It looks as if the Card Shop break-ins continue as thieves try and make a quick grab, and now it has hit Indiana as well. Two recent post from, Sidelines Sports Cards in Cambridge, IN and All-Star Sports Cards in Muncie have both been broken into over the last week. Check out the Facebook Post about both stores below, and if you know anything about either incident, call your local Police Department.
The Box – 2022 Topps Heritage High Numbers
Bought From – Meijer
Packs Per Box – 8
Cards Per Pack – 9
Price – $29.99
Pack 1 – Yu Darvish, Lucius Fox (RC), Jose Miranda (RC), Jack Suwinski (RC), Sandy Leon, Reme Pinto (RC), Stephen Ridings (RC), David Peterson, Manny Machado (Career Highlights)
Pack 2 – Kris Bubic, Jorge Soler, Ivan Castillo (RC), Hunter Greene (RC), Hanser Alberto, Kyle Isbel, Kurt Suzuki, Jorge Mateo, Towers of Power Stanton & Judge
Pack 3 – Nate Pearson, Luis Barrera, Trey Mancini, Gerardo Parra, Wade Miley, Kole Calhoun, Angel Zerpa (RC), Juan Yepez (RC),Cooper Criswell (RC)
Pack 4 – Jose Urquidy, Jose Trevino, Carlos Carrasco, Sean Guenther (RC), Edward Cabrera (RC), Andrew McCutchen, Gabriel Arias (RC), Alec Bohm, Josh Hader
Pack 5 – Andrew Stephenson, Nick Gordon, Ethan Roberts (RC), Jack Flaherty, Yusei Kikuchi, Brandon Marsh (RC), MJ Melendez (RC), Javier Baez, Jorge Soler (World Series MVP)
Pack 6 – Kutter Crawford, Marcus Stroman, Luke Jackson, Bailey Ober, Jo Adell, Max Scherzer, Jon Berti, Brady singer, Isaac Paredes
Pack 7 – Scott Barlow, Josh Reddick, Tony Gonsolin, Clint Frazier, Seiya Suzuki (RC), Shogo Akiyama, Joc Pederson, Justus Sheffield
Pack 8 – Chris Paddack, Juan Soto, Sonny Gray, Adbert Alzolay, Justin Bruihl (RC), Roansy Contreras (RC), Drew Steckenrider, Nolan Ryan (Sets K Mark), MJ Melendez (Mini RC 81/100)
The Box – Gems of the Game 1 Graded Card
Bought From – Meijer
Card Per Box – 1
Price – $12.99
Card – 2018 Panini MJH Exclusive Kareem Hunt – BCCG 10
The Box – 2021 Skybox Metal Universe Champions Retail
Bought From – Target
Packs Per Box – 5
Cards Per Pack – 7
Price – $29.99
Pack 1 – Trevor Lawrence #60, LeBron James #S-50, Teofimo Lopez #FF47 (Copper), Ken Griffey Jr #ACA-12, Trey Lance #105, Chloe Kim #FF17, Colby Stenson #59
Pack 2 – Seth Avett #29, Mike Mancias #53, Mojave King #RB29, Corey Kispert #86, Mojave King #FF41, Wilman Diaz #4, Elliot Sloan #67
Pack 3 – DeVonta Smith #15, Mac Jones #127 (Copper), LeBron James #IN-32, Jaylen Waddle #FF37, Naomi Osaka #125, Derek Trucks #14, Rob Pannell #42
Pack 4 – Nate Robinson #34, Gabi Butler #56, Carlos Alocen #54 (Copper), Jonathen Kuminga #110, Allen Iverson #10, Shith Theegala #52, LeBron James #S-50
Pack 5 – Paige Spiranac #24, Najee Harris #FF23 (Copper), Mac Jones #BF-13, BJ Boston #148, Carlos Alocen #FF4, Wu You #6, Jalen Jackson #74
Collectors were back in Fishers, Indiana on Friday and Saturday for the J&J All-Stars Midwest Monster Sportscards Show. This was the 2nd go, for the Monster, as the last show was held over the summer, and there is talk already for a Midwest Monster 3, to be held sometime next year. Thanks to all the collectors, dealers, and friends that we got to hang out with this weekend…. Till the next one #MidwestMonster3
For all the collectors out there, now thinking dam we should have went!!!! Below are links to some of the fun that were missing out on…. Enjoy, and let the countdown to NSCC2023 begin!!!
Baseball Collector – Pre-Party
Baseball Collector – Day 0 Recap
GO GTS Live Main Stage Stream – Day 1
Baseball Collector – Day 1 *** Check out his first dealer interaction ***
The Box – 2021 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary Edition – Lite
Bought From – Indy Card Exchange
Packs Per Box – 16
Cards Per Pack – 4
Price – $70
Pack 1 – Tommy Pham, Bucky Dent, Byron Buxton, Marwin Goodwin
Pack 2 – Mike Clevinger, Jordan Yamamoto, Franklyn Kilome (RC), Mark Mulder (B&W)
Pack 3 – Joe Carter, Dante Bichette, Zack Burdi (RC), Luis Alexander-Basabe (RC)
Pack 4 – Ron Santo, Aramis Ramirez, Khris Davis, Alex Vesia (Refractor)
Pack 5 – Rhys Hoskins, Randy Arozarena, Lewin Diaz (RC), Tommy John
Pack 6 – Willie McCovey, Matthew Boyd, Raisel Iglesias, Luis Aparicio (B&W)
Pack 7 – Spencer Turnbull, Jonathan Stiever (RC), Bryce Harper, Chris Sale
Pack 8 – Adam Eaton, Reggie Jackson, Taylor Rogers, Jack Morris (Refractor)
Pack 9 – Justin Dunn (Aqua Wave), Frankie Montas, Tony Perez, Victor Robles,
Pack 10 – Eric Hosmer, Bob Feller, Zac Gallen, Dwight Gooden (B&W)
Pack 11 – Rick Ferrell, Jim Rice, Dominic Smith, Jackie Bradley Jr
Pack 12 – Jared Weaver, Triston McKenzie (RC), Kevin Kiermaier, Nate Pearson (RC Refractor)
Pack 13 – Wil Smith, Jake Odorizzi, Shawn Green, Kwang-Hyun Kim
Pack 14 – Kris Bryant, Yadier Molina, Marcus Semien, Monte Harrison (B&W RC)
Pack 15 – Ken Giles, Eduardo Rodriguez, Brandon Woodruff, Charlies Morton (Red Atomic 38/100)
Pack 16 – Max Muncy, Anthony Rendon, Darryl Strawberry, Johnny Cueto (Refractor)
The Box – Mega Mystery Power Box
Bought From – Meijer
Packs Per Box – 7
Price – $29.99
(2) 2007 Topps Packs (6 Cards)
(2) Bonus Packs – 2008 (6 Cards)
(1) 2019 Topps Sticker Pack (4 Sticker Cards)
(1) 2021 Stadium Club Pack (5 Cards)
(1) Authentic Jersey & Cards Set (1 Card)
Overall, I would stay away from this product. The packs are nothing but junk, and not worth the $29.99. The Mantle card did add some value to this box, but Im not sure that every box has a Mantle in it.
GOOD
We’ll start with the Good, and that goes to Dave & Adam’s Card World for the launch of their new series called “Cards Matter” According to D&A, “This initiative was created to bring positivity to hobby members dealing with adversity in some way, and to show the support that surrounds them in this great community.” Check out the first episode below which tells Jimmy Freiberg Jr story.
THE BAD
The Bad goes to the awesome dealer, that was set up last week at a local show. He had a case of cards and some singles, along with a few boxes that had signs on them that said, “All cards $2, unless marked” I spent some time going through the boxes, not much I was looking for and grabbed 2 cards that were not marked. So according to his sign, thats $4. So I show him the cards I was buying and he goes $5. So I look at the toploaders back and front just to make sure I didnt miss something and I looked at his sign again. He points to one of the cards and goes, “Thats one $3” Now mind you before the hate mail, the $1 didnt mean a thing to me, but the point of the sign does. You wanna change prices on your cards, its your table go right ahead, but dont put signs up advertising one price and then changing them when a collector goes to buy, thats complete horse shit.
THE UGLY
The value box is not for everyone, some collectors like to spend hours searching boxes looking for deals, sometimes you find some and sometimes you dont. So I’m at this guys table, and he has two four boxes set up of $1 cards and some decent stuff in it for the asking price of a $1. So I’m half way through one of the boxes and this collector, (we’ll call him that) come over looks through about half of a row in the box, calls the dealer over and goes, “I think I’m wasting my time here, did you plant any big prize cards in your boxes?” For what he had in there, alot of it was pretty good deals for $1, but I guess everybody is looking for the Big Score handed to them…
As great as this hobby is, there is a handful of just bad “collectors” “Dealers” and downright “crooks” Check out the latest video of The Hype from Mojobreak Media, as they talk about Card Scams to avoid in 2022. Dan, Doug, and C-Rad does a great job this week talking about things from fake autographs to shady retail.
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