Live 2-Box Break: '07 Bowman Sterling & '07 Bowman's Best Baseball

endthecurse · 06-17-2009, 06:52 PM

My shipment from BO just arrived and I'm about to start opening... thought it would be fun to do a live break. My last box of '07 Sterling from Blowout wasn't too strong, so I'm hoping this makes up for it.

Starting in a few minutes...

IndySportsCards · 06-17-2009, 06:53 PM

Good luck and I hope you pull something extra groovy!

petyparamoreAHS · 06-17-2009, 06:54 PM

Good luck 07 Sterling was probably the 2nd best prospect product last year.

jmarshstl5 · 06-17-2009, 06:58 PM

Good Luck! Keep me in mind if you pull any Rasmus.

endthecurse · 06-17-2009, 07:00 PM

2007 Bowman's Best
Mini Box #1
Ryan Braun AU RC

Jeremy Hermida AU
Adam Miller PROS AU
Miguel Montero RC /799
Chuck Lofgren PROS /499

Very nice start! I also got the 'roid lineup of A-Rod, Manny, Bonds, Shef and Clemens in this mini-box (along with Ichiro, Griffey and Pujols).

endthecurse · 06-17-2009, 07:07 PM

2007 Bowman's Best
Mini Box #2
Hunter Pence AU RC

Erik Bedard AU
Hank Conger PROS AU
Adam Lind RC /799
Barry Bonds Blue Ref /99
Deolis Guerra PROS
Alex Rodriguez '500 Career Home Runs' Insert

Not as good as mini-box #1, but definitely not bad... the Pence is a nice hit.

endthecurse · 06-17-2009, 07:16 PM

2007 Bowman's Best
Mini Box #3
Hanley Ramirez AU

Kyle McCulloch PROS AU

Tyler Clippard Blue Ref /99 AU RC
Chris Carter Green Ref /249 PROS [damaged in the corner]
Jesus Flores Gold Ref #1/50 RC [played well before getting hurt in May]

Eh... worst of the three. Still, an entertaining break. Now, on to the Sterling!

endthecurse · 06-17-2009, 07:17 PM

Oh... and the A-Rod Box toppers were #401 and 413, if anyone cares

endthecurse · 06-17-2009, 07:21 PM

2007 Bowman Sterling
Box Toppers
- A-Rod Road to 500 HR #s 458 and 465
- Joe Gaetti PROS Black Ref /25 (yuck... a 26-y/o who has yet to see the bigs... in 2-3 cases of this stuff, I have yet to hit any solid black ref or 1/1 in the topper... not even worth a scan)

endthecurse · 06-17-2009, 07:25 PM

2007 Bowman Sterling
Pack #1
Kurt Suzuki AU RC Ref /199
Adrian Cardenas AU JSY
Ryan Mount PROS AU
Cody Strait PROS
Micah Owings RC

Yuck... Making matters worse, all 5 of these are off-center. My last box of '07 Sterling was darn near 100% o/c... hoping this isn't the same.

endthecurse · 06-17-2009, 07:30 PM

2007 Bowman Sterling
Pack #2
Kurt Suzuki AU RC
Michael Main PROS AU
Justin Upton RC
Lance 'Big Puma' Berkman JSY
Vasili Spanos PROS Ref /199

This break has gone from good to bad in a hurry... each of the 5 packs/boxes of Best and Sterling has been progressively worse than the last. The good news? I don't think I can open a weaker pack of this product than this one! (if you can look back through Blowout breaks and find one, post a link here)

endthecurse · 06-17-2009, 07:34 PM

2007 Bowman Sterling
Pack #3
Matt Mangini PROS AU
Nick Schmidt PROS AU
David Murphy RC
Curt Schilling JSY
Brandon Hamilton PROS

Holy cow... I'm not sure if this pack was worse, but it's certainly no better. Half-way through the box and I may have $20 worth of cards in front of me. I'm not going to bother with the scan of this pack... just too depressing.

Now, I'm sure it can't get worse from here

endthecurse · 06-17-2009, 07:35 PM

2007 Bowman Sterling
Pack #4
Mark Reynolds RC
Cole Gillespie PROS AU
John Danks RC AU
Jose Reyes JSY
Cedric Hunter PROS

Unlubricated... really. No scans until I get a card worth more than $5.

endthecurse · 06-17-2009, 07:37 PM

2007 Bowman Sterling
Pack #5
Chris Withrow PROS AU
Rick Vandenhurk PROS Ref /199
Michael Burgess PROS AU
Albert Pujols JSY
Jared Goedert PROS

No comment.

endthecurse · 06-17-2009, 07:42 PM

2007 Bowman Sterling
Pack #6

Before the results... this is the worst box of any premium product I have ever opened. Period. If anyone is following this break, I am sorry for wasting your time

Every other box I opened of this stuff had a minimum of 2 AU/JSY cards, meaning that there should have been one in the last pack (Longoria?), right?

Wendell Fairley AU PROS
Nate Schierholtz AU RC
Shelley Duncan RC
Brad Penny JSY

Jonathon Van Every PROS

Wow... kinda tough to lose $200 on a $250 box, but I'm pretty sure this clinched it!

guru · 06-17-2009, 07:43 PM

That was??? bad to say the least. Where are the refractors???

petyparamoreAHS · 06-17-2009, 07:44 PM

Ouch I've seen better packs than that whole box.

endthecurse · 06-17-2009, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by guru

That was??? bad to say the least. Where are the refractors???

I thought I caught all the refractors in the break, but I missed one. The freakin' Penny JSY in pack #6 was a refractor.

This product is loaded... I just can't believe I've busted two horrible boxes in a row. At least the other one (1 Box Break - 2007 Bowman Sterling) had a LaPorta.

erock28 · 06-17-2009, 07:58 PM

Oh sorry man, that was God awful. Nary a big name in the box. Hell, not even an average one. Better luck next time, thanks for the live break!

endthecurse · 06-17-2009, 08:06 PM

Had to do this... while we all know Beckett BV is doo-doo, here's a ranking, by BV, of the highest value cards from this product -

EL Evan Longoria Jsy AU $120.00
JC2 Joba Chamberlain AU $80.00
MM Mickey Mantle Jsy C $80.00
TL Tim Lincecum AU RC $80.00
DPP David Price AU $80.00
JH Jason Heyward AU $60.00
MLP Matt LaPorta AU $60.00
RB Ryan Braun AU (RC) $50.00
JB Jay Bruce Jsy AU $50.00
MBB Madison Bumgarner AU $50.00
TS Travis Snider AU $50.00
CM Cameron Maybin AU RC $40.00
JH Josh Hamilton AU (RC) $30.00
CK Clayton Kershaw Jsy AU $30.00
CR Colby Rasmus Jsy AU $30.00
DB Daniel Bard AU $30.00
JV Joey Votto Jsy AU $30.00
JV Josh Vitters AU $30.00
CH Chin-Lung Hu Jsy AU $25.00
TA Tim Alderson AU $20.00
AER Alex Rodriguez Bat A $15.00
KS Kevin Slowey AU (RC) $15.00
PH Phil Hughes AU (RC) $15.00
YG Yovani Gallardo AU (RC) $15.00
BMI Beau Mills AU $15.00
MB Michael Burgess AU $15.00
MDO Matt Dominguez AU $15.00
SP Steve Pearce Jsy AU $15.00

Holy cow... making things worse, out of 234 total cards in this product, the box topper (Joe Gaetti) had the lowest value of all the black refractors.

iluvfish2 · 06-17-2009, 08:36 PM

Ouch..would you like a rope or lube? I figured with the first few bum packs, your box was going to have the WBC redemption. You most definatly got the worse box in the case...I hope!

endthecurse · 06-17-2009, 09:01 PM

I got the worst box in all the cases!

Since I have multiples of these donkeys, anyway, I decided to have a little fun and list the entire box on fleaBay - 2007 Bowman Sterling OPENED BOX ALL RC/AU/JSYs INCLUDED - eBay (item 310149494155 end time Jun-24-09 17:59:00 PDT).

Any guesses where this ends? I'll go with $35.

DadofTwins · 06-17-2009, 11:27 PM

I'm torn- I dont know whether or not to say Sorry, or buy a box immediatley because it can't possibly be worse than that. Much better luck next time

06-17-2009, 06:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
endthecurse Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,003	Live 2-Box Break: '07 Bowman Sterling & '07 Bowman's Best Baseball My shipment from BO just arrived and I'm about to start opening... thought it would be fun to do a live break. My last box of '07 Sterling from Blowout wasn't too strong, so I'm hoping this makes up for it. Starting in a few minutes...

06-17-2009, 06:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
IndySportsCards Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Indy Posts: 17,367 dirt1025 IndySportsCards	Good luck and I hope you pull something extra groovy! __________________ Come Visit The Comic Book Junkies on Blowout http://www.blowoutcards.com/forums/comicbookjunkie/

06-17-2009, 06:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
jmarshstl5 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 383	Good Luck! Keep me in mind if you pull any Rasmus. __________________ Collecting 2007 Premier Penmanship Baseball Autos & St. Louis Cardinals

06-17-2009, 07:43 PM	#16 (permalink)
guru Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Central, KY Posts: 13,973 $guru$ guru	That was??? bad to say the least. Where are the refractors??? __________________ Follow me on Twitter - @ebayguruEric Now Collecting: Ken Griffey Jr. & Laila Ali

06-17-2009, 08:06 PM	#20 (permalink)
endthecurse Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,003	Had to do this... while we all know Beckett BV is doo-doo, here's a ranking, by BV, of the highest value cards from this product - EL Evan Longoria Jsy AU $120.00 JC2 Joba Chamberlain AU $80.00 MM Mickey Mantle Jsy C $80.00 TL Tim Lincecum AU RC $80.00 DPP David Price AU $80.00 JH Jason Heyward AU $60.00 MLP Matt LaPorta AU $60.00 RB Ryan Braun AU (RC) $50.00 JB Jay Bruce Jsy AU $50.00 MBB Madison Bumgarner AU $50.00 TS Travis Snider AU $50.00 CM Cameron Maybin AU RC $40.00 JH Josh Hamilton AU (RC) $30.00 CK Clayton Kershaw Jsy AU $30.00 CR Colby Rasmus Jsy AU $30.00 DB Daniel Bard AU $30.00 JV Joey Votto Jsy AU $30.00 JV Josh Vitters AU $30.00 CH Chin-Lung Hu Jsy AU $25.00 TA Tim Alderson AU $20.00 AER Alex Rodriguez Bat A $15.00 KS Kevin Slowey AU (RC) $15.00 PH Phil Hughes AU (RC) $15.00 YG Yovani Gallardo AU (RC) $15.00 BMI Beau Mills AU $15.00 MB Michael Burgess AU $15.00 MDO Matt Dominguez AU $15.00 SP Steve Pearce Jsy AU $15.00 Holy cow... making things worse, out of 234 total cards in this product, the box topper (Joe Gaetti) had the lowest value of all the black refractors. Last edited by endthecurse; 06-17-2009 at 08:10 PM.

06-17-2009, 06:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
petyparamoreAHS Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,041	Good luck 07 Sterling was probably the 2nd best prospect product last year.

06-17-2009, 07:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
endthecurse Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,003	2007 Bowman's Best Mini Box #1 Ryan Braun AU RC Jeremy Hermida AU Adam Miller PROS AU Miguel Montero RC /799 Chuck Lofgren PROS /499 Very nice start! I also got the 'roid lineup of A-Rod, Manny, Bonds, Shef and Clemens in this mini-box (along with Ichiro, Griffey and Pujols).

06-17-2009, 07:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
endthecurse Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,003	2007 Bowman's Best Mini Box #2 Hunter Pence AU RC Erik Bedard AU Hank Conger PROS AU Adam Lind RC /799 Barry Bonds Blue Ref /99 Deolis Guerra PROS Alex Rodriguez '500 Career Home Runs' Insert Not as good as mini-box #1, but definitely not bad... the Pence is a nice hit.

06-17-2009, 07:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
endthecurse Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,003	2007 Bowman's Best Mini Box #3 Hanley Ramirez AU Kyle McCulloch PROS AU Tyler Clippard Blue Ref /99 AU RC Chris Carter Green Ref /249 PROS [damaged in the corner] Jesus Flores Gold Ref #1/50 RC [played well before getting hurt in May] Eh... worst of the three. Still, an entertaining break. Now, on to the Sterling!

06-17-2009, 07:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
endthecurse Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,003	Oh... and the A-Rod Box toppers were #401 and 413, if anyone cares

06-17-2009, 07:21 PM	#9 (permalink)
endthecurse Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,003	2007 Bowman Sterling Box Toppers - A-Rod Road to 500 HR #s 458 and 465 - Joe Gaetti PROS Black Ref /25 (yuck... a 26-y/o who has yet to see the bigs... in 2-3 cases of this stuff, I have yet to hit any solid black ref or 1/1 in the topper... not even worth a scan)

06-17-2009, 07:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
endthecurse Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,003	2007 Bowman Sterling Pack #1 Kurt Suzuki AU RC Ref /199 Adrian Cardenas AU JSY Ryan Mount PROS AU Cody Strait PROS Micah Owings RC Yuck... Making matters worse, all 5 of these are off-center. My last box of '07 Sterling was darn near 100% o/c... hoping this isn't the same.

06-17-2009, 07:30 PM	#11 (permalink)
endthecurse Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,003	2007 Bowman Sterling Pack #2 Kurt Suzuki AU RC Michael Main PROS AU Justin Upton RC Lance 'Big Puma' Berkman JSY Vasili Spanos PROS Ref /199 This break has gone from good to bad in a hurry... each of the 5 packs/boxes of Best and Sterling has been progressively worse than the last. The good news? I don't think I can open a weaker pack of this product than this one! (if you can look back through Blowout breaks and find one, post a link here)

06-17-2009, 07:34 PM	#12 (permalink)
endthecurse Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,003	2007 Bowman Sterling Pack #3 Matt Mangini PROS AU Nick Schmidt PROS AU David Murphy RC Curt Schilling JSY Brandon Hamilton PROS Holy cow... I'm not sure if this pack was worse, but it's certainly no better. Half-way through the box and I may have $20 worth of cards in front of me. I'm not going to bother with the scan of this pack... just too depressing. Now, I'm sure it can't get worse from here

06-17-2009, 07:35 PM	#13 (permalink)
endthecurse Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,003	2007 Bowman Sterling Pack #4 Mark Reynolds RC Cole Gillespie PROS AU John Danks RC AU Jose Reyes JSY Cedric Hunter PROS Unlubricated... really. No scans until I get a card worth more than $5.

06-17-2009, 07:37 PM	#14 (permalink)
endthecurse Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,003	2007 Bowman Sterling Pack #5 Chris Withrow PROS AU Rick Vandenhurk PROS Ref /199 Michael Burgess PROS AU Albert Pujols JSY Jared Goedert PROS No comment.

06-17-2009, 07:42 PM	#15 (permalink)
endthecurse Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,003	2007 Bowman Sterling Pack #6 Before the results... this is the worst box of any premium product I have ever opened. Period. If anyone is following this break, I am sorry for wasting your time Every other box I opened of this stuff had a minimum of 2 AU/JSY cards, meaning that there should have been one in the last pack (Longoria?), right? Wendell Fairley AU PROS Nate Schierholtz AU RC Shelley Duncan RC Brad Penny JSY Jonathon Van Every PROS Wow... kinda tough to lose $200 on a $250 box, but I'm pretty sure this clinched it!

06-17-2009, 07:44 PM	#17 (permalink)
petyparamoreAHS Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,041	Ouch I've seen better packs than that whole box.

06-17-2009, 07:58 PM	#19 (permalink)
erock28 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oak Creek, WI Posts: 712 topnotchcards28	Oh sorry man, that was God awful. Nary a big name in the box. Hell, not even an average one. Better luck next time, thanks for the live break!

06-17-2009, 08:36 PM	#21 (permalink)
iluvfish2 Moderator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lansing, Michigan Posts: 19,770 iluvfish2 iluvfish2	Ouch..would you like a rope or lube? I figured with the first few bum packs, your box was going to have the WBC redemption. You most definatly got the worse box in the case...I hope! __________________ Blowouts Resident Wade Boggs Super Collector

06-17-2009, 09:01 PM	#22 (permalink)
endthecurse Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,003	I got the worst box in all the cases! Since I have multiples of these donkeys, anyway, I decided to have a little fun and list the entire box on fleaBay - 2007 Bowman Sterling OPENED BOX ALL RC/AU/JSYs INCLUDED - eBay (item 310149494155 end time Jun-24-09 17:59:00 PDT). Any guesses where this ends? I'll go with $35.

06-17-2009, 11:27 PM	#23 (permalink)
DadofTwins Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Hartland Wi Posts: 1,750 Exposfan Exposfan1998	I'm torn- I dont know whether or not to say Sorry, or buy a box immediatley because it can't possibly be worse than that. Much better luck next time __________________ checkoutmycards.com/Users/exposfan1998 PS Forget Strasburg... Jordan Zimmermann is the Next Big thing in DC in 2009 and Beyond!

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