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It's finally time to open up the last box of the group break: 2001 Topps Gold Label.
Personally, I love the Gold Label brand which is a big reason why I saved this box for last - I think it was the box that I was looking the most forward to breaking!
The box contains 24 packs with 5 cards per pack. Like many shiny offerings, Gold Label has parallels out the wazoo. There are Class I (common base), Class II, and Class III cards for each and every base card in the set. There are also gold parallels of each Class I, II, and III card. There are rookie cards that are short printed even more - and if we get really, really lucky there are 1-of-1 parallels too.
Sheesh. That's a lot of stuff to keep track of - and did I mention that we ought to pull a hit in the box as well? ...if you read one of my earlier posts I actually gave a hint about the hit where I said it is going to go to a claimed team that isn't one of my teams. You'll have to stay tuned for that!
For now though, let's dig into the first couple of packs.
2001 Topps Gold Label:
Pack 1:
79. Nomar Garciaparra - Red Sox
81. Paul Konerko - White Sox
53. Jim Thome - Indians
101. Terrance Long - Ahtletics
28. Edgardo Alfonzo - Mets
Paper checklist
For the purposes of the group break posts, I won't be mention the paper insert any more. You can count on each pack having either the same paper checklist or a paper advertisement typical of Topps' products from that time period. Neither are of any long term interest. I also won't be typing out the "class" of the card if it is a Class I card (the regular "base" version). I will be sure to mention any time we get something other than a base Class I card, however!
As for the cards themselves, I love them. They are super shiny - and they simply look nice and classy. I don't know that the '01 set is my all-time favorite Gold Label design, but I do know that I like the cards a lot. I wouldn't mind having a complete set of this stuff for myself someday!
Pack 2:
58. Jose Vidro - Expos
94. Roberto Alomar - Indians
47. Jeff Cirillo - Rockies
30. Eric Karros - Dodgers
Class 3 Gold: 39. Ivan Rodriguez - Rangers (#235/299)
The Class 3 Gold parallels are seeded 1:26 hobby packs making this better than a box hit! That's a great start to the box - and hopefully everyone is excited to see what else we pull from the Gold Label box as we move forward in the break. I'll have more from the box soon - enjoy the shiny everyone!
Personally, I love the Gold Label brand which is a big reason why I saved this box for last - I think it was the box that I was looking the most forward to breaking!
The box contains 24 packs with 5 cards per pack. Like many shiny offerings, Gold Label has parallels out the wazoo. There are Class I (common base), Class II, and Class III cards for each and every base card in the set. There are also gold parallels of each Class I, II, and III card. There are rookie cards that are short printed even more - and if we get really, really lucky there are 1-of-1 parallels too.
Sheesh. That's a lot of stuff to keep track of - and did I mention that we ought to pull a hit in the box as well? ...if you read one of my earlier posts I actually gave a hint about the hit where I said it is going to go to a claimed team that isn't one of my teams. You'll have to stay tuned for that!
For now though, let's dig into the first couple of packs.
2001 Topps Gold Label:
Pack 1:
79. Nomar Garciaparra - Red Sox
81. Paul Konerko - White Sox
53. Jim Thome - Indians
101. Terrance Long - Ahtletics
28. Edgardo Alfonzo - Mets
Paper checklist
For the purposes of the group break posts, I won't be mention the paper insert any more. You can count on each pack having either the same paper checklist or a paper advertisement typical of Topps' products from that time period. Neither are of any long term interest. I also won't be typing out the "class" of the card if it is a Class I card (the regular "base" version). I will be sure to mention any time we get something other than a base Class I card, however!
As for the cards themselves, I love them. They are super shiny - and they simply look nice and classy. I don't know that the '01 set is my all-time favorite Gold Label design, but I do know that I like the cards a lot. I wouldn't mind having a complete set of this stuff for myself someday!
Pack 2:
58. Jose Vidro - Expos
94. Roberto Alomar - Indians
47. Jeff Cirillo - Rockies
30. Eric Karros - Dodgers
Class 3 Gold: 39. Ivan Rodriguez - Rangers (#235/299)
The Class 3 Gold parallels are seeded 1:26 hobby packs making this better than a box hit! That's a great start to the box - and hopefully everyone is excited to see what else we pull from the Gold Label box as we move forward in the break. I'll have more from the box soon - enjoy the shiny everyone!
Dig the orange background on the Pudge card.
ReplyDeleteI also like the two photos on the Pudge card, whereas the Class I cards only have one photo.
ReplyDeleteDaniel's porn house is making the rounds. The Pudge is gorgeous! Gold Label was a great product. I haven't been overly impressed with its return offerings.
ReplyDeleteOne of these days I'll join a Gold Label break that gets me some Giants cards…
ReplyDeleteI remember being so blown away by the card stock used on these cards. Add in the shine... and these were fantastic.
ReplyDeleteP.S. I'm a little jealous that Daniel's Porn House doesn't read my blog ;) He must really love your blog since he commented twice.
I love gooooooooooooooooooold label. That’s a nice Pudge parallel I’ll be getting! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteFor the record, I think the ‘98 set is my favorite design for this brand.
This is a great set - and I think it's a pretty good box. Don't worry Nick, I promise there will be multiple Giants in the box when all is said and done!
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