Reed Kasaoka is the head buyer of the Sports Division at Dave & Adam's. His primary responsibility is traveling all over the country, buying private collections out of people’s closets, bedrooms, attics, basements, garages, and storage units, as well as complete inventories of show dealers, shop owners, autograph dealers, and distributors. Reed comes up with some amazing finds – rarely seen unopened boxes, quality graded cards, certified autographed memorabilia, and much more.
We have tagged all of his acquisitions as a Reed Buy so you’ll know where to look first for all of his deals. Almost every item is “one-of-a-kind” – so when you see something interesting, don’t hesitate, because there are likely many other collectors who are thinking the exact same thing!
1997/98 Topps Finest Series 1 Basketball Hobby Box (Slight Damage)
24 packs per box, 6 cards per pack
173 Cards in Series 1!!!
The set is divided into three tiers: bronze, silver and gold.
1-120 Bronze
121-153 Silver
154-173 Gold
Parallel sets:
Bronze, Silver 1:4
Gold 1:24
Refractor (Bronze 1:12, Silver 1:48 > #'d to 1090, Gold 1:288 > #'d to 289)
Embossed (Silver 1:16, Gold 1:99, Silver Refractor 1:192 > #'d to 263 and Gold 1:1152 > #'d to 74)
Key Rookies: Tim Duncan, Keith Van Horn, Chauncey Billups, Tracy McGrady, Derek Anderson, Tim Thomas!
**Box has slight crush damage**Packs inside are MINT**