on December 14th, 2009 by rosschrisman2003
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on December 14th, 2009 by rosschrisman2003
I Am Joe Collector spotted a great scam taking place on eBay yesterday and I thought I’d dig a little deeper on the subject. He found someone claiming they owned the actual printing plates from 1962 Topps Baseball and Football. This person is attempting to sell each individual plate for $60.00 to $80.00. If those [...]
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on December 14th, 2009 by rosschrisman2003
Creative Cardboard Concepts distributes products such as Sportkings and various ITG products. I’ve never owned anything made by any of these manufacturers, but I just received an e-mail containing new images of their Famous Fabrics product and I think they look awesome. This product is very limited (according to Creative Cardboard Concepts). You can check [...]
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on December 14th, 2009 by Laurens
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on December 14th, 2009 by madding
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on December 14th, 2009 by chrisolds
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on December 14th, 2009 by rosschrisman2003
After Danica Patrick signed with JR Motorsports last week, it sure didn’t take Press Pass too long to release a few images of what her new NASCAR trading cards will look like in 2010. She will be part of every Press Pass 2010 product starting with Element which is due out on 1-20-10. Her autographs [...]
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on December 14th, 2009 by GrandSlam
Henry John “Zeke” Bonura had a short but effective career in the American League from 1934-1940. Born and raised in New Orleans, Bonura was a natural athlete, and a skilled javelin thrower. After attending Loyola University in New Orleans, he went on t…
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on December 14th, 2009 by Newspaperman
For nearly 20 years I’ve been attending a certain baseball card shop in San Jose, Calif. It’s changed names since I was a kid, but the operator has remained the same. The owners own a chain of stores in the Bay Area, all of which I have been to numerous times. With time running short [...]
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on December 14th, 2009 by Dan
I’m still a bit upset that the big addition to my collection, a Nolan Ryan autograph, ended up creased and crinkled, but the seller was MORE than accommodating, and sent me this beautiful Bob Gibson autograph from my latest desire, 1999 Fleer Sports Il…
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on December 14th, 2009 by JT
Another overlooked pitcher from the Big Red Machine era, Nolan was a 1st round pick in 1966 and a solid righty for Cincinnati. He finished 3rd in NL Rookie of the Year voting in 1967 behind Tom Seaver and Dick Hughes, and twice received votes for the Cy Young Award (1970 and 1972). In 1972, [...]
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on December 14th, 2009 by JT
That’s what Marvin Lewis has looked like most of the season, but not yesterday. A very poor performance from the striped ones, blasted by the Favre-led Minnesota Vikings. You know, I’m not a big football fan. I’m not even a huge Bengals fan. But I cannot stand Brett Favre and would have loved it if [...]
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on December 14th, 2009 by Tracy Hackler
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on December 14th, 2009 by deal
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on December 14th, 2009 by shanediaz82
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on December 14th, 2009 by 30-Year Old Cardboard
Those of you with kids probably know where I am going with this…
My youngest son is 16-months old. Typically a baby moves from formula to milk around 12 months. The age may vary slightly, but as a rule, 12 months is when that transition occurs.
However, with my son he had formula issues from the age [...]
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on December 14th, 2009 by The Golden Age of Baseball Cards
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