on July 16th, 2009 by handcollated
Posted in Hand Collated
Comments Off
on July 16th, 2009 by thehamiltonian
I am eagerly awaiting my box of 2009 Allen & Ginter, so I can get in on all the Gint-A-Cuffs festivities, but my mailbox has thus far been empty this week. Hopefully, it shows up tomorrow, because next week is shaping up to be a really busy one.
Continue reading about Holding pattern »
Posted in Hamiltonian
Comments Off
on July 16th, 2009 by Mario A.
While Allen & Ginter is currently on every baseball collector’s mind, Upper Deck’s answer to Topps, Goodwin Champions, is shaping up to be quite possibly U.D.’s best baseball release of the year.
If you haven’t seen Goodwin Champions, click here. It’s still a couple of months away but with Dave & Adam’s pre-selling Hobby boxes at [...]
Continue reading about Upper Deck thinking outside the box »
Posted in Wax Heaven
Comments Off
on July 16th, 2009 by Chris Harris
Posted in Stale Gum
Comments Off
on July 16th, 2009 by 30-Year Old Cardboard
Right before Father’s Day I saw that the good people at Harry Caray’s restaurant were having a book signing event with none other than Cubs ‘Super-Legend’ Ernie Banks(you may have heard of him, some people call him ‘Mr. Cub’)!!! It took a bit too long to get this back from the signing, but that bad [...]
Continue reading about Results : Ernie Banks Book Signing!!! »
Posted in 30 Year Old Cardboard
Comments Off
on July 16th, 2009 by admin
Topps announces the player redeemable for the 2009 Topps Baseball Series 2 RED HOT ROOKIE Redemption # 4 is Tommy Hanson, Pitcher, Atlanta Braves.
Throughout the remainder of the 2009 Major League Baseball season, Topps will announce the subjects for the 10-card RED HOT ROOKIE program. Each Topps Series 2 Hobby Box includes (1) RED HOT [...]
Continue reading about Topps Announces Red Hot Rookie Redemption #4 »
Posted in sports card forum
Comments Off
on July 16th, 2009 by rosschrisman2003
TRISTAR will be producing an 8-card OBAK set for this year’s ‘09 National. The set will include the following:
Ted Williams – San Diego Padres
Satchel Paige – Miami Marlins
Carlos Santana – Akron Aeros
Bo Jackson – Memphis Chicks
John Heisman – Atlanta Crackers
Kurt Angle – TNA Wrestler
The Beautiful People – TNA Wrestling
Barack Obama – U.S. President
People that purchase [...]
Continue reading about TRISTAR’s 2009 National VIP Promos & Redemption Program »
Posted in Sports Card Info
Comments Off
on July 16th, 2009 by deal
Posted in Phungo
Comments Off
on July 16th, 2009 by admin
The 2009 Goodwin Champions Baseball Landmarks Set will include relics from famous landmarks like the salt from the Dead Sea, a portion of the cable from the Golden Gate bridge, coal from the Titanic wreck and sand from Omaha Beach.
2009 Goodwin Champions Baseball Set Details
Box Break:
Two (2) Memorabilia Series cards per box, on average!
[...]
Continue reading about 2009 Goodwin Champions Baseball – Landmarks Inserts »
Posted in sports card forum
Comments Off
on July 16th, 2009 by rosschrisman2003
Today Upper Deck annouced its wrapper redemption program that will be taking place at their booth during the 30th National Sports Collectors Convention. Here is what the program involves:
“Purchase any 5 packs of Upper Deck 2009 Baseball, Football, Basketball or Hockey card product (srp of $1.99 or above) at the show and receive a 6 card [...]
Continue reading about Upper Deck’s ‘09 National Wrapper Redemption Program »
Posted in Sports Card Info
Comments Off
on July 16th, 2009 by chrisolds
Posted in Beckett Blog
Comments Off
on July 16th, 2009 by admin
Topps confirms that there are several unannounced short printed autographs, relics and inserts in the recently-released 2009 Topps Allen & Ginter. From Michael Phelps to the Invisible Man Autographs (black light needed), this year’s installment of Allen & Ginter features many surprises and whole lot of fun!
Short Printed Autographs & Print Runs (all of the [...]
Continue reading about Short Prints and Quirks in Allen & Ginter Revealed »
Posted in sports card forum
Comments Off
on July 16th, 2009 by Dinged Corners
Posted in Dinged Corners
Comments Off
on July 16th, 2009 by gmoney168
By Stephen Wiblemo aka swib25
My story starts in 1997 when I was 13 years old in my hometown of Marshall, MN. I was hanging out with some friends tearing wax at our usual haunt, a small shop called ABC Cards and Comics. We knew it simply as Brad’s for the first name of the fellow [...]
Continue reading about A Collector’s Resurrection »
Posted in sports card forum
Comments Off
on July 16th, 2009 by gmoney168
By Mike Stelzer aka puffster31
My wife and I vacationed in Las Vegas for my 30th birthday. When researching the hotels, events, casinos, etc., I stumbled across an article about Field of Dreams in Caesar’s Palace’s Forum Shops. I’ve been collecting baseball cards for 21 years so when I saw that Pete Rose signs autographs at [...]
Continue reading about My Day with Baseball Royalty »
Posted in sports card forum
Comments Off
on July 16th, 2009 by handcollated
The ongoing project that is sorting baseball cards has helped me stumble upon 6 of the last 9 cards that I needed for my 1990 Topps set. That leaves the following trio MIA:
191 – Borders, 710 – Hayes , 770 – Snyder
Someone out there has these guys, right? They’re probably in your safe deposit box [...]
Continue reading about 1990 Topps: A cry for help »
Posted in Hand Collated
Comments Off
on July 16th, 2009 by oldschoolbreaks
Pack 13:
#210 Johan Santana
#9 Ryan Theriot
#290 Cat Osterman
#164 Erik Bedard
#212 Mariel Zagunis
Code Card #288 Joe Saunders (+2)
Black Bordered Mini #276 Michael Phelps (+3)
National Pride #NP28 Melvin Mora
Total: 5
Pack 14:
#227 Nelson Cruz
#207 Jack Cust
#12 Jermaine Dye
#53 Clayton Kershaw (+2)
#19 Mike Pelfrey
#342 Sitting Bull SP (+5)
Mini #15 Alfred Nobel (again!)
National Pride #NP31 Grady Sizemore (+4)
Total: 11
Pack 15:
#113 [...]
Continue reading about Gint-A-Cuffs: Packs 13-16 »
Posted in Old School Breaks
Comments Off
on July 16th, 2009 by chrisolds
Posted in Beckett Blog
Comments Off
on July 16th, 2009 by chrisolds
Posted in Beckett Blog
Comments Off
