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Pack Break: Five Hobby Packs of 2011 Bowman Platinum
I purchased these packs of 2011 Bowman Platinum from SportsCardForum back in August. When they arrived, I did not have time to open them since I was going through Chief Petty Officer Induction. So they became buried in a pile … Continue reading
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Posted in Pack Breaks Tagged baseball cards, bowman platinum, cory luebke, game used, pack break, rookie card
Collecting Goals For 2012
A new year brings new opportunities for collecting. For the past couple of years, I really haven’t been collecting as much as I would like. But one of my goals for the new year is to make more of an … Continue reading
Posted in announcements Tagged announcements, antonio gates, baseball cards, chargers, fleer, football cards, padres, Set Building, SGC
Collection Highlight – 2003 Upper Deck Fortyman Shane Victorino
Card: 2003 Upper Deck Fortyman #940 Shane Victorino Sometimes, when you have a fairly large card collection, you might discover something you have completely forgotten about. Like the fact that Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Shane Victorino used to roam the outfield … Continue reading
Posted in Collection Highlight Tagged baseball cards, padres, rookie card, shane victorino, upper deck
Ebay Win: 2009 Topps Chrome Blue Refractor Everth Cabrera Autograph
In last year’s Rule V draft, the Padres selected an unknown middle infielder from the Rockies. Since he was taken in the Rule V draft, the team was forced to play him all season or risk sending him back to … Continue reading
Mailday: 2007 Upper Deck Sweet Spot Classics Gwynn / Winfield Dual Signatures
My first Ebay win in quite a while and this one’s sweet. The first two Padres players in the Hall of Fame, Tony Gwynn and Dave Winfield, featured on an autographed card from Upper Deck Sweet Spot Classics. Ok, so … Continue reading
Posted in Ebay Wins, Mailday Tagged autograph card, baseball cards, dave winfield, padres, sweet spot, tony gwynn, upper deck
Collection Highlight: 2001 Upper Deck Prospect Premieres Jake Peavy TTM Autograph
This seemed like a timely card to feature. Jake Peavy’s 2001 Upper Deck Prospect Premieres card that I got autographed through the mail. Since returning from my last underway almost a week ago, it has taken me a few days … Continue reading
Posted in Collection Highlight Tagged baseball cards, jake peavy, padres, rookie card, TTM autograph, upper deck
Box Break: 2008 Sweet Spot
I got my hand on a hobby box of 2008 Sweet Spot and one of those Sweet Spot retail tins from Target. It’s been a while since I opened a box so I’ve been getting the itch to bust something. … Continue reading
Mailday: 2009 Goudey Graphs Adrian Gonzalez and Matt Antonelli
It’s been awhile since I’ve won anything from Ebay, so a few days ago I started bidding and won these two cards. This year’s Goudey design has pretty much been destroyed in the blogosphere, but I’m still a fan of … Continue reading
Posted in Ebay Wins, Mailday Tagged adrian gonzalez, autograph card, baseball cards, goudey, matt antonelli, padres, upper deck
Mr. Padre Turns 49
I completely forgot today’s significance, but 30 Year Old Cardboard was on point. Tony Gwynn, aka Mr. Padre, turns 49 today. Happy Birthday to a class act and the greatest to ever wear a Padres uniform.
Collection Highlight: 2002 Topps Finest Ryan Klesko Refractor
Ryan Klesko’s Topps Finest Refractor. So very shiny: I first became aware of Ryan Klesko back during the Padres fire sale of 1993. (Wow, that’s over 15 years ago….I’m feeling older.) Back then the team was being gutted and the … Continue reading
