Trade with Angels!

I recently (a few weeks ago) completed a quick an easy trade with Angels in Order! I sent him some cards he expressed interest in a while ago and he sent me vintage!

Any trade package that includes a 1968 and 1965 card, count me in! I am slowly inching towards to my goal to complete all the Phillies vintage team sets 1952-1985. One day I will get there!

Thanks for the easy trade!

Need Help finding 2 Ryan Howard's!

As I mentioned before I am chasing the Ryan Howard Rainbow for this year's Chrome! I have last year's Rainbow complete (it's pretty). This year I am in dire need of finding the Pink and Superfractor (no idea if it's been pulled!) If anyone has a bead on either of them please let me know!

Just by happenstance I have 2 of the printing plates! I would like all 4 just cause that would be a first for me! (the Yellow one is on the way)

And if you personally happen to have a Pink refractor or the Superfractor, I will offer cash/trade or cash whatever works. Just let me know!

Here is what I have in hand right now! (Red and purple refs are on the way!)

Rolling with the Trade Posts -- Democratic Roadkill!

I recently completed a 'mini' trade with Democratic Roadkill! He was super easy to deal with so check out his blog! He is in the market for mini's and we made a quick an easy trade. I had just opened my gint a cuffs box and gave him all the mini's he needed for that.

He responded with a smorgasbord of Phillies little cards:

 

A nice eclectic mix of mini's! Definitely all new to me so that's always a plus!

 

Always like 1960 Topps cards! This set is really colorful. It's on the possible short list of vintage sets that I would love to complete some day!

He was also kind enough to shoot me over a new Frank Thomas card and some more Phillies!

All in all a quick easy and great trade! Just the way it should be done!

Thanks for the trade and thanks for reading!

A Trade with Baseball Dad!

I am behind on trade posts! I will try and catch up in the next week or so. I wanted to show off what I received from everyone's favorite Tribe loving blog Baseball Dad Tribe Blog! He showed interest in a dual relic I posted a while ago and we quickly came to an agreement. I quite like what he sent back.

 

 I really like the Finest cards from the 90s. They were always out of my price range as a kid so it's nice to get them now and think of the good ole days in the 90s, when no one knew what a Debt Ceiling was. (at least I didn't). The Howard in the middle is one I didn't have. I wasn't big on the Pinnacle set this year so I didn't open any of it, so happy to get the Howard in a trade!

 

Lenny Dykstra was at the last card show I was at. He's had quite a life after baseball. Definitely, a good read even though everything he's done hasn't exactly been on the up and up. 

The centerpiece of the trade is this nice Pat the Bat relic! I like the way the Spectrum relic's look. Nice clean design.

Thanks for the trade!

Trade with Plaschke!

I recently completed my 2nd trade with Plaschke Thy Sweater is Argyle! He's easy to deal with and after a few e-mails we were able to hammer out a deal. He's going after all of the Ginter set this year so check out his blog if you have any for trade.

The Gagne auto was the big draw for me. I'm a big Flyers fan and he was one of my favorites through the last decade. The Brandon Graham auto is a former Eagles first round pick. He's had some injury issues but maybe he can still turn it around. I like the look of the Kolb patch, unfortunately he's out for the season with a concussion. Who knows if he'll play again after that serious of a head injury. The Hartnell looks good with the orange on it. He needs to step up and score 30 goals this year for the Flyers to be good.

Thanks for the trade!

The End of What's in a Case 2013 Chrome -- Summary!

Obviously, I enjoyed this product. I like Chrome every year though so I'm probably not the most non biased opinion out there.

I am collecting the Ryan Howard Rainbow, if anyone sees the pink or super please contact me! I already have the atomic, camo, gold, sepia, black and blue on the way. The Xfractor and refractor I pulled in the case and the orange and purple I'm not worried they aren't numbered they'll be around. I also need the red as of this moment.

Colored Refractors:

Blue /199 (11) (1 in 30 packs):  Rob Brantly, Giancarlo Stanton, Eric Hosmer, Jedd Gyorko, JP Arencibia, Jose Fernandez, Sergio Romo, Dan Straily, Justin Wilson, Andrew McCutchen, Dominic Brown

Black /100 (5) (1 in 55 packs) : Salvador Perez, Kyle Gibson, Lance Lynn, Mike Trout, Ryan Wheeler

Sepia /75 (4) (1 in 75 packs): Neftali Feliz, Todd Frazier, Josh Rutledge, Aroldis Chapman

Gold /50 (3) (1 in 112 packs): Buster Posey, Jarrod Parker, David Freese

Red /25 (2) (1 in 223 packs): Matt Magill, Josh Johnson

Pink /5 (1) (1 in 1,010 packs): Justin Wilson

I did not get any Camo's or Atomic's this year. I hit an atomic of Cliff Lee last year. The Camo's are new but I have the Howard coming so I'll get to see what they look like in person.

The Auto's!

Base Auto's: Jedd Gyorko (redemption), Tony Cingrani (2) (redemption), Oswaldo Arcia (redemption), Brandon Maurer, Avisail Garcia, Melky Mesa, Jeurys Familia, Jake Odorizzi(2), LJ Hoes (2), Wil Myers, Allen Webster (2)

Refractor /499 (1 in 83 packs): Jose Fernandez (redemption), Bruce Rondon, Nick Maronde

 

Blue /199 (1 in 152 packs): Nick Franklin (redemption), Christian Yelich, Jurickson Profar

 Black /100 (1 in 301 packs): Tony Cingrani (redemption), Alfredo Marte

Red /25 (1 in 1,210 packs): Yasiel Puig Redemption

There's all the colors and hits laid out in nice picture format. The Puig is gone for anyone that didn't read my previous posts. I traded it and sent that card away to be slabbed so once I get it back I will post it! I'm quite pleased with the trade. 

Out of 12 boxes, I was lucky enough to hit 9 numbered autos. The name's were solid. No Ryu or Machado or Bundy, but Puig, Cingrani, Profar, Yelich, Fernandez and Myers are pretty solid.

I hit exactly 12 Dynamic diecuts and 24 connection die cuts as expected. The Refractors were 8 per box as well as the Xfractors. If you're looking for someone specific let me know. I have 2 complete base sets and tons of extras (not sure how far away from a 3rd base set probably close).

I know some of you expressed interest in certain cards. I haven't promised any of the cards to anyone so they are available. If I don't email you and you said something please leave a comment or email me and we'll work something out. 

Always on the lookout for Phillies color! 

Thanks for following along!

Whats in a Case Final 2 Boxes!

Thanks everyone for taking this collecting journey with me and my blog! I look forward to the Chrome Case Break every year (well this is my 3rd year but I want to do it every year).

Onward!

 

This marks the 3rd Tony Cingrani auto. Thankfully this one is at least a cool parallel. The blacks look really nice. 

 

I was happy to see a Posey gold. He's quite a player. Here's hoping Machado gets healthy. At least he didn't tear his knee up completely. 

 

The last 2 autos were base autos but they were not doubles! 

Ironically, I am watching the Reds vs Pirates right now on TV. On this box as you can see there's a McCutchen blue (your NL MVP in my opinion) and a Aroldis Chapman Sepia! Very nice way to wrap up a Chrome break.

I have no complaints, stay tuned for my summary and wrap up post (probably tomorrow)

Thanks for reading!