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I think I have found the best website on the planet that deals with the doctoring of vintage cards.  Its called AlteredCards.com which is operated by Kevin Saucier.  Mr. Saucier has been collecting cards for many years, and has become a card doctor himself trying to warn collectors about doctored cards.  AlteredCards.com covers subjects such [...]

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Question: For some reason I cannot find this card anywhere. I have had it for well over 15 years, so I know its not a reproduction.  Its a “Star 85″ Michael Jordan 1984-85 Rookie of the Year basketball card.  It says “1 of 11” on the back. If you can help, thanks.
Answer: That Michael Jordan card [...]

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COLT BRENNAN - RRO
JOHN DAVID BOOTY - RRO
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Wow!  Anyone remember these cards?  In 1991 Wild Card introduced their premier football card product.  Each box contained 36 packs with 15 cards per pack.  I think Wild Card was ahead of their time, because they had multi-tiered parallels of cards broken down into 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, and 1,000 Stripe inserts.  This all [...]

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Brett Butts
Kyle Cofield
Bryan Dumesnll
Nick Fellman
Kevin Gunderson
Tommy Hanson
Deunte Heath
Gonzalo Lopez
Jeff Lyman
Ryne Reynoso
Ferdin Tejeda
Kelvin Villa
Chris Vines
Phillip Britton
Willie Cabrera
Tyler Flowers
Gorkys Hernandez
Brandon Hicks
Travis Jones
Chad Lundahl
Robert Marcial
Ernesto Mejie
Jon Mark Owings
Brandon Powell
Concepcion Rodriguez
Yohan Sllva
Derrick Arnold
Rocket Wheeler
Bruce Dal Canton
Rick Albert
Greg Hall
Missle Wheeler
Splash
Dinger
Deuce
The last three cards in the set are of mascots.  That is Tommy Hanson who was featured on Baseball America’s Hot [...]

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Memorabilia:
Tevor Hoffman Jersey
Inserts & Rookies:
Alfonso Soriano The Upper Deck Co.
Brian Bocock Rookie
Juston Morneau 2008
Matt Joyce Rookie
Derek Jeter 2008
Nick Blackburn Rookie Die-Cut
Joey Votto Rookie
Jeff Clement Rookie
Joe McCarthy Yankee Stadium Legacy
Ichiro The Upper Deck Co.
Justin Masterson Rookie
Chien-Ming Wang Gold
Nick Markakis 2008
Travis Hafner Die-Cut
Max Scherzer Rookie
Clay Timpner Rookie
Ian Kennedy The Upper Deck Co.
Kosuke Fukudome Rookie
Kyle McClellan Rookie
Jeremy Hermida [...]

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Last night I got home after an 11 hour drive back from Myrtle Beach, SC.  While I was there, I took a drive over to see BB&T Coastal Field where the Myrtle Beach Pelicans play.  They are the advanced single A team of the Atlanta Braves.  The only open area at the stadium was the [...]

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This one might be too easy, but try and guess this set?
 
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Happy New Year!!!!
 
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2009 will be a fun and busy year for Sports Card Info.  There will be a lot of events to attend, and boxes to break.  In early 2009, Sports Card Info will hold its very first contest that I think all readers will enjoy.  More information on the contest will come in the near future. [...]

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1997 Fleer sticks out to me for really only one reason: the texture of the cards.  The surface of the ‘97 Fleer baseball cards are rough, and lack a glossy finish.  The key cards in this 500 card basic set would be the David Ortiz, and Jorge Posada rookies.  
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I just wanted to let you know that from 12/27/08 - 1/3/09 I will be on vacation.  I have the “Card of the Day” post set to go up every morning and on Sunday I’ll have the “Flashback Product of the Week”.  I will be back on 1/4/09.
 
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Exactly one year ago today, Sports Card Info was started on Blogger before switching over to WordPress.  Thanks to all the readers, and people who have commented.  Lets make it another great year!
 
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Take a look at what I received yesturday as a Christmas gift.  
 
Satchel Paige 2004 Leaf Certified Materials Fabric of the Game Relic #’ed/100
 
Ted Williams 2006 Upper Deck Epic Jersey #’ed/45
I love collecting relic cards of older players and when I ripped off the paper, I couldn’t believe what I had just received.  Both of [...]

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Inserts:
Ryan Grice-Mullen RC #’ed/799
Reggie Wayne Spectrum #’ed/25
Justin Harper RC #’ed/799
Caleb Campbell Spectrum RC #’ed/100
Memorabilia / Auto:
Dexter Jackson Rookie Materials Jersey / Ball / Jersey #’ed/199
Dustin Keller Rookie Materials Spectrum Patch / Ball / Patch #’ed/100
Kentwan Balmer Spectrum RC Auto #’ed/25
Brian Brohm War Room Auto Jersey #’ed/25
 
I thought it was a decent box.  I really like [...]

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Inserts:
Matt Flynn RC #’ed/1500
Eddie Royal Certified Potential #’ed/500
Leodis McKelvin Mirror Red RC #’ed/100
James Hardy Certified Potential #’ed/1000
Memorabilia / Auto:
Malcolm Kelly Certified Potential Auto #’ed/100
Demetrius Williams Mirror Gold Ravens Patch #’ed/25
Jim Otto Fabric of the Game Jersey #’ed/99
Joe Flacco Freshman Fabric Jersey #’ed/599
I also pulled a John Beck base card for my Dolphins collection, and a [...]

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If you are an avid reader of The Cardboard Connection, you may have seen my story on Santa Claus cards.  There are a ton of Holiday cards made by some of the hobby’s biggest card manufacturers.  Here are a few Holiday cards that I find intersting.
 
2000 Upper Deck Kobe Bryant Authentic Worn Santa Suit:
In 2000, [...]

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This video was posted on YouTube 9/7/2008.  I think this guy, and that lady from the other video should get married.  They have so much in common.

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The Topps Vault sells a lot of interesting items that you might not find anywhere else.  One of the items they have been selling for sometime are File Copy cards that come encased in a BVG holder, and labled a 1-of-1.  After reading the description on one of these cards, it sounds like Topps is [...]

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