Another TTM Success From Scott Heard
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Here is a 2001 Bowman Chrome that came back signed from Scott Heard. I had
gotten him before a while back, but I wanted to clear another card out of
my b...
Good Luck Ducks, Week 11: Turtle Power
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*Oregon hosts an unfamiliar foe as the season officially enters the stretch
run. *
It's been quite a season! While it still feels like it was just summ...
2023-24 Panini Haunted Hoops
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Greetings!
Hope everyone enjoyed Halloween 2024. Back in 2022, Halloween-themed
Pokemon cards were released, which caused a mini-frenzy amongst
collector...
2023 COMC BINGE - PART 20 FORRY 5000
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IT'S SPOOKY SEASON! A GOOD TIME TO POST A CARD OF A SKEERY MONSTAR. I
DIDN'T MEAN TO TAKE A TWO MONTH HIATUS SO I COULD POST A MONSTER ON
HALLOWEEN BUT S...
All-Star Rookie Cups in the 2024 World Series
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To kick off the 2024 edition of the World Series we are going to examine
the series from a Rookie Cup perspective and see if that can predict a
winner.
...
RIP - Pete Rose
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Pete Rose, the all-time Hit King, passed away on September 30, 2024 at age
83.
Rose had attended an autograph show the day prior to ...
Back Stories: Statistically Speaking
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"Jaromir played in both the world junior and senior championships. He led
Kladno in goals and points and was the first Czech player to attend an NHL
draft...
The Little Differences
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I wonder how many times I passed by a variation of card that I needed
because they were so close to each other. Recently I found not one but two
variat...
There's Always A Silver Lining
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This season is the worst I have ever experienced as a White Sox fan. I
still love the team, but it's a tough love. It would be an understatement
to say...
Packages on their way!
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The packages for the 2020 "12 Days of Christmas" have mostly been shipped.
As I write this, on Friday Aug 2 2024, I still have a handful (if you call
ha...
Hello Again, I got a bobble card today.
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I am still reading blogs and collecting.
I started a set build, 1969 Topps football. I had two cards from the set,
Brian Picollo and Gale Sayers, so ...
2024 Topps Now #114 - Max Fried
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*04/23/24 / Tosses 3rd 'Maddux' of Big-League Career*
Southpaw Max Fried put the Atlanta Braves on his back, going the distance
to silence the Miami Marl...
RIP - Jim Otto
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Jim Otto, the Raiders' center from 1960 to 1974, passed away on May 19,
2024 at age 86.
Otto was selected by the AFL's Minneapolis franchise in 1960, but w...
Franklin High Star Ron Santo
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Fandom and it's associated collecting is a strange thing. When I first
became a Ron Santo fan I was young boy. Ron was in his prime, smashing
home runs...
Cards you don't see on the blogs.
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So, I've never liked Roberto Alomar. Even before he was the guy who spat in
an ump's face.
But I've always enjoyed this card. Can you think of any ot...
2023 Bowman Baseball Review
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Back in my day … oh boy, you know when someone starts off a sentence that
way, you’re in for a grumpy, “old head” review. Let me rephrase that a
little bet...
Le Renaissance
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Oh hello there. It's been a minute hasn't it? About a year, actually a
little over a year, since my last post. I'll be honest I didn't intend to
take...
So this just happened....
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There was the monthly local trade night at the local shop this past
Thursday evening. Frivolities were had, poor life choices were made, the
usual.
Fol...
Garbage Pail Kids | 2022 Book Worms Wantlist
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Pretty close to getting the base set finished. I have a lot of base as
well as a decent amount of the booger green parallels to trade. Just let me
know ...
All Good Things Come to an End
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As I mentioned in my last post, I am closing the lid on this blog after 12+
years, 314 posts, and over 452,000 blog views (many probably my own - lol).
I ...
2021 Topps 70 Years of Topps - Al Kaline
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Hey! It's my first post of 2021!
It's also the first post since 2017. Yikes!
So much has changed. There's this whole pandemic thing. A lot of people
wat...
Denver Broncos
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After 9 straight 4th-place finishes (always in a 4 or 5 team division) the
Broncos fired their head coach and hired John Ralston for the 1972 season.
They ...
WENT TO A CARD SHOW
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Hey gang. This morning I attended my first card show in forever. I took my
10 year old grandson.
There were probably 50some tables. Vintage, new, boxes, mem...
TOPPS HERITAGE SIGNED CARDS WANT LIST
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*Wanted *
*Signed Topps Heritage Baseball Cards*
*My collection currently has over 7500 different signed Heritage cards and
I am always looking to add ...
Houston Oilers
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The 1970 Houston Oilers finished at 3-10-1, and drew the 3rd pick in the
1971 draft (Dan Pastorini). They made marginal improvement to 4-9-1 in
1971, but t...
Atlanta Falcons
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After compiling records of 3-10 and 1-12-1 in their first two seasons, the
1968 Falcons finished up at 2-12 in 1968.
They replaced original head coach No...
John Means, 2021 Topps #272
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I may have strayed far from the discipline of my early years of blogging,
but I'm not so far gone that I won't check back in on the occasion of the
be...
I Had My Kicks With '66
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The time has come to retire this blog. Several things contributed to this
decision:
1. I have run out of cards to post here (other than for players that...
July 2020 POBC Magazine
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Here's our July issue of POBC Magazine.
Please comment or send an email to pobcMAG@mail.com.
This month features my recollections of the 1978 All-Star Gam...
a super 1971 topps super rich allen
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because rich allen's array of 1971 releases - his topps flagship card,
dell's today stamp, and other issues - featuring photos taken in dodger
stadium, i a...
2009 Upper Deck, Royals Team Leaders
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#459 Zack Greinke/Gil Meche/David DeJesus
Anytime you can get a card signed by two players, it feels like an
accomplishment. But completing a card with m...
Fernando Tatis Jr. Superfractor anyone?
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What a pull. Could use some better pics but very nice indeed. Out of the
50+ cases of Heritage I have opened in the past 20 years, I have never been
luck...
Pull the Trigger 20.20 ($30)
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*1970 Topps Luis Aparicio*
This is one of the cards I picked out of a dollar box a couple of weekends
ago. Turns out I already had it, so now I'm happy to...
A Three Pack, Progress, and a Wantlist
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*Before I begin, I'd like to dedicate this blog post to my grandmothers,
Leonor Anama (nee Filoteo) and Gloria Y. Nichols. Both were born in
February, Leon...
Trying Something Different: Orioles 1035-1040
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Clearly this is a site that's on it's last legs. It was never my intent to
neglect my beloved Orioles autographs so completely, yet here we are. And
things...
1994 Milwaukee Wave Promo Pack
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This pack was likely received as an arena giveaway. It's one of those
things that my parents find in a shoebox when they're doing some cleaning,
and they...
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*The Infinite Baseball Card Set*
*has relocated! *
Please click the sign above or follow StudioGaryC.com to get to the new
website.
I will be leaving ...
2018 Royals FanFest
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My wife and I made the annual trek to the Royals FanFest this weekend in
Kansas City. Unlike the last two years, the crowds were pretty mild. I
heard the...
Gone to Twitter
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I've been doing this blog since early 2008 and I'm afraid I'm just tired of
doing it. But I still want to show off cards I get so I plan to post cards
on T...
2017 Sainbury's Create the World Lego cards
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A little change of pace today.
A supermarket called Sainsbury's, not unlike Walmart or Target, started a
promotion on the 3rd of May in which exclusive pac...
I have too many hobbies…
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I miss blogging. I do not miss blogging about baseball every day. My
reasons for going into semi-retirement remain: I don’t get to go to enough
Atlantic Le...
Hobby vs. Retail – Buying packs of Sports Cards
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Each individual collector starts his or her collection differently. They
may choose to collect their favorite player, team, just collect random
cards as an...
Trade List > Baseball > 2016
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The following cards are available for trade. If you see anything that
interests you, please feel free to drop me an email.
*2016 Topps Baseball*:
*Jackie ...
Christmas Gifts from William & Frankie!
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Hey everyone, Drew back here! It is the last day of the year, and I just
realized how many different things I'd like to accomplish with the blog
today. So ...
"Hands of Love" Lyrics
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"HANDS OF LOVE"
(Written by Linda Perry)
When the white flag sails
Covered in streaks of blood
They'll be an endless sea
Of hands rising up
And the pr...
will there be a final tribute?
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shortly after i started this blog in september of 2008, i received an email
from ben henry, creator of the baseball card blog and someone with whom i
had t...
2015 Leaf Best of Hockey Case Break - Part Two
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Continuing on with the final four hits from my 2015 Leaf Best of Hockey
case break, we start with some vintage goodness.
Unfortunately, it wasn't vintage g...
A full Reds Team Set
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A Full Reds Team Set Of..... 1995 Topps DIII
Topps D3 was one of the card "crazes" that started with Kellog's 3-D in the
70's and was foisted upon the co...
I'm here, but not completely
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Am I back? I never really left, but I wouldn't say that I'll be posting
everyday. Life has been a journey lately to say the least. I have watched
my son ma...
’30-Year Old Cardboard’ – The Curtain Call
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’30-Year Old Cardboard’ – The Curtain Call Tonight, I say good-bye. My
blogging days are done and my ride of 12,268 articles written will come to
an end. ...
BASEBALL BLOGGER SECRET SANTA! (SIGN UPS)
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I started this a few years back and people seemed to enjoy it. I dropped
the ball on the last couple of years but decided it would be fun to bring
back a...
Wednesday: The Best of the Rest
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OK, all of the rest. I pulled in a total of nine autographs on that day,
pretty good haul and some names to cross off my list. My timing paid off
being a...
Best of the best, HOF rookies collection…
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Here is a little video showing off my collection of vintage rookies cards I
made a gaff in the video, I said Bill Russell has a rookie in 1969 Topps, I
mea...
David Carpenter
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Born on today's date, David Carpenter.
"If you think a guy can foul a ball off and then at the same time hit the
catcher on the backswing on purpose, you...
My Encounter with Johnny Antonelli
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Hello everyone. We’ve not posted for a long while as life has become more
byzantine. For instance, now we work full-time and you’d be amazed how that
ja...
Heaven Is for Real Ebook Download
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Heaven Is for Real: A Little Boys Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven
and Back. "*Heaven is for Real* is a a heartwarming, simple, and
surprisingly bib...
3 Walk-Off Wins in 3 Days? Are You Kidding ME????
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True story.
Saw it with my own eyes...
Even I was starting to doubt my Team a little, but this is exactly what
this team and it's fans needed... Much appr...
Chrome Cardboarding
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A christmas present that was shiny, just how shiny, lets see
Going in reverse order of how I opened the blaster, just for the fun of it
Pack 8
The purple ...
How Good Were Sports Card Black Friday Sales?
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Sports card retailers were in full force on Black Friday. Popular
quasi-wholesalers Blowout Cards and DA Card World offered specials on boxes
and cases. He...
Matt Emmons - Topps 2012 Olympic Hopefuls
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64 - Matt Emmons
Saturday we received a successful return from Matt Emmons. He was a gold
medal winner in Athens, a silver medal winner Beijing, and a B...
EBay Addition: Jo-Jo Reyes
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The last card from the EBay lot was Jo-Jo Reyes. Reyes in the 2008 set was
a short print. Reyes is another player from the lot that is on the decline.
H...
Say goodbye to Grady
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My player collections, as anyone who has seen this blog will know, mostly
center on Cleveland Indians from their powerful teams of the 1990's. Thome,
Vizqu...
2013 Topps Heritage Hobby 5 Box Review
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Today I was able to track down some Topps Heritage hobby boxes. These are
scheduled to hit tomorrow, but many hobby shops will be getting them in
today. ...
Annoyed, but not
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First, the annoyed bit. Let's get that out of the way first.
I'm going through my jumbo box of 2013 Series 1, and I've opened four packs
so far. That said,...
R I P : Cho sung min
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*I Just read Recently About Cho sung min"s Shocking Death Death *
*I Just Copied Some Article from yahoo sports about Cho sung min"s Death *
*From Yahoo Sp...
Official Rickey Henderson RH24 Fan Club Logos
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Rickey and his manager have been steadily piecing together all aspects of
the upcoming Official Rickey Henderson "RH24" Fan Club. After holding a
contest ...
Patch Card Of The Day (Manu Style)
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Hello all. Still crazy here with work and family stuff here but I have
5 minutes to share a manupatch I scored this week.
*2012 Topps Update Blockb...
Kobe Bryant Card Among Most Watched
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A Kobe Bryant 2011-12 Panini Gold Standard Basketball card was amongst the most
watched cards on eBay the week ending August 28, 2012. The seller of the
c...
I'm back.
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Hello fellow collectors, I hope that everyone is doing well and having fun
in collecting cards and completing your want list. I have been away for
awhile n...
The "You Did WHAT With The Cup?" Contest
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OK, its my turn to run a contest. I am not sure what the prizes will be
yet, but plan on them having something to do with your favorite team/player
(baseb...
From Lonestarr to the Lonestar State
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Man, time sure flies by when you're busy. I can't believe it's been a month
since I've posted anything. Too many swimming, baseball and soccer
practices ...
I'm Back...
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For at least one post. Hopefully more in the future, It's been a year since
my last. The reason for this post is one card. I finally obtained the 2008
Andr...
Whose on First For the Cubs?
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Ok the Cubs suck. I admit it. 2011 was a huge dissapointment for a team
that couldn’t decide if it was rebuilding or competing. (ala Matt Garza
trade) So a...
Hanging Them Up
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I remember when I started writing this blog. I was back in Michigan for
Christmas in 2008 and, after a year or so of returning to the world of
baseba...
Ernie Banks - Baseball In Person Signing
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Ernie Banks Autograph Signing
*Date:* 08/21/2011
[image: Ernie Banks In Person Autograph]
[image: Ernie Banks In Person Item]
Box Break: 2010 Bowman Chrome
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I was in Seattle for the Mariners opening series of the year (things have
certainly turned around since then) and stopped by the Card Exchange to try
my lu...
Sports Syzygy
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I'm not exactly sure how it is happening, but I'm still getting 9 visitors
a day here without posting any new content. Want to read some new content?
Head ...
I Was a Teenage Prospector: Andy Benes
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Topps’ 1989 cards introduced me to the Draft Pick system. I was absolutely
mesmerized when I pulled cards like this. I seem to remember Jim Abbott,
Steve A...
Ok, so here' s the deal
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I've rigged some kind of pseudo connection with my scanner - so, with that
said, I'm going out this weekend and gonna to a mini-splurge on cards. I'm
goin...
Crawling out of my hole...
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...to win a free box of Chrome.
Go visit Georgie Mindset to win a brand spanking new free box of Topps
Chrome.
Hey, I never claimed that I wasn't a whore....
Lately
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So as some of you may know from reading this here blog, I have been
planning a move to Buffalo this month to pursue a graduate degree in
Geology/Climate Ch...
Does Anybody…
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…Have any interest in a Barry Zito autograph? I have several as he seems to
sign every time I’m at a Giants game. Nice guy, too. Anyhoo, if interested
shoo...
Who Signs As Often As Wade Boggs?
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So I was putting some Wade Boggs cards in a binder when I noticed a very
odd thing.
Wade seems to have an inordinate ...
#15: Roger Salkeld - Star Rookie
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Two questions:
1. Is that large Mariners emblem on your jacket a sticker?
2. If it's not, what would you trade me for it?
Players taken after Salkeld (#3) ...
Don't Make Me...
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Keep posting links to my new site. Every time I do, our traffic spikes, so
you all must want to read what I'm posting.
HERE it is again. Bookmark it. Blogr...
Collecting 101: 1997 Collector's Choice
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The 1997 Upper Deck Collector's Choice set contained a small subset of
checklist cards called "Collecting 101," which featured Ken Griffey Jr. on
the front...
2000 Gamers Football Hobby
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Game on!
A few weeks ago I bought a hobby box of 2000 Fleer Gamers football from my
local card shop. Why? I always enjoyed the baseball set and like the car...
Welcome
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If you are reading this I can only assume that you are fellow baseball card
collector or you are hopelessly lost in cyberspace. Being a long time
reader of...
pencils down
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*Players:* Larry Walker, Darren Daulton
*Card:* 1993 Fleer #715
*Errors:* Why aren't investigative reporters looking into the proliferation
beer ads on base...
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