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A Consignment For CJ Kayfus - Last season, my brother Philip and I saw Miami at Wake Forest and we were able to get CJ Kayfus on some Perfect Game cards. Since then, he was drafted by...6 hours ago
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Bob Harvey Jr. served as Spirit bat boy: Baseball Profiles - [image: Bob Harvey 1990 San Bernardino Spirit card] The San Bernardino-area's KCKC broadcast the opening game of the San Bernardino Spirit 1987 season and ...6 hours ago
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Dribbles & Scribbles: Sports Illustrated, UCLA, John Wooden and a Lifetime of Collecting Memories - Columnist Tim Gallagher recalls a 1960s childhood brush with UCLA's growing basketball influence that would later go beyond his wildest dreams as an autogr...7 hours ago
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The Apparent Toronto DH Brigade - Last year, the Toronto Blue Jays had an insanely fine-crafted lineup, made up of a ton of great young stars, and some really wise new additions, inclu...8 hours ago
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Game 25 - Turnbull Deals, but Bullpen Falters in Loss to Reds - *2023 Topps Update #US278Reds 7*, *Phillies 4* *Game 25 - Wednesday Night, April 24th in Cincinnati* *Record - 15-10, 2nd Place, 3 games behind the Braves* ...8 hours ago
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a moment for carl erskine - it's been over a week since we learned of the passing of carl erskine, and i would be remiss if i didn't take a moment here to acknowledge it. aside from b...9 hours ago
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My Haul from Legoland New York 2024 - I tell everyone I went to Legoland New York for my nephew but I love Legoland too! One of my favorite things to do there is to trade Lego minifigures and h...11 hours ago
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2023 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary Baseball Details - 2023 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary Baseball checklist details, hobby box breakdown, release date, autographs, Refractors and more. The post 2023 Topp...11 hours ago
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A Bunch of Returns, Including a Couple Hall of Famers - I received four ttm returns and two mail-in signing returns today. I sent a Gold Glove baseball to a Roberto Alomar signing. I paid for his "10x" inscri...13 hours ago
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Artist Showcase: Shamine Athena King & Jeep Joop – Neopets Battledome Trading Card Game - When creating Neopets Battledome Trading Card Game, we knew that one of the most important aspects of both the world of Neopia and the amazing community ...17 hours ago
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Some '50s cards including a big One - I got a lot of eight 1950s cards for a little over $4 shipped. I actually won with a $0.01 bid. There is One card in particular that makes it a great dea...18 hours ago
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Despite Issues, Connor Bedard Game-Used Jersey Fetches $37K - When Exactly Was It Worn? And Why Frame It? By Sean Sullivan Connor Bedard mania has run wild throughout the hockey-collecting community this season, and...18 hours ago
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Joy Of A Completed Set: Archer Sketch Cards -- Jen Montes and Her Fantastic Work Is The Last Piece of The Puzzle!! - Today's piece of artsy goodness completes a journey that has spanned 10-ish years, three Presidents, five jobs, and a ton of time and energy and effort a...19 hours ago
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Kevin Alexander - In March of 2021, I decided to seek out an address for Kevin Alexander. I sent him my card and the following letter. Twenty days later my card came bac...19 hours ago
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Rookies 3 of 10 Marty Cordova - Cordova won A.L. Rookie of the year in 1995 and went on to a 9-year career with the Twins, Blue Jays, Indians and Orioles. He once fell asleep in a tan...20 hours ago
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Commence Set Build! - And a blaster of Heritage seems to be a fine way to start. Even though I guess you can say it started with the group break. But these were the first I'...20 hours ago
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1970 "IN-GAME ACTION": LUIS APARICIO - On the blog today, a card I created a while back that I never profiled here on the blog to my surprise, my 1970 "In-Game Action" card for "Little Louie" ...21 hours ago
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The Ultimate Ginter Full-Sized Insert Set Bracket!: Seeding Vote #2 (2008) - *For the first part of the bracket creation, we need to seed the various full-sized insert sets. I thought it'd be fun to first have a vote for the best i...21 hours ago
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Last Leafs? - With the days winding down with the COVID lot, each Leaf could be the last from the lot... Sweet! I'll take the 2012-13 Score base set helper...oh and t...21 hours ago
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The Six Pack: A Book Review - The Six Pack tells the story of six wrestlers from the 80s. Each of their lives has had a unique journey and Brad tells their stories in a way that makes y...22 hours ago
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2024 Cub #35 - The Cubs recalled Matt Mertis from Iowa on Tuesday, taking the roster spot of Garrett Cooper, who was DFA'ed. Mervis was promptly put into the lineup Tu...22 hours ago
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Back to Rocket Pro Wrestling - At the last Rocket Pro Wrestling show, Schelli and Steve Ahrendt faced Joey Roth and Roxi Heart in a mixed tag team match. The feud has been bubbling all s...22 hours ago
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A Bunch of Wong Parallels - Connor Wong had a big game today. He had four hits in four at-bats with two home runs and three RBIs. We will see if he gets a Topps Now card tomorrow....1 day ago
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Choi Jeong - Today Choi Jeong of the SSG Landers hit his 468th career home run, pushing him past the legendary Lee Seung-yuop to become the all time home run leader in ...1 day ago
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C.A.: 1961 Post Maury Wills - *(I am vacationing this week, which usually means more time for blog posts. But all that extra time makes me feel like avoiding blog posts. Why is that? It...1 day ago
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The Last Set Build? - For the past few months I've been trying to fill every last space in my boxes and binders with low-end base and insert cards. Many of my small Sportlots ...1 day ago
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Birds and Such - *It's another group break round-up. * It's been pointed out a number of times that I seem to collect a lot of bird teams. Both pro bird teams were heavi...1 day ago
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A little Bush and some Big Hurt - Happy for Reggie Bush getting his Heisman back. Got a small PC going for him because he’s a "local kid" for me; went to a rival high school in my distric...1 day ago
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Repack Haiku #355 (Shane Reynolds) - *One of four Astros* *To start on Opening Day* *Five or more seasons* 1997 Topps #430 Shane Reynolds Reynolds got the Opening Day honor for Houston from...1 day ago
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Junk Mall Junk Wax Wednesday - Ripping a random pack of junk wax from the local junk mall. Pack of 12 with no inserts.1 day ago
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This is a first for me. - *Like the title says....this is a first for me. * *Many of you know that I am building the Panini Chronicles sets.....basically all of them going back...2 days ago
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BBA: 5 Best Pack Pulled Hits - I'm always down for a Blog Bat-Around. The topic currently trending around the blogosphere is posting your five best pack pulled hits. It was inspired by...2 days ago
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MY COLLECTION - Hilarious Panini Redemption - One of the more humorous hobby days I've had this past year was when I received an e-mail from Panini regarding a redemption that had shipped. That's rig...2 days ago
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Dead Parrot Frankenset: April 2024 (Plus Coyote Thoughts) - This is the latest in a sporadic series on an ongoing project, a “Dead Parrot” Frankenset which features cards of NHL and WHA teams which are no more, whic...2 days ago
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1/6 and 1/20/24 card show reports: 2 shows 2 start 2024 - That's right, it's show time once again! For this post we're traveling all the way back to the beginning of 2024 when I made it over to my first show of ...3 days ago
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Happy Birthday - Duncan Robinson - Duncan was born on this day in 1994, making him 30 today. NBA Debut - October 24th, 2018 (Heat) Years Active - - 2018-current (Heat) Cards on TCDB...3 days ago
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The Ebay Authentication Program Has Become A Point of Contention - I want to talk a bit about a subject that has been nothing short of controversial. When eBay started their authentication program a few years ago, it was...3 days ago
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2024 ONLINE BLASTER - PART 7: HOCKEY PLAYER COLLECTIONS - BACK TO MORE CARDS I BOUGHT THIS YEAR. THESE ARE SOME RAD HOCKEY DUDES. I FINALLY GOT MY NEGLECTED HOCKEY CARDS IN ORDER LAST YEAR AND PART OF THAT ORGAN...3 days ago
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A Perfect Addition To My Collection! - It's been a while since I've posted to the blog. Things here have been crazy with moving back to the Cincinnati area after being in Northern Ohio for mor...3 days ago
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Grab One Now, Think Later - So after all of the movement/downsizings I took a little look at what I still have left. One thing I've taken note of and had to reflect on after the du...3 days ago
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Blog Bat-Around: Best Pack Pulled "Hits" - I'm not a big autos & relics guy, but I have some. I'm also not a big pack ripper, especially after 2020, since I only buy a couple products and only on...4 days ago
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Rodney's Cardboard:2023 Certified Teal Autograph /25 - Last week, I posted the base autograph for this chase, today, I am posting another one of the parallels.Today's card is the teal parallel. It's hard to see...5 days ago
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If you don’t mind the condition.. - If you don’t put such a demand on the condition of vintage cards then it is possible to acquire some pretty cool stuff. Whenever I make a trade or purchase...5 days ago
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Tape Measure Job - I picked up an opened penny pack of *circa *1950* Bazooka *last month in large part due to the fact the bubble gum was still intact and not broken like o...5 days ago
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THREE MONTHS? Oh Boy. - I don't know where to start. The last few months have somewhat blended together, but I didn't think it was that long since my last post. The worst par...5 days ago
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TCDB trade with gorrister - New trade partner alert! gorrister wanted some Heritage, and I was able to get some great PC stuff in return. The card that started the trade. Needed ...5 days ago
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Another One Two in the Books - Or, perhaps more accurately, the binder. This is the last card I needed to complete the 1958 Topps baseball set. And this is the last card I needed to co...6 days ago
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Sticky Gold - I've said before how much of a fan I am of the Topps Now NHL stickers. They have had a Serial numbered to 10 parallel since they started, but this year ...6 days ago
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Suffolk, Virginia - These 64 cards were sent by Tim of Suffolk, Virginia. Tim has what must be a neighbor very near by named Russel who sent me cards back in 2022. Tim's...6 days ago
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2023 Leaf Magnificence Multi-Sport Yount Checklist - I'm not a huge fan of Leaf's products, I think they're very overpriced and while usually very shiny or coated in foil the over all aesthetic is a little...1 week ago
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Not so common after all - Here's a card I finally welcomed into my collection after damn near (I kid you not) a *decade *of searching. One has big ideas for cards they've been wan...1 week ago
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Sticker shock at the LCS - I have never had an instance where I went to a card shop, pulled a bunch of cards, and then put them back because the price was just so high. That is, unt...1 week ago
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2022 SAGE Artistry - I picked up this mysterious pack out of a repack thing at Walgreen's the other day. I'm mostly familiar with SAGE's "Hit" brand of cards, but apparently ...1 week ago
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This used to be a really BIG card.. - We probably all have these types of cards in our collection. Either a card we pulled when it was too late to capitalize via trade or sale, a card we trad...1 week ago
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A Newly Revealed Collection of T206s - Years ago, while still engaged in my academic career focused on information and influence campaigns, I got interested in Thomas Edison through his innovati...1 week ago
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Coffee With Craig T. Nelson - Good morning!!Well, it could be better. I ran out of coffee this morning and will need to make a run at some soon, but first, thought I would drop a quick ...1 week ago
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On this Day in 1946: Jackie Robinson’s Minor League Debut - Lt. Robinson roamed the athletic fields of Camp Breckinridge, wondering what he would do after he was discharged from the army. Fortunately, a chance enc...1 week ago
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Around The Card Room, Take 17 - I got my first job was pushing in carts and bagging groceries at the Dierbergs in Manchester, Missouri during my junior year of high school. Bagging groc...1 week ago
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Sender Unknown - Back in 2020 I received my first ever envelope from a person, or persons, unknown. Now, a little over four years later, I've received my second. I've re...1 week ago
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Abandoned Movie - Kitty's South (The Webber Theater) - Denver, CO - When I first started this blog, with the intent of writing stories about abandoned buildings I’d photographed, Kitty’s South was one of the stories I most ...1 week ago
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Will MLB Debut Patch Rookie Card reign supreme? - Ever since the MLB Debut Patch autograph rookie card was announced and inserted into the 2023 Topps Chrome Update set, some began to question whether this ...2 weeks ago
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A 23 year wait... - Opening Day had nothing on today. I have been waiting for this day since I first discovered the Baseball Card product known as "Heritage," the very firs...2 weeks ago
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Four More Mega Boxes of 2024 Topps UFC Chrome - A couple of days ago I showed off the results from 4 Mega Boxes of 2024 Topps UFC Chrome. In a bid to make progress on the base set, I ordered 4 more of ...2 weeks ago
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WRESTLEMANIA XL - Night Two Predictions - So I'm a little late, the first match is going on right now. First Last night - My predictions were pretty close to be 100% accurate. I chose DIY inst...2 weeks ago
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Kumena Merfolk Tribal EDH Deck Tech - By Serena L. Hey guys! It’s Serena back, this time taking another dive into Commander! As you may have noticed, I’m a big fan of Lyrical Monasterio and B...2 weeks ago
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My all-time Top 100 cheap azz keepers collection - 9-1 - *My Top 10 is where I show off my iconic Top 100 gems* - it might be cliche to have these cards in such a collection, but it's all fun and games where I h...3 weeks ago
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Oh My! How the local card shows have changed! - The other weekend I noticed a card show was being held a small church, hosted by the closest LCS to me. For once I didn't really have any plans so my oldes...3 weeks ago
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1992 Padres Stadium Club Team set - There seem to be a lot more action shots in the 92 set and fewer posed shots. There are 33 cards in this set, which is up 9 cards from 1991. Wit...3 weeks ago
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Month of Mail - March 2024 - A huge month of mail for March 2024. A total of 25 new NHL signatures brings the grand total up to 7,584 for 93% of everyone to ever play in the NHL. ...3 weeks ago
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Box Break – 2024 Parkside IndyCar Premier Edition - The Box – 2024 IndyCar Bought From – Parkside Collectibles Packs Per Box – 20 Cards Per Pack – 8 Price – $89.99 Notable Base – All the drivers are in this ...4 weeks ago
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Trading to completion: Part 1 - Hello, happy trading card fans! It's been awhile, eh? With a cross-country move, a new day job, and the other site taking up a considerable amount of ti...4 weeks ago
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2024 Topps Series 1 Baseball Set Added - The Topps Series 1 2024 set of 350 cards is now part of the Baseball Card Gallery at the Card Cyber Museum. The Baseball Card Gallery at the Card Cyber M...4 weeks ago
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2022 Topps Heritage Minor Leagues Hobby Box Opening - This was a fun product to open, especially a couple seasons after the release. It gave the players, who were minor leaguers, the chance to establish themse...5 weeks ago
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Ryan Leaf 2000 Ultra Masterpiece Makes an Appearance - Featured here is the sale of the 2000 Ultra Masterpiece Ryan Leaf. The post Ryan Leaf 2000 Ultra Masterpiece Makes an Appearance appeared first on The Ra...1 month ago
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#85 New Edition (+ New Order bonus) - New Edition here at #85 is a rare case of an inactive act getting a MusiCard in 1991. Besides the gold Legends subset with the likes of Bob Marley and Le...1 month ago
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Project Purge: COMC and Other Fun - *PROJECT PURGE:* *COMC Submission* *The Four Major Sports Groups* *Updated: 29 FEB 2024* A little background: I've been on COMC (Check Out My Cards) since ...1 month ago
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Rodney's Cardboard:2023 Certified Teal Autograph /25 - Last week, I posted the base autograph for this chase, today, I am posting another one of the parallels.Today's card is the teal parallel. It's hard to see...1 month ago
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Happy Blogiverary To Curly W Cards - *HAPPY BLOGIVERSARY!* Today marks the 11th Blogiversary for *"Curly W Cards"*. I think I might have missed posting last year for the 10th Blogiversary...1 month ago
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Franklin High Star Ron Santo - 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...1 month ago
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More menkos from COMC! - I have some more lovely menkos to share today. A few of these are cards I got in my last COMC order and forgot to include in my Japanese post, but I got m...2 months ago
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1990 & 1991 California Angels Photomation - *1990* *1991* I'm just posting these here to document their existence. I'm not sure how they were distributed, whether through the mail in respons...2 months ago
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But, that's my guy! - 2024 Topps Flagship is starting to find its way to the interwebs and I finally found a picture of this collector's most coveted card from Series 1. Be...2 months ago
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SPORTS CARDS PLUS - WHO WE ARE, WHERE WE CAME FROM AND HOW WE GOT HERE - *WHO WE ARE* As we enter our thirty-third year as a Local Card Store in San Antonio, Texas, there are no words to adequately express how blessed and grat...2 months ago
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Now Boarding...United Airlines NFL Ads from the 1960s - With the news that American Airlines and United Airlines have added Flight 1989 from Kansas City to Las Vegas for the Super Bowl to take advantage of the...2 months ago
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Fun Cards: SSPC “Baseball Immortals” Todd Helton - At long last, after six years on the ballot, legendary Tennessee quarterback Colorado first baseman Todd Helton has been given the honor of being elected t...2 months ago
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Updating for 2024 – Hall of Famers in Topps Traded - Next, time to to update for the 4 new inductees in 2022 and 2023. There’s only 2 years to update for this one. Adrian Beltre’s first years were during a t...2 months ago
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Super Bowl LVIII Projection, Divisional Sunday - Baltimore over San Francisco Both teams I rooted for won on Sunday, and they'll both travel to play some juggernauts in the Conference championships. *Kan...3 months ago
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Starting9 Series #3 Clemente Published! - We here at Phungo HQ are very happy to announce that we have published the third series of Mystery Games for Starting9. If you want to play the new li...3 months ago
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The Trading Post #174: Dime Boxes (Part 3: Shiny) - One year later, I'll finally be wrapping up the longest post series ever. I've had this last little pile of goodies set aside from Nick's 10th anniversar...3 months ago
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Am I crazy for giving these cards away? Probably! - Hey there everyone! Just wanted to let everyone here know of a contest I am doing right now through my YouTube channel. @case.loaded (Cases Loaded with Dan...3 months ago
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So This is the New Year - Alright, we made it to 2024. And hey, look! It’s an actual post on this darn blog! As far as goals go, I’m throwing all…3 months ago
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March 13, 1971: Historic Night for Hall, Unger and the Blues - Yes, it was a 1970-71 game against the expansion Buffalo Sabres. But, that shouldn’t diminish the fact that hockey history was written on the night of Ma...3 months ago
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1990 Publications International Baseball Trivia Book & Sticker Kit - Publications International Limited (www.pilbooks.com) was launched in 1967 and quickly became a leading specialty publisher for informational and later i...3 months ago
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My Year in Hobbies 2023 - Hahahahaha, nope. Probably not doing a long (by my standards, not yours) read if I can help it. Didn’t keep track of first and last card of the year (and...4 months ago
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2023 Topps All Star Rookie Selection !!! - [image: History of the Topps All-Star Rookie Cup] Here are the 2023 Topps All Star Rookie selection ...... - Yainer Díaz, C, Houston Astros - Spen...4 months ago
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The Best Guide to 2023 Bowman Draft Baseball - 2023 Bowman Draft is here but I have to say this year's draft was good but the product does not reflect that. MLB teams are drafting college players more...4 months ago
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RIP Ryan - Hello everyone, I'm posting here in one of my infrequent times. I'm kept pretty busy with the cat rescue my wife and I run. I'm still buying and selling o...5 months ago
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Grandes Nachos (and More!) from the Third Floor - Even though I haven't been very active on the blog and I put my trading on hiatus, I've still got a few cards from my fellow bloggers delivered into my m...5 months ago
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Is this thing still on? - It has been nearly a year since my last post. Over the past year a lot has happened both personally and in terms of collecting. For those of you that fo...7 months ago
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Chuck Hartenstein - This card is a miracle. Mundane, unsinkable life triumphs over blurred dissolution. A man, despite the befogged oblivion behind him, despite the intrusion ...7 months ago
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Another '59, and is the Niekro an accidental upgrade? - Took a couple of evenings away from the blog, was getting a bit tough writing after 10PM each night. I have had a couple of cards I wanted to show for a...7 months ago
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Whoa, Tek Progress - This is Tek pattern number 21. This is the first Tek card I have been able to find in about three years. It leaves me with three cards yet to find. At...8 months ago
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Still Kicking - Figured it was time to throw something up here to stop the blog from being sent to the abyss. I will say that I use the blog a lot more for research pur...8 months ago
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Sunday at the National - Kellogg's Cards - I was only able to get to the National today even though it is 20 miles from my house. Next year I will hope to get to the show during the last two day...8 months ago
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When Teams Are Sellers - As I write this, Lucas Giolito, Reynaldo Lopez, Lance Lynn, Joe Kelly and Kendall Graveman have all been traded away. Others, like Tim Anderson, have bee...8 months ago
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Cardboardicons turns 15; a list of 10 tips for veteran collectors to stay positive with new hobbyists - This week I unceremoniously celebrated the 15th anniversary of this blog. It feels a bit disingenuous to celebrate such things since I’ve been relatively s...9 months ago
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2022 Topps Heritage Minor League Hobby Box - Looking for something cheap and new to open (this obviously is one of those older unfinished posts), I chose 2022 Topps Heritage minor league. It was $59.0...10 months ago
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2023 Bowman Baseball Review - 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...11 months ago
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Hey Now! Hey Now! Hey Now! - IT’S A WALK-OFF! THE MARINERS ARE GOING TO THE PLAYOFFS! pic.twitter.com/VNGkrpDgXZ — ROOT SPORTS™ | NW (@ROOTSPORTS_NW) October 1, 2022 It feels like a...1 year ago
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148 - Gregg Jefferies - 148 - Gregg Jefferies Front: Sliding Back: Running. Better side: I do like the horizontal photo with the arms outstretched to the side, but the runni...1 year ago
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I'm Back ... with a New Blog! - Hey there, friends! It's been a while. Probably longer than I wanted it to be. Anyway, I've decided to make a comeback (yet again) and you can find m...1 year ago
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Le Renaissance - 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...1 year ago
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Player Site Index - Click on any name below to find our articles about that player’s baseball cards. Hank AaronJohnny AbregoDanny AingeDoyle AlexanderBrian AllardDick AllenRob...1 year ago
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1985-1986 Garbage Pail Kids Series 2, 3, 4 - Okay, I know these are not baseball cards. They are Topps cards though. GPK's are really a niche collector's item that I think impacted only a small sub...1 year ago
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I Think That I Shall Never See. - O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree! How are thy leaves so verdant! O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, How are thy leaves so verdant! Not only in the summer...1 year ago
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2022 Bowman Draft Baseball Cards - 2022 Bowman Draft Baseball is the third act in the overall Bowman lineup for the year. Formats again include Hobby Jumbo, Super Jumbo and Lite.1 year ago
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Jimmy Howard: 2014-15 Black Diamond Orange - I'm liking these shorter one card posts on here. They give me more space to work with than a Twitter post and don't take a long to throw together as some...1 year ago
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AVAILBLE NEXT FRIDAY (10/21)! 2022 Three & Two Baseball (HOBBY) - QC POST - RELEASE DATE: Friday October 21st at the Panini Direct Store PIS DOCUMENT: 22_ThreeandTwoBB_PIS_Hobby DETAILS: To follow up on our original blog announc...1 year ago
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System Malfunction - So, I don’t know exactly what to do with this mess of a website. Don’t worry, it’s not going away. I mean from a technical aspect. This entire site is runn...1 year ago
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Rest in Peace - Catching up from the past year... - If you're new to the blog, I like to make it a point to recognize the passing of those players (and managers) who passed away from the 1984 season. I ha...1 year ago
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1992 Topps #998 Rich Monteleone - Today's missing 1992 Topps card is #998 Rich Monteleone. Rich made his Major League debut in 1987 with the Seattle Mariners. After spending the '87 seaso...1 year ago
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2000 Upper Deck Ionix -- Master Set Complete - Several years ago I decided I wanted to chase a true master set. I wanted all the parallels and inserts and autos. I wanted something attainable but hard...1 year ago
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Leslie's Top Ten Tips for Extending Your Pool Season, This List - Hello everyone, and welcome to Leslie’s Top Ten Tips for Extending Your Pool Season. This is the result of me happening to click on just one of the 17 em...1 year ago
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RLC Custom Card Project: Andrew Brown - Andrew Brown was selected off waivers by the Rockies after playing one season with the Cardinals. In his lone season with Colorado he would play 46 games...1 year ago
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'We need your stinking patches!' Showing off Topps manufactured patches through the years - I've seen some hot takes that people aren't happy with the commemorative batting helmet cards included as bonuses in 2022 Topps Series 2 blasters. I've ...1 year ago
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Off Topic: 1993 Leave It To Beaver Model Airplane Magazine Card - One of my favorite hobbies is writing for "A Pack to Be Named Later," where the goal of the group is open at least one pack of every collectible card ...1 year ago
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1991 Topps: the Desert Fox - I don't think Topps made a more iconic flagship set in the '90's than this one. And it's not just the photography, although that did take a huge leap for...1 year ago
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Shohei Ohtani TOPPS Rookie Cards: A Comprehensive Look - On my YouTube channel I recently created a video on Shohei Ohtani Topps rookie cards. One of my viewers reached out to me and asked about his image varia...1 year ago
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CSI: Duryea, PA [2022 Topps series 1] - Topps continues to disappoint when it comes to action photos on their baseball cards in the past several years (I’m ignoring you for now, Stadium Club), bu...2 years ago
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It all works out for the best - Have you ever had something happen that seemed like somewhat of a bummer at the time, but in reality, turned out to be a good thing at that particular m...2 years ago
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Topps All-Star Misses: 1961 NL Outfield - The 1961 Topps "Sporting News" All Star cards were pretty close to accurate as far as reflecting what the cards purported to represent. Topps had Aaron...2 years ago
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Collecting Upper Deck is a Trip Down Memory Lane - I picked up two cards off eBay over the last few weeks, both cards from Upper Deck hockey products. I'm waiting on a fairly large COMC shipment, but ther...2 years ago
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2022 Card Journey Article 2 - 2022 Series 1 released 5 days ago. This should be an exciting time to rip the first packs of the year as players start arriving to Spring Training and I ge...2 years ago
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2022 Topps Series 1 - *2022 Topps Series 1Base, Rainbow Foil (1:10), Royal Blue (1:10), Gold #/2022, Green Foil #/499, Advanced Stats #/300, Orange Foil #/299, Red Foil #/1...2 years ago
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Seven Bucks Went a Long Way (The Finale) - Okay, let's wrap this up. Through 11 packs, we've had ups and downs. Looking over at the piles of cards from this endeavor, I'm pretty happy so far. Sur...2 years ago
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Thanks for the ride - Today is my blog's 11th anniversary. It's also my last post. I've been thinking about this for some time, but it has become increasingly clear to me over ...2 years ago
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Ragged Rookie Review Randall - I'm writing this on my phone. I didn't have to say that, but it seems to have become a liability statement these days. "I wrote this on my phone so plea...2 years ago
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SHE'S ALIVE!!!!! ALIVE!!!!!! - If anyone out there still cares, I'm alive and well in this world and hope the same for you! Whew, the time away has been quite relaxing. My spring an...2 years ago
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Willie Mays: Topps Living 2020 - This summer my father got the Topps Living card for Willie Mays. He got two of them and gave me the extra one. Note: he's knows full-well how I feel abou...2 years ago
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Junior WOAH (this is not an acronym) - My new BFF Greg sent me a new batch of cards. Just like that. Because I'm a pretty cool guy And also because we're both pretty excited to be able to talk...2 years ago
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2021 Mets Draft Class Autographs - Like the Mets, I’ve got nothing for the top of this Full list of 2021 Mets draft picks It feels strange having the draft pushed out to July, but MLB decide...2 years ago
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A Thunderous New Addition, Pt. 2 - Been a while since I checked in here. Life's been busy, lots of big life changes, figuring out this whole parenthood thing, the Cubs have been a whole b...2 years ago
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2021 Topps Project 70 - *Year: 2021* *Manufacturer: Topps* *Set: Project 70* *Card Type: Base* *Card Number: 60* *Print Run: 3666* *Artist: Ermsy* Wow been awhile since I posted ...3 years ago
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Update: Where to find my designs now. - Hello there. I'm not sure if anyone is still aware of this blog seeing as how I haven't been posting for a good 2+ years now. BUT in case this finds your...3 years ago
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Renee Young Autographed Kiss Card from 2020 Fully Loaded - For me, it has actually been years since I went to my LCS for some unopened cards, but on an excursion to the mall last week, I decided to stop in. I was...3 years ago
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Closet Discoveries - I've been on a cleaning/reorganizing/purging binge lately and I attacked my hobby closet earlier this week. I opened four boxes from the upper shelves a...3 years ago
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Weekly Round-Up - A New Endeavor & a Legend Takes a Break - Boy it's been a rough and challenging week on the work/professional front. Glad I have cards, this blog, this hobby and this great community to keep me ...3 years ago
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Cheap Wax Wednesday - Episode 306 - 2013 Pinnacle Baseball - Pinnacle rises from the dead, at least for one year.3 years ago
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Heritage from 2020 but not 2020 Heritage (well, one) - This week I received a few trade packages from fellow friends and bloggers, my first of 2021. Considering it's been nearly six months since I last saw card...3 years ago
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Why “The Market” Sucks for The Hobby - Sports cards are far more expensive than they were as little as a year ago. They are also more valuable. After all, what something is worth depends on what...3 years ago
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Okay Everybody, Stay Calm. But We're Pulling a Baltimore Colts - Keep calm and carry on, mates. But I am in the middle of major changes. The backstory goes like this - Last fall I launched Faraday Sports Marketing. An...3 years ago
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Collecting the beautiful game - I’ve always been a baseball card collector first and foremost. This summer however, in about July, I started thinking again about a different game from my ...3 years ago
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Reprints: 1940 Play Ball Philadelphia A's Team Set - The Athletics left Philadelphia long ago, and the Phillies maintained their history in the city for many years through their inclusion on the Philadelph...3 years ago
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Where Are They Now? 2019 USA Baseball 18U Team - Mick Abel, RHP: Drafted and Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (Round 1, Pick 15 Overall) Jack Bulger, C: Incoming Freshman at Vanderbilt. Pete Crow-Arms...3 years ago
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Quarter Box Sale TONIGHT Live on my YouTube Channel - Just a quick note to my readers that I’ll be running a quarter box sale tonight on my YouTube channel (click for link to my Continue reading The post Qua...3 years ago
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Recent pickups - Look - if I don't get something posted soon, I will never do it. I spent the past two days organizing my desk, and sorting out more mailings I need to g...3 years ago
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Joan Jett Custom Cards From Baseball Card Breakdown - Aloha, everybody, Check out these beautiful custom Joan Jett baseball cards from Baseball Card Breakdown. There were also a couple of other surprise cus...3 years ago
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PLAYOFFS!?!?!?!?! - So…a lot can happen in 24 days, huh? Just a little over 3 weeks ago, I posted about the Reds’ lackluster 2020 season. At that point, the team was 15-21 and...3 years ago
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Blog Kiosk: 9/15/2020 - Dodgers Links & News - Some Odds and Ends - I missed this recent release from Topps yesterday. Featured here is a Topps *2020 Turn Back the Clock* online exclusive card made available yesterday, and...3 years ago
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Hope everyone is doing well ! - Hi all, I realized again that I have been mostly absent from the blog in the last 6 months and only updated my collection pages (mostly Glavine and Blyle...3 years ago
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Top 30 NHL Players of All-time: #27 - So what you don't know is this is round 2 of this post. As a flash back to the early days of this blog, Blogger decided to vomit out my post when I hit pub...3 years ago
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Marshawn Lynch Rainbow Done - After 4 years of hunting I have completed the 2013 Chrome Marshawn Lynch #6 rainbow when the Gold parallel reached my doorstep today. Here are all 14 card...3 years ago
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The End of the 7 Day Trading Card Challenge Road - Here I am, I've come to the end of the line for my 7 Day Trading Card Challenge. There have been twists and turns...planned and unplanned pauses, but the j...3 years ago
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New PC Item: 1961 Topps Carl Yastrzemski - For the past 3+ years, I've been looking to find a centered copy of Carl Yastrzemski's second year card. I've had his rookie card for a few years now, but ...3 years ago
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The Joy of a Completed Team Set - 1996 Flair Giants - Every so often I go on a streak of trying to pick up Giants base cards to fill in gaps in my collection. I recently made a list of almost 700 base cards I...3 years ago
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Driving you slow - Nice example of an 'off the field' card. Upper Deck Collector's Choice got to be one of the best sets ever. So it's always a joy to revisit those sets a...3 years ago
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2020 Topps Transcendent Hall of Fame Edition Checklist and 1/1 Pull Tracker - Topps Transcendent Collection Baseball Cards returns with an all Hall of Fame Edition. THE premiere, most high end case of Baseball cards available. If pu...4 years ago
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2009 Upper Deck, Royals Team Leaders - #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...4 years ago
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This is the end guys here... New website! - This is the end guys! As you can see, it's been a while since I posted here. For some of you who didn't know, but I build a new website for my collection. ...4 years ago
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Can We Talk About the Price of Bowman Draft? - In the 2019 MLB Draft, the Texas Rangers selected Josh Jung out of Texas Tech with the #8 overall pick. For me this was huuuuge. Not only was Jung (pronoun...4 years ago
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2019 Topps Museum Collection Meaningful Materials - I picked up this 2019 Topps Musuem Collection Meaningful Materials Paul Goldschmidt Copper Relic numbered to 35 in December for $1.99 plus $3.26 shipping (...4 years ago
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In need of a few autos - Howdy, anyone who still has my dead blog on their blogroll. If any of you have a Reds autographed card from the regular Topps base set of 1996, 2009, or 20...4 years ago
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Back, With Buybacks - It's been awhile, so who knows if anyone will even see this. I'd been posting everything on my other site, Bean's Ballcard Blog, for awhile. Then there w...4 years ago
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Why are prices of 2018 Topps Update Baseball so high? - If you have been checking out baseball cards as of late for Ronald Acuna Jr., you would have noticed that prices for 2018 Topps Baseball Update Series are ...4 years ago
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Chris Clare - 2018-19 Perth Heat - Clare is an American import from the Baltimore Orioles organisation who played with the Perth Heat during the 2018-19 ABL season. He was drafted by the Ori...4 years ago
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Gint-A-Cuffs is taking a year off - It has been a busy summer. The release of Topps Allen & Ginter set crept up on me. I'm not ready for the next edition of Gint-A-Cuffs and would like to t...4 years ago
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Word - Greetings! This blog is a tribute to the 1985 Topps set, one of the last sets released before the baseball card boom of the late 1980s/early 1990s. Whe...4 years ago
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2018 COMC purchases: 10 years later... - [image: Related image] At long last I'm finishing up my 2018 COMC pickups with my favorites--my PC guys from the 2008 draft class! It's this here blog's an...4 years ago
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2019 Topps Gold Label Details Released - 2019 Topps Gold Label will arrive later this year, and the details have me intrigued. Find out why in the latest installment of Cardboard Corner! Watch t...5 years ago
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Pull the Trigger 20.20 ($30) - *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...5 years ago
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A Three Pack, Progress, and a Wantlist - *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...5 years ago
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A Little Trip to the Monthly Card Show - Hey everyone, last weekend we had our monthly card show at the Radisson here in Colorado Springs. It's a pretty small show, with one or two big vendors. On...5 years ago
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1990 Socko Juice Orel Hershiser set - This is one of those food premiums that doesn't pop up too often for a reasonable price. I think I pulled the trigger for about $10 a few months ago. Inter...5 years ago
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552nd Place - Rene Gonzales - *Card #98* I think Topps missed a golden opportunity to let Rene's card number (98) match his jersey (88). So close! 2019 is off to a rough start relate...5 years ago
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Favorite Card(s) of 2018 - Hey, long time no see! This blog has been pretty dormant since... uh, well... I guess a lot has happened in the past few years, but mostly, my blog writing...5 years ago
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Terry Sawchuk - *Terry Sawchuk* - Played senior baseball and had interest from the Majors before becoming an NHL star. *The card:* 1954/55 Topps *What it says about base...5 years ago
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A Nostalgic Longing for an Older Approach – Its Time to Figure This Out - I can literally line out the strategy for every Topps Digital release in the sports apps, and as I have mentioned before, it has kind of sucked the life ou...5 years ago
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And It’s Goodnight From Him… - So, my second attempt at running a Baseball card blog has come to an end. I tried, I really did, but the enthusiasm for card collecting that was there back...5 years ago
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Liberación!!!!!!!! - I woke up this morning with a fresh cup of coffee and a a little World Cup preview show-knowing that until my wife is able to watch with me I will be on ...5 years ago
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Upcoming Appearance: Rick Monday - Click *here* for more info. For other upcoming signings, scroll down and on the left side of this blog, you will see "Upcoming Appearances". Click the nam...5 years ago
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