Auto and Jersey cards in UD Series 2 box

[dabigyankeeman]

I had pre-ordered a single box of Upper Deck Series 2 baseball cards from Ebay. It was a box of 16 packs of 20 cards per pack. I think I got an insane box.

It came in, and everything was fine, nice shrink-wrapped sealed box.

On the box, was printed 2 MEMORABILIA CARDS AND ONE AUTOGRAPHED CARD PER BOX ON AVERAGE. I expected to get about 3 special cards.

Well, I got 16 special cards, one in every single pack in the box. I got 14 cards with autographs on them (and 2 of them had a jersey also on the same card) and 2 jersey cards. Is this right, or did Upper Deck make a mistake with this box?

Here is what I got in the one 16-pack box:

INKREDIBLE autographed Mile Pelfrey (Mets)
INKREDIBLE autographed Joe Smith (Mets)
INKREDIBLE autographed Eider Torres (White Sox)
INKREDIBLE autographed Kevin Slowey (Twins)
INKREDIBLE autographed Mike Parisi (Cardinals)
INDREDIBLE autographed Glen Perkins (Twins)
USA BASEBALL autographed Tyler Lyons
USA BASEBALL autographed Andrew Oliver
USA BASEBALL autographed Ryan Jackson
USA BASEBALL autographed Derek Dietrich
USA BASEBALL autographed Hunter Morris
USA BASEBALL autographed Kendal Volz
USA BASEBALL GAME JERSEY AUTOGRAPHED Micah Gibbs
USA BASEBALL GAME JERSEY AUTOGRAPHED Christian Colon
USA BASEBALL GAME JERSEY Andrew Oliver
UD GAME MATERIALS JERSEY Lastings Milledge

The Lastings Milledge card is interesting too, in that it says he is on the Washington Nationals but the picture has him in his Mets uniform and the jersey is definetely a Mets jersey, you can see the edge of the stripe on it.

Thats it - all those cards in ONE 16-PACK box! Am I right that this was an insane box or is this what Upper Deck is doing? Anyone else have this happen to them?

Normally I not a big fan of inserts, but this was really neat, and with so many young guys, you never know down the road who might become a star.

Anyway, it was one great experience!

[Dalkowski110]

"Well, I got 16 special cards, one in every single pack in the box. I got 14 cards with autographs on them (and 2 of them had a jersey also on the same card) and 2 jersey cards. Is this right, or did Upper Deck make a mistake with this box?"

That's a mistake box. They're rare, but not unheardof. Generally, the odds are flipped. The guy I used to work for opened a box of 2006 Fleer Greats of the Game like that. I know he got autos of Tony Gwynn and Sparky Lyle in that box.

[Rockhound]

Wow, I wish I could get boxes like that. Well I did once. Last year I got a lot more than I expected out of a A&G hobby box. Either way, great pulls and congrats.

[Extra Innings]

WOW, I've never heard of anyone scoring that much loot from a hobby box. Awesome pulls for you and bad QC on Upper Deck's behalf!!

[kidcavalier23]

There are many hot boxes in UD Series 2 this year, but I never heard of a hit in every pack, congrats!

[topherkris]

the sad part about all of these hot boxes is that you'd still have trouble making back the price of the box via ebay sales..

What does that say about the two GU and 1 auto that you're supposed to pull...

[Extra Innings]

Quick question. A hot box is defined as beating the odds for a relic and/or auto from the ratio given by the card company, right?

[Dalkowski110]

That's correct.

[gobigpelf34]

Hi, I am a HUUUUGE Mike Pelfrey collector and i would love to trade you for that card! Would you be interested?

[dabigyankeeman]

Hi, I am a HUUUUGE Mike Pelfrey collector and i would love to trade you for that card! Would you be interested?


Sorry dude, but I am a big New York card collector, and this is a really neat addition to my collection. Sorry again. Now if you have a 1949 Leaf Tommy Henrich............LOL

[gobigpelf34]

ok, no porblem