001-018 (SS) Superstar
019-063 (AS) All-Star
064-113 (N/GN) Normal/Gold Normal
114-133 (SP) Super Piece
134-143 (SD) Super Dual
144-357 (SA) Super Autograph
358-371 (SC) Super
The card pull order possibilities for packs is as follows:
normal, gold normal, all-star square parallel, base all-star
normal, gold normal, all-star wave parallel, auto
normal, gold normal, all-star wave paralle, superstar
normal, relic
So after reviewing my box break videos, the rare all-star wave paralells will be packed with the autos and superstars.
Normal (N) & Gold Normal (GN)
The similarities start with the normal and gold normal cards, which I feel should have been either changed or not produced again. Do we need to see the same card with a gold frame around it? The difference isn't flashy enough for me to really care. It's more of a chore seeing those cards back to back when you open packs. I also do not care for the new look of these cards. I don't mind the team color coding but the design leaves more to be desired. I pulled 19-20 Normal and Gold Normal from each box.
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Superstar (SS)
The superstar cards are same in number and kick off the set at card #001. This is a much different look form the Gold version and I'm always one for changing a look with each set. These SS cards also have different serials. In his last year, Seung-Yeop Lee starts off the set.
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All-Star (AS)
Along with the increased relics and autos, the All-Star cards have a change as well. This time around the creators have gone back to an oldie. The base All-Star card is the same as the original from the 2014 Superstar Baseball Card Season One set.
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There are still three variations of All-Star cards. The (1) base, (2) a new, square parallel, and the (3) wave parallel, the last of which was introduced in the Gold edition. The wave parallel is the rarest of the three, whereas the sparkle was the rarest in the Gold edition set. I loved the sparkle parallel and wish they would have used it again. From my three boxes, I pulled 19-20 All-Star parallel cards, always getting two waves and the remainder, squares. Each box also gives 17-18 base All-Star cards.
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Above is a comparison of the background used in the All Stars for the 2014 Superstar Season One and the Black Edition.
Relics/Game Used and Autographs (SD SA SP)
In my three boxes I pulled five hits which were three autos and two relics. Each of my autos were of /10 and relics of /40. In this set, cards #114-#371 are relics or autos.
The single-piece game used jerseys are numbered #114-#133. The duals are numbered #134-#143. I am unsure if all the single-piece relics are serial'd to /40. Don't know the dual-piece serials.
The autographed cards are numbered #144-#357 !! That's 213 autographs! Some teams have as many as 30 guys signing. I believe all autos are serial'd to /10.
My Thoughts on the set
As mentioned before, I'm not a huge fan of the GN normal parallel but I do like that the gold frame on this version is a hologram, whereas the Gold Edition GN were gold without any kind of reflection.
I enjoyed the addition of the Square parallels to this set but would have preferred the Sparkles over the Waves for the rare all-stars. I also like the re-use of the original All-Star look from the 2014 set.
This set has even more autos and relics than the Gold. So those who love chasing and/or buying hits, this set is for you.
Because I'm more of a Korean set and Lee Seung-yeop collector, I will be more interested in completing the set (minus relics and autos) and trading those hits for any Lee cards. And being me, I look forward to enjoying the scanning, cropping and uploading of this set to tradingcarddb.com. I uploaded this set here.
That waves parallel is some intense stuff. I see the world "Limited Edition" on the bottom left...does that refer to the entire black series? Also, can you shoot me the link to your trading card database sets? I haven't explored the database much and don't know too many details about it, but it sounds like a great resource.
ReplyDeleteIm without my laptop at the moment which has my relixs and autos on it. I will update it later so keep an eye out.
DeleteI added a link to the set on tradibgcarddb at the end of the post. To view the AS and GN parallels there, click on the "Inserts and Related Sets" link.
Awesome. Thanks!
DeleteI see you are #100 on the Database's top members score list! Congrats!
DeleteIn regards to the Limited Edition, I would assume they are referring to the 4000 boxes released for this set/edition. Only the SS, relics and autos are serialed. Gold Edition was limited to 5000 boxes.
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