Allen & Ginter Collection pt3 (rip cards and cards from rips)

As I continue to celebrate the release of Allen and Ginter this week, I will take a look at rip cards and the cards that can be found inside them.

I have previously shown off my complete run of 2016 A&G Metal Minis, but I have a lot more cards from Rip Cards and even have a few Rip cards that I didn't rip yet.

Here are the 2016 metal minis

2017 Wood Mini 1/1

2016 Wood Mini Ext. 1/1

By far the coolest card in my collection from a rip card is an Allen & Ginter Mini mini. These are very unique as they come in mini rip cards found inside rip cards.

Pictured above is the minimini, Mini, and base card.

The Mini Mini is numbered 1/2.

Found inside the rip cards can be extended set cards.  These cards are higher numbered than the base set (often numbered 351-400).  Below you will find my base card next to the SP photo variant extended set card.

2018

2016

2014

2012

Here are some of the rip cards I currently own. First up are the rip cards that I have gotten extremely cheap because they were already ripped.

 The fronts are pictured above with the backs pictured below.  As you can see the McCutchen 2018 solo rip wasn't ripped very good. I think I got it for just a few bucks. The front displays very nicely.

Now for the RIP cards that are still in tact.

 Up first is a double rip of Cutch and Starling Marte numbered to only 10 copies.

From 2017 I have the solo rip card numbered to 50 copies.

This may look familiar as I have a ripped version of this dual rip card of Cutch and Willie Stargell.

I find it odd that they made so many more of these double rips in 2016 than any previous year or years that followed.

My final rip card is another solo act

 It is also numbered to 50 copies.

The cheaper approach

Allen & Ginter is known for their minis, oddball inserts, and diverse  checklist.  To those that bust wax, they are also known for their rip cards.  Included in the rip cards could be special high number short prints, red ink autos, wood or metal minis.  I have unripped cards from last year, but I have started to grab the ripped (with caution) cards as a means to save a lot of money.  My collection has been downsizing a lot and I am only looking to add Cutch and Pittsburgh Hall of Famers going forward.

The double rip of Clemente and Cutch is going for an average of $300 on eBay unripped.  Some have sold for almost $500.  With only 15 copies produced and the allure of pulling an Aaron Judge red ink auto inside still high, trying to get one of these is extremely difficult especially if you don't want to pay a car payment equivalent for an unripped one.  

Lucky for me a ripped copy popped up with a best offer option.  I offered $20 and told the seller of my collection.  A few minutes later it was in my checkout and a day later it was in the mail being shipped.  

I am grateful that I was able to add this card to the collection.  I wonder though what was pulled from it???

I tried reaching out to the seller of the card but never got a response.