Three More Cards

I guess the last of the Road to 10,000 Hits Contest cards are coming in. I received one from Anthony yesterday, which was sent over the weekend. Pretty amazing that it could here in only three days, seeing as how there’s a huge snowstorm out East. Anthony, if you’re reading this, I forgot what you [...]

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That is the basic lesson that I learned from the reading Autograph Alert. Multiple blogs have cited their recent article on fake autographs. These autographs were written by an Autopen machine, which is something that I’ve never heard of. I guess back in the day, they had a machine rather than a rubber stamp? I’m [...]

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Does anyone remember John Odom? He was the former Giants minor league pitcher who was traded for 10 bats sometime last year. I bet they had a ball making fun of that trade on the late night shows. An article came out in the San Francisco Chronicle today that reports about his death from a [...]

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This is funnier than the previous one I posted. I also didn’t know he had a tattoo on the back of his neck, is that new? Weird…

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I found this blog entry on Yahoo Sports today. I read Big League Stew from time to time, but this is the first time I’ve come across an entry on modern baseball cards. It’s nice to know there are other recovering addicts out there. Enjoy:

A recovering addict opens a pack of 2009 Topps baseball cards
By [...]

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Fellow reader Jay has come across this SP #166 1995 throwback design auto of Tim Lincecum from 2007 SP Rookie Edition. I cannot remember a point when I saw this card on eBay, but in my opinion, that is because this product doesn’t get much coverage at all. He thinks since the population sightings have [...]

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YES! It’s finally here. I spent a pretty penny on this one, but it was worth it because now I have 3 out of the 7 parallels. Not that I’ll get all of them, but I love this product and I love the refractor parallels that go along with it. You don’t see these very [...]

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Lately, I’ve been receiving a lot of e-mails regarding the value of certain Lincecum cards. I am quite flattered that I’ve been regarded as the foremost Lincecum card expert in the blogosphere and many people who have questions pertaining to the value of his card has come to me or has been referred to me. [...]

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I’m adding three more cards to the collection to raise my total to 107 total cards. Today, I received two cards from Eric over at The Pettitte Pursuit, a 2008 Topps Stadium Club (regular version) and a 2008 Goudey, blue back mini, which apparently is quite rare. I guess it goes red back, blue back, [...]

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With all the recent high end products coming out for baseball, the cost is unbelievably high to get an amazing hit. People are buying the boxes such as ‘08 Prime Cuts to get autographs of old timers who are either hard to get autographs from or who are dead. Dave made a great point last [...]

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So things didn’t really work out with the other money league because I just missed out on the last spot so hopefully we can get this one filled pretty good. I will keep a running list of people interested and hopefully we can fill this by March and do the draft at the height of [...]

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Wow, I didn’t even notice I hit 10,000 hits, which occured sometime between yesterday and today. I guess it’s taken me a lot longer than some other blogs, but it’s an achievement nonetheless. I didn’t realize how difficult it is sometimes to maintain a blog and also readership. Back to October and November, the average [...]

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As you can deduce, I am definitely not. This is the latest Xfractor parallel from the 2007 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects product. This design is as close to a superfractor as I will get. Both designs have a lot of similarities. I’m now at 104 cards. Anyway, I haven’t received any more packages for [...]

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I received two more cards in the mail today. One was from Ross who sent in this 2009 UD Series 1 base of Timmy. Let me know if you want any of the cards from the contest pool as you didn’t specify anything. The second one was from an eBay auction a while ago, which [...]

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If there’s one type of card that I like more than autographs, it’s silk cards. It’s the new fad in terms of parallel cards. My first introduction to these type of cards were the 2008 Allen & Ginter cards, but little did I know, silk cards go back farther in history than that. I guess [...]

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In my effort to acquire and put together a complete set of the parallels from 2007 Bowman Chrome, I took one step closer today with the acquisition of an Xfractor parallel. This one cost me a pretty penny, but it was still a tad cheaper than what they’ve sold for in the past on eBay. [...]

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The Road to 10,000 Contest continues to be a hit for the readers. Today on Day 3 (I’ve received packages from readers for the past three days), comes from Greg over at Night Owl Cards. Yes, I know, he’s a Dodgers’ fan, but I’ve decided to be nice and let them in on the fun [...]

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When I first approached this bat around topic, I disregarded all cards or sets of players that are older than the 1970s. Why? Because it’s obvious that players like Mantle, Ruth, Mays, etc. will hold value because their cards and history have already withstood the tests of time. They are legends of the game and [...]

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As you know, from time to time, I look around eBay for interesting cards that catch my eye. This first one definitely did. I’ve never seen a dual autograph of Cain and Lincey from UD Black so when I first saw this, I thought wow! Upon further inspection, I noticed that Timmy’s signature looks different. [...]

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I received a package from Dave from Fielder’s Choice today with two 2007 SP Rookie Edition cards of Lincey. I think that completes the whole base set of Tim from that product and I must admit the cards look pretty nice. I really like the first one and you can tell by the design that  [...]

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The 2008 Sweet Spot Sweet Beginnings Signatures Jarrod Saltalamacchia card is now off the board! Dayf from Cardboard Junkie quickly sent a package consisting of 6 Lincey cards! All he wanted in return was the Saltalamacchia card, so thanks to his generosity, the contest gets to keep going a little longer. He could’ve wiped out [...]

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So I usually wouldn’t want to plug an eBay auction but when it comes to my own, I have no shame. I am selling off a number of nice autograph cards and silk cards in order to support my addiction with a certain 2007 Bowman Chrome card that I am after and that has recently [...]

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What’s a Lincey? A Tim Lincecum card of course. Here are the rules:
1. You must send me a Tim Lincecum card that I do not currently have. (You can check what I have here; it is always updated)
2. It can be any card, base, insert, etc., as long as I don’t have it.
3. Parallel cards [...]

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So I’m not sure if this counts as better or worse than Topps’ Quality Assurance Dept., but I ended up sending those 2007 UD Elements damaged cards with some 2007 Sweet Spot damaged cards to Nevada to get them replaced, knowing the risk of rejection since the product is way past 8 months old. I [...]

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If it’s one that thing bothers me more than disorganized cards, it’s damaged cards. Bent cards, dinged corners, chips, scratches are really what nightmares are made of. When I get any card from fellow bloggers, I am always quite grateful, but when it’s damaged, it makes me sad and I’m very OCD about pristineness so [...]

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OMG, the 2007 Bowman Chrome Superfractor has been found and listed on eBay. I found the listing while scouring Tim Lincecum cards, especially from the 2007 Bowman Chrome set since I’ve been trying to get the rainbow parallels from that set. I know that the Bowman Chrome autograph has been found a while back, but [...]

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Okay, so I couldn’t resist the temptation and busted the box and opened the remaining packs from the order. Since I ordered over $150 from Dave and Adam’s Card World, they sent me two free packs of 2007 UD Elements to go along with my 2007 UD Elements Hobby Box. Each hobby box is broken [...]

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So, sorry for the delay, but when the office picks up your UPS packages, you never really know when you’ll actually get them. I finally got them this afternoon and began busting them open on the spot. Instead of buying one box, I bought three according that three box average that I am Joe Collector [...]

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I have reorganized my Tim Lincecum Collection page to follow the format Mario goes by with his Andrew Miller collection. I hope he finds this as a form of flattery and not a copy-cat thing. I just found his way of organization so much better and efficient. The number is now at 87 different and [...]

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So I’ve been thinking about this for quite a while now and I’ve decided I’m going to streamline my collecting habits even further. I cannot continue to allow so many team cards accumulate unappreciated in boxes any longer. They just end up stacked high and taking up a lot of room. My collecting basis is [...]

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I got a few more cards this week that I would like to share. First, I think it’s very fun to have a little friendly competition going on between the three player collector blogs: me, Dave, and Mario, who collect Tim Lincecum, Evan Longoria, and Andrew Miller respectively. Our numbers total 85, 84, and 101. [...]

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The boxes have been ordered today. I picked an additional box of 2007 Elements since it’s a pretty good deal right now for only $40. Additionally, I got free shipping because I’m cheap so the boxes won’t get here until mid next week. I got it from Dave & Adam’s Card World, which is the [...]

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So the results of the first “You Make the Call” box break is…*cue drumroll*

It looks pretty close if you’re just looking at the pie chart. Let’s take a more detailed look at the percentage breakdowns:

That makes 2007 Sweet Spot with 40% of the votes, the box to break. I will order the box soon and [...]

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In Part I of this two part series, I took a look at whether a player’s (in this case, Tim Lincecum’s) signature changes over the course of his career. Even after just two years in Tim’s career, the answer is yes, with the most glaring difference seen between signatures from 2006 and those after 2006. [...]

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Mario’s recent entry on Timmy’s signature today gave me an idea. He asked me if I had seen an instance where he signed out a longer autograph. I thought about this for a moment and concluded no, but it did make me wonder the progression of a player’s autograph. A player’s signature evolves over the [...]

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