✹The PERENNIAL Shohei Ohtani Thread✹ - Page 1088

Trueblue · 01-30-2025, 01:47 PM

While some of you big spenders are opening up 50/50 and ordering 3x MVP hotcakes, I'm opening 2021 Japan edition for $68/box hunting for a needle in a haystack. It has always been my desire to pull my own '21 Sho cherry blossoms. Hit one

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NYRE2PECT · 01-30-2025, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Trueblue

While some of you big spenders are opening up 50/50 and ordering 3x MVP hotcakes, I'm opening 2021 Japan edition for $68/box hunting for a needle in a haystack. It has always been my desire to pull my own '21 Sho cherry blossoms. Hit one

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Nice find, homie!

Rage · 01-30-2025, 01:59 PM

You dirty dog!

WillBBC · 01-30-2025, 02:10 PM

This thread really is a treat, nice pickups top to bottom!

Rage · 01-30-2025, 03:41 PM

Got 10/24 PSA 10s on a recent Shohei submission.
Here's some fun ones:

hammertime · 01-30-2025, 05:26 PM

Beautiful foilboard! I need one of those to keep my run going. There's no more retail and hobby versions right?

NYRE2PECT · 01-30-2025, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Trueblue

While some of you big spenders are opening up 50/50 and ordering 3x MVP hotcakes, I'm opening 2021 Japan edition for $68/box hunting for a needle in a haystack. It has always been my desire to pull my own '21 Sho cherry blossoms. Hit one

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Alright, time to fess up how many boxes it took.

JDF5244 · 01-30-2025, 06:06 PM

Out of curiosity, where are you finding those boxes for $68?

Trueblue · 01-30-2025, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by NYRE2PECT

Alright, time to fess up how many boxes it took.

Close to 30 over the past six months! Statistically, there's one of these every 100 boxes so I beat the odds

. Hit a lot of other nice cards along the way too so it wasn't just the Sho. It was a very enjoyable low pressure rip.

NYRE2PECT · 01-30-2025, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Trueblue

Close to 30 over the past six months! Statistically, there's one of these every 100 boxes so I beat the odds

. Hit a lot of other nice cards along the way too so it wasn't just the Sho. It was a very enjoyable low pressure rip.

That's awesome. There is nothing better than pulling Sho's out of a pack. It's the way it was meant to be.

Trueblue · 01-30-2025, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by JDF5244

Out of curiosity, where are you finding those boxes for $68?

They've been up on Amazon Japan for the last two years. With the yen very weak, after picking the lowest cost shipping for ~12 boxes it comes out to 68ish/box USD. I think they are gone now but they have reloaded a few times.

Key reason they have been sitting is because the odds are VERY long to pull any specific parallel with a 200 card checklist and the rookie class sucks. I pulled a few Kirilloffs and four Dean Kremers lol. It is not an automatic W, but better ROI than the other crap being released.

JDF5244 · 01-30-2025, 06:27 PM

Thank you, TrueBlue.
JDF

HunterConnorMom · 01-30-2025, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by NYRE2PECT

Nice find, homie!

Congrats, one of my favorites

Trueblue · 01-30-2025, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Rage

Got 10/24 PSA 10s on a recent Shohei submission.

Here's some fun ones:

+1 to that foilboard -great looking card. I wish Topps just left the PR alone

Mister2Bits · 01-31-2025, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Trueblue

While some of you big spenders are opening up 50/50 and ordering 3x MVP hotcakes, I'm opening 2021 Japan edition for $68/box hunting for a needle in a haystack. It has always been my desire to pull my own '21 Sho cherry blossoms. Hit one

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Incredible.

I bet you'll never sell that card. I have some big Ohtani's that I hand pulled and I will never sell unless I'm literally on my deathbed.

Congrats!

Qubits · 01-31-2025, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Mister2Bits

Incredible.

I bet you'll never sell that card. I have some big Ohtani's that I hand pulled and I will never sell unless I'm literally on my deathbed.

Congrats!

I have never pulled a nice Ohtani but I still have the first Ohtani card I bought when I got back into the hobby in 2022 that I also graded myself - 2018 Bowman Purple PSA 7. Doubtful I'll ever sell that card unless I desperately need the money.

BabaORiley · 01-31-2025, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Qubits

I have never pulled a nice Ohtani but I still have the first Ohtani card I bought when I got back into the hobby in 2022 that I also graded myself - 2018 Bowman Purple PSA 7. Doubtful I'll ever sell that card unless I desperately need the money.

You're due - next big rip will yield a nice Sho for ya!

I've been pretty lucky with Sho pulls over the years but nothing tops this 2018 Bowman's Best luck - out of roughly 8 cases of 2018 BB, we pulled 4 of the 50 Ohtani Neophyte Sensations autos. Of course I sold one for $100 and change back in 2019-20 but pretty crazy luck for that one weird card.

Mister2Bits · 01-31-2025, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Qubits

I have never pulled a nice Ohtani but I still have the first Ohtani card I bought when I got back into the hobby in 2022 that I also graded myself - 2018 Bowman Purple PSA 7. Doubtful I'll ever sell that card unless I desperately need the money.

I've shown this card before but I'll post it again...

I pulled a '23 Heritage Red Ink auto early last year. I was in a really bad place at the time and was in the middle of rebuilding my life. I was in a new house living a new life and needed something to keep my mind busy. Knowing some of the details, my LCS owner gave me a way too deep discount on a case of Heritage and sitting in my new empty house I pulled an Ohtani Red Ink.

Pulling a card like that in such a dark time in my life was unforgettable, especially since I've been collecting Ohtani for so long. I'm more likely to sell one of my kidneys than to ever sell it.

On a side note: doing much better now

NYRE2PECT · 01-31-2025, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Mister2Bits

Pulling a card like that in such a dark time in my life was unforgettable, especially since I've been collecting Ohtani for so long. I'm more likely to sell one of my kidneys than to ever sell it.

On a side note: doing much better now

Glad that you are better now brother - stay strong

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And, the card, is phenomenal!

Rage · 01-31-2025, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Mister2Bits

I've shown this card before but I'll post it again...

I pulled a '23 Heritage Red Ink auto early last year. I was in a really bad place at the time and was in the middle of rebuilding my life. I was in a new house living a new life and needed something to keep my mind busy. Knowing some of the details, my LCS owner gave me a way too deep discount on a case of Heritage and sitting in my new empty house I pulled an Ohtani Red Ink.

Pulling a card like that in such a dark time in my life was unforgettable, especially since I've been collecting Ohtani for so long. I'm more likely to sell one of my kidneys than to ever sell it.

On a side note: doing much better now

Awesome story and you owe that owner a beer!

Mister2Bits · 01-31-2025, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by NYRE2PECT

Glad that you are better now brother - stay strong

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And, the card, is phenomenal!

Thank you! Crazy how life works. You never know when a new door will open and who will be on the other side.

Still pinching myself.

hammertime · 01-31-2025, 03:17 PM

Fine 9 mail day. Gold foil, numbered out of 200.

NYRE2PECT · 01-31-2025, 04:58 PM

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Fine 9 mail day. Gold foil, numbered out of 200.

That's nice!

sauceboy · 01-31-2025, 05:46 PM

Another card I feel dumb about selling (peep the serial number):

Trueblue · 01-31-2025, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Mister2Bits

Thank you! Crazy how life works. You never know when a new door will open and who will be on the other side.

Still pinching myself.

Can't have the highs without the lows. Sho collecting helped me through some tough times as well. Very nice card!

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Originally Posted by hammertime

Fine 9 mail day. Gold foil, numbered out of 200.

Super cool - Japanese cards are pretty deep. Helps that they don't give monopolies to card companies

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01-30-2025, 01:47 PM	#27176
Trueblue Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: socal Posts: 6,322	While some of you big spenders are opening up 50/50 and ordering 3x MVP hotcakes, I'm opening 2021 Japan edition for $68/box hunting for a needle in a haystack. It has always been my desire to pull my own '21 Sho cherry blossoms. Hit one .

01-30-2025, 02:10 PM	#27179
WillBBC Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 3,262	This thread really is a treat, nice pickups top to bottom!

01-30-2025, 05:26 PM	#27181
hammertime Member Join Date: May 2020 Location: OH->MI->MD->VA Posts: 6,566	Beautiful foilboard! I need one of those to keep my run going. There's no more retail and hobby versions right?

01-30-2025, 06:06 PM	#27183
JDF5244 Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 481	Out of curiosity, where are you finding those boxes for $68?

01-30-2025, 06:27 PM	#27187
JDF5244 Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 481	Thank you, TrueBlue. JDF

01-31-2025, 03:17 PM	#27197
hammertime Member Join Date: May 2020 Location: OH->MI->MD->VA Posts: 6,566	Fine 9 mail day. Gold foil, numbered out of 200.

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sauceboy Member Join Date: Oct 2021 Posts: 470 sauceboy	Another card I feel dumb about selling (peep the serial number):