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Tag Archives: fleer
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
Mailday: Mark Prior TTM Success
A success from one of my spring training TTM requests. Courtesy of Mark Prior, who signed his 2005 Fleer Tradition card in blue ink. The postmark came from Phoenix, where I’m guessing, Mr. Prior is continuing his rehab. With the … Continue reading
Completed the Tony Gwynn Graded Rookie Card Trifecta
The other day I won Tony Gwynn’s Topps rookie card from Ebay. This was graded MINT by PSA. For Tony Gwynn collector’s, this is the definitive card to have in your collection. I have a couple of ungraded copies, but … Continue reading
Posted in Collection Highlight, Ebay Wins Tagged baseball cards, beckett grading, Collection Highlight, donruss, ebay, fleer, graded, psa, rookie card, SGC, tony gwynn, topps
Mailday: Gwynn, Kouzmanoff, Garvey, Morton, Peavy cards
This week was pretty good for me. I was able to pick up some great Padres cards on Ebay for some really decent prices. I’ve been on a Kevin Kouzmanoff kick lately. I was able to get five of his … Continue reading
Posted in Ebay Wins, Mailday Tagged autograph card, baseball cards, bowman chrome, colt morton, donruss playoff, fleer, insert card, jake peavy, jersey card, kevin kouzmanoff, padres, steve garvey, tony gwynn, topps, upper deck
Links: What I’m Reading During Working Hours
You have to love Friday duty days onboard the ship. Everyone goes home to start off their weekend, and here I am waiting longingly for Saturday morning to come around. Since I’m stuck onboard, here’s what I’m persuing around the internet: Looks … Continue reading
Posted in Links Tagged allen dykstra, baseball cards, chargers, dirk hayhurst, fleer, greg maddux, Links, mike tolliver, news, olympics, padres, shawne merriman, topps, upper deck
Mailday: Magic Johnson, plus Padres Autographs / Jersey Cards
Another sweet surprise waiting for me when I opened my mailbox yesterday. Inside was the Magic Johnson Autographed card that I won in an Ebay auction. My final total came to $46, which included the shipping. Just an unbelievable deal … Continue reading
Posted in Mailday Tagged autograph card, baseball cards, basketball cards, beckett grading, bowman, brad chalk, donruss playoff, ebay, fleer, jake peavy, jersey card, kevin kouzmanoff, khalil greene, kyle blanks, lakers, magic johnson, Mailday, nick schmidt, parallel card, trevor hoffman, upper deck
Collection Highlight: SGC Graded 1961 Fleer Chargers Team Set
One of the sets that I am trying to complete is the 1961 Fleer Football Chargers Team Set. I’m trying to collect the team set with every card graded by SGC. I really like the SGC slabs. The black background … Continue reading
Posted in Collection Highlight Tagged chargers, Collection Highlight, fleer, football cards, graded, SGC
