Would you guys preorder triple threads or five star?

Big_Pete1000 · 08-16-2012, 09:14 AM

If going for some high end stuff? Probably a rip and flip except for a few things for the PC. Maybe like 2 cases of five star or a case or so of triple threads. I know they are huge gambles. Just seeing what other case openers of triple threads from last year think.

JohnAndrew · 08-16-2012, 09:16 AM

I would roll the dice with Five Star...but I am preemptively biased against Triple Threads, so take that with a grain of salt

ltscards · 08-16-2012, 09:19 AM

If 5* bb is anything like fb, STAY AWAY!! TTT is gonna offer more hits and a 1/1. All high end is a HUGE crapshoot, tho. I'm staying away this year and putting that money into 4-5 cases of DRAFT!!

Good luck either way brother!

JohnAndrew · 08-16-2012, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by ltscards

If 5* bb is anything like fb, STAY AWAY!! TTT is gonna offer more hits and a 1/1. All high end is a HUGE crapshoot, tho. I'm staying away this year and putting that money into 4-5 cases of DRAFT!!

Good luck either way brother!

Wow, was football really that bad? I don't think I've heard one good thing about Five Star football, LOL!

ltscards · 08-16-2012, 09:25 AM

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Wow, was football really that bad? I don't think I've heard one good thing about Five Star football, LOL!

I busted 1 case last year and made about $45!!! TONS of no-names for "hits"!!

Big_Pete1000 · 08-16-2012, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by ltscards

If 5* bb is anything like fb, STAY AWAY!! TTT is gonna offer more hits and a 1/1. All high end is a HUGE crapshoot, tho. I'm staying away this year and putting that money into 4-5 cases of DRAFT!!

Good luck either way brother!

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Wow, was football really that bad? I don't think I've heard one good thing about Five Star football, LOL!

I really like the look of the high end cards but I keep hearing bad things. I guess the odds of hitting one of those awesome looking HOF cards are so rare it might be better to put money in something else.

ltscards · 08-16-2012, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Big_Pete1000

I really like the look of the high end cards but I keep hearing bad things. I guess the odds of hitting one of those awesome looking HOF cards are so rare it might be better to put money in something else.

5* is bad about ink smudges and bad chipping on the edges. 3+ grand on a case of TTT is ruff when you can get at least 3 cases of Draft with 36-40 autos of prospects who can be the next Trout or you can get a bunch of 2nd tier player autos in 5* or TTT. Of course, the draw is for the big name retired players like Ruth. But, I've yet to pull anything of value from either of the high ends you're looking at.

Just my honest opinion.

fctryseald · 08-16-2012, 10:04 AM

I don't think you can compare baseball Five Star to football Five Star. In football your booklet hit could be of one of the 40 or so rookies that they have in there, and of course it's not of Cam Newton, it's of a guy that will probably never start. In baseball you have Hall of Famers, and your active players are All Star caliber. If we have seen anything this year it's that 2012 is not all about the prospects, look at Tier One and how Topps Chrome is pre-selling. With the added value of whatever the "Five Star club" brings, I think this release is going to be big. I mean come on, all on-card autos, does it get any better than that?

VeedonFleece · 08-16-2012, 10:21 AM

A pity you changed it. 'All Star caliper' was a great typo!

fctryseald · 08-16-2012, 10:24 AM

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A pity you changed it. 'All Star caliper' was a great typo!

Crap! I was hoping I could change that before anyone noticed

Big_Pete1000 · 08-16-2012, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by fctryseald

I don't think you can compare baseball Five Star to football Five Star. In football your booklet hit could be of one of the 40 or so rookies that they have in there, and of course it's not of Cam Newton, it's of a guy that will probably never start. In baseball you have Hall of Famers, and your active players are All Star caliber. If we have seen anything this year it's that 2012 is not all about the prospects, look at Tier One and how Topps Chrome is pre-selling. With the added value of whatever the "Five Star club" brings, I think this release is going to be big. I mean come on, all on-card autos, does it get any better than that?

A 5 star case is a little cheaper so if you dont hit big you aren't in as deep. I always love to rip open packs though and see what it is. Of course the more money invested the more it does hurt to get scrubs.

I did some triple threads football last year and was not happy with results at all. Chris Cooley and Taiwan Jones autos for ~$150

dthimesch · 08-16-2012, 10:27 AM

stay away from 5 Star. TTT has been around for a while and continues to do well. Moral of the story, stick with what works.

Frankp2311 · 08-16-2012, 10:39 AM

9 boxes of TTT at 1750 or 3 boxes of 5* at 1400. If I'm ripping to flip ill take quantity when prices are about equal. Not a fan of TTT but Id do it in this case.

cjsayde · 08-16-2012, 10:45 AM

I think quality control on TTT is a lot better too. Of course you can get burned if you get a case full of some semi-stars, but that's always the deal when you gamble on high end.

Sqeeshy · 08-16-2012, 10:48 AM

I wish I was a person who could even consider getting high end stuff lol. Never even opened a case in my life

ltscards · 08-16-2012, 10:56 AM

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I wish I was a person who could even consider getting high end stuff lol. Never even opened a case in my life

I think everyone should do at least one, then we all have "experience" when it comes to opinions on high end products, lol!

Frankp2311 · 08-16-2012, 10:58 AM

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I wish I was a person who could even consider getting high end stuff lol. Never even opened a case in my life

Where you at in Ohio?

Sqeeshy · 08-16-2012, 11:04 AM

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Where you at in Ohio?

Findlay.... hometown of Mr. Ben Roethlisberger (even though he claims that he is from Cory Rawson which isn't even a town)

jubei777 · 08-16-2012, 11:08 AM

Football 5 star did ok based off of the rookie crop. The problem in translating it over to Baseball to me is that outside of Harper/Trout and maybe Darvish, I just don't see any other rookies selling well enough to cover at least 1/2 the cost of a box. You would have to hit a Pujols, Aaron, Koufax, etc to break even. For the cost, I would definitely go Triple Threads.

armyatc22 · 08-16-2012, 11:20 AM

If you wanna gamble get either one...

If you hit big in 5 star a on card auto of Trout, Harper, Darvish, HOFers could bring in huge money

TTT does give you a 1/1 which is normally a white whale (cough out of 4 cough lol)

With 5 star it's hard to gauge until you see some broken but by then prices have already gone up a lot

babyfaceposey · 08-16-2012, 11:38 AM

I cant afford a case of 5 star, but have a box reserved at my LCS. Huge gamble, but should be fun.

Ljcraig0804 · 08-27-2012, 07:11 PM

Im in for 2 cases of triple threads and 5 5 stars... guess we will see how it goes huh?

08-16-2012, 09:14 AM	#1
Big_Pete1000 Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 366	Would you guys preorder triple threads or five star? If going for some high end stuff? Probably a rip and flip except for a few things for the PC. Maybe like 2 cases of five star or a case or so of triple threads. I know they are huge gambles. Just seeing what other case openers of triple threads from last year think.

08-16-2012, 09:16 AM	#2
JohnAndrew Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: ZOO York! Posts: 5,739 JohnNYC	I would roll the dice with Five Star...but I am preemptively biased against Triple Threads, so take that with a grain of salt __________________ Fan of the Yankees and Syracuse Hoops.

08-16-2012, 09:19 AM	#3
ltscards Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SC Posts: 377 LTs_cards	If 5* bb is anything like fb, STAY AWAY!! TTT is gonna offer more hits and a 1/1. All high end is a HUGE crapshoot, tho. I'm staying away this year and putting that money into 4-5 cases of DRAFT!! Good luck either way brother! __________________ Lynn---I bleed NY Giant blue!!! SB XLII CHAMPS!! My BIGGEST pulls so far: 2009 Topps Allen & Ginter Albert Einstein Cut Auto 1/1 2011 Leaf Valiant ICHIRO auto 12/25

08-16-2012, 10:04 AM	#8
fctryseald Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: San Diego, Ca Posts: 427 bbynestle	I don't think you can compare baseball Five Star to football Five Star. In football your booklet hit could be of one of the 40 or so rookies that they have in there, and of course it's not of Cam Newton, it's of a guy that will probably never start. In baseball you have Hall of Famers, and your active players are All Star caliber. If we have seen anything this year it's that 2012 is not all about the prospects, look at Tier One and how Topps Chrome is pre-selling. With the added value of whatever the "Five Star club" brings, I think this release is going to be big. I mean come on, all on-card autos, does it get any better than that? Last edited by fctryseald; 08-16-2012 at 10:19 AM.

08-16-2012, 10:27 AM	#12
dthimesch Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 32,799	stay away from 5 Star. TTT has been around for a while and continues to do well. Moral of the story, stick with what works. __________________ @dt_sportscards YouTube

08-16-2012, 10:21 AM	#9
VeedonFleece Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: The 01246 Posts: 3,896 veedonfleece	A pity you changed it. 'All Star caliper' was a great typo!

08-16-2012, 10:39 AM	#13
Frankp2311 Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 5,270	9 boxes of TTT at 1750 or 3 boxes of 5* at 1400. If I'm ripping to flip ill take quantity when prices are about equal. Not a fan of TTT but Id do it in this case.

08-16-2012, 10:45 AM	#14
cjsayde Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,010	I think quality control on TTT is a lot better too. Of course you can get burned if you get a case full of some semi-stars, but that's always the deal when you gamble on high end.

08-16-2012, 10:48 AM	#15
Sqeeshy Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Findlay, Ohio Posts: 1,061	I wish I was a person who could even consider getting high end stuff lol. Never even opened a case in my life __________________ Favorite Teams: Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Eagles, LSU Tigers PC: Jemile Weeks

08-16-2012, 11:08 AM	#19
jubei777 Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4,430 jubei777	Football 5 star did ok based off of the rookie crop. The problem in translating it over to Baseball to me is that outside of Harper/Trout and maybe Darvish, I just don't see any other rookies selling well enough to cover at least 1/2 the cost of a box. You would have to hit a Pujols, Aaron, Koufax, etc to break even. For the cost, I would definitely go Triple Threads.

08-16-2012, 11:20 AM	#20
armyatc22 Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Who knows Posts: 22,041 armyatc22	If you wanna gamble get either one... If you hit big in 5 star a on card auto of Trout, Harper, Darvish, HOFers could bring in huge money TTT does give you a 1/1 which is normally a white whale (cough out of 4 cough lol) With 5 star it's hard to gauge until you see some broken but by then prices have already gone up a lot

08-16-2012, 11:38 AM	#21
babyfaceposey Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Pensacola, Florida Posts: 8,316 Babyfaceposey	I cant afford a case of 5 star, but have a box reserved at my LCS. Huge gamble, but should be fun.

08-27-2012, 07:11 PM	#22
Ljcraig0804 Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: San Diego Posts: 85 mypaxusmc	Im in for 2 cases of triple threads and 5 5 stars... guess we will see how it goes huh?