tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60174588771181787212024-03-04T21:59:41.289-08:00Brad's BlogBrad's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18419538627966164145noreply@blogger.comBlogger889125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017458877118178721.post-71208500553521561432022-08-23T13:17:00.003-07:002022-08-23T13:17:24.546-07:002000 Upper Deck Ionix -- Master Set Complete<p>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 but also not impossible. (I will never own all of the crusade reds or anything like that) This did take a while and it was difficult to find everything and piece it together. Alas, it is done. I am not counting the Roberto Clemente Cut auto as part of the set because I probably can't afford it and it may never surface ever. </p><p>I did not picture the base set or the reciprocal set. Numbers 61-90 on the base set were short printed 1 in 4 packs. Those same numbers for reciprocals were 2 per box. </p><p> Shockwave insert set (1 in 4 packs) -- I have an extra one or two sets of these from busting packs. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92hQCnCCX6pVyQA5zFhimw_qPhglUeH3uCEngtHX3CxKdcZMU7jBJQE9dTipNTQgmb-_yOXQYsStoAhaY-Lxa_7L_alZLW9taor5iheM--EHo8kcgw1cxYBw3g3L3Vg2GRIawKzNcIB6mQkhomR-1NFlUYMaXOzu6rmcdQGKH-XlBVlJ0Xa8t8c_yyw/s640/Shockwave%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92hQCnCCX6pVyQA5zFhimw_qPhglUeH3uCEngtHX3CxKdcZMU7jBJQE9dTipNTQgmb-_yOXQYsStoAhaY-Lxa_7L_alZLW9taor5iheM--EHo8kcgw1cxYBw3g3L3Vg2GRIawKzNcIB6mQkhomR-1NFlUYMaXOzu6rmcdQGKH-XlBVlJ0Xa8t8c_yyw/s320/Shockwave%201.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYG5kB4STYEFf18h3Z4s5Wd8-wPci6MVEYC_JweXu1ijs9LY_z1sZDnEagmEzX7EXnXw09h8xb6MbNWhkym96p4mBZYvbjO7zNcgPQJjTX2jyfRdgXhMEEDvDkxs5a6ZQuacdB5NjetjylprdmdYOTnx2OjH3R6cBYwQl9slk88MvlrAqwGK3sGyPkjA/s640/Awesome%20powers%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYG5kB4STYEFf18h3Z4s5Wd8-wPci6MVEYC_JweXu1ijs9LY_z1sZDnEagmEzX7EXnXw09h8xb6MbNWhkym96p4mBZYvbjO7zNcgPQJjTX2jyfRdgXhMEEDvDkxs5a6ZQuacdB5NjetjylprdmdYOTnx2OjH3R6cBYwQl9slk88MvlrAqwGK3sGyPkjA/s320/Awesome%20powers%202.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Pyrotechnics (1 in 72 packs) -- Griffey was the toughest from this set for me to get. Got lucky on the Thomas and snagged it for a dollar. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ozsGHPG1oFwgL4NrdsoReHy_ljT3kwGlgAH9jVHdi_jgHNTvoK12UPRmDjWs1CVf1jY6SFj28zScv4RaEeV94AOJKW49vR8TnaHeK7Ttg0GZXfl-MSZ2hFIaOA5LfJc5iDcycxkzB-kjkT7qez-s6UCHzH4xIlHQ16qxtEhVIeue8HjTciyyDQXHuQ/s640/pyrotechnics%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ozsGHPG1oFwgL4NrdsoReHy_ljT3kwGlgAH9jVHdi_jgHNTvoK12UPRmDjWs1CVf1jY6SFj28zScv4RaEeV94AOJKW49vR8TnaHeK7Ttg0GZXfl-MSZ2hFIaOA5LfJc5iDcycxkzB-kjkT7qez-s6UCHzH4xIlHQ16qxtEhVIeue8HjTciyyDQXHuQ/s320/pyrotechnics%201.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwS6JJZow_Njh_uXv04xIK5EkF1QaRoF64DPUOpD3UdxHGpJBEQ3BFq1c608zNvzftRcOdcBwvwYcWF-y-Af2MGsEdD_9-CytrWKuPodxSJ9fIAg7Qv5uNzjUiBgzo46t83z0O16qN_LsRV1alPfoi-Fh1jp9OVOXbdfjD72dFgkDuYnxMLBu_sPFOVw/s640/Pyrotechnics%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwS6JJZow_Njh_uXv04xIK5EkF1QaRoF64DPUOpD3UdxHGpJBEQ3BFq1c608zNvzftRcOdcBwvwYcWF-y-Af2MGsEdD_9-CytrWKuPodxSJ9fIAg7Qv5uNzjUiBgzo46t83z0O16qN_LsRV1alPfoi-Fh1jp9OVOXbdfjD72dFgkDuYnxMLBu_sPFOVw/s320/Pyrotechnics%202.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>UD Authentics Auto set (1 in 144 packs) -- (13 cards) </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWR48LGBB4uRyIXIAOIM3bPrGMRv_FJ2NsnW3lCBVUXXB2az9CiR3_7B_INicB2ocwuGHIsq7CfTtwSPB8dI0_1nVLPfk9ARXgI_eHrlbq0BWWSJbuxJ-2lfy0GxdGYuCiJeqZycKyjGsx18E8YDxasrSlcnJAV35kT7bPyIossmQtFvmd0BluF5xY3A/s640/auto%20set%20and%20clemente.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWR48LGBB4uRyIXIAOIM3bPrGMRv_FJ2NsnW3lCBVUXXB2az9CiR3_7B_INicB2ocwuGHIsq7CfTtwSPB8dI0_1nVLPfk9ARXgI_eHrlbq0BWWSJbuxJ-2lfy0GxdGYuCiJeqZycKyjGsx18E8YDxasrSlcnJAV35kT7bPyIossmQtFvmd0BluF5xY3A/s320/auto%20set%20and%20clemente.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p>I included the Clemente bat (350 across the print run) because I happened to pull it myself. Otherwise I doubt I would be chasing it. It's a keeper though for sure. The Griffey was by far the most expensive auto with the Jeter in 2nd. </p><p>Last but not least -- Warp Zone (1 in 288 Packs)--</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3QS5PGsq4eY6ri7yJi8gMxNbYR7d24aNKhAiuGDTjiItGGXoCEKP0L_uG5FleUKjwUJN3SiLWA87CMYWny3CN6Ap5rwRbfWTigvDTQxIk2BRGJDcdj73--gJgvr6FDmrOsOPplz3TJ-MG4NFuCAbqeUwdrFwev2JOkrGTkfHuEM0Xfi2Lv5KUCVWAg/s640/warp%20zone%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3QS5PGsq4eY6ri7yJi8gMxNbYR7d24aNKhAiuGDTjiItGGXoCEKP0L_uG5FleUKjwUJN3SiLWA87CMYWny3CN6Ap5rwRbfWTigvDTQxIk2BRGJDcdj73--gJgvr6FDmrOsOPplz3TJ-MG4NFuCAbqeUwdrFwev2JOkrGTkfHuEM0Xfi2Lv5KUCVWAg/s320/warp%20zone%201.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKtYAvZ1xq8E9hm_cHV-7l21X_LTwL4XljcD6EaMqOCYYOQJCdsyqPb2fneVrSzbouiIsG6FfxFx6Dym3RMbXkiejV94UeJA9nTZr-fauUKEYT7q7A43yQKZ6nmcd1rIl9KrcpW5NTlP9sT4W5MsPfGd4CEeFSblGM3JqcwDQ4ZMSw5PuNKNl1vxhTUA/s640/warp%20zone%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKtYAvZ1xq8E9hm_cHV-7l21X_LTwL4XljcD6EaMqOCYYOQJCdsyqPb2fneVrSzbouiIsG6FfxFx6Dym3RMbXkiejV94UeJA9nTZr-fauUKEYT7q7A43yQKZ6nmcd1rIl9KrcpW5NTlP9sT4W5MsPfGd4CEeFSblGM3JqcwDQ4ZMSw5PuNKNl1vxhTUA/s320/warp%20zone%202.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> These would come and go and some be on ebay for very expensive prices. I scoured different sources. Originally I wasn't planning to get them but after I picked up the Jeter for around 20 dollars I figured I'd give it a go. The last piece was the Nomar. I feel like its short printed. The Griffey goes for good money too but thankfully I got mine for under 100. The Bonds and Maddux I pulled in a pack (the same pack in fact). I have doubles of the Ivan Rodriguez, Pedro, Maddux and Sosa. My Arod isn't perfect I'd consider replacing it at some point buts it not high on the collecting list. <p></p><p>Feels nice to complete a long term project. </p><p>What are you guys working on? I've been working hard on getting organized. I am done with my 80s Phillies want lists and now I'm working through the 90s. Its taken almost 2 years of looking at cards all over the floor but I am actually making progress. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for reading!<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Brad's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18419538627966164145noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017458877118178721.post-16057757144595155532022-07-31T21:19:00.002-07:002022-07-31T21:19:37.574-07:00National Recap Day 5 <p>The end of the show. Overall it was a great show. I had a blast in the beginning and ended on a really high note which I will detail in this post. I decided I wanted to park in the convention center garage today since I was planning to leave right after I got the Don Money autographs around 2 PM (or however fast the line went). I've read quite a few national recap posts in years past (always enjoy them) and it seemed like Sunday dealers who actually want to sell stuff will cut some deals for the things left over. I spoke to a lot of dealers while I was there and I would say 9 out of 10 said they sold a ton. One of them even said he expected to make about 15k profit for this one show. That's pretty great for the hobby. Tons of people were into it and tons of marketing opportunities and tons of cool stuff from low end to high end and everything in between. I consider myself a mid-end collector that lucked into some high end cards before they became what they are today. Anyway back to the actual topic of recapping the day and some musings on the week. </p><p> I had no issue checking out of the hotel and then driving to the convention center in the AM. I had packed what I could the night before so just had to lug it to the car and was good to go. I arrived as the show was opening for VIPs so got right in. I didn't have a true agenda but I wanted to see if I could get 1 or 2 big cards on my list. (spoiler alert, I found a couple but I didn't have them on my list before but they should've been) </p><p>The only agenda I had was I wanted to go to a raffle around 2 PM at the Hit Parade both. For every 100 dollars spent they gave you a ticket but this raffle you had to be present on Sunday. I was hoping people would be gone so I'd have a better chance at winning even only with a couple tickets. I was debating buying one more box from them before the raffle started to get another card and a chance at some stuff. Hadn't decided yet at this point in the day. </p><p>I started looking at a baseball box that said 20% off if you spent more then 100. There was an array of cards in there but I was able to pull what amounted to 120 sticker price and the dealer said 80 would work. I was good with that.Got these 4 cards. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRgDkQlMJQTrZ1-Svt-N64KHxCqRkVE2EYiyWxbyuLvGmjSq6bFALCojxfq9V6CDEGonXyz6Y4TUu4L6hYsOa6bhMUjL3ScLHpgxAjn35xM4hosUr59j1lgKHlpgF1eubaftMgSZP2yOGeQyTGdSbEAJpgFwujEPfjhd-6FfywnMilO3qo-cc4aT4jQ/s640/Griffey%2089%20ud%20ungraded.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRgDkQlMJQTrZ1-Svt-N64KHxCqRkVE2EYiyWxbyuLvGmjSq6bFALCojxfq9V6CDEGonXyz6Y4TUu4L6hYsOa6bhMUjL3ScLHpgxAjn35xM4hosUr59j1lgKHlpgF1eubaftMgSZP2yOGeQyTGdSbEAJpgFwujEPfjhd-6FfywnMilO3qo-cc4aT4jQ/s320/Griffey%2089%20ud%20ungraded.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdi-oGLE2Izm1XnOXOFAuyNJaa587nPUIDhlcBJwcguqj0n4KbrSn0pn63IDyO1xjI5Kc3kjl2G6oN62pOBkY-VvlWQteBEjKDw9TIejh-EPaXVbqv016KBco8WewYi9tE5IFDBCe5K8mN35jBcDVT55U1YuAHoZT_C_GlRb2Yo9xmxlYOLlS02JG_rg/s640/Harper%20gq%20sp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdi-oGLE2Izm1XnOXOFAuyNJaa587nPUIDhlcBJwcguqj0n4KbrSn0pn63IDyO1xjI5Kc3kjl2G6oN62pOBkY-VvlWQteBEjKDw9TIejh-EPaXVbqv016KBco8WewYi9tE5IFDBCe5K8mN35jBcDVT55U1YuAHoZT_C_GlRb2Yo9xmxlYOLlS02JG_rg/s320/Harper%20gq%20sp.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNsn_U20gcDPwA3PCeTDRoiJTSqP5Tinb2EtrCFq_8VYQ-K-kwL5XBMwGbIxD8zYQDEj6GYDG2OwsXmQnYO06OXunT_XoEP16RKYWccAeXacklCONDzE6BpfqQdkI24VT8kOSRdDvhSS1yLOWyDTOOlzR23Uo-rrSghMbjFGrlp8oRQuunRmXcg99xQA/s640/vlad%20nno%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNsn_U20gcDPwA3PCeTDRoiJTSqP5Tinb2EtrCFq_8VYQ-K-kwL5XBMwGbIxD8zYQDEj6GYDG2OwsXmQnYO06OXunT_XoEP16RKYWccAeXacklCONDzE6BpfqQdkI24VT8kOSRdDvhSS1yLOWyDTOOlzR23Uo-rrSghMbjFGrlp8oRQuunRmXcg99xQA/s320/vlad%20nno%201.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQVlcSyjCAqhDVAgc0Rj64CU0mhcVyz0BdXYphCNNweSn0eHy3AJgPBTC3vOwrea5d3qhNWhT-ez-QAOA1KCAc3Hm-H0xSqwJlgQ5T8IzDZi1NlaLfc1V1HxaaHRjuBByecEw9a6pQyAern3aO1yE1nRIV3uHNo3rtqREgHUTNIN0SJdeMat9sbgmRw/s640/vlad%20nno%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQVlcSyjCAqhDVAgc0Rj64CU0mhcVyz0BdXYphCNNweSn0eHy3AJgPBTC3vOwrea5d3qhNWhT-ez-QAOA1KCAc3Hm-H0xSqwJlgQ5T8IzDZi1NlaLfc1V1HxaaHRjuBByecEw9a6pQyAern3aO1yE1nRIV3uHNo3rtqREgHUTNIN0SJdeMat9sbgmRw/s320/vlad%20nno%202.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p>Basically 20 dollars a card for 3 rookies and a SP Harper. Hard to beat deals like that. I had traded away my previous NNO's a while ago so it was nice to get them back at a lower buy in then I had before. </p><p>I grabbed this card next, I already have one PSA graded but I wanted one to put in my binder with the team set. It was annoying me. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_5ahZayuklUYf7DW-aqSPTBl4fswnLE-bvDl-wLwtEW3orP3qwmq35pLxmVpqXQyzr7j82HNhYS81wF9Gi2Cltaj2r5C7OrqBP9vXVzABBl4_9yxrEcVfirniKcC5-tFBEXLA3JD0alM5YMZybPPgSg5Y-97Fr4wEH3tAVQzbO14uv58cmhIopoIJA/s640/57%20ashburn%20raw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_5ahZayuklUYf7DW-aqSPTBl4fswnLE-bvDl-wLwtEW3orP3qwmq35pLxmVpqXQyzr7j82HNhYS81wF9Gi2Cltaj2r5C7OrqBP9vXVzABBl4_9yxrEcVfirniKcC5-tFBEXLA3JD0alM5YMZybPPgSg5Y-97Fr4wEH3tAVQzbO14uv58cmhIopoIJA/s320/57%20ashburn%20raw.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p>Perfect for the Phillies team sets binder. </p><p>The next showcase, a Thomas auto caught my eye and then a card I had traded for then sold on Thursday was also there so I got a bundle deal and picked them both up. I put the Thomas in a different pile so I don't currently have a picture but here is the other card. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRrQJnMUJp6Y46_hteA15Ol03KeuNnp4MgeXaLsvUmIEmApMUEIagNg0JuMSmcB-JkjvORPoc0MLHWGYsGnzoDYAqlH3_90-arbrKdorPwZNjKyz4TkrkmuxUhC-kxnoOp8PvtvnZL04i6zmk2jb5n6q9-9hRi5aczeqC-ae8Ikkzvaai1QIXXtySAg/s640/jeter%20mantle%20bush.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRrQJnMUJp6Y46_hteA15Ol03KeuNnp4MgeXaLsvUmIEmApMUEIagNg0JuMSmcB-JkjvORPoc0MLHWGYsGnzoDYAqlH3_90-arbrKdorPwZNjKyz4TkrkmuxUhC-kxnoOp8PvtvnZL04i6zmk2jb5n6q9-9hRi5aczeqC-ae8Ikkzvaai1QIXXtySAg/s320/jeter%20mantle%20bush.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Back in the collection after being gone a couple days. </p><p>The next card that caught my eye was a cheap Ichiro RC. I didn't find any Fleer Tradition ones. I would've spent more for that one if I was able to find it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghuBuVvxlK-oe0Bt0vf1yg6NKOonH2tKXZB53F4T5diEkvdonIVQWYAngAsFVlGNssPqsUruH4HfCmwHpQdYaOnAhNG_dXeznYkAtTi5Lo7fEtXg0VEn0J4ovjlsQBy2ORhK9WXj_kdnGmadziFjv8kuwIraMbl1oKI9_e4qxXo-atajp4eV3iP8eBMg/s640/Ichiro%20RC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghuBuVvxlK-oe0Bt0vf1yg6NKOonH2tKXZB53F4T5diEkvdonIVQWYAngAsFVlGNssPqsUruH4HfCmwHpQdYaOnAhNG_dXeznYkAtTi5Lo7fEtXg0VEn0J4ovjlsQBy2ORhK9WXj_kdnGmadziFjv8kuwIraMbl1oKI9_e4qxXo-atajp4eV3iP8eBMg/s320/Ichiro%20RC.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I was making my way down the aisle where I knew there was a dealer with a 1985 wax box that was not wrapped by BBCE. He had marked it as 350 but that is way over comps on ebay. I was hoping to get him down to 275 for the box. He wouldn't budge past 325. He said it would sell eventually at his price. Maybe he's right but eventually could be ten years. </p><p>I let it go and made my way to the next dealer. He had very little out and after talking to him he said they sold about 20k cards this week. Him and his friend were happy how the show went and how much they unloaded. This was my first big purchase of the day. This beauty of a card caught my eye.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0ELZpYoczfQwOHK1w2fGE0bPCUU5DGYtHjY6vdWPCaV414XIXkuwI9LhSj_QAAo6luIZU_8abquEGkPfllAlG7gzad9dxZ7vi-OwnQM41eOwSfAG9SLOW34rBhgpmQNSZd3KWUS-vQP0fLm0G4ivIEnf9bIl4OcJ-Y8Zv6MkTYMBZlF1RZ9pv-SAjA/s640/Walter%20Payton%20rc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0ELZpYoczfQwOHK1w2fGE0bPCUU5DGYtHjY6vdWPCaV414XIXkuwI9LhSj_QAAo6luIZU_8abquEGkPfllAlG7gzad9dxZ7vi-OwnQM41eOwSfAG9SLOW34rBhgpmQNSZd3KWUS-vQP0fLm0G4ivIEnf9bIl4OcJ-Y8Zv6MkTYMBZlF1RZ9pv-SAjA/s320/Walter%20Payton%20rc.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>It only got that low of a grade because of back centering top to bottom. The card presents really nice and is super clean on the front and back. I was able to work the magic of looking up comps and got him to come down 40 dollars. One of those iconic cards, even though I don't collect much football I am more then happy to have this one in my collection. </p><p>At this point I figured I would maybe buy 1 more big card then grab some food head over to the Hit Parade booth and decide if I want something then kill time before the raffle. </p><p>Not soon after I came across a card I had never seen in person before. I knew it existed and saw it for sale online a couple times. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijW8MS7CYxCClALvel2spJL-bNYh2Ze3xhTcBgOQ_pVw6ZER2X5MG6k88ssYm07wFkM2EX5_NJj2QfpRCYCWA6FD5_eVCMx9v_w5GTvUIlfD6KRgPE-giIs_tzFSPIB3OufeSsc2QBQ-yv2oFuBa6KzR0OOSu6hM6NW_H6Ry40kGNQebC-oyyIeW2hnA/s640/Harper%20five%20star%20collector's%20club.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijW8MS7CYxCClALvel2spJL-bNYh2Ze3xhTcBgOQ_pVw6ZER2X5MG6k88ssYm07wFkM2EX5_NJj2QfpRCYCWA6FD5_eVCMx9v_w5GTvUIlfD6KRgPE-giIs_tzFSPIB3OufeSsc2QBQ-yv2oFuBa6KzR0OOSu6hM6NW_H6Ry40kGNQebC-oyyIeW2hnA/s320/Harper%20five%20star%20collector's%20club.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p>This is the 2012 Five Star Bryce Harper rookie from the Collector's club numbered out of 50. It was only distributed to member's of the club by Topps and was not inserted in packs. This dealer had a price of 380 on it and I knew what I was looking at. I felt like that was a really good price so I looked it up real quick and the last sale was 525. I decided to be honest and told the dealer he really underpriced this card. He said he appreciated the honesty and would sell it to me for 380 if I wanted to buy it. We chatted a bit more about some of the other cards in the showcase and things in general while I was thinking about it. I decided I couldn't walk away without it cause I may never see it again. I said I'd pay full sticker and didn't try to negotiate. He said since I was honest with him he'd knock off 20 bucks! Super pumped to get this auto in the collection. One of those rare cards that look really nice in person. </p><p>I got some food after this, extremely overpriced chicken fingers and french fries. <br /></p><p>While making my way back towards the Hit Parade area I was looking at random spots and saw BBCE's area. They have a ton of stuff as usual but they also have individual packs. I picked up these 2 1985 wax packs. I do not plan on opening them. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58V8joKHWP6-x_aaI7qVkkFzvaPeICzlk8JmCjk4eog8oJj0iSGBbeW0bSmJ9T2cq5LAnJwlZwCYWC5o3fgcDeD4ul44RcCQDE5fCb3MElEIHsIa5El_PevOnw6Wm__bt1a9zk1SU7EKiMgfVSw2VDIEkS_B7WIF5DrXpQcZ5bLIzySBZnGanqkBb8A/s640/1985%20topps%20packs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58V8joKHWP6-x_aaI7qVkkFzvaPeICzlk8JmCjk4eog8oJj0iSGBbeW0bSmJ9T2cq5LAnJwlZwCYWC5o3fgcDeD4ul44RcCQDE5fCb3MElEIHsIa5El_PevOnw6Wm__bt1a9zk1SU7EKiMgfVSw2VDIEkS_B7WIF5DrXpQcZ5bLIzySBZnGanqkBb8A/s320/1985%20topps%20packs.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Way cheaper then a box and way easier to store as well. I think that satisfied my urge to get a whole box. I'm just as happy with the packs. </p><p>I finally made my way back to the Hit Parade area. It's such a gamble, but hey who doesn't like a little gambling sometimes. I've gotten plenty of boxes with zero value at least with these there is some sort of floor. I decided that I wanted to take my shot at their emerald box (cost 320). Some big chase hits in there but even not getting one of those I should still get a nice card. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAow1A4PgpJ5YBiNcNb91VaDy2lMC7Zl4sZK4-DJAVrVS5po9ItGHBd8pF3gVeCnecWGT1zT5Y4jEqOW_EZRRlel4CIqUdy4dcP9v2sK1UQtUiOBXzgNzLfY8WXf9MF4805wek-22aS9Sqs0XA2srQYjAzvUenUFmzBxwQOYdYpvDQuTowySM7FKkvzQ/s640/rickey%20henderson%20flawless.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAow1A4PgpJ5YBiNcNb91VaDy2lMC7Zl4sZK4-DJAVrVS5po9ItGHBd8pF3gVeCnecWGT1zT5Y4jEqOW_EZRRlel4CIqUdy4dcP9v2sK1UQtUiOBXzgNzLfY8WXf9MF4805wek-22aS9Sqs0XA2srQYjAzvUenUFmzBxwQOYdYpvDQuTowySM7FKkvzQ/s320/rickey%20henderson%20flawless.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>A really nice card from Flawless. A patch auto of Rickey Henderson numbered out of 7 and it's on-card. This is my first Rickey auto so I don't have any reason to not keep it. I did look it up and its probably worth around 220. I did get 3 raffle tickets for the purchase so I was ready when the time came. </p><p>I took a break after this in the VIP lounge for about a half hour. I just chatted with a guy about cards in general. He had done some couple thousand dollar type deals and he was telling me about it. Always interesting to hear what deals other people have done. </p><p>I made my back over to the Hit Parade booth since you had to be there in person. It was a decent crowd and some people had A LOT of tickets. One youngish looking couple said they had 100 which means they spent 10k at that booth. I would love to see their collection. I imagine its ok. </p><p>Hit Parade was giving away 21 boxes. 10 cards, 10 signed jerseys and 1triple box (ball, 8x10 and jersey autos) These boxes were all made specifically for this give away so they weren't for purchase or anything like that. </p><p>Mind you I had FIVE tickets. Naturally, I win the very first box. I asked for a card. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcnEz33jyBKcalpqVPEUg8Wn70ZtToEH5G3oZoL7iaOBj3R2TEaw91BBV__0-nu11QAdINqXzqrd7qcUG6HvgQ83_X-uypRUChssiVw6fvm7EI6QemdIt7r20B0MvCFCf3RU9rHg_sFbfUv1mK4_HZ7C4ozz4pXwVhmaBt3RGqv52qx4w4blm9lzqsNg/s640/jasson%20prize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcnEz33jyBKcalpqVPEUg8Wn70ZtToEH5G3oZoL7iaOBj3R2TEaw91BBV__0-nu11QAdINqXzqrd7qcUG6HvgQ83_X-uypRUChssiVw6fvm7EI6QemdIt7r20B0MvCFCf3RU9rHg_sFbfUv1mK4_HZ7C4ozz4pXwVhmaBt3RGqv52qx4w4blm9lzqsNg/s320/jasson%20prize.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>This is my first Jasson card! It's beyond shiny and numbered out of 250! I'm not a prospector but I would like to hold this one for a while. If he does well it should shoot up like all of his stuff would. </p><p>At this point it was a bit past 2 and I debated just giving my tickets to the person next to me so I could get the Don Money autos and go. I'm glad I decided to wait. There was no limit on winning multiples. They were down to 2 items left. One jersey box and then the triple box at the end. I won AGAIN. The Jersey box. I couldn't believe it. I had five tickets and won twice. The two that won were from my purchase the hour before, so that purchase really paid off. </p><p>In that box, I hit this Jersey auto...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9nl63wh1ojhuZC8L2i-K9bBvij-aBk0I1wIqrt0ZLnFMudJUJlW7rOZ0cGLlg6ysuIiGPvsGbrVA9z1F3DallQ2YSrVuTs8lj0DCXmJ9OOdzkYNVhofzCO6C0eiMlojcTO_aOkFS7gj4wUirY-tNFxLac3-treGhi1FII8HuvXlW5sKSKACKhh3cKfQ/s640/jj%20jersey%20prize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9nl63wh1ojhuZC8L2i-K9bBvij-aBk0I1wIqrt0ZLnFMudJUJlW7rOZ0cGLlg6ysuIiGPvsGbrVA9z1F3DallQ2YSrVuTs8lj0DCXmJ9OOdzkYNVhofzCO6C0eiMlojcTO_aOkFS7gj4wUirY-tNFxLac3-treGhi1FII8HuvXlW5sKSKACKhh3cKfQ/s320/jj%20jersey%20prize.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Justin Jefferson Nike Jersey auto. The Jersey itself retails for 130 dollars. It being signed by one of the best wideouts in the NFL should add some value. I haven't been able to find it online yet but regardless it's pretty cool. I am real psyched to win 2 prizes. </p><p>After this, I made my way to see Don Money ..</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRyu1uFA1CWn1Z9R4_1Y-9Sv-riTXLUH0SpLAWbfYzGBx-z1Uo8QYd25InoAQnsNEWnIVQvbrH7oTQYbZX3vBrNpUJ18ZnfRasz5abS1wvoggKXc6gqYXbY7B2a0WBfMdhKyVqmtyzumvXTAIcUsxdxAyQwpSAjtWCw2bgQY2nikuBA6Vn8-LgNIFtA/s640/Don%20money%20autos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRyu1uFA1CWn1Z9R4_1Y-9Sv-riTXLUH0SpLAWbfYzGBx-z1Uo8QYd25InoAQnsNEWnIVQvbrH7oTQYbZX3vBrNpUJ18ZnfRasz5abS1wvoggKXc6gqYXbY7B2a0WBfMdhKyVqmtyzumvXTAIcUsxdxAyQwpSAjtWCw2bgQY2nikuBA6Vn8-LgNIFtA/s320/Don%20money%20autos.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlpfIHInA59-ydfNyanfY8wDEhXQ7h2qCVAmmU4BFxq9OP8UQgCBBs6h0Ec_Lg65MeKly-rLpIWASXQH7KbEjorPUpnU2b_1M8hRKvtBUh8ih0UYHLxgCqM5uYL5JULJDwHi0x2zp5O7QGyujQT24rBAMJzTZO6LLP_8K_0Mv8cm2dbdwUvmQT29XXA/s640/don%20money.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlpfIHInA59-ydfNyanfY8wDEhXQ7h2qCVAmmU4BFxq9OP8UQgCBBs6h0Ec_Lg65MeKly-rLpIWASXQH7KbEjorPUpnU2b_1M8hRKvtBUh8ih0UYHLxgCqM5uYL5JULJDwHi0x2zp5O7QGyujQT24rBAMJzTZO6LLP_8K_0Mv8cm2dbdwUvmQT29XXA/s320/don%20money.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>He signed 2 Rookie cards for me. He was a nice guy and was talking to some people in line. He was a bit before my era so I didn't see him play. The autograph area was much tamer on Sunday. Yesterday it was a mad house. </p><p>I had to walk the floor to get out of the building and with me that's dangerous. I ended up making 2 quick purchases because why not? </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVPf2bEzxNu6N_2Q5xd8oGwDRXTNnaikOxPu1KBHEpSCux1qkpdDeAkvx4S1rScpBLsDCAnM0Qfqzf4ZJKAvXuxnLjC7L-hHt7zdP1Y8mQSai2Bo2Q7yDYr5AfeebMKsvIEsjUoyd8Mrsumqb1QqYuEGJJ840ZRB-3LN2fJlf9jehfV87DZ5SsAputgA/s640/griffey%20ud%20psa%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVPf2bEzxNu6N_2Q5xd8oGwDRXTNnaikOxPu1KBHEpSCux1qkpdDeAkvx4S1rScpBLsDCAnM0Qfqzf4ZJKAvXuxnLjC7L-hHt7zdP1Y8mQSai2Bo2Q7yDYr5AfeebMKsvIEsjUoyd8Mrsumqb1QqYuEGJJ840ZRB-3LN2fJlf9jehfV87DZ5SsAputgA/s320/griffey%20ud%20psa%205.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI0bbf1Rt32JSmzJdalzK27KsWo2VKZEMOKboYeHTscZHzpf9pU3TCgGSsBQrvtOnnB8unKJdzEJ_YXsU1F5I9gKJ4KOjW-1qRW-cjCmSwGRoQBwjPUigzOvQc8J6MluFd7VVP-sziPsDbv9HWlNjf-yKXiW7Ry7EjPR8tno38vLWkdkJJY3tNOJPxXw/s640/griffey%20ud%20psa%207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI0bbf1Rt32JSmzJdalzK27KsWo2VKZEMOKboYeHTscZHzpf9pU3TCgGSsBQrvtOnnB8unKJdzEJ_YXsU1F5I9gKJ4KOjW-1qRW-cjCmSwGRoQBwjPUigzOvQc8J6MluFd7VVP-sziPsDbv9HWlNjf-yKXiW7Ry7EjPR8tno38vLWkdkJJY3tNOJPxXw/s320/griffey%20ud%20psa%207.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>2 more Griffeys! A PSA 5 and 7! I'm still trying to find the flaw in the 5. It looks just as nice if not nicer then the 7. It was a three Griffey kind of day. I did well with that and did really well with Frank Thomas cards at the National. </p><p>I was able to pickup a good amount of vintage and some cool cards and some rare cards. Overall, I had an amazing time and even though my feet hurt and I have to work tomorrow it was worth it. Shockingly, I did not go over budget! I left with some cash in hand. It helped that I sold some those first few days which offset the purchases. I kept really good records of each transaction as I did them, otherwise I would've never been able to remember the order and how things went down. </p><p>My only complaint was parking on that first day, I should've known better and the food in the convention center was grossly overpriced. </p><p>They all said no outside food or drink but they didn't enforce it. I walked in with 2 water bottles everyday and no one ever said anything. </p><p>Here was some more cool things I saw today. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_kRrbM8cpfXwdG5ugQpFxyu-rnsw_MDMkzSoc-CjVrxW5N2RzTnBI8NefQ8rDyosA0LtfDCXofaykJfk6xobwAvmmjWMzFMiFG-a6j-fd8bOChmWkdYL2a3hv40XqRX-n_KnZAlh2Z8rrJI9RQ-QHU7PHqDktV9G_RZ1mkolyHd79WybueG8BivSZCA/s640/4th%20edition%20box%20mtg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_kRrbM8cpfXwdG5ugQpFxyu-rnsw_MDMkzSoc-CjVrxW5N2RzTnBI8NefQ8rDyosA0LtfDCXofaykJfk6xobwAvmmjWMzFMiFG-a6j-fd8bOChmWkdYL2a3hv40XqRX-n_KnZAlh2Z8rrJI9RQ-QHU7PHqDktV9G_RZ1mkolyHd79WybueG8BivSZCA/s320/4th%20edition%20box%20mtg.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I opened 2 of these boxes as a kid. I believe they cost 65 dollars back then.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxh8RlUG2oeL0qJ8cfTux9SBxA_fC0U0FfQUFRVjO6mI0JKapgilvb_WpsdLG5ZQ5lHyVC0d9jiOi0OwXKdEFJGzJnCB5vXcJYjt4SXc7Cxr7lURvtBlt0U7hlsk1P-1qOvfHZk9wKTwl8rgo-wJWVqykOofe8BRfyzMujHwl7oKc4rv2kDDjpq8H_g/s640/Griffey%2093%20finest%20refractor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxh8RlUG2oeL0qJ8cfTux9SBxA_fC0U0FfQUFRVjO6mI0JKapgilvb_WpsdLG5ZQ5lHyVC0d9jiOi0OwXKdEFJGzJnCB5vXcJYjt4SXc7Cxr7lURvtBlt0U7hlsk1P-1qOvfHZk9wKTwl8rgo-wJWVqykOofe8BRfyzMujHwl7oKc4rv2kDDjpq8H_g/s320/Griffey%2093%20finest%20refractor.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie0APBE0BNguMYxpfB3jyERRqwECqNCtpmtFrrNr7LeXTVu-3QvuyE6pGLV4-fsrt3Vqx4yGe0HAfh36iuqFxFlJvji86EGMt5D0Dnw3MD6wpigvSsxoSS1KoPfR-FAJyRRSZRuiGmTvIMP9g92Jr8eDYkhSeTm5mVr6KPLA0YpoNZON04U5iN6T_2zg/s640/Haaland%20auto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_NP5exKLETkFWzaKYEruAo9ewsaUxwD45HdgEaisCcV1rV1uV-RcdmpuxmCEfqMToXIR_sYnXAAznmF4FHVgV2AAi3Z_IQ0ytnrND93tYoEX6PM_xiW-s9_Zm-gN9FkbjD_SlnOQW7DV4XOUohIo8lCSWZ7tc0oaHaA70NQsnVCkJmLrqzHw4UGD5NQ/s320/Vlad%20fleer%20brilliants.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I hope everyone enjoyed reading these. I enjoyed writing them. I'm sure I made some typos along the way since I didn't edit and wrote most of these kind of exhausted from the day. </p><p>Thanks for reading and let me know what you think! I would 100% attend another National if I have the chance. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Brad's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18419538627966164145noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017458877118178721.post-86376086683131041252022-07-30T23:51:00.000-07:002022-07-30T23:51:11.312-07:00National Recap Day 4<p>The national is like a card collecting marathon. You can tell who has been here the whole time and who is just coming for the day. I know I was real tired last night so I was planning to sleep a little. I didn't have any major agenda for the day except meeting up with a friend and getting a Milt Thompson auto. </p><p>I did sleep through the alarm a little and decided to just go straight to Ceasar's to park and not even mess with the around the convention center traffic. That was the correct call. Tons of people were sitting in traffic as I walked the half mile or so from the garage to the center. </p><p>My day started a bit slow. I didn't see anything crazy but I did pick up a couple things. I picked up a Don Money card since I only had 1 and I have 2 auto tickets. His session is tomorrow. </p><p>I also fed my obsession and found another cheap one! (18 dollars)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5aZMmruF9P1rirsjk0kQPsWQIW26UPbrEnKEJ9IB9E2iJ8AtZadB8lZcdUmN4ImzLxHvOcdDUzE_aHOvTA-4o3Nv7QMmcIxP3mmitQSsNqb1NfKnhhQ0fKYvSiSvJWaNLlj4uZwYpDAhNA_OLpvnX48kpFr-UtQ3QSJomZjTZ_qLYDVj6zfPAKrjwiA/s640/1990%20Leaf%20Frank%20Thomas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5aZMmruF9P1rirsjk0kQPsWQIW26UPbrEnKEJ9IB9E2iJ8AtZadB8lZcdUmN4ImzLxHvOcdDUzE_aHOvTA-4o3Nv7QMmcIxP3mmitQSsNqb1NfKnhhQ0fKYvSiSvJWaNLlj4uZwYpDAhNA_OLpvnX48kpFr-UtQ3QSJomZjTZ_qLYDVj6zfPAKrjwiA/s320/1990%20Leaf%20Frank%20Thomas.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> Such a great card. This one is a real clean copy. I'm glad it wasn't graded so I could buy it cheap. That dollar was real nice. He had it listed for 22 I said how about 20 he said 18 is fine. That was unexpected but I was thankful and let him know. <p></p><p>After that I was looking at a booth with a ton of signed baseballs laid out. I have a couple spots in my display case when I re-jiggered the room a bit ago so if I found a ball at the right price I would grab one. I was able to get this one for 40 dollars which I thought was absurdly cheap for a official MLB ball. (another dealer had it for 125)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB7iT1DhX2FzODkzjX7yzorhQl7fwoRjdgr3fhosF_8Y6Nu1P5uNMMDaC-jm0k52ADC8OQvj-qolayvnPTyjpQhUkK3XBaogsNQWIyo74ltbrjf08xjY1XAejy1s4by0ipi-sSWf1AGYXHhpHom70HNSimdoMQkqQQWhmb-nmr4opZSP0xFFFd9F9TdQ/s640/Ryan%20Howard%20ball.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB7iT1DhX2FzODkzjX7yzorhQl7fwoRjdgr3fhosF_8Y6Nu1P5uNMMDaC-jm0k52ADC8OQvj-qolayvnPTyjpQhUkK3XBaogsNQWIyo74ltbrjf08xjY1XAejy1s4by0ipi-sSWf1AGYXHhpHom70HNSimdoMQkqQQWhmb-nmr4opZSP0xFFFd9F9TdQ/s320/Ryan%20Howard%20ball.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p>After that I decided to take a break in the VIP lounge and get something to eat. Not much was going on there but my friend was coming shortly so I was good to wait. He came not soon after and he had pulled some Frank Thomas and Phillies stuff for me. I ended up trading some 93 Jeter rookies for all of it. I'm sure we were close on value but he gets something he wants and I get to add to the PC. A good trade all around. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhREDhQxJKynxQPLo27Yo8TxjR0X0X1i-LIJzfU1_1svxHtnXeWyDzJDkLSMc4SrDP7u_KIh3DGLj9AVKX6B-8WlC6HGNoMz0rb3QkmeHT3WwmPXW3n6zppesS-MLyu_L4nt2sp8BmrDaRgdT7whgvja8blYdp3M1CbCwSMM-mibYvoxkT4XlBgOxGoyg/s640/Trade%20with%20rob.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhREDhQxJKynxQPLo27Yo8TxjR0X0X1i-LIJzfU1_1svxHtnXeWyDzJDkLSMc4SrDP7u_KIh3DGLj9AVKX6B-8WlC6HGNoMz0rb3QkmeHT3WwmPXW3n6zppesS-MLyu_L4nt2sp8BmrDaRgdT7whgvja8blYdp3M1CbCwSMM-mibYvoxkT4XlBgOxGoyg/s320/Trade%20with%20rob.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I highlighted some of the cards. The Pinnacle Starburst of Thomas is such a pretty card. The swirls really pop out. The Hoskins is a rookie that I didn't have. A real random Brett Myers auto. I'll have to check my spreadsheet but pretty sure I didn't have an auto of his. </p><p>After that my friend wanted to see if he could off load some of his pokemon cards (note: real nice stuff) and I wanted to get Milt Thompson's auto. My friend hooked me up with an all access auto pass so I didn't have to wait in line. Unfortunately, I was only able to get 1 Milt auto though. They never called the wild cards and I didn't get another ticket. He was super cool though. I complimented his batting stance and we talked about the Vet for a bit. Granted, I was literally wearing a shirt that has a picture of the vet on it.(a lot of people randomly wanted to talk about it, definitely was a good conversation opener with people) </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3DLLogDd6uAAFYWAksZJQF3XN6iTSVzcOgg2HbhndD8VR8vmPq_gDfQv2YPBYx4IJV3X2-dcvZstf_GPbJ9MpdV79jjyXjbQE9cPBkVU03hThQ9LwkAQubu_HJvFyYApteVXa8ho9Bkgpf64mGbZaBsrGp-3xX1RvPR2HQOt-zw1REC73gBC1Am72A/s640/Picture%20with%20Milt%20Thompson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3DLLogDd6uAAFYWAksZJQF3XN6iTSVzcOgg2HbhndD8VR8vmPq_gDfQv2YPBYx4IJV3X2-dcvZstf_GPbJ9MpdV79jjyXjbQE9cPBkVU03hThQ9LwkAQubu_HJvFyYApteVXa8ho9Bkgpf64mGbZaBsrGp-3xX1RvPR2HQOt-zw1REC73gBC1Am72A/s320/Picture%20with%20Milt%20Thompson.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Milt was kind enough to take a picture with me. It came out nice. I got a 1987 Topps card signed. </p><p>I knew the general vicinity where my friend was heading so I headed that way to find him and give him his access pass back. I didn't make any deals on the way (not for lack of trying) but I did find him at the same booth I sold my 4 pokemon cards too. I hadn't really looked at their showcases but I was casually searching the one baseball box when a card in the showcase caught my eye. It is on my main want list and was within my comps that I researched before hand. I made a package deal for these 3 cards. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7vOQvhi7pkNO1quzsKefZsihgG8QV70o9FNZIl3k3gJhjjufvxCShrBTH_Rv61yHU3b6bNdPhBPyMp6rQm93l68sicTHqkxEy6pFQ5IyMVv34O6hnKibAPhSJB8J-tOR8eiNS_Ln57ssf54tiNNuYkCpUEiUKNqr3ICnNUSV1mgKBGLmt8cKSwoHYw/s640/Alec%20Bohm%20auto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7vOQvhi7pkNO1quzsKefZsihgG8QV70o9FNZIl3k3gJhjjufvxCShrBTH_Rv61yHU3b6bNdPhBPyMp6rQm93l68sicTHqkxEy6pFQ5IyMVv34O6hnKibAPhSJB8J-tOR8eiNS_Ln57ssf54tiNNuYkCpUEiUKNqr3ICnNUSV1mgKBGLmt8cKSwoHYw/s320/Alec%20Bohm%20auto.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFsk-hoVGQIXMOIs79U_WJNduhw447t1jJ7sYCU5Oh7IoPq_xd1Yhe-blJOOaINu-aQfP4qifTNe8h7kYgLG8xI-B2hhXULD_XeJjr4F7HNl-ZuBYC5rlDr9VwEz49Lt5sUHd_x2-LMDVZJbM4M0ffKT0yo1PaFUL8pk9A0GJ8-MkD4B3YAcpqj7UGKw/s640/Cepeda%20rookie%20card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFsk-hoVGQIXMOIs79U_WJNduhw447t1jJ7sYCU5Oh7IoPq_xd1Yhe-blJOOaINu-aQfP4qifTNe8h7kYgLG8xI-B2hhXULD_XeJjr4F7HNl-ZuBYC5rlDr9VwEz49Lt5sUHd_x2-LMDVZJbM4M0ffKT0yo1PaFUL8pk9A0GJ8-MkD4B3YAcpqj7UGKw/s320/Cepeda%20rookie%20card.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZfyw6AiAV-Adur3IHlebszHuzKSqJKmrPL5Z7HZrn-_9p7qGWv2DxVomxPLatu4WjU9Q7IJAarO_NWRKKqI5XqKn8KvcaJhFoSs9tUVR6QNfZKVfatHYGMfdolQIAh9mKR_-MARvQSudaLuZqpFvzQDAV3sblDAcJ96HZ5_taUknNKgYX9IbGOR5c9g/s640/Schmidt%20patch%20card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZfyw6AiAV-Adur3IHlebszHuzKSqJKmrPL5Z7HZrn-_9p7qGWv2DxVomxPLatu4WjU9Q7IJAarO_NWRKKqI5XqKn8KvcaJhFoSs9tUVR6QNfZKVfatHYGMfdolQIAh9mKR_-MARvQSudaLuZqpFvzQDAV3sblDAcJ96HZ5_taUknNKgYX9IbGOR5c9g/s320/Schmidt%20patch%20card.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>The Bohm is from the megabox. The shiny factor is off the charts. The Schmidt is a nice patch numbered out of 25.The big draw was the Orlando Cepeda rookie. I don't know if it was short printed or what but I haven't seen another one even with all the vintage in the room. It's definitely showcase worthy. It got a low grade cause there is some staining around the edges on the back but no paper loss or anything crazy like that.</p><p>The dealer's wife explained to me that they only let one person consign with them and it was this gentleman's card. He is slowly selling his collection from when he was a kid and he personally pulled this card in 1958. Hard to beat that provenance! </p><p>Pretty psyched to knock off a big card and plan on displaying this one. At this point there was maybe 2ish hours left for the day. </p><p>I randomly found a Hans Crouse auto in the show case. I know I don't have that auto in my collection so I grabbed it for five dollars. Shout out to the dealer for asking for my blog website, hope you are reading! </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGNkUZZ9B1gO5EeCJJXaaI7kDwvWIW1IK-zX14hwAPLQ937pi0cljdeBQ8SBaUWN_yACL7AjV4HE4Lpx3spN2lUwaB3t9qgvbZQdDZsRl432jCHGi3k1iP4X_XfAZa3320BHI7SOVG8o_UR5l1Q4BArvWkDjIP1hjqyuhhJIW5ORE4Z5gX1JX8HixiQ/s640/Hans%20Crouse%20auto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGNkUZZ9B1gO5EeCJJXaaI7kDwvWIW1IK-zX14hwAPLQ937pi0cljdeBQ8SBaUWN_yACL7AjV4HE4Lpx3spN2lUwaB3t9qgvbZQdDZsRl432jCHGi3k1iP4X_XfAZa3320BHI7SOVG8o_UR5l1Q4BArvWkDjIP1hjqyuhhJIW5ORE4Z5gX1JX8HixiQ/s320/Hans%20Crouse%20auto.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>He also had this awesome Jalen Hurts:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4rLyOoV0XPsGuEK-M3WSLD-uR1VwOeolVJACW3gfMYFweUyo8pxMhII78ZY9l74higAOG8zsQEZvWWWh2W2aSq2wYmcIJ2bYNH6yCrfO0cM9IIUY7CGTvWqkcsSUUx4ggcFBMgn9oTrIc91eagwAXGNHA8zp88R2H-UrAtAtwGcw1jGP_HAtEbnFf3g/s640/jalen%20hurts%20finte%20one%20of%20one.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4rLyOoV0XPsGuEK-M3WSLD-uR1VwOeolVJACW3gfMYFweUyo8pxMhII78ZY9l74higAOG8zsQEZvWWWh2W2aSq2wYmcIJ2bYNH6yCrfO0cM9IIUY7CGTvWqkcsSUUx4ggcFBMgn9oTrIc91eagwAXGNHA8zp88R2H-UrAtAtwGcw1jGP_HAtEbnFf3g/s320/jalen%20hurts%20finte%20one%20of%20one.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>This is the black finite 1/1 Rookie card. Prizm really is nice for Football and Basketball. I can see why its highly collected. </p><p>After this I decided to gamble a bit. Bought one of the Hit Parade baseball boxes and got a cool card. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD0RJK7vwjr0kNaZX32mNGpbzbj_AudodpaSxcy6phbtJFZsQkZ0F1nMZBlnSpCtjbmWDLb3hFpTWuQGWZVc4GNRnXj_dOiAXVBIhbGANqXfoy2odLOSvjD7iLnacrZKEsUM98DqCbi_2aTddB9DBofTvN2tEHZgdDU3nWS9eldavvTtTbjlaSkNzRbQ/s640/Devers%20MC%20auto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD0RJK7vwjr0kNaZX32mNGpbzbj_AudodpaSxcy6phbtJFZsQkZ0F1nMZBlnSpCtjbmWDLb3hFpTWuQGWZVc4GNRnXj_dOiAXVBIhbGANqXfoy2odLOSvjD7iLnacrZKEsUM98DqCbi_2aTddB9DBofTvN2tEHZgdDU3nWS9eldavvTtTbjlaSkNzRbQ/s320/Devers%20MC%20auto.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>A Rafael Devers Museum Collection auto. The last sale was 115 dollars. It's not a bad card, but I didn't win so to speak on the transaction. Although, most times breaking boxes you don't 'win'. It is my first Devers auto and he is quite a good player so happy to hang onto it. </p><p>Apparently, even though I was quite tired I had one more big deal in me for the day. This one was completely unexpected. I was walking by a dealer and he made a nice comment about all the people he had talked to that day. It was nice to hear that he had a lot of positive interactions. We started chatting and I offered if he wanted to look at my stuff. He pulled out 4 cards and told me to wait because his buddy would be interested. Turns out he was very right. One of the cards he was super interested in. We ended up talking and going back and forth for about 20 minutes until coming to an agreement. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPoCb-2jWJHRGiZlyg3-drcX9bqK7FUEqQyHNWAR7uEC8EUpL8tbU7BsbipSKnyHoO8o0eyKW0TGAaDjLM5lr_j0Dkzijh9NWggyXdSBZtY7gOtFZ1J-9p-dEk1ekCAe7oXa2b7b8ec1_DTsNZYfiQ7fhbnSaSTxYuHFd1k0SUD6ma5c5iIB9ZRe-Xdg/s640/Koufax%20and%20Berserk%20trade.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPoCb-2jWJHRGiZlyg3-drcX9bqK7FUEqQyHNWAR7uEC8EUpL8tbU7BsbipSKnyHoO8o0eyKW0TGAaDjLM5lr_j0Dkzijh9NWggyXdSBZtY7gOtFZ1J-9p-dEk1ekCAe7oXa2b7b8ec1_DTsNZYfiQ7fhbnSaSTxYuHFd1k0SUD6ma5c5iIB9ZRe-Xdg/s320/Koufax%20and%20Berserk%20trade.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I traded the Beta Berserk I picked up yesterday and a little cash for a freaking Sandy Koufax auto graded PSA 9. The card is fantastic in hand. This negotiation was wild in the swings. He wanted to outright buy the Berserk from me but I didn't want to sell it. I wanted the Koufax. He didn't want to trade the Koufax, he wanted to sell it. His friend convinced him to throw out a number for cash on a partial deal and he threw out quite a high number. I looked up comps and it was a bit out of line. Honest mistake cause he said he comped it months ago. He ended up coming way way down on the cash and thats when we agreed but not before some back and forth. I was willing to walk away and I think thats why the deal got done. He didn't want to let me leave with the Berserk in hand. I was totally fine keeping it but the Koufax really fits my collection. At the end of the day I turned magic cards I haven't looked at it in years into a Koufax auto! </p><p>No more deals til the end of the show. Found one card I like (Alec Bohm red ink heritage auto) but no clue if it's a good price so need to research before committing to it. Not entirely sure I'm going to go get it tomorrow. </p><p>Here are some pics I took of things I saw:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuEau_JPsHhCOMs-lc4fqg1MaFiBF49TDxOYnW58Tn2v7TqJVlpyczHaeSbE-sR2PBEHzDhHGpSP_n4Cspa1KsDhQxo_MQpCkSTVbDri9oh_DwnGFhbfivWtFE0atkhbeSLkxIAjmzHB-vCpkdAC0unm77vvThGOOzV55T4SXEpr-EuT2JEerrMtfC2Q/s640/1952%20topps%20pack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuEau_JPsHhCOMs-lc4fqg1MaFiBF49TDxOYnW58Tn2v7TqJVlpyczHaeSbE-sR2PBEHzDhHGpSP_n4Cspa1KsDhQxo_MQpCkSTVbDri9oh_DwnGFhbfivWtFE0atkhbeSLkxIAjmzHB-vCpkdAC0unm77vvThGOOzV55T4SXEpr-EuT2JEerrMtfC2Q/s320/1952%20topps%20pack.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin20EOf8Qw-K56ZmUTq3QlsRXXvZq_3163heZEoxE_lTfbkBTM4udXwNDqYMepySE8CCnNIQ5M3RIf16-FIybx2nbe0mkfRLGNGVpAappVsHVeuf0zItTCgaFrxA5Od2PvMxW8a0JY6_X--OCXBfYLVuTqNkggvFuX_hBXdUfsdlR-mLSpx1nnsGjNEw/s640/Drake%20and%20Beiber%20card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin20EOf8Qw-K56ZmUTq3QlsRXXvZq_3163heZEoxE_lTfbkBTM4udXwNDqYMepySE8CCnNIQ5M3RIf16-FIybx2nbe0mkfRLGNGVpAappVsHVeuf0zItTCgaFrxA5Od2PvMxW8a0JY6_X--OCXBfYLVuTqNkggvFuX_hBXdUfsdlR-mLSpx1nnsGjNEw/s320/Drake%20and%20Beiber%20card.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0xzj7PToOILsDjk9GVf4-5ioIDLiJip4yEnY5rynAtyWv-vQW68CtdYSBoAPSVFdsIW1a-fs6K8fucBHWboZtzNWkiz2Ubdcl8zZaU2NUULKtdkOs0KVJsUZqnG1Asii9NgzVraawo1Eupt5OAlUmfRY0sZ2TZHJGPdrhg86-KGnPNrxcII8uTGe1Ow/s640/Ricky%20Williams%20GU%20boxtopper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0xzj7PToOILsDjk9GVf4-5ioIDLiJip4yEnY5rynAtyWv-vQW68CtdYSBoAPSVFdsIW1a-fs6K8fucBHWboZtzNWkiz2Ubdcl8zZaU2NUULKtdkOs0KVJsUZqnG1Asii9NgzVraawo1Eupt5OAlUmfRY0sZ2TZHJGPdrhg86-KGnPNrxcII8uTGe1Ow/s320/Ricky%20Williams%20GU%20boxtopper.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrz6BJbS7YnehtMwpDSvZwocYYtYXP5ic2rkPb9-iGrdhvh-iAAJ-VVzFVIGHVBFHXnQZ1XT2cVLKoGL0ifJ6-4EfRGyMmlbVQ6ujfqsB4Xg7uy-TmnU4y4VcA849mf4CHqtJJ9qle9oGh8vZqwOygH_gR8eDr9pJTN-iHR1LyeMDIc5j_5ZN12Y2pQg/s640/Staal%20triple%20auto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrz6BJbS7YnehtMwpDSvZwocYYtYXP5ic2rkPb9-iGrdhvh-iAAJ-VVzFVIGHVBFHXnQZ1XT2cVLKoGL0ifJ6-4EfRGyMmlbVQ6ujfqsB4Xg7uy-TmnU4y4VcA849mf4CHqtJJ9qle9oGh8vZqwOygH_gR8eDr9pJTN-iHR1LyeMDIc5j_5ZN12Y2pQg/s320/Staal%20triple%20auto.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>The hockey triple auto is the Staal brothers, Marc, Eric and Jordan. There is a card with Drake and Justin Beiber and apparently people like it? Not in my wheelhouse. The 52 Topps pack speaks for itself. </p><p>After the show I wanted to just relax. Went and got dinner back at the hotel (chicken wings yum). After that, I decided to gamble a bit for the first time on this trip. I played some 1-2 no limit for a couple hours and won 200 dollars. Played on a fun table with good action. </p><p>Until tomorrow! Thanks for reading!<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Brad's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18419538627966164145noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017458877118178721.post-22601990799584991962022-07-30T01:22:00.002-07:002022-07-30T01:22:52.839-07:00National Recap Day 3<p>We are more then halfway done the show. It's been great overall so far. I've encountered some unreasonable prices on Ryan Howard cards (Bowman's best auto for 90, thats a 30 dollar card, they will be holding it forever). I offered 50 and the guy said 85. That's not a negotiation, that's a robbery. I walked away. </p><p>Before the show today I messaged my old boss who lives in the UK (hi Jack, if you are reading this!) if he needed any Pokemon cards for his collection. There is an abundance of Pokemon cards some dealers, that is all they have. Jack gave me 3 targets. There is not an abundance of Magic cards. I saw one big dealer with real nice stuff (we will get to him later) and one guy selling unopened boxes of the recent stuff. </p><p>Parking wise, today started off much easier then yesterday. I was able to get a spot in the garage without issue and not a lot of traffic (also left the hotel at the right time). Since I have early entry and wanted to buy a Series 2 jumbo box anyway, since I did that for Series 1 to complete the set and hopefully hit something nice. I bee-lined to the corporate area picked up a box from blowout and then went to the Topps Redemption line. I was 5th or 6th in line so once they opened at 10 the wait wasn't more then a couple minutes. All they do is break the cellophane wrap take it and then give you the packs. Back in 2016, you literally had to open the entire contents of the box in front of them (or case) to get the packs, glad they learned how inefficient that was. I did not sell anything today and that's ok. I didn't really push too hard for anything. I'd rather trade most of the time or do cash/card deals. <br /></p><p>The packs overall for the show have been good from what I've seen. Lots of numbered cards and a few autos. I hit a numbered card in each pack. A gold out of 50 and an orange out of 25. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_6B8m-o-jeRgXrOpyRXTinV_ri70ULI46hrQnhPxxCThH4jEKx2oSg9vxgNaITaX9tX3G1r9ljQYYFi5GyFviu_cdd8hTKvCgkn_lfC8Gy_o8YEibr2djbJ77FWJpylHWSswbzuIpsZfWX1NCoZkElXBHZpWS4y4UVU_68qbfayT8qyAxOiWesxnWtg/s640/colton%20cowser%20orange.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_6B8m-o-jeRgXrOpyRXTinV_ri70ULI46hrQnhPxxCThH4jEKx2oSg9vxgNaITaX9tX3G1r9ljQYYFi5GyFviu_cdd8hTKvCgkn_lfC8Gy_o8YEibr2djbJ77FWJpylHWSswbzuIpsZfWX1NCoZkElXBHZpWS4y4UVU_68qbfayT8qyAxOiWesxnWtg/s320/colton%20cowser%20orange.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoNDgEGr-L1A_XurRMgwphZtkYk243bayCcFUOfeQ-k2MlsQ8_j74YMyoigpJNS14-FPSHdyl24NR4-vKVu7GqrwnU9sqKirkY6ay6eyL5woTIsH5L0BBKxSYJviLatIsowEBznBkbnQ2OmA4FKmwE1bcP8FxSqnYMIS0L9sNS3yI_bW0sOfw2WFMjHA/s640/Hunter%20greene%20gold.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoNDgEGr-L1A_XurRMgwphZtkYk243bayCcFUOfeQ-k2MlsQ8_j74YMyoigpJNS14-FPSHdyl24NR4-vKVu7GqrwnU9sqKirkY6ay6eyL5woTIsH5L0BBKxSYJviLatIsowEBznBkbnQ2OmA4FKmwE1bcP8FxSqnYMIS0L9sNS3yI_bW0sOfw2WFMjHA/s320/Hunter%20greene%20gold.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> Real sharp looking cards.I don't know a lot about Cowser but I know Greene throws 100 and once he gets a bit more control he could be really good. I remember Luis Castillo was a bit wild when he came up and he has been great the last 2-3 years. Some dealers had redemption packs for straight purchase and they were asking 40-50 a piece. <p></p><p>After that I walked around a bit and picked up a cheap RC I did not have. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcLemUfquaV_lvJ0xaSW_Hgf8DqLR_UdYZPT2M_2CNWXD4DB1x1Y4m8Q-mcZpoFHjgDPY--Hz0KvK99E_zvDQ1HLDb34WPpBCnFE0DKjUso_VVaqZdVTLNXQc41r88mVYIJtnk2T_FKB07-6Q2jY2oYDPZSHVa4DNO1qRAWsItMbTEo4dJ-F6sqDFsmQ/s640/Paul%20Goldschmidt%20rc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcLemUfquaV_lvJ0xaSW_Hgf8DqLR_UdYZPT2M_2CNWXD4DB1x1Y4m8Q-mcZpoFHjgDPY--Hz0KvK99E_zvDQ1HLDb34WPpBCnFE0DKjUso_VVaqZdVTLNXQc41r88mVYIJtnk2T_FKB07-6Q2jY2oYDPZSHVa4DNO1qRAWsItMbTEo4dJ-F6sqDFsmQ/s320/Paul%20Goldschmidt%20rc.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>A bit off center Goldy from 2011 Topps Update. I think he has a shot at the Hall of Fame. He's been so consistently good throughout his career. I'd rather grab this card now and if he doesn't make it, thats ok it will be worth about the same instead of waiting and seeing it shoot up. </p><p>Cell service was pretty awful in the show today. It was incredibly spotty and I had no clue if my texts were going out to people. Thankfully, I was able to get Jack's opinion on the pokemon cards for prices. I didn't want to overpay. I was searching for one of them on a pretty large all pokemon both and got into a conversation with a patron and he asked me which cards I was looking for. I mentioned one of them and he immediately said the dealer just bought it from someone. I immediately bought it from them at a solid price. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1T4iKVsQKHMZrCa1IsQl52g19Cj-YoYt83OkYjtyYKvzyh0R3NktfHlOYahB06S4Wtqe5-cleDaaOR8rin2rnM0JFUFAJNVjLMorkb1r4e1Yc3-nrPP17_wUtE1bJtoa4HBBk3J1ZrtRQLtC-BMoPvN62ym1j-BqbAcnl1uVS9U3vXX7yDOZxZ1JVrw/s640/Jack's%20pokemon%20card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1T4iKVsQKHMZrCa1IsQl52g19Cj-YoYt83OkYjtyYKvzyh0R3NktfHlOYahB06S4Wtqe5-cleDaaOR8rin2rnM0JFUFAJNVjLMorkb1r4e1Yc3-nrPP17_wUtE1bJtoa4HBBk3J1ZrtRQLtC-BMoPvN62ym1j-BqbAcnl1uVS9U3vXX7yDOZxZ1JVrw/s320/Jack's%20pokemon%20card.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Very pretty card in hand. For those that don't read Japanese, this is a 2001 Corocoro Mew promo no. 151. Pretty psyched that I found one of the three cards. Working on the others! <p></p><p>I was trying to be organized in my searching. I mainly failed at that. It was too easy to look at one booth go across the aisle and sort of get lost. The big corporate guys are in the middle which sort of breaks up the room, but then the breakers pavilion is a large section but they also sell cards and boxes so yea, I guess what I'm trying to say is the National should be 10 days long. </p><p>I finally came across a magic dealer that has a store and does it full time. He had a ton of graded dual lands that go for big money. After I made my deal he was negotiating with someone on a 30kish deal for a bunch of them. I showed him my magic cards that I pulled before the National. After walking around for 2.5 days or so and seeing almost no one with magic I wasn't hopeful I'd be able to trade or sell them. He took a look at the stack and recognized the 2 key cards (Gilded Drake and Survival of the Fittest) the rest were smaller items that would move eventually but would be a pain for me to list out. </p><p>He asked what I wanted and I explained real quick how I comped them and showed my list. These cards full ebay retail came to about 700. I said I'd take 500 cash. Not crazy but it would take him a bit to piece out. He though for a second thanked me for my time and said he'd pass. That's when I went into negotiation mode. I was looking to unload, I didn't want to take all the same cards home. I said I was looking for a Beta Force of Nature and I would trade those and kick in some cash. He said he didn't have one but he had a box of graded Beta cards. I went through the box and pulled a few cards I was interested in. One card more then the others but I was hoping to get one of the smaller cards thrown in. </p><p>Ultimately we did come to a deal... </p><p><br /> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqdf0R-yV1_a2lQYMLwnon1hFhDa1y_mnWyToOvlVvdbTuCuRDn0uDQzZ7seXeyBVDYUqrheIIoaKldkyQQmxZA8WmV3gCMmrjwkRaF7Er-_DUnlRz5WU_g910k0oz2r3qHMalu6cYN4oSmSAyW4f8y9ptqynIy680J7tEnxoY-gMKdo8ngeWKw3n6w/s640/magic%20trade.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqdf0R-yV1_a2lQYMLwnon1hFhDa1y_mnWyToOvlVvdbTuCuRDn0uDQzZ7seXeyBVDYUqrheIIoaKldkyQQmxZA8WmV3gCMmrjwkRaF7Er-_DUnlRz5WU_g910k0oz2r3qHMalu6cYN4oSmSAyW4f8y9ptqynIy680J7tEnxoY-gMKdo8ngeWKw3n6w/s320/magic%20trade.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>A Beta Bersek and an Unlimited Sinkhole for my stack. Key cards I traded are also shown. I actually had room in my trade/sell box after this trade. It was a minor miracle. I'm quite happy to pick up 2 nice cards. I don't care about the low grades but the Bersek is roughly a 400 dollar card and the Sinkhole is 40 give or take. I think the dealer agreed cause eventually he'd win on the deal but I'm happy to consolidate my mish-mash into 1 older card. Win-win.</p><p>I was feeling good after the trade and picked up some cheap HOF rookie cards.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOkz2tjnA_0jhgQWCIwv9XJfqHy0wKxaKAwM-M8zHSnuFALabIjp6FgAaFpDa-NOEdLm_fQNGKJ-c60hoV77QL6aCAuJP1TPULtogLjdAFOXki0CD02M9rfXTooFZqYIzAlcaMl3lgcDXNWlIDzXWBzaKNmTo6eLqzbyl_QJfIjJK9xCBNObgeAnoTdA/s640/Don%20sutton%20rc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOkz2tjnA_0jhgQWCIwv9XJfqHy0wKxaKAwM-M8zHSnuFALabIjp6FgAaFpDa-NOEdLm_fQNGKJ-c60hoV77QL6aCAuJP1TPULtogLjdAFOXki0CD02M9rfXTooFZqYIzAlcaMl3lgcDXNWlIDzXWBzaKNmTo6eLqzbyl_QJfIjJK9xCBNObgeAnoTdA/s320/Don%20sutton%20rc.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Pu5uesJOIsa6-o6zvb77jGE92Fg_blq53_6eG3b62vX3vzYOwhuNe7e6Bzs5Xi391MRtQs2UFyDw1RFHO5KtGTd0SWwTRrAJESlQ7LQv0znT_R-2lCuTX1EMC25WoCARXIrrXUSTmhks6dB24noTPurXhe20WRo1vz7RrQ50j7t8AC00IzhGEmQmBg/s640/Joe%20Morgan%20rc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Pu5uesJOIsa6-o6zvb77jGE92Fg_blq53_6eG3b62vX3vzYOwhuNe7e6Bzs5Xi391MRtQs2UFyDw1RFHO5KtGTd0SWwTRrAJESlQ7LQv0znT_R-2lCuTX1EMC25WoCARXIrrXUSTmhks6dB24noTPurXhe20WRo1vz7RrQ50j7t8AC00IzhGEmQmBg/s320/Joe%20Morgan%20rc.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Joe Morgan and Don Sutton rookies. Both in perfectly loved vintage shape. From the same dealer, I grabbed 5 Frank Thomas inserts for 15 bucks. All 90s goodness. He was a personable guy so it was nice chatting with him for about 10 minutes and I got some nice stuff. </p><p>I was on a roll and I spotted a card that has been on my want list a while.I was not looking for graded because the premium is outrageous. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_NKin_ewz02p-BpWnKhAKoRwCZib71xwwOY-YI7s6pfNrRZ-awrtWXh0kskhiY5yNx9wL9gbVTbK1NEHJg44U9NLAYHRZedKG3bOdICtQQbXHxm6FfrCBw0YcwGN3_xW_pTxbnxtkHtfP29vlrUud-a0ySEIdH7MC31qExE1wu-GcOP1-VFwKKkdog/s640/Clayton%20Kershaw%20rookie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_NKin_ewz02p-BpWnKhAKoRwCZib71xwwOY-YI7s6pfNrRZ-awrtWXh0kskhiY5yNx9wL9gbVTbK1NEHJg44U9NLAYHRZedKG3bOdICtQQbXHxm6FfrCBw0YcwGN3_xW_pTxbnxtkHtfP29vlrUud-a0ySEIdH7MC31qExE1wu-GcOP1-VFwKKkdog/s320/Clayton%20Kershaw%20rookie.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>A nice looking Clayton Kershaw rookie! This is my 2nd nice Kershaw pickup (one bought, one traded for) in 2 days. It's not perfect centering wise but I don't care. At this point I decided to head over to get some lunch near the vip lounge and sit down after I got it for a while to rest my feet. (The concrete floor is rather unforgiving after several hours of standing/walking) On the way I found another card cause that's what I do. </p><p>It wasn't expensive and it's on-card so it fits a lot of my criteria.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqLNuFgZoYF1lBTyQPqmie_C1rcRIko6_OyROggPYUNCl6q5MYX5SgKt6fxQV4DMZyKkXbwE6Ir4SSxqMpnUuUp3RL3v-rDFhmPpy7PypZczrntPCaUJZ8D0gj1X3ejV29jb5GtPvUM_nAQzlq_ijb6RXojQHD-gzH01NTy09Rze3eiupqv-GhJKj6Q/s640/Frank%20thomas%20auto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqLNuFgZoYF1lBTyQPqmie_C1rcRIko6_OyROggPYUNCl6q5MYX5SgKt6fxQV4DMZyKkXbwE6Ir4SSxqMpnUuUp3RL3v-rDFhmPpy7PypZczrntPCaUJZ8D0gj1X3ejV29jb5GtPvUM_nAQzlq_ijb6RXojQHD-gzH01NTy09Rze3eiupqv-GhJKj6Q/s320/Frank%20thomas%20auto.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>This is from last year's Tier one. Numbered out of 157 for some reason or another. </p><p>Somehow I made it over to the rather ridiculously long line for overpriced burgers or chicken fingers. I usually strike up conversations with people, especially at this show never know what you might find. I was standing behind one of the workers for a breakers booth. (east/west breaking I think) We were chatting about different cards and he was showing me on his phone the cool cards that people have hit at the booth. I mentioned some trades I made including getting rid of the 1957 Mantle PSA 1 which now leaves a hole in my player run. I wanted to upgrade to a nicer 1 or a solid 2. </p><p>Next thing he says is that he can't believe I just asked if he happened to have that card cause he literally just traded for a PSA 2. He showed me on his phone. I asked if he would sell it, checked comps and we came to a super fair agreement. He was under every single dealer there for low grade Mantles (trust me I asked most of them I think) It's a real nice PSA 2. Bold colors. </p><p>Who has two thumbs and makes a deal waiting in line for lunch? This guy! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnWArWwe2-zluY0nRPDhMsopQ_m6C3y69lJ74QM5hDfUAVGm_bnCMnZxOD3nlp1JIPB_3dkwgyW78_Nx8Ipm8uZwrpTy6neJjXpcIlo97dkuL8KzbUSkxPlVLdte6LrQmoNMbeQCkKsnSARvsQdUYsCiOHn2JP9jZCXPL4v8l9qEzidzbBVuEf6I68dg/s640/Mickey%20Mantle%20psa%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnWArWwe2-zluY0nRPDhMsopQ_m6C3y69lJ74QM5hDfUAVGm_bnCMnZxOD3nlp1JIPB_3dkwgyW78_Nx8Ipm8uZwrpTy6neJjXpcIlo97dkuL8KzbUSkxPlVLdte6LrQmoNMbeQCkKsnSARvsQdUYsCiOHn2JP9jZCXPL4v8l9qEzidzbBVuEf6I68dg/s320/Mickey%20Mantle%20psa%202.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I plan on keeping this one unless I get blown away in a deal and then have to replace it again. What a vicious cycle this could become! I'm just glad I was able to find one so quickly and not have to ebay it at a later date. </p><p>I finally sat down and ate in the VIP lounge. Sat with 2 older gentlemen at a table and learned one of them used to be a postmaster general. I showed him the stamp card and he gave me some education on stamps and what research I should do on the stamp I got from 1855. Once I have some time at home I do want to look into it. (check National Recap Day 2 for the pic) </p><p>Then I watched a kid about 10ish years old break a 2022 bowman box. Unfortunately, didn't get anything crazy. </p><p>My last 2 pick ups of the day were different. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy7k0CfjMyV7JaaD56X1PWwiMEGLSSAazr1XBSyEORyzkikkg4MxHPfhtFycLpmxy1440z0tovmWTY-Zgu4vbBd3beCwmr43_1SPI25mv1hueaZrCOWKlvecTR5iwrBd__giezSai3AeH-cY6cWn46-ND1oKo6uVLgIHpmU7rRPrI1bQre6Ewz9Viqyg/s640/1962%20dallas%20green.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy7k0CfjMyV7JaaD56X1PWwiMEGLSSAazr1XBSyEORyzkikkg4MxHPfhtFycLpmxy1440z0tovmWTY-Zgu4vbBd3beCwmr43_1SPI25mv1hueaZrCOWKlvecTR5iwrBd__giezSai3AeH-cY6cWn46-ND1oKo6uVLgIHpmU7rRPrI1bQre6Ewz9Viqyg/s320/1962%20dallas%20green.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />A low grade Dallas Green, green tint. I know I have the Green in the team set but I don't know if mine is green tint so I bought it. It was cheaper then the cost of grading it by quite a bit. <p></p><p>This last card was fun.. I didn't pay sticker price (subtract 40) </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG3tsOQ5BZHKryLZol64YOQZ8rAQZ6qMSpO8vK5Z_L2eJ06eX2QeaeltL67GD0bsJVdH9rVGu7nPU7KF-4GsA_tKyWV9lUmp6sPhe7xiwDNZmQu_0bEiqctxsP7P1lDFdd1FBNh0wQWM_vczs5Ee9m_H3c9hw27PMC98OqQM0Z1N453yf2QfDiICmKkw/s640/Howard%20Triple%20auto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG3tsOQ5BZHKryLZol64YOQZ8rAQZ6qMSpO8vK5Z_L2eJ06eX2QeaeltL67GD0bsJVdH9rVGu7nPU7KF-4GsA_tKyWV9lUmp6sPhe7xiwDNZmQu_0bEiqctxsP7P1lDFdd1FBNh0wQWM_vczs5Ee9m_H3c9hw27PMC98OqQM0Z1N453yf2QfDiICmKkw/s320/Howard%20Triple%20auto.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>A triple auto with Ryan Howard, Eddie Murray and Prince Fielder! With my superior negotiating skill of saying 'would you take 100?' and the dealer looking at the card and saying 'sure i can do that' I got the card for 40 dollars less. Never hurts to ask! </p><p>For those who haven't read the previous 2 posts I traded both of my other triple autos away so got a different one back. Solid way to update the collection and feeling good about it. </p><p>Some other things of note.. found this card, my friend's holy grail (he only collects bowman chrome gold) but it may be out of price range right now unfortunately. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfXEt5kO0zoygRyrN20vmG758Hsy5Pf1ig0V8rIyT-ZkyPcKfamioEZtCmw_xz8IwC-ZKAeEFzIwDv22TLO4GDxO9Nwma2IVPufo51RVZpNuAE0WoMyS8W8XFm_X77-Ofw-ddUVhyPDqXGIyhFlq8s2tUN2ixqbJNmRvgdhqFB4qWOrzKd1zvpyg9AQ/s640/trout%20bowman%20chrome%20gold.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfXEt5kO0zoygRyrN20vmG758Hsy5Pf1ig0V8rIyT-ZkyPcKfamioEZtCmw_xz8IwC-ZKAeEFzIwDv22TLO4GDxO9Nwma2IVPufo51RVZpNuAE0WoMyS8W8XFm_X77-Ofw-ddUVhyPDqXGIyhFlq8s2tUN2ixqbJNmRvgdhqFB4qWOrzKd1zvpyg9AQ/s320/trout%20bowman%20chrome%20gold.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Here are some other pics.. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5L5yvJvmtY4hqtGaaEQxRhBDisBdigGT_nq1_5-4j1_jlvTpzhiduucWiRZJyr1NqD6Hu3kmSEYCzWtBV6Hhy1pdFiAmL4loIhLNFGqFLK9dZilWjSmy2HfAQtQzl2z9NwkPxRjR9VInsV3TUE9OdhleKOjrnfWFRKKyXGJilM85essWIB_3qxkz6Q/s640/vlad%20super.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5L5yvJvmtY4hqtGaaEQxRhBDisBdigGT_nq1_5-4j1_jlvTpzhiduucWiRZJyr1NqD6Hu3kmSEYCzWtBV6Hhy1pdFiAmL4loIhLNFGqFLK9dZilWjSmy2HfAQtQzl2z9NwkPxRjR9VInsV3TUE9OdhleKOjrnfWFRKKyXGJilM85essWIB_3qxkz6Q/s320/vlad%20super.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p>Yes, that is my face on the Mantle. Yes, that is the Mantle currently up for auction. I checked earlier today and it was close to 6 million. Probably will end around 10-12 million. </p><p>Just took some pics of other cool things I ran across. </p><p>Thanks for reading!<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Brad's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18419538627966164145noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017458877118178721.post-15367920352584885282022-07-29T00:29:00.002-07:002022-07-29T00:29:55.163-07:00National Recap Day 2 (tons of pics)<p> To sum it up if you don't want to read.. Wow! Quite a fun and exhausting day. The day did not start out great. Admittedly, I did not factor in the craziness of the morning. I did not realize how quickly the parking lot would fill up. I woke up a little late but thought no big deal I'll just get in the show 30 minutes late (around 10 AM). I drive to the convention center and around it traffic is outrageous. My philly driving kicks in and I nudge my way into the parking garage.. come to find out the lot is full so myself and a lot of other cars are stuck in the garage literally waiting to exit. The parking people were not helpful and didn't direct anyone where to go. A lot of people were turning back to make a loop but it was so jammed up I went the other way and decided to just park in the Ceasar's parking garage and walk the mile to the convention center. That was the right call. (got free parking to due to my friend's Diamond card!) I got into the show about 10:40 or so. </p><p>The plan was to look at showcases until the Tommy Greene signing around 2:15 PM. I only had 1 Tommy Greene auto ticket but I wanted 2 cards signed so I was banking on using one of my wild card tickets to get the other card. This will matter later in my story (made another dumb mistake but that's ok!) </p><p>I started my day at the show hanging out at the Mike Berkus main stage just to see what was going on. They have all sorts of speakers and breaks for kids and generally good content to listen to. The CEO of Historic Autographs was talking about his products and how they source and what they do. I never purchased any of their products but it was genuinely interesting. They gave away a few free packs and I opened mine right away and happened to hit one of the rarer inserts (1 in 640 packs). It was a card with a vintage stamp embedded in it. I have zero idea what it's worth but they did tell me they spent between 5-700 for the stamp (no idea if that's true). Either way its definitely something different. </p><p>Pretty cool card:</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNrNHQ8z9q0IQ4476k9FAO88aIsXDzt2mSMLEkM3XSSbuaX2MgJZ9ELMfhdbTT3u5BwrZq1OC2ajJgGmKvSCs5c0akoftuFQyKsQVcADQwUAaCaQbf4a6bF4dyxNwNJ6RbuuLkc5jKW-WjEEMZ-h5jqLt8NiZIqPfXu_DbFa7NuzptMfWrew_BCEVOEg/s640/Stamp%20Card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNrNHQ8z9q0IQ4476k9FAO88aIsXDzt2mSMLEkM3XSSbuaX2MgJZ9ELMfhdbTT3u5BwrZq1OC2ajJgGmKvSCs5c0akoftuFQyKsQVcADQwUAaCaQbf4a6bF4dyxNwNJ6RbuuLkc5jKW-WjEEMZ-h5jqLt8NiZIqPfXu_DbFa7NuzptMfWrew_BCEVOEg/s320/Stamp%20Card.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>It's a stamp from 1855. Much older then most people I know. I don't know enough about stamps to have an informed opinion on rarity of the actual stamp and things like that, but if someone can educate me, please do! </p><p>After they left, I walked over to a nearby table and started browsing. I found a Mariano Rivera rookie card just throw in a box for 55 dollars and a bunch of low dollar cards (under 5 dollars) that I picked up. While I was searching those boxes I was not far from the main stage so I could still hear them and they mentioned free t-shirts after they were done talking. I am a huge sucker for free T-shirts. I ended up sitting through the last 15 minutes of the discussion. It was all about the state of the hobby and how to get enjoyment out of it without breaking the bank. And best part of it all. I got TWO free T-Shirts. Freaking jackpot! </p><p>After that was done, I had already won the day with my shirts so everything else was gravy. I decided to just do a straight line down the one side of the convention center until the signing at 2:15. This gave me roughly 3 hours of straight browsing with no agenda. Just to scope the size of the place, I may be a slow browser but I finished maybe half of that side before time was up. I did get some good stuff though. </p><p>Jim Bunning Rookie card -- </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBCIUphGqLnI-4HMHfb1oAOc7HUVDbAPJJQiMh8Xe3uiczs4o7FxMIlpqSeKQ4fkr0RBGOyZFQU_m_LX45UjJjoA1q3IVjAKwgmVhOc5_ECxhDqCjYBMLeZNbYe3JERUhPHqCmclIk3FGi42FU2VTPnGHnofTLVwh5DcAiVzz9d0w4JAJGNgPvsmOaHw/s640/IMG_2053.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBCIUphGqLnI-4HMHfb1oAOc7HUVDbAPJJQiMh8Xe3uiczs4o7FxMIlpqSeKQ4fkr0RBGOyZFQU_m_LX45UjJjoA1q3IVjAKwgmVhOc5_ECxhDqCjYBMLeZNbYe3JERUhPHqCmclIk3FGi42FU2VTPnGHnofTLVwh5DcAiVzz9d0w4JAJGNgPvsmOaHw/s320/IMG_2053.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I comped quite a few cards the last week (my wife can attest I was up til 1 am most nights just working on organizing, and it has paid off) I paid the right amount for this card and its a keeper. Very clean on both sides. This Vintage dealer had a ton of good stuff, I'm sure I'll check them out again at some point hopefully. </p><p>After that I was wandering around and a Frank Thomas card caught my eye. Love the 90s inserts of his stuff so more then happy to pick them up. </p><p>It started with this card.. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga2OKXamH0ce7WGiTCgncszFJud4ZKgnzLR6nFjiFey0XUFbchjc-gvJamggHJKpBYN-4tGIWl2Vs5r6_boBzQf9P4rVasWn_fNwjPl4_xw0QSGzAy1ahWF9DZeJhTdhF7gq03rwY0KbFa38kS8UEuf9G-0ij6eRDJrxVWD3gbJZLCA9-LkGBLo8bAjQ/s640/IMG_2054.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga2OKXamH0ce7WGiTCgncszFJud4ZKgnzLR6nFjiFey0XUFbchjc-gvJamggHJKpBYN-4tGIWl2Vs5r6_boBzQf9P4rVasWn_fNwjPl4_xw0QSGzAy1ahWF9DZeJhTdhF7gq03rwY0KbFa38kS8UEuf9G-0ij6eRDJrxVWD3gbJZLCA9-LkGBLo8bAjQ/s320/IMG_2054.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Love these Elite Series cards. Numbered out of 10K and tough pulls back in the day. I was chatting with the dealer about it and mentioned I collect Thomas. He said let me show you this box. I wish I took more pics of this box he had a ridiculous amount of amazing inserts. All these rare 90s inserts you just never see out in the wild. </p><p>I did take a pic of this one though ..</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhpfl5jVBxuqyZj1K9P5FbYiz5uQtoGUSgYndtZ3_x__o-NRxL0NL0LyypV9POwMGiBaRodTSDKrCGlE7WFKajSnXMwk3zSYacJicveu036Kana2b3cTkBzeIZegfY16eSuKvrntdCj-ybejO2boCg0MnPjA9viFCGWFlIgHm6qyChjCNHQNfMSN5VQ/s640/Frank%20Thomas%20Crusade.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhpfl5jVBxuqyZj1K9P5FbYiz5uQtoGUSgYndtZ3_x__o-NRxL0NL0LyypV9POwMGiBaRodTSDKrCGlE7WFKajSnXMwk3zSYacJicveu036Kana2b3cTkBzeIZegfY16eSuKvrntdCj-ybejO2boCg0MnPjA9viFCGWFlIgHm6qyChjCNHQNfMSN5VQ/s320/Frank%20Thomas%20Crusade.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>This card is numbered out of 100. I had never seen one before that moment. Ridiculous card. I didn't make an offer. </p><p>I did go through that entire box and ended up pulling out 7 Frank Thomas cards. </p><p>All 90s goodness. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTRWk8umazdkfhAJ8FiZpTx3Yl3X2lY5lkce3tOmJxVdyk9teq9K_aFO7APeZNzt_Dh3qftGz3W0cIwX369uItd3l72KmbcUS0MPEL6sCCjEqqUy5gm3582bAqxlu-_G7uiacZ8JEIYTEXWrFXlJkOeDMW0E-dla9xmUsJHOPuIgjgJ3VGhADR0tZzsQ/s640/IMG_2055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTRWk8umazdkfhAJ8FiZpTx3Yl3X2lY5lkce3tOmJxVdyk9teq9K_aFO7APeZNzt_Dh3qftGz3W0cIwX369uItd3l72KmbcUS0MPEL6sCCjEqqUy5gm3582bAqxlu-_G7uiacZ8JEIYTEXWrFXlJkOeDMW0E-dla9xmUsJHOPuIgjgJ3VGhADR0tZzsQ/s320/IMG_2055.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p>(Got lazy with the pics right now since its super late at night). It was nearing Tommy Greene signing time at this point but I was able to find 1 more cool card from another dealer. </p><p>My Andrew McCutchen collecting friend may appreciate this one.. also if you need it let me know.</p><p>On-card and numbered out of 10. Real nice card.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9sUb3h6s_IdfdLpBFwugFNXP7fEsJ_UibRdIyTe_n0HKQ1APk-vxF4JQXep5cMu6CVghue4j_gDR3-OvKrlemLBY88sD7xXor343mo-gFy-Ru0RmfO44nJQqiQXkN0xUp8o4Npd0iM0f8lJzwHNnJyhuBJPdIUXL3uZWke1QI-UkAsBIk3X6B4XPN1A/s640/IMG_2056.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9sUb3h6s_IdfdLpBFwugFNXP7fEsJ_UibRdIyTe_n0HKQ1APk-vxF4JQXep5cMu6CVghue4j_gDR3-OvKrlemLBY88sD7xXor343mo-gFy-Ru0RmfO44nJQqiQXkN0xUp8o4Npd0iM0f8lJzwHNnJyhuBJPdIUXL3uZWke1QI-UkAsBIk3X6B4XPN1A/s320/IMG_2056.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p>After that I made my way to Tommy Greene. He signed quite a bit for all the VIP people. Nice signature. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12nTJkftNOOAYkhpBy1GLZ9-Ug2oJar8caueden8A3KsTeIpiZdsZpmT6Rj70qf0u0Dhx0WCno6JPQwuv3I0gj6aHQAUkzsa2EDfXMaAg5myuX_k2VS1cOcLIzpaUEj2-pl5zvqU6bm7HebV8pzgd5GEHRMQFESQATvfu74lAKBR3m3lYLKy1f6jCqw/s640/Tommy%20Greene.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12nTJkftNOOAYkhpBy1GLZ9-Ug2oJar8caueden8A3KsTeIpiZdsZpmT6Rj70qf0u0Dhx0WCno6JPQwuv3I0gj6aHQAUkzsa2EDfXMaAg5myuX_k2VS1cOcLIzpaUEj2-pl5zvqU6bm7HebV8pzgd5GEHRMQFESQATvfu74lAKBR3m3lYLKy1f6jCqw/s320/Tommy%20Greene.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />I got the Stadium Club card signed first but they wouldn't take my wild card. At this point it was a bit past 3 so I figured I'd go get food and take a break in the VIP lounge to eat. I walked over that way saw the line for food said meh I'll just walk back and get it later. I walked back to the signing area. They hadn't called wild cards yet so I decided to browse near that area. I ended up finding a 90 Leaf Frank Thomas graded CSG 9. Love that card, so I bought it since it was priced right. <p></p><p>After that I only waited a few minutes and they called wild cards. I was able to get my other card signed. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzpjTEHFH-fO2VUjVB2d_dia3JbW1px_kRmeBuvkfjvV_o54zaubi6eBTnKmA78ebk_GyClMThuWu46ymuxssYO1fLjdrL9oxgwodZrk6wmurjFOmxk3xA7uneS-leuc6u_alEMbxeEMDg9iBQUzZu22CWVuyAVqEujY6_1Wa03JgIxeNDyDOqjlkj9g/s640/IMG_2057.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzpjTEHFH-fO2VUjVB2d_dia3JbW1px_kRmeBuvkfjvV_o54zaubi6eBTnKmA78ebk_GyClMThuWu46ymuxssYO1fLjdrL9oxgwodZrk6wmurjFOmxk3xA7uneS-leuc6u_alEMbxeEMDg9iBQUzZu22CWVuyAVqEujY6_1Wa03JgIxeNDyDOqjlkj9g/s320/IMG_2057.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgREBNXnki-M64mtjSrQ0okxxFfPOZAK1SYP-yRwzwdK6euAoDF7zbZGhTHv3DP4WeYkbhz4moK9zS0wSc0kHunxupxKI3ITNsc9Md9TwLXfhorZmmaVDExDKvjhH1QQ_LVhe9m2Il0J-Q0pHt2YyF34id2slEYekGZFYc-AqEQD5Dgs6f55Ig5Q5TUTQ/s640/IMG_2058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgREBNXnki-M64mtjSrQ0okxxFfPOZAK1SYP-yRwzwdK6euAoDF7zbZGhTHv3DP4WeYkbhz4moK9zS0wSc0kHunxupxKI3ITNsc9Md9TwLXfhorZmmaVDExDKvjhH1QQ_LVhe9m2Il0J-Q0pHt2YyF34id2slEYekGZFYc-AqEQD5Dgs6f55Ig5Q5TUTQ/s320/IMG_2058.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Very happy I was able to get both. Also, I was getting very hungry. I pulled over and ate a snack from my bag and re-organized my backup to make it easy to carry. I figured it was time to walk back across the floor and actually get that overpriced food. (foreshadowing, I did not make it) </p><p>I have an incredibly difficult time not glancing as things as I walk by. Then an even more difficult time not stopping to look. I tried my hardest and failed, but it all worked out. I ended up at my buddy Nash cards booth. I made a massive trade with him for the 86-87 Fleer Basketball set minus the Jordan's in King of Prussia a while ago and bought a 93 Jeter SP from him. I know he likes real random cards and is really easy to work with. He had some cards in his showcase that I wanted, so I figured perfect time to try and trade. My number 1 target being a nice Mike Trout on-card auto. I owned zero Trout autos and I just didn't want to pay straight cash for one. I don't open enough product to really hit one and I can live with that. </p><p>I let him look through my box and was enjoying the convo. He pulled out a handful of cards and asked for comps. Luckily, I was super prepared and just had to check my notebook with every card I brought written down and the most recent comps. Hard to argue when I do the research before hand. Stopping at this table led to 2 deals, 1 Big, 1 Small. The small one was simple the dealer next to Nash heard I had magic cards and wanted to take a look he saw one that caught his eye asked how much I wanted for it and didn't negotiate at all and bought it for his PC. </p><p>The big deal was the aforementioned Trout auto. We went back and forth on a couple cards but came to a deal. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRJuMRdG9S-iMk53rGRyAvI0tCpxRAovaX7c2RgALEwNeOXYJNdmqXOnzoGtIeMi8iXvAPqcizF1i2HiD4OxFCdiJWDjbDZtBZc0Ek4-6mhsnNJIlhAUzvXg2pxfm0WPvimbm_6YawbsMJahgBliFoPdQz_jjM3Tb7z41iKhHHBWpzJjtCpoNzP6CFiA/s640/Mike%20Trout%20on-card%20auto%20trade.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRJuMRdG9S-iMk53rGRyAvI0tCpxRAovaX7c2RgALEwNeOXYJNdmqXOnzoGtIeMi8iXvAPqcizF1i2HiD4OxFCdiJWDjbDZtBZc0Ek4-6mhsnNJIlhAUzvXg2pxfm0WPvimbm_6YawbsMJahgBliFoPdQz_jjM3Tb7z41iKhHHBWpzJjtCpoNzP6CFiA/s320/Mike%20Trout%20on-card%20auto%20trade.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I traded my 57 Mantle PSA 1(really beat and paper loss on the back). My triple auto of Howard, Pujols and A-Rod, Steve Carlton auto, Schmidt Auto and the Schwarber for 40 dollars and the Trout. I said we were off about 80 bucks in valuation in my opinion and he split the difference with me in cash. The Mantle I will be replacing but I wanted to upgrade. Even if I get another PSA 1, I want one without paper loss. The Triple auto was tough to comp, but we generally agreed 250 was fair. I told them to price at 300 and take 250. I was in it for 180. The Heritage Trout auto is a 8.5/10 if you can't tell by the picture. </p><p>After finishing this deal up I ran over to the food. I was too late. They stopped cooking but still had some drinks and snacks. I literally had a Hershey bar and a soda for dinner. It was not the best diet choice. As my wife can attest sometimes I fail at scheduling in food time so she would not be surprised I didn't do that. I can't say I will be much better in the next few days but we'll find out! I'm usually too busy to worry about it with all the cool stuff to look at. </p><p>I sat down for a little while and ate and drank and had some random conversations with people. Also, I re-organized my cards again and made sure I recorded everything in my notebook. Thankfully I am keeping these records cause I would not remember all this in chronological order. </p><p>The official trade night started at 6:30 after the show and was set to end around 10 in the ballroom in the convention center. It was free to go and you get a T-Shirt so I was in. I had never been to one so I didn't know what to expect but I can talk to anyone so I figured I'd have no issues. </p><p>Right before the show ended, I got into an in-depth conversation with a dealer about pokemon and collecting and variations and all that super nerdy awesome stuff. He wasn't even trying to sell me anything. I ended up letting him look at the 4 pokemon cards I had. I sold them to him for 75 dollars. He'll probably get 100 out of them which is a fair deal. They had been sitting in a binder for 20 years and I don't collect pokemon. (speaking of pokemon there is quite a bit of it at the show)</p><p>I walked out of the show around 6:15.. the line to trade night was crazy. It went all the way back into the show. They started letting people in at 6:30 but they couldn't all at once so they split it into groups. Took maybe 20 minutes to get in. Thankfully, I was standing next to this guy and his son and we had a really good conversation about cards and collecting in general. Get into trade night and get another free t-shirt. (I did not mention the third shirt but just in case anyone cares I got 4 free T-shirts in 1 day!) </p><p>Trade night was a blast. Basically, people would just sit on the floor or at tables and put out their cards. You could look at what you want and ask to see more or offer what you have. Just generally strike up convos. I decided not to display my cards and walk around because I wanted to see as much as possible. I ended up making 5 deals. Pretty successful. </p><p>I sat down next to a group of 3 guys and ended up trading or selling with all 3 of them. One guy liked Yankees, one guy liked the 90s and Phillies (our tastes were very similar) and another guy liked Soto. </p><p>The Yankees guy I did this trade ..</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIUGCOkaOgMw_icBOKMQ1MwVSJAgNi0T1IfQZ2ao0zu0ERIPwA8tb0HMflsL0mmE9YhPi9pnAjPwLHMTxDFIxSCr9cE5K9yqb7NfLwmV0_ktAUOaS1uroYdcUn4LFZSfkCQkQE3p3Aqrd-W2fW0IN4W4qH07NXTmJrDS1kmnNG51Vw81OsmQ58SrCTMw/s640/Rivera%20trade%20small%20one.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIUGCOkaOgMw_icBOKMQ1MwVSJAgNi0T1IfQZ2ao0zu0ERIPwA8tb0HMflsL0mmE9YhPi9pnAjPwLHMTxDFIxSCr9cE5K9yqb7NfLwmV0_ktAUOaS1uroYdcUn4LFZSfkCQkQE3p3Aqrd-W2fW0IN4W4qH07NXTmJrDS1kmnNG51Vw81OsmQ58SrCTMw/s320/Rivera%20trade%20small%20one.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Traded my Rivera Gold (out of 250) for the Mystery Finest Refractor Jeter and the Jeter George Bush card. Nothing crazy here.</p><p>I then sold my Awesome Powers Griffey for 20 dollars. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-__rXvI2wJTM0N05emYuSwPd5JAcjHXgwJzFemt4WLV9Uy3ErzKgEHgmSfsITSp5eXIt20JOqHVGraUXTDXp-sfjsVqG95gIztV5px5xMVVUF-ePdjzMzzUXoEo33ZdXNU4xFU-T2j-lf7U0BTuNpqJV-OfwpxNTKqA30C-WqOY6lLb6Awlhghd-ig/s640/Griffey%20AP%20sold%20for%2020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-__rXvI2wJTM0N05emYuSwPd5JAcjHXgwJzFemt4WLV9Uy3ErzKgEHgmSfsITSp5eXIt20JOqHVGraUXTDXp-sfjsVqG95gIztV5px5xMVVUF-ePdjzMzzUXoEo33ZdXNU4xFU-T2j-lf7U0BTuNpqJV-OfwpxNTKqA30C-WqOY6lLb6Awlhghd-ig/s320/Griffey%20AP%20sold%20for%2020.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Last deal I made was I traded away my Soto Jade Green. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhoa6QKmhz8It8OD_2kMMPO9oCQKVFwpEY1Mzri1pv74l54Su7jRPSgwO2I2aPFB0wc0keZjGNlV6uAn2WgcJiRwDlBdcQKbNjFeonlfuQY-8knQP_RS_OgLqix66bxsBfRTLpaJNVumIh9yr0JP-gn2noMcxTOZbECbcgYQ3Sdly5JrKyOGymCyWOnA/s640/Soto%20Jade%20trade.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhoa6QKmhz8It8OD_2kMMPO9oCQKVFwpEY1Mzri1pv74l54Su7jRPSgwO2I2aPFB0wc0keZjGNlV6uAn2WgcJiRwDlBdcQKbNjFeonlfuQY-8knQP_RS_OgLqix66bxsBfRTLpaJNVumIh9yr0JP-gn2noMcxTOZbECbcgYQ3Sdly5JrKyOGymCyWOnA/s320/Soto%20Jade%20trade.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I gave the Soto and 10 bucks (60 valuation total) for the Griffey Select blue out of 9. I figured it's shiny even though there are no logos. I could move it or send it to a Griffey collector. I did not own this card a long time. </p><p>Those guys decided they were leaving so I kept walking around. </p><p>I made a large trade with the next person. I had 1 Triple auto that dealers were having trouble comping. I wanted around 750 and the highest I could get anyone to commit to was 400 and I just wasn't willing to compromise that low. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaD7uyN6xH7oh405rBMD2tWCr0EAbZipx_Uk4UZP9u4ed6jxlusmWcXAwLBvJwDzdUhn70G1XZxRw7P3jURouNU7HYzjRtx2GETfoRGjb4JCvcdwhH9ykB4bFbNHNx05xFBZc_QeveeqG-655z4eCED8oAB6zPkJ4eD8A_DtU9WkR0zOY25eKG76h_3g/s640/Triple%20auto%20trade.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaD7uyN6xH7oh405rBMD2tWCr0EAbZipx_Uk4UZP9u4ed6jxlusmWcXAwLBvJwDzdUhn70G1XZxRw7P3jURouNU7HYzjRtx2GETfoRGjb4JCvcdwhH9ykB4bFbNHNx05xFBZc_QeveeqG-655z4eCED8oAB6zPkJ4eD8A_DtU9WkR0zOY25eKG76h_3g/s320/Triple%20auto%20trade.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>This negotiation took a while. The person I traded too is a huge Miguel Cabrera fan (he showed me a few autos he picked up at the show) He said he had never seen the card I had before. I'm happy I traded it to a true collector of Miggy's. The card that really caught my eye is the SGC 10 Clayton Kershaw rookie mini. It's such a nice card. He also traded me a Bobby Witt SGC 10, a Kevin Durant Rookie and gold refractor of Harper and 170 dollars cash. Based on our agreed valuation it came to 690 of value. I wasn't going to get that from any dealer so more then happy with this trade. I plan on keeping the Kershaw but if I move the Garnett or Witt for something else cool. </p><p>After this, I wandered a bit more and found another couple people to talk too. <br /></p><p>One card caught my eye so I wanted to work out a cash/trade deal for it. The person said they would rather sell it which I understand but they would take a look. It worked out the way I wanted it to just in a round about way. The one guy pulled what he liked and we worked out a deal. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_vcZHr5A2i0Byw05uY6lUBCR9JUlTcPDY3bovIrD0Akh31FPHDp0u2wZghsMsyaf4hlc4ak1haxaIMpk2_zDnUX_pBEl89vkoC1-ODVLTjAQNiWSA0WnqsrnoB38WBPr25rR6Yvm4Tj_Noz6sKsGY7h-SvMrqDQWuxU6Q-hCA59q_9zW57nvVl4UFQ/s640/flipping%20cards%20sale%20220.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_vcZHr5A2i0Byw05uY6lUBCR9JUlTcPDY3bovIrD0Akh31FPHDp0u2wZghsMsyaf4hlc4ak1haxaIMpk2_zDnUX_pBEl89vkoC1-ODVLTjAQNiWSA0WnqsrnoB38WBPr25rR6Yvm4Tj_Noz6sKsGY7h-SvMrqDQWuxU6Q-hCA59q_9zW57nvVl4UFQ/s320/flipping%20cards%20sale%20220.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />The only card of these 3 I brought with me was the Gwynn. I had paid 60 for it. I ended up selling this lot for 220. The Rivera I picked up earlier in the day and basically made 10 dollars on it. The Bush card I had zero attachment too so was more of a throw in. <p></p><p>The one card I really liked was from 2020 Ginter. They were stuck on 400 cash. I wanted to go to 350. They didn't want to go that low. Eventually we agreed to 375. I handed back the 220 he just gave me and some extra and got what I wanted.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvnHbaoRtpaMyHIV_GHCxJfqfh5LumBilu_kPkPRHx6wX_ScBbhpqTrpnrCh13FULng82sRc9kcWjpHFzbg8vTstKjsXr9z3iX2ly51IP2PVWq80ouXE0HOnYUbXk6IA2lZ4rygUnNdJrekb--i4dobs3-xDOFCfqIOT4_B4FIEME_kc7nkFS3e6QdA/s640/IMG_2059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvnHbaoRtpaMyHIV_GHCxJfqfh5LumBilu_kPkPRHx6wX_ScBbhpqTrpnrCh13FULng82sRc9kcWjpHFzbg8vTstKjsXr9z3iX2ly51IP2PVWq80ouXE0HOnYUbXk6IA2lZ4rygUnNdJrekb--i4dobs3-xDOFCfqIOT4_B4FIEME_kc7nkFS3e6QdA/s320/IMG_2059.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Paul Rudd auto! Recent comps are 440 and 575 so I think did real well on this one. If someone offers me 500 though I'll probably take it and go buy a 57 Mantle. Or I'll just keep it, everyone likes him. </p><p>After this I walked around a bit more but was pretty burnt out. I didn't make any more deals and left not too long after. 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Thanks for reading!<br /></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Brad's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18419538627966164145noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017458877118178721.post-51693079554754147612022-07-27T22:04:00.002-07:002022-07-27T22:04:50.575-07:00Been forever -- I still collect - National Recap Day 1<p>I know I haven't posted in forever. I can't say that I will be posting regularly again anytime soon, but I wanted to document my time at this year's National. This is the first time I am going to all 5 days. My wife and kid are at home so I am on my own. It will be good pace wise since a 2 year old really can't hang all day, but I will be missing my wife's ability to just say go for it when purchasing an item. </p><p>I arrived about 30 minutes before the VIP party was set to start. Thankfully, had no issues parking (I only have the regular VIP so I just parked in the convention garage) I got my VIP package and headed over to the lounge. I saw that people were already living up for the three signers (Greg Luzinski, Ron Jaworski and Bernie Parent). I brought cards for Luzinski but I didn't have anything at home for Jaws or Parent. <br /></p><p> For the VIP signers, I'm really only interested in the Phillies (Morandini, Milt Thompson, Tommy Greene, and Don Money) I get 6 autos and 6 wild card autos. The wild cards only work if they call it near the end of the signing period so if they aren't overly busy. I did get Tommy Greene but didn't get the others. I was able to trade with someone for Milt Thompson and Don Money. I want to get 2 cards signed by them so I'm hoping they just let me use a wild card on it. <br /></p><p>Thankfully, Tri-Star had a table with 8x10's and pucks. They only charged 5 dollars for each item which was nice that they didn't try and gouge people. They didn't do anything too crazy for all the attendees. Last year the whole room got an 8x10 auto with the big prize being a Mantle. This year they did some random drawing give-aways with the big prize being a Manning autographed helmet. Spoiler alert, I didn't win. They did have pizza and some other bar type food and plenty of soda and water, which was nice. </p><p>The first line I waited in line was Luzinski. They were pretty strict about the 1 signed item per person but they did not limit if you wanted to get back in line again. They were set to be signing from around 3:30 to 6 so plenty of time to get them all if you didn't mind waiting. The first line moved real quick because I was pretty close since I got in line right away. </p><p>Ended up getting 2 Luzinski's signed. The Father/Son card didn't come out as bold as I would've liked but that's ok. The other card looks really nice. (I am failing at turning pictures right now)<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwAWEkqRv1g3r0nRptSeoTWFMHBmhJ6FUufLn0QK0awJOgo7Ng_iHMmHsd55AKUJIbnq2Cr5PPAJiZVOsxEJf7n7B2u-Kyewn9w1j-4uv6YRUPibcTfkofwwOdYcl-6KKWGoBx_ViTOI5gzRTqUVo-o3FPRZymMTlhDoZKxDFsx827Xi7NQSzgA16WA/s640/IMG_2015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwAWEkqRv1g3r0nRptSeoTWFMHBmhJ6FUufLn0QK0awJOgo7Ng_iHMmHsd55AKUJIbnq2Cr5PPAJiZVOsxEJf7n7B2u-Kyewn9w1j-4uv6YRUPibcTfkofwwOdYcl-6KKWGoBx_ViTOI5gzRTqUVo-o3FPRZymMTlhDoZKxDFsx827Xi7NQSzgA16WA/s320/IMG_2015.jpg" width="240" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFktd4LEb_2ajO5R5iscW7o4A_WOiRKdttPpqCN4lUvgLj1Mx25nofb4RiRHSWGyOHJq6e8riBFWjSqtqeSWy5zS0-BgTFxzeRwchhakfOYEpADqZLF_6BgDyi1sfC0iK9-h9eAF7vz-kho-cMgsdtkyVY6YAGg_FvnYB4uNe47whWecJJjvHxX8uIEA/s640/IMG_1991.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFktd4LEb_2ajO5R5iscW7o4A_WOiRKdttPpqCN4lUvgLj1Mx25nofb4RiRHSWGyOHJq6e8riBFWjSqtqeSWy5zS0-BgTFxzeRwchhakfOYEpADqZLF_6BgDyi1sfC0iK9-h9eAF7vz-kho-cMgsdtkyVY6YAGg_FvnYB4uNe47whWecJJjvHxX8uIEA/s320/IMG_1991.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /></div><br /> </div><br /><p>Next, I waited for Jaworski, this took a while! The line was legit long. I got this really nice 8x10 signed by him. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRLqXUjzt0143y0LRTVaaPSNgnK8ZYDikr4d013HcVKpMHXFZiRzC7LnwgRmtJtP7xqnlz4WXgS6y_rYE3U5tZ7vB4Fsa4EAncXLvm0GbxlNuryVsbmw7rVLE4d_S5FJEmst_oeuQxm_SzO7UZx6oE9PbC9cQwkRxF7O2jUEwIZczQxTjmPFxoNjFQjQ/s640/IMG_2013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRLqXUjzt0143y0LRTVaaPSNgnK8ZYDikr4d013HcVKpMHXFZiRzC7LnwgRmtJtP7xqnlz4WXgS6y_rYE3U5tZ7vB4Fsa4EAncXLvm0GbxlNuryVsbmw7rVLE4d_S5FJEmst_oeuQxm_SzO7UZx6oE9PbC9cQwkRxF7O2jUEwIZczQxTjmPFxoNjFQjQ/s320/IMG_2013.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCTm77yrwO62QpnxNlxZg35ODDMT2xijj8vBEy5wLNQIIUu1csXqQCC6DwMKYwGWjTBHGPtEomDm-wGsNdN1mF48CunciLpnsRx9NlodBCjSZGW55gJ6EgJmWdZT70sUPRrOFRyKbURkXQqd66XcyzyElZXa-9B6lNdMucPzwCM9lsMrZbx23Ty8CGWQ/s640/IMG_1993.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCTm77yrwO62QpnxNlxZg35ODDMT2xijj8vBEy5wLNQIIUu1csXqQCC6DwMKYwGWjTBHGPtEomDm-wGsNdN1mF48CunciLpnsRx9NlodBCjSZGW55gJ6EgJmWdZT70sUPRrOFRyKbURkXQqd66XcyzyElZXa-9B6lNdMucPzwCM9lsMrZbx23Ty8CGWQ/s320/IMG_1993.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>After finishing that, I was hoping the Parent line would've gone down a bit. It really hadn't much. It was approaching 4:30 at this point and thats when Morandini was signing. I had no autograph tickets for him so I decided to get the sure thing with Parent and then just hope for the best on the wild cards. </p><p>I got this puck signed and it really looks nice. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYnhgmrCWpQkJORLyblHkkH93q7w1XJ3QfdGNGTQ1s67XnW7ENG2jHUc6vWrC0guPqNwgK3wDgP6p2kviC90MjKhyfp91G4aaGD37Q7X9MRrz8trXJ3Lhr6UJEA1lyi9P3798bNm4cp-2BxiCsf4p2N_yc42y0Qk1qT_x7KhgQ0JY4V-Z7hj5W6V19iA/s640/IMG_1995.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYnhgmrCWpQkJORLyblHkkH93q7w1XJ3QfdGNGTQ1s67XnW7ENG2jHUc6vWrC0guPqNwgK3wDgP6p2kviC90MjKhyfp91G4aaGD37Q7X9MRrz8trXJ3Lhr6UJEA1lyi9P3798bNm4cp-2BxiCsf4p2N_yc42y0Qk1qT_x7KhgQ0JY4V-Z7hj5W6V19iA/s320/IMG_1995.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9qltVbybw2hVry59mPeCjQKT0Pa6tcEMZ5TGIPxn7mtXC83jlhYxwlDCSCwZSIFGENcwdb8INcAQzQFBT3x4BKcosW8MopMMOFOziYHpaglIDhC0mEyZG3WSdq8tYPU6cdnPhLs-eCgoE2bbstFEOXMaW_dZM1HkICfkN1g8njb-BflZObkH-0X2VeA/s640/IMG_1994.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9qltVbybw2hVry59mPeCjQKT0Pa6tcEMZ5TGIPxn7mtXC83jlhYxwlDCSCwZSIFGENcwdb8INcAQzQFBT3x4BKcosW8MopMMOFOziYHpaglIDhC0mEyZG3WSdq8tYPU6cdnPhLs-eCgoE2bbstFEOXMaW_dZM1HkICfkN1g8njb-BflZObkH-0X2VeA/s320/IMG_1994.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>All three signers were very personable. I had some real positive interactions with all three. Talked about super bowl rings with Jaws and complimented Bernie being the best Flyers goalie of all time. </p><p>At this point it was pushing past 5 PM so I figured I would give Morandini a shot. It was quite a long walk clear across the entire convention center to get to the autograph area. I walked over there and saw he was still signing and asked the person working there if I was ok to go in with Wild Card tickets. He didn't seem to care and let me in! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99ISWCjzzTG2qitKhf7kpu3J-emNtSp-C3eVb4cPoHXZ7FgwFHpmW1qbnXgfEQJiLAguscn5fsFkxjw9tSz3gpQsxJ2n23QTYbpUnW8kikAJMkLNvtKiYep1nX1FAYtfUI6hc91mioisc4p8Q2pHH1xsTEKnrvmfJ5xFIXezUkoRQHymrMkp7z74W9A/s640/IMG_2014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99ISWCjzzTG2qitKhf7kpu3J-emNtSp-C3eVb4cPoHXZ7FgwFHpmW1qbnXgfEQJiLAguscn5fsFkxjw9tSz3gpQsxJ2n23QTYbpUnW8kikAJMkLNvtKiYep1nX1FAYtfUI6hc91mioisc4p8Q2pHH1xsTEKnrvmfJ5xFIXezUkoRQHymrMkp7z74W9A/s320/IMG_2014.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p>I got 2 rookies signed. The Score pic I just really liked. Mickey is a nice guy and was very personable to everyone in line. Another really nice interaction. My friend bought a cameo for me a couple years ago for Mickey to wish me Happy Birthday. It was great but he continually pronounced my last name wrong which made it all the better! </p><p>At this point, I wanted to sit. I knew Singles Club was right next to the autograph area. They offer Basketball, Baseball and Football dollar boxes. Tons of refractors and cool cards in them. I ended up pulling 45 cards and they only asked for 40 dollars which is always nice to get a couple cards for free. They also have a mystery backpack which has 1 wax item and 1 card per back pack. If the price isn't too outlandish I like playing these games. I bought one, cause why not the backpack is nice. </p><p>I don't think I 'won' but I can't complain. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8w746WN7VPtQY2_qwOBr0cLn5cgzyibKg3B2oZoJ6rMaQt7P8_0ySPSarxH-fabfzLuNEfKV4DuqALgc0L1v3abDHKG7lONT3wNqYPKwLN6_MiHGaSnYKhqsuXoTzMNERXIwYGhkvPeDfhBFyiGkTU1HD9gX0FJjrt3KPJrN8YBdsYT07CeUTSKreg/s640/IMG_2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8w746WN7VPtQY2_qwOBr0cLn5cgzyibKg3B2oZoJ6rMaQt7P8_0ySPSarxH-fabfzLuNEfKV4DuqALgc0L1v3abDHKG7lONT3wNqYPKwLN6_MiHGaSnYKhqsuXoTzMNERXIwYGhkvPeDfhBFyiGkTU1HD9gX0FJjrt3KPJrN8YBdsYT07CeUTSKreg/s320/IMG_2012.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>The card is a Marcel Ozuna 1 of 1 from Immaculate. It's a pretty cool looking card. Zero idea on value though. I know he doesn't have a big following but the card itself is pretty unique. I don't really collect basketball much but that hanger box is 30-40 dollars or so. </p><p>I decided after this to walk around a bit with my 2 back packs. I ended up looking at some showcases on the way to the corporate area and actually found a card on my list at a price I was quite happy with. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUnvS8Cq_-rkdNl5UUFJE9c8sZRHT5oKhXCGjyXrXCZuyToqewxnnkX7l6ncj8KSpJAnVEWoxcxAimcVqSpfZEr6vWEAN7eeLXtPgOCRysxvKfG6PqA_H5VQDDhqRc9UCRBKwwk7u1NfAQanNsv883XwLAAYQXNmE0lPRwHzZavQDox1ayV8MJHQFuFg/s640/IMG_2006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUnvS8Cq_-rkdNl5UUFJE9c8sZRHT5oKhXCGjyXrXCZuyToqewxnnkX7l6ncj8KSpJAnVEWoxcxAimcVqSpfZEr6vWEAN7eeLXtPgOCRysxvKfG6PqA_H5VQDDhqRc9UCRBKwwk7u1NfAQanNsv883XwLAAYQXNmE0lPRwHzZavQDox1ayV8MJHQFuFg/s320/IMG_2006.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Gaylord Perry 1962 Topps Rookie card! Mid-grade is right in my wheel house. I don't like to pay the premiums for high grade stuff if I can help it. I would've been ok with raw too but honestly I paid the raw price so it being protected is fine with me! </p><p>I saw some other cool things that are well out of my price range. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglD8DVNbqfNXe_W_aYQ_CL2YGoM5qkW9flE83wsHtjtE5LaqzYI-cHAmArqFgKxK-p0Y91Tak_vyFcZ_VvUWK1KyRR10APiePlWCzvVGeA1yVI7oWDI2EIPgJBLH4S1mQl_TNRwCnd3Gtynvf4FexoZDvPQmQg3bKnhhBffWwpKnsnn_VUgHhhGNf-qA/s640/IMG_2002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglD8DVNbqfNXe_W_aYQ_CL2YGoM5qkW9flE83wsHtjtE5LaqzYI-cHAmArqFgKxK-p0Y91Tak_vyFcZ_VvUWK1KyRR10APiePlWCzvVGeA1yVI7oWDI2EIPgJBLH4S1mQl_TNRwCnd3Gtynvf4FexoZDvPQmQg3bKnhhBffWwpKnsnn_VUgHhhGNf-qA/s320/IMG_2002.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>A nice Trout rookie auto. I remember the days when this was an 800 dollar card and I was like people are nuts to pay that. I believe this card is around 12k now. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdrlPPv9Rqi3afabnsqHngFACv_XZLhZq2d7zUUWpq4cG2X22gQWAlrecGZdwNMEO5ZVs1jSmcQvgy5JNA-NQ-oE8L9DeDF-yIiWDs5EqX49YLskx5BWktfY_3VXkya800dRwTFEdGsIfmXjwGPklmlcmngb7FHMlz-RzV1S-zEFGwwr_iAHCh7Nz59Q/s640/IMG_2003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdrlPPv9Rqi3afabnsqHngFACv_XZLhZq2d7zUUWpq4cG2X22gQWAlrecGZdwNMEO5ZVs1jSmcQvgy5JNA-NQ-oE8L9DeDF-yIiWDs5EqX49YLskx5BWktfY_3VXkya800dRwTFEdGsIfmXjwGPklmlcmngb7FHMlz-RzV1S-zEFGwwr_iAHCh7Nz59Q/s320/IMG_2003.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>This guys case was pretty amazing. He also has a Frank Thomas NNOF. The Mantle/Griffey auto I always wanted but missed my window. I'm no where near spending 20k on anything that isn't a roof for my house or a car. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtyRQm47IHojw0ynVi7vHsgKgOKoqW7QB9Bjx29G1DVrfxS-pjLCjEpQL1GOlY5V035jW1Uk2QpmkWa3OQGmD5Z_NrUDQZvy8zxK1jCSDKCmncVJI4nsMVUPRFf7NJ2mn4vxsI7ytUhKmD4_Zcc_cmMOOFnDD7bDyzFaOtJFrlIa0ya0R63lUCrLE5Q/s640/IMG_2001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtyRQm47IHojw0ynVi7vHsgKgOKoqW7QB9Bjx29G1DVrfxS-pjLCjEpQL1GOlY5V035jW1Uk2QpmkWa3OQGmD5Z_NrUDQZvy8zxK1jCSDKCmncVJI4nsMVUPRFf7NJ2mn4vxsI7ytUhKmD4_Zcc_cmMOOFnDD7bDyzFaOtJFrlIa0ya0R63lUCrLE5Q/s320/IMG_2001.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>A modest 165k for a box of basketball cards. I just enjoy the sticker shock. I would love to buy this and just open it.. cause why not?! </p><p>After making my way to the blowout booth I picked up my pre-ordered Mega boxes. I didn't hit any crazy packs and I am planning on not opening them until after the National. The most expensive pack in this bunch is the 2020 Topps Chrome Sapphire. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYdgsjILzbTFnwIPwD74-Xw1yMrEhKdvD9Z-Og6grVd7cdb6EDLsDhBTN3dp1jEzY-efxD3aLVPVoeDxFTdDWnlM74BZ1G4BtcZYmyqcQOhhbIz6VZRNmjldE3JqCreCcEIFyEnjcxPwljHKBT1Zboo6A9aLO9WjnH1qGdtoxo6pJ0o3her-FbCQLG9A/s640/IMG_2008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYdgsjILzbTFnwIPwD74-Xw1yMrEhKdvD9Z-Og6grVd7cdb6EDLsDhBTN3dp1jEzY-efxD3aLVPVoeDxFTdDWnlM74BZ1G4BtcZYmyqcQOhhbIz6VZRNmjldE3JqCreCcEIFyEnjcxPwljHKBT1Zboo6A9aLO9WjnH1qGdtoxo6pJ0o3her-FbCQLG9A/s320/IMG_2008.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnwGrqHA_-XoMxsH_EPClwxorojyUFZotMJj3fr6imslA5MOFWX6rSZatDDuMGuxvOeCORKppfBEQcdN_25SHVwm7G8LRHw-oPMMDJfLAM2bJ4vo0kgjlUAp_i7MrUas0q7BTgW1-V4u54HoVeYtPm0c6KU1xPaKIhCmYH3ozP_eIPVFLCp8yvfb2JrQ/s640/IMG_2009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnwGrqHA_-XoMxsH_EPClwxorojyUFZotMJj3fr6imslA5MOFWX6rSZatDDuMGuxvOeCORKppfBEQcdN_25SHVwm7G8LRHw-oPMMDJfLAM2bJ4vo0kgjlUAp_i7MrUas0q7BTgW1-V4u54HoVeYtPm0c6KU1xPaKIhCmYH3ozP_eIPVFLCp8yvfb2JrQ/s320/IMG_2009.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZVmOvgeS7DYC1r_ABWkiqTQAze63M2YiWuC5qb_COJWIg29IVlhKHklG2g3FITGF7ABflKlK-WR0Z9Pz1L1x74sWAMjSqjH37XdGgY96t5gdwU_EztvpTX4fhnk-4jnO1euqdnuYQVNWlYxb_5AGBmlHSBsAsGuUXaNz96iBkT24Co41cP8oUqofJyw/s640/IMG_2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZVmOvgeS7DYC1r_ABWkiqTQAze63M2YiWuC5qb_COJWIg29IVlhKHklG2g3FITGF7ABflKlK-WR0Z9Pz1L1x74sWAMjSqjH37XdGgY96t5gdwU_EztvpTX4fhnk-4jnO1euqdnuYQVNWlYxb_5AGBmlHSBsAsGuUXaNz96iBkT24Co41cP8oUqofJyw/s320/IMG_2010.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1UzdBPeBt-KaNn-F4av84A1IrTthSekeDPpU9YgtcS-GfP-hJvLFiHa4nsnbOfKzADHcPkMp0hB0tm9mMMQbfrH3UhNXI4kanwt7OEZMZWsPSRVuoRLOkCIw3eiaabcvDDSGq0tEqTxHeuByX9C6VqDnAQ_m4GnPLV8aDSMgopDK21vdbkP5MszH7BQ/s640/IMG_2007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1UzdBPeBt-KaNn-F4av84A1IrTthSekeDPpU9YgtcS-GfP-hJvLFiHa4nsnbOfKzADHcPkMp0hB0tm9mMMQbfrH3UhNXI4kanwt7OEZMZWsPSRVuoRLOkCIw3eiaabcvDDSGq0tEqTxHeuByX9C6VqDnAQ_m4GnPLV8aDSMgopDK21vdbkP5MszH7BQ/s320/IMG_2007.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I reocognized some dealers that I know from the King of Prussia show that I've been frequenting through the years. I bought 1 card and sold 1 card. I sold a Willie McCovey auto from Triple Threads. I bought it for 40 dollars a few years ago. Sold it for 50. More then fair deal. Dealer will probably put a price tag of 80 on it and take the first 70 offer he gets. Its not on-card so I'd be looking to upgrade eventually. </p><p>I bought this Schmidt auto for 60. It's on-card and numbered to 2000. Pretty nice late 90s auto. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rIuvucDXG6dFdBfJiHirdtkvi0bB8rkJWAR6dN2n0L8lETea3Vp3K2nSQ0sM-t-bw5WEkQklz_P5mjWp6FuDTPU3Sv8Gl5RyEJG4ukD3HRbps1WvVLCK39Vojy9QWHsF686jJ-LoF2qafNj-e7CTLjFEBRHaHANjKIRXb-raU3SxVUxqg58twgnWDg/s640/IMG_2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rIuvucDXG6dFdBfJiHirdtkvi0bB8rkJWAR6dN2n0L8lETea3Vp3K2nSQ0sM-t-bw5WEkQklz_P5mjWp6FuDTPU3Sv8Gl5RyEJG4ukD3HRbps1WvVLCK39Vojy9QWHsF686jJ-LoF2qafNj-e7CTLjFEBRHaHANjKIRXb-raU3SxVUxqg58twgnWDg/s320/IMG_2011.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p>Here are some other pics I took of the show. It's much bigger then 2016. There are a lot more vendors and they are trying to be pretty interactive which is cool to see. Tomorrow I plan on looking at more showcases in some sort of organized fashion. Today I was all over the place. We will see how that works. Tommy Greene is signing so I plan on getting that one as well. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqzT2vmM0Xy-IRN3o096Fp0ZP0i-BO_0Doy5rXboUhtUAFq2GRFkHb4U7IGQAZDZrGkiXyJK0FnP0ocnyN6Tt9VCcYtc5ljsEotzAVSOgExA5Wa15ayAb_SrdF77koYj_1nImsk8fK-w8zjPRaDlEWnaZnBGZqjYUVsXE_unYKzYgsgkjhvaTvMLoDw/s640/IMG_1996.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqzT2vmM0Xy-IRN3o096Fp0ZP0i-BO_0Doy5rXboUhtUAFq2GRFkHb4U7IGQAZDZrGkiXyJK0FnP0ocnyN6Tt9VCcYtc5ljsEotzAVSOgExA5Wa15ayAb_SrdF77koYj_1nImsk8fK-w8zjPRaDlEWnaZnBGZqjYUVsXE_unYKzYgsgkjhvaTvMLoDw/s320/IMG_1996.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bUfOj7ZnXLg3tcSaAgXv8Oq9FVRHoQT5yADZfaaGgPwRa_UpTMUnx-4ecBxPsN-MxVTpOgtb3lObgM4uB-81tPpkYz9BZyVRrrhQUl6aQsYCFkXaCvCEQ8s7s6eOK3LkTO0hjnfZou9gVpm3r-8s12-tA66iDttOWrop3LhHrYV7vf20D5mpGpfAjQ/s640/IMG_1997.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bUfOj7ZnXLg3tcSaAgXv8Oq9FVRHoQT5yADZfaaGgPwRa_UpTMUnx-4ecBxPsN-MxVTpOgtb3lObgM4uB-81tPpkYz9BZyVRrrhQUl6aQsYCFkXaCvCEQ8s7s6eOK3LkTO0hjnfZou9gVpm3r-8s12-tA66iDttOWrop3LhHrYV7vf20D5mpGpfAjQ/s320/IMG_1997.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>It's hard to capture the scope of the floor. I don't think there is enough time to really see everything but I am sure going to try!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0eHUzCDF4bjHs97ENARWTOq5R8RM3eCQJmlavhgEfmRGtCb3-4VYm5CTYRfid9UXyu-wZbbP-3Xb_E9y7z9y61-9fA7Xr_2w4nwytWY8hYS348kHONrCyQxjC-UGxGSk4ZtDjO_ukLGD8xyZ-iDzGvAkjqA7BN5c4fLNz9YrqWqUpXr-6z6DOWMuogw/s640/IMG_1990.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0eHUzCDF4bjHs97ENARWTOq5R8RM3eCQJmlavhgEfmRGtCb3-4VYm5CTYRfid9UXyu-wZbbP-3Xb_E9y7z9y61-9fA7Xr_2w4nwytWY8hYS348kHONrCyQxjC-UGxGSk4ZtDjO_ukLGD8xyZ-iDzGvAkjqA7BN5c4fLNz9YrqWqUpXr-6z6DOWMuogw/s320/IMG_1990.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> This was made out of sand, very impressive. <p></p><p>Here was the cards I got for the VIP Package. Anyone know how good this soccer player is? </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWKXvEnETEl29zwxM804CgSyYFMWWaDro9ArNQib5FncbJJz9AiddG6IWqYV-65hPdYk0obkIvvhiBh9K6O9UigdvCl5YNBpLsaau8CKxfPVwqoJe4F6Rde7UqDqhl5MR0xpQhD63zTyhQeZmg5CEHVga71bNfFZigZF1pe6QOMBDBTuTtlgF3al5Rw/s640/IMG_2016(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWKXvEnETEl29zwxM804CgSyYFMWWaDro9ArNQib5FncbJJz9AiddG6IWqYV-65hPdYk0obkIvvhiBh9K6O9UigdvCl5YNBpLsaau8CKxfPVwqoJe4F6Rde7UqDqhl5MR0xpQhD63zTyhQeZmg5CEHVga71bNfFZigZF1pe6QOMBDBTuTtlgF3al5Rw/s320/IMG_2016(1).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>So far so good. I brought a bunch of cards with me and I am planning on attending the trade night tomorrow. I pre-registered so I should be getting a free t-shirt! I love free t-shirts. Hopefully be able to make some deals. If not, no big deal at least have some good conversation. I am planning to post after each day so everything is fresh in my mind. </p><p>Thanks for reading after so much time away!<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Brad's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18419538627966164145noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017458877118178721.post-60751413386774853032021-12-05T18:29:00.001-08:002021-12-05T18:29:32.868-08:00Been a while -- Philly show recap<p> It has been a minute since I have posted. I haven't been super active buying or selling the last few months. Partly because I've been busy with work and family and partly because I was unwilling to participate in the crazy prices. I was unable to go to the card show in September since I was out of town but I was able to attend the Philly Show on Saturday this past weekend. It was pretty crowded, they expanded and added some more tables by shifting some things around. There was a ton of variety in the room. I only had one day so I skipped over looking at the most of the basketball and football because I know I wasn't purchasing any. I had no super real agenda just wanted something cool that fit into the collection. </p><p>A couple cards that I didn't take a picture of were some 1951 Bowman Phillies. I am now 2 cards away from completing that team set. That'll be a nice one to have. Back filling the early bowman team sets have been tough. The high numbers and star cards aren't cheap. </p><p>The big draw was Jim Thome was signing which was pretty cool. Nice to have a recent hall of famer come to these shows. I'm still waiting for Corey Simon to complete my Lithograph. (have Brian Westbrook, Terrell Owens, Donovan McNabb, Jevon Kearse and Brian Dawkins already signed on it, all in person)</p><p>In no particular order my big pickups from this wekeend:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjz-ZmGqxxXorjmBgK8XWz2kP_yTblfcLaZ1EMNq8ZXA3nSXkeG-4eq3fklisDpHErNYb7M8EdThbmqzUCD6LNpbt7gdn_N1XCBToYU9aGMLCVAFaCwpAL5dhnFfFel1wXdjhxuEWCvDQ-QraP-HO0sBajCA0YYXU4eyU5M8tm_0ms1GxJFfqqNzQ1kQg=s640" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjz-ZmGqxxXorjmBgK8XWz2kP_yTblfcLaZ1EMNq8ZXA3nSXkeG-4eq3fklisDpHErNYb7M8EdThbmqzUCD6LNpbt7gdn_N1XCBToYU9aGMLCVAFaCwpAL5dhnFfFel1wXdjhxuEWCvDQ-QraP-HO0sBajCA0YYXU4eyU5M8tm_0ms1GxJFfqqNzQ1kQg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This Frank Thomas doesn't pop up too often. One guy had all the big stars graded and said he had the full set at home. I grabbed the Thomas. Unfortunately, the picture doesn't so it justice these Flair Showcase cards are super shiny. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8L9V13XBd23aPApxjSfNmOXusaCzJtyLPY9y7jw3JltIhRvnis2UOIhT9R4s9FlSdQeRlQnqMOfTIpVp-KgkhjZNol3CeedG1UyMup_fD_Dmo16B2IKixTl30fSLZm5jkQbNt6iwqb1GXcMKEjq5aw1bKdUTyyIM8JZ7zon7BbNJTkuZAeLqSHbH0IQ=s640" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8L9V13XBd23aPApxjSfNmOXusaCzJtyLPY9y7jw3JltIhRvnis2UOIhT9R4s9FlSdQeRlQnqMOfTIpVp-KgkhjZNol3CeedG1UyMup_fD_Dmo16B2IKixTl30fSLZm5jkQbNt6iwqb1GXcMKEjq5aw1bKdUTyyIM8JZ7zon7BbNJTkuZAeLqSHbH0IQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My first Wheeler auto. He was robbed of the Cy Young but that's ok hope he continues to pitch well next year. It's on-card, nice auto, I like Heritage autos in general. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4iSKv8bp7B8OERWmQbCpeAueYFAWv-mIrMDYQ-cp7ERauayqyRW-XxFfFe_VryrMMaTc3OcgO9I4d6Nu53SbHM-nJPYUjTckQJfy21evC4giBD5yyhtNBqc3jNN4UlivSyb9V0BgLffdyyjblUZTs2zzMj9xW3okXUNkEX_Zkqtvj-78Zk9wnt4DKWw=s640" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4iSKv8bp7B8OERWmQbCpeAueYFAWv-mIrMDYQ-cp7ERauayqyRW-XxFfFe_VryrMMaTc3OcgO9I4d6Nu53SbHM-nJPYUjTckQJfy21evC4giBD5yyhtNBqc3jNN4UlivSyb9V0BgLffdyyjblUZTs2zzMj9xW3okXUNkEX_Zkqtvj-78Zk9wnt4DKWw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was my most expensive purchase. I've been looking to add the SP to the collection for a while. I know I can't afford super high grade but this presents well. The front is pretty clean. It got knocked down to a 7 because of a corner ding on the back. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0zxsbLpsJPQo2u1d1ZSpHXT7YXp7eVimqPqIoseDcJNNzbYLQHgC5q6XIOye0U0Xjfir0XATz4ppj5-J7q5S_9EJ_8_HyUgEjubP4UhNgTo8C3Qyhqd3Kxaz1PKc1RhCcXhV95z_cfP6FM9ZN55_H2OU6w38HYus231TJccr7nB3XmVpuMFKT9OGntw=s640" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0zxsbLpsJPQo2u1d1ZSpHXT7YXp7eVimqPqIoseDcJNNzbYLQHgC5q6XIOye0U0Xjfir0XATz4ppj5-J7q5S_9EJ_8_HyUgEjubP4UhNgTo8C3Qyhqd3Kxaz1PKc1RhCcXhV95z_cfP6FM9ZN55_H2OU6w38HYus231TJccr7nB3XmVpuMFKT9OGntw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I added a nice Thomas auto to the collection. Hard to find product and on-card, hard to beat that. I don't care that it was graded but that didn't factor into the cost. The patented Thomas auto streak across the front.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqhd-90h5_fPIYsmbwol6zwSIzausEambhUOS2YGOmDJ2q-SQtEFYZx6oBI19lWC06u9CvKECjXQiUmsj5Q2VGPSpgWbeRA5tUnuWhEh9PKAW_kwDMxYv23tL8XZRD7dUbuhLMmIOT2Bvo_XRWnbi_YJSE8P2WXJ1usBPXsT32hvFrMq3AoSNjN5G37g=s640" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqhd-90h5_fPIYsmbwol6zwSIzausEambhUOS2YGOmDJ2q-SQtEFYZx6oBI19lWC06u9CvKECjXQiUmsj5Q2VGPSpgWbeRA5tUnuWhEh9PKAW_kwDMxYv23tL8XZRD7dUbuhLMmIOT2Bvo_XRWnbi_YJSE8P2WXJ1usBPXsT32hvFrMq3AoSNjN5G37g=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgM2BDWuDREAizl_sC_Ex3GGVHS35dQZ2xV4JuOJqESF5c9HjOGg9VspaszsJlrJbOwz6V5BDY3NUNZmVWSaLg_Cw_ByzWmhWgiB08RdWAGqxfepnjaOtAi5Hx7gruvJyM06axEQLekG0oni77l-Fjxhw6N0-TB7fgPH2CrfPONo7yutkH6rCpLHxI6eA=s640" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgM2BDWuDREAizl_sC_Ex3GGVHS35dQZ2xV4JuOJqESF5c9HjOGg9VspaszsJlrJbOwz6V5BDY3NUNZmVWSaLg_Cw_ByzWmhWgiB08RdWAGqxfepnjaOtAi5Hx7gruvJyM06axEQLekG0oni77l-Fjxhw6N0-TB7fgPH2CrfPONo7yutkH6rCpLHxI6eA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>These last 2, I got sucked into a re-pack product that Steel City Collectibles does. It wasn't cheap but I didn't do too badly. The Ripken is a definite keeper. I had traded off my only other Ripken auto back in June so I was looking for a replacement anyway and this fits the bill. The Chipper is my first auto of his as well. I'm not a big Chipper guy since he tormented the Phillies for years but I won't complain about an on-card Hall of Fame auto.</p><p>All-in-all I spent slightly over budget but not too bad. I have to figure out soon what my plans will be for the National this year. It's driving distance so I have to figure out how many days I can go. It was nice to see the hobby thriving and tons of money being thrown around. I was a casual observer to a 8k deal and a 3k deal in my walking around. Also, nice to see some stuff I own being sold for way higher then I paid. Even though I don't want to sell any of it just psychological it's good to see. I fully expect there to be a downturn if baseball doesn't play this year but then I'll be buying if prices come back down to earth. Love me some financial cycles! </p><p>Anyway, thanks for reading and keep on collecting!</p><p><br /></p>Brad's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18419538627966164145noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017458877118178721.post-23077377742608762322021-08-30T20:22:00.002-07:002021-08-30T20:22:36.715-07:00The Bryce Harper Experience -- Recap (longish post)<p><span> I've gone a while between posts. The Phillies are no longer in first but they aren't out of it. Harper is still hitting well but Hoskins is done for the year which is a big blow to the team. Who knows still might catch the Braves!</span></p><p>For those that read the blog, I had the incredible fortune to get my hands on a VIP Transcendent ticket to meet Bryce Harper and go to the event in Philly. I was able to purchase the ticket in July off of a member on Blowout because he couldn't go when they changed the date a few times because of covid. </p><p>I arrived at the hotel in good time. I valeted the car and went to check in. I was hoping it was real and they had my name (Topps did confirm on an email but hey you never know). I was greeted warmly and got the room key.. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BPmghy-WPZYnAjypnSl8-aMDz6y99M-UN4O0jXUza7yS2ncTnbqJ-nIH1DvwCxFXMaHh474_VY1U4Tte32_6HezNOTonwRFnHtEOy8xEtAYGK8-EXYEN3R-_8OhT-yNBBjWDaaPyxVRT/s640/IMG_1488.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BPmghy-WPZYnAjypnSl8-aMDz6y99M-UN4O0jXUza7yS2ncTnbqJ-nIH1DvwCxFXMaHh474_VY1U4Tte32_6HezNOTonwRFnHtEOy8xEtAYGK8-EXYEN3R-_8OhT-yNBBjWDaaPyxVRT/s320/IMG_1488.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> My one of a kind Harper room key. I was in the heart of Philly which was cool and about a 3 minute walk to Reading Terminal Market where they were holding the event. I was up on the 17th floor, which doesn't make a difference to me can't sleep well in hotels anyway! I got ready for the event. It called for business casual so I had to wear a button down and pants and not athletic shoes. I've spent most of the last year wearing gym shorts to work since I work at home for now. I quickly realized I left my dress shoes in the car. I went back down to the valet asked them to grab them out of the front seat and then went back up. <p></p><p>I arrived about a half hour early cause I wanted to be sure I wasn't late. Found the place without an issue (really was a short walk). They wouldn't let anyone in until they were finished setting up. Spent that half hour talking to some of the people that were going into the event with me. It was baseball card chatter nirvana. Lots of fanatics talk since that was dominating the news cycle. Lots of stories of what was sold for crazy high prices in the pandemic. The market correction, all fun stuff. </p><p>They let us in and check your ticket and give you a wrist band. The whole place was shut down except for this event which was pretty cool. Never seen Reading Terminal so empty (for those that don't know Reading Terminal Market has a ton of different eateries that you can buy from and is a popular Philly eating destination) There was an cocktail hour where there was waiters and waitresses offering all sorts of foods. Cheesesteaks, shrimp, etc,. I love cocktail hours so I ate a good bit of it. The bar was open for any beer or non alcoholic drink you wanted. </p><p>Here's the Itinerary:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX7P026Jw7KVyahsAkPcxJ-zPNa-1ZpgkFfmUH7xhT3EL30hUYlm5AKZRS4yS6SlUJBBpfydGutpoQGjq-gTWhMUiysq8rvcTwPmgE3NRi5tAFLvBQxjD26Qe5wCWwj1e_L-Fze27btRJi/s640/IMG_1510.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX7P026Jw7KVyahsAkPcxJ-zPNa-1ZpgkFfmUH7xhT3EL30hUYlm5AKZRS4yS6SlUJBBpfydGutpoQGjq-gTWhMUiysq8rvcTwPmgE3NRi5tAFLvBQxjD26Qe5wCWwj1e_L-Fze27btRJi/s320/IMG_1510.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGjoNpoBaAfvJt8vUiurzfl87mHkIqJo07PLLxB__eoNXjTJ-KISrGcKfoFG6oNO2MhlMrBXdgejjDF_PmCaTHuQQSYplZaM1ZqL-oP1cF1Oh_el3bv1NikcSwoaeR8RmKYRIqG01azt_m/s640/IMG_1494.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGjoNpoBaAfvJt8vUiurzfl87mHkIqJo07PLLxB__eoNXjTJ-KISrGcKfoFG6oNO2MhlMrBXdgejjDF_PmCaTHuQQSYplZaM1ZqL-oP1cF1Oh_el3bv1NikcSwoaeR8RmKYRIqG01azt_m/s320/IMG_1494.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I treated myself to 3-4 or Stellas. The cocktail hour food was very good. They had about a box or 2 of random Series 2 and 2020 Update packs (Harper is on the wrapper) strewn about some tables. I grabbed 2 packs and actually hit a nice card. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaPF52UWbf2vEQuFiDER3CdltYWh1HNBuI_NCcHZg8tGGszJI7NgNxaiTk7ABTmkgZRGMgki3lF8SvoUFPSXIw_1WJYq5TqKJU8qI8BnKwvF52jwskAPfrraf93YQ2Aw4NKPusUUXEgDyK/s640/IMG_1530.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaPF52UWbf2vEQuFiDER3CdltYWh1HNBuI_NCcHZg8tGGszJI7NgNxaiTk7ABTmkgZRGMgki3lF8SvoUFPSXIw_1WJYq5TqKJU8qI8BnKwvF52jwskAPfrraf93YQ2Aw4NKPusUUXEgDyK/s320/IMG_1530.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>A Clayton Kershaw relic! The other pack had a Jonathan Villar Rainbow foil if you are interested. After chatting with some people, they announced that Harper would be coming to the stage soon and to grab a seat. </p><p>Here is the stage --</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja-ZONldIz_IdL8R7KyRGEHvJNzq5AnxNHsG4cEqzUsoGzLUAS4LnW3oVMo0i5iKad4zioeeYAhhxQP5F6edjqW77aTADHlKgF-hrxT6Y4oGLzRIFu2HLeF_dXouHAQPYG0sa6I1gWRHPh/s640/IMG_1495.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja-ZONldIz_IdL8R7KyRGEHvJNzq5AnxNHsG4cEqzUsoGzLUAS4LnW3oVMo0i5iKad4zioeeYAhhxQP5F6edjqW77aTADHlKgF-hrxT6Y4oGLzRIFu2HLeF_dXouHAQPYG0sa6I1gWRHPh/s320/IMG_1495.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>They had about 90 chairs or so on either side of that pillar. There was not that many people there though. Blowout cards had 32 tickets and they did not send 32 reps. There was probably closer to 55-60 people there. It was very cool and very intimate setting. I sat front row. Before Harper came out, Topps raffled off 3 boxes. I didn't win but that's ok. A series 2 box, an inception box and a museum collection box. I had already hit the Kershaw relic so I was already a winner! (and I was there) </p><p>Just to give an idea, I did not zoom in --</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNl8q0X5LqJUXthoCLGMbuJfYuzQZYQTDQs1197k5zmK3kHNq2qQ3k_zRX84GiDpJSzgcPjNKHDdpsm3V6vRIMTZRtyD6S0Gr5XyJV1TiFhaHpZ5XkkLi3VEiowb9j2Cs024w-QgGEX2T9/s640/IMG_1498.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNl8q0X5LqJUXthoCLGMbuJfYuzQZYQTDQs1197k5zmK3kHNq2qQ3k_zRX84GiDpJSzgcPjNKHDdpsm3V6vRIMTZRtyD6S0Gr5XyJV1TiFhaHpZ5XkkLi3VEiowb9j2Cs024w-QgGEX2T9/s320/IMG_1498.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>He was maybe 15 feet or so away. The Q and A, I thought was run really well. Topps started the conversation with some questions and then opened it up to the crowd. It lasted at least an hour, maybe slightly longer. I got to ask 2 questions myself. My first question I said "Mr. Harper (everyone else was calling him Bryce) I'm not a big guy so I won't be hitting any Home runs in the major league, what does that feel like?" He was very courteous with every answer and made sure to make eye contact with whomever answered the question. The 2nd question I asked was regarding how hyped he was when he was 16 years old and how that has shaped his career. He went into pretty good detail on how that's helped him deal with different things and learn how to act as he matured. I was already a fan before the Q and A but I am more of a fan now. He really just wants to win. Someone did ask about his free agency period and the biggest thing to him was he was not interested in any opt outs. He really wanted to sign a contract and be somewhere for a long time. He said in Washington all they talked about for 6 years was where he was going to go and he didn't want that chatter anymore (paraphrasing). </p><p>After the Q and A we went back to our seats and they called each table 1 by 1 for a photo op and Harper hands you an autographed Transcendent card. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2cEgjB4hE14BTO_y7FQa3h6h094cFZWXlBbWfdHCmXHsdbYhg6pqSGbMNvic0xakF97gE8oaEYx1XGLabeIv7zvA-ihZZFfiv9zaWCxKDJK6GsKptXbvcoYDaPcDjXxo-MLeRVazDc-l/s640/IMG_1504.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2cEgjB4hE14BTO_y7FQa3h6h094cFZWXlBbWfdHCmXHsdbYhg6pqSGbMNvic0xakF97gE8oaEYx1XGLabeIv7zvA-ihZZFfiv9zaWCxKDJK6GsKptXbvcoYDaPcDjXxo-MLeRVazDc-l/s320/IMG_1504.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I have many more on my phone, the Topps employee snapped a ton. Harper wasn't shaking hands, which I'm totally ok with, but he did fist bump me. I thanked him for coming out and said I really enjoyed the Q and A (side note, check out my hair been growing it since November of last year)<div><br /></div><div>After the photo op, they served dinner. I got the Filet Mignon with the sides. It was just alright. Thankfully I wasn't too hungry since I ate so much of the cocktail hour. Also, they had an ice cream bar where you could ask for whatever you wanted. </div><div><br /></div><div>On the way out you had to present your wrist band, they cut if off of you and handed you the backpack full of goodies. Also, on the table was this -- </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii09OGTZ8Jc-94PgRfNwD3_fEkuTtsiflMh6mmuHmZhjIhjAxldHjoRCsHPx9hlRcwAKGJw0FF0JQ9NS2IOenuNwa4L3ThlHf0ziB2ttCTujhzLrp__Xp2wWDCM5z91vaAp1BJ0C-oa_xI/s640/IMG_1512.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii09OGTZ8Jc-94PgRfNwD3_fEkuTtsiflMh6mmuHmZhjIhjAxldHjoRCsHPx9hlRcwAKGJw0FF0JQ9NS2IOenuNwa4L3ThlHf0ziB2ttCTujhzLrp__Xp2wWDCM5z91vaAp1BJ0C-oa_xI/s320/IMG_1512.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>A personalized beer bat mug. It's pretty cool. I am psyched to use it when the Phillies make the World Series! </div><div><br /></div><div>I opened the pack to make sure everything was there before walking out. It had what I heard to expect. Seven Silver packs. Another Harper auto and some random autos. The Harper through the years set. 1 box of 2020 Topps Update, a Harper Patch 1 of 1 and another rookie set. When I got back to the hotel there was some people breaking in the lobby. I chose not to participate because I owed 2 silver packs to a person and I didn't want to open them by mistake or get carried away with it. Also, I had brought exactly zero supplies if I happened to hit anything good. </div><div><br /></div><div>I was pretty beat from the night and I had to get up super early to drive home to work. I managed to do that. </div><div><br /></div><div>The next evening I did break the cards that were mine. (I have mailed the other 2 silver packs out, once the person gets them he said he will tell me what he pulls). </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGa0XSaGDPIffL9y6kUOcKnKjV6OBSREpMQ0t02EomRiGtvOMCIzIcuVIaGucTG1xrVS15EbgeQK1Fk3SVX3gHPVHDglBtKEqXEeP1o54UUuA2XXC0CFP7FTtHN5GVBPOtaPZ9V0bQEZQk/s640/IMG_1514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGa0XSaGDPIffL9y6kUOcKnKjV6OBSREpMQ0t02EomRiGtvOMCIzIcuVIaGucTG1xrVS15EbgeQK1Fk3SVX3gHPVHDglBtKEqXEeP1o54UUuA2XXC0CFP7FTtHN5GVBPOtaPZ9V0bQEZQk/s320/IMG_1514.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8rfAQjTxp-w5hdYVz85SG1IVlfa2TjSLtN7yQuOMooWpEVWDkXyRe18NfQXLzqTxwn2z1sdJRhOaCB3ol1BGma6g5zR6OmYY8-iuYJSebYKm1YI_4wDEZKgoeJulOI5Yyg-DefDoPJBdw/s640/IMG_1515.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8rfAQjTxp-w5hdYVz85SG1IVlfa2TjSLtN7yQuOMooWpEVWDkXyRe18NfQXLzqTxwn2z1sdJRhOaCB3ol1BGma6g5zR6OmYY8-iuYJSebYKm1YI_4wDEZKgoeJulOI5Yyg-DefDoPJBdw/s320/IMG_1515.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Patch 1 of 1 is pretty nice.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8o5TYhxtwxydqVro2CuBguslMV9e3fzPrq8UlTwoNkPwg9pjFpcCo3C7YdU62bTl28eP-b9kX1pui4ZPb59uAsvVrYx3s1_a_MnWwk4Qm31NFXN8VzPk40OnBjJCitypeR7b0nzxbbVr2/s640/IMG_1516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8o5TYhxtwxydqVro2CuBguslMV9e3fzPrq8UlTwoNkPwg9pjFpcCo3C7YdU62bTl28eP-b9kX1pui4ZPb59uAsvVrYx3s1_a_MnWwk4Qm31NFXN8VzPk40OnBjJCitypeR7b0nzxbbVr2/s320/IMG_1516.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Clearly, the best random auto I got (also, my first 1 of his)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTT2ezT-pMfLrZ7teBruKwvN4WWFO4LDcp1sd_h9rKPJ09fiDSuLaf3Ujt-CtfnZoR3Hd0WFQmoq-K1DkkFvLU89ArwmExCXyMHSt1i7_M4Os0xFPavDolJTQy6-A7Kz-b2WmGY-jWWCL7/s640/IMG_1517.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTT2ezT-pMfLrZ7teBruKwvN4WWFO4LDcp1sd_h9rKPJ09fiDSuLaf3Ujt-CtfnZoR3Hd0WFQmoq-K1DkkFvLU89ArwmExCXyMHSt1i7_M4Os0xFPavDolJTQy6-A7Kz-b2WmGY-jWWCL7/s320/IMG_1517.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just saw this exact card sell for 60 dollars today! Score!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6vAv8IrsrwsVUox8SJzXcBdlGi0fpYreAH9YbMaDNgIZUfH5if8YfTr2PrnNsr1apOOGR5WdENrSBtaLKEe3_4xnxX1E3FWe4WtR7qYcl6lMpMWItuHrRf7QXwCRd4G3TWQl7uU1eYrAI/s640/IMG_1518.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6vAv8IrsrwsVUox8SJzXcBdlGi0fpYreAH9YbMaDNgIZUfH5if8YfTr2PrnNsr1apOOGR5WdENrSBtaLKEe3_4xnxX1E3FWe4WtR7qYcl6lMpMWItuHrRf7QXwCRd4G3TWQl7uU1eYrAI/s320/IMG_1518.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope he gets healthy, he has potential.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJWBEvWudpRY2auojUc16JeBfivSUP7gWYA39NouwTWfoONtc_0ROxM75wrCdPOd3_EUM0M1mTmjiSEz5GYRlWrnI-3O1U-PzVbYJYXgajXA4LXeJVTC7zcH3wZQCok79zg7eeeAvau3nw/s640/IMG_1519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJWBEvWudpRY2auojUc16JeBfivSUP7gWYA39NouwTWfoONtc_0ROxM75wrCdPOd3_EUM0M1mTmjiSEz5GYRlWrnI-3O1U-PzVbYJYXgajXA4LXeJVTC7zcH3wZQCok79zg7eeeAvau3nw/s320/IMG_1519.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>The Transcendent autos are really nice. Very thick and sturdy cards and all on-card. I had never opened a box so haven't seen too many up close. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCu_qG4gsJQswIx1ZxXtjIkdxah2ziTlCWPVKSHdZmY_v3L_JIEsrb6MrFt5zP0KbI47veJ614gzoMs739TNHSMIJ5eUmnjw68qbYn0qPe1TFsN-mRn79PXrfmtGvUDOwvBkv-KokxnNVT/s640/IMG_1520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCu_qG4gsJQswIx1ZxXtjIkdxah2ziTlCWPVKSHdZmY_v3L_JIEsrb6MrFt5zP0KbI47veJ614gzoMs739TNHSMIJ5eUmnjw68qbYn0qPe1TFsN-mRn79PXrfmtGvUDOwvBkv-KokxnNVT/s320/IMG_1520.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />This is a 9 card rookie set made just for the party. It's numbered to 95. I haven't opened it yet. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4V_heh1l4OLq8MR8ZNVbCpmcA8svhsfhl8SKSZNzA0LDlpMTOo7M1eroPRny4rC0WmdwfONzJkGNUsXxkF4f9SyUQdLgONuHYJ8PlugU5BiZlTxb7lDhPhhGi5QDutwz8AXjyj20izZe/s640/IMG_1521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4V_heh1l4OLq8MR8ZNVbCpmcA8svhsfhl8SKSZNzA0LDlpMTOo7M1eroPRny4rC0WmdwfONzJkGNUsXxkF4f9SyUQdLgONuHYJ8PlugU5BiZlTxb7lDhPhhGi5QDutwz8AXjyj20izZe/s320/IMG_1521.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgccOpqYKZiT9T4xs9tERmd9yukn5jLoN5F6oWcwVocEGFh3d4conGfsoZvQ9ZZ9jY32iCKt73vR6sxxcfZWLKz8UFc0_68C15FL87BJR8tX_o6f5H2cMoakbMmci7WxyL4dlL57jKiCMQx/s640/IMG_1522.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgccOpqYKZiT9T4xs9tERmd9yukn5jLoN5F6oWcwVocEGFh3d4conGfsoZvQ9ZZ9jY32iCKt73vR6sxxcfZWLKz8UFc0_68C15FL87BJR8tX_o6f5H2cMoakbMmci7WxyL4dlL57jKiCMQx/s320/IMG_1522.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Beat the odds pretty good on my 2020 Update box. The Jay Buhner auto is numbered out of 199. The Jesus Luzardo is the Mother's day Pink numbered out of 50. The Gleyber is a regular SP. Also, got a numbered Genesis Cabrera in the 1 silver pack. <div><br /></div><div>I then opened the 5 silver packs. I had my wife randomly pick 2 that I would mail off. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldHbDy1tNsFK-GKlbETGXC0ELJPi1x2U0Ri5XK2clC-sFh5jSS1xc-7HwnyNKkysJ-bJ5_EakM94HTM3wuzTOaVsJbiCDKLXGWjqZNOkIPHzwQrWTKkK0xJ75_M_psEM5llokMeKLeUWA/s640/IMG_1525.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldHbDy1tNsFK-GKlbETGXC0ELJPi1x2U0Ri5XK2clC-sFh5jSS1xc-7HwnyNKkysJ-bJ5_EakM94HTM3wuzTOaVsJbiCDKLXGWjqZNOkIPHzwQrWTKkK0xJ75_M_psEM5llokMeKLeUWA/s320/IMG_1525.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsB_UertfGt_j22usJAeahfhMiegV3vMidBmwpYmZ7I7GcJCtXJgTTyg89-gOsDf4GWrmk5bZO-lmoD4caEg7MY41CQga9h72UbDV2vSKbWd-4EgPU_RJ3gpKPKgtef1_Ll2_ajO55ZimJ/s640/IMG_1526.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsB_UertfGt_j22usJAeahfhMiegV3vMidBmwpYmZ7I7GcJCtXJgTTyg89-gOsDf4GWrmk5bZO-lmoD4caEg7MY41CQga9h72UbDV2vSKbWd-4EgPU_RJ3gpKPKgtef1_Ll2_ajO55ZimJ/s320/IMG_1526.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlgAhFzUKV4VzE_2pkMecO26hNOxRd8Ou39fjqgPP9A4m570UvCw494WOrwrq9gjw4OFFgb9zQf0Xu7yNSwzeweis3AQ9-zi2FzeasNPZrpxGJ0q0d8Yi-uj5RJaDpiQXNgRe9-oJiqHr/s640/IMG_1527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlgAhFzUKV4VzE_2pkMecO26hNOxRd8Ou39fjqgPP9A4m570UvCw494WOrwrq9gjw4OFFgb9zQf0Xu7yNSwzeweis3AQ9-zi2FzeasNPZrpxGJ0q0d8Yi-uj5RJaDpiQXNgRe9-oJiqHr/s320/IMG_1527.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwfrUwu_Rwxw4rxE6mQvlEDdVuVYs-WG2pdKwPFSNVi0REagb2OhEo7ZTUOE31L_1bbcZa7sz5HidL4uxv6e1BOsP0hPIGCCtfgKEqPTIoXR9d5T7TaYQxHFEeG-B-X-MdmvdAB8EBDrQs/s640/IMG_1528.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwfrUwu_Rwxw4rxE6mQvlEDdVuVYs-WG2pdKwPFSNVi0REagb2OhEo7ZTUOE31L_1bbcZa7sz5HidL4uxv6e1BOsP0hPIGCCtfgKEqPTIoXR9d5T7TaYQxHFEeG-B-X-MdmvdAB8EBDrQs/s320/IMG_1528.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKD2oiwxPgM00JLWt4rTVGTdau-jN_JmVWbEdxWBFRrgDveEGxEdVZwW5JA48o33vduaLsAcCyz4FCFlCyPDeNY_3R9_rtoVO56QJ986R866DUX8Wx8Qn5dv4ofcuwX6AQfeLiG91ds_v_/s640/IMG_1529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKD2oiwxPgM00JLWt4rTVGTdau-jN_JmVWbEdxWBFRrgDveEGxEdVZwW5JA48o33vduaLsAcCyz4FCFlCyPDeNY_3R9_rtoVO56QJ986R866DUX8Wx8Qn5dv4ofcuwX6AQfeLiG91ds_v_/s320/IMG_1529.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>They are all marked as 1 of 1's. Cool cards for sure. The best 3 I would say are Ohtani, Judge and Acuna. I did hit 2 Philles, one of which is on the Rangers and the other recently demoted. Also, got very lucky and hit these 2. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhezQGJgSZLH0FNgdZD5_ld9BMh8dyu5xdGEyptxFrl59hSYAJ7QIYa4ryqGSxrCuesVodQBPBiZru02mKTF9vYUnrSTpqBAdZ7tgCZ3hX5dKhei2p8bqyiIaa8IR45o_hc_Bc_wcN6f1rS/s640/IMG_1523.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhezQGJgSZLH0FNgdZD5_ld9BMh8dyu5xdGEyptxFrl59hSYAJ7QIYa4ryqGSxrCuesVodQBPBiZru02mKTF9vYUnrSTpqBAdZ7tgCZ3hX5dKhei2p8bqyiIaa8IR45o_hc_Bc_wcN6f1rS/s320/IMG_1523.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAuZUQlgnQ33XZz0Swp4z9cMNvSKJzMxU7O91cp2bsYXCMFlopOtYNa6NW5NufnVbr16E1Z52fJSNmIxNifIQC3phpKx3D1s4mjY2OB7mY-9b-zKO-CRnIlMTExHk2lWi2XUt249ndnVSc/s640/IMG_1524.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAuZUQlgnQ33XZz0Swp4z9cMNvSKJzMxU7O91cp2bsYXCMFlopOtYNa6NW5NufnVbr16E1Z52fJSNmIxNifIQC3phpKx3D1s4mjY2OB7mY-9b-zKO-CRnIlMTExHk2lWi2XUt249ndnVSc/s320/IMG_1524.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>Ryan Mountcastle and Tyler Stephenson Autos, numbered out of 20. They are also on-card in this set. Without looking I am unsure if the auto set is listed anywhere. I like the design of the cards though. </div><div><br /></div><div>Overall, I had an awesome time! I may never be able to do something like this again but the stars aligned and I was able to go. I will share the Harper through the years set at a later date. I opened it and put it in a binder cause I like the look of it. Its roughly a 90 some card set. They went from 1951 to 2015 but did include some parallels and inserts from certain years and every picture is different. It's an easy keep for me since it fits into my Phillies PC perfectly. </div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for reading!<br /><div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div></div>Brad's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18419538627966164145noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017458877118178721.post-37491648758226811762021-08-06T20:36:00.003-07:002021-08-06T20:36:28.072-07:00Phillies in First!<p> The Phillies are in first at this very moment, so I had to tell everyone. If they lose tomorrow they will no longer be in first so have to strike while the iron is hot. </p><p>Thanks to a home run from this guy..</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjImQY0Zf3pcWljXZZ0B7POIdICtRado2PE-RWvcwK2Aa0BAX5-TweDqunhqS11cE5el20JmM3XKHK93X3vFFIeS6EOcwDwQ23g2t7TmzQs425SDePpo3lsYuIFOdNbZ8wx0G-grE1VvGBN/s551/Bryce+Harper+Black+auto+front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="551" data-original-width="393" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjImQY0Zf3pcWljXZZ0B7POIdICtRado2PE-RWvcwK2Aa0BAX5-TweDqunhqS11cE5el20JmM3XKHK93X3vFFIeS6EOcwDwQ23g2t7TmzQs425SDePpo3lsYuIFOdNbZ8wx0G-grE1VvGBN/s320/Bryce+Harper+Black+auto+front.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I pulled this card myself back in 2012! I checked out the pricing on Topps Chrome today. I was in sticker shock. 350 dollars for the same content. I can't imagine anyone making money on it unless you hit 10 superfractors. This case in 2012 was 800 dollars if I remember correctly. I hit this card which was obviously big, but I also hit a much rarer card.. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr1VzB0JEOC1d-_L6Gdwd52_y_j-v3IGrVSRn_xfWCrsQurEJxJ9zgTbp_5gRw5lYLI-WrYnmzU_GYPSEtxD3qHBFLDjePqFNRYhKc1HyXtMxU5NoojsYmsJK3QlEGXxlfG0zBw4Tt_Kd-/s1600/Cut+from+the+same+cloth+Matt+Moore.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr1VzB0JEOC1d-_L6Gdwd52_y_j-v3IGrVSRn_xfWCrsQurEJxJ9zgTbp_5gRw5lYLI-WrYnmzU_GYPSEtxD3qHBFLDjePqFNRYhKc1HyXtMxU5NoojsYmsJK3QlEGXxlfG0zBw4Tt_Kd-/s320/Cut+from+the+same+cloth+Matt+Moore.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtjk_3NRkMPEHvPvtaZU8cTZZlXup7Ty3b-Y2a1EtDpqOrihyphenhyphengDKdNvgHNPzlPPa_Swth9WHUXR3g-gMWe4tu_hdA0v4OpopwzXCETC4HOJx-39hUvG7nVwDWd6cl1sXy6QQhz1kUwoE6/s1600/Cut+from+the+same+cloth+Jeremy+Hellickson.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtjk_3NRkMPEHvPvtaZU8cTZZlXup7Ty3b-Y2a1EtDpqOrihyphenhyphengDKdNvgHNPzlPPa_Swth9WHUXR3g-gMWe4tu_hdA0v4OpopwzXCETC4HOJx-39hUvG7nVwDWd6cl1sXy6QQhz1kUwoE6/s320/Cut+from+the+same+cloth+Jeremy+Hellickson.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>These were 1 in 8430 packs. I actually got the card graded for protection so it is still in my collection. It's not worth a lot since both guys had middling careers (both played for the Phillies though!) </p><p>Thanks for reading!</p></div>Brad's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18419538627966164145noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017458877118178721.post-22365022036040009712021-07-25T19:47:00.001-07:002021-07-25T19:47:29.105-07:00Grifffffeyyyy!!!! (huge card!)<p> I know I've probably mentioned in every post possible that I need the Griffey Jr Ionix auto. I was hoping someone would reach out and have one available or point me in the right direction. Unfortunately, my blog isn't overly popular (thank you to everyone that does read though, it means a lot to me!) I ended up posting on blowout cards asking for help. I had a Griffey collector contact me after 2 days! I was shocked and happy all at once! He originally said it wasn't for sale but he would help me out to complete my set. I paid a fair price but I believe its the going rate so no complaints at all! It's actually my first Griffey auto and its a beauty. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7a1wS8VvR-vWtQb02nyVD4H_D2yb9QAlIoOfMRH4fsvS3h1dHObqh1OtDDtvHMlj6-01JmWcuNsy9N0hRWavIXEk5ZbyThia7aA6f2PPN4AGfPbdxHlwvSmHHpozv1SyBQMxkOkOpZnxk/s640/IMG_1462.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7a1wS8VvR-vWtQb02nyVD4H_D2yb9QAlIoOfMRH4fsvS3h1dHObqh1OtDDtvHMlj6-01JmWcuNsy9N0hRWavIXEk5ZbyThia7aA6f2PPN4AGfPbdxHlwvSmHHpozv1SyBQMxkOkOpZnxk/w300-h400/IMG_1462.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I tried to get the glare off the card and I think I did a good job. On-card, Mariners uniform, year 2000. Hard to beat all the positives going for this card. Big bold auto as Griffey usually does.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillEy2Epu8PoRHw_tvcBEiVF1UpTs54uihVfngW7BEI8N77MmMG-f0ensKll94YLt-BussLDQHbbnzaT3h5ApmvbG5tycPw58z1CsOXILiFvRsiENiAcric49AWDDaUR0nBc9XUif-AqYy/s640/IMG_1463.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillEy2Epu8PoRHw_tvcBEiVF1UpTs54uihVfngW7BEI8N77MmMG-f0ensKll94YLt-BussLDQHbbnzaT3h5ApmvbG5tycPw58z1CsOXILiFvRsiENiAcric49AWDDaUR0nBc9XUif-AqYy/w480-h640/IMG_1463.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>For good measure, here is the auto set. Adrian Beltre, Ruben Mateo, Jose Canseco, Sean Casey, Manny Ramirez, Ken Griffey Jr, Derek Jeter, Shawn Green, Vladimir Guerrero, Scott Rolen, Pat Burrell, Carlos Beltron and Ben Davis. <div><br /></div><div>The Griffey was by far the hardest to find and most expensive. Jeter came in 2nd. I was glad I got a raw Jeter cause graded ones seem to be super pricey. </div><div><br /></div><div>I am now for all intents and purposes <b>ONE </b>card away from this master set. (missing some reciprocals but planning to grab them all on sportlots at some point) The Nomar Garciapparra Warp Zone. When I was on the fence about going after this hard to find insert set I actually lost an ebay auction back in December and haven't seen one since. I now have 14 of the Warp Zone's. Which is crazy, it's been quite the search. </div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for reading!<br /><p><br /></p></div>Brad's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18419538627966164145noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017458877118178721.post-67093382220272179252021-07-16T20:44:00.002-07:002021-07-16T20:44:50.998-07:00Too long in between posts!<p>I'm always meaning to post but been busy with the kid and work and all. I have some things to post though. Been slowly but surely knocking out 2000 Upper Deck Ionix. I'm still in search of the Griffey auto but that's ok it'll turn up eventually! </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXoOi7OcKTOt8NuTnWH4C2kB8kNsHJb_mdX_ir2kkSKAyM7EaXzxHLWbzq581rAjcPSn5RHl1JYtrMYzuJvYOhMDSjWqIdI6Tz9DLegb2GSKUSl0RsVmJVFb9F4ar0bsnZZS2p8_NRuy15/s529/2018+Topps+Transcendent+Rhys+Hoskins+rookie+out+of+83.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="529" data-original-width="393" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXoOi7OcKTOt8NuTnWH4C2kB8kNsHJb_mdX_ir2kkSKAyM7EaXzxHLWbzq581rAjcPSn5RHl1JYtrMYzuJvYOhMDSjWqIdI6Tz9DLegb2GSKUSl0RsVmJVFb9F4ar0bsnZZS2p8_NRuy15/s320/2018+Topps+Transcendent+Rhys+Hoskins+rookie+out+of+83.jpg" /></a></div><p>Transcendent! This is the Hoskins rookie card. Also, I may or may not be going to the Transcendent party in August (hint, I am!!!!!!!) Can't wait beyond excited! </p><p>Thanks for reading, I will try and post more!</p> <p></p>Brad's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18419538627966164145noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017458877118178721.post-25811504061204977202021-06-25T10:13:00.000-07:002021-06-25T10:13:11.041-07:00Philly Show Recap <p> I know I'm a little late on this post. I went to my first card show in over a year and it was a blast. I literally spent opening to closing at the show and had a great time. Going into the show I knew prices were high like everything else these days. I brought my usual amount of cash but figured I'd be priced out of a lot or not willing to spend it. The show was full of dealers and people. There was as usual a nice selection of low to high end and dime boxes in between. Plenty to choose from. </p><p>I did something I usually don't do as I mentioned in the previous post. I put together a trade/sell box of all my extras that I didn't really care for and figured other people might like. I had zero expectations, if I came back with every card no big deal and if I sold them all, great. </p><p>I ended up trading about 2/3rd's of the box to 1 dealer in a pretty large deal for me. He had laid out in his showcase a 1986 Fleer set with the Jordan's for 15K or best offer. I asked him the question what would he take for the set without the Jordan's. He said no one had asked him that before it's usually the opposite question. I already have the Jordan's so no need to pay the big bucks for them again. (although mine I got years ago when they weren't big bucks). Eventually he came to a number of around 3,500. I did not have that kind of cash on me, so I just asked if he wanted to look into my trade box. He rifled through and started pulling cards. Had a nice little stack. He priced them out in his head to about a grand. I then went through and I was around 1,100 so close enough. It would've taken him a while to piece them out since it was a random selection of cards. After some back and forth (he really didn't want to give me a grand and honestly it wasn't about the money for me) he made an interesting offer and said he would give me the 86 Fleer set minus the Jordan's for 1,500 and the cards. I didn't have that much cash on me and wasn't willing to hit the ATM. He then offered to go through the trade box again and I talked him into a couple of the cards. He ended up with another stack of about 1,000 dollars worth of cards. Valuation wise we were super close. No deal breakers. I ended up giving him the 2 stacks of cards and 550 cash for the set and a Bryce Harper auto. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP0kWvfgOfzjBwjdXD89sxH0KD9KL8-4z1CjGSP3xBM_4I2hyphenhyphenEyqveCFRwOShdUGdXOS1Z9b7dacga3YfMiy8xl2PR9V5LqvXDESjJNe8-m4QGf19JylNaCMIywg-JJo_lo-SUuXwNxNe7/s439/2018+Topps+Tier+One+Bryce+Harper+Auto+out+of+25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="306" data-original-width="439" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP0kWvfgOfzjBwjdXD89sxH0KD9KL8-4z1CjGSP3xBM_4I2hyphenhyphenEyqveCFRwOShdUGdXOS1Z9b7dacga3YfMiy8xl2PR9V5LqvXDESjJNe8-m4QGf19JylNaCMIywg-JJo_lo-SUuXwNxNe7/w400-h279/2018+Topps+Tier+One+Bryce+Harper+Auto+out+of+25.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Harper auto from 2018 Tier one. I liked the full signature and on-card (part of the stack of cards I traded him had a Harper sticker auto in it). </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiMSRXb5yh-MIWQDaS4tTUSqHW-YPK1F_ez1qh6J8woGN6l6LRUIuIw1fuec69j2B5y9Q0gMGVYK2VTYc9_xy31u1KnvXOod-qv4JJOUdRH4SuDiEBl7vL1u7Te3FHNlvGXq8H0LTfg__w/s618/1986+Fleer+key+cards+from+set.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="618" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiMSRXb5yh-MIWQDaS4tTUSqHW-YPK1F_ez1qh6J8woGN6l6LRUIuIw1fuec69j2B5y9Q0gMGVYK2VTYc9_xy31u1KnvXOod-qv4JJOUdRH4SuDiEBl7vL1u7Te3FHNlvGXq8H0LTfg__w/w400-h265/1986+Fleer+key+cards+from+set.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2w0pID68aX7yxAbJYsPIAV-W91U5TrFlHR91ImG21cah9lUiWjvP9r73Qn-TZNu-KfpCaGXLvpLRrxm0U98b7MKzOJLFRAtG1JNmvmgt6Ra8drXK-nvaMSWdet3oFH433-tic-Bm9_pvl/s634/1986+fleer+key+graded+cards+from+set.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="634" data-original-width="466" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2w0pID68aX7yxAbJYsPIAV-W91U5TrFlHR91ImG21cah9lUiWjvP9r73Qn-TZNu-KfpCaGXLvpLRrxm0U98b7MKzOJLFRAtG1JNmvmgt6Ra8drXK-nvaMSWdet3oFH433-tic-Bm9_pvl/w294-h400/1986+fleer+key+graded+cards+from+set.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh093u3vn5KcolibdjlU5CBWB1SZ4tjpKusI2TDHJmJplET4xyZm4b1aQUDpij4ChASfCcr8LEOLUxkOREA82HKiz-Iy8FBgds9XXuvl9LPYaDLU78IPmcUcj-CMIehPE17kmTRJUr2f6ls/s599/1986+Fleer+Stickers+set+minus+Jordan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="599" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh093u3vn5KcolibdjlU5CBWB1SZ4tjpKusI2TDHJmJplET4xyZm4b1aQUDpij4ChASfCcr8LEOLUxkOREA82HKiz-Iy8FBgds9XXuvl9LPYaDLU78IPmcUcj-CMIehPE17kmTRJUr2f6ls/w400-h210/1986+Fleer+Stickers+set+minus+Jordan.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Some cards were already graded. One being a BGS 9 Dr. J. The set also included all the stickers. Some of the key cards look real nice. Probably in the PSA 7-9 range. Some of the commons *maybe* I get a 10 in there somewhere. The hope and thought is get them all graded and see what shakes out. I could potentially score huge. If I piece it out right afterwards the idea would be to go after a 1952 Topps Mantle. This would be a years long project and that's ok but it's good to have goals! </p><p>This deal took a good bit of negotiation and back and forth but I'm still really pumped about it. Happy to have this iconic set in my collection. </p><p>I still had a few cards left to trade and went over to see a dealer friend of mine that's always at the Philly show and does online breaks etc. </p><p>Ended up doing several small deals with him and ended up with some cool stuff. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYcCUfx205egcqKGnyrrDuZOoY4DcOLK_9-UwbIAY1snOrNA4oVk5C_wKiBGoLAvh0q7OrfLd7t49jBhbcYtr_d0NJa9WQTdQV_yMF8kotCQ8I7t1FOddvSlAEiKlLwOGT6whXgr03zokJ/s573/2000+Gallery+Inserts+from+box+Griffey+and+Jeter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYcCUfx205egcqKGnyrrDuZOoY4DcOLK_9-UwbIAY1snOrNA4oVk5C_wKiBGoLAvh0q7OrfLd7t49jBhbcYtr_d0NJa9WQTdQV_yMF8kotCQ8I7t1FOddvSlAEiKlLwOGT6whXgr03zokJ/w326-h400/2000+Gallery+Inserts+from+box+Griffey+and+Jeter.jpg" width="326" /></a></div>He likes to do box breaks and had some old school boxes. I gave him 40 dollars (literally after selling him a card for 40 dollars so in essence traded a card for these) to do a half box break of 2000 Topps Gallery. He let me split the packs randomly and pick the pile I wanted. I got lucky and pulled the Griffey Gallery of Heroes insert and the Jeter/Soriano insert. They are both real nice cards. <div><br /></div><div>He has a re-pack product that he puts out occasionally and posts all the contents online for transparency. Also, you get entered in a drawing for a Jeter auto at the end when all the packs are opened. I ended up trading an Orel Hershisher refractor from 1994 Finest for 2 packs. Felt like gambling a little and I hit! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYgssm6ut5wlvH1D32Bx-YpuvkbnBOnazNQ504vwd3Zq2zzf3pIyJPajsirrPhjBmn1bh8aVYiD5FqchdT-YA6s53GuG_A4RyLSUQL4XV36QAnPzKViyF4xHyziua3K7b9PcsNgbEkP0FH/s498/2014+Bowman+Chrome+Aaron+Nola+auto+9.5+10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYgssm6ut5wlvH1D32Bx-YpuvkbnBOnazNQ504vwd3Zq2zzf3pIyJPajsirrPhjBmn1bh8aVYiD5FqchdT-YA6s53GuG_A4RyLSUQL4XV36QAnPzKViyF4xHyziua3K7b9PcsNgbEkP0FH/w244-h400/2014+Bowman+Chrome+Aaron+Nola+auto+9.5+10.jpg" width="244" /></a><br /><br /></div>Perfect card for me! I did not have 1 and Nola always has such a nice signature. The 2nd pack (forgot to take a pic of the card) was a lower end 2nd year Lebron card. I had no idea of the value so he looked it up for me and it came in around 60-80. I owned it for about 10 minutes and traded it to another dealer for these 2 cards. <div><br /></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5DaR1dZtzgHuJ27WlpwhxIVe3-F5zn9edt-hNpXhhS-XSjUjUoEu3MXx7P8xRtRio9MdTTzdU6DhJx_Yq5FnnhRB5fpTez9xqkKI1YWicGTH8paylD32lIh5dqSrvhupguoEwXLE6mLX/s527/1989+Fleer+Randy+Johnson+Partial+obscured+PSA+9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="308" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5DaR1dZtzgHuJ27WlpwhxIVe3-F5zn9edt-hNpXhhS-XSjUjUoEu3MXx7P8xRtRio9MdTTzdU6DhJx_Yq5FnnhRB5fpTez9xqkKI1YWicGTH8paylD32lIh5dqSrvhupguoEwXLE6mLX/s320/1989+Fleer+Randy+Johnson+Partial+obscured+PSA+9.jpg" /></a><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHvKPg1wNTMD8RI-Hzu29DRA22t8SKvPxkKXTBQAYmK2cnlGtEx9R3vjFQVLU9b_P0LwovjyimISbqG3eVqmpSJzc-IVa0QnfyZzlRdKwdlKa9PWSXHh-Lqn2weD9NKkCJYCAbT_UNiA2Y/s566/1992+Bowman+Trevor+Hoffman+PSA+9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="321" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHvKPg1wNTMD8RI-Hzu29DRA22t8SKvPxkKXTBQAYmK2cnlGtEx9R3vjFQVLU9b_P0LwovjyimISbqG3eVqmpSJzc-IVa0QnfyZzlRdKwdlKa9PWSXHh-Lqn2weD9NKkCJYCAbT_UNiA2Y/s320/1992+Bowman+Trevor+Hoffman+PSA+9.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Randy Johnson and Trevor Hoffman rookies. They fit very nicely into my HOF rookie collections. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I bought this card below cause I liked the look of it. It's made of cloth and just not something you see everyday. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbUO2Orp-w0iumoSYmtB_I0JNnP7aZtMZxM9XIN5btnodLHMxDMDfIgtfPbn2YHRuCIR4bfuP5nppElqbcGxVTKPhYVbBvdPpfCnpJFt8eWxdo39xe6y10S4PH4lZxQVoEsaEfnyMgi2Y/s515/2020+Topps+Cloth+Box+Topper+Rhys+Hoskins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="515" data-original-width="378" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbUO2Orp-w0iumoSYmtB_I0JNnP7aZtMZxM9XIN5btnodLHMxDMDfIgtfPbn2YHRuCIR4bfuP5nppElqbcGxVTKPhYVbBvdPpfCnpJFt8eWxdo39xe6y10S4PH4lZxQVoEsaEfnyMgi2Y/s320/2020+Topps+Cloth+Box+Topper+Rhys+Hoskins.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After wandering the show a bit more, I thought this Soto wasn't overpriced so I grabbed it. A fine 9 indeed. I think he's going to be a good one. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3VFtA0jdQrV6t4MsTHtncGoZJMRG3ZeVhbCTqsXXcBzYGJAnykX1wgoPjav93jx9k47VKpPS1FTwYtZMcYtqHZAh5clm0cvHjCB3ScH-VfGySeXT_aZA0hyphenhyphenKWpR9yEQX6NdEdcR5hxVc/s540/2018+Topps+Update+Juan+Soto+PSA+9+US300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="322" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3VFtA0jdQrV6t4MsTHtncGoZJMRG3ZeVhbCTqsXXcBzYGJAnykX1wgoPjav93jx9k47VKpPS1FTwYtZMcYtqHZAh5clm0cvHjCB3ScH-VfGySeXT_aZA0hyphenhyphenKWpR9yEQX6NdEdcR5hxVc/s320/2018+Topps+Update+Juan+Soto+PSA+9+US300.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>I saw this bat at Hunt's auctions and I just really liked the look of it, so I grabbed it. I don't often buy bats but I have a few now in the collection. Something unique. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEpniRjJeWC4GYGjP1hNhRXSQRlMtAu40O8XsE-eVcPYRNtBjY6f61SQIG6fDSvSbXq90_UCH1IuMqtcLTtvHg0Dy3PCq6mQP6cAvhyphenhyphenh695xdazZt0fPdgy4ddsfPig67vpYpZb5cPQCWq/s479/Rhys+Hoskins+signed+bat+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="208" data-original-width="479" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEpniRjJeWC4GYGjP1hNhRXSQRlMtAu40O8XsE-eVcPYRNtBjY6f61SQIG6fDSvSbXq90_UCH1IuMqtcLTtvHg0Dy3PCq6mQP6cAvhyphenhyphenh695xdazZt0fPdgy4ddsfPig67vpYpZb5cPQCWq/w400-h174/Rhys+Hoskins+signed+bat+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivIeqkO5kWPLTi0hrV6EuBvnq7RZb-se6tyr-z9wo9ACyUp6mrfzSCy9j7Eh5CCo7icG2K2zsLc4g72BGWdw4sb6DEohx4iXNYbg6rHK-Fj6-V8TAIMqILqCh_4c623ZLPybF4nhZlZ3m8/s639/Rhys+Hoskins+signed+bat+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="150" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivIeqkO5kWPLTi0hrV6EuBvnq7RZb-se6tyr-z9wo9ACyUp6mrfzSCy9j7Eh5CCo7icG2K2zsLc4g72BGWdw4sb6DEohx4iXNYbg6rHK-Fj6-V8TAIMqILqCh_4c623ZLPybF4nhZlZ3m8/w94-h400/Rhys+Hoskins+signed+bat+2.jpg" width="94" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Such a great Philly design. Just need a case now and some wall space to hang it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Oh yea and for fun, I dropped 2 million on this Tatis Superfractor (just kidding but I got to hold it) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkvcoJ2JmDGc0RIUMK1hc9byXWDQALIp7iNJ7gaZERlSC07JWzsWCQoCcWC4j6crtwIU29prnIpnxa8thHM3JHSMpWPFJ66XfUhBzxjeyzqYWN3msTFHX7OwsYn-nhHIZt60Q1wiUn_yn/s440/Fernando+Tatis+superfractor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="292" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkvcoJ2JmDGc0RIUMK1hc9byXWDQALIp7iNJ7gaZERlSC07JWzsWCQoCcWC4j6crtwIU29prnIpnxa8thHM3JHSMpWPFJ66XfUhBzxjeyzqYWN3msTFHX7OwsYn-nhHIZt60Q1wiUn_yn/w265-h400/Fernando+Tatis+superfractor.jpg" width="265" /></a></div>Maybe the most expensive card in the room? Had to be close to it. Saw some 1952 Mantles that people had marked over 300k. <div><br /></div><div>All in all, was a great time. Looking forward to the next one. I got rid of most of my trade bait that's been sitting around for years and turned it into an awesome set. Picked up some other fun things and it was just fun to chat about cards with people. I'm not a shy person so I struck up conversations with quite a few different people. </div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for reading!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div>Brad's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18419538627966164145noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017458877118178721.post-48207970180884800752021-06-11T20:38:00.003-07:002021-06-11T20:38:44.598-07:00Going to the show!<p>I am hitting up the Philly show this weekend. Planning to bring some cards with but no expectations. If I sell or trade a few great if not, also great! Nothing too crazy, the "best" card probably being a Mike Trout blue refractor from 2013 Topps Chrome. I'm just excited the show is on. I'm fully vaccinated so I'm good to go! </p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some previous pickups from the Philly show (that isn't quite in Philly but thats ok)</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr1nLreXAoQ6nsBdtWjSbvm1kppTyYh2-BTbwHQnTPZQb3cUQCJHLPq_CCss_F-18Mnma-h73ZDooMCb_rZcJAEEnVtNXh4BrAqEulm8vQB4xETI_74zUBCX5TPYq4NTAQik4pzHTb4BAx/s1434/1951+Bowman+Bobby+Shants+IP+auto+at+show.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="948" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr1nLreXAoQ6nsBdtWjSbvm1kppTyYh2-BTbwHQnTPZQb3cUQCJHLPq_CCss_F-18Mnma-h73ZDooMCb_rZcJAEEnVtNXh4BrAqEulm8vQB4xETI_74zUBCX5TPYq4NTAQik4pzHTb4BAx/s320/1951+Bowman+Bobby+Shants+IP+auto+at+show.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEgEmlTgjxZxSx-9LD5LbGcZkBtcb38HQHQP7UQc5sY2jdlb-N4VdTAD8J27NC-nh6L6CHxBj0biabScCZFNzf8ibemCo1znlJB8JRdxba073p8Cme6Q5oOgZqCO9S-SirGI-0e_DNRzN/s2448/Philly+show+December+14+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="2448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEgEmlTgjxZxSx-9LD5LbGcZkBtcb38HQHQP7UQc5sY2jdlb-N4VdTAD8J27NC-nh6L6CHxBj0biabScCZFNzf8ibemCo1znlJB8JRdxba073p8Cme6Q5oOgZqCO9S-SirGI-0e_DNRzN/s320/Philly+show+December+14+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRa4lfYQ-g0Jfhl1C59fM3IIMnsQbXkzT9aR1Dvq5b99UvnBQtr_S9jL51KJpsbmf0a2OG_-hoyrBklLD2k0kOIvTjUSKzBL8RMoE07WxTzMo-bDNBnEWrFnnK4VcqlFweqfJFAYmYb4cq/s2048/Philly+Show+March+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1495" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRa4lfYQ-g0Jfhl1C59fM3IIMnsQbXkzT9aR1Dvq5b99UvnBQtr_S9jL51KJpsbmf0a2OG_-hoyrBklLD2k0kOIvTjUSKzBL8RMoE07WxTzMo-bDNBnEWrFnnK4VcqlFweqfJFAYmYb4cq/s320/Philly+Show+March+1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>No real rhyme or reason. I just picked some random pictures. I will be looking to complete 1952 bowman Phillies if I can. I want to put a dent in 1949 Bowman (I have the Ashburn and Roberts) so hoping I can get the other not as expensive cards! I'm always on the lookout for random things. Anything that catches my eye that I don't usually see or search on ebay. I will be absolutely shocked if I find that Griffey Ionix auto. I'd break out the ole credit card for that one! </p><p>Go Phillies and yay for card shows coming back!</p><p>Thanks for reading!</p><p><br /></p>Brad's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18419538627966164145noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017458877118178721.post-13042080171005619032021-05-30T16:47:00.000-07:002021-05-30T16:47:29.492-07:00Just feel like showing off a little .. Sandy Koufax Edition<p> I have been slow on posting this month. Need to get my priorities in order. 1. Blog, 2. Everything else. Everything else is keeping me really busy. All good though nothing bad to report. Got vaccinated, built a swing set, saw some people after being vaccinated. I've been enjoying the fantasy baseball season. My 2 teams are competitive at the moment but not sure if they are championship competitive. Need to get some luck and some guys need to turn it around some in order to compete. </p><p>This was the most recent player run that I completed during the pandemic. (also the only player run I completed during the pandemic) Very glad I bought these before the price increases. I know the price in general has gone down some but I don't think any of these have hit the previous levels. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2Eqkqb4qVSzFj-mOyJYgiVCf7WsqWPmXlXXBtwiHSmDyzMZUhV0KVsk-mC4F9PRorpSgcdTele4F4jsGWA8GO3q1QZnMMCVhyBn4_XBC5-F9AqIlwGkW8HcF5dKgLxO27ND1dDp5UmAs/s542/1966+Topps+Sandy+Koufax+PSA+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="542" data-original-width="316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2Eqkqb4qVSzFj-mOyJYgiVCf7WsqWPmXlXXBtwiHSmDyzMZUhV0KVsk-mC4F9PRorpSgcdTele4F4jsGWA8GO3q1QZnMMCVhyBn4_XBC5-F9AqIlwGkW8HcF5dKgLxO27ND1dDp5UmAs/s320/1966+Topps+Sandy+Koufax+PSA+6.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyU7qgoJr-rI5M8DMeLJTNozep5KELap2_Cx6-Ux70sLnn89FXntkIZ4mHEFCCpi510zG1DYCakd_L7bhBCtIgLti40f-IlUov0H2hyxFjrATuAYXA3Ugz6AbtRC2Rv1Vn9QySaoLXOydU/s556/1965+Topps+Sandy+Koufax+PSA+6.5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Thanks for reading!</div><p></p>Brad's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18419538627966164145noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017458877118178721.post-4210851073555889232021-05-14T08:31:00.002-07:002021-05-14T08:31:26.168-07:00Ryan Howard refractor!<p> Today is my birthday! It feels nice when people reach out and say hey. </p><p>Also, Ryan Howard wished me Happy Birthday! My family bought the cameo for me. It was really nice and it's pretty cool! </p><p><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.cameo.com/v/609343143f5f40001da2b526&source=gmail&ust=1621092609049000&usg=AFQjCNGzM7Fpku4I_8hpFVww49qk1FkG9A" href="https://www.cameo.com/v/609343143f5f40001da2b526" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cameo.com/v/609343<wbr></wbr>143f5f40001da2b526</a></p><p>This refractor I picked up a while ago in person. I'm sure I didn't pay whatever the going rate is now. Everything is expensive and that's ok just means I'm worth millions in unrealized gains (I wish I'd totally sell a millions worth to retire haha) </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5XEJJIyOsVKiRlWcLpfLW6rsR44Y9YQA0gY9SIIRGDh7Pcn83-s7eo6CQRrdLSiw1W0F_0gtdlwPgGF0rQiAvnIMbwG9hhwQjnRLQAaO85YKn4NaybSav6tl4_clitmvN9MI00exMUwmD/s442/2003+Bowman+draft+picks+refractor+Ryan+Howard+BCCG+10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="442" data-original-width="256" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5XEJJIyOsVKiRlWcLpfLW6rsR44Y9YQA0gY9SIIRGDh7Pcn83-s7eo6CQRrdLSiw1W0F_0gtdlwPgGF0rQiAvnIMbwG9hhwQjnRLQAaO85YKn4NaybSav6tl4_clitmvN9MI00exMUwmD/w231-h400/2003+Bowman+draft+picks+refractor+Ryan+Howard+BCCG+10.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-e-yBq3NU0Fi4cH7_a_omV4efx3vkKQo696cyypzImMXW-Ga0vGKrqrzJUHW70hwQOVyPZJyAhDDYnxkp1VAIrgT3_xOcPgVhNAtiHBnmw3qXoVTFBqWg3BHEmvCsn8x3Xu2vMn0WCjF/s718/2003+Bowman+chrome+Ryan+Howard+Xfractor+rookie+psa+10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="437" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-e-yBq3NU0Fi4cH7_a_omV4efx3vkKQo696cyypzImMXW-Ga0vGKrqrzJUHW70hwQOVyPZJyAhDDYnxkp1VAIrgT3_xOcPgVhNAtiHBnmw3qXoVTFBqWg3BHEmvCsn8x3Xu2vMn0WCjF/w244-h400/2003+Bowman+chrome+Ryan+Howard+Xfractor+rookie+psa+10.jpg" width="244" /></a></div>Also, have this nice card numbered out of 130. These seem to have been going up in price as well, they are harder and harder to come by lately. <div><br /></div><div>Thanks for reading!<br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Brad's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18419538627966164145noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017458877118178721.post-26510964003970244902021-04-26T06:18:00.000-07:002021-04-26T06:18:47.873-07:00The hunt continues!<p>I have made significant progress on my hunt for 2000 Upper Deck Ionix Master Set. Some cards have yet to pop up or I have yet to find them but I've found a few rare ones. The Warp Zone set which is super difficult to put together. I am down to 3 needed! Honestly, didn't think I would get that far. I even have 1 double! (not on purpose I actually pulled it from a pack!) </p><p>These are the three I need:</p><p><span style="background-color: #141414; color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Warp Zone: WZ4 Nomar, WZ6 I Rodriguez, WZ15 McGwire</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgtPs_FSurohYiVrw-afbO7pmY-ARL2vJtNHcTc_CPVfhZLiEtJF-_w_dvTqrQNYxfn_UW4Wp2QYJZbY4lt_r17GGzemexA0hHDnDkIDTsSyKVSjVgcKyrSBc12WsbmaMMQgKfN_cMqTIK/s436/2000+Upper+Deck+Ionix+Mike+Piazza+Warp+Zone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="314" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgtPs_FSurohYiVrw-afbO7pmY-ARL2vJtNHcTc_CPVfhZLiEtJF-_w_dvTqrQNYxfn_UW4Wp2QYJZbY4lt_r17GGzemexA0hHDnDkIDTsSyKVSjVgcKyrSBc12WsbmaMMQgKfN_cMqTIK/w288-h400/2000+Upper+Deck+Ionix+Mike+Piazza+Warp+Zone.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This Griffey isn't super rare. It's pretty abundant online but I now have 2! It's still cool looking. I only need the Griffey Pyrotechnics to complete that insert set (I've seen 2 but I missed out on both unfortunately) <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8WsF5L524UL9cFrzDzkiWm0IvuXHxebTsNLFWaJ_Z5_pLmL8wyStIXwS6hE73EhExH8AEYqgY3PTjRoX14m41C_SaDgGio13L9yaUnPeES5k_XqKgNRtTX04_xPxiRwA7qZJ-B4OfZOwS/s1158/2000+Upper+Deck+Ionix+Ken+Griffey+Jr+Awesome+Powers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1158" data-original-width="822" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8WsF5L524UL9cFrzDzkiWm0IvuXHxebTsNLFWaJ_Z5_pLmL8wyStIXwS6hE73EhExH8AEYqgY3PTjRoX14m41C_SaDgGio13L9yaUnPeES5k_XqKgNRtTX04_xPxiRwA7qZJ-B4OfZOwS/w284-h400/2000+Upper+Deck+Ionix+Ken+Griffey+Jr+Awesome+Powers.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The BIG card I need to find is the Griffey auto! Totally willing to overpay or offer way too much to get it. I've only ever seen a picture of it so I know it exists but I've yet to find it for sale or anywhere else for that matter. <div><br /></div><div>Thanks for reading and helping if you have any lines on the last remaining cards! <br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Brad's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18419538627966164145noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017458877118178721.post-10072693026292811302021-04-11T19:48:00.001-07:002021-04-11T19:48:11.747-07:002020 Topps Update!<p> I hardly opened any wax last year. I probably won't open much this year. I believe my only box last year was Ginter X (did quite well was happy with it, hit a Griffey Red mini and a non-sport auto numbered out of 5) I've been selectively picking up some Ryan Howard parallels. I really like the look of these 2. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVlYHSLma46oSWvX8nD0NgkL7jdJ4f-5Q-FRZsCpfXRV_hu75h1xkRHVpu-KCX18qOtiXxWLHTdaRghf8ghy1LLIcohCN2EX6jE95eE36dqFc5LrZiKR02qirQWkkJspaaA0FP8PcCKZv/s1056/2020+Topps+Update+Ryan+Howard+Indepedence+Day+Parallel+out+of+76.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="1056" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVlYHSLma46oSWvX8nD0NgkL7jdJ4f-5Q-FRZsCpfXRV_hu75h1xkRHVpu-KCX18qOtiXxWLHTdaRghf8ghy1LLIcohCN2EX6jE95eE36dqFc5LrZiKR02qirQWkkJspaaA0FP8PcCKZv/w400-h278/2020+Topps+Update+Ryan+Howard+Indepedence+Day+Parallel+out+of+76.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZQ0o15ufgfyEFWgvONtIim_p7Sq5_sMLu5UFdIaTZ7SF7MYujxomKQNKw31TBPo-PCAW6ZsEFmF-eNm9bBVr8Zrs3_wcEOtTdySbQhyphenhyphenI52TZWjusYOO2Nn-1FLyxFQqF7Idkt3CnQFNk/s1062/2020+Topps+Update+Ryan+Howard+Rainbow+Parallel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="1062" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZQ0o15ufgfyEFWgvONtIim_p7Sq5_sMLu5UFdIaTZ7SF7MYujxomKQNKw31TBPo-PCAW6ZsEFmF-eNm9bBVr8Zrs3_wcEOtTdySbQhyphenhyphenI52TZWjusYOO2Nn-1FLyxFQqF7Idkt3CnQFNk/w400-h280/2020+Topps+Update+Ryan+Howard+Rainbow+Parallel.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The top one is numbered out of 76 independence day parallel. For bigger name guys and rookies these parallels have been really popular. They seem to sell well. The bottom one is the Rainbow foil, much more common but none the less very pleasing card to the eye. </p><p>I just finished watching the Phillies Braves game. I am a definite homer when it comes to the Phillies but Bohm was out, that being said he was called safe, so I'll take it! Acuna is a beast. That is all. </p><p>Thanks for reading!</p>Brad's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18419538627966164145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017458877118178721.post-30503986293044138932021-04-05T13:37:00.001-07:002021-04-05T13:37:15.005-07:00A couple of Rhys!<p>I've slowed down my buying some of Rhys. I have a decent little collection but I hope he really hits this year. I don't want to see him go the way of Maikel Franco (barely hanging around the majors). I picked these up for cheap but they are still nice cards. </p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgF0AG9GHIKxBKXU5TulSkiIxgjyTdquql1SAbQZw42ujyehbUKI36PmCn3ElSqHGmKlopN1WKUV4TTzmo08c1cm9VU-4lMu3fnckdBuMQ1AEAM6o4ydXoQwOq6PsECj8zpL7XH-C0hEWA/s1026/2018+Topps+Heritage+Color+Swap+Rhys+Hoskins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1026" data-original-width="737" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgF0AG9GHIKxBKXU5TulSkiIxgjyTdquql1SAbQZw42ujyehbUKI36PmCn3ElSqHGmKlopN1WKUV4TTzmo08c1cm9VU-4lMu3fnckdBuMQ1AEAM6o4ydXoQwOq6PsECj8zpL7XH-C0hEWA/s320/2018+Topps+Heritage+Color+Swap+Rhys+Hoskins.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg70c8FbIf08HG9ESwoIc2ennyAErYFi9AWHuZOqBFpuMPz68UTORkCs411tPF9gBs-V3DiOE2nACkl1ll_jmmuYE7AAkcEMehtdCCzuygT2g4tMmZOP0BITPBk4i55IzB8_pg9bhR4bqLV/s1043/2018+Topps+Silver+Rhys+Hoskins+Green+out+of+99.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1043" data-original-width="743" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg70c8FbIf08HG9ESwoIc2ennyAErYFi9AWHuZOqBFpuMPz68UTORkCs411tPF9gBs-V3DiOE2nACkl1ll_jmmuYE7AAkcEMehtdCCzuygT2g4tMmZOP0BITPBk4i55IzB8_pg9bhR4bqLV/s320/2018+Topps+Silver+Rhys+Hoskins+Green+out+of+99.jpg" /></a></div>The top card is the color swap variation. Notice the white letters. The 2nd card is the green parallel from the silver packs. These are really nice cards in person. I have the green and the gold of Hoskins from 2018. They display real nice with all the shininess. <p></p><p>Really great pitching start for the Phillies. I wasn't expecting them to hold a good Braves team down to 3 runs over 3 games. I know that's not realistic going forward but really solid start to the season. Let's keep it going!</p><p>Thanks for reading!</p><p> </p>Brad's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18419538627966164145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017458877118178721.post-23001558040267029362021-03-27T12:35:00.001-07:002021-03-27T12:35:03.519-07:00Red on red auto!<p><span> </span><span> </span><span> Ryan Howard has been a lot of recent releases. I haven't been able to pick up everything and prices for him have been higher then I'm used to. Which is good and bad, I guess my collection is more valuable? But I have no desire to sell it. I like my collection of him, some really unique items and stuff you can't just find by searching ebay. </span></p><p>Although.. I did find this card on ebay but there won't be many more if any that pop up. I like the red border with the Phillies colors, always works.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Dx1FYvEb_Pqb739PjLxb1tFxyVQ7TX1Lvp2ZMhX78VcFXhWkrcU9kibSaz3b6iQT8RpF1MS1kS0RukhhnKmdCb5iecY1GkFWaqbcUzeegkgRUPx22mGyDC2ulVAwKudqc0b9YkfT_eSQ/s538/2021+Topps+Series+1+Ryan+Howard+auto+70+years+of+baseball+auto+red+5+of+10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="390" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Dx1FYvEb_Pqb739PjLxb1tFxyVQ7TX1Lvp2ZMhX78VcFXhWkrcU9kibSaz3b6iQT8RpF1MS1kS0RukhhnKmdCb5iecY1GkFWaqbcUzeegkgRUPx22mGyDC2ulVAwKudqc0b9YkfT_eSQ/w290-h400/2021+Topps+Series+1+Ryan+Howard+auto+70+years+of+baseball+auto+red+5+of+10.jpg" width="290" /></a></div>I paid 50 dollars for it. Which was fine but now I'm seeing lesser parallels go to close that or more and I just can't bring myself to pay more for something not as nice. Happy to add another low numbered hard to find Howard to the collection! <p></p><p>Baseball season is right around the corner. Had my keeper league fantasy draft today and have my re-draft head-to-head league draft tomorrow. I took off work to watch baseball on April 1st! Going to be great! </p><p>Thanks for reading!<br /> </p>Brad's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18419538627966164145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017458877118178721.post-68058239948996235202021-03-20T19:21:00.002-07:002021-03-20T19:21:09.454-07:002000 Upper Deck Ionix 5 Box Break -- 1 big one!<p> I was able to procure 5 boxes off of ebay for a price I felt comfortable with. I was originally planning to keep 1 sealed but eh I don't have that kind of will power. Each box is 24 packs per box. 4 cards per pack. I was specifically searching for the Griffey Auto because I've yet to see one surface (I'd overpay or pay market or whatever) (spoiler, I did not hit the Griffey auto). Regardless, these were fun to open and I did chip away at the master set I am going after. </p><p>Lots of scans.. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5WM_dBn4bNXuaa_Kes_Ni6rj1hMKalpSLb-t8OVLP1h1S1DBtRjBjGu0lPx2XGvqs0PPd7MCU6mJT6voj7_0KGX1UaeYIvfMheM0B3bruAvY8OtQV-c7CnOYDG0GUEFDXJVCVGe2gGpr/s2048/2000+upper+deck+Ionix+Box+Break+Shockwave+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1482" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5WM_dBn4bNXuaa_Kes_Ni6rj1hMKalpSLb-t8OVLP1h1S1DBtRjBjGu0lPx2XGvqs0PPd7MCU6mJT6voj7_0KGX1UaeYIvfMheM0B3bruAvY8OtQV-c7CnOYDG0GUEFDXJVCVGe2gGpr/w290-h400/2000+upper+deck+Ionix+Box+Break+Shockwave+1.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmravK8pMcWOkNPIMez6va45wSFkZYZA3ZzQvtyfwNIkag0YQduWm05r7TeClxecZUUF66x6sTipARbVQMFWrCDY6y6rxCtYkJwR-1UlcquPCZIfXB9aKQQq0gwUyzZHe7ODGeImjGpK7/s2048/2000+upper+deck+Ionix+Box+Break+Shockwave+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1890" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmravK8pMcWOkNPIMez6va45wSFkZYZA3ZzQvtyfwNIkag0YQduWm05r7TeClxecZUUF66x6sTipARbVQMFWrCDY6y6rxCtYkJwR-1UlcquPCZIfXB9aKQQq0gwUyzZHe7ODGeImjGpK7/s320/2000+upper+deck+Ionix+Box+Break+Shockwave+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Shockwaves were the most common insert being 1 in 4 packs or so. I completed another set of them and have a bunch of triples or more. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJJaXPCVGxOprIw3k307ckjyXq5NEoERkRV_yR6b-_omAA2YYAyKbUlDGS4cf0JvxZQYKGKM4b61YOsAJ7coYf0YI2VkRv0H5DeNjwi8MXTOvPj40Ef7PHT_8PfL4EMryqq3ToxMkQ1T6/s2048/2000+upper+deck+Ionix+Box+Break+Atomic+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1469" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJJaXPCVGxOprIw3k307ckjyXq5NEoERkRV_yR6b-_omAA2YYAyKbUlDGS4cf0JvxZQYKGKM4b61YOsAJ7coYf0YI2VkRv0H5DeNjwi8MXTOvPj40Ef7PHT_8PfL4EMryqq3ToxMkQ1T6/w288-h400/2000+upper+deck+Ionix+Box+Break+Atomic+1.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZ0JzvH7ZXxrxtDTUJ3ZGJ1PMtXraZOukyXOZqoDhyphenhyphenwiSQ8rki7CnE4W4PuG2HFR11VhkAYTaN6GYB2Nb5Foyhmc-eQg_hnnFd6cED9IZTpxXm9s-5JS_kSyXwr383YFj225QpP6YNvjh/s2048/2000+upper+deck+Ionix+Box+Break+Atomic+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1935" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZ0JzvH7ZXxrxtDTUJ3ZGJ1PMtXraZOukyXOZqoDhyphenhyphenwiSQ8rki7CnE4W4PuG2HFR11VhkAYTaN6GYB2Nb5Foyhmc-eQg_hnnFd6cED9IZTpxXm9s-5JS_kSyXwr383YFj225QpP6YNvjh/s320/2000+upper+deck+Ionix+Box+Break+Atomic+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Next easiest to pull were the Atomics. Nice looking cards. All doubles or more as well. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhT03twIRnXf6mewxIWr8SYqMjnlNIkdekrFlUyzVanEN_lF65wOik1Iecu2UnpmFGkGtBHM7j09eqgMDPdEH0S92PgwXizyRpXAxineSDBZdKY-pb_SW1oneg06TW6CBXAGtjClUEZ7Dh/s2048/2000+upper+deck+Ionix+Box+Break+Biorhthym+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1404" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhT03twIRnXf6mewxIWr8SYqMjnlNIkdekrFlUyzVanEN_lF65wOik1Iecu2UnpmFGkGtBHM7j09eqgMDPdEH0S92PgwXizyRpXAxineSDBZdKY-pb_SW1oneg06TW6CBXAGtjClUEZ7Dh/w274-h400/2000+upper+deck+Ionix+Box+Break+Biorhthym+1.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2hW0dT40G81D53dx0MyTd_D4Ri0fjp3yjmJUcTFO3vI-A10-Iw3xEQlqVZl6aAjGyCB8o4pbV2fK2HDD0mDS_5gTDaZjHIRiUyaKaGhL3v1d3TN8nex-q_luIrEOs7pYXsYA7cvac7ve/s1524/2000+upper+deck+Ionix+Box+Break+Biorhthym+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="1524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2hW0dT40G81D53dx0MyTd_D4Ri0fjp3yjmJUcTFO3vI-A10-Iw3xEQlqVZl6aAjGyCB8o4pbV2fK2HDD0mDS_5gTDaZjHIRiUyaKaGhL3v1d3TN8nex-q_luIrEOs7pYXsYA7cvac7ve/s320/2000+upper+deck+Ionix+Box+Break+Biorhthym+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Next in line were the Bio Rhythms. Not as fancy as the atomics but still pleasing to the eye. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCbMIUyQeY364wkiBRpLN_Hx5thudjMHM0cLz_-QCmSpxvpKFzpSmDUFkA0RmLN-aYiAmfkImcxRNmacUW1CmS-0qTIU9ayjra9zEeQHBrp9ppeiEc-A_9NBk3mItpzVWouevrg0xocFX/s2048/2000+Upper+Deck+Ionix+Box+Break+Awesome+Powers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1886" data-original-width="2048" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCbMIUyQeY364wkiBRpLN_Hx5thudjMHM0cLz_-QCmSpxvpKFzpSmDUFkA0RmLN-aYiAmfkImcxRNmacUW1CmS-0qTIU9ayjra9zEeQHBrp9ppeiEc-A_9NBk3mItpzVWouevrg0xocFX/w400-h369/2000+Upper+Deck+Ionix+Box+Break+Awesome+Powers.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Awesome Powers fell 1 per box. It was nice to hit the Griffey, that's easily the best one in the set. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_mARoDHG2LujHigbsx4-NG9nM-_pWKVkz5e-OMlxRYDRIVk7fX8dkTccc3wgLWdnzLV-FJNdCkd6K0pR74VpB6v-oZcdkmsVrbx0YlbM-AKdvmJXEfDqxtpYpb4khNLYg4cEN6FODpZB3/s1530/2000+upper+deck+Ionix+Box+Break+pyrotechnics+Piazza+Nomar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1044" data-original-width="1530" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_mARoDHG2LujHigbsx4-NG9nM-_pWKVkz5e-OMlxRYDRIVk7fX8dkTccc3wgLWdnzLV-FJNdCkd6K0pR74VpB6v-oZcdkmsVrbx0YlbM-AKdvmJXEfDqxtpYpb4khNLYg4cEN6FODpZB3/w400-h272/2000+upper+deck+Ionix+Box+Break+pyrotechnics+Piazza+Nomar.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>The Pyrotechnics fall 1 in 72 packs so no guarantees to get any. Unfortunately these were both doubles. I still need the Bagwell and the Griffey to complete these insert set. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDHHKe-uqJXEhOoNOqns0_kVlt1tAz0ps2tI_UlNfceBANrnBRb7O64OhFnWzCbcr_LGYkEGtfqZRDS7DS2-YupgxGOtVLwPo2_BtW7MoVK2NHsCp8ncwmIj560uPsOfHJ26TDBWGbhny/s1536/2000+upper+Deck+Ionix+Box+Break+Warp+Zones+Maddux+Bonds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="1536" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDHHKe-uqJXEhOoNOqns0_kVlt1tAz0ps2tI_UlNfceBANrnBRb7O64OhFnWzCbcr_LGYkEGtfqZRDS7DS2-YupgxGOtVLwPo2_BtW7MoVK2NHsCp8ncwmIj560uPsOfHJ26TDBWGbhny/w400-h274/2000+upper+Deck+Ionix+Box+Break+Warp+Zones+Maddux+Bonds.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Now here is the fun stuff. Yes, I hit 2 Warp Zones. Yes, they were in the same pack! I already had the Maddux but the Bonds is new! That was an amazing pack to open. And literally the next pack I got this...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ne4fwo5aSXwgP3Hnc50Z79oDZJdqLdz0wTiViRCYG1yd6b1ApLAb78z9PQrcfMHE3dj7EGW8r4r2-9DKbIhR79V87hoNHLhghB7N9s3t-Bfvz2VYSoYh8QJlkrVADlKkqg8YQIWemLEi/s1062/2000+Upper+Deck+Ionix+Roberto+Clemente+Relic+print+run+350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="1062" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ne4fwo5aSXwgP3Hnc50Z79oDZJdqLdz0wTiViRCYG1yd6b1ApLAb78z9PQrcfMHE3dj7EGW8r4r2-9DKbIhR79V87hoNHLhghB7N9s3t-Bfvz2VYSoYh8QJlkrVADlKkqg8YQIWemLEi/w400-h280/2000+Upper+Deck+Ionix+Roberto+Clemente+Relic+print+run+350.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A freaking Roberto Clemente Relic! There are no stated odds on these just listed as 350 across the entire print run. I wasn't including it in the master set originally but now I am! <div><br /></div><div>I got all the requisite reciprocals. Lots of doubles. I also now have 8 base sets if anyone cares. </div><div><br /></div><div>I still need the Jose Canseco, Manny Ramirez and Griffey Autos. (The Canseco I did buy in February but I think its lost in transit) </div><div><br /></div><div>The cards stuck together some but don't think any were damaged. I was quite pleased with how they came out of the pack. I'm inching closer to the Warp Zone insert set. Slowly but surely. It's been tough to find but fun!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for reading!<br /><div><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div></div>Brad's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18419538627966164145noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017458877118178721.post-82598585202665708962021-03-13T12:18:00.001-08:002021-03-13T12:18:16.430-08:002000 Upper Deck Ionix Autos<p>These are not all the autos. I bought the Canseco but have yet to receive it. (been waiting almost a month so may have to get a refund and buy a different one). I do not have the Griffey or the Manny Ramirez (if you have a lead on them please let me know, especially the Griffey, willing to pay very strong!) </p><p><br /></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFbk1pZIk7pBA6R1W22aS069ZA1viCcM4-2nF9C9V5beoFuKlCPn3fipydCQamsz3hK1OSPlMsgapZwRulJ1QRPY75Hc1t-yv804CmQNo4B4x85G1qadp5lNIHuvteIH6Xp6_KQUspw2K3/s1008/2000+Upper+Deck+Ionix+Scott+Rolen+Authentics+auto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1008" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFbk1pZIk7pBA6R1W22aS069ZA1viCcM4-2nF9C9V5beoFuKlCPn3fipydCQamsz3hK1OSPlMsgapZwRulJ1QRPY75Hc1t-yv804CmQNo4B4x85G1qadp5lNIHuvteIH6Xp6_KQUspw2K3/s320/2000+Upper+Deck+Ionix+Scott+Rolen+Authentics+auto.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXL6RMmgzcyrpLsYBwkkn2VeetHxbhkPhWEXkL2oqhqq_cn1i1hKTBYbZKeh9wuAHqOQA4W_IF1qTdIlhpUAHxvBwBrHqwPrOjbUIe76LJ30-0ejnperc99ECLUZK7Nb6-QkF6CEmaog0K/s1062/2000+Upper+Deck+Ionix+Pat+Burrell+Auto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="738" data-original-width="1062" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXL6RMmgzcyrpLsYBwkkn2VeetHxbhkPhWEXkL2oqhqq_cn1i1hKTBYbZKeh9wuAHqOQA4W_IF1qTdIlhpUAHxvBwBrHqwPrOjbUIe76LJ30-0ejnperc99ECLUZK7Nb6-QkF6CEmaog0K/s320/2000+Upper+Deck+Ionix+Pat+Burrell+Auto.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8l-byNo3WrRecYiw1jIWzXe7rF1N0WKz_FmFJu6M5tn3uwfv-wdM45hGE6bCwQDKul4CeK1GjayQRWaz8WePyEkGVKxjdZqmmgkxlBhOkG6PwbqFy7IR0m4XxWw8nyuRwOJq8T_XJ5COt/s1050/2000+Upper+Deck+Ionix+Carlos+Beltran+Authentics+auto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="738" data-original-width="1050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8l-byNo3WrRecYiw1jIWzXe7rF1N0WKz_FmFJu6M5tn3uwfv-wdM45hGE6bCwQDKul4CeK1GjayQRWaz8WePyEkGVKxjdZqmmgkxlBhOkG6PwbqFy7IR0m4XxWw8nyuRwOJq8T_XJ5COt/s320/2000+Upper+Deck+Ionix+Carlos+Beltran+Authentics+auto.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs1a5_PlOWD0B3DCvNO89ZqlloWAvjvfFB3PerTAqfXGHLy-k9rlYuvAcNzpGm2c_CegipWnfcX-XOR6o-sgA6UK0pEq_JXMSVg5HTRlq8udXOIoN-k3JyQaGX_Uook9F6DlQVwGwmiCfE/s1014/2000+Upper+Deck+Ionix+Ben+Davis+Authentics+auto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1014" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs1a5_PlOWD0B3DCvNO89ZqlloWAvjvfFB3PerTAqfXGHLy-k9rlYuvAcNzpGm2c_CegipWnfcX-XOR6o-sgA6UK0pEq_JXMSVg5HTRlq8udXOIoN-k3JyQaGX_Uook9F6DlQVwGwmiCfE/s320/2000+Upper+Deck+Ionix+Ben+Davis+Authentics+auto.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMXGeUgc8XnlkYLh8JISG0R7XPmmlBhFmxI57ut9FsUJu9Y2Z-vWkZS5g1pUFZ93Yt6D1AhjIxfmersDR3TnsqT08bz5ShvQZNOQoCECEdE2n_8T-cxfBbNrKqnpJWL7GLLn-WOrtmLRwP/s1098/2000+Upper+Deck+Ionix+Adrian+Beltre+Authentics+Auto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="785" data-original-width="1098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMXGeUgc8XnlkYLh8JISG0R7XPmmlBhFmxI57ut9FsUJu9Y2Z-vWkZS5g1pUFZ93Yt6D1AhjIxfmersDR3TnsqT08bz5ShvQZNOQoCECEdE2n_8T-cxfBbNrKqnpJWL7GLLn-WOrtmLRwP/s320/2000+Upper+Deck+Ionix+Adrian+Beltre+Authentics+Auto.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Scott Rolen, Pat Burrell, Ben Davis, Carlos Beltran and Adrian Beltre. Beltre is a lock for the HOF. Previously, I showed the Vlad Senior auto. It's not a big auto set but has a bunch of good names. Ben Davis isn't expensive but he's actually a Phillies announcer now and I think he does a pretty good job. I like the cards are on-card and have a solid design. Plenty of white space to sign and most of the autos look bold and good even after 20 years. <p></p><p>Thanks for reading!</p>Brad's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18419538627966164145noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017458877118178721.post-19016742823284429652021-03-08T18:40:00.002-08:002021-03-08T18:40:24.053-08:002016 Topps Chrome!<p>I am still on the lookout for the remainder of this rainbow. I have the superfractor but I cannot find the gold refractor! Go figure!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf24NQTlmAL0U3CCEkPbB4tnUyHNQ54xJB2WWoimkLznyFz5Yp-yDiguEL5Owt2Io7rc6tx1PEYSUP2BC_Y75-pNhGZJn1R4mzsLrodREgaTtdcWh0TjNNuKb2UoI8iru1nyNq3h7ieEFd/s1056/2016+Topps+Chrome+Ryan+Howard+Blue+out+of+150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="882" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf24NQTlmAL0U3CCEkPbB4tnUyHNQ54xJB2WWoimkLznyFz5Yp-yDiguEL5Owt2Io7rc6tx1PEYSUP2BC_Y75-pNhGZJn1R4mzsLrodREgaTtdcWh0TjNNuKb2UoI8iru1nyNq3h7ieEFd/s320/2016+Topps+Chrome+Ryan+Howard+Blue+out+of+150.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiol17wkK3CGNMREIwTRk9UZa049n2T-wFAwFPhCVwBlBJc1MQG8cDCeLYaYhihzL6nM3ddFta4ZNOvLgcloRqnXLJpQmXT2-41ICNveKgCzvI8K8Dt81C0Pebj6fIR4rsVLKm_iUi6Q8bj/s1188/2016+Topps+Chrome+Ryan+Howard+Blue+wave+out+of+75.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1188" data-original-width="864" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiol17wkK3CGNMREIwTRk9UZa049n2T-wFAwFPhCVwBlBJc1MQG8cDCeLYaYhihzL6nM3ddFta4ZNOvLgcloRqnXLJpQmXT2-41ICNveKgCzvI8K8Dt81C0Pebj6fIR4rsVLKm_iUi6Q8bj/s320/2016+Topps+Chrome+Ryan+Howard+Blue+wave+out+of+75.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVUclvqeJLC-7U0oUdkQp7eXai2-jZRy7fsXu_z2QtemkOq-4Kadh8Aud1m_2abJTmsz1cFapRJbLaxyF1moalqehn8-WzTyUVax0CFgk7B9Z7b_Qby7kzHb0OTxUdjhRm3YaudCJs8QlB/s561/2016+Topps+Chrome+Ryan+Howard+Green+refractor+out+of+99.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="398" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVUclvqeJLC-7U0oUdkQp7eXai2-jZRy7fsXu_z2QtemkOq-4Kadh8Aud1m_2abJTmsz1cFapRJbLaxyF1moalqehn8-WzTyUVax0CFgk7B9Z7b_Qby7kzHb0OTxUdjhRm3YaudCJs8QlB/s320/2016+Topps+Chrome+Ryan+Howard+Green+refractor+out+of+99.jpg" /></a></div>This is the blue, blue wave and green refractors. I do like the look of the blue wave. I believe I also have a Miguel Cabrera blue wave that I pulled myself in 2016. I'm assuming Howard hit a double off the wall the way he's running hard out of the box and looking up at the ball. <p></p><p>Thanks for reading! Almost Baseball time!<br /> </p>Brad's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18419538627966164145noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017458877118178721.post-25689559543383893812021-03-02T19:55:00.001-08:002021-03-02T19:55:09.671-08:00A nice card!<p>I usually don't spend big(ish) money on cards like this. As I mentioned before I am chasing this master set. It's not going to be easy. The Griffey auto might never surface. I easily got the 2nd most expensive card though. </p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6kaYNAggHfCAnMdwAsWH32jyfFw3KLkVo6DmaT_Q-o1BLp12H5OOLclE4k-LurOMpxyPy3aGgIgLbEscGlAlsftle_q8A6AoleWqMXt4Y8esu6kBQNP7Zk-swNc_uMwplyF1GRxkxsO4/s558/2000+Upper+Deck+Ionix+Derek+Jeter+Authentics+auto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="558" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6kaYNAggHfCAnMdwAsWH32jyfFw3KLkVo6DmaT_Q-o1BLp12H5OOLclE4k-LurOMpxyPy3aGgIgLbEscGlAlsftle_q8A6AoleWqMXt4Y8esu6kBQNP7Zk-swNc_uMwplyF1GRxkxsO4/w400-h285/2000+Upper+Deck+Ionix+Derek+Jeter+Authentics+auto.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p>My first and only Jeter auto! It's on card with a bit of a smudge but it's still nice. I put in a massive bid on ebay at the end and got it for well under my max (thankfully!). <p></p><p>I'm still chasing half the warp zones, only 2 Pyrotechnics and Griffey and Manny Ramirez auto. I still need a bunch of reciprocals but those are readily available so I'm not concerned about completing those. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for reading!</p><p> </p>Brad's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18419538627966164145noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017458877118178721.post-26951149263319308502021-02-21T19:09:00.003-08:002021-02-21T19:09:44.886-08:00A shiny Rhys!<p> I've been slowing down overall with my Rhys Hoskins side PC but I do have a bunch of nice cards in it now. Notably the rookie year Heritage Red Ink is a highlight. I wasn't expecting to find this card at a good price so I jumped on it when I saw it. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHbwQT9M4ZhXg9owqciH-qfPN0kPvp7wTJHldNls8cUKGyKpeAMH5qQeTyeOfS3m-8g6h7iOfKzRP_8uZHQTZsP77akIBunFlfKVcP0dybmbzWJCw9zDir1gNoT35U5MOAfwQOg0EF3Ls/s554/2018+Topps+Complete+Set+Rhys+Hoskins+Foilboard+120+of+190+PSA+10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="323" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHbwQT9M4ZhXg9owqciH-qfPN0kPvp7wTJHldNls8cUKGyKpeAMH5qQeTyeOfS3m-8g6h7iOfKzRP_8uZHQTZsP77akIBunFlfKVcP0dybmbzWJCw9zDir1gNoT35U5MOAfwQOg0EF3Ls/w234-h400/2018+Topps+Complete+Set+Rhys+Hoskins+Foilboard+120+of+190+PSA+10.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It's the foilboard of Rhys Hoskins. This subset only come in factory sealed sets and no guarantees as to which player you are getting. They are numbered out of 190 but who knows how many actually will surface. The scan doesn't do the card justice. The foilboardiness of it (made up word) looks really good in person. Pick up a common just to check them out. <div><br /></div><div>Spring Training supposedly starting soon!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for reading!<br /><p><br /></p></div>Brad's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18419538627966164145noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017458877118178721.post-41184448112328574462021-02-14T19:18:00.002-08:002021-02-14T20:47:58.244-08:00Superfractor!!!<p>I was able to add another superfractor to the collection recently. It came up as a good deal so I jumped on it. This is the only card of this series that I own but I hear/see on the internet that the base cards are pretty nice in person. Topps has gotten a big kick lately out of Chromeing basically everything. I like shiny so its fine with me but I hope it doesn't diminish the brand overall. We shall see! </p><p>Either way here is the Didi Gregorious Super from Allen and Ginter chrome!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigBzcTkzzcEaaW9J4DG_vHgMt7rJd8lva9FRHcNPqvqZ5LEsW3x67RvX4Y4Eu1NTM25SXTl8UjPTtHV4ZJzM90D__lxtXd0tvybTyVNwnvSk6uk51sjet4tz9QUFBu7Og-SiXNFxiT-PtB/s1061/2020+Topps+Allen+and+Ginter+Chrome+Didi+Gregorious+Superfractor+1+of+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="719" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigBzcTkzzcEaaW9J4DG_vHgMt7rJd8lva9FRHcNPqvqZ5LEsW3x67RvX4Y4Eu1NTM25SXTl8UjPTtHV4ZJzM90D__lxtXd0tvybTyVNwnvSk6uk51sjet4tz9QUFBu7Og-SiXNFxiT-PtB/w271-h400/2020+Topps+Allen+and+Ginter+Chrome+Didi+Gregorious+Superfractor+1+of+1.jpg" width="271" /></a></div>The swirlies look nice on the card. I was glad to see the Phillies sign him for 2 more years. He was solid for them last year and I think he's a good player. If the Phillies can get some luck on the bullpen who knows they might be competitive. Nola and Wheeler are legit and I don't think the batting order is that bad. They still have Harper, Didi, Hoskins, Realmuto, McCutchen and if some other bats wake up they could put up some runs. I was happy to get this one into the collection!<p></p><p>Thanks for reading!<br /> </p>Brad's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18419538627966164145noreply@blogger.com2