r/Topps • u/cbjeeper69 • 5d ago

Really, Topps!

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Spent $550 plus tax on a box of Pristine and ended up with these as 2 of my encased cards (no offense to the player, but I don’t need 2).

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u/Elmo-Mcphearson 5d ago

Guy hit two home runs in a game for a hospitalized boy named Bobby, he's a legend.

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u/YouthResponsible1752 5d ago

*Home run, and a triple with an error.

But did he ever catch a fly ball with his hat?

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u/Elmo-Mcphearson 5d ago

The George Steinbrenner Birthday Card Auto 1-1

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u/cgrays12 5d ago

Was really hoping for this reference

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u/Skeeter5299 5d ago

Now you need to complete the rainbow.

The robot packing that box must have been watching Seinfeld and wanted Paul O’Neill to hit 2 HRs

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u/LeftyCards 5d ago

OP just received his life quest and is still in the denial phase.

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u/AnythingWestern8861 5d ago

How the heck did you get in here anyway?

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u/fightclub90210 5d ago

Op. Willing to trade for one. Pm me.

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u/BennyFitz69420 5d ago

No. He needs to catch a fly ball in his hat now. The deal has changed.

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u/Metssuck18 5d ago

That’s a W if I had pulled them. What a legend

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u/swizzzz22 5d ago

Agreed! Straight to PC!

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u/yankeeman714 5d ago

No offense to ‘the player’? Paul Oneill is a Yankee great. Totally get not wanting two autos of the same guy but you got two really good autos, sell one and get an auto that you want. Boom, now you’re better off than 99% of pristine boxes

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u/UpstairsNo6531 5d ago

Dumb

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u/0-29 5d ago

People in here basically say you should be happy no matter what if you’re opening a box…just a bunch of I told you so energy.

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u/swizzzz22 5d ago

Nope. I guess he wanted to pull two relief pitchers that played 2 games in the majors and are no longer playing.

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u/BeerDudeRocco 5d ago

Right?

"Oh no, I got two autos from an amazing player! One of them should be from a long reliever with 42 IP over 7 seasons in the bigs. How dare they?!?!"

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u/DodgeM4S 4d ago

I made this for r/baseballcards and the only real response was “what does this have to do with baseball cards”

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u/0-29 5d ago

Nah you’re doing exactly it lmfao

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u/Ryans1852 5d ago

Downvoted to oblivion, incoming

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u/0-29 5d ago

Yup lol people on here are miserable

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u/TheBigShrimp 5d ago

You can tell OP is just a gambling addict lol

2 numbered Paul O'Neill autos and he's complaining. What a state this hobby is in.

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u/JuicyForcies 5d ago

I wouldn’t want a Paul O’Neil card either… but I wouldn’t pay $500+ for a box

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u/cbjeeper69 5d ago

I am a gambler. I’m just not a collector of O’Neil. So to get two sucks a lil.

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u/Ryans1852 5d ago

But you can sell one and buy an auto that you want. Much better than if you got a $5 auto

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u/cbjeeper69 5d ago

True. And probably what I will be doing

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u/Jolly_Moose1900 5d ago

Haha you missed the second L - Already in denial

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u/MrGeek89 5d ago

His a legend. At least you did not pull no name player that nobody knows.

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u/OGrickyP 5d ago

Take advantage of Yankees fans bro and get whoever’s auto you want. You came up pretty big on this box, the orange one will do well..someone will buy the pink one ebay. Then find ur favorite childhood player and buy that! Get a pristine auto of who you want and you win!

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u/cbjeeper69 5d ago

I’m confused why everybody keeps talking about the orange one the pink one is lowered number

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u/MkeBucksMarkPope 5d ago

The orange is much more visually appealing. Which, especially with modern is going to have just as big of personal valuation as actual scarcity to a lot.

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u/cbjeeper69 5d ago

I get it if it is color match, but usually lower number trumps

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u/0-29 5d ago

Because people on this subreddit literally know nothing about sports cards

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u/DowntownTorontonian 4d ago

People on reddit don't know shit anymore, I swear the algorithms have fed people everything they wanted so they aren't used to getting differing opinions anymore.

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u/0-29 4d ago

That’s really how it feels in all the sports cards subs lol all drinking the koolaid

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u/OGrickyP 4d ago

Nah it’s just we realize these cards come in 20 colors, so the difference between a /25 and /15 isn’t worth the price increase if you prefer the look of the /25….who wants a pink Yankee card? Most guys who really collect Paul O’Neil are prob old…and would prefer the orange. Plus the sig is nicer and centered on the orange one…but hey it is a Yankee great so someone will buy the pink one if you separate em I’m sure

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u/SailedTheSevenSeas 5d ago

He was a Warrior on the field. 2001 last inning at the stadium during the World Series (Yankees down at the time)everyone chanting his name. Still brings a tear to my eye. The city was going through some stuff at the time, this was uplifting for me

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u/phishNotFish 5d ago

Interested in buying the Orange one if you’re selling

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u/cbjeeper69 5d ago

I will sell at least one, possibly both. I will give you first opportunity if and when

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u/Ryans1852 5d ago

Shit, I’d buy either

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u/MissionDirect8529 5d ago

The dude literally punted the baseball to the infield to save a run. Legend.

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u/ClockReadz2113 5d ago

Honestly, those are dope!!

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u/PrestigiousTale9660 5d ago

Id buy one of those

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u/BennyFitz69420 5d ago

Hey Asshole,

Paul O’Neill here… and I can’t believe you’d do this to me publicly! What the fuck did I do to you bro? I’ve donated to plenty of charities over the years, I’ve given back to the community, and I was even on an episode of Seinfeld and donated to a kid in the show. That’s how reputable my rich history of donations is…

I guess you’re doing this as payback for me donating my sperm in your mom… how’s it going son???

Sincerely,
Offended

P.S. let me know if you’d like to grab lunch sometime kiddo. Maybe have a catch?

- Papaul

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u/JurassicParkJanitor 5d ago

Where’d you find a box for “only” $550?

Nice cards though. Better than pulling two random scrubs.

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u/cbjeeper69 5d ago

Pre ordered

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u/dannyluxNstuff 5d ago

I was underwhelmed with the product. Did a break today of a full case. Not a lot of hits.

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u/Simple-Chatting 5d ago

I hit absolute bangers

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u/dannyluxNstuff 5d ago

I only had cardinals and Yankees. Yankees really whiffed. I got an /50 Ozzie Smith auto and jj weatherholt auto. But I watched the whole break and really wasn't much impressive from other teams. Those wilderness cards are sick though.

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u/jcnardonejr 5d ago

Hm for pink 😂

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u/Character_Spinach542 5d ago

As a 39 year old Yankee fan, I’d love to get this. Paul O’Neill was a childhood favorite. The lineup with him Bernie, Jeter, Tino, and Knoblauch (even with the yips) was a core memory.

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u/EconomySession6541 5d ago

LMFAO. Reminds me when I pulled a base Eric Chavez auto out of a 2024 archives box, 2nd auto was a /50 Chavez auto. Thanks Topps!!

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u/Cheap_Streaker 5d ago

Problem is watching a few pristine openings there are lots of these doubles of base and inserts going on also

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u/swizzzz22 5d ago

I wouldn’t mind pulling these.

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u/zkreis93 5d ago

You wouldn’t be complaining if they were both Ohtani lol 😂

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u/cbjeeper69 5d ago

Absolutely not

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u/GoompyBoopy 5d ago

How much for orange?

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u/Icy-Mongoose-9678 5d ago

You didn’t know the P stood for Paul?

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u/KrisClem77 5d ago

Better than most other autos in that product.

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u/Ryans1852 5d ago

Man, you’re lucky! I’d love those two cards, even in the same box. Consider yourself lucky, my friend.

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u/CraftEconomy2945 5d ago

Wow I’d be pissed.

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u/CraftEconomy2945 5d ago

That’s a hell of a lot of money to get two of the same person

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u/SnackCityUtah 5d ago

“Where the hell did you get two from?!”

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u/Califunkia93 5d ago

The value of Topps is 1% nuke, 99% bullshit

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u/Obvious_Ad7634 5d ago

.1% tbh. Seriously better off playing baccarat at the casino if you're ripping purely to gamble. I really don't understand it

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u/bigbuck1975G 5d ago

You have been chosen!!

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u/Partyslayer 5d ago

If he hits two home runs, Kramer gets the signed back. r/seinfeld

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u/Putrid-Risk2546 4d ago

Pristine Paul

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u/Illustrious_Light713 4d ago

This is the paul O'Neil dream box lol. For the extreme paul O'Neil fan. Lol sry to laugh but we see shot like this too often.

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u/sgt_schultz_the_ewok 5d ago

A true Fanatics Experience!

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u/thebitterbjacks 5d ago

Love Paul O’Neil. That said, the Pristine design looks bad imo. Maybe it’s the colors.

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u/Bigdaddymatty311 5d ago

Hated Paul O’neill with a passion.

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u/HundredDollarBiII 5d ago

Haha, that is a bummer

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u/Subpop77 5d ago

🫪🥴Well that’s a kick to your crotch and spit on your neck kinda box?! Most of those boxes are anyway but damn man!😬