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More Additions to the Yo Momma Gallery

on March 11th, 2010 by dayf

Ever get so far behind you just sort of give up and blithely let the world collapse around you? Yeah, that’s pretty much the past three years for me. Time to pick up another brick from the collapsed castle. Here’s some more Yo Momma cards that came thr…

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2010 Topps Target And Wal-Mart Blaster Variations

on March 10th, 2010 by dayf

Editor’s note: You Know Who is in a BAD MOOD again. There isn’t as much cursing this time though. I’m not buying any 2010 Topps Blasters because I’m still effing pissed at them for jerking us over so blatantly last year with the variation blaster …

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Very likely the only post on Attax you’ll see on this blog all year

on March 9th, 2010 by dayf

Topps screwed me. I was all ready to go off on Eisner & Co. for running their mouth about how they wanted to market to “The Kids” while at the same time doubling the price of Topps Attax packs from $.99 in 2009 to $1.99 this year. Oh, how the …

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2010 Topps Heritage Box Toppers

on March 9th, 2010 by dayf

You all know Atlanta Sports Cards as that site where you can get cheap boxes, but I know them as the shop that puts boxtoppers in the 50 cent bin. On a recent trip there I snagged some of the new Heritage strip toppers. Topps has put these in their Her…

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National Chicle Art From Dave Hobrecht

on March 8th, 2010 by dayf

UPDATE: corrected some errors and added the Crawford original. Remember way back when Topps showed off a few cards from National Chicle and everyone was like ewwww what’s Ichiro doing in a Pilots’ uniform and then like a dumbass I had to chime in and w…

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Additions to the Yo Momma Gallery

on March 8th, 2010 by dayf

Knockin’ Three trade posts out with one stone. Here’s a whole bunch of additions to my Yo Momma set. According to the initial sell sheet there’s another one in series two. Oh bother. This pile came from a fellow ATLien, Jim Garrison…  These…

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The bums will NOT always lose!

on March 7th, 2010 by dayf

LEBOWSKI WON THE OSCARI raise a Caucasian tonight in your honor, sir…

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Virtual Trading

on March 7th, 2010 by dayf

As opposed to real trading, which I am hopelessly behind in right now. So instead of answering e-mails and getting packages together, I’m trading virtual bits of cardboard over at the Yo Momma Card Code Transmogrifier. This is the oldest card I’ve gott…

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MINIONS!!!!!

on March 5th, 2010 by dayf

This post was originally going to be to order you all to send your 2010 Upper Deck cards to a douche at MLB Properties, but like Thorzul’s original idea, plans changed at the last minute. Don’t get me wrong, we all still need to Bip the hell out of tha…

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Four more packages inna mail

on March 5th, 2010 by dayf

Kids been barfing ALL WEEK. .So I’ve, um, gotten a little behind in my posting. Here’s four packages getting the one card treatment. Each one has a special theme involved, so they will be getting their own post eventually. Once the projectile vomiting …

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A Mooss once Bipped My Sister – Part 2 Leon

on March 5th, 2010 by dayf

If you’re wondering why this post took so long, just scroll down. Assuming your computer hasn’t crashed. This was package two with Leon Durham on the front. See?There’s Leon, 2 Legit 2 Bip. Mooss was right too:Two Crime Dogs ain’t no bip. I’m not going…

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2010 Heritage racks are haunting Targets

on March 4th, 2010 by dayf

I actually went hoping to find a blaster, but these Rack Packs were there instead. No normal packs. just the Racks. Odd, I thought.I was somewhat peeved to see there were only 14 cards in the rack. I was almost certain there were 15 or 16 last year. Th…

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2003 Topps205 backs

on March 4th, 2010 by dayf

Ike’s Cards enjoyed the 2002 Topps206 mini back post, and asked if I have a Topps205 version. Lucky for Ike, I did – it was just sitting in my draft folder. Here’s how to decipher the ad backs on Topps205 minis. Common back:Polar BearLike in Topps206, …

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MLB Properties’ message to collectors

on March 3rd, 2010 by dayf

“The real winners today are the millions of fans who collect baseball cards. They will be able to clearly identify official Major League Baseball trading cards without any confusion.”

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One more package from Ben

on March 3rd, 2010 by dayf

There was one more item involved in my trade/Bipping of Ben Henry. This package came in the mail the same time as the old Braves he sent. Pretty normal package, you might say? Let’s see what is inside.Another package! The suspense mounts… what could …

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Mystery solved

on March 3rd, 2010 by dayf

Teh MEESTERRY Card:1953 Topps World On Wheels Pierce Arrow  I had 8 of these which was just enough for one ’50s plastic page. I guess I have to collect the whole set now.And extra added bonus Bipping:I’m pretty much a Bip Roberts Supercollector at…

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Viva La Revolution

on March 2nd, 2010 by dayf

I saw this:and immediately thought of this:Be afraid.  Very afraid.

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Never count your trades before they hatch

on March 2nd, 2010 by dayf

So I got this card in the Topps Yo Momma Code Transmogrifier.I’m collecting this set, but I have this card. It’s a nice card , and a Dodger. So I thought, I could maybe trade it to Night Owl or something. But he got crap with his first codes. I got a l…

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I liked it better then there was at least an appearance of randomness

on March 2nd, 2010 by dayf

You know, back when we all thought there was a huge million record database of codes matched up to actual cards. You know, before we realized that Michael Eisner could wake up one cold Monday morning have a nice hot shower, put on his robe and fuzzy bu…

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God, I love YouTube

on March 1st, 2010 by dayf

Here’s that post I promised this morning. I told you it wasn’t very good. A little while back I posted a video break of a 2010 Topps Series 1 Cereal Box. I think I may have offended the delicate sensibilities of some genteel YouTube viewers, because I …

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This is known as a “tease” in the industry

on March 1st, 2010 by dayf

I’m workin on stuff right now so here’s some teasers from two packages I got in the mail today.AdamE from Thoughts and Sox sent me an unnecessary package which is warmly welcomed. Included was a package full of some Braves including one question:”Hey, …

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Ran outta time

on March 1st, 2010 by dayf

I had a post all ready to go in my head but this morning went all higgletypigglety and I don’t have enough time to do it so here’s a brief preview instead.Really, this is the best part of the whole thing so you’re not missing much.

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A Mooss once Bipped My Sister – Part 1 Panini

on February 28th, 2010 by dayf

Contest is closed. Here are the entrants:Chris Harris – Sticker BipBA Benny – Full Monty BipMark’s Ephemera – Panini BipRoofGod – Rumeal BipFan of Reds – Leon And Rumeal BipCaptain Canuck – I call that a Challenge!Crawford Cards – All of them, no, Leon…

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Bring it on

on February 27th, 2010 by dayf

Why yes, I very likely did. I won’t deny it, this is all my fault. You can’t very well ignore cease-fires with bellicose indifference and unmitigated malice and not expect to have a few grenades launched your way. A certain fellow to the North casually…

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Four more packs o’ Heritage

on February 27th, 2010 by dayf

I’ll let The Easy Life do my patented long drawn out Bataan Death March of Box Rips this time and save my obsessive ‘post every card’ break for Allen & Ginter. Here are highlights from the other four packs of Heritage I got and a few things that st…

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Quarter Box Bounty – Part 7 A&G Mini Inserts

on February 26th, 2010 by dayf

We have reached the end of our quarter box journey. I’ve saved the best for last: Allen & Ginter mini inserts. I found three National Heroes and two Hoaxers Bamboozlers and All -Around Bullshitters cards. I knew I had at least a couple of these, bu…

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Quarter Box Bounty – Part 6 ‘35 Goudey

on February 26th, 2010 by dayf

Not much to say about these, this insert set is really the only thing I like about 2009 Goudey. I knocked 4 off my list at least. Most of the cards in the set have a theme to them, no matter how obtuse. Red SoxesYankeesOh goody. SportsCenter on cardboa…

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Quarter Box Bounty – Part 5 A&G Minis

on February 25th, 2010 by dayf

There were a whole bunch of Allen & Ginter Minis in that quarter box, after announcing to the world where the place is I fully expect them to be gone the next time I go there. I picked up 12 of them, 7 of which were base minis. I only picked cards …

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2010 Heritage Madness

on February 25th, 2010 by dayf

HLUAGHALGHALGHLAUAGH Buuuuuh BUUUUUUH BuuuuuuhHurf Durf DUUUUUUURnyongnyongnyongnyongWooobWooobWooobWooobWooob!PBBBBBBBBBBTTTTTHHHHHHHTTTTTTTMillennium hand and shrimp buggerit!  UALUEALUEALEUALEHOOOO-HAH!!!!GUM.

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Quarter Box Bounty – Part 4 Goudey

on February 24th, 2010 by dayf

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Trade with Ben Henry – the Oldening

on February 23rd, 2010 by dayf

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2010 Topps Heritage is Live

on February 23rd, 2010 by dayf

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Trading rocks

on February 23rd, 2010 by dayf

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