Half a set of Game cards

This week in posting has gone disastrously, so I’m going to write it off and finish up with a post I should have had up last year. At least I’ll have caught up a little! I don’t remember exactly what I traded to The Cardboard Don for these things….

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I got this 2001 Upper Deck Heroes of Baseball Game-Used Bat Card of Dave Winfield today in the mail. It was an eBay pick-up. $3.77 shipped. I picked this card up to add to my 3000 Hit Club Bat Card Collection. It goes nicely with the Wade B…

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“Scoop” Oliver played for Texas for four years. His 1980 performance was memorable enough to land him number 15 on T.R. Sullivan’s list of the 50 best seasons in Rangers history.Oliver, shown here on card number 387 of the 1981 Donruss set, played most…

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I Am Proud To Announce That My Bo Jackson Player Collection Is Now Complete!!! That’s right folks, another player collection from the ’30-YOC’ roster is complete and in the books.   Not a bad way to start off the collecting year, … Continue reading →

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Here is how this works:
Every so often (i.e. whenever I feel like it), I will add a card to a “Trade Stack”.  Whenever the stack becomes appealing enough to someone, that person needs to comment on the post saying they’d like to claim the sta…

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Without many exceptions, I have hated those gaudy inserts that were popular back in the late 1990s. Although many people love them above all else, spending the price of a car to buy some of the rarer ones, I cannot stand the busy designs and the awful foilboard. Again, they are some of the most [...]

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While putting up a box of 1967 Topps Baseball Cards today, we hit card #150 and liked what we saw.  It is never a dull sight to see a stack of Mantles just hanging out in front of you.  There weren’t any super high grades, and most …

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Collecting sports cards is a unique hobby that has been enjoyed for over a hundred years, and there are plenty of reasons why people do it. We compiled a list of some of the top reasons to collect. It Gets You Closer to the Game Most card collectors you find will also be sports fans. [...]

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In the spirit of the upcoming Super Bowl we will be giving away a hobby box of yet another high dollar football product – 2011 Topps Triple Threads Football hobby box.

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Traveling through Mariners country today, an excellent excuse to point people to the blog 1977 Topps Updated and their treatment of Seattle’s second expansion team.This pair of articles compares original Seattle Topps cards with updated custom cards an…

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Hey guys, Drew back here! So, continuing on the series, here is Part 3, which features all of the relics we purchased between Dad & I at the show! Check it out:PART 3: Relic AdditionsThis is where the show began to get out of control for us, as we …

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With the Dodger auction sale underway, and with Steve Garvey in the hunt as a potential bidder I thought it would be a good time to share this Garvey autograph in my collection. This is a 1999 Upper Deck Retro INKredible autographed card. These are c…

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Reggie Jackson 2009 Topps ‘Legends Of The Game’ Topps did it right with this baseball card of Reggie Jackson!!!  As part of their ‘Legends of the Game’ series issued in 2009, this set contained all of the great stars, so … Continue reading →

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With Feb. 1 in view as the launch date for Topps Baseball Series 1, the company has announced 16 solid gold cards will be included in the set. Read More

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Learn to bust cases like a pro and have fun doing it with our comprehensive and easy-to-follow guide. Includes insider tips and practical suggestions to ensure your next case break goes as smoothly as possible.

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Check out this picture from the Panini blog. I envy them As a grizzled older and jaded collector I am part of the hobby that has to immediately think of the value of any card I bust. Don’t lie and … Continue reading →

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 Former Red Sox in the Baseball Hall of Fame1. Jesse Burkett2. Wade Boggs3. Herb Pennock4. Eddie Collins5. Bobby Doerr6. Red Ruffing7. Jack Chesbro8. Dick Williams9. Juan Marichal10. Ted Williams11. Tom Seaver12. Tom Yawkey13. Al Simmons14. Jimmy …

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Barry Larkin and Derek Jeter
Year:  1994
Brand:  Bowman’s Best
Subset:  Mirror Image
Card number:  95

The Mirror Image cards were seeded 1 per pack in Series 1 of the 1994 Bowman’s Best set.  Although inserted at a special rat…

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I just ran across this, so I thought I would make note of it for everybody. This coming Saturday is the 3rd Annual SABR Day. Regional meetings are being held throughout the country. If you don’t know, SABR is the Society for American Baseball Resear…

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Panini and Gordie Howe have agreed to a new trading card deal, so look for Howe cards in upcoming products. Plus he’s at the NHL Fan Fest today. Read More

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I finally broke down and went to see the doc this morning. I then went to Target to drop off my prescription and pick up some card therapy. I used a $20 gift card to pick up a discounted value pack of 2011 Chrome ($6.94 instead of $8.99), a Fairfield …

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 This is a semi-recent acquisition, which I bought because I like the Shea Stadium final season patch design and because Johan Santana is associated with most of the positive memories I have from 2008. At first, I thought it was part of the insert set included with Topps Series Two that year. However, my Santana [...]

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Kirby Puckett 1992 Topps ‘Award Winners’ – GOLD!! It’s quite simple really, in 1992 Kirby Puckett had three cards in the Topps set: base, ‘Award Winners’, and Gold. And as a player collector with a slight pattern of obsessive compulsive disorder … Continue reading →

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The last couple of weeks I have not been the person who puts out the new releases. They have had me working in other departments instead of electronics. Had I been the one putting them out I would’ve mentioned this on Tuesdays post about new releases. …

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2010 Upper Deck #139 – Gavin FloydOn this day in 1983, Gavin Floyd was born.After beginning his career with the Philadelphia Phillies, Gavin was dealt to the White Sox after the 2006 season. Since joining Chicago, Floyd has matured into a decent starte…

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I can’t escape the 1970s. I want to live in the present. I can’t escape the present. I want to live in the 1970s. I am trapped somewhere in between, like a guy on a baseball card whose uniform and cap are clumsily morphing from the colors and logo of one team to the colors and [...]

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BP Sports in Marietta has J-Hey signing tomorrow from noon-3:00. $39 for flats and balls. Not that I’d want Jason to sign my balls. (you’d think they’d charge extra for that)

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Guillermo Moscoso came up with the Rangers in 2009, and was traded to Oakland before the 2011 season, where in his first full season in the majors he went 8-10 with a 3.38 ERA. Two weeks ago he was traded to the Colorado Rockies. He kindly answered my …

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Phun Cards is a new feature that we are going to try running here at Phungo.  There have been numerous series that have been started here and never quite finished or returned to at all.  Like everyone here, I have a bit of ADHD and bunches of…

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At the age of nineteen, Boston Red Sox slugger Tony Conigliaro hit 24 home runs.  This tally of 24 round-trippers stands as the most home runs hit in a season by a teenager in the major leagues.

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I hope PWE week was as much fun for you as it was for me.  Ok, I’m guessing it was a lot more fun for me since I ended up with all the cards – but still, hopefully you enjoyed a slightly new twist on the classic trade post.

For today’s post, the …

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The Mets will honor John Franco on June 3rd, making him the 26th member of the Mets Hall of Fame. Yesterday, I put up a quick post about Franco during a few minutes I could spare during the middle of the day when I learned about the news. (You really shouldn’t be depending on me [...]

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Hey guys, Drew back here! Now that we’re underway with the card show review, I’m just going to let it continue. Check it out!PART 2: 1961 Topps PickupsThe 1961 Set has been moving quite slow of late for us, but every show Dad and I tend to at least chi…

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Cliff Chambers passed away last week, he was 90. Aside from his 6 year Major League career from 1948-1953, and a no-hitter for the Pirates in 1961, he was originally signed by the Chicago Cubs in 1942 out of Washington State University.  The Cubs …

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1982 Headline: Cubs Obtain Phillies’ Sandberg On this day in 1982, Ryne Sandberg became a Chicago Cub. The Cubs sent Ivan DeJesus to the Phillies for Sandberg and Larry Bowa.  Prior to the trade, Sandberg played in 21 games for the … Continue reading →

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