Monday, June 30, 2008

1989-90 Topps Hockey box break: packs 10-18

Pack #10
Mario Lemieux 4.00 (how appropriate, you know what I'm talking about Chuck Norris!)

Yikes! The Lemieux card has a slight gum stain (I told ya, didn't I?) on the back. It's not awful but I know it's there. This might keep me up all night. It is Lemieux after all. Oh, well. The front of the card is perfect. It is Lemieux after all.

Pack #11
Brian Trottier .50

Pack #12
Nothing. Nothing that is but David @#!*?%*#! ing Vokek! Please, will you just go away already.

Pack #13
Steve Yzerman 2.00
Tony Granato RC .50
Trevor Linden RC 1.25

The 3 Amigos packed together again in wax pack form.

Pack #14
Cliff Ronning RC 1.25
Jeff Brown .50

card #155 is: Ron Hextall

Only 2 cards left now to complete my set and not even half way through the box!

Pack #15
Mark Messier .50
BAM ! !
Another Joe Sakic RC 15.00

The value of the 2 Joe Sakic cards alone is almost enough to justify the $31 final auction price on this wax box.

Pack #16
Trevor Linden RC 1.25
Cliff Ronning RC 1.25
Tony Granato so far off-center (OC) that the .50 cent card is worthless

Over the years it seems that Topps Hockey cards in particular are notorious for their OC cuts. Especially the 70's and 80's.

Pack #17
Brian Leetch RC 6.00
Pierre Turgeon .75
Mike Vernon .75

Pack #18
Patrick Roy 2.00
Kirk McLean RC .75

Hey! Finally a Roy makes an appearance. My favorite goalie of all time. After 18 packs the BV on the STAR cards is up to $81.75 and I still need 2 cards for set completion. NEXT ! ! !

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