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Category Archives: Hobby Stuff
2012 Bowman Baseball – Which Cards Will Interest a Padres Fan?
2012 Bowman Baseball is here! Retail boxes arrived last week, with hobby boxes expected to be released today. Every year, collectors look forward to this set as Bowman is highly regarded for their prospect cards, refractors, and parallels. 2012 is … Continue reading
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It’s 2012 – Where Are All the Padres Cards?
2012 Topps Gypsy Queen was recently released and it’s a gorgeous set. Being a Padres team collector, naturally I wanted to see which Friars could be found in this set. After perusing the checklist, here they are: #109 Cory Luebke … Continue reading
Video Preview: 2009 Topps Allen & Ginter
The popular set is back for 2009. The base set has been redesigned and looks really nice. Like previous Allen & Ginter sets you’ll find rip cards, DNA cards, and the Ginter code. Among the non-baseball autographs is Michael Phelps … Continue reading
Video Preview: 2009 Topps Magic Football
Another vintage card design from Topps. This one looks promising. It is Topps’ second football set of 2009, scheduled for a mid-June release. It will feature the largest autograph set in Topps history – all 300 cards from the base … Continue reading
Upper Deck Quality Control
It’s late at night and I’m just perusing Ebay. Not looking for anything in particular mind you, just seeing what’s out there. I come across this Tony Gwynn card from Upper Deck Premier which is currently being listed for $75. … Continue reading







