1997-98 (97/98) Pinnacle Be A Player "Series A" Hockey Hobby Box Break | INSANE HOT BOX (2020)

[@roscoerockwell9342]

Whats rare is your recording this Extremely amazing Hot box!!! I dont even collect hockey. But i can imagine it being Baseball, or football! Nice break! Its a rarity! Had you known this box was on fire. It could of sold for thousands$$$!!

[@Fultoncards]

I don't care about monetary value on any level whatsoever. Cards are a sunken cost from one's entertainment budget. The only reason card companies pull in money hand over fist is ppl don not understand this basic point, and chase, which is physiological gambling.

[@roscoerockwell9342]

@@Fultoncards sure...if ya say so..

[@roscoerockwell9342]

@@Fultoncards Just remember my friend "Its a hobby for those,and an investment for others." Over 35 years Ive collected. And a cardinal rule of thumb was to sale your "Triples and Doubles" put sets together and resale for whole sale prices. Store the Best condition cards in your private stock and Save/Trade/Collect/Sale You have many dbles and trples auto's that can make a fair sale. W/ a small prophit. Maybe not much depending on players value. But minus the names and focus on the minimal percentage as a whole commodity (47) Auto's x $5's your looking at a fair increase. How much was that box of 97-98 pinnacle? I know pinnacle isnt a top brand. But its those autos that makes a huge difference. If they stop production and is never to redistribute anymore cards. 30-50 years from now it'd become a rarity like the video you posted up. By than your 47 autos will increase value by a fair increase only do to most of those players will either be dead or elected into hall of fame. (Fyi., I dont know shit about hockey)..jaja But for the amount of Baseball /Football cards i have that are no big name autos. I see an investment "payable on death". Thanks for responding, and keep is tuned in. Ps... My hand tremble to when i see money in a hot box!..😀🇺🇸

[@Fultoncards]

Well, a discussion best had over a beer! I don't argue that the card companies, Beckett, retailers, and established stores and connoisseurs can eek out profit. But this new golden age is no different than the 1990s. UD printed bills, because cards were valued at $200 which are now $1 today due to print runs (Jagr, Lindros, Brodeur). UD's sales are up considerably. How is this possible. New gimmickry the world over, whereby numbered cards across brands are printed in the thousands. Graded Young Guns exist in the thousands. The biggest issue are the stated odds (I have a math degree, for what it's worth; I break these things down from a consumer advocacy standpoint) do not justify price points. Precisely the opposite. But social media creates a hyperinflation, whereby prices in fact drop over time. New technology supplants old, and new collectors fixate solely on the talent du-jour. On average, ppl sink indefensible amounts of money, due to the physiological endorphin rush of chasing hits that mathematically do not exist, e.g. UD Ice #/99 in the entire population. Instead every average break only includes #/1,299. So, yes that one person's card's may increase in value. But hundreds of thousands drop $100 on a box that quarters upon break. Then they try to resell, assuming cards are an investment. They are not. Investments are an investment. If you buy real estate in NYC or Toronto - or even Montreal - it increases in value 10%-15% year-on-year. Simply tying your money to the S&P after a pullback or recession guarantees such capital gains. With those gains, you can buy cards, and worry only about sentimental attachment. It's a hobby! In fact, more ambition at work will enable you to target a McDavid RC with 100% certainty on eBay, solely for sentimental value. So why dink around in cards. People have done it every generation and always lost on average. Those who don't have a methodology, and are on the right side of the math, like a professional poker player, or better yet solid investor. What percentage of poker players win consistently? Even professionals go broke for years before winning consistently; ask Daniel Negreanu. The only reason 1930s cards have value (and even 1980s sets are now only sold for $100) is those cards are inherently and uniquely rare, as the players are deceased and most cards were destroyed. They are from before collecting was a vocation, or the sport was entrenched. Or condition was a thing. Today, McDavid may sign an auto worth $100. You can imprint #/50 on it. But he will be alive for the next 50 years! How many #/50 autos will he sign, across all UD products? See the checklists and checklists. And he's McDavid. Will anyone care about Carter Hart - or Vasilevskiy even after the Vezina - if he plays in a lesser hockey market and never wins a Cup? Even if he does. Nico Hischier's Young Gun was worth $100 initially. He was a first overall pick. Now, you can get it for $15. That's an 85% loss. Yes, it may go up in value. But, it's pennies compared to capital gains, or daily work. If your daily work is cards, well I would hope you make a profit. But there are easier, much more sure and lucrative jobs.

[@roscoerockwell9342]

@@Fultoncards Wow! That was alot to read!...jaja! I definitely can agree with most of the subject pertaining to the huge decrease on value stand point. And as before i did state i wasnt to savvy with the hockey market. Although, it did trickle down in all sports in the hay days of the late 80's 90's and even as early 2000's. So you do make a valuble point. Thanks for the basic knowledge on hockey btw., never thought id get schooled on hockey!...jaja! Just became a fan a year ago for my Vegas Golden knights and been to 3 games already. Amazing on what they accomplished in 2 seasons. Such great athletes in a brutal sport i can now respect. The names of most of the players are always to hard to remember for me. So thats probably one of the little reasons why i never got into the hobby. That and I never knew how to skate, or play the sport growing up in Alabama. Anyhow, thanks for the feed back. And I got your beers on ice. So when you come to vegas. Get at me, and well hit up a game and ill give you an awesome Vegas tour you wont forget! Keep ripping! P.S. Will you do other sports breaks other than hockey in the future? MMA/MLB/NFL....???

[@Fultoncards]

Congrats to Austin J. Thompson, winner of the 08/09 UDS1 retail box draw, incl. the TJ Oshie Young Guns (see video at 15:57)! Please msg me on IG, FB, or Twitter to drop me your address. Also let me know your favourite team, as I often throw in extra cards or lots. Note: all the blue autos happen to be RCs, incl. Samsonov, Axelsson, Phillips, Dave Scatchard. I didn't include player stats in this vid. It's time consuming, and I did not want to deter from the visual of so many autos. (I also mispronounced a couple of players who I remember well, but the card legibility was not great!)

[@OrangeMonksCallOfDut]

Awesome Thank You!!!!! Young Guns I needed to add to my collection!

[@cowboyconey]

Absolutely bonkers. Loved it.

[@viperstrike4319]

Wow, amazing break. Congrats!

[@lannyf2764]

This was so satisfying to watch

[@Fultoncards]

One of my fave breaks ever!

[@lannyf2764]

@@Fultoncards The 96-97 Be A Player was my favorite pack to open. Would save up allowance at $10/pack. Awesome channel.

[@RichterLocke]

Tkachuk! 3 Lehtinens in a row! A Samsonov RC auto! Damphousse die cut auto! That is the most insane box I have ever seen! In terms of "hit" style boxes, the first few years of Be a Player have LONG been a dream of mine. While the first year would be the one I long dreamed of, but this one was a close second..... for the Series B with the Samsonov RC, and the early/second year Joe Thornton autos. In terms of BAP autos, this one was a really neat set. I hope to get one of the prismatics one day, they are super cool looking, an d they fulfill my love of super shiny cards. I remember when I first saw this set the prismatics I wanted the most would have been the Thornton and Samsonov RC, but there's a lot of other really cool ones in the set. Sabres representation is REALLY REALLY good. Mike Peca and Steve Shields RC would probably be the highlights, but Burridge, Grosek, Smehlik, Rasmussen, Curtis Brown, Holzinger, and McKee are all in this set! Along with some of the tougher ones like Tkachuk of course, though I remember wanting the Gary Roberts and Khabibulin. This was a fun set, and that was a really fun box! =)

[@kevzvipe]

Berard didnt lose an eye. Love your vids.

[@Fultoncards]

You always troll, huh. He had countless operations, ultimately it was career ending, and he won a huge settlement. Science is def improving. But when distances of 20 feet are perceived like 600 feet, colloquially we might say he lost an eye. He did play a few more years, even on his bad back. But we know he would have put up big numbers and played 1,000 games.

[@kevzvipe]

@@Fultoncards sorry i meant literally

[@Fultoncards]

Based on his photos, I consider it literal. Given the speed of the game, in today's NHL he would have been 100% done, absent depth perception. I guess you have a critical eye! I post a box with 47 autos and your comment is to disagree with a granular description. Haha. It's all good though.

[@kevzvipe]

@@Fultoncards loved your vid. I had a few hot boxes of that. Very tough to pull an SP. Please open 99-00 ud products? Thx.

[@texshockeycards6155]

Love the low end autos. They should bring this product back.

[@Fultoncards]

I have been collecting those cheapie BAP autos across years forever. It's amazing how many big names there are too, like Vanbiesbrouck, Bure, Roy or Lindros. Of course, some are SPs.

[@scottpapineau8384]

Really cool to see! Awesome box!

[@sabinoruiz2080]

Great hot box love the on card autos. And you can read the autos.I think you have the best videos on KZbin. I only do ice hockey it’s kind hard here in southern Calif.

[@Fultoncards]

I do know of a couple card shops in LA. But here on the east coast if you order from Steel City or Dave & Adams, the boxes arrive within two days. I have friends in Nordic countries and they complain that there are very few products and the prices are exorbitant.

[@whohawchippychaw]

I didn’t know they had hot packs of that stuff back then, I heard one company advertised hot packs but not anything auto related lol good buy!!! Too bad that set was filled with jobers lol still a solid break!

[@Fultoncards]

Great comment! I'd gather it was a cutting room floor box, and thus one of a kind. Believe it or not, some of the guys were big names, having played 1,100 games. It was just a tighter checking era. Samsonov def was highly sought. Of course Damphouse is the last Hab to score 40G. Tons of RCs. I was elated b/c I collect this set. What I love most about BAP is that the autos checklist is often 250 players, including 3rd/4th line guys UD no longer has sign.

[@TheEssentialCredentials]

Wow I could see you shaking while you were opening that! Amazing box man!

[@corndogg4279]

Wow I am happy I found your channel love the packs you can get for a deal so much fun

[@mtl-lm2qj]

Great old video #dryden really makes me want to buy a box 😂

[@watchheit]

#dryden damn they should do stuff like this still. crazy pulling that many autos

[@ThatReadingGuy28]

But then you usually don’t get quality autos

[@watchheit]

@@ThatReadingGuy28 They put so many garbage autos now, of players no one cares about. Putting tons of autos could justify the overpriced products that upper deck churns out.

[@ThatReadingGuy28]

watchheit well it’s not upper deck’s fault for “garbage autos” because you never really know who’s gonna stick in the nhl and who won’t. That’s the risk they take and you take when buying hockey products 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Ruddager33]

Awesome hot box! Awesome vid as always #DRYDEN

[@DanClemente1]

#dryden This video is awesome!! Thanks for the uploads you do and getting me back into the hobby. Also inspired me to make my own box break video

[@Fultoncards]

Great. Thanks for all the comments, Daniel. Hope you win the next #dryden contest.

[@michaelkrutz5737]

Congratulations to the winner!!!! That box was insane.. it surely defies all logic! I'm still in shock and I only watched the video, I can only imagine your amazement. By the way.. nice Osgood auto in the background display. Dam.. I'm still in disbelief.. lol!!! #DRYDEN

[@Mike-ix5sv]

I see someone comment about Osgood they get a thumbs up. I have an Osgood the cup honorable numbers auto patch, numbered 30/30. One of my favorite cards! LGRW!

[@michaelkrutz5737]

@@Mike-ix5sv That's an awesome card! I have a final vault 1 of 1 mem. card of his. LGRW... also in Steve I believe!! # Yzerplan!

[@Fultoncards]

The weird thing was I got it from Dave & Adams, and it was the last (or only?) box. It almost was as if the box was composed of last scraps from their print sheets. Like cutting room floor stuff. BTW, I think I have a few Osgood Be A player autos from various years.

[@Mike-ix5sv]

@@michaelkrutz5737 heck yes #yzerplan!! Caught some flack for the " reaches " at the draft, but I love the selections. People will look back and say seider was the right pick. Cant wait for the season, its gonna be a tough one but I think they'll be fun to watch .

[@michaelkrutz5737]

@@Mike-ix5sv Absolutely should be fun to watch. People freaking out was hilarious.... arm chair GMs.. lol. We got plenty of forwards and he addressed our big need, defense. Moritz will be awesome for a long time and you're right about people seeing that.

[@chancecards3588]

Wow this is awesome! Great break as always man! You have great luck!!!

[@chancecards3588]

Any duplicate or bruins autos you want to trade let me know!

[@jamiealphabravo]

I bought a loose pack from a store in Ontario one time and pulled a belfour prizm auto /100. Miss that card lol. Great video! As always.

[@Fultoncards]

Jamie, that's as good a pull as you can get! #HOF2011

[@everetth-top4760]

I had a huge amount of luck about 15 years ago with some Pinnacle A or B. I ended up getting Belfour, LeClair, and Bourque autos out of the same box. Such a fun product! #DRYDEN

[@Fultoncards]

Those are huge hits. It depends on the years, but some big name players are short prints, certainly true for the platinum (and later gold) versions. I have loads of lots. But I don't have a single Brodeur or Roy BAP auto.

[@joebaker392]

I’ve never seen anything like this in my 20+ years of opening boxes, crazy stuff! #DRYDEN

[@Fultoncards]

Bonkers. If boxes could be labeled 1-of-1, that box was a 1-of-1.

[@joebaker392]

agreed!

[@eh411108]

#DRYDEN I love these videos, please dont stop! I have been on my honeymoon for the past 3 weeks so i have to catch up! Omg i would have fell out of my chair! so many autos. Seriously this may be the best box i have ever seen...

[@JK-mg6yj]

That is insane. The tkchuck is sick. So many above average to good players as well! Btw: i'm 22canucksfan33. Had some problems with my other google account. Can't wait for the next break! #DRYDEN

[@Fultoncards]

Thanks for letting me know. It obv won't affect your number of entries in the #DRYDEN draw!

[@familypass1965]

Ok. That’s insane. I used to collect be a player for years. Never seen that happen before. So exciting and the miscuts too. Too bad you didn’t get some super stars autos Thanks for sharing ! How much do you think those are worth ?

[@xtremezone987]

That's crazy. Upper Deck would never pack a box with that many auto's nowadays. Nice break. Thanx for sharing. :)

[@lindeng4475]

Such an incredible get. The fact you start shaking when you realize you've hit a "hot box" is so great. Probably the coolest break I've seen. Keep up the great work! #DRYDEN

[@dannyseymour3226]

@ That box was just fun!!

[@weekendaternies5599]

This was complete insanity between the multiple autos per pack and the crazy mis-cuts. 47 autos and the 3 Lehtonen's in 1 pack! What was going on here?? Too sweet! And Go Hawks! #DRYDEN

[@Fultoncards]

Go Hawks. (I'm a massive Toews fan.) I can open boxes for the next 20 years, and I'll never hit anything like this again. Classic.

[@drwhiskey5227]

Thats awesome. Good to see that, now a days the guy packing those packs would get canned for adding extras in a pack. Musta been a good friday for that worker lol. #Dryden. Did you open another box of this to see if your luck carried over?

[@kellymcmath3425]

Wow that was a wild and crazy box! #DRYDEN

[@Fultoncards]

Thanks Kelly. I'll never forget that break.

[@nhlvan]

Awesome stuff, it’s nice when Upper Deck made mistakes like that #Dryden

[@Fultoncards]

Considering how much UD prints, they must have tons of miscut cards, or autos that don't make it into backs due to quality control issues. I like the idea that they might create "hot boxes" with more hits, including some of these mistake cards. To me, a really badly cut card ior an auto that bleeds off the card is like a 1/1, because they are unusual!

[@lucad3615]

That box looks so different compared to boxes now a days lol #DRYDEN

[@mgtowsimp9839]

The Bob Corkum auto is what dreams are made of.....

[@cynthiaverdoni1022]

So cool

[@kevinjohnson4605]

Miss cuts. Are they worth anything?

[@beardynolando5787]

Looking good out there #DRYDEN

[@professordavoid]

This was so much fun to watch! Congratulations!

[@MrRhemmy25]

Awesome box congrats #Dryden

[@SharksAttack]

just wow

[@spartenj]

Awesome video!! Thanks to you I’ve been getting back into the hobby. I really appreciate your videos.

[@TheHabsGuy]

What an absolutely INSANE box. Congratulations, well deserved!!! #DRYDEN

[@Fultoncards]

Thanks brother! It's about as much fun as a human can have opening up a little cardboard. Haha.

[@TheHabsGuy]

@@Fultoncards I agree, that's what it's all about! Beautiful Damphousse card.

[@cynthiaverdoni1022]

#drydan this is so cool where did u get this I won’t this

[@Fultoncards]

James, this one was bought from Dave & Adams online, and I believe it was the last box as it said "sold out" the next day. I collect BAP, so I always look to pepper in BAP and BTP breaks. The box was obv a cutting-room floor anomaly. On occasion some retailers have old Pinnacle or BAP (mid-00s more likely). Otherwise, they may pop up on eBay. But not all products are "signatures" products. I do know the 97/98 Pinnacle Beehive jumbo cards have two autos, and a shot at Luongo RC or legend auto. I did a break of this product: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHuuaqKpgbGMbJI.

[@davidhardydh]

Awesome break... those old boxer are much better than the actual UD crap!

[@cynthiaverdoni1022]

Oh my gosh

[@jakefancey6089]

I wish they would bring back this type of hot box #dryden

[@sportcardcollector9599]

Sweet rip buddy thanks for sharing#Dryden

[@Indium111]

I have never seen a box like the one I just saw...seven autos in a single pack!?! Jaw dropping, even if most of them are not stars.

[@Mike-ix5sv]

That samsonov auto rc would have been an awesome hit back in the day!

[@kevinjohnson4605]

Would that be Dryden Ontario or the Ken Dryden the Hockey player? Ha.

[@Fultoncards]

All I know about Dryden ON is Chris Pronger is from there. But ya, it would be Ken Dryden, who won the Conn Smythe before winning the Calder. Which is really hard to do.

[@sevenpointfiveounce]

I opened the stuffing out to this stuff over the years and don't remember ever hitting a hot pack. Really cool.

[@chicagorilla4983]

This was just insane, awesome content as always lmao. Enjoy your channel especially with the variety of years/products 👍

[@matthewwyatthemstrought3756]

That was an awesome box. Congrats man, how much did you pay for that box? If you get a Joe Sakic auto I would trade you for it. I wrote to him when I was a kid numerous times with cards asking for an auto. No luck ever.

[@matthewwyatthemstrought3756]

Keep up the cool videos. #Dryden

[@Fultoncards]

I think I paid $85 US at Dave & Adams. I was shocked to see they had the product in stock, listed as "just in." But the very second I checked out online, their site listed it as "sold out". I don't know if it was their only box, or their last box. It was like a cutting room floor box! Who knows. On occasion they can be found on eBay for around $100.

[@sagivzilbersher75]

Great video #DRYDEN

[@dominicdecker5939]

Very fun break to watch as always! #DRYDEN

[@stevebgrant1086]

#DRYDEN got 4 boxes sitting here killing me not to open lol ,id love to try for the master set!

[@mgtowsimp9839]

Wow, sooo many hall of shamers....

[@richardwasmuth]

#dryden Love the throwback boxes

[@Fultoncards]

More throwbacks to come brother.

[@jacksoncappas4965]

How the hell is this not clickbait... #DRYDEN

[@Fultoncards]

Man. Funny you say that. When I created the thumbnail I was thinking everyone will just assume it's clickbait, because there's no such thing as 50 autos in a single box.

[@jacksoncappas4965]

Fultoncards well... 47 isn’t too shabby

[@jd66cards]

That. Was. In. Sane.

[@illscrill9]

That was too much lol wow man sick congrats#Dryden

[@stanleyjobson841]

That was probably the most insane box I've ever seen congratulations on that! There are definitely a few hits in there I'd like to have! Could you imagine how much you could've made from that back in the day.... Anyway keep up the great work really like your take on breaks and interesting product ps please do more beehive!!!

[@RichardCrumpet]

You lucky man! Looks like you might have gotten the last box ever made, hence why they threw in so many autos and even miscuts and whatever they had left! Kidding aside, the cards actually look pretty decent too for the era! And nice Damphousse hit! #DRYDEN

[@ninjadoug92]

Crazy box #DRYDEN

[@travis8911]

That's was a crazy amount of autos, congrats.

[@romangagne5842]

I love this set! I pulled a Gretzky Take a Number Card!

[@gregb8371]

WOW! I have never seen something like that. Congrats! Keep up the great vids, but it will be quite hard to beat that break. #DRYDEN

[@mikelauzon4786]

#dryden so much fun oppening product you never opened but im not a fan of bap

[@Bdubs1999]

#DRYDEN what a box! Where did you get it?

[@Fultoncards]

Dave & Adams. It was either their last box, or their only box. After I put it in my online shopping cart, the site showed no more in stock. But there are probably boxes available on eBay.

[@Bdubs1999]

@@Fultoncards ok thanks. I looked on ebay but couldn't find but I'll check again

[@henkestenke]

That was the sickest thing ever. I’d shit a brick if I ever got just a hot pack.

[@Fultoncards]

Exactly. During the break I was very conscious it was a once in a lifetime time, cutting room floor mash-up box.

[@sashastefanovic5762]

I'm not sure if you took the packs out in order. But the hot packs seemed to be every second pack. That was a mind blowing break!

[@tysonprior2587]

That was nuts!!#dryden

[@wrapacademytraining]

#Dryden!!! What a box!?! That would be an absolute goldmine...if the set wasn't from the 90's!! Lol JK! That was an awesome break though! On the edge of my seat for ya!

[@Fultoncards]

I love your enthusiasm! You're the kind of guy most organizations pay decent money for just to have in the room, and back-check. Haha. Thanks for your kind words.

[@wrapacademytraining]

@@Fultoncards I'm here for ya!

[@kevzvipe]

How much you pay?

[@cameronarsenault1698]

#dryden nice break

[@caitlinpeters2579]

#Dryden I don’t think a lot of people know this but Anson Carter who played 15 games for the Kings later in his career wore #77 which is now worn by Jeff Carter what a coincidence!

[@Fultoncards]

Did not know that! 77 was made famous by Esposito, Bourque, Coffey, and then Pierre Turgeon. The first King to wear it was probably Gary Unger. Anson Carter is def a hockey analyst now, but he also owns a hiphop label!

[@17Helton]

Carter played for 8 teams during his 10 year NHL career. While with the LAK he wore #11. He wore #77 at his last 3 stops before retiring (VAN, CLB, and CAR). Interesting note: Carter only wore like double numbers in his career (33, 11, 22, and 77) Another great that also wore #77 was a HOF'ER that Carter was traded for in the WSH/BOS Adam Oates trade.

[@ericandrews2115]

That was absolutely nuts! My goodness! Not only was it a hot box, but you got some nice autos, too! Love the Tkachuk! #DRYDEN

[@brockboeser6687]

#DRYDEN damn that’s a lot of autos

[@nickbezanson3549]

Wow man what a pile of Autos! Gotta love hitting a hot box! #DRYDEN

[@johnsalsbery4718]

Awesome! #DRYDEN

[@yodiwan1]

A-freaking-mazing box!!! I’m a huge Panthers fan. If you’re looking to sell or trade the 3 Panthers autos, I’d be happy to work with you.

[@JuanToday]

Insane box man. Never seen an auto break like that before! #Dryden

[@mrroy5542]

Wow that’s awesome!!!#GHG #DRYDEN

[@justanotherhockeyshow4048]

That’s a lot of autographs for one box! Awesome tho. #Dryden

[@douglashutton7655]

#DRYDEN I loved this box break

[@NoRdIqUeDiEhArD]

OMGoodness that was wild! #Dryden

[@wittybanter96]

#Dryden

[@kevinjohnson4605]

#DRYDEN

[@Camp9444]

#dryden

[@markrobinson4837]

#dryden