The National

Posted: June 28, 2012 in Baltimore, NSCC, The National
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This year National Sports Collectors Convention will be held in Baltimore, Aug 1st-5th. Below for the next month I will be posting links and stories to help collectors find anything and everything about this years National. Feel free to post comments, tips, or your plans for this years show.

NSCC Official Site

National FAQ

Downtown Baltimore Map

Post about NSCC

Blowout Cards Message Board Thread

Net54 dress code?

Q&A with Mike Berkus, Director and Co-Founder of the NSCC

National News

  • ThePit will provide VIP attendees with a 1987 Topps Rookie Card of baseball’s newest member of the Hall of Fame Barry Larkin. Each card will be attached to a flyer containing information on thePit.com.
  • Leaf has announce that they will be bringing in 3 personalities for autographs…. Check out the flyer below.

2012 Topps Series 2 Blaster Box Break

Posted: June 6, 2012 in Uncategorized
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As I read all the 2012 Topps Series 2 Twitter hype, I couldnt wait for my Jumbo boxes to show up, so it was off to grab some retail – 2 Rak Packs and a Blaster was the damage. Here’s the highlites….

Rak Pack 1

ARod ’87 Mini, Joe DiMaggio Career Day, Geovany Soto Golden Moments Game Used, Code card

Rak Pack 2

Tim Lincecum Cut Above, Nolan Ryan Mound Dominance

Blaster Box

Some nice looking base cards, this box which came from Walmart had two packs of the Blue border cards, along with a number of inserts here’s the break down of those

Cut Above – Sandy Koufax, Hanley Ramirez

Gold Standards – Al Kaline

’87 Minis – Matt Kemp, Johnny Bench, Albert Pujols

Gold Sparkle – Justin Upton, Josh Satin, Allen Craig

Gold Futures – Jesus Montero, Brandon Beachy

Golden Moments – Cliff Lee, Stan Musial

Career Day – Stan Musial, Johnny Bench

Mound Dominane – Sandy Koufax

Retail Patch Card -Vladimir Guerrero

2012 Bowman Football Blaster Box Break

Posted: May 31, 2012 in 2012 Bowman Football, Andrew Luck Rookie, Box Break, Football, Football Cards
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2012 Bowman Football

8 Packs – 8 Cards per pack – $19.99

Pack 1

Anquan Boldin, Eric Page RC, Morris Claiborne (RC Accolades), Nick Foles RC Bronze , Coby Fleener RC, Miles Austin,  Steve Breaston. Rashard Mendenhall

Pack 2

Carson Palmer, Michael Vick, Rishard Matthews RC, Stephen Hill/Calvin Johnson (Scouting Combine), Jarius wright RC, T.Y. Hilton RC, Plaxico Burress, Ben Tate

Pack 3

Ray Rice, Rob Gronkowski, Chandler Jones RC, Billy Winn RC, Janoris Jenkins RC Bronze , Fred Davis, Steven Jackson, Von Miller

Pack 4

Cam Newton, Aaron Hernandez, Dez Bryant, Jared Allen, Vernon Davis, Russell Wilson RC, Andrew Luck RC, Jacory Harris RC

Pack 5

Marshawn Lynch, Brandon Marshall, Davin Meggett RC, Mohamed Sanu RC Bronze, Chris Polk RC, Calvin Johnson, Dwayne Bowe, Roddy White

Pack 6

Fred Jackson, Ryan Mathews, Arian Foster, whitney Mercilus RC, LaMichael James/Chris Polk (Scouting Combine), Greg Childs RC, Doug Martin RC, Ryan Fitzpatrick

Pack 7

Patrick Willis, Philip Rivers, Orson Charles RC, Austin Davis RC, Jeff Fuller RC, Jerel Worthy (ALL-American RC), Larry Fitzgerald, Shonn Greene

Pack 8

Mario Williams, Matt Flynn, Cam Johnson RC, Percy Harvin (Inside the Numbers), Chris Givens RC, Ryan Broyles RC, James Starks, Marques Colston

2012 Topps Archives Blaster Box Break

Posted: May 22, 2012 in 2012 Topps Archives, Baseball Cards, Box Break
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2012 Topps Archives Blaster Box Break

8 Packs – 8 Cards per pack – $19.99

Pack 1

ARod, Josh Johnson, Michael Young, Yadier Molina, Eddie Murray (Gold Stamped), Martin Prado, Yoenis Cespedes (RC), Yu Darvish (RC)

Pack 2

Darryl Strawberry, Allen Craig, John Danks, Brett Lawrie, Evan Longoria (Photo), CC Sabathia, Paul Goldschmidt, Jesus Montero (RC) 

Pack 3

Jason Heyward, Michael Bourn, Ryan Braun, Joey Votto, Ryan Howard (sticker). Lou Gehrig, Ozzie smith, Babe Ruth

Pack 4

Justin Masterson, Gary Carter, Zack Greinke, Matt Holliday, Bill Buckner, Alex Gordon, Carlos Gonzalez, Jackie Robinson

Pack 5

Marco Scutaro, Roberto Clements, Mike Moustakas, Trevor Cahill, Duke Snider (Gold Stamped), Jacoby ellisbury, Derek Holland, Gio Gonzalez

Pack 6

Clayton Kershaw, Derek Jeter, Mickey Mantle, Ty Cobb, Cliff Lee (Sticker), Ian Kinsler, Brandon Phillips, Justin Upton 

Pack 7

Jason Motte, Jay Bruce, Carl Crawford, Chipper Jones, Bill Madlock, Mark Trumbo, Ian Kennedy, Chris Young

Pack 8

Tim Hudson, Dan Haren (Game Used), Dustin Pedroia (3D), Casy Kotchman Joe Morgan, Adrian Beltre

2012 Topps Gypsy Queen Retail Box Break

Posted: April 24, 2012 in 2012 Topps Gypsy Queen, Baseball Cards, Box Break
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2012 Topps Gypsy Queen

8 Packs – 6 Cards per pack – $19.99

Pack 1

Reggie Jackson, Gary Carter, Paul Molitor, Albert Pujols, Pedro Alvarez (Black Mini), Mike Stanton (Moonshots)

Pack 2

Jason Heyward, Victor Martinez, Mark Trumbo, Ian Kinsler, Ernie Banks (Straight Cut Mini), Derek Holland (Future Stars)

Pack 3

Sergio Santos, Brandon Phillips, Michael Pineda, Andrew McCutchen (Sliding Stars), Allen Craig (Mini), Joe DiMaggio (Hallmark Heroes)

Pack 4

Joe Mauer, Matt Moore, Mark Teixeira, Jon Lester, John Danks (Gypsy Queen Red Mini), Matt Kemp

Pack 5

Ivan Nova, Allen Craig, Marco Scutaro, Chris Sale, Matt Joyce (Mini), Babe Ruth (Moonshots)

Pack 6

Lonnie Chisenhall, JP Arencibia, Vance Worley, Guillermo Moscoso, Colby Lewis (Mini), Mike Stanton (Future Stars)

Pack 7

Tim Lincecum, Nolan Ryan, Curtis Granderson, Yogi Berra, Jayson Werth (Mini), Ty Cobb (Hallmark Heroes)

Pack 8

Carlos Santana, Desmond Jennings, Javier Vazquez, Ichiro, Weeks (Straight Cut Mini), Mike Napolii

Luck vs Leaf

Posted: April 23, 2012 in Andrew Luck, Football, Football Cards, Leaf Trading Cards
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Leaf Trading Cards has filed a lawsuit against soon to be No. 1 Pick Andrew Luck. This all started when the former Stanford QB’s attorney issued a cease and desist letter demanding that Leaf stop selling cards showing Luck when he played in the 2008 U.S. Army All-American Bowl because they infringed on Luck’s publicity rights, but as we know from other lawsuits like the Topps Buzz Aldrin’s moonwalk suit, Luck should have no luck in this one.  Leaf Trading Cards added in a statement that they were “disappointed that it was forced to submit this matter to the judicial system.”

For more on the story check out “Law of Cards” over at The Cardboard Connection.

Cards for Kids

Posted: April 3, 2012 in Baseball Cards, Basketball Cards, Football Cards, Freedom Cardboard, Muskiesfan, Peyton Manning children Hospital
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Even with Peyton Manning packing his bags and heading out West, the Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis still exists, and for one collector it’s a great place to donate some of those sport cards. As I was checking out Freedom Cardboard Message Board  I came along this post by Joe (Better known as Muskiesfan). Here it is below….
Hey folks. On March 20th, my wife and I went to the Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital to drop off some stuff for the children. We bought some stuffed animals and assorted toys, plus I took around 3,000 baseball and football cards. The nurses were impressed. They said that they knew the kids would love the cards and that no one has ever brought cards up for the kids before. So then the idea hit me. Why not run a card/toy drive on the boards and do a big donation for them.

 

They ask that the cards be newer, within the last 5 years or so. Any sport and team is fine. Some Colts and Pacers would be nice because they are local, but anything will do. If you would like to go to the Dollar Store and pick up a couple of toys for kids that may not be interested in cards, that’s fine. Here’s a wish list from the hospital if you would like to take a look at that as well: http://peytonmanning.stvincent.org/content.aspx?p=346
 
I am planning on doing a large donation. If you want to donate, I’ll give you my address and you can send the items. Once I get everything in, my wife and I will take everything up there. My wife will take pictures so that we can share some photos. They may not let us interact with the children directly, but I’ll definitely have some photos of everything being delivered to the hospital.
I only want to help the kids. I will not be taking a donation slip for a tax write-off. I am not trying to get any kind of personal gain.
If you would like to participate, contact me and I will send you my address.
If you do not want to ship anything, please, check with your local children’s hospital. See if they will accept card donations. When I lived in Florida, my local hospital would not accept sports cards. If your local hospital does and you would rather donate there, absolutely no problem. This is all about brightening these kids’ days.
Thanks, Joe
You can contact Joe by going to Freedom Cardboard and searching for Muskiesfan.

New Hobby Show

Posted: March 11, 2012 in ABC TV, Ball Boys, Baseball Cards
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It’s Pawn Stars meets Hobby Shop and it’s coming to your ABC station March 24th. What are your thoughts?

Boxing Glove Art

Posted: January 20, 2012 in Autograph, Autograph Signing, Boxing Gloves, Chris Guzman
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Chris Guzman has a love for collecting autographs, and it was one day while trying to get that sig he realized that he needed something to make him stand out from all those other autograph hounds. That’s when Chris did what he does best, “I decided to use my art talents and love of boxing to my advantage.”

Chris started painting portraits of famous boxers and celebrities onto the gloves, and then having the gloves autographed, making them a true one-of-a-kind Guzman Glove. Check out Guzman’s art here and watch his story on WGN.

Topps American Pie Box Break – Retail

Posted: December 30, 2011 in 2011 Topps American Pie, Box Break
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2011 Topps American Pie

8 Packs – 6 Cards per pack – $19.99

Pack 1

To Kill A Mocking Bird, Gary Grant, The Godfather Published, Grady the Cow (Foil), New Coke, The Walkman

Pack 2

Hank Williams, Spencer Tracy, Hank Williams (WOF), Christopher Reeve, Wheel of Fortune, The Price is Right

Pack 3

Hopalong Cassidy, First Instant Camera, Jimmy Stewart, Tickle Me Elmo (’90’s Fads), American Top 40, The Simpson’s

Pack 4

First Corvette, Leave It To Beaver, Cornrows (HH), OJ Simpson Not Guilty, Survivor, Harry Potter

Pack 5

Fantasticks, Instant Replay Used, Doomsday Clock, Wheel of Fortune (Foil), Osama Bin Laden Killed, Court allows recordings

Pack 6

Death of a salesman, On The Road, Rod Serling (WOF), Nancy Kerrigan Attacked, Luke & Laura Marry, ESPN Launches

Pack 7

Rod Serling, Zip Codes, The Fantastic Four, Mood Rings (’70s FF), Ramonrs, Secretariat’s Triple Crown

Pack 8

Johnny Cash, Disneyland Opens, Fred Astaire (WOF), Vincent Pastore (Memorabilia)

A very interesting product, if your not looking for anything sports related. This set only has a few cards representing sports, but as far as the celebration of American Pop Culture this is a pretty good product.

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