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Card of the Day: Marlin Briscoe 1974 Topps #92

on June 15th, 2009 by rosschrisman2003

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New link

on June 15th, 2009 by JT

I’ve just added OMGautos to the Sports Cards links in the far right column. There are a ton of cool Reds autographs as well as other teams featured on the site. Check it out.

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Pack Rip: 2009 Topps Series 2 Rack Pack

on June 15th, 2009 by Billy Suter

I was gonna do a video of this pack rip, but I had problems the last time I tried uploading a video to Youtube. If I can figure out what happened soon, I’ll video the next pack break I do. On to the cards:Top half:386 Jonathan Papelbon340 Joe Mauer354 …

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I have seen much better days…

on June 15th, 2009 by Mario A.

Hello, I’m a Mickey Mantle autograph from 1991 Score.
As you can see, I have been forsaken by my owner. In the early to mid-90’s, I was a big deal. Today, all anyone ever wants to talk about and collect is high school kids who have not even seen one Major League pitch or faced a [...]

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The Winner of the Tom Glavine Game Used Card is . . .

on June 15th, 2009 by chemgod

Just to give a quick update the winner was:
McCann Can Triple
The card will be mailed by Friday and thanks to everyone who entered.
Check back on Mondays for more giveaways.  Next Monday I am giving away some more FREE cards and packs.
Thanks again everyone!

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Kyle Drabek Signing

on June 15th, 2009 by rosschrisman2003

On Saturday July 18th 2009 Philadelphia Phillies pitching prospect Kyle Drabek will be signing autographs at the Berkshire Mall located in Wyomissing, PA.  This autograph signing will be put on by PAC Signatures who did the Lou Marson signing I attended.  There will also be a sports card & memorabilia show going on that weekend. [...]

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Within A Budding Grove: The Past Recaptured

on June 15th, 2009 by White Sox Cards

Posted in White Sox Cards

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Baseball Card Storage Tips

on June 15th, 2009 by Scott

How do you store your baseball cards? If you’ve got a 100 cards or a 100,000 cards, you’ve got to have a place and a way to store your cards. I’m not talking about protecting your cards necessarily. I’m talking about what “things” do you use to put your cards in when [...]

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My Topps Series 2 Story

on June 15th, 2009 by madding

Posted in Cards on Cards

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Al Bumbry, 1985 Donruss #350

on June 15th, 2009 by Kevin

Posted in Orioles Card of the Day

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Panini brings back 1989 Score for National VIPs

on June 15th, 2009 by chrisolds

Panini America revealed the six-card 1989 Score-inspired set that will be given out to all VIPs at this year’s National Sports Collectors Convention in late July in Cleveland, Ohio, on Monday evening.

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Pleasure to meet you, Mr. Banks

on June 15th, 2009 by --David

Posted in Indians Baseball Cards

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The Finest Conundrum

on June 15th, 2009 by stusigpi

Posted in I am Joe Collector

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The Continuing Saga: 1971 Topps

on June 15th, 2009 by Matt F.

Posted in Heartbreaking Cards

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2009 Playoff Absolute Memorabilia Preview (New Data!)

on June 15th, 2009 by houstoncollector

I know, I did a post on this recently, but now that I have the actual data from Panini America themselves, I thought I’d bring it up again, this time with card imagery.  Now, I said it before with the LCM and Americana posts, and I’m going to say it again.  4 cards for $40 [...]

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1972 Topps: fab faux. And fab fuzzy.

on June 15th, 2009 by Dinged Corners

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Mariano Rivera’s Race To 500 Saves!!! Part 2

on June 15th, 2009 by 30-Year Old Cardboard

Mariano Rivera’s Race To 500 Saves!!! Part 2
Sitting with 496 career saves, Mariano Rivera and the New York Yankees have the night off tonight.  Tomorrow they’ll take the field against the Washington Nationals for a 3-game series in which Rivera tries to inch closer to the 500 saves mark for his career. 
The Yankees are playing [...]

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Sneak peek: 2009 Playoff Absolute Memorabilia football cards

on June 15th, 2009 by chrisolds

Panini America has released its basic breakdown and images for its 2009 Playoff Absolute Memorabilia football card set, which will arrive in late September with four cards in every $40 pack.

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2009 Donruss Certified Football Preview

on June 15th, 2009 by houstoncollector

More product information today, as we have our preview of 2009 Donruss Certified Football, which is dropping the ‘Leaf’ name for the second product in a row.  This may be a trend, and makes me wonder if we’ll see 2009 Donruss Limited later?
At any rate, 2009 Donruss Certified comes out on October 14, 2009 and [...]

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First look: 2009 Donruss Certified football

on June 15th, 2009 by chrisolds

Panini America released the basic product information and preview images for 2009 Donruss Certified football, which arrives in mid-October packing four autographs or memorabilia cards as well as four inserts or parallels per box.

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First look: 2009 Bowman Sterling football

on June 15th, 2009 by chrisolds

Topps released basic product information and preview images for 2009 Bowman Sterling NFL Football on Monday, which will pack plenty of punch into its mini boxes when it arrives late August.

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Sneak peek: 2009 Upper Deck SPx football

on June 15th, 2009 by chrisolds

Upper Deck released basic preview images and product information for its 2009 SPx football set on Monday, a product that will pack as many as four autographs per box when it arrives in September.

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Viva, Fernando! Boo, Topps?

on June 15th, 2009 by night owl

Posted in Night Owl Cards

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1,000

on June 15th, 2009 by 30-Year Old Cardboard

Just a quick post to announce that this is the 1,000th post on ‘30-Year Old Cardboard’.  When I try to put that into perspective it is very hard to imagine that I have really submitted that much effort into this blog.  I guess when you enjoy it and the element of fun is still strong, [...]

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6/14 AA Minor League Report

on June 15th, 2009 by Jeremy

If you’ve been paying attention to this blog over the last year, you would know that I have a good deal of love for Chicago White Sox 1B prospect Brandon Allen.  The 6-2 235 lb. slugger has had a fine season at AA Birmingham, hitting .295 with 7 HR 35 RBI and 38 runs scored.  [...]

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Smoke Screens Abound in Topper Deck Suit

on June 15th, 2009 by Ryan Cracknell

Posted in Trader Cracks Card Blog

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It’s Crosstown Classic Time Again

on June 15th, 2009 by White Sox Cards

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Troy Polamalu — and his hair — returns to McFarlanes

on June 15th, 2009 by chrisolds

Pittsburgh Steelers DB Troy Polamalu — and his hair — return to McFarlane Toys’ 21st series of SportsPicks, the company’s popular 6-inch vinyl action figures.

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