Wantlist – 1995 Fleer.

Got Jeff Fry on card number 284 of what has to be one of the ugliest card sets ever, 1995 Fleer. Not exactly Irish type colors but I did pick one with at least some green on it for St. Patrick’s Day. The amazing thing is, I still need a few of these ca…

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So Ron Washington tested positive for cocaine… and evidently he did coke at Augusta. (Way to take cover behind the Tiger Woods scandal.)I admire that Washington didn’t try to deny it and I also admire the Rangers didn’t show him the door. He’s suppos…

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If you haven’t discovered the new card blog, “One More Pack,” I recommend heading over and saying “HI” to Eli!!His first post-inaugural offering features an autographed card of Bucky Dent!  Now, THAT is how to start a party!

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Signing Results – 1982 & 1983 NL MVP Dale Murphy!!
There are a few hobby sites that I frequent often.  WWW.SportsGraphing.com is one of them.  A great tool for the autograph collector, this site has it all from in-person tips to TTM results, as well as upcoming signing info.
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In this episode beardy busts a pack of 2003 Topps Retired Signature Edition. Each pack is guaranteed to contain an uncirculated on-card autograph of a retired player. Will it be a dud, or a stud?

The audio sucks again. Sorry about that. I’m about to invest in some higher quality gear, or at least figure out [...]

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I love when Exquisite comes out each year. Its a close to the card season that is like encore after a great concert. This year’s has been shaping up to be one of the better versions of the product in years, and I am hoping that the final product echoes…

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Several years ago, there was a local card shop in my town that I would visit almost weekly. There was another regular at the show, who I naturally would bump into from time to time. One time he was telling a story about this guy he traded cards with. …

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Here’s a little something that should get the card collectors abuzz … a little something we’ll throw out there from time to time called The Hobby Rumor Mill.

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Panini released more images from their upcoming Crown Royale Basketball release, which is due sometime around June 23, 2010. The set is based upon Pacific’s Crown Royale series from the 1990s-2000s. The base set looks to be die-cut (as the original Crown Royale set was), which is a gimmick that I’m tired of. I want [...]

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Here’s the beginning of the autographs that I got in spring training. I normally try to avoid displaying so many cards in one post but stick with me on this. All of these are signed Orioles cards, and are either the first time I got that player to si…

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I got a group break payment from a Generous person in Florida, but no team is attached to it. Please let me know who you are, so I can credit you with payment.

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Panini America is set to revive a memorable line of trading cards, Crown Royale, as one of its basketball products later this summer.

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No not with blogging or collecting, but dealing with idiots. I know that it’s a huge part of this hobby and I know that people will always be idiots, just check out my ridiculous ebay auctions post if you need re-assurance on that statement. But I am just fed up with how people value their [...]

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Okay class, pay attention now, here is a little association question for you… is to asis toA)B)C)or D?Class? Anybody? Bueller…Bueller?

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I’m a weird guy. I really, really like multi-pack retail boxes full of oddball stuff. I’d rather buy a blaster of those than a few packs of the new Topps Heritage (which I finally did, by the way, and I was unimpressed). Being a Tristar fan, I always buy their Greatest Chase and Hidden Treasures [...]

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“The Quaker guy” serves as one of America’s most recognizable icons. He’s practically the face of healthful food, given how people think of oatmeal and bran. With almost 150 years under his hat, I expect this Mona Lisa-like logo will be with us into th…

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I’m not Irish. I don’t know many Irish sayings and don’t really like Irish food.But I did date an Irish girl in college. She had a very Irish look, a very Irish name and a very Irish family. We did very Irish things together (I mean drinking beer. What…

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Yet another set we don’t need but some cool cards indeed.Lets just hope they are on card.Here is a 1995 Version of Pacific FootballDoes this look familiar? 1999 Crown:

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I believe this blog has already been highlighted on a number of different collector blogs already, so this website may be nothing new to some of you. However, since the proprietor recently unveiled a Jackie Robinson beauty I though it would only be pr…

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For some reason, I still have a 1986 Topps Rob Picciolo card in my toppsmillion.com account, with no pending trade offers for a 1985 card…any 1985 card. It could be Kirby Puckett or Gary Pettis or Wayne Krenchicki…it doesn’t matter to me! So make me an offer and get me one card closer to 1952!
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I had mentioned in my last post that in addition to the Mike Schmidt bat card, Joe M. also sent me some multiple bat cards for my collection. Here they are. Thanks again Joe!1989 Upper Deck Mike Diaz1998 Score Ron Coomer1990 Upper Deck Alex Cole1990 Up…

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Press Pass will release 2010 Premium Racing on 4/21/10.  Each hobby box will contain (1) autograph and (1) memorabilia card on average.  Collectors can find iron-on patch parallels exclusive to retail boxes found at Walmart and Target.  NASCAR has some of the best looking patches.

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2000 Fleer – “Club 3,000″ – Stan Musial
Date of entry into “Club 3,000″ - May 13, 1958
The Story – On the road and battling their rivals, the Chicago Cubs, there were just under 6,000 fans in attendance to see Stan Musial record hit number 3,000 of his career.  Used as a pinch hitter in the game, Musial entered [...]

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Hey man you need these toploadersand these sleeves.

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I am running late as always, but I wanted to throw up a quick post and wish all of you a safe and Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!!! I also wanted to post up some more Blogger Kindness cards. These came from the guys who bring ya Community Gum, a great blo…

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I’ve got my own.But here is someone else’s, good luck guys.

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Back in October 2009, Rickey Henderson’s High School Alma mater had a dedication ceremony for the renaming of the school’s baseball field to “Rickey Henderson Field.” If you attended the ceremony, they had a couple of different merchandise items available for purchase, including yellow and purple baseball hats, a t-shirt and polo shirt, as well as a “program” for the event.This is the yellow hat

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Hey, did everyone know that they’ve already released some of the 2010 products? Yeah, it’s true. I have some of the first 2010 Topps that you’ll see this sping right here. (OK, I know it’s not spring but it sure has seemed like it the last few days….

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Mickey Lolich holds numerous pitching records for the Detroit Tigers. Lolich signed with the Detroit Tigers in 1958. He pitched in the minors until he was called up to the Tigers in 1963. Lolich appeared in 33 games (18 of them starts) in 1963 and was …

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42 year old John Smoltz is an eight time all star and a former Cy Young award winner. He is one of the few in the game with more than 150 wins and 150 saves. Smoltz is a first ballet all-star without blinking an eye and one of the greatest to ever play the game. [...]

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Right now this product is our favorite, next to Masterpieces. I really think the saying, “You get what you pay for…” is true. I do not mean that you will get your moneys worth in cards, but the quality of the base and inserts (both relics and autographs) make this a fun product to open. [...]

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since i can’t seem to find an address for peter o’malley, i will dub claude osteen ‘o’steen’ for saint patrick’s day and celebrate the cards he signed and returned to me last summer.1971 topps1972 topps in action1974 toppsi have had that 1972 in action…

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The Professional Bull Riders came through Dallas in late February for the massive Dickies Iron Cowboy Invitational at Cowboys Stadium. We know what you’re thinking: Why didn’t you take the opportunity of their proximity to ask some of the riders about the new Press Pass 8 Seconds PBR trading cards? You’re in luck. We did.

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Steve from The Easy Life sent me a package. Oh @#$%. Well, I was the one who ignored the cease fire. Let’s open ‘er up. Nothing good can come of this. Let’s see what sort of Bippery Steve inflicted upon me.1987 Topps Bips4 leaders5 Garber5 Deadmon3 Ack…

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These cards are looking terrific, and I am anxiously awaiting the grand finale if and when we get it later this afternoon. I think the cards look vastly superior to last year’s stellar design, and they have shown why Upper Deck is the on top of the mou…

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