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Who’s Autograph would You Stand in Line For?

on March 11th, 2010 by deal

1956 Topps #261 Bobby ShantzAs I mentioned earlier this week the Philadelphia SportsCard and Memorabilia Show is this weekend. In years past I have justified part of my admission by getting a complimentary autograph. Usually a lower tier player like …

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Swag from the Final Tribe Cards Giveaway!

on March 8th, 2010 by deal

I could post these for a couple of weeks, but I will try and keep this down to two or three posts:David asked for some extra clubs that we may want and I picked the O’s and Twins. He came through with a lot of each. Today I am going to feature the Ph…

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Philly Show this Weekend

on March 8th, 2010 by deal

The next edition of the Philadelphia SportsCard and Memorabilia Show is this weekend.I am not sure if I will be attending, but am considering Saturday.Hunt Auctions is continuing it’s trend towards making the show more autograph oriented. There are 15…

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Swag from Bill and Ben

on March 7th, 2010 by deal

I Wanted to put together a quick post to acknowledge a couple of recent trades.I am going to lead-off with some a massive contribution that Ben Henry of The Baseball Card Blog made to the Phungo 1959 Topps Set. Ben is going through some serious downsi…

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February 2010 Pull of the Month and Million Card Give Away Dilemma

on March 4th, 2010 by deal

The dilemma is what should I do with my pull of the month?It is one of the best cards I could of asked for – It is a Philllies Card. It is aVintage Card. and it is on Phils 1963 Topps Want List – Check, Check, Check.Unfortunately somebody posted that…

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Where did the fun go? Phungo right here!

on March 3rd, 2010 by --David

Now, *THIS* is the set of cards everyone should be talking about in 2010! These came from a pack of Phungo’s latest release.  I received a refractor Belliard from Topps, but the next card is way cool!  It is a limited edition black-bordered i…

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Phungo’s Two Cents – 2010 Upper Deck

on March 1st, 2010 by deal

I am going to dedicate way to much time to this post – I found little to like about my first sample of 2010 Upper Deck Cards.Full disclosure – if your here and have read much of my card specific commentary, it is likely evident that I am at Topps guy. …

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2010 Phungo Cards – Sidney Crosby

on March 1st, 2010 by deal

2010 Phungo #09 Sidney Crosbyugh.I am mostly over yesterday’s game. Hockey is Canada’s game and Canada is the 2010 Winter Olympics Host Country – and for those reasons it was good to see the Canadian team win.I think it is time that we stop looking at …

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Cards that never were – 1955 Topps Richie Ashburn

on February 27th, 2010 by deal

I wanted to put up a quick post to direct your attention to Bob Lemke’s Blog where he creates custom cards. His latest project is Phillies Hall of Famer Richie Ashburn and the 1955 Topps Card that never existed. In 1955 Bowman and Topps were both figh…

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A look back at the Originals – 1961 Topps Phillies

on February 25th, 2010 by deal

It is Topps Heritage Week all over the across the TradingCardBlogs (TCB) and I thought we would take a look back at the original vinage 1961 set. I am sure that somebody else will have a more comprehensive look at the set – Here I will focus on some P…

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2010 Topps – The Inserts

on February 23rd, 2010 by deal

I got plenty of inserts in the five retail packs, In addition to the cards below there were Five Toppstown and a Topps Attax card. The Retros2010 Topps Inserts George Sisler, Josh Beckett, Steve Carlton, Frank RobinsonOf course I was happy with the Car…

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Sloppy Topps – Mis-Stamped foil Edition

on February 22nd, 2010 by deal

In both my earlier posts regarding 2010 Topps I have mentioned the mis-stamping of the foil printing on the cards. The last two or three cards in four of the packs (all of the base cards after the inserts) had the “bad foiling”. Previously I have fe…

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Troll Swag

on February 22nd, 2010 by deal

Interrupting the parade of 2010 Topps articles for this Trade Posting. Collective Troll and I had a relic swap and added some other cards to the mix.Captain Bacon was good enough to send over a bunch of 2008 Heritage:2008 Topps Heritage #380 Ryan Howa…

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Phungo’s Two Cents – 2010 Topps Base Cards

on February 21st, 2010 by deal

In all I picked up 5 packs of Topps and had mixed results. Here are my thoughts on the five packs. I have posted a full break of the first pack previously. Foul = Dearth of Phils CardsMy Biggest complaint is I had to get all the way down to pack #5 …

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2010 Topps First Pack

on February 20th, 2010 by deal

This is no longer news for the rest of you, but it is for me. I finally got my hands on My First Pack of 2010 Topps yesterday. I bought five packs, this is pack number 1. It is a retail pack that I picked up at the local bargain chain store Five Bel…

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2010 Phungo Cards – Thomas Jefferson and Upcoming Card Show Information!!

on February 15th, 2010 by deal

2010 Phungo Thomas Jefferson For the second year in a row there is a Phungo Card of Thomas Jefferson. This statue is on the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville. This is a real nice card to recognize the Presidents day holiday if you are …

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Check out MLBs 2010 Fantasy Preview…..

on February 14th, 2010 by deal

and if you are fond of Topps 1987 card design you may find your favorite players on those cards.For each player profile the MLB Fantasy Preview site displays a card of the player on card with the classic 1987 Topps Design.Not sure if it has anything to…

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Happy New Year – Year of the Tiger!

on February 13th, 2010 by deal

Tomorrow marks the beginning of the Year of the Tiger according to the Chinese Zodiac.2010 is The Year of the Tiger as well as the past years 1998, 1986, 1974, 1962, 1950 ,1938 and beyond at 12 year intervals.We at team Phungo will celebrate by postin…

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1980 Phillies 30th Anniversary

on February 11th, 2010 by deal

1981 Fleer #645 Triple Threat Schmidt, Rose, BowaOne of the things I failed to mention during the State of the Blog post is that I am also plan on marking the 30th anniversary of the 1980 Phillies World Champioinship.Ideally a couple of players from …

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Phungo Roman Numeral Challenge Wrap Up

on February 7th, 2010 by deal

Phenomenal Superbowl. Anytime the underdog puts up a fight and your not rooting for the favorite it’s a good game for me. Drew Brees was just about perfect – The Saints D came up big when it had to and the Colts made just a few mistakes and that was …

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Phungo Roman Numeral Challenge IV

on February 7th, 2010 by deal

If you would like more background on this Phungo Challenge click here.Time for the 4th Quarter. This is the NL West former NY teams edition of the challenge.Each Card below represents a different roman number, your goal is to figure out what the numbe…

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Phungo Roman Numeral Challenge III

on February 7th, 2010 by deal

If you would like more background on this Phungo Challenge click here.Time for the 3nd Quarter. This is the NL West former NY teams edition of the challenge. Each Card below represents a different roman number, your goal is to figure out what the numb…

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Phungo Roman Numeral Challenge II

on February 7th, 2010 by deal

If you would like more background on this Phungo Challenge click here.Time for the 2nd Quarter. We have an All Phils 2nd Quarter with three cards. Each Card below represents a different roman number, your goal is to figure out what the number is. T…

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Phungo Roman Numeral Challenge I

on February 7th, 2010 by deal

In honor of the Super Bowl today we will be running a day long Phungo Challenge. Today Super Bowl XLIV wil be played by the Saints and Colts. In recognition of this we are going to be running a challenge having to do with the NFLs continuing insisten…

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Replacement Player Debate

on February 5th, 2010 by deal

2008 Topps #68 Kevin MillarEarlier this week I posted a link to a story asking forgiveness be granted be to replacement players so that their images could be used in Video games. Keith Olbermann posted a rather strong and interesting rebuttal to the in…

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Sloppy Topps – 2008 Heritage Michael Bourn

on February 4th, 2010 by deal

This is another one of those great cards I received recently from White Sox Cards. The card here looks vaguely familiar, yet something seems amiss…2008 Topps Heritage #244 Michael BournWhere the heck was this picture taken?? – Maybe it is all this r…

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More Swag from White Sox Cards

on February 3rd, 2010 by deal

Steve also sent over some UD Documentary cards. 2008 UD Documentary #PHI108 Chase Utley2008 UD Documentary #WAS108 Austin KearnsI am the only person on earth collecting UD-Doc. But I am only collecting the two dozen or so cards that are related to …

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Local Card Show Write Up

on February 3rd, 2010 by deal

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Swag from Nachos Grande…

on February 2nd, 2010 by deal

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2010 Phungo Cards Alanis Morissette

on February 1st, 2010 by deal

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Janary 2010 Pull of the Month

on January 31st, 2010 by deal

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Swag from Night Owl Cards and……

on January 30th, 2010 by deal

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Phungo Pop Quiz

on January 29th, 2010 by deal

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