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Tag Archives: chargers
Mailday – Antonio Gates 40 Card Lot
One of my goals for this year is to beef up my stash of Antonio Gates cards. What I currently have in my collection is woefully inadequate. A few autographed cards, couple of jersey/patch cards, and not much else. So … Continue reading
Mailday: 1961 Fleer Paul Lowe SGC 92 NM-MT+
A very nice addition to my personal collection arrived in the mailbox today. I won this beauty from Ebay. Paul Lowe’s 1961 Fleer card, graded 92 (NM/MT+) by SGC. This adds another card to my SGC graded 1961 Fleer Football … Continue reading
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 – 1995 Skybox Impact Stan Humphries
Card: 1995 Skybox Impact #124 featuring Chargers Quarterback Stan Humphries Why is this card so awesome? First off this is a card of Stan ‘The Man’ Humphries, one of the toughest men to ever quarterback the Bolts. Secondly, it is … Continue reading
My Return To The Hobby
It’s been quite a while since my last post. Almost 18 months in fact. It’s probably been just as long since the last time I even took a peek at my card collection. So what have I been up during that … Continue reading
Collection Highlight – 1984 Topps Dan Fouts #180 Instant Replay
With football season fast approaching, I thought I should show off some of my favorite Charger cards. Now, I’ve been a Chargers fan for most of my life. And when I think of Charger Football, I always think back to … Continue reading
Another Chargers Season Upon Us
Merriman’s back, Rivers has a new contract, and Ladainian might be healthier. Can’t wait for the season to start.
Mailday: Ladainian Tomlinson 2008 Donruss Threads
I got this card in a trade with a member from Trading Card Central. I traded a couple of cards from my recent pack break of 08 Topps Mayo – the Donnie Avery autographed card and the Jonathan Stewart mini … Continue reading
Posted in Mailday Tagged chargers, donruss playoff, football cards, jersey card, ladainian tomlinson, traded
Collection Highlight: 1993 Stadium Club Members Only Parallel Natrone Means, Graded BGS 9.5
Natrone Means. The Natrone Bomb. Natrone “Refried” Means. Natrone Means Business. Definitely one of my favorite Chargers of all time. I happened to check out his stats, and it surprised me to find out that he only had one 1,000 … Continue reading
Posted in Collection Highlight Tagged beckett grading, chargers, Collection Highlight, football cards, graded, natrone means, topps stadium club
Mailday: Matt Antonelli, Charlie Joiner, Justin Hampson, and a host of UD Masterpieces Autographs
I got this little gem in the mail, via Ebay: A nice autographed Chrome Refractor card of Matt Antonelli. Graded by Beckett, 9.5 GEM Mint with a 10 for the autograph. Everyone knows that Antonelli struggled last year, so hopefully … Continue reading
Posted in Ebay Wins, Mailday Tagged autograph card, baseball cards, beckett grading, bowman, chargers, charlie joiner, football cards, graded, justin hampson, matt antonelli, padres, upper deck
