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Four Baggers and Foreclosures

Dinner Break! McDonalds, Cannon Falls, MN - There’s a certain jolt of joy I get from finding an abandoned building that I wasn’t expecting, while out driving. When that building is abandoned due to a...
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Sports Card Info

Card of the Day: Matt Morris 1998 Fleer Ultra #2 -
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Cards Over Coffee

Unfinished Cup:1995 Zenith Z-Team Football - By now you may be thinking....how many sets is this guy chasing all at once??And by now I may replying....too many!It would be nice just to finish up one s...
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Baseball Cards Come to Life!

Fabulous fifties - Picked up a nice little lot on eBay. The more I get from '53 and earlier Bowman, the more I like them. I already had the '53 Charlie Grimm is available f...
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foul bunt

TTM Success - Mike MacDougal - Here is a nice TTM success that came in that added a few mid-2000s cards to the autograph album. I had seen that Mike MacDougal was signing, so it gave m...
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The Phillies Room

Game 152 - Marchan Shocks Dodgers with Ninth Inning Homer - * Philadelphia Phillies 9 Los Angeles Dodgers 6 * *2021 Topps Chrome PlatinumAnniversary #76Late Tuesday Night, September 16th* *Dodger Stadium - Lo...
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cards as i see them

isn't it iconic? - it's been a while since 2025 topps heritage was released and i mentioned that i was working on a post related to the player icons that make the 1976 set so...
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Too Many Verlanders

2025 trade package #13: the Collector - Hey all, I'm finally back to cover the first trade envelope I received in July, a month that ended up being super busy collecting-wise. This one came fr...
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Sports Collectors Daily

TTM This Week: Rookie Quartet, Tippy, Billy Joe, Chicken and The King Hit the Mailbox - A former big leaguer appreciates Drew's efforts to snare all four players on a 1990s rookie card while the mailbox brings returns from a racing icon and so...
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The Chronicles of Fuji

A Strange Photo - Here's my yearbook photo for the 2025-26 school year. Two of my friends are the yearbook editors and they informed our lunch crew that *Stranger Things*...
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The Football Autograph Encyclopedia

Meachem, Robert - CARDS: Score 2010, Panini Prestige 2011ACQUIRED: TTM 2024, C/o homeSENT: 12/17/24 RECEIVED: 2/1/25 (46 days) CAREER SNAPSHOT: NOTES: Robert has been very a...
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Droidtrader's Sports Memorabilia

Kent Hrbek Bobbleheads From a Mail-In Signing and a Garry Roggenburk TTM Return - This Hrbek signing with Guy Puglia was originally supposed to take place last month, but Hrbek had to postpone. I sent in three bobbleheads. I think t...
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Johnny's Trading Spot

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Daily Autograph

William Simoneit - I met him at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 2024. Will...
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Diamond Jesters

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Mint Condition

Closing Bell - So now that the Nationals have absolutely nothing left to prove and are throwing out Daylen Lile and Andrew Alvarez just to keep the lights on, NOW is...
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Mint Condition

Closing Bell - So now that the Nationals have absolutely nothing left to prove and are throwing out Daylen Lile and Andrew Alvarez just to keep the lights on, NOW is...
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CrazieJoe's Card Corner

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Nachos Grande: A Baseball Card Blog

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Post War Cards

The Original Artwork for Steve Barber’s 1960 Topps Card - Steve Barber’s 1960 Topps card was tightly cropped, losing much of the original artwork’s presence.
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WHEN TOPPS HAD (BASE)BALLS!

1980s CAREER-CAPPERS: 1980 JIM "CATFISH" HUNTER - Today on the blog, from my recent and wildly popular "1980s Career-Cappers" set, my 1980 capper for Jim "Catfish" Hunter, who prematurely retired after suf...
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JOHNGY'S BEAT

Mad About Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt - Fan Expo Chicago always has a large celebrity guest lineup. This year, as soon as I saw Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt were coming, I set my sights on meetin...
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John's Big League Baseball Blog

Immaculate Grid- Catching Up - Gid #897 Rarity-3 Tigers- 5 B&W- 1- Love when I can play a catcher like Bobby Bragan. Grid #898 Rarity-10 Tigers- 4 B&W- 1- Remember Kerr from Eight Men...
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Sportscards From The Dollar Store

PWE Chronicles: The Raptors - Time to work through the Raptors content in a trio of PWEs that arrived from Kerry @ Cards on Cards. It was finally enough for me to work my way throug...
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Night Owl Cards

A less than thrilling start - Wow, not off to the greatest start for Year 18 with this blog. Posting is likely to be a bit sporadic the next couple weeks. Nothing unfortunate, just o...
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Cincinnati Reds Baseball Card Collector

2015 Reds Autograph Baseball - Here's the latest addition to my autograph collection, a 2015 Reds team signed Opening Day Major League Baseball. There are 16 signatures on this basebal...
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Dpmsportcards Blog

Indy Card Exchange Golf Outing - Indy Card Exchange held their first Annual Indy Card Exchange Charity Golf Outing presented by Best Card Shop on Monday at Gray Eagles Golf Course in Fishe...
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Japanese Baseball Cards

Autumn Issues - I had been planning all of last week to do a "New Releases" post but it kept getting delayed for one thing or another. I didn't think it would take too ...
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My Sports Obsession

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My Sports Obsession

Happy Birthday - Jett Howard - Jett was born on this day in 2003, making him 22 today. NBA Debut - October 25th, 2023 (Magic) Years Active - - 2023-current (Magic) Cards on TCDB...
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Padrographs; Abner to Zimmer

No New Cards and a Question - I didn't pick up any new cards this week, but I did get a $100 ebay gift card for my birthday yesterday, so there will be some new cards soon. My questi...
3 days ago
Padrographs; Abner to Zimmer

No New Cards and a Question - I didn't pick up any new cards this week, but I did get a $100 ebay gift card for my birthday yesterday, so there will be some new cards soon. My questi...
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Nothing If Not Random

Random Wax: 2019 Contenders Football - 2019 Contenders: Patrick Mahomes needs no introduction. The best quarterback in the NFL today, his accolades will go down in history when he's compared ...
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The Shlabotnik Report

Like A Lobbyist, I’m On The Lookout For Cheap Senators - Ladies and gentlemen, the title of this post is as close as you’ll find to political commentary in this blog. Feel free to add your own rim shot. Of cours...
3 days ago
Cards on Cards

Good Luck Ducks, Week 3: Bringing the NW to Northwestern - *The Fighting Ducks hit Lake Michigan for an early first road test.* Oregon hits the road for the first conference game of the year, after completely obl...
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The Topps Archives

Orange Sunshine Days - A neat little sell sheet popped up in my feed last month for 1962 Topps *Stamp Gum* or, as some guides and hobbyists like to call it, *Famous Americans*. ...
4 days ago
Card Buzz

Card show trip - some more vintage - *These were more pick ups from the last show I went to over the summer* - I may have two or three more things to show, though it might be up in the air whe...
6 days ago
Section 36

Collecting the Sox - Baseballs: 2019 Opening Day - If you're following me on Instagram (and really why aren't you?) you know I've been showing off my baseball collection periodically one by one. I realized ...
6 days ago
Baseball Card Breakdown

Other people's customs - I don't buy customs all that often these days, but coincidentally I scored some recently from two different independent card makers and they both arrived...
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The Greatest 21 Days

Jody Treadwell concentrated, saw 11 seasons, AAA, Taiwan - [image: Jody Treadwell 1991 San Antonio Missions baseball card] New Vero Beach Dodger Jody Treadwell admitted to The Indian River Press Journal to being ...
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I need new hobbies.

For Sale or Trade! - This is just a placeholder post, until I start posting things for sale or trade. I’m going through a lot of my stuff at the moment, so the first couple of ...
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Big Blue Cardboard

Rodney's Cardboard:2024 Topps Signature Class Preeminent Ink Autograph - IT'S FINALLY FOOTBALL SUNDAY!LET'S GO!!Today the NY Giants take on the Washington Commanders (I still don't care for the name change) at 1pm.In both games ...
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1960s Baseball

RIP - Daryl Patterson - Daryl Patterson, a relief pitcher for the Tigers from 1968-1971, passed away on August 28, 2025 at age 81. Patterson fashioned a 2.12 ERA in 38 games dur...
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Starting Nine.

It Was Thirty Years Ago Today. - Fans talk about "unbreakable" records all the time. They talk about Joe DiMaggio's 56 game hit streak as though no one could ever break it. It i...
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A Pack To Be Named Later

2023 SAGE Artistry - It's football season, so let's check out another (college) football pack! This one came to me in another repack thing, probably one of those ones where y...
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Cardboard History

New People August 2025 - August is traditionally my least active month in the hobby. I don't really know why that is- it's usually too hot to do much anything else, although tha...
2 weeks ago
SABR's Baseball Cards Research Committee

Is he the least-known player ever to appear on a baseball card? - There were only two Old Judge cards produced of Cap Anson, however there were five made of Walter Bogart in 1888. Walter who? The Bogart cards stand out fo...
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The Writer's Journey

A painting of Strawberry painting a strawberry - A little fun with Darryl Strawberry.
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Hockey Ink In The Mail

Months of Mail - June, July & August 2025 - The quest continues! This summer saw 8 new NHL player autographs added making the grand total 7,653 unique player signatures for 94% of everyone to ever pl...
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Lifetime Topps project

Completed insert set – 2004 Topps All-Stars - OK – back to some completed set posts. This All-Star insert set with the shiny background was something Topps had been doing for multiple years – but not ...
2 weeks ago
The Angels, In Order

Added Two This Week - Just two cards incoming this week. TCDB trading is on again off again. I think I have two more incoming next week. I miss getting mail. Small trade with ...
2 weeks ago
Off Hiatus Baseball

A Milwaukee Card Show!? - Am I too late to talk about a trip I took in June? Well, I am going to talk about it anyway. My wife had decided to go to an out-of-town event in Charlot...
3 weeks ago
Royal Card Review

She Ain't What She Use To Be - For unknown reasons, the other day I was messing around with Twitter or X or as I call it- Elon's Money Pit. I'm not sure what I was doing, but I don't...
3 weeks ago
The Collective Mind

OK Bots, quit it! - *(Editor's note: This post has had four digit readership for the last month or so. (7215 total so far.) That can't be real. I changed the title to see if...
5 weeks ago
The Collective Mind

OK Bots, quit it! - *(Editor's note: This post has had four digit readership for the last month or so. (7215 total so far.) That can't be real. I changed the title to see if...
5 weeks ago
Run-Fore!-Kellogg's Baseball Cards

2025 National Updates From Friday - I spent about five hours at the show on Friday. I am sure I missed items, but here are some things that I did see. I bought three cards including a 197...
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Infield Fly Rule

Roger That - You only have to win by one. Despite slogging through what has been a disastrous 2025 season, the Colorado Rockies scratched out an all-time great win las...
1 month ago
Base Set Calling

The Detroit Stars - The Tigers certainly have some new stars on full display this year, but only one of them is included in this post. No, I'm not deploying collect this, not ...
1 month ago
LV's TTM autographs and Baseball Cards

July TTMs - Wayne Edwards Signed 2/2 Sent c/o Home address 297 days Bryan Harvey Signed 3/3 Sent c/o Home address 33 days
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Number 5 Type Collection

1979 Calbee Japanese Baseball #5, Kyosuke Sasaki - This close-up batting portrait shows Japanese veteran Kyosuke Sasaki in the colorful, Expos-like uniform for one of Osaka's two teams of that era, the Ki...
1 month ago
A Penny Sleeve for your Thoughts

Extending my leave - I said in my last published post that I would be taking a break until March, or April, at the latest. Seeing as how it's now July, I was obviously a bit of...
2 months ago
Sport Card Collectors

Rodney's Cardboard:2024 Topps Chrome Camo Wave - It's Sunday! Time for another Rodney's Cardboard! I still have a few of these in drafts so I should be able to cover up until the regular season kicks of...
2 months ago
Adventures of a Baseball Card Collector

A Fordham college leather from the 1910s - Hi y'all! It's been awhile since I've posted, but I haven't stopped collecting. In February 2024 I joined the collecting group Old Baseball Cards, which ...
2 months ago
Upper Deck Blog

Artist Showcase: David Roterberg | Rush of Ikorr TCG - We are very excited for the upcoming launch of Rush of Ikorr. Today I have the pleasure of sharing the insights and creative decisions behind one of the ...
3 months ago
White Sox Cards

Draft Years: 1973 - With the first pick (21st overall) in the 1973 MLB draft, the White Sox chose catcher Steve Swisher out of Ohio University. The Sox felt they needed to...
3 months ago
White Sox Cards

Draft Years: 1973 - With the first pick (21st overall) in the 1973 MLB draft, the White Sox chose catcher Steve Swisher out of Ohio University. The Sox felt they needed to...
3 months ago
Royals and Randoms

My Son's One Pack - Last night at my Son's end-of-year Little League team party, one of the coaches handed out one pack of 2025 Topps to each player. My son pulled thi...
4 months ago
Waiting 'til Next Year...

My First Rip In Quite Awhile - I had an unexpected envelope arrive in the mail the other day, and I finally found a minute to dive in. There was a nice, handwritten note from a good b...
4 months ago
Cardboard Collections

Surprise Package from "The Sewing Machine Guy" - While I've been around the Hobby for some time now, I really haven't been very active in the Hobby outside the small breaks I run weekly over in my Face...
5 months ago
The Fleer Sticker Project

Opening a Unopened 1973 Fleer Baseball Decals Box! - Friend of the Fleer Sticker Project Ray recently purchased an unopened box of Fleer Baseball Decals, likely produced in 1973 or perhaps 1972. Ray was ki...
5 months ago
The Budget Collector

Formula One 2025 - It's RACE WEEK FINALLY - Join my Racing Fantasy League - First off, yes, I WildWill the Budget Collector have succumbed to that demon that is Formula One. It all started with the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix, the...
6 months ago
Tubbs Baseball Blog

The Highest and Lowest Single-Season RBI Totals for Each Home Run Number, Part Three: Counting Down the Single-Digit Long Ball Figures - For every home run number that has been achieved on more than one occasion, a highest and lowest RBI total were established for that figure. As the l...
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1995 Skybox E-Motion

Emotion Recap - Page 26 - Masters #4 Tony Gwynn Masters #5 Kenny Lofton Masters #6 Greg Maddux Masters #7 Raul Mondesi Masters #8 Cal Ripken Masters #9 Frank Thomas Masters #10 M...
6 months ago
Curly W Cards

Test post - Hmm it seems that this blog has been hijacked. I am writing a test post to see it that makes a difference. UPDATE: (Monday 10 Feb 2025) Hmm seems to be ...
7 months ago
MY HOCKEY CARD OBSESSION

WALLET CARD - A Mello-Minty Smile - I've said it before and I'll say it again....my Oscar Gamble PC is the most fun project I've ever worked on in this hobby. Smile on my face - brimming wi...
7 months ago
Cardboard Junkie

2025 Topps -
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Cardboard Junkie

2025 Topps -
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Plaschke, Thy Sweater Is Argyle

Updating a 10-Year-Old Post: My Roy Campanella Rookie Looks Different - Ten and a half years ago I posted about acquiring a grail Roy Campanella card: his 1949 Bowman Rookie. I was absolutely thrilled to land it and since I hav...
8 months ago
Highly Subjective and Completely Arbitrary

2025 Wallet Card Junior Ortiz - Here's the new Wallet Card for me in 2025: Ortiz was a member of the Twins' 1991 World Series winning roster, in the role of a backup catcher, and the p...
8 months ago
CaptKirk42s Trading Cards Blog

2024 Some Sales YAY! - This past year for my card sales over at Ebay I only sold one item an Adrien Peterson relic card. In attempts to get things to sell on Ebay a few time...
8 months ago
Fan-Attic Sports Cards Blog

2024 Topps All Star Rookie Selection !!!!!! - Since 1959, Topps has selected players for their annual All-Star Rookie Team. It usually consists of C, 1B , 2B, 3B, SS, 3 OF, LHP, RHP. In 2010 they...
8 months ago
Dime Boxes -- The Low-End Baseball Card Collector's Journey

Closing the doors (for now) - This is a post I knew was coming, but dreaded writing. Let's take the band-aid off: I've decided to close up shop on "Dime Boxes" for the foreseeable fut...
9 months ago
Cardboard Gods

Rusty Staub - I have a little easel on my desk. I don’t know where it came from. Something with my kids, I guess, some art set or something. I use it now to hold up a ba...
10 months ago
The Snorting Bull

106. - Blake Snell number 106 is just a red herring to make two other announcements. Announcement #1- I have not written very often in this space during t...
10 months ago
The Snorting Bull

106. - Blake Snell number 106 is just a red herring to make two other announcements. Announcement #1- I have not written very often in this space during t...
10 months ago
Phungo

All-Star Rookie Cups in the 2024 World Series - To kick off the 2024 edition of the World Series we are going to examine the series from a Rookie Cup perspective and see if that can predict a winner. ...
10 months ago
The Collector

Out of Ideas - A few months ago I saw a sell sheet for 2023-24 Skybox Metal Universe hockey. I've never been a fan of the Fleer/Skybox Metal Universe sets (though I do ...
11 months ago
Wrigley Wax

Five Random Cubs Cards - I've got 21,904 Cubs cards from 317 different brands listed on a spreadsheet. A random number generator picked five cards, one each from the past severa...
11 months ago
Wrigley Wax

Five Random Cubs Cards - I've got 21,904 Cubs cards from 317 different brands listed on a spreadsheet. A random number generator picked five cards, one each from the past severa...
11 months ago
Prospects For Cash - Advice For Investing in Prospect Baseball Cards

2024 Bowman Chrome Baseball: Complete Prospect Analysis - Hello Readers. Below is my 2024 Bowman Chrome review. The tricky thing about this release is that it includes a ton of the new international signings. So p...
11 months ago
Sports Cards Uncensored

The Main Event II – What to Expect When the Biggest Night of Wrestling Cards Returns! - Coming into the NSCC last year, our planning committee for the Main Event was nervous. We had a number of reservations, we had an incredible space to do ...
1 year ago
The Hopeful Chase

Trading to Completion: Part 2 - So, after a couple of months, how is this project going? Eh, like most of the projects around these here parts, slowly (still haven't finished any of ...
1 year ago
The Raz Card Blog

Recent Meanderings - I mentioned in my last post that I was going out of town for a bit. The short version is that my dad and I went to Russia to hunt bears. We were successf...
1 year ago
Can't Have Too Many Cards

Franklin High Star Ron Santo - Fandom and it's associated collecting is a strange thing. When I first became a Ron Santo fan I was young boy. Ron was in his prime, smashing home runs...
1 year ago
It's like having my own Card Shop

Am I crazy for giving these cards away? Probably! - Hey there everyone! Just wanted to let everyone here know of a contest I am doing right now through my YouTube channel. @case.loaded (Cases Loaded with Dan...
1 year ago
$30 a week habit

Another '59, and is the Niekro an accidental upgrade? - Took a couple of evenings away from the blog, was getting a bit tough writing after 10PM each night. I have had a couple of cards I wanted to show for a...
2 years ago
The Trading Card Adventure

Johnny Strikes Up the Band - I've been on a Warren Zevon kick recently. Not sure why. Maybe it's me going back and rediscovering old favorites I've forgotten? Not going to complain t...
2 years ago
Wax Pack Gods

1967 Topps Baseball Cards – 17 Most Valuable - Are 1967 Topps baseball cards the most beautiful issue ever produced? You don’t hear it so much these days, but that used to be a conversation collectors w...
2 years ago
1965 Topps

#350 Mickey Mantle - New York Yankees - *Mickey Charles Mantle* *New York Yankees* *Outfield* *Bats:* Both *Throws:* Right *Height:* 5'11" *Weight:* 195 *Born:* October 20, 1931, Spavin...
2 years ago
The Lost Collector

Thanks for the ride - Today is my blog's 11th anniversary. It's also my last post. I've been thinking about this for some time, but it has become increasingly clear to me over ...
3 years ago
The Dutch Card Guy

Topps Redemption - Yesterday I received a nice envelop from Topps in the mail, a nice Topps redemption card. Although I was happy with the card I did realize that apparently ...
5 years ago
Cleveland Baseball Cards

Cards are in the Mail! - If you signed up for my Pack A Daily do-over mailouts, the first round has been mailed!! Note that I had (and still have) mailers that were already put t...
5 years ago
Cleveland Baseball Cards

Cards are in the Mail! - If you signed up for my Pack A Daily do-over mailouts, the first round has been mailed!! Note that I had (and still have) mailers that were already put t...
5 years ago
Card Stacks Blog

You Be the Judge - Well I opened my first pack of 2019 a few weeks back, and that led to more packs being purchased, of course. In what I hope will be an ongoing tradition, m...
6 years ago
1985 Topps

#132T - Checklist, Cards 1T-132T - *What a card: *Welcome to the final card in the 1985 Topps Traded set, the final card of this blog. *My observation on the front: *For the Traded sets o...
6 years ago
Rekindling the Cardboard Flame

Secret Santa Drops an F-Bomb - For this year's blogger Secret Santa, I was the lucky recipient of cards from Peter over at Baseball Every Night. Let's see what Peter delivered! In P...
6 years ago
Topps 1971

no. 752 - dick drago - *Who is the man:* Dick Drago pitched 240 innings for the Royals in 1970 as one of their starting staff mainstays. He won 20 games for K.C. in its first ...
7 years ago
1983 Topps Blog

#346 Joe Pittman San Diego Padres - This is Joe Pittman's second and last Topps card. The green border usually clashes on the Padres cards but it works here as goes nicely with the green gr...
8 years ago
1980 Topps Baseball

#386 Darrell Jackson - *Who is this player?* Darrell Jackson, starting pitcher, Minnesota Twins As the 1980 season began for the Twins, Darrell...
9 years ago
1979 Topps

#154 Jim Gantner, Brewers - *Card Front:* If you wanted to get the chicks in the 70's you needed to look like Jim here. The hair is a little longer and feathered, the small b...
10 years ago
1986 Topps Blog

#429 Greg Booker - *Card thoughts:* Greg Booker looks really young in this picture, but on his earlier cards, he looks really old. Probably because he aced the mustache. *...
10 years ago
Tubbs Baseball Blog

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The Yount Collector

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Heartbreaking Cards of Staggering Genius

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Cards That Never Were

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Bump and Run Football Card Blog

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Swing And A Pop-Up

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Wax Pack Gods

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Statis Pro 1984

Rest in Peace - Catching up from the past year... - If you're new to the blog, I like to make it a point to recognize the passing of those players (and managers) who passed away from the 1984 season. I ha...
3 years ago
Completing the 1992 Topps set

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Brad's Blog

2000 Upper Deck Ionix -- Master Set Complete - Several years ago I decided I wanted to chase a true master set. I wanted all the parallels and inserts and autos. I wanted something attainable but hard...
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Condition Sensitive

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Comatoad on Cards

It all works out for the best - Have you ever had something happen that seemed like somewhat of a bummer at the time, but in reality, turned out to be a good thing at that particular m...
3 years ago
Miles from Miller

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Topps Pursuit

1984 Is Complete - My 1984 set is now complete.
3 years ago
This Card Is Cool - My Life in Baseball Cards

Seven Bucks Went a Long Way (The Finale) - Okay, let's wrap this up. Through 11 packs, we've had ups and downs. Looking over at the piles of cards from this endeavor, I'm pretty happy so far. Sur...
3 years ago
The Lost Collector

Thanks for the ride - Today is my blog's 11th anniversary. It's also my last post. I've been thinking about this for some time, but it has become increasingly clear to me over ...
3 years ago
Wrigley Roster Jenga

A Thunderous New Addition, Pt. 2 - Been a while since I checked in here. Life's been busy, lots of big life changes, figuring out this whole parenthood thing, the Cubs have been a whole b...
4 years ago
The Five Tool Collector

Closet Discoveries - I've been on a cleaning/reorganizing/purging binge lately and I attacked my hobby closet earlier this week. I opened four boxes from the upper shelves a...
4 years ago
Shoebox Legends

Weekly Round-Up - A New Endeavor & a Legend Takes a Break - Boy it's been a rough and challenging week on the work/professional front. Glad I have cards, this blog, this hobby and this great community to keep me ...
4 years ago
Cheap Wax Wednesday...and other stuff

Cheap Wax Wednesday - Episode 306 - 2013 Pinnacle Baseball - Pinnacle rises from the dead, at least for one year.
4 years ago
Chavez Ravining

Heritage from 2020 but not 2020 Heritage (well, one) - This week I received a few trade packages from fellow friends and bloggers, my first of 2021. Considering it's been nearly six months since I last saw card...
4 years ago
Horizontal Heroes: The 1960 Topps Set

#290 Jerry Lumpe - *Jerry Lumpe Kansas City Athletics* *Career:* Jerry Lumpe was a Yankee prospect who put up impressive minor league numbers but wasn't quite good en...
4 years ago
Dodgers Blue Heaven

Blog Kiosk: 9/15/2020 - Dodgers Links & News - Some Odds and Ends - I missed this recent release from Topps yesterday. Featured here is a Topps *2020 Turn Back the Clock* online exclusive card made available yesterday, an...
5 years ago
Cardpocalypse

The End of the 7 Day Trading Card Challenge Road - Here I am, I've come to the end of the line for my 7 Day Trading Card Challenge. There have been twists and turns...planned and unplanned pauses, but the j...
5 years ago
ARPSmith's Sportscard Obsession

The Joy of a Completed Team Set - 1996 Flair Giants - Every so often I go on a streak of trying to pick up Giants base cards to fill in gaps in my collection. I recently made a list of almost 700 base cards I...
5 years ago
All About Sports Cards

First Error Card In 2020 Topps Heritage Baseball Gets Pulled and It's Juan Soto - If you are a regular visitor to our site you know the only thing we LOVE more than each year's new release of Topps Heritage Baseball is the new batch of e...
5 years ago
Corner of Ashburn and Yawkey

Some Exciting Updates - There's been a lot going on here at the corner of *Ashburn Alley & Yawkey Way*. Collections wise, we've been relatively quiet. I've had a couple return...
5 years ago
2 by 3 Heroes

Throwback Thursday - 02.06.2020 - Every Thursday, I post a card showing a ballplayer wearing a throwback uniform from my collection. Hopefully, he will be wearing it well, with proper pants...
5 years ago
Jenny's Card Collecting

Another Focus to my Hobby - Sometimes with my collection, ok majority of the time, I feel like I am all over the board in what I want to collect! I pretty much want to do it Pokémon s...
5 years ago
Tony's Sports Pub

Starting Lineup Figure Of The Day - Barry Bonds
5 years ago
Pack War

Sports Card Super Bowl X - It is Super Bowl Sunday and once again the cards are going to make their prediction. Surprisingly the cards are 6-3 predicting the winner of the last 9 Su...
5 years ago
My Cardboard Habit

I'm Still Here - It has been six months since I last posted. Six. Months. When I started this blog, I intended to post three or four times a week. Now it seems that I'm lu...
5 years ago
1965 Topps Baseball

Final Card - Harvey Haddix - This is the final card (and final season) for Harvey Haddix. He may be best remembered for his time with the Pirates from 1959-63, but he played from 195...
5 years ago
1966 Topps Baseball

Final Card: Dick Bertell - I already posted Dick Bertell's 1965 card, so I will dispense with the usual write-up. I recently acquired his final card (#587) and have moved several car...
5 years ago
Collect the Mets

2019 Mets Draft Class Autographs - Superior selections supported by seven sequential senior signings Full list of 2019 Mets draft picks Anticipation was running high for this year’s draft, t...
5 years ago
1967 Topps Baseball

Collecting the 1967 Phillies - Wow, it's been 2 1/2 months since I've posted any baseball cards. I needed something to bounce me out of my post-season doldrums, and it came to me today. ...
5 years ago
From a 1980s Baseball Card Collector

Progress on my 1955 Bowman set - I posted the other day about being nearly finished with my 1972 Topps set, so I thought I'd give an update on how I'm doing with my 1955 Bowman set as well...
5 years ago
Adventures in 1952 Topps

#314 Roy Campanella - #314 Roy Campanella Progress: 1st of this card 310 of 407 76.2% complete How acquired: Sent as an *extremely* generous gift from a reader Condition: Poo...
5 years ago
Hobby Cards Europe

Two Green make a Blue - I'm seeing double here.
5 years ago
Talking Heads: The Topps 1958 Baseball Set

#67 Joe Ginsberg - New York-born Joe Ginsberg was raised in Detroit and signed with the Tigers in 1944 at the age of 17. He soon found himself in the Army and playing serv...
5 years ago
1970 Topps Baseball

Jim Rooker (#222) - This is Jim Rooker's first solo card, and one of the many nice cards from the '69 and '70 sets featuring the new Royals' uniform. Although the expansion 19...
5 years ago
Cardboard Clubhouse

Night Owl Sends Cards - I found an unexpected package in my mailbox the other day that arrived from the one and only Night Owl. Somehow, I find it very appropriate to get cards f...
5 years ago
1969 Topps Baseball

Frank Johnson (#227) - Frank Johnson had a very short career (1966-71, all with the Giants). The record shows 6 seasons, but in three of them he only played 15, 8, and 7 games. M...
5 years ago
1963 Topps Baseball

3rd Series Checklist (#191) - Many of the checklist posts I see on peoples' blogs are accompanied by statements like "I hate checklists", "Checklists are a waste of a card", or even "Wh...
5 years ago
1968 Topps Baseball

Dick Kelley (#203) - Dick Kelley was signed by the Milwaukee Braves in 1959, and made his major-league debut on April 15, 1964. In that game he had the misfortune of giving up ...
5 years ago
The Card Papoy

Classic 4 sports - The nice thing about holidays is that I have time on my hand. The problem about holidays, is that I have time on my hand and end up checking Ebay listings a...
6 years ago
1985 Topps

#132T - Checklist, Cards 1T-132T - *What a card: *Welcome to the final card in the 1985 Topps Traded set, the final card of this blog. *My observation on the front: *For the Traded sets o...
6 years ago
Too Many Manninghams

2018 COMC purchases: PC potpourri - It's almost time for me to say goodbye to 2018 and the purchases I made last year on this fine evening in...MAY?! Yeah, it's taken me far too long to post...
6 years ago
I Feel Like A Collector Again

HOBBY FAMILY – HELP OUT MILITARY MISSIONS IN ACTION - Yes, I'm still alive and kicking. It's been a busy start to 2019 and I don't see the rest of the year being any different. I've written three posts on Be...
6 years ago
Bob Walk the Plank

Boo - Well hello there old friends. Didn't mean to scare you. It's your old friend Matt providing a proof of life. Thought it was an appropriate time to provide...
6 years ago
My Cardboard Mistress

2006 Topps Allen & Ginter #250 - This might be the worst looking card in the entire set. Just kidding that belongs to Gustavo Chacin.
6 years ago
Cardboard Conundrum

2017-18 Artifacts Box Break - Well, in the interest of getting fully caught up, here's a box of hockey cards that I opened up a year and a half ago, scanned, and never got around to pos...
6 years ago
AREA 40

CLOSING TIME - Well, the time has come. The final mega break packages made it to the post office today. Today is the last blog post I will be making. It's also the end ...
6 years ago
bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog

New Year Pack Break: 2018 Topps Fire - I had this pack with me the last couple of days, but never got around to opening it. But it's Monday, a bit late in the afternoon, and I forgot to pack a l...
6 years ago
Mark's Ephemera

Edward Vila Glicée of Orel Hershiser - 11 months ago I hit up ebay and purchased this limited edition (numbered to 50), giclée card of Orel Hershiser. It was less than half the cost of a blaste...
6 years ago
Design On Deck

2018 Clubhouse: Washington Nationals - 146. Bryce Harper 147. Anthony Rendon 148. Max Scherzer 149. Stephen Strasburg 150. Trea Turner Here's the possibly/probably final Clubhouse card for ...
6 years ago
Gint-A-Cuffs X

We have a winner - After many moons the Commissioner is ready to announce a winner to the GACX event of the year. With 127.5 points, it is our artist in residence, Spankee. ...
6 years ago
The Wax Revolution

Night at the Museum - A week last Friday another of Topps‘ high end releases dropped in the middle of a very crowded release period. 2018 Museum Collection is a glorious looking...
7 years ago
Once a Cub

Wroad to Wrigley Wednesday - Mark Zagunis and Justin Hancock - Just after last week's Wroad to Wrigley post went live, I found out that the Cubs were doing another roster shuffle that included outfielder Mark Zagunis ...
7 years ago
Pirates Treasure Room

My First Auto From The ColeTrain trade - Gerrit Cole has been absolutely ridiculous this year for the Houston Astros. He along with former Pirates teammate Charlie Morton are creating one of the ...
7 years ago
1978 Baseball

1978 Topps Baseball #350 - Steve Garvey - - Even though Steve Garvey was a Dodger, his cards were always among the most desired by the kids on my block. - Steve had a good year in 197...
7 years ago
Topps 1971

no. 752 - dick drago - *Who is the man:* Dick Drago pitched 240 innings for the Royals in 1970 as one of their starting staff mainstays. He won 20 games for K.C. in its first ...
7 years ago
plain gray swatch

trading stains with p-town Tom - I started kicking around here a few months back, and after my previous tenured with plentiful trades, I wasn't exchanging any cardboard with y'all. Tha...
7 years ago
Tomahawk Chop

2017 Predictions - How did I do? - Howdy folks, it's been awhile. I've been really inactive with my blog this year, having not posted since the end of May, though I do still read many of yo...
7 years ago
Mets Cardboard

Zistle Trade #86: royals - Well, this is the end of Zistle trading. It actually ended last year, but being timely with posts is not my style. Zistle was fun. Made contact with a lo...
7 years ago
Waxaholic

Italy Fails To Qualify for 2018 World Cup - with a draw today versus Sweden, Italy has failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1958. That is all.
7 years ago
The Prowling Cat

Experiencing Some Goodwill - Although I hit atleast one Goodwill a week. The hobby room has gotten quite filled so finding treasures has become something that happens less often than t...
8 years ago
Inception Baseball: A Very Simple Idea

2015 Colin Moran - Welcome back! I know I apologized last week for doing two Minnesota Twins in a row, but that actually inspired me for what’s to come these next few we...
8 years ago
1983 Topps Blog

#346 Joe Pittman San Diego Padres - This is Joe Pittman's second and last Topps card. The green border usually clashes on the Padres cards but it works here as goes nicely with the green gr...
8 years ago
My 2008 Topps Set Blog

Wanted - 2017 Topps Rediscover Topps 2008 Buybacks - Hey guys. If anyone finds any of the 2008 Rediscover Topps Buybacks in their 2017 Topps cards, please keep me in mind. Thank you! P.S. Still not dead
8 years ago
1980 Topps Baseball

#386 Darrell Jackson - *Who is this player?* Darrell Jackson, starting pitcher, Minnesota Twins As the 1980 season began for the Twins, Darrell...
9 years ago
The Home Run Apple

LEGOs It's been awhile - I'm still here reading blogs, but don't have much time to post. Haven't been busting boxes but would if had the chance. Working the odd hours between 6p an...
9 years ago
The Baseball Card Blog

Help Me Choose My Next Set: 1990s Edition - There's really nothing like collecting a new—or new to you—set. I'm just putting the finishing touches on 1988 Topps baseball (only six cards to go!) and n...
9 years ago
garvey cey russell lopes

feeling complete, except for some cards that should have been that i didn't make - i certainly didn't think this would happen, but i completed my 1955 topps brooklyn dodger team set recently by adding ed roebuck's card to my collection....
10 years ago
1979 Topps

#154 Jim Gantner, Brewers - *Card Front:* If you wanted to get the chicks in the 70's you needed to look like Jim here. The hair is a little longer and feathered, the small b...
10 years ago
1986 Topps Blog

#429 Greg Booker - *Card thoughts:* Greg Booker looks really young in this picture, but on his earlier cards, he looks really old. Probably because he aced the mustache. *...
10 years ago
1973 Topps Baseball Set Builder

484 - Ernie McAnally - *About This Player* Ernie McAnally pitched in four Major League seasons with the Montreal Expos from 1971 to 1974. McAnally was drafted originally by the...
11 years ago
'59 topps: one f/g card at a time

#526 Bob Speake - Outfielder Bob Speake had a major league 'moment in the sun' in 1955. As a Cubs rookie he was given the role as a starting outfielder due to an injury ...
11 years ago
1973 Topps Photography

Happy New Year! - I decided that New Year's Day was the perfect time to feature the first card of the 1973 Topps set. That was back in 2011, and today is the first day since...
11 years ago
Baseball 1977

1977 Topps Baseball #645 - Jerry Reuss - - Jerry Reuss was the #2 starter for the Pirates in 1977. He won only ten games, down from his 14 wins from 1976. - *1977 Stats:* 10-13, 4.11 ...
11 years ago
Baseball 1977

1977 Topps Baseball #645 - Jerry Reuss - - Jerry Reuss was the #2 starter for the Pirates in 1977. He won only ten games, down from his 14 wins from 1976. - *1977 Stats:* 10-13, 4.11 ...
11 years ago
Project Baseball 1976

1976 Topps Traded - The Missing Cards! - This is something I've been wanting to do, but I lack the graphic skills to pull it off. Ben, Mike, and Travis at The Baseball Card Blog made a "second ...
12 years ago
Vintage Sportscards

It's Campy...Really - This 3-inch plastic statue features Brooklyn Dodger star Roy Campanella. Really, it does: Molded in 1956 and sold through Dairy Queen stores that year, C...
12 years ago
1974 Topps Set

I'm Still Here - It has been a year of seldom posting here at 1974 Topps Set. Fellow card blogger Devon at *My First Cards (1982 Topps)* sent me a note checking up on me. ...
13 years ago
1975 Topps (it's far out, man)

#640 - Harmon Killebrew - *Card fact: *This is the final Topps card issued of Harmon Killebrew during his playing career. He had appeared in just about every Topps flagship set f...
14 years ago
Traded Sets

New contest: win a free relic card! - I'm back to run a contest to promote the Baseball-Reference.com Blog. I have been a contributor to that blog for over two years. Recently, Sean Forman (pro...
15 years ago
88 Topps Cards

Traded sets - *My current card blog is Traded Sets.Click on "older posts" or the archive on the right to see posts from this blog.*
16 years ago
88 Score Rookie & Traded Set

We're done - Hey guess what? We're done with this set, and with this blog. The full 110-card set went by quickly, didn't it? The good news is that I'm moving right alon...
16 years ago
78 Topps Cards

New blog - I've started a new blog looking at the 1988 Score Rookies & Traded set. See here.
16 years ago
Remember The Astrodome

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