on July 11th, 2009 by Mario A.
If you’ve visited a card-related message board or surfed through the 100+ card blogs this past week, there was no way to avoid A & G Mania. In the two years since my return to collecting I have not seen anything like it, including with the ‘07 & ‘08 Allen & Ginter releases.
Universally, it appears [...]
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on July 11th, 2009 by Mario A.
While Wax Heaven is almost strictly a baseball-related blog, my heart will always belong to boxing. Unfortunately, with the lack of interest in boxing these days, I barely have opportunities to write about the fading sport.
Today, shock hit me hard when I found out Arturo “Thunder” Gatti was found dead while honeymooning in Brazil. While [...]
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on July 11th, 2009 by Laurens
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on July 11th, 2009 by razzamaztaz
Or is it twirling into its unavoidable doom? It may seem real healthy despite the worst financial global crisis since 1930’s, despite collapsing economies, despite layoffs and desperate people with no help in sight. But the hockey card products keep on selling.
That in itself should be a great proof the hockey card products are healthy, [...]
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on July 11th, 2009 by doniceage
By Don White aka doniceage
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This product was just released on July 1st so I was more than happy to take a look at it. Upon looking at the box I see that the box stated nine hits per box, with the claim of “four autographs, one game used, and four parallels per box.” The checklist [...]
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on July 11th, 2009 by gmoney168
By Drew Hall aka Batman72
I recall the day being quite brisk with a swift breeze and overcast grey sky. I was on my way to an interview for a job I didn’t want. It turned out that the feeling was mutual. But my true discouragement would lie with my next destination.
I had been out of [...]
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on July 11th, 2009 by PunkRockPaint
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on July 11th, 2009 by Dinged Corners
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on July 11th, 2009 by rosschrisman2003
I love catching a scammer. This afternoon I came in from swimming and decided to check eBay to see what NFL logo patches were for sale. Scrolling down the list I came to this auction. At first glance this Eli Manning / Y.A. Tittle dual patch looks really cool. Its from 2007 Leaf Certified Materials [...]
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on July 11th, 2009 by chemgod
One of the things I have been working on lately is coming up with fun templates for custom cards. I really love the look of vintage designs. One of my favorite card designs is the 1977 card. Now when using Photoshop or GIMP, it’s easy to pull a picture off the web, crop out the [...]
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on July 11th, 2009 by 30-Year Old Cardboard
Sam Crawford is the only player in major league history to hit more than 300 triples. He hit 309 triples over his 19-year career with the Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers.
** factoid courtesy of ‘Armchair Reader – Grand Slam Baseball’
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on July 11th, 2009 by MMayes
My wife needed a long weekend, so we’re in Kansas City shopping. Just for fun I check Beckett’s show calendar and there’s a mall show in K.C. It is not the mall she likes to hit, but she’s a good sport. Hopefully I’ll find some high numbers and other a…
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on July 11th, 2009 by Tracy Hackler
UFC Heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar defended his title against Frank Mir in the main event of the ballyhooed UFC 100 pay per view Saturday, doing so with revenge on his mind and zero certified autographs on his checklist.
The former World Wrestling Entertainment phenomenon, who also tried his hand at the National Football League before entering mixed martial [...]
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on July 11th, 2009 by Jeremy Roe
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on July 11th, 2009 by Dinged Corners
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on July 11th, 2009 by Mario A.
The card you see below is worthless to many collectors these days. Forget the fact that it is a rare (for Donruss) on-card autograph of a Hall of Fame player and is a very early example of pack-inserted certified autographs in The Hobby.
The problem with this card is that it’s serial numbered to 5,000 copies. [...]
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on July 11th, 2009 by chemgod
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on July 11th, 2009 by No Brainer Bargains
As of yesterday, July 10th the following are stats covering the last 7 days on ebay for etopps in-hands:
Quantity of etopps in-hands listings: 153
Sell-Through: 64.05%
Average starting price: $3.59
Average final price: $10.15
Highest Single Card Sale: 2006 Jay Cutler, $85
Highest Mult-Card Sale: 2007 National Promo Cards That Never Were Set, $11.55
Highest Graded Sale: 2001 Albert Pujols BGS 9.5, $112.50
Highest Non-Graded Autograph Sale: 2007 Tim Lincecum, $130
Highest Graded Autograph Sale: 2003 Tom Brady BGS 9.5/10, $800
Other best sellers:
* 2001 Albert Pujols
* 2003 LeBron James
* 2009 Barack Obama
* 2006 Mickey Mantle 1955 reprint
In-hand listing (not including graded or autographed) that received most bids that sold well: 2006 Mickey Mantle (1955 reprint) – 13 bids
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on July 11th, 2009 by PunkRockPaint
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