[alstott9adams]

Nice kline

[jaykayzee]

Thanks all!

When I redeemed it online, it automatically filled in the "Shipment Date" column with "09/11/2012"

Can't wait! I pulled several redemptions out of 2011 Rising Rookies FB last year, and they were REALLY quick with them, so I'm hoping..

I've never done it before, but do you think it would be worth it to have this card slabbed?

[mgruber2]

congrats

[cpratt2005]

Wow congrats!

[esv1s5]

Sweet break!