Antique Shop Cards Volume 1: A Battered Whitey Ford Card

Here’s the first of a two part series of my cards from my most recent trip to the antique mall in downtown Lawrence…There were a whole bunch of “new” cards and so I feasted upon the carcass of some dead and dying vintage.When describing a baseball ca…

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I really didn’t expect this to happen. Sure, it’s not like I traded for anyone I collect, nor a team I’m following. It’s a trade for the sake of trading!

A 1994 Sid Fernandez for my 1994 Arthur Rhodes. Woo and hoo.
Still, it was kinda neat to do. I didn’t make the offer, I found it [...]

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Between this year and last year, I have paid a lot more attention to Topps Heritage.  Maybe because I like the old school look or perhaps its the Phillies cards commemorating their World Series accomplishments.
One thing I like the most are the buyback cards that come as box toppers inside each box.  I’ve always liked [...]

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Pack Addict had a three pack break of Opening Day and pulled a Topps Attack Longoria. I inquired with some 2010 Topps set help for it and then found the Piece of History Longoria further in his blog and offered up some Ichiro cards for his player col…

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Those of you budget friendly collectors that have been thinking about picking up a 50 dollar box of 52 rookies, but have spent your money on other cheap wax take the advice of two fellow cheapo’s, and treat your strained wallet to a box of 52.  Yes there are redemptions seeded, and there is always [...]

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I may rag on Upper Deck for a lot of things, but they do one thing really, really well: High end sports cards. Topps has never really tried to compete against the Exquisite set (Sterling and Triple Threads are not competition for Exquisite – they are competition for Ultimate, at best). Panini/Donruss has done a [...]

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Former major league pitcher Sidney Ponson signed a contract to pitch for the Long Island Ducks today.
Ponson, 33, has a lifetime 91-113 record with a 5.03 career ERA and 1,031 strikeouts. Last season, he appeared in 14 games for the Kansas City Royals. He won one and lost seven, finishing with an ERA of 7.36.
The [...]

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Willie Davis recently passed away. This was mentioned by GCRL and Night Owl and perhaps elsewhere as well. I don’t want to rehash his entire career here, but I heard a funny story on the radio about Willie and his brief time as a Texas Ranger.Willie Da…

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In continuing on the theme of the kindness of other bloggers, this early evening post comes courtesy of B.A. Benny’s Baseball Card Buffet. BA Benny is a Mets fan and a somewhat new blogger. I have been blogging about cards for about 10 months now and…

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New Guest Writer To Join ‘30-Year Old Cardboard’
I am thrilled to announce that ’30-Year Old Cardboard’ has added a new author to the blog. 
I would like to introduce all of you to Mark, better known as psuator02.  He is a South Florida based baseball fan and autograph collecting king. 
Mark has agreed to share his incredible autograph [...]

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Fellow blogger Offy is giving away four different Tristar Obak prizes this week, based on numerology, random comments, a Calvinball-like “secret contest,” and general promotion. (I couldn’t turn down a guy whose site logo shows Fenway’s whole Green Mon…

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This is why Upper Deck should still be allowed to produce high-end baseball card products.  Just take a look at these football cards that will be included with the new Exquisite.  These cards look terrific!!!  You can see more over at Upper Deck’s Twitter Feed.
While I attended The Philly Show last weekend, I couldn’t find [...]

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I wasn’t originally going to post my fantasy draft results, but since everyone else from the league is doing it, (Foul Bunt, Drews Cards, etc.) So, without further boreing writing, here is the team I drafted:
Hitters:
Victor Martinez                                                                                                                                                                                                       
Ryan Howard
Casey McGehee
Aramis Ramirez
Ryan Theriot
Miguel Tejada
Derrek Lee
Matt Kemp
B.J. Upton
Carlos Quentin
Colby Rasmus
Marlon Byrd
Ken Griffey Jr.
Pitchers:
Dan Haren
Matt Cain
Ricky Nolasco
Carlos Marmol
Jered Weaver
J.A. Happ
Brian [...]

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for the group break has been ordered.

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Upper Deck’s Million Pack March for the Troops program, which aims to get packs of trading cards into the hands of U.S. service members, has had more than 100,000 packs donated to the cause with the goal of one million by Veterans Day.

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Hey guys, Drew back here. Just wanted to leave a quick shoutout to Offy’s new contests over at Offy’s Sports Site. He currently is giving away a bunch of Tristar stuff, so please check out the contests! See Ya!

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Last week I was pleasantly surprised to find myself sponsored by Tristar Productions. I’ve always liked Tristar, especially their World’s Greatest Chase stuff (speaking of which, I have some of that to open soon as well). This partnership will allow me to share product previews, news, and reviews like this one.
Tristar sent me a box [...]

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I recently purchased autographs of these two former Orioles from an online seller who specializes in obtaining autographs of Dominican baseball players. As has been my experience, tracking these guys down after their playing days can be very tough. M…

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I bought this card sight unseen from one of the e-mail lists I’m apart of. If I’d known that I would be getting an extra bible verse along with my certified autograph I probably would have passed on the card. 2005 Topps All-Time Fan-Favorites #FFA-SB …

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Upper Deck officials are on location in North Carolina this week packing out one of the most anticipated trading card products of 2009: Exquisite Collection Football (never mind that were almost three months into 2010).

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Upper Deck is in the midst of packing out 2009 Exquisite Football for the upcoming release, and for the first time Twitter is there to guide us through the process.Here are the latest batch of pics that include some ridiculous patches. Also, the cards …

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I wrote in an earlier post that Red Sox fans and Yankee fans should be friends.I’ll take it a step further. A Red Sox fan can love a Yankee fan.There is someone in my life who grew up a big Yankee fan and to this day whispers into my kids’ ears “root …

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TTM Failure – Mark Prior
I know that Prior spent a ton of time with the Padres during and after Spring Training last year.  So when camp opened up this year I figured I would send a few cards his way in hopes of obtaining an autograph or two.  While I had not seen his name [...]

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Well it’s about time I got on track with the Card of the Month in 2010. I missed out on January and February, but March’s card more than makes up for it. I mentioned in my last post that I’m not a big fan of relic cards, but like most collectors I do m…

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Well, things are on the mend out here in Oregon. I now can safely eat a meal (a small meal) and not suffer excruciating stomach pain as a consequence. I am still home today, slowly getting some calories and energy back into my body. This gives me an op…

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Thanks to the Topps Card Randomizer, introducing the Random Topps Card of the Day for Tuesday, March 16, 2010:Official Card Set Name and Card Number: 2005 Topps Updates and Highlights #UH81.Player Name, position, team: Vinny Castilla, third baseman, Wa…

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Pretty Sweet, but are all the previous fake exquisite logo patches now real? Think about it.

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I saw this painting the other day and I would love to own, but the $900 price tag puts it a little out of my reach. The artist is Dave MacDowell. If you have some time check out some of his other paintings. The Lord Of The Rings is my all time favorite…

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Joe M. of Poughkeepsie, NY contacted me recently about a Mike Schmidt Bat Card for my 500 Home Run Bat Collection. We arranged a trade and here is the newest 500 Home Run Club member’s bat card in my collection. Joe also sent me some cards for my Multi…

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It seems like we’ve been getting autographs from a lot of players who are coming back from injury. Milwaukee Brewers pitcher, Chris Capuano is another one. An All-Star in 2006, Chris has been rehabbing after Tommy John surgery. He is looking to make hi…

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I listened to my first A’s spring training game on Sunday. I’m not too worried and don’t care about performance all that much in the spring. It turns out though that the A’s played very well. Trevor Cahill the starter pitch 4 innings giving up only 2 h…

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The 1975 Topps baseball set has at least four error cards that I can find…..or at least they are error cards in the eyes of this Cubs fan. These four cards feature players who are obviously pictured in the wrong uniform and listed as playing for the …

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Bobby CassevahClayton MortensenPedro Figueroa Fautino De Los Santos 49 players left in camp, including 13 Non-roster invitees.

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Here’s another rack of Heritage.

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