The Great Purge of 2010 (Part III)

After three weeks of sorting, counting and boxing up cards, the time has come for The Sale. True, I’ve been selling cards for the better part of the last three weeks, and I have done fairly little to promote this cause other than my cathartic writings telling myself it was OK to part with my [...]

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Before something changes — after all, both teams won last night – I better get this written quickly.I’m feeling a strange kinship with Braves fans these days. That seldom happens. And I know it won’t last. But the seasons of the Braves and …

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I had a blog post already written in my head…Yet another bullet was dodged, thanks to a pair of homers by J.D. Drew, a decent game by John Lackey and a key walk by Darnell McDonald.I was going to write about how the Red Sox, despite a slew of set bac…

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What better way to start Zombie Awareness Month than to watch one of the most classic of all zombie movies…no, not Romero‘s Night Of The Living Dead (although that is a very important movie that every person should watch at least once in their liftime). Instead, we are kicking off the month with the 1932 [...]

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Card fact: This is the second straight Dodger card of a player who is no longer with us. Willie Crawford died at age 57 in 2004.What I thought about this card: I thought it was quite cool. Crawford’s tilted helmet made the whole card. I’m not sure what…

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I don’t feel like I can relate to collecting baseball cards right now because I’ve just gotten too lazy [in life] to care about them and I have these things going on in my mind – where I’m ambivalent towards my collection of baseball cards. I think at…

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It looks like my previous post on The Fleer Sticker Project getting a hit from The Office of The Commissioner of Baseball attracted some high profile readers today:Someone from Upper Deck checked in (via bdj610scblogroll) to see what was up with The Co…

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Dinged Corners reminded me about Free Comic Book Day tomorrow. Unfortunately I have to work. Even more unfortunate is the fact that the three closest ones to my work are all about a half hour away, making a lunch break trip to one difficult. Truly unfo…

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Life is full of funny coincidences. Just last week, I was paging through my vintage Orioles binder and I came across this card. In my experience, there aren’t many cards with such clear views of the batboy. I found myself wondering who he might be, esp…

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Who is this? 1980s St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Tom Herr What is this? An autographed card from the 1982 Fleer set Where’d I get it? I got it signed before Wednesday’s doubleheader between the Lancaster Barnstormers and Newark BearsHow …

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Ike’s Cards is in with these cards pledged:2008 David Ortiz A&G Jersey Relic2008 Matt Cain Topps Co-Signers #’d 179/2002008 Upper Deck X Evan Longoria Die Cut2009 Topps Heritage Vladimir Guerrero Chrome #’d 944/19602009 Topps Target Throwback G…

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The latest batch of graduates had just signed letters of intent in November 2008 to play college baseball and Darrell Miller was satisfied.The youths were graduates of Major League Baseball’s Urban Youth Academy in Compton, headed by the former Angel M…

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Mets 9, Phillies 1Game 22 – Friday Night, April 30th in PhiladelphiaPainful. Not enjoyable. Downright frustrating. Just not good. And I could go on. The Phils dropped the opening game in their 3-game series with the Mets, making the Mets and their star…

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Ever since I wrote my Juan Marichal post about a month ago I’ve been trying to find a nice Johnny Roseboro card as Juan and Johnny are forever intertwined in baseball history. Instead I found this corner clipped and roughed up copy for 50 cents. You …

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Our kids always like the fun spirit of Free Comic Book Day, which is tomorrow, May 1. Maybe your kids do too? Or maybe, since we baseball card collectors are a little bit kidful our own selves, we might enjoy stopping by the local comic shop tomor…

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As of April 30th, the following are stats covering the last 7 days on ebay for etopps in-hands:

Highest Single Card Sale: 2009 WBC Japan Patch Card, $39.95
Highest Mult-Card Sale: Mickey Mantle 18-card collection, $325
Highest Graded Sale: 2001 Albert Pujols, PSA 9, $66
Highest Non-Graded Autograph Sale: 2002 Tom Brady, $202
Highest Graded Autograph Sale: 2008 Evan Longoria, BGS 9/10, $152.50

Other best sellers:

* 2001 Stephen Davis
* George Brett Classic Baseball Event
* 2005 Ryan Howard
* 2003 LeBron James

In-hand listing (not including graded or autographed) that received most bids that sold well: 2003 LeBron James, 10 bids

Listings with false print-runs included in title: 2
Number of sellers listing false print-runs: 1 (ebay id: iverson775)

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So Ian Kinsler has finally caught up with the team. The Rangers activated him off the DL today and he will start tonight against Seattle.That’s very good news for Texas fans and merits an appearance on today’s card. Ian appears here on card number 95 o…

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I don’t know about everyone else out their in card collecting land, but I for one am not feeling it this year. With Upper Deck no longer in the picture, it feels like forever in between new releases, and what does come out just doesn’t apeal to me. The one thing I was looking forward [...]

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The baseball from the “Merkle Boner” will go to the highest bidder at 4:00pm ET on Saturday, May 1.My Johnny Evers interview is here and my story of the 100 year anniversary of the play that was also on Beckett.com is here.REA is hosting the auction. I…

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Whatever you do, DO NOT google Hot Tejada and click on the top result. If you choose not to heed this advice, you have done so knowing full well that you were advised to do exactly the opposite of what you did. The Mojo Beard is not responsible in any way, shape, or form for [...]

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The Hottest Rookies in the Hobby. Tebow, Bradford, Clausen, Dez Bryant, Mike Stanton, and other rookies who’s cardboard stock is on the rise.

Rookie Cardboard Rankings Top 25 Hot List: April Part 2 is brought to you by The Cardboard Connection: Sports Cards and Sports Memorabilia News, Reviews, and Information for Collectors.

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9th Spring Training TTM Return – Joe Nathan!! Well into the 2010 baseball season, it is great to still get mail from Spring Training.  TTM return #9 comes from Minnesota Twins closer, Joe Nathan. Out with an injury that will likely keep him sidelined for the duration of the 2010 season, it is nice to [...]

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Previously on Error…Today we rely on the card companies to make graphic design errors to fulfill our error card needs but way back in the 80′s all you had to do was get your younger brother to sit in for your photo and nobody asked any questions.1985…

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He is on a rampage.And thankfully for me doing it against the Yankees today.He was partially aided by a dude in right field whose jacket got in Nick Swisher’s glove.Trust me… watch the highlight… it will make sense when you see it.Well now I KNOW h…

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former brooklyn and los angeles dodger roger craig graciously signed and returned my 2001 fleer greats of the game card in about a week last summer.he charges $5 which is fine by me.  he is, after all, a three-time world series champion (twic…

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The folks from Creative Cardboard Concepts (largely the same trading card force that brings you In The Game and Sport Kings) pulled the curtain back considerably today on their June-releasing Ringside Boxing Round One product with a wealth of revealing images and checklist information. Savoring the gallery that follows might leave you punch drunk, but [...]

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***update*** The guy emailed me and refunded my money. He said he shps all of his cards this way and has never had a complaint. Everyone that I contact about this problem tells me that I am the only person that has ever had an issue with damaged card…

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According to MLB Trade Rumors, the Colorado Rockies may be open to trading catcher Chris Iannetta. After a strong 2008 season, Iannetta’s production declined in 2009 and he was sent to the minors this week. I’m not sure if pitchers … Continue reading →

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While browsing around the internet at lunch time, I found a couple of accounts from people who attended the Saturday Newark Bears game that I skipped. The Girl Who Loved Andy Pettite seemed to have a good time, but wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Very, very rarely do I buy non-sports boxes from Rittenhouse if they only include a single sketch card as incentive. Usually, I go after the multi-auto television or movie related releases. This release was different. The sketch cards coming out of this product have be, for the most part, outstanding. So, while I loathed to [...]

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My wife thinks I’ve been obsessing over uniforms on the blog these days. And as usual, my bride is right.I’ve criticized the Royals and Rays for their tops and the Indians for their hats while praising the new Pirates uniforms.But now I am turning my u…

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Don’t you have to wonder a little bit about the person that collected 29 separate copies of the “Fuck Face” Billy Ripken card? They can all be yours for $600.

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One week into my new project, I can say that the new collection philosophy has definitely reinvigorated me to purchase a wider-spectrum of products (I just cruised through 9 packs of 2007 Bowman Heritage…the card shop owner was baffled). I was on th…

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