1996 Pinnacle Series 2- hobby

This is a moment of caveat emptor- "Let the buyer Beware". An e-bay lesson harshly learnt. Packs being a rare commodity in the UK, any packs of baseball cards and I will throw in a bid. Seeing the listing for two 1996 Pinnacle packs my brain inserted the words unopened and so a bid followed. I didn't check the description or the postage. No other bids and I became suspicious, they were in fact opened packs, the seller kindly listed all the cards and the postage was £3.00. They could take a holiday in the Maldives and return tanned and relaxed for that price. Lesson learnt.
All was not lost, I still need a few Red Sox from this set:
#28 Mike Greenwall
#78 Mo Vaughn
#141 Mo Vaughn
#247 Roger Clemens
#290 Dwayne Hosey
#303 Mike Greenwell
#330 Tom Gordon
#366 Mike Stanley

Pack 1:

#211 Craig Biggio Astros

#244 Derek Bell Astros

#262 Albert Belle Indians

#228 Jim Abbott Angels

#275 Alex Rodriguez Mariners

#296 Ismael Valdes Dodgers

#311 Erik Hanson Blue Jays

#315 John Smoltz Braves

#344 Andy Benes Cardinals

#383 Wilton Guerrero Dodgers

Pack2:
#201 Frank Thomas White Sox
#211 Craig Biggio Astros (what are the chances?)
#244 Derek Bell Astros (mental note -read descriptions)
#262 Albert Belle Indians (carefully!)
#308 Hal Morris Reds
#335 Paul Molitor Twins
#347 Julio Franco Indians
#378 Jason Kendall Pirates
#382 Osvaldo Fernandez Giants
#399 Chase checklist

So no Red Sox and three doubles in two packs. A quick check could have saved me the embarrasment.

1995 Pinnacle Zenith Edition Baseball

Despite my searches for some information on this set of cards, in particular the Zenith Edition, I have come up with very little. As can be seen from the wrapper there are chase cards. They consist of: 18 Z-team, 18 Rookie Roll Call and 18 All-Star Salute.
There are 6 cards per pack and a checklist for the chase cards.

Pack 1:

#7 Bernard Gilkey Cardinals

#27 Dennis Eckersley A's

#47 Jeff Bagwell Astros

#54 John Valetin Red Sox

#114 Gabe White Expos RC

#134 Derek Jeter Yankees RC(?)

Pack 2:

#31 Eric Karros Dodgers

#61 Ken Griffey Jr Mariners

#81 Paul Molitor Blue Jays

#109 Wil Cordero Expos

#129 Juan Acevedo Mets RC

#149 Nideo Nomo Dodgers RC

Pack 3:

#3 Andy Benes Mariners

#13 Carlos Baerga Indians

#53 Joe Carter Blue Jays

#96 Rusty Greer Rangers

#146 Alex Rodriguez Mariners RC

#17/18 Frank Thomas White Sox All-Star Salute

Pack 4:

#33 Frank Thomas White Sox

#63 Kevin Appier Royals

#76 Mike Piazza Dodgers

#83 Randy Johnson Mariners

#106 Vinny Castilla Rockies

#126 Joe Vitiello Royals RC

Pack 5:

#40 Kenny Rogers Rangers

#70 Mark Grace Cubs

#90 Robin Ventura White Sox

#122 Mark Grudzielanek Expos RC

#142 Antonio Osuna Dodgers RC

#48 Hideo Nomo Dodgers Japanese Card

What the? What is this Hideo Nomo card? Not to get side tracked, there was 1 Red Sox in the 5 packs, which is a poor showing. Greg will be pleased my Dodgers magnet was at full strength again. Also have a look at the numbers on the cards in each pack, there appears to be a distinct pattern.