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(Beckett.com)

Is this really a 1999 Upper Deck Piece of History 500 Home Run Club card of Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, and Willie Mays? Well, according to Beckett they believe it is, “It was a new one on us, too. We’d never even heard of it until recently, when it was brought to our attention by a prominent East Coast dealer and that there were at least four of these cards in existence.”

The card is copyrighted with a 1999 copyright and has that same 1999 Upper Deck A Piece of History design, but Upper Deck didn’t include mention of this card in any sales material or press announcements back then, but Upper Deck  officials have confirmed that the card is legitimate and Beckett Select is auctioning off one of just five known copies in existence. For more on this card, check out the story at Beckett.

Lifelong Collection

Posted: April 21, 2009 in Baseball Cards

wilkerJosh Wilker’s a 41-year-old proofreader who lives in Ukrainian Village, is quick to point out that his collection is incomplete and his most valuable card is probably worth no more than $5.  “For me, it’s all about a way to access my childhood and think about those years, and think about the years that came after,” said Wilker, who recently signed a contract to write a book about his collection and his lifelong love of baseball. Stefano Esposito, of the Suntimes, takes alook at Wilker’s story click here.

You would think I would stops throwing money at these retail boxes, but when your standing in line and see them, you think why not, it’s like a $20 lotto ticket. So here we go again.

10 Packs Per Box – 8 Cards per pack – $19.99

Pack 1 

Josh Beckett (OPC)

Pack 2

Mark Teixeira (OPC)

Albert Pujols

Pack 3

Jose Reyes (SQ Gold Rare)

Pack 4

Derek Jeter (SQ Blue Uncommon)

Pack 5

Ryan Weber (USA)

Pack 6

Melky Cabrera (YSL)

Pack 7

Joba Chamberlain (YSL)

Pack 8

Colton Cain (USA)

Alex Rodriguez

Pack 9

Cecil Tanner (USA)

Pack 10

Historic First Gas Prices

Chae Utley (SQ Blue Uncommon)

Rafael Furcal Game used

International ETopps

Posted: March 10, 2009 in Baseball Cards, ETopps

With the start of the 2009 World Baseball Classic, eTopps has another great offer to take your money by featuring players taking part in this year’s WBC tournament. The World Baseball Classic, will be issuing a special limited collection of 12 cards featuring the biggest stars from some of the participating countries.  Monday, the first eTopps World Baseball Classic cards were available for purchase via online offering. Each card will be available for seven days, and will be sequentially numbered to limited quantities. For more info on these click here

2009 UD Spectrum Baseball Box Break

7 Packs – 4 Cards per Pack – $19.99

Pack 1

Adam Dunn

Troy Glaus

Rick Ankiel

Chase Utley

Pack 2

Carlos Lee

Dice K

Victor Martinez

Joe Mauer

Pack 3

Johnny Bench UD20th

BJ Upton (Blue)

Ichiro

Mariano Rivera

Pack 4

Justin Verlander

Clayton Kershaw

Carl Crawford

Nate McLouth

Pack 5

JD Drew

Grady Sizemore

Aramis Ramirez

Albert Pujols

Pack 6

Mark Teixeira

Troy Tulowitzki

Frank Thomas

Prince Fielder

Pack 7

Alex Gordon

Johan Santana

Dan Haren (Game Used)

Ken Griffey

Brian Roberts

Final Score    Scores are given best of 5 

Rookie Cards * 

Inserts  *

Game Used/Auto *   

Design  1/2

Price  *

Bad cards, bad design, stay away. Guys that were traded last year still in their old uniforms. Case in point Ken Griffey Jr’s card. It shows Griffey in his Reds uniform, the card has a White Sox logo. Come on… and your even more behind becuase know he’s back in Seattle.

2009 Upper Deck Baseball

10 Packs – 8 Cards per box – $19.99

Pack 1

Carlos Quentin

Alex Gordon

Chipper Jones – Star Quest

Pack 2

Phillies Team Leader Howard,Hamels,Rollins

USA Jak Arrieta

Clayton Kershaw

Pack 3

Gorbachev World History

Rays Team Leaders – Pena,Iwamura, Upton

Pack 4

Hanley Ramirez – Star Quest Gold

Jim Thome Season Highlights

Pack 5

YSL Derek Jeter Game 6689

Pack 6

Paul Konerko

Jeff Samardzija

Bluejays Team Leaders – Halladay, Burnett,Rios

YSL Alex Rodriguez Game 6702

Pack 7

Ryan Braun Star Quest

Pack 8

USA Jacob Turner

Twins Team Leader Morneau,Mauer, Gomez

Pack 9

David Ortiz Star Quest Emerald Super Rare

Pack 10

Barack Obama Historic Firsts

Grady Sizemore Star Quest Gold Rare

CC Sabathia Game Used

Final Score    Scores are given best of 5 

Rookie Cards * 

Inserts  ***

Game Used/Auto ***   

Design ***

Price  **

Not a bad box for $20, a nice game used card, a couple nice Yankee cards and a Obama card. I like the Upper Deck design this year also, nice clear photos. I’m not a big fan of the Star Quest cards but for a retail box, not to bad

cardsFinally some good news about the hobby in the mainstream media. The INDY Star recently did a story on a local card shop, Four Sharp Corners, and owner TracyNeal (Left). Check out the story here

2009 Topps Baseball SP’s

Posted: February 6, 2009 in Baseball Cards, Topps

After opening a couple of boxes of 2009 Topps baseball and finding a few varations cards I knew something was up. So today Topps has confirmed that 19 cards have two variations. Here’s the list that was posted on Beckett.com

 1 Babe Ruth New York Yankees

2 Pee Wee Reese Brooklyn Dodgers

10 Rogers Hornsby St. Louis Cardinals

30 Jackie Robinson Brooklyn Dodgers

44 Barack Obama USA

60 Cy Young Cleveland Naps

66 Ty Cobb Detroit Tigers

115 George Sisler St. Louis Browns

170 CC Sabathia New York Yankees

195 Christy Mathewson New York Giants

200 Jimmie Foxx Philadelphia Athletics

205 Honus Wagner Pittsburgh Pirates

210 Roy Campanella Brooklyn Dodgers

240 Mel Ott New York Giants

270 Tris Speaker Cleveland Indians

287 Walter Johnson Washington Senators

290 Lou Gehrig New York Yankees

305 Thurman Munson New York Yankees

320 Johnny Mize St. Louis Cardinals

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36 Packs – 10 Cards per pack

293/330 Cards  89% completed

maybin-usedCameron Maybin Game Used

 

 

#195 Tim Lincecum

#195 Christy Mathewson

world-baseballWorld Baseball Classic Redemption

Topps Gold

Juan Pierre,David Newhan,Bud black,miguel Cabrera,Aubrey Huff

Ring of Honor

Luis Gonzalez, Gary Carter, Andy Pettitte, Jim Leyland, Albert Pujols, Roger Clemens

Legends of the Game

Cy Young,George Sisler,Lou Gehrig,Mel Ott,Jackie Robinson,Carl Yastrzemski

Turkey Red

Tim Lincecum,Jackie Robinson,Cliff Lee,Delmon Young,Kelly Johnson,Hunter Pence,Corey Hart,Nate Mclouth,Tris Speaker

Final Score    Scores are given best of 5 

Rookie Cards  **

Inserts  **

Game Used/Auto   *

Design **

Price  **

2009 Topps Tracker

Posted: February 5, 2009 in Baseball Cards, Topps

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Over the last day I’ve tracked my UPS shipment from Buffalo, NY into Maumee, OH where it sat for a quick 30 min layover and as of 7:06 PM my boxes are now in Indianapolis, Indiana. I’ll be waiting for the UPS truck tomorrow, check back here late tomorrow night for a 2009 Box Break, and feel free to post what you’ve gotten in your 2009 Topps boxes, Good Luck.