2015 Topps Allen & Ginter X Box Break with 2013 Panini Hometown Heroes1986 Fleer Update Factory Set 2012 Panini Cooperstown Blaster Box

Number of Teams

1 Team $7.00 USD 2 Teams $13.00 USD 3 Teams $18.00 USD

Team(s) Requested

This break will be scheduled once it is 50% full. I usually break late at night. It will be broadcast live on Ustream (batcavelv) and will be recorded as well.

Cards featuring now defunct teams will go to the new franchise. For example, Montreal would count as Washington. Multiplayer cards will go to the team of the player featured on the top/right side of the card.

I will be opening the following products:

2015 Topps Allen & Ginter X (online exclusive, sold out from Topps)
2013 Panini Hometown Heroes (retail)
1986 Fleer Update factory set
2012 Panini Cooperstown (blaster)
1987 Donruss Highlights factory set

If I sell at least 20 teams, I will random off the Upper Deck Mark McGwire set as shown in the second picture.

Here is the pricing structure for the break:

One team $7
Two teams $13
Three teams $18
Additional teams are $4.50 each

Available Teams
1. Cleveland (w/ free die-cut)
13. Los Angeles (AL)
16. Milwaukee
21. Philadelphia
28. Texas (w/ free die-cut)

Unavailable Teams
1. Chicago (NL)-Tracy
2. Colorado-Tracy
3. San Diego-Tracy

4. Cincinnati-Matt*

5. St. Louis (w/ free die-cut)-Kerry*

6. Pittsburgh-Erik*

7. Los Angeles (NL)-Erik*

8. San Francisco-Erik*

9. Houston-Charles*

10. Baltimore-Mike

11. Atlanta (w/ free die-cut)-Mike

12. Washington-Mike

13. Tampa Bay-Mike

14. Kansas City-Mike
15. New York (AL)-Anthony*
16. New York (NL)-Anthony*

17. Detroit-Justin*

18. Non Baseball-Charles*

19. Oakland-Anthony*

20. Minnesota-Stephan

21. Seattle-Benjamin*

22. Boston-Benjamin*

23. Chicago (AL)-Benjamin*

24. Toronto-Jason*

25. Miami (w/ free die-cut)-Steve*

26. Arizona-Steve*

Here are the results of the first giveaway, the Mark McGwire set:

There were 30 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

1. 2. Atlanta
2. 17. Minnesota
3. 6. Chicago (AL)
4. 13. Los Angeles (AL)
5. 21. Philadelphia
6. 4. Boston
7. 8. Cincinnati
8. 5. Cleveland
9. 16. Milwaukee
10. 10. Detroit
11. 1. Arizona
12. 9. Colorado
13. 24. San Francisco
14. 7. Chicago (NL)
15. 29. Toronto
16. 11. Houston
17. 14. Los Angeles (NL)
18. 27. Tampa Bay
19. 15. Miami
20. 20. Oakland
21. 28. Texas
22. 3. Baltimore
23. 18. New York (AL)
24. 23. San Diego
25. 12. Kansas City
26. 26. St. Louis
27. 19. New York (NL)
28. 22. Pittsburgh
29. 25. Seattle
30. 30. Washington

Timestamp: 2016-01-02 09:28:05 UTC, IP: 24.9.145.16

Congrats to Mike!

Here are the results of the second giveaway, the Cruz parallel and the Beede relic:

There were 30 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

1. 3. Baltimore
2. 5. Cleveland
3. 2. Atlanta
4. 11. Houston
5. 23. San Diego
6. 13. Los Angeles (AL)
7. 12. Kansas City
8. 19. New York (NL)
9. 10. Detroit
10. 24. San Francisco
11. 20. Oakland
12. 27. Tampa Bay
13. 30. Washington
14. 26. St. Louis
15. 16. Milwaukee
16. 15. Miami
17. 21. Philadelphia
18. 29. Toronto
19. 6. Chicago (AL)
20. 1. Arizona
21. 7. Chicago (NL)
22. 4. Boston
23. 18. New York (AL)
24. 22. Pittsburgh
25. 17. Minnesota
26. 28. Texas
27. 14. Los Angeles (NL)
28. 8. Cincinnati
29. 25. Seattle
30. 9. Colorado

Timestamp: 2016-01-02 09:28:43 UTC, IP: 24.9.145.16

Congrats to Mike, again!

3-Box Baseball Box Break 2014 Bowman Draft 2008 SP Authentic 1994 CCSeries 1 Win a FREE Ripken RC

Number of Teams

1 Team $7.00 USD 2 Teams $13.00 USD 3 Teams $18.00 USD

Team(s) Requested

This break will be scheduled once it is 50% full. I usually break around 9PM MST. It will be broadcast live on Ustream (batcavelv).

Cards featuring now defunct teams will go to the new franchise. For example, Montreal would count as Washington. Multiplayer cards will go to the team of the player featured on the top/right side of the card.

I will be opening the following products:

2014 Bowman Draft Hobby (1 auto)
2008 SP Authentic Hobby (3 autos)
1994 Collector's Choice

Plus, one lucky person may win a FREE 1982 Topps Cal Ripken Jr. RC card (graded by BCCG). After the break, I will randomize the list of teams. The number one team of the randomized lists wins the Ripken! If the winning team has not been purchased, I reserve the right to keep the Ripken card.

Here is the pricing structure for the break:

One team $7
Two teams $13
Three teams $18
Additional teams are $4.50 each

Available Teams
1. Arizona
5. Cleveland
10. Detroit
15. Miami
19. New York (NL)
21. Philadelphia
22. Pittsburgh
25. Seattle
28. Texas
29. Toronto

Unavailable Teams
1. Baltimore Mike D.
2. Kansas City Mike D.
3. Atlanta Mike D.
4. Washington Mike D.
5. Tampa Bay Mike D.
6. Minnesota Stephen L.
7. Chicago (NL) Mike M*
8. Houston-Charles

9. Los Angeles (NL)-Erik*

10. San Francisco-Erik*

11. Los Angeles (AL)-Benjamin 

12. New York (AL)-Benjamin 

13. St. Louis-Stewart*

14. Colorado-Tracy

15. Oakland-Steve*

16. Boston-Steve*

17. Milwaukee-Lance*

18. Cincinnati-Lance*

19. Chicago (AL)-Lance*

20. San Diego-Tracy

Here is the random for the Ripken rookie:

There were 30 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

1. 11. Houston
2. 9. Colorado
3. 26. St. Louis
4. 30. Washington
5. 13. Los Angeles (AL)
6. 23. San Diego
7. 7. Chicago (NL)
8. 4. Boston
9. 12. Kansas City
10. 28. Texas
11. 3. Baltimore
12. 6. Chicago (AL)
13. 18. New York (AL)
14. 16. Milwaukee
15. 24. San Francisco
16. 21. Philadelphia
17. 8. Cincinnati
18. 10. Detroit
19. 25. Seattle
20. 14. Los Angeles (NL)
21. 22. Pittsburgh
22. 17. Minnesota
23. 2. Atlanta
24. 19. New York (NL)
25. 27. Tampa Bay
26. 15. Miami
27. 29. Toronto
28. 5. Cleveland
29. 20. Oakland
30. 1. Arizona

Timestamp: 2015-12-01 07:02:59 UTC, IP: 24.9.145.16

Congrats to Charles!

Here are the results for the free spot:

There were 18 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

1. 16. Boston-Steve*
2. 5. Tampa Bay Mike D.
3. 11. Los Angeles (AL)-Benjamin
4. 1. Baltimore Mike D.
5. 9. Los Angeles (NL)-Erik*
6. 17. Milwaukee-Lance*
7. 7. Chicago (NL) Mike M*
8. 19. Chicago (AL)-Lance*
9. 2. Kansas City Mike D.
10. 15. Oakland-Steve*
11. 18. Cincinnati-Lance*
12. 12. New York (AL)-Benjamin
13. 8. Houston
14. 6. Minnesota Stephen L.
15. 4. Washington Mike D.
16. 13. St. Louis-Stewart*
17. 3. Atlanta Mike D.
18. 10. San Francisco-Erik*

Congrats to Steve!

4 Box Baseball Break 2015 Topps Factory Set 2008 Bowman Chrome Hobby2008 Razor 2012 Topps Opening Day Retail FREE Kris Bryant RC

Number of Teams

1 Team $7.00 USD 2 Teams $13.00 USD 3 Teams $18.00 USD

Team(s) Requested

Watch the break at http://ustre.am/VWqL

Cards featuring now defunct teams will go to the new franchise. For example, Montreal would count as Washington. Multiplayer cards will go to the team of the player featured on the top/right side of the card.

I will be opening the following products:

1. 2015 Topps Factory Set (includes 5 rookie photo variations)
2. 2008 Bowman Chrome hobby (1 auto)
3. 2008 Razor Signature Series (10 autos)
4. 2012 Topps Opening Day (retail)

I will be giving away the Kris Bryant base RC from the factory set as well as the Soler photo variation. Any team that does not receive a hit in the break will be entered into a random drawing to win them. I consider a "hit" to be a relic, auto, or card numbered to 25 or less. Sorry, the Bryant photo variation is not up for grabs.

Here are the results of the randomizer. The top three win prizes!

List Randomizer

There were 14 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

1. 23. Oakland-Mike D*
2. 22. Cincinnati-Jeff*
3. 11. Tampa Bay-Mike
4. 6. Los Angeles (NL)-Erik*
5. 15. Miami-Ritchie*
6. 19. Chicago (AL)-Mike D
7. 16. Los Angeles (AL)-Ritchie*
8. 20. Toronto-Charles*
9. 13. Minnesota-Stephan
10. 7. San Francisco-Erik*
11. 18. New York (NL)-Anthony*
12. 9. Baltimore-Mike
13. 21. Arizona-Charles*
14. 8. Atlanta-Mike

Timestamp: 2015-08-16 07:30:26 UTC, IP: 24.9.145.16

Here is the pricing structure for the break:

One team $7
Two teams $13
Three teams $18
Additional teams are $4.50 each

Available Teams
5. Cleveland
10. Detroit
16. Milwaukee
21. Philadelphia
22. Pittsburgh
26. St. Louis
28. Texas

Unavailable Teams
1. Chicago (NL)-Not For Sale [see description]
2. Colorado-Tracy
3. San Diego-Tracy
4. Seattle-Tracy
5. Houston-Charles*
6. Los Angeles (NL)-Erik*
7. San Francisco-Erik*
8. Atlanta-Mike
9. Baltimore-Mike
10. Kansas City-Mike
11. Tampa Bay-Mike
12. Washington-Mike

13. Minnesota-Stephan

14. New York (AL)-Anthony*

15. Miami-Ritchie*

16. Los Angeles (AL)-Ritchie*

17. Boston-Ritchie*

18. New York (NL)-Anthony*
19. Chicago (AL)-Mike
20. Toronto-Charles*
21. Arizona-Charles*
22. Cincinnati-Jeff*
23. Oakland-Mike*

Robbie Ross TEX

Tim Melville KC

The Year in Collecting

2014 was quite the year for winning contests. Here are the major contests that I won.

2013 Topps Triple Threads Football box (Twitter)

2014 Topps Series 1 Hobby box (Instagram)

Nathan MacKinon autographed puck (Valentine's Day: Upper Deck)

$100 gift certificate Mike's Stadium Sports Cards (Facebook)

2014 Panini Prizm (Twitter: Authentic Sports Cards)

2014 Topps Fire Hobby CASE (Facebook)

2014 Panini HOF (Twitter: Beckett Radio)

2014 Panini Playbook Football (Twitter: Panini Wild Card)

This year has already started off with a bang!

$100 gift code DA Cardworld (Twitter: ESPN Mint Condition)

2014 Absolute Football (Twitter: Panini Wild Card)

I also pulled some nice cards as well. These cards were inserted 1:3000 packs or so!

There were also some nice autos /25.

I am quite the lucky collector!

Topps Baseball Card Break 2013 Bowman Chrome Mini 2014 Topps Mini 2012Topps II Blaster 1988 Topps UK

Number of Teams

1 Team $7.00 USD 2 Teams $13.00 USD 3 Teams $18.00 USD

Team(s) Requested

This break will be scheduled once it is 50% full. I usually break around 8pm MST. It will be broadcast live on Ustream (batcavelv).

Cards featuring now defunct teams will go to the new franchise. For example, Montreal would count as Washington. Multiplayer cards will go to the team of the player featured on the top/right side of the card.

I will be opening the following products:

Here is the pricing structure for the break:

One team $7
Two teams $13
Three teams $18
Additional teams are $4.50 each

Available Teams
1. Arizona
4. Cleveland
7. Chicago (NL)
10. Detroit
13. Los Angeles (AL)
21. Philadelphia
22. Pittsburgh

28. Texas

Unavailable Teams
1. Colorado-Tracy
2. Los Angeles (NL)-Tracy
3. San Diego-Tracy
4. New York (AL)-Anthony*
5. Minnesota-Mark
6. San Francisco-Erik
7. Houston-Charles*
8. Chicago (AL)-Jason*
9. Cincinnati-Jason*
10. Atlanta-Mike
11. Washington-Mike
12. Tampa Bay-Mike
13. Kansas City-Mike
14. Baltimore-Mike

15. Toronto-Caitlin

16. Miami-Caitlin

17. St. Louis-Kerry*

18. Boston-Steve*

19. Seattle-Steve*
20. Oakland-Steve*
21. Milwaukee-Steve*
22. New York (NL)-Harrison

2014 Topps Fire Charity Case Break for St.JudeChildren'sResearchHospital

Remember back in September when I won that case of Topps Fire? Well, it's coming out next month so here are the details for my charity case break. The product has been pushed back to 2/4. I am tentatively scheduling the break for 2/8.

Teams will start with a $25 minimum bid. You may outbid the high bidder with bids in increments of $1. For example, if the Cowboys have a $25 bid, you could bid $26 to become the high bidder.

NOTE: This price does NOT include shipping. I will charge exact shipping rates, which comes out to $4-6 for US customers (depending on how many cards you get). International rates may vary. You may want to skip the commons to reduce your shipping rate.

As we get closer to the break, I may put unclaimed teams on eBay.

You will receive all of the cards from your team, unless you would rather try to reduce your shipping rate. It's your call.

Multiple player cards will be handled as followed:

1. For vertical cards, the card goes to the designated team on top.

2. For horizontal cards, the card goes to the designated team on the right.

3. Any other situations would be handled in a random with all teams involved.

I will donate half of the proceeds of the break (not including shipping) to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. That could amount to about $500 if things go well!

You can bid in the following ways:

1. Comment on this post.
2. Tweet me @batcavelv
3. Email me at batcavelv@comcast.net

I will try to update bids as soon as possible. I will stop taking bids around 2/4. This gives you a few days to pay before the break. If payment is not received by the break, I reserve the right to hold the break or sell the team to another person.

If I am unable to sell all 32 teams at full price, I reserve the right to cancel the break. In this instance, the case would be sold and 50% of the sale would go to St. Jude.

PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS: Since I am donating half of the money (before shipping) to charity, I am asking that you pay via Paypal using the "family and friends" option. If you feel uncomfortable doing this, I ask that you pay a bit extra to cover the Paypal fees.

Keep in mind that shipping is an additional fee to your bid. I charge $6 for Priority Flat-Rate Padded Envelope. If your package weighs 13 ounces or less, I can send it First Class Mail if you prefer. This would save you a few dollars. I will refund the difference in this instance. My Paypal ID is batcavelv@comcast.net

Below are the available teams, followed by the current bid and high bidder. Good luck!

1. Arizona $25 Anthony paid (- shipping)
2. Atlanta $25 Ron paid shipped 2/23 (partial refund 3/2)
3. Baltimore 3/$50 Bryan paid
4. Buffalo $25 Erik ($30) paid shipped 2/23
5. Carolina $25 Yankee in NC paid shipped 2/24
6. Chicago $25 Byron Pratt paid shipped 2/24
7. Cincinnati $25 Ripkenfan paid 
8. Cleveland $31 Donald ($35) paid shipped 2/26 (partial refund 3/2)
9. Dallas $26 Anthony ($41) paid (- shipping)
10. Denver $31 Roland ($32) paid shipped 2/19
11. Detroit $25 Josh N. paid shipped 2/24 (partial refund 3/2)
12. Green Bay $33 Bryan ($40) paid
13. Houston $26 @FieldLevelView paid shipped 2/26 (partial refund 3/2)
14. Indianapolis $31 Bob W paid shipped 2/26 (gets p.r.)
15. Jacksonville $26 Aussie Sports Fan ($38) paid shipped 2/28
16. Kansas City 3/$50 Bryan paid
17. Miami $25 @TrueNE_79 paid shipped 2/26
18. Minnesota $40 Nate paid shipped 2/18
19. New England $26 @TrueNE_79 ($40) paid shipped 2/26
20. New Orleans $25 D_Pala paid shipped 2/28
21. New York Giants $38 Roland ($50) paid shipped 2/19
22. New York Jets $25 Anthony paid (- shipping)
23. Oakland $26 Mike M paid (does not want base or inserts)
24. Philadelphia $26 Jeffrey G paid shipped 2/24
25. Pittsburgh $25 Shani paid
26. St. Louis $25 Seth paid shipped 2/24 (gets partial refund)
27. San Diego 3/$50 Bryan paid
28. San Francisco $25 Anothony ($36) paid (- shipping)
29. Seattle $25 Mike D paid
30. Tampa Bay $36 Shani paid

31.Tennessee $25 D_Pala paid shipped 2/28 32.Washington

$25 Mike D paid

All Upper Deck Baseball Break Win a 1989 UD Griffey RC! 2006FutureStars, 2008 Series 1, 2009 First Edition, 2004 Update

Number of Teams

1 Team $7.00 USD 2 Teams $13.00 USD 3 Teams $18.00 USD

Team(s) Requested

This break will be scheduled once it is 50% full. I usually break around 8pm MST. It will be broadcast live on Ustream (batcavelv).

Cards featuring now defunct teams will go to the new franchise. For example, Montreal would count as Washington. Multiplayer cards will go to the team of the player featured on the top/right side of the card.

I will be opening the following products:

1. 1989 UD HC Set (Griffey RC, Sheffield RC, Smoltz RC, Johnson RC, and Biggio RC)
2. 2006 UD Future Stars Hobby (5 autos)
3. 2008 UD Series 1 Retail (1 hit)
4. 2009 UD First Edition Factory Set (1 GU jersey card)
5. 2004 UD Update Factory Set

Plus, each participant will receive a FREE 2002 UD Collectors Club base set! Includes Jeter, Bonds, A-Rod, Griffey, Pujols, Ichiro, and more!

Each spot purchased earns you a chance to win the Seattle Mariners spot in the break. This includes the $40 Griffey RC! At the beginning of the break, I will randomize a list of all 30 teams on random.org. The team on top of the list will win the Mariners spot! If the team that wins went unpurchased, the Mariners spot will be saved for a future break.

Here is the pricing structure for the break:

One team $7
Two teams $13
Three teams $18
Additional teams are $4.50 each

Available Teams
1. Arizona
6. Chicago (AL)
9. Colorado
28. Texas

Unavailable Teams
1. Seattle (not for sale-contest only)
2.  Los Angeles (NL)-Erik*
3. San Francisco-Erik*
4. New York (NL)-Harrison
5. Detroit-Mike L*
6. Toronto-Mike L*
7. St. Louis-Mike L*

8. Pittsburgh-Jonathan*

9. Cincinnati-Jeff*

10. New York (AL)-Anthony*

11. Atlanta-Mike

12. Baltimore-Mike

13. Tampa Bay-Mike

14. Washington-Mike

15. Kansas City-Mike

16. Minnesota-Mark

17. Houston-Charles*

18. Oakland-Caitlin

19. Miami-Caitlin

20. Boston-Caitlin

21. Los Angeles (AL)-Caitlin

22. Chicago (NL)-Anthony*

23. Milwaukee-Anthony*

24. Philadelphia-Caitlin

25. Cleveland-Caitlin

26. San Diego-Jeff*