Cards One Trading Card Investment Series – Baseball Edition

I’ve read quite a few blog entries over time about collectors finding sports cards in unusual places, or at least away from the typical places that you usually find this type of stuff. One such place that I’ve heard mentioned by several people were do…

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Unfortunately, I’ve come to the realization that not only am I behind in posting packages (this one was postmarked March 7th) but I am also late in sending out packages. Here’s a few cards from a generous stack of Cardinals sent my way by an unabashed…

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Card fact: I just looked up all of Borbon’s Topps cards. He is not smiling on any of them. None.What I thought about this card then: I did not like Pedro Borbon as a kid. He played for the Big Red Machine, which I hated. And he had that damn Grinch loo…

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On June 16, 1986, the Cubs were facing the Phillies at Wrigley Field. Both teams were hopelessly behind the Mets. The Phillies started Steve Carlton that day, whose brilliant Hall of Fame career was winding down. Future Hall of Famers Mike Schmidt and …

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Things might be a bit sporadic on my end for a while because my computer (rest in peace) finally passed away over the weekend. It’s about 5-years-old so it wasn’t completely unexpected, but it still throws thing out of sorts with all my images saved on…

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Even in the modern game, a 20-homer catcher with sturdy, 100+ game knees can craft a lengthy career. Back in the 1960s, few guys could pull it off at all, let alone rock the black sleeve-and-cap look John Romano wears on today’s #5.Card front”Honey” Ro…

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Rittenhouse is the second company to have the Lost license with the first being Inkworks.  I wasn’t a big fan of the Inkworks products as the boxes seemed too expensive to me for what you got.  Rittenhouse took over the license and they …

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First base prospect Brandon Snyder just got the news last Friday that he’s headed back to the minor leagues to start the 2010 season. The good news for the Orioles’ 2005 #1 draft pick is that he might not be there long, if he can hit more like he did i…

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Split Kit, indeed…

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I’m glad spring training is just about over. It means I can think about going to baseball games again. I’ve already got a ticket to one of the first weekend games at CitiField this year.
So you can imagine how thrilled I was to read this story on MLB.com earlier tonight. Marty Noble says that the [...]

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I’m glad spring training is just about over. It means I can think about going to baseball games again. I’ve already got a ticket to one of the first weekend games at CitiField this year.
So you can imagine how thrilled I was to read this story on MLB.com earlier tonight. Marty Noble says that the [...]

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I know that a lot of you read the Blowout forums but some of you don’t. Here is a 5 case break. Note the comments. What the hell are people expecting? I didn’t think the break was that bad. The collation sucked but that Harvin rare materials is ni…

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Damn it feels good to be a set builder.As many of you know, I recently put out an all call for one 1989 Topps card, in hopes of finishing my very first base set. I ended up getting the card from my Dad (thanks again Dad!), but was offered the card by …

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The early ’80s were very good to Mike Schmidt. He helped lead the Phillies to their first World Championship. He won back-to-back NL MVP honors in 1981 and 1982. He was in the midst of six straight All-Star Game appearances. And he appeared on a ton of…

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Thanks to everyone who participated in the First Annual Collective Troll Reader Appreciation Contest! The results are in, here is what Random dot Org had to say… List RandomizerThere were 75 items in your list. Here they are in random order:1. Luke W…

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I typed everyone’s name into the randomizer and clicked it three times and the results are coming… I will have the list posted within an hour. I want to get a fresh greatest ever poll up first. Remember that number one on the list is NOT the winner. …

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So there’s been a decent amount of buzz about these Upper Deck Social Media Awards.Chris and I are honored to have been nominated for Best Blog.When we first started this thing we weren’t out to win any awards, just the hearts and time of passionate ba…

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OK, I am going to try and be productive tonight and scan some cards that I want to try and trade. I am only trading for Pujols, Cano, Lind (maybe Cervelli or Hughes) no one else. If no one is interested I may throw them on eBay for a laugh.Here goes….

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The booklets show up in VG condition:The autos on the patches look like absolute shit.

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Well today for me was a first….. i hit the card shop and didn’t find allot of cards i wanted. So i ended up buying a couple of packs of football cards. And as luck would have it i ended up pulling a one of one of a player ole Beardy collects….. It’s of none [...]

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I have once again updated my spring training contest standings. You can check it out here, or at the top of the blog. The Rays continue have the best record (18-7) but the Indians, Giants, Braves, Cubs and Padres are still within 2 games and could eas…

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We look at some of Alexander the Great’s greatest Rookie Cards.

5 Greatest Alexander Ovechkin Rookies is brought to you by The Cardboard Connection: Sports Cards and Sports Memorabilia News, Reviews, and Information for Collectors.

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… to VOTE! There is a poll, which can be found right HERE for the top sportscard blog in the WORLD. Many members of our card blogging family are up for the Award and over 500 folks have voted already. It sounds prestigious and whomever wins will appr…

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When it comes to finding baseball cards at thrift stores, I always envision two very grandiose outcomes. One, I find a heaping pile of vintage baseball cards that yields some of the finest cardboard treasure known to mankind. Two, there is a very toxic smelling Bowman Chrome stash sitting there just [...]

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In celebration of Jeff Suppan being sent to the DL with a sore neck, I thought I’d show some cards of Brewers that are slated to actually play on April 5th.On second thought, celebration might be a tad strong…Naw, he’s washed up (although by all acco…

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According to the Atlantic League website’s transactions page, the Bears have re-signed infielder Bobby Hill.
Hill, 31, played in 24 games for Newark last season before suffering a season-ending hand injury. He hit .265 with 9 RBI and 4 stolen bases.
A second round draft pick of Chicago in 2000, Hill actually began his professional career with [...]

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Dave Tomlin pitched in the majors from 1972-1986. Dave was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in 1967. He pitched in the minors for several years and usually posted ERAs below 3.00. Dave was called up to the Reds for the first time in September 1972. He pi…

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The National League roughed up Nolan Ryan and Fergie Jenkins and won the All Star Game 10-4. Don Sutton was the winning pitcher and Nolan Ryan was the losing pitcher. Joe Morgan was the MVP as he was 1 for 3, walked three times, and scored three runs.T…

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Interviewing managers is rarely a fun activity. On the good side, managers know that dealing with the press is a necessary evil of their job. So they make themselves available and try to be cordial — or as cordial as their personality allows themselve…

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Tonight I was just itching to post something, but I was feeling too lazy to make that eight-foot walk over to the scanner. That’s where fate stepped in. My inbox contained an advertisement from a website offering “6 Dollar Shirts.” Here is what they…

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I got these as freebies thrown into my order at Dave & Adam’s Card World a while back. I had bought a pack of these once before and I did like the crisp, clean design to them.Pack 1: A lot of great Upper Deck products had a huge personal asterisk o…

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It was rainy today in Baltimore, for the second freakin’ day in a row no less, which gave me a chance to perform some long overdue collection maintenance. I try to at least keep my top loader worthy player collection cards organized by player, and while that has held true, there were little pockets of [...]

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The great host (and Cub fan) Bonnie Hunt gave me a chance to give my Grandfather, David J. Sullivan Sr, his due on national TV.I never got to meet my grandpa, but I have always been proud of him.

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Hey guys, Drew back here. I am very disappointed that not one person (other than William) has went out of their way to vote for me and try to win cards. I guess I won’t win, which isn’t a big deal I guess, I am happy I was nominated in the 1st place, b…

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