The First Group Of Prizes

Earlier this year I ordered 5 sealed 1997 Topps Screen Play tins in hopes of pulling one of the two Griffey tins and cards from the set but I had no luck, I ended up purchasing the two Griffey cards afterwards, but I set the tins aside to be included in my blog-versary contest. I did post about one of the tins that I did open and review but the other four remained unnamed, now it is time to announce which players were in the other four tins.

The one tin that I did open and take a look at was Mark McGwire, the foam inside was deteriorating so I removed it and to see what the card looks like I took the protective film cover off of it. The remaining four tins are all still complete, a couple have some slight dents, with foam and the cards still are covered with the protective film.

Here they are; Juan Gonzalez, Sammy Sosa, Paul Molitor and Andrew Jones.

 

There is still plenty of time to enter my contest, just head to my 7th Blog-versary Contest post

Screen It Griffey Style

I finally was able to pick up the two Griffey cards from the 1997 Topps Screen Plays release. The set was made up of a 20-card base checklist, including all the big names of the era, along with a 6-card Premium Series insert which were inserted at a 1:21 packs odds.

On the base card checklist, he is card #7 and it shows him batting. I picked this card up along with the tin. As you rotate the card his name appears across a blue bar and the Screen Plays logo changes to the Mariners logo.

The Premium Series insert, card #1, shows him diving to make a catch. Like the base card as you rotate the card his name appears, this time along a gold name bar.

 

As a reminder, I will be using the McGwire Screen Plays tin/card along with the other 4 (surprise) players tin/cards as prizes in my blogiversary contest. Because of my upcoming move I am pushing my blogiversary back one month from June 6^th to July 6^th.

A Cool Topps Screen Plays Pack Break

I came across an oddball Topps set from the 1990s and was immediately interested. The set is the 1997 Topps Screen Plays, a small set that is made up of 20 base cards plus 6 premium cards and is distributed in tin film cans. The cards are made of dura clear and are motion cards, including 24 frames to complete the scene.

I came across a seller who was selling a 5 tin lot with an opening bid of $4.99 plus $6.95 shipping. I tossed up a small bid and won with the $4.99 opening bid. I figured that since there are only 20 cards on the list and me opening 5 cans I had a 1:4 chance of pulling the Griffey card. Really not bad when you consider it breaks down to $2.39/tin. The shipping alone cost the guy $10.35 so he basically lost money on the sale.

Alas Griffey was not among the tins I opened and I am left hunting down the two Griffey cards, he also is on the 6 card premium checklist, and 5 tins of players I do not collect.

I opened all of the tins to see who they were but I am only showing one because I will be using these tins in an upcoming contest. The packaging is unique and used for display. The tins do contain the player but they are covered by a large circular card of the same player (reverse side up so you do not know who it is) that once removed you see who you pulled. Inside the tin is a foam insert that is designed to hold both the card and the metal tin cover. The card has a peel away cling to both sides so you have to peel it off.  Sadly the first tin I opened, Mark McGwire, the foam insert had already begun to break down and the material was all over the inside of the tin and coated the card. The remaining 4 tins still have their foam insert intact and still usable as a display and the cards still have the peel away clings but the McGwire foam insert was destroyed and I only removed the peel clings off of the McGwire card to see what they looked like.

 

 

I am considering including the 5 Screen Play packs (tins and cards) as a prize for a competition around my 7^th blogversary in June. Only then will I reveal who the other 4 tins contain.