Pushing My Luck: National Treasures Case 4 & Recap

[Roydngr]

I've been staring at the sealed case for almost a week now


Spurred by all the recent Kyrie Irving mojo here on OCT and - let's face it - a shamefully insatiable greed for cardboard crack, I ordered my fourth and final case of NT (fortunately just before case prices shot up another $200!).

Following my once-in-a-lifetime pulls of the Harden and Curry Logoman Autos from two consecutive cases I figured I should at least take one more shot at a Kyrie RPA (I'd love to have one now but just can't bring myself to drop 2-3k on a single card #'d out of 199)... besides, by my twisted logic, I'll still be "ahead" even if this latest case is a bust!

Oh, the futility of the Gambler's rationale!

Onto the goods then, from bottom to top:

Box 1

Zach Randolph base /99
Dirk Nowitzki 12-13 Gold Standard Black Plate /1
Magic Johnson 12-13 Preferred Silhouettes Black Plate /1
Kobe Anthology
Pau Gasol/Marc Gasol Matchups Dual Jersey /99
Emaka Okafor Timeline Custom Names Jersy /99
Pau Gasol Material Treasures Prime Patch /25
Chris Kaman NBA Gear Dual Patch Auto 1/10
Alexey Shved/E'twaun Moore 11 vs 12 Dual Auto redemption
Arnett Moultrie RPA /99

And a little BOOM! to get the ball rolling...

Harrison Barnes Jersey Numbers RPA 24/25!!!

Box 2

Ray Allen Base /99
Dennis Rodman 12-13 GS Black Plate /1
Clyde Drexler 12-13 TC Magenta Plate /1
Kobe Anthology
Al Jefferson/Marc Gasol Matchups Dual Jersey /99
Russel Westbrook Colossal Jersey /99
[insert hit here]
Bernard James/Kyle Singler 11 vs 12 Dual Auto Silver redemption
Jimmer Fredette/Thomas Robinson 11 vs 12 Dual Auto Gold /25
Jonas Valanciunas RPA /199
Chris Bosh NBA Gear Trios Jersey Auto /49

Box 3

Andrea Bargnani Base /99
Michael Kidd Gilchrist 12-13 Yellow TC Plate /1
Vince Carter 12-13 TC Black Plate /1
Kobe Anthology
Carlos Boozer Colossal Jersey /99
Dwayne Wade Timeline Custom Team Jersey /49
Kevin Durant Material Treasures Jersey /49
Bismack Biyombo/Andre Drummond 11 vs 12 Dual Auto Silver /25
Toni Kukoc Champions Signatures redemption /49
Chandler Parsons RPA /99
Josh Smith NBA Gear Dual Jersey Auto /25

Still not a single Kyrie from 4 cases...


...but these things have been hanging around my breaks like a bad smell!




... take a guess?






That's correct!!

Carl Landry NBA Logoman 2/5 (for a hat trick of sorts) - not a superstar but hardly a super scrub either (looks like the 1/5 sold for $500 - What the?!?)... I'm happy.

I reckon I've well and truly milked the mojo cow dry by now!

Overall, I'm extremely pleased with the results from the majority of the boxes I've busted (you won't hear that from me often) and have had the good fortune not to have had a 'dud' case in the lot.

So to round my NT breaks out, here's a quick recap of the highlights from all 4 cases:

RPA's

Notable redemptions: Klay Thompson /199, Derrick Williams /199


ROOKIE DUALS & VET AUTOS

Notable redemptions: Shaq Notable Nicknames /25 , Blake Griffin NBA Gear Trios Signatures /49, Toni Kukoc Champions Signatures /49, Al Jefferson Colossal Prime Jersey Signatures /25


PATCHES

LOGOMEN

Notable Redemption: Stephen Curry Colossal Logoman Auto 1/1


KYRIE IRVING

Zilch.



It's all good - as it now looks like we'll get a shot at another huge Kyrie Patch Auto in the recently previewed 'IMMACULATE' Basketball

And I thought I was done for the year... Panini, you cold-hearted sneaky b@$tards!

All NFS/T apart from the Valanciunas RPA double. Would like to trade for another RPA of similar value.

Thanks for the look and good luck with your breaks!!

 

[drob50]

GTFO!!!!

That is just ridiculous! Well done mate! Well done!

 

[Roydngr]

GTFO!!!!

That is just ridiculous! Well done mate! Well done!

GTFO... Those were the exact same words that came from my mouth when I saw the Landry logo! Lol cheers mate!

 

[Tom12]

Oh wow congrats!! mojo milking

 

[muzikandme]

I want to see the damn curry, panini why do you painfully put redemptions of such big cards in such expensive products!!!! Another logoman is awesome, here's to the next one of the six logoman variety??

 

[GarnettFan4Life]

Awesome stuff man, Barnes, Parsons, Logoman, sickness!

Good luck on the Immaculate!

 

[drobfan8]

Man awesome work once again.

It's also great to see somebody post NFS/T.

Usually it's "everything is FS/FT".

 

[supertoad]

wow mate, awesome. 3 for 3.

 

[Heafy83]

Awesome stuff buddy. Have to be happy with that. PM a price on the Rose dual patch if selling. Thanks

 

[postgsl]

Why stop now, Keep trying for the Kyrie RAP or you can not claim to be a true gambler

 

[Matt26]

Wow, you are on a roll!

 

[brandonlec]

I'd say your mojo spectacular hits are better than a little uncle drew anyday!

-Brandon

 

[sacface]

Crazy cases dude. I wonder what the odds are for getting a logoman per case.

Heaps of sick patches too. Looooove it!!!

 

[Balirun]

Very nice work. Congrats.

 

[DGCollectables]

We want more case busts from you please

 

[Rogerbid23]

Great job on the logomen's pull!!

 

[Roydngr]

Cheers guys! Feels good to be on a hot streak for once

I want to see the damn curry, panini why do you painfully put redemptions of such big cards in such expensive products!!!! Another logoman is awesome, here's to the next one of the six logoman variety??

Agreed. The wait is killing me and its only been 5 days! Lol!

Why stop now, Keep trying for the Kyrie RAP or you can not claim to be a true gambler

To this, my heart says yes! But my bank balance says AAAW HELL NAW!!!

Crazy cases dude. I wonder what the odds are for getting a logoman per case.

Heaps of sick patches too. Looooove it!!!

Thanks! I think I read somewhere on BO (after someone crunched the numbers) that they probably average out to one every 10-12 cases?