[buckunteer]

OK everybody. I'm looking for a box to bust that meets the following criteria.

1.) Possible MJ auto (everything but UD products is gone)
2.) Reasonably priced (no all-time greats, exquisite, etc.)
3.) Won't clog my collection with a ton of base (no SPA 10-11 or 11-12)

At the moment I'm leaning towards 07-08 SP Rookie Edition. Durant RCs possible, I will get some base but it's a very good-looking set in my opinion. I'm also not a huge fan of the Ultimate, which I know fits all of my criteria quite nicely, the design just doesn't do much for me.

Any thoughts from you more knowledgeable collectors?

[xstreaminsanity]

If you can find one, 2008-09 SPx. I love the base set, anything else is just awesome. But I don't know how cheap it is.

[robd5811]

07-08 Artifacts?

[buckunteer]

found one box of 08-09 spx on the 'bay xstream...the buy it now is $550 haha. I do like that design too, however. Gonna have to hope for a HUGE tax refund I guess

The Artifacts box, however, is a possibility. Fewer base than the SP Rookie Edition, but that also means less of a chance to pull something like a Durant RC that might salvage the box in the highly likely event that I don't pull an MJ auto. I still don't know.

Thanks for the responses thus far, keep them coming!

[charbs1111]

07-08 rookie edition, as youre leaning, is a good choice imo...

[filamuraireborn]

2007-08 Chronology? Hm?

[buckunteer]

2007-08 Chronology? Hm?

LOVE Chronology, just too far over my budget. Also with all these 07-08 products I failed to consider the fact that I might pull an expired redemption for an MJ Auto. I would be beyond devastated if that happened! By this point they have been expired for at least a year and a half on the 07-08 products and I'm pretty sure UD wouldn't honor them (anyone have any experience with such a high-end expired redemption?)

[sky20t]

2006-07 Ovation has possible auto of Jordan, Lebron, Kareem Abdul Jabaar, and Rondo Autograph.
Its also has gold parallel auto rookies of Roy, Rondo, Aldridge,etc...
I think the box usually has 1 auto card, and 1 jersey card.

[taffster74]

2007-08 SP Rookie edition definitely. I got three boxes and did very good (all four Durant RC versions, durant base AU, Noah 97-98 AU) - plus there's only 60 cards in the base set - that's not including RC's. Another good one is 2003-04 Rookie Exclusives - Dave and Adam's has the retail box at about US$60 and the Hobby box (better odds for AU's 1 per box I think) at about US$135 - you've also got a very good chance of getting at least one lebron RC per box, retail or hobby.

[buckunteer]

2006-07 Ovation has possible auto of Jordan, Lebron, Kareem Abdul Jabaar, and Rondo Autograph.
Its also has gold parallel auto rookies of Roy, Rondo, Aldridge,etc...
I think the box usually has 1 auto card, and 1 jersey card.

By far the most reasonably priced I've seen thus far so I will probably try to take a flyer on one! No good RCs w/ the possibly exception of Rondo to balance in case the whopping 2 hits are lousy though.

Also considering 07-08 Sweet Shot. Definitely no base to worry about!