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10-22-2011, 03:59 PM
RE: 2011 Bowman Chrome 5 Case Break and Contest Thread [SECOND CONTEST OPEN]
Case #4, Box #12
Prospect refractor /500: Kyle Blair
Cyan Printing Plate /1: Colton Cain
Blue refractor prospect auto /150: Hunter Morris
Comments: Okay, I broke my streak of bad boxes with a nice parallel auto and a prospect plate.
Grade: B
Case #4 Summary
Comments: Even though 11/12 boxes were losers, this case wasn’t as bad as Case #2. It had three refractor autos, a blue auto, two orange prospect cards, and a prospect plate. I lost probably a little over $100 on it. Last case coming up!
Grade: D+
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10-22-2011, 04:15 PM
RE: 2011 Bowman Chrome 5 Case Break and Contest Thread [SECOND CONTEST OPEN]
That definitely felt a lot worse than a D+. If you think you only lost $100 on the case, that isn't too bad. Its gotta suck getting Carlos Lee as your gold refractor. Best of luck on the final case.
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10-22-2011, 05:05 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-22-2011, 05:16 PM by pyweed.)
RE: 2011 Bowman Chrome 5 Case Break and Contest Thread [SECOND CONTEST OPEN]
Case #5, Box #1
Prospect refractor /500: Erasmo Ramirez
Blue refractor /150: Nick Markakis
Prospect auto: Hunter Morris
Comments: Okay, 11 more shots at Harper, Hosmer, Lawrie, Ackley, Segura.
Grade: D
Case #5, Box #2
Prospect refractor /500: Peter Tago
Blue refractor /150: Johnny Cueto
Prospect auto: Matt Moore
Comments: Any box with a Moore auto is better than average.
Grade: B
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10-22-2011, 05:17 PM
RE: 2011 Bowman Chrome 5 Case Break and Contest Thread [SECOND CONTEST OPEN]
so what is the deal on those autos? didn't realize they were going to be shortprinted
Jonny Venters - Super Collector
Overall Collection (113/157 72% Complete)
base/parallels (85/85 100%)
1/1's (28/72 39%)
always looking for venters 1/1's and 2008/2010 low numbered refractors
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10-22-2011, 05:27 PM
RE: 2011 Bowman Chrome 5 Case Break and Contest Thread [SECOND CONTEST OPEN]
Case #5, Box #3
Gold refractor /50: Hank Conger
Refractor prospect auto /500: Cutter Dykstra
Comments: Harperharperharper.
Grade: D
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10-22-2011, 06:55 PM
RE: 2011 Bowman Chrome 5 Case Break and Contest Thread [SECOND CONTEST OPEN]
Case #5, Box #4
Prospect refractor /500: Matt Moore
Refractor Bowman’s Best Prospects /99: Billy Hamilton
Xfractor USA U18 auto /299: Walker Weickel
Prospect auto: David Bromberg
Comments: Weak auto, solid support.
Grade: C+
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10-22-2011, 11:28 PM
RE: 2011 Bowman Chrome 5 Case Break and Contest Thread [SECOND CONTEST OPEN]
Case #5, Box #5
Blue refractor /150: Travis Wood
Red Refractor /5: Francisco Liriano
Refractor USA U18 auto /417: Chase DeJong
Refractor prospect auto /500: Brody Colvin
Comments: Always nice to see a red refractor.
Grade: C
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10-23-2011, 12:00 AM
(This post was last modified: 10-23-2011, 12:18 AM by natejeffries.)
RE: 2011 Bowman Chrome 5 Case Break and Contest Thread [SECOND CONTEST OPEN]
Man...this is brutal. Bowman no good....I am not going anywhere near this product. Very scary.
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10-23-2011, 12:06 AM
(This post was last modified: 10-23-2011, 12:53 AM by pyweed.)
RE: 2011 Bowman Chrome 5 Case Break and Contest Thread [SECOND CONTEST OPEN]
Case #5, Box #6
Prospect refractor /500: Wade Gaynor
Orange Refractor /25: Fernando Abad
Gold refractor prospect auto /50: Danny Brewer
Comments: Sweet auto pull.
Grade: A
(10-22-2011, 05:17 PM)johnxgodfree Wrote: so what is the deal on those autos? didn't realize they were going to be shortprinted
I haven't seen any official word. But eBay listing analysis posted by someone on another board suggests that Lawrie, Hosmer, and Ackley were either short printed or printed only for a subset of the parallels. Last I checked the information was equivocal for the Turner redemption card. Harper was supposedly NOT short printed, so I may just be unlucky. Would be nice if Topps would just tell us this stuff. It's not like it's proprietary information that would reduce sales if released.
(10-22-2011, 04:15 PM)natejeffries Wrote: That definitely felt a lot worse than a D+. If you think you only lost $100 on the case, that isn't too bad. Its gotta suck getting Carlos Lee as your gold refractor. Best of luck on the final case.
Thanks. Fortunately, a D+ case of BC is a lot less painful than a D+ case of Sterling! :O
Case #5, Box #7
Prospect refractor /500: Tom Koehler
Prospect auto: Matt Lollis
Comments: Harperharperharper.
Grade: D
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10-23-2011, 01:08 AM
RE: 2011 Bowman Chrome 5 Case Break and Contest Thread [SECOND CONTEST OPEN]
Case #5, Box #8
Blue refractor /150: Tim Lincecum
Prospect auto: Starling Marte
Prospect auto: Brandon Guyer
Comments: Two autos but not the one I’m looking for. (Harperharperharper.)
Grade: C
