For a short while back in 2007 I thought “1/1″ cards were the norm. After all, I managed to pull three in back to back boxes. My first two came from an overpriced box of 2007 Topps Finest, the next came from 2007 Topps Allen & Ginter. These boxes weren’t “loaded”, they all came from local card shops in my area.
By 2008 however, my luck had changed. I busted lots of boxes, paid by me and through sponsors and managed to pull just one. In 2009 I have busted almost every release in baseball and several other sports and have not pulled a single “1/1″. You would think by now I’d get just one but nothing.
Today I am expecting a sponsored package from Topps which will include a Hobby box of 2009 Topps Chrome. In case you’ve missed it, printing plates and Superfractors from this product have been selling like hotcakes. I am going to cross my fingers so that I may pull one of these cards, after all I have a tradition to uphold.
Every single 1/1 I’ve ever pulled has ended up in someone else’s collection, usually for free. I have been dying to hold a contest for a 1/1 but keep failing my readers. Hopefully today we can break this ugly cycle so that the readers of Wax Heaven may have an opportunity to win a “1/1″.
How many times have you pulled a “one of a kind” card?
I’ve never pulled a 1/1 card, but I don’t open very much product.
This year only opened 1 product so far (Topps Series 1). Last years got a 1/1 Babe Ruth our of 2008 SPX box. Those Ruth 1/1′s where only the game stats on the front change from each card and make them a 1/1. They were pretty “common” though seeing the amount of those on the bay. Not busting a lot of wax lately but im interested in opening 1-2 more later this year.
Same here, but I have a Towles ’09 1/1
Never, I wish though
I’ve pulled 3 “legit” 1/1′s. A Nick Johnson dual bat from 2005 Diamond Kings, a Ryan Zimmerman silver hyper plaid from 2007 Co-Signers, and a Brett Favre superfractor from 2008 Topps Chrome Football.
On a different note, I’ve almost bought several boxes that contained 1/1′s, most noteable being 2008 Topps Sterling. I was at a show in Toledo, OH. Picked up one box, didnt like the “vibe” it gave me, and put it down in favor of the one right next to it. That box I purchased contained a Duke Snider auto/quad relic #’d 10/10. What about the box I put down, you ask? Well, It just so happened to contain a Mickey Mantle Cut auto/8 piece relic booklet which sold on Ebay not too long about for $8000.
I got $40 for the Snider…
I’ve pulled 4 1/1′s in my time. A Bonds relic/auto from the first year of Sterling, an ARod Triple Threads relic, a John Smoltz jersey from Topps Contemporary and a Yount jersey/auto from 2005 UD HOF.
I just remembered that I pulled a 1/1 Topps sketch card from 2009.
It left my hands in a contest. So I guess I did this already.
Oh well, still want to pull another for you guys.
Once………………..2008 Bowman Chrome magenta Printing Plate of Peavy
i’ve pulled 4-5 1/1 cards. the most valuable card was the willie mays 1/1 cut auto from 2004 topps tribute cut sig. edition.
what are you talking about not having a contest for a 1/1? I won the ryan howard sketch card a few months back and its a 1/1. still have it too. its a nice addition to my phillies collection.
I’ve never pulled a 1/1, and I only have 1 1/1 in my collection, a 2000 Stadium Club plate that was given to me by another collector.
I’ve never seen a superfractor in person and probably never will.
Although they’re actually 1/1′s, there’s just SOOOOOO many of those sketch cards out there to remember that they are 1/1.
I totally forgot about that card too, Mario.
I’ve never, ever pulled a 1/1, which I suppose isn’t entirely shocking, considering how few boxes I buy. The only 1/1 I even have in my collection is a blank-back A&G I bought off eBay from the Topps Vault.
Here’s hoping you pull a (Pettitte) Superfractor or plate!
I got a Longo Allen and Ginter plate this year and a Jose Ceda printing plate this year.
I had some luck. This year, I pulled a Roy Halladay 2009 A&G Wood Mini. I sold it on ebay for $151 (I was surprised, bought 3 boxes of Topps Chrome with the money). A few months back, I pulled a Walter Johnson Masterpeice from a box of 2007. Sold that on ebay for more then what I bought the box for ($42).
Last summer, they has a box break at a local store for TriStar. From the same pack of 200 projections, I got 3 1/1′s. Olbrychowski (Yankee) purple 1/1, two printing plates – Elio DeLaRosa and Ty Weeden. Still have them.
A Webb printing plate from 2005 Bowman, about 2 yeras back.
ive pulled a maris foldout 8 piece 1/1 from sterling, a white whale triple patch auto of daric barton from triple threads, a printing plate of jeff baisley from finest and a printing plate of some prospect named hamilton from bowman sterling.
I pulled a 2000 Fleer Focus Masterpiece 1/1 Purple Shawn Green. I sold it on EBAY for between $300-$350.
The only 1/1 that I’ve ever pulled was from a box of Marvel Masterpieces and those are one per box so it’s not that big of a deal. With my luck, if I ever do pull a 1/1 it will be a lame printing plate. Gee, you put your trash into a card and slapped a 1/1 on this backwards picture of a player. Thanks, but no thanks.
Last year I pulled a Frank Thomas cyan plate out of a box of ’08 Finest. Sold it on the bay for $100. I know, right?
I have only pulled two- and they both came from the same box. It was a box of 2008 Bowman chrome football and I got the Anquan Boldin black printing plate and the Travis henry superfractor.
So far, I’ve never pulled a 1/1 out of a product that would actually support any declaration of “zOMGmojorb!”.
I’ve pulled non-awesome 1/1 out of stuff like UD Premier; nothing remarkable. As for the best pulls overall, I have had 1/10 and 1/6 before out of lower-end and mass-market product (e.g., Topps Football, Topps Rookie Cup). Back in ’05, I pulled an Alex Smith Topps Football Rookie Premiere red pen “Happy 50th” inscribed numbered to 10.
As he was the top draft pick that year, that was a pretty big deal at the time. Too bad he stinks up Candlestick these days, and that takes quite a bit to do to that dump.
I was at my local card store and there was one box left from a 2007 Triple Threads case. The owner told me that everyone who had bought from the case had ripped open the box in the store. No one had pulled a 1/1 White Whale. He thought there might be one in the last box. I bought it. There was a 1/1 Alex Rodriguez autographed Cyan Plate White Whale. I’ll never sell it.
I’ve pulled 1, from 2008 Moments and MIlestones of Grady Sizemore, since sold.
I’ve bought two printing plates from eBay, however, as well as a 1/1 from 2008 Triple Threads (base parallel). A handful of /5s as well. Lowest other card I’ve pulled has been /25 though.
I lied. I pulled a /10 AU/GU once. Of Matt Leinart. Whee.
IM SURE YOU REMEMBER MY 2008 TOPPS CHROME ICHIRO SUZUKI TRADING CARD HISTORY SUPERFRACTOR =)
MOST BEAUTIFUL CARD IVE EVER SEEN
I’ve pulled two true 1/1s, both of which were autographs (that I later let go): an Adam Everett and a George Brett, which was featured on TCC and even Beckett. Kinda wish I had that one back…
just 1. a mike moose-tacos pre-rookie printing plate.
not really a true 1/1 IMO… these days most 1/1s are unique, but just a parallel or plate.
in my first hobby box i pulled to printing plates in the same pack. i havent pulled one since
from a jumbo pack of 2007 topps updates and highlights i pulled a Tony Armas Jr. printing plate
I got one of those 1/1s
The only 1/1 I’ve ever pulled was a J.C Romero printing plqate out of a box of Topps Total. I tried my luck with a few packs of Moments & Milestones but struck out on the easy 1/1s.
I’ve a total of 7… however… 6 of them are of those Archie sketch cards that come 1 per pack, so that’s kind of cheating. Actually, if you consider all sketch cards to be 1/1, then I’ve pulled a total of 13, because I also pulled 6 more sketch cards out of Star Wars Heritage boxes.
The only sports card 1/1 I’ve pulled is a Jordan 1/1 printing plate out of Topps Signature basketball. Unfortunately it was DeAndre, instead of Michael.
correction on my post- I meant are NOT unique…