Set Break Surprise and a Superstar RC

I've got some trade packages coming in this week (one has already arrived) and I want to discuss those before my next COMC order arrives in about two weeks. But first I have to catch up on my previous COMC order, and the boxes I bought from Kruk Cards. 

There were four boxes in my Kruk order, including a complete set of 1992-93 Ultra basketball. Even though I have nearly 30% of this set thanks to a few TCDB trade it was worth crossing off completely for just $5.99. Here's the set, as pictured in the eBay listing:

Here's the box I received: 

There was a Michael Jordan card sitting on top of the set. I though it was a bonus, until I took out the cards..

Hey, that's not '92-93 Ultra. I didn't complain, not just because they had just reimbursed me a $15 shipping overcharge, but because $5.99 is a fair price for this slightly bigger Skybox set (and I've got 106 fewer duplicates to deal with since I only had one card in my collection from 92-93 Skybox.) Still, I'm not sure if I'll keep the set intact or break it up and post some singles as tradebait. Probably the latter.

With the exception of the 1988 Panini baseball stickers, all of the cards in my Kruk Cards order came from 1993. I don't know if I agree that The EDGE is Real Value; I paid just $11.24 for a 24-pack box 25 years after its initial release. 

The collation was not favorable in terms of building the set - of the 144 cards in the box, 16 were dupes - but the team breakdown worked well for me. 

Just six cards total from Atlanta, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, and Cleveland..

 ...but nine cards from the Packers (a Sanjay Beach dupe was counted but not pictured.)

This John Elway Prism was the only insert in the box. It's available for trade if anyone is interested.

I'll also post a bunch of the base singles for trade, including these all-time greats. Most of the fun in buying these old boxes was in the ripping and reminiscing - especially the 1993 Leaf baseball box, which I'll get to soon.

Now for the conclusion of my pre-Black Friday COMC order. 

This is the most expensive single card I purchased on the site in months, and the most I've paid for a basketball card in years:

Steph Curry's Upper Deck RC often sells for $25 or more on COMC, and all of the singles currently priced under $30 have condition notes. This one was on sale for $20.05, and there were no condition notes. Right before I bought it, an eBay auction for this card ended at over $23+ shipping. That was all the motivation I needed to pull the trigger. 


Do any of you buy cheap boxes of cards from the 1990s (or 1980s) just for the fun of it? If so, where do you get them - on eBay, another online retailer, or at a card show/shop?

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