Topps Diamond Giveaway

Posted: February 16, 2011 in 2011 Topps, 2011 Topps Diamond Giveaway
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Two Hobby boxes and a few random packs and I’m holding 15 of these Diamond Giveaway cards. So off to DiamondTopps.com to see what I really have on my hands.

1) 2006 Preston Wilson #210

2) Nob Wells #357

3) 1953 Harry Lowrey #16

4) 1974 Luis Melendez #307

5) 1975 Eric Soderholm #54

6) 1991 Don Slaught #221

7) 1973 Ollie Brown #526

8 ) 1961 Woody Held #60

9) 2007 Drew anderson #283

10) 1992 Carlos Martinez #280

11) 1988 scott Garrelts #97

12) 2006 willy Traveras #173

13) 1992 Alvaro Espinoza #243

14) 1975 Rico Carty #655

15) 2007 Jason Marquis #178

Box Break 2010-11 Donruss Basketball

Posted: January 29, 2011 in 2010-11 Donruss Basketball, Basketball Cards, Box Break
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2010-11 Donruss Basketball Box Break

8 Packs – 10 Cards per pack – $19.99

Pack 1

Jose Calderon, Brad Miller, Daniel Gibson, Jason Williams (Green Die Cut), Maurice Evans, Chauncey Billups, Boris Diaw, Ron Artest, Bobcats TC, Xavier Henry (RR)

Pack 2

Marc Gasol, Ramon Sessions. Nate Robinson, Dirk Nowitzki(Craftsmen Insert 28/100), Nene, LeBron James, Luke Ridnour, Cavs TC, Greg Monroe (RR), Grant Hill

Pack 3

Tyler Hansbrough, Andres Nocioni, Brendan Haywood, Michael Redd (Green Die Cut), Udonis Haslem, Marcus Camby, Dwight Howard, Bucks TC, Carl Landry, Dominique Jones (RR)

Pack 4

Zach Randolph, Toney Douglas, Dirk Nowitzki, Jarrett Jack (Green Die Cut), Serge Ibaka, Kirk Hinrich, George Hill,Celtics TC, Derrick Favors (RR), Jared Dudley

Pack 5

Derrick Rose, Sam Young, Ben Gordon, Rashard Lewis(Production Line 90/999), Rudy Fernendez, James Harden, Josh Howard, Okalahoma TC, Steve Nash, Kevin Seraphin (RR)

Pack 6

Caron Butler, Jarrett Jack, OJ Mayo, Tyreke Evans (Production Line Die Cut Green), Antonio McDyess, Gerald Wallace, Al Harrington, Hawks TC, Quincy Pondexter (RR), Jordan Crawford (RR)

Pack 7

 Anderson Varejao, Kendrick Perkins, Danny Granger, Marc Gasol (Game Used Production Line 190/399), Jason Kidd (Magicians 697/999) Derrick Brown, Kevin Love, Mario Chalmers, Checklist, Paul George (RR), Samuel Dalembert

Pack 8

Jrue Holiday, Shawn Marion, Sonny Weems, David Lee(Green Die Cut), Corey BrewerCarlos Arroyo, David Lee, Trail Blazers TC, Cole Aldrich (RR), Pau Gosol

OVERALL –  Not a bad box break for $20.00, plenty of inserts, Rookies, and even a game used. I like the look of the cards with the old style picture colors, and the back with the 1983 baseball style backs.

2010 NCAA Football Hobby Box Break

Posted: December 2, 2010 in 2010 Sweet Spot NCAA Football, Archie Manning Sweet Spot, Box Break, Football Cards, NCAA, Upper Deck
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2010 NCAA Football Hobby Box Break

6 Packs per Box – 8 Cards per pack

Pack 1

Sidney Rice, Jevan Snead, Eli Manning, Randy Moss, Mike Kafka, DeSean Jackson, John Skelton, Chris Brown (Sweet Spot Sig 41/250)

Pack 2

Levi Brown, Ben Roethlisberger, Jerry Hughes, Matt Moore, Taylor Mays, Rob Gronkowski, Aaron Rodgers, Josh Freeman (sweet Swatches)

Pack 3

Jay Cutler, Joe Webb, Jonathan Stewart, Chris Johnson, Marcus Easley, Percy Harvin, Jamaal Charles, Jamaal Charles (Sweet swatches)

Pack 4

Rashard Mendenhall, Jonathan Compton, Kevin Kolb, Carlton Mitchell, Rusty Smith, Troy Polamalu, Sean weatherspoon, LeSean McCoy (Sweet Swatches)

Pack 5

Sean Lee, DeAngelo Williams, Armanti Edwards, Carlos Dunlap, Vince Young, Joe Flacco, Michael Turner, Archie Manning (Sweet Spot Sig 19/25)

19/25

Pack 6

Riley Cooper, Marion Barber, Ricky Willaims, Brett Favre, Calvin Johnson, Jason Pierre- Paul, Jimmy Graham, Knowshon Moreno (Sweet Swatches)

Request For 2011

Posted: November 29, 2010 in Baseball Cards, Sports Collectors Daily
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Sports Collectors Daily

The hobby has changed alot in the last few years, and I’m sure we can expect alot of changes in the new year both good and bad. The folks over at Sports Collectors Daily posted the

“Ten Things We’d Like to See in 2011”  Check it out, they have some good ideas that could really catch on.

2010-11 Upper Deck Hockey

Posted: November 21, 2010 in 2010-11 Upper Deck Hockey, Box Break, Hockey, Upper Deck, Upper Deck Young Guns
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2010-11 Upper Deck Hockey – Hobby

24 Packs – 8 cards per pack

Pack 1

Jarkko Ruutu, Tuomo Ruutu, Lout Eriksson, Marc-Edwards Vlasic, Jarome Iginla, Daniel Cirardi, Flyers Checklist, Tuukka Rask (20th Anniv)

Pack 2

Stephen Weiss, Patrik Berglund, Niklas Backstrom, Drew Doughty, Mattias Ohlund, Daniel Alfredsson, Steven Stamkos P.K. Subban (Young Gun)

Pack 3

Blackhawks Checklist, Ryan Callahan, Mark Ciordano, Mike Green, Patrice Bergeron, Sidney Crosby, Jaroslav Spacek, Hockey Heroes Card

Pack 4

Michal Handzus, Ryan O’Reilly, Trent Hunter. Brad Stuart, Nicklas Backstrom, Kyle Brodziak, Dwayne Roloson, Cody Almond (Young Gun)

Pack 5

Bobby Ryan, Jonathan Ericsson, Rich Peverley, AJ Umberger, Henrik Sedin, Dave Bolland, Andrew Brunette, Michael Ryder

Pack 6

Brad Boyes, Martin Erat, Erik Cole, Gilbert Brule, Dan Boyle, Zach Parise, Matt Duchene, Steve Yzerman (Hockey Heroes)

Pack 7

Jean-Scbastien Ciguere, Ryan Kesler, Antoine Vermette, David Krejci, Darren Helm, Brandon Morrow, Scott Upshall, Marian Hossa

Pack 8

Pekka Rinne, Radim Vrbata, Henrik Zetterberg, Curtis Glencross, Wojtek Wolski, Jeff Deslauriers, Steve Downie, Andrew Cogliano (20th Anniv)

Pack 9

Martin St. Louis, Milan Lucic, Phil Kessel, Dainius Zubrus, Cotton Orr, Cuillaume Latendresse, Jonathan Toews, Erik Johnson

Pack 10

Cam Ward Joni Pitkanen, Mason Raymond, JP Dumont, Dustin Penner, Brent Burns, Brandon Dubinsky, David Backes (20th Anniv)

Pack 11

Matt Niskanen, Martin Brodeur, Brad Richardson, Alexandre Burrows, Tomas Fleischmann, Tom Pyatt, Chris Stewart, andres Lindback (Young Guns – 20th Anniv)

Pack 12

Marc Staal, Ryan Malone, Brooks Laich, Nik Antropov, Jonathan Quick, Matt Moulson, John Tavares,Ryan Miller

Pack 13

Joel Ward, Rob Scuderi, John Mitchell, Scmyon Varlamov, Ville Leino, Ray Emery (Game Used Jersey)

Pack 14

Llya Bryzgalov, Ryan Whitney, Martin Hanzal, Michal Rozsival, Corey Perry, Troy Brouwer, Mike Cammalleri, Kyle Clifford (Young Gun)

Pack 15

Niklas Hagman, Stephane Veilleux, Jay Bouwmeester, Brian Elliott, Cory Stillman, Drew Stafford (Game Used Jersey)

Pack 16

Nick Johnson (Young Guns), Ryane Clowe, Andy McDonald, Chris Butler, Ron Hainsey, Tuukka Rask, Brian Cionta, Stephane Robidas

Pack 17

Chad LaRose, Lubomir Visnovsky, Duncan Keith, Daniel Paille, Rick Nash, Mikael Samuelsson, Johan Franzen, Nick Bonino (Young Guns)

Pack 18

Joe Pavelski, Mike Richards, Brian Campbell, Bryan Little, Alex Coligoski, Evander Kane, Vernon Fiddler, Jarome Iginla (All-World)

Pack 19

Nazem Kadri (Young Gun), Tim Connolly, Blake Comeau, Bryan McCabe, Martin Caborik, Kristian Huselius, Brad Richards, David Clarkson

Pack 20

Francois Beauchemin, Scott Hartnell, Martin Havlat, Jordan Staal, Tobias Enstrum, Sergei Samsonov, Dion Phaneuf, Marco Sturm

Pack 21

Fedor Tyutin, Brian Boucher, Derek Morris, Cody McLeod, David Backes, Jusst Jokinen, Kris Russell, Niclas Bergfors

Pack 22

Tyler Kennedy, Erik Karlsson, Nick Schultz, Matt Carle, Valtteri Filppula, Dustin Brown, Jay McClement, Mark Streit (20th Anniv)

Pack 23

Mike Fisher, Hal Gill, Carey Price, Cal Clutterbuck, Anze Kopitar (All-World), Jamie Langenbrunner, Shea Weber, Steve Sullivan

Pack 24

Craig Anderson, Jaime Brown, Jason Blake, Matt Carle (20th Anniv), Sami Salo, George Parros, Michael Frolik, Jochen Hecht

Mejier Box Break LOT

Posted: November 9, 2010 in Box Break
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Stopped at the local Meijer store picking up a Rak-pack of 2010 Absolute Memorabilia ($4.99), box of Score Hockey ($9.99), and a box of 2010 Topps Update ($19.99).  Unlike most box breaks here, pack by pack, I’m only listing some of the nice hits.

Absolute Mem –

Sam Bradford, Star Gazing Game Used Jersey 147/250

Mike Iupati, Blue Spectrum Rookie 57/75

The rest were all base cards of LT, Peterson, McNabb, Brady,Hester,Rivers, Addai, Wayne, Moss

2010 Topps Update –

Lou Brock, WS Patch

Reggie Jackson (SP)

CYMTO – Nolan Ryan, Reggie Jackson, Barry Larkin

Other Noteables – Yount (T.Red), Jeter (Future Star), Reese (T. Red), C.Mathewson (Vintage Legends), Mel Ott (Vintage Legends)

2010-11 Score Hockey –  

Rookies – Matt Martin, Dustin Kohn, Arturs Kulda, Bobby Butler, Philip Larsen, Zach Hamill

Net Cam – Pekka Rinne

Sammy Sosa’s Bat Goes for $14,407

Posted: November 3, 2010 in Chicago Cubs, Sammy Sosa, Sosa Corked
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We have a buyer, according to ChicagoSports.com, Grant DePorter, CEO of Harry Caray’s Restaurant Group, has purchased the Sammy Sosa corked bat with an auction bid price of $14,407.The bat, which was used in a 2003 Cubs game against Tampa Bay, will be on display at Harry Caray’s Restaurant on Kinzie beginning Thursday. DePorter said,  “This bat is unquestionably a unique piece of Chicago sports history, and it is a perfect fit for our museum collection.”

2010-11 Prestige Basketball Box Break

Posted: November 1, 2010 in 2010-11 Prestige Basketball, Basketball Cards, Box Break
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2010-11 Prestige Basketball Box Break

$19.99 – 8 Packs – 10 Cards per pack

Pack 1

Rose, Lee, McGee (Bonus Shot 412/499, Cole Aldrich (Rookie), Okur, Larry Bird, Bosh,Oden, Wade, Deng

Pack 2

Billups,Durant, Duncan (Hardcourt Heroes)Evan Turner (Rookie), Worthy, Kukoc, Connie Hawkins, Lewis, B. Davis, J. Smith

Pack 3

Elliot williams (Prestigious Picks Game Used 87/499), Ariza, A. Miller, Mayo, Patrick Patterson (Rookie), Q. Buckner, N. Young, Dunleavy Sr, Bogut, A. Parker, Granger

Pack 4

Nelson, B. Gordon, JR Smith, Gasol, Diaw, G. Vasquez (Rookie), G. Payton, Udrih, Maravich, Jianlian

Pack 5

Love, C. Anthony, Ed Davis (Prestigious Picks 137/299), Quincy Pondexter (Rookie), McGee, Michael Cooper, D. Williams, T. Murphy, J. Crawford, M. Beasley

Pack 6

Jeff Green, S. Battier, Nash, Devin Ebanks (Rookie),  Mashburn, G. Hill, KC Jones, R. Westbrook, D. Jones, B. Roy

Pack 7

Nowitzki, T. Douglas, Curry, Jarvis Varnado (Rookie), Moses Malone, P. Millsap, Larry Johnson, D. Gallinari, L. Aldridge, James Jones

Pack 8

A. Stoudemire, DJ Augustin, R. Sessions, R. Sessions, Derrick Favors (Rookie), Turkoglu, Muresan, Landry, Taj Gibson, C. Paul, R. Hamilton

A nice looking set for an early basketball break. Likes the look of the Prestigios Pick cards and alot of the older stars back from the day.

Pack 3

For Sale – Wagner T206

Posted: October 27, 2010 in Baseball Cards, Honus Wagner T206
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(Yahoo.com)

Nuns in Baltimore are looking to make $150,000-$200,000 from the auction of a Honus Wagner baseball, which was a unexpected donation. Check out David Brown’s story on the T206 Wagner card by clicking here.

Chicago Card Shops

Posted: October 19, 2010 in Chicago Card Shop, Dianne Hatley, Upper Deck, Whirlwind Tour of Hobby Shops
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Looking for a card shop in the Chicago area? Dianne Hatley a  account executive over at Upper Deck posted “A Whirlwind Tour of Hobby Shops in the Windy City.”  With writeups and photos of the following shops.

Baseball Dreams & Memories

Baseball Dreams & Memories

Elite Sportscards & Comics

Dave’s Dugout

Bergie’s Sports Card Dugout

Bleachers Sportscards

Tim’s Baseball Card Shop

Galaxy Stores

Check it out by clicking here.

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