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03-17-2009, 08:33 AM #1
08/09 Topps Chrome? Is it worth busting?
Well I have the opportunity to bust some of this stuff. Just curious what you B-Ball guys think of it.
Is it worth busting? ALSO, who are the big Rooks to look for anyway?
Any comments/opinions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance, Mike
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03-17-2009, 10:02 AM #2
It's solid, but doesn't have the hit potential of a lot of other products. It's still good if you enjoy set building, refractors, and the usual tendencies of Chrome, though. I reviewed it over on Trader Retreat:
http://www.traderretreat.com/forum/b...asketball.html
The rookies to look for in this class are Derrick Rose, O.J. Mayo, Russell Westbrook, Michael Beasley, Brook Lopez, and Kevin Love.
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03-17-2009, 10:49 AM #3
its a fun break i think if you have the money to spend, the group A hits though are only 1 per case though and all the good players are "A"
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03-17-2009, 10:52 AM #4
Topps Chrome is a really fun product to bust. I heard the production was cut from last years, so it may have decent long term value. The chance of a big hit is low, but it does include a lot of interesting parallels, so you don't have to rely on the auto for the big hit like similarly priced upper deck products.
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03-17-2009, 11:36 AM #5
Thanks to all for the replies. After viewing recent sells and input from you guys as well as others, I believe I am going to pass on this product ...... for now anyway.
Thanks again, Mike
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03-17-2009, 01:49 PM #6
If you are strictly looking for sale value, then I think you made a good decision, though I don't think there is a product out there "worth" breaking. Sometimes you can catch a good deal before a price shift, but it is still the smart move to sell the unopened product.
I remember a year after 2003 bowman's best for baseball hit the shelfs, it dropped to about $80-$90 a box. Nobody was buying, and they were even inserted in those assorted $9.99 boxes. Now the product is worth over $500 a box. If somebody bought a box at the low, and decided to break it now, they are assuming to get at least $500 in sale value in return, because that is now the market for the box. The majority of boxes won't come close to this price.
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03-18-2009, 04:49 AM #7
only 1 Hit per box..... and could be a $5 RC autos.... :(
the only thing i like.... its beautiful cards design.... and the in-game photos on the cards..
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03-18-2009, 08:50 AM #8
Best box I ever busted was 2008-09 Topps Chrome. I got all of the top rookies, a 1/1 Magic Johnson Autograph SUPERFRACTOR, and a Kevin Love Youthquake Autograph. Topps Chrome always has a good hobby value plus you get a fair amount of cool parallels.
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03-18-2009, 09:33 AM #9
^ Wow, that's a heck of a box! The one I got had a Douglas-Roberts RC auto and Al Thornton Red Refractor #/5 as the hits, and I thought that was pretty decent.
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03-18-2009, 09:47 AM #10
" Wow, that's a heck of a box! The one I got had a Douglas-Roberts RC auto and Al Thornton Red Refractor #/5 as the hits, and I thought that was pretty decent."
It was a heck of a box but dont get me wrong I busted like 4 boxes that day. My other hits were Jason Thompson Auto, Javale McGee Auto, Robin Lopez Youthquake Auto. All questionable at best, maybe the best bet is quantity?
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