I Feel Like A Collector Again: Dime Box Buy - 2015 Bowman Purple #136 R.J. Alvarez #d 148/250

Friday, April 28, 2017

Dime Box Buy - 2015 Bowman Purple #136 R.J. Alvarez #d 148/250

For a dime? Sure!

2015 Bowman Purple #136 R.J. Alvarez

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2022 Topps Series 1 - *2022 Topps Series 1Base, Rainbow Foil (1:10), Royal Blue (1:10), Gold #/2022, Green Foil #/499, Advanced Stats #/300, Orange Foil #/299, Red Foil #/1...
This Card Is Cool - My Life in Baseball Cards

Seven Bucks Went a Long Way (The Finale) - Okay, let's wrap this up. Through 11 packs, we've had ups and downs. Looking over at the piles of cards from this endeavor, I'm pretty happy so far. Sur...
The Lost Collector

Thanks for the ride - Today is my blog's 11th anniversary. It's also my last post. I've been thinking about this for some time, but it has become increasingly clear to me over ...
Tony's Sports Pub

Sup Yall! It's A Thurman Thomas Post! - I know it's been a while so I decided to drop a " I'm still alive" post right quick. I've been in a 90's NFL state of mind as of late and have been playing...
A Cracked Bat: Baseball Cards and a Hot Dog

SHE'S ALIVE!!!!! ALIVE!!!!!! - If anyone out there still cares, I'm alive and well in this world and hope the same for you! Whew, the time away has been quite relaxing. My spring an...
My PCs--one card at a time

Andrew McCutchen card #122 2010 Topps Attax NNO - - Found a whole bunch of these Topps Attax cards in one of my trade boxes. These are kind of fun. - Been almost 11 years now since the code...
Baseball Every Night

Willie Mays: Topps Living 2020 - This summer my father got the Topps Living card for Willie Mays. He got two of them and gave me the extra one. Note: he's knows full-well how I feel abou...
Welcome to Oreopolis!

Cadillac’s Long, Strange Trip - Cadillac’s announcement of a 2023 LMDh prototype sports car program is obviously great news for IMSA and the FIA World Endurance Championship. But even f...
the Conlon Baseball Card Collector

- Card Values Being Updated *Update 10/2021: I'm on my last grouping, the Prototype and Promotional cards. This one will take a bit since the group of 48 i...
The Card Papoy

Junior WOAH (this is not an acronym) - My new BFF Greg sent me a new batch of cards. Just like that. Because I'm a pretty cool guy And also because we're both pretty excited to be able to talk...
Battlin' Bucs

I've Been Keeping Busy - I think it's pretty safe to say that any full-time return to blogging is off the table at this point. But hey, let's get on the board for 2021 if any of...
Not Pulled From Packs

TTM Return: Week Ending 5-15-21 - I just had one TTM return last week. This one came from former Dodgers outfielder Ralph Bryant and took 28 days to and from a home address.
Wrigley Roster Jenga

A Thunderous New Addition, Pt. 2 - Been a while since I checked in here. Life's been busy, lots of big life changes, figuring out this whole parenthood thing, the Cubs have been a whole b...
The Rollie Fingers Collector

2021 Topps Project 70 - *Year: 2021* *Manufacturer: Topps* *Set: Project 70* *Card Type: Base* *Card Number: 60* *Print Run: 3666* *Artist: Ermsy* Wow been awhile since I posted ...
Adventures in 1952 Topps

Cards #1 to #310 Bindered - When it comes to my sets, I sleeve them and keep them in 3-ring binders. My 1952 set build effort is not exception. I view the Topps base set as a sort...
Cardboard Conundrum

Renee Young Autographed Kiss Card from 2020 Fully Loaded - For me, it has actually been years since I went to my LCS for some unopened cards, but on an excursion to the mall last week, I decided to stop in. I was...
~~~~~ Scribbled Ink ~~~~~

Watching COMC like a Hawk, I'm the Fool - Like a Hawk Dennis is such a damn troublemaker, man. Back in December I was fine living my hobby life getting all my cards from TCDB, Ebay, Card Shows and...
The Five Tool Collector

Closet Discoveries - I've been on a cleaning/reorganizing/purging binge lately and I attacked my hobby closet earlier this week. I opened four boxes from the upper shelves a...
plain gray swatch

In Defense of the Rookie Card - Hey there. How've you been? I mean really - how have you been? It times like these I feel like I have to ask, but I ask beyond pleasantries, I am expressi...
Cardboard Hogs

Slingin’ Sammy Baugh - Today is St. Paddy’s day, but really…it’s the birthdate of the greatest Quarterback of all-time. Samuel ‘Slingin Sammy’ Adrian Baugh. Well, the greatest ...
Shoebox Legends

Weekly Round-Up - A New Endeavor & a Legend Takes a Break - Boy it's been a rough and challenging week on the work/professional front. Glad I have cards, this blog, this hobby and this great community to keep me ...
The Cardboard and Me

Lost Rookies: 1988-89 OPC Ken Baumgartner - Ken "Bomber" Baumgartner was one of my favourite players when I was a child. I was an Islanders fan and they didn't have much on go other than Lafontai...
Project Pedro...My life in cards

Cheap Wax Wednesday - Episode 306 - 2013 Pinnacle Baseball - Pinnacle rises from the dead, at least for one year.
90's Niche Football Card Blog

Why “The Market” Sucks for The Hobby - Sports cards are far more expensive than they were as little as a year ago. They are also more valuable. After all, what something is worth depends on what...
the cardboard review.

2020-2021 Upper Deck Artifacts Review - *Upper Deck Artifacts has long given collectors a beautiful set filled with hockey memorabilia to enjoy. Through the years, Upper Deck has changed the pr...
Old Red Sox Cards

"The Card Closet" YouTube Episode #49 - My ballot for 2020 for the YouTube Sportscard Channel Hall of Fame!!! The Card Closet #49
Infield Grit

Collecting the beautiful game - I’ve always been a baseball card collector first and foremost. This summer however, in about July, I started thinking again about a different game from my ...
George 'Moon' Gibson

J=K Gibson Confirmed! - My days of collecting George Gibson cards go back to about 2006 or so. Since then I've tried to maintain a checklist of every Gibson card out there. At s...
From a 1980s Baseball Card Collector

Reprints: 1940 Play Ball Philadelphia A's Team Set - The Athletics left Philadelphia long ago, and the Phillies maintained their history in the city for many years through their inclusion on the Philadelph...
Horizontal Heroes: The 1960 Topps Set

#290 Jerry Lumpe - *Jerry Lumpe Kansas City Athletics* *Career:* Jerry Lumpe was a Yankee prospect who put up impressive minor league numbers but wasn't quite good en...
Cards of Future Fenway Stars

Where Are They Now? 2019 USA Baseball 18U Team - Mick Abel, RHP: Drafted and Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (Round 1, Pick 15 Overall) Jack Bulger, C: Incoming Freshman at Vanderbilt. Pete Crow-Arms...
Collecting Wax

My 1st Mantle - Over the past couple of years, I’ve participated in a bunch of vintage set breaks. These types of breaks are when you buy a spot and receive the card assig...
Bean's Ballcard Blog

Quarter Box Sale TONIGHT Live on my YouTube Channel - Just a quick note to my readers that I’ll be running a quarter box sale tonight on my YouTube channel (click for link to my Continue reading The post Qua...
2 by 3 Heroes

Recent pickups - Look - if I don't get something posted soon, I will never do it. I spent the past two days organizing my desk, and sorting out more mailings I need to g...
All Trade Bait, All The Time...

Joan Jett Custom Cards From Baseball Card Breakdown - Aloha, everybody, Check out these beautiful custom Joan Jett baseball cards from Baseball Card Breakdown. There were also a couple of other surprise cus...
Dodgers Blue Heaven

Blog Kiosk: 9/15/2020 - Dodgers Links & News - Some Odds and Ends - I missed this recent release from Topps yesterday. Featured here is a Topps *2020 Turn Back the Clock* online exclusive card made available yesterday, an...
Wax Stain Rookie

Top 30 NHL Players of All-time: #27 - So what you don't know is this is round 2 of this post. As a flash back to the early days of this blog, Blogger decided to vomit out my post when I hit pub...
Long Way from Lambeau

Making your way in the world today takes everything you've got. - I wonder if we're going to have football this season?
Pack War

Marshawn Lynch Rainbow Done - After 4 years of hunting I have completed the 2013 Chrome Marshawn Lynch #6 rainbow when the Gold parallel reached my doorstep today. Here are all 14 card...
I Love the Smell of Cardboard in the Morning

The End of the 7 Day Trading Card Challenge Road - Here I am, I've come to the end of the line for my 7 Day Trading Card Challenge. There have been twists and turns...planned and unplanned pauses, but the j...
Mets Baseball Cards Like They Ought To Be!

Wear a mask!! - *Wear a mask!!!* *It's common sense.* *And be safe in all you do.*
ARPSmith's Sportscard Obsession

The Joy of a Completed Team Set - 1996 Flair Giants - Every so often I go on a streak of trying to pick up Giants base cards to fill in gaps in my collection. I recently made a list of almost 700 base cards I...
All About Cards - Sports Card Reviews, Box Breaks, Checklists and News

2020 Topps Transcendent Hall of Fame Edition Checklist and 1/1 Pull Tracker - Topps Transcendent Collection Baseball Cards returns with an all Hall of Fame Edition. THE premiere, most high end case of Baseball cards available. If pu...
Autographed Cards

2009 Upper Deck, Royals Team Leaders - #459 Zack Greinke/Gil Meche/David DeJesus Anytime you can get a card signed by two players, it feels like an accomplishment. But completing a card with m...
Jaybarkerfan's Junk

5/1/20 - The Last PC- Where the Big Boys Play https://thelastpcwcw.blogspot.com/
Cardboard Greats

Upon Closer Inspection - My last blog post, which was far too long ago if you ask me, was a 1-pack preview of 2020 Topps Gypsy Queen that provided a brief insight into this year'...
Hoarding Cardboard

Post #152 - Pickup Man - Been a while since I posted - that's one of the negatives of being essential. Not that I'm complaining too much, however. I'm quite blessed to still be emp...
A guy and his Pavel Bure collection (and other stories)

This is the end guys here... New website! - This is the end guys! As you can see, it's been a while since I posted here. For some of you who didn't know, but I build a new website for my collection. ...
onemillioncubsproj

An Ernie Banks Slab and Roosevelt Brown Autograph in a NAFTA Trade - NAFTA in the hobby world is an ongoing free trade agreement with @TheHobbySpyder. We have traded packages back and forth for well over a year. Let him know...
Andrew Henry

2006 Topps Jeff Francoeur #445 - Braves Card of the Day ⚾ - I had this fear that after a year or so in the league, Frenchy would hit a wall. I was afraid that his free swinging ways would lead to him striking out ...
Talking Heads: The Topps 1958 Baseball Set

#68 Daryl Spencer - Spencer played 10 years in the National League with the Giants, Dodgers, Cardinals, and Reds. He grew up in Kansas where his father was an oil field dr...
My Cardboard Habit

Can We Talk About the Price of Bowman Draft? - In the 2019 MLB Draft, the Texas Rangers selected Josh Jung out of Texas Tech with the #8 overall pick. For me this was huuuuge. Not only was Jung (pronoun...
CMMDTO

2019 Topps Museum Collection Meaningful Materials - I picked up this 2019 Topps Musuem Collection Meaningful Materials Paul Goldschmidt Copper Relic numbered to 35 in December for $1.99 plus $3.26 shipping (...
dmntakeover

*Takeover Rules* Updated 1/6/2020! - Rules for the takeover: -If you see a card you want, simply tweet "sold", or some word along those lines at it. If you got it, I'll favorite your tweet-Sta...
The Press Box Sports

Nationals Sign Asdrubal Cabrera to a one year deal - Press Box Sports Net Nationals Sign Asdrubal Cabrera to a one year deal The Washington Nationals decided to bring back infielder Asdrubal Cabrera. The de...
That T206 life

“Gettysburg Eddie” Plank and His T206 Rarity – A 110 Year-Old Puzzle Solved? - Editor’s note: I am pleased to present another guest article from hobby friend, and long-time collector Tom Slowey. Enjoy! by Tom Slowey Eddie Plank, sta...
A Cardboard Problem

Why are prices of 2018 Topps Update Baseball so high? - If you have been checking out baseball cards as of late for Ronald Acuna Jr., you would have noticed that prices for 2018 Topps Baseball Update Series are ...
Stories by Card Bored Dad on Medium

Baseball Dog Days of Summer - Back in 1993, Milk-Bone made player and pooch trading cards for some reason. Like lots of pop culture from the early ‘90s, the result was brightly colore...
Pulp ephemera

Meteors and Moonmen - Meteors and Moonmen A meteor strikes its match across a moonlit sky and blazes the phosphorous night before elements wipe it out. I believe and don’t belie...
Preserve The Hobby

Tips For Getting Autographs Through The Mail (TTM) - Obtaining autographs through the mail (TTM) is something I’ve done for over 20 years. Since I realize many collectors may not know exactly where to begin, ...
Off Hiatus Baseball Cards

PWEs, Accompanied by Song - I decided to write a post tonight comprised of recent PWEs that I've received in the mail lately accompanied by songs that have been randomly going around ...
Nothing But Nets

Well, Hello! - It's not too often one of the greatest players alive signs with the Nets as a free agent...but that's just what we learned is going to happen, today! Long...
Supporting The Minnow

So much stuff - So I traded some tools I wasn’t using to a guy who had a “bunch” of cards and stuff to trade. I was mostly after some O-Pee-Chee Hockey cards, but got a lo...
1985 Topps

Word - Greetings! This blog is a tribute to the 1985 Topps set, one of the last sets released before the baseball card boom of the late 1980s/early 1990s. Whe...
Too Many Manninghams

2018 COMC purchases: 10 years later... - [image: Related image] At long last I'm finishing up my 2018 COMC pickups with my favorites--my PC guys from the 2008 draft class! It's this here blog's an...
Collection Connections

Eliminate the Effects of Acid in Your Posters - The # 1 paper enemy is acid. Unless your paper is made from cotton rag – which is very rare due to its high cost, most of the paper that your posters are...
Steel City Scoop

Inside Scoop: 2019 Panini Donruss Elite Football Hobby - 2019 Panini Donruss Elite Football Hobby Release Date: Wednesday, June 26th, 2019 Configuration: 5 cards per pack, 20 packs per box, 12 boxes per case. Ins...
Summer of '74

2019 Brewers NOW is LIVE - My most anticipated release of the 2019 card season was the return of my own Brewers NOW brand and... with a fresh blanket of goddamn snow on the ground......
Thorzul Will Rule

Pull the Trigger 20.20 ($30) - *1970 Topps Luis Aparicio* This is one of the cards I picked out of a dollar box a couple of weekends ago. Turns out I already had it, so now I'm happy to...
Now and Zen

Five Opinions - Hello friends. I've seen five doctors, four of them neurologists, and they all say I have ALS. I had a really big appointment last Wednesday, and it suck...
bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog

A Three Pack, Progress, and a Wantlist - *Before I begin, I'd like to dedicate this blog post to my grandmothers, Leonor Anama (nee Filoteo) and Gloria Y. Nichols. Both were born in February, Leon...
The Daily Dimwit

A Little Trip to the Monthly Card Show - Hey everyone, last weekend we had our monthly card show at the Radisson here in Colorado Springs. It's a pretty small show, with one or two big vendors. On...
Mark's Ephemera

1990 Socko Juice Orel Hershiser set - This is one of those food premiums that doesn't pop up too often for a reasonable price. I think I pulled the trigger for about $10 a few months ago. Inter...
1988 Topps

552nd Place - Rene Gonzales - *Card #98* I think Topps missed a golden opportunity to let Rene's card number (98) match his jersey (88). So close! 2019 is off to a rough start relate...
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2019 Topps WWE Road to WrestleMania Checklist -
#BackyardDiamond

CONTROVERSY! (part 2) - Four weeks ago now, as I reported on in my last blog post (CONTROVERSY! (part 1)), it was discovered that who knows how many autographed T206’s, Goudeys an...
Vintage Twins

2018 Topps Chrome Update - Long time, no talk. Unfortunately not much to add, other than I’ve got a podcast/stream you can check out most Wednesday nights here, here, or on iTunes by...
Tridents and Trading Cards

Steal a Base - Thanks to the amazing Mookie Betts, America didn’t have to wait long for Taco Bell’s Steal a Base, Steal a Taco promotion to be realized. Swiping second ba...
Home Run Hockey

Terry Sawchuk - *Terry Sawchuk* - Played senior baseball and had interest from the Majors before becoming an NHL star. *The card:* 1954/55 Topps *What it says about base...
Autograph Blog - News, Tips, and Tricks of In-Person and TTM Autograph Collecting

TTM Address of The Day - Jim Kelly (Football) - Jim Kelly c/o Hunter's Hope Foundation P.O. Box 643 6368 West Quaker Street Orchard Park, NY 14127 USA *$50.00 Donation to "Hunter's Hope Foundation" Req...
Brewers 792

Topps Big League Hits One Out of the Park! - I started this blog about a year ago this month, shortly after having gotten back into the hobby after many years away. The one thing I wish I had more of ...
Diamond Cuts and Wax Stains

Aphantasia – “You have an extremely unusual way of solving problems!” - When I was in fourth-year architecture, I took an elective course in multidimensional geometry. (Yes, I did this on purpose. It was a great course.) In the...
Bubba's Bangin' Batch of Baseball Bits

2018 Allen & Ginter Box 4-8 Recap - Boxes one through three were pretty good to me. Since I got my case a day later than I thought I would, I actually didn't have time to open and really app...
St. Louis Cardinals' Cardboard

Liberación!!!!!!!! - I woke up this morning with a fresh cup of coffee and a a little World Cup preview show-knowing that until my wife is able to watch with me I will be on ...
Once a Cub

Quick Update - I just wanted to give a quick update as it has been about three weeks since I last posted. I had some computer issues about three weeks ago. Between that f...
Toronto Blue Jays Collection

Apparently they called this guy 'Earache' - Well, I'm pleased to announce that my C46 collection has doubled in size! I haven't been aggressively pursuing this set (there are some pretty high grade C...
Coast To Posts - A Hockey Card Blog

- Just a quick three pack show and tell for this evenings post. Not entirely sure why I decided to take a gamble on SPx for the second week in a row but here...
21st-Century Topps Baseball (1990-Present)

For Sale: Everything on my 21st Century Blog Site - After the pains of trying to move from a big house on a small farm to a much smaller house and yard, I will begin to sell off my 21st-Century Topps co...
A Pack A Day

1994 Milwaukee Wave Promo Pack - This pack was likely received as an arena giveaway. It's one of those things that my parents find in a shoebox when they're doing some cleaning, and they...
Tomahawk Chop

2018 MLB Predictions - I know I've been super quiet for the last year or so. To be honest, I've mostly stepped away from collecting for the time being. Sometimes there are more i...
Hangin with Chuck

2017 High Number Heritage Hanger Packs - There seemed to be a ton of hype around this product the last few years so I wanted to see if I could hit anything good. Two different locations had a sing...
Topps 1971

right on! - Welcome! This is a tribute to the 1971 Topps set, the first Topps set to feature black borders on every card, full-color action on player cards, and head...
S.V. Lloyd's Nostalgic Baseball Cards Revived

Topps 1954 Hank Sauer #4 Baseball Card - 1954 Topps Hank Sauer Hank Sauer baseball card from 1954! By Shawn Vernon Lloyd Advertisements
Byron “Whizzer” White’s cardboard options aren’t all that supreme – BlowoutBuzz.com

BlowoutBuzz.com has a new home … now a section of BlowoutCards.com - If you want the latest news in the hobby, we’ve got a new location for you. You need to go to BlowoutCards.com. After more than two years and nearly 3,800 ...
Wish They Still Came With Bubblegum

It's and there's still pack searchers at Target. - Cards are back! Baseball is almost back! So yeah found some 2018 Topps last Tuesday a day early. I didn't pull this card, Tony L of Off Hiatus sent it t...
Collating Cards

USS Mariner Project #2: Participation Trophies - Shortly before the beginning of my first year in 'midget major' baseball (10 years-old, I believe), my dad was faced with a dilemma: the sponsor for the te...
The Roberto Clemente Card Project

45 Years - It has been 45 years to this date that our hero, Roberto Clemente, passed away in a tragic plane accident off his home shores off of Puerto Rico on New Yea...
beauspencer826

Merry Christmas Memories (1991): My First Wax Box - Merry Christmas Eve. The holiday season always brings back great childhood memories of looking at my baseball cards. This Christmas marks the 26th Annivers...
Voice of the Collector

Have You Heard? December 9th is National Hobby Shop Day!! - Many of you may know *Michael Fruitman*. Mike is the owner of *Mike's Stadium Sportscards* in *Aurora, Colorado*. You can follow him on *Twitter* here. A...
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September 20 Goodwin Auction - On September 20, 2017, Goodwin sold a whopping seven signed T206 cards. Four of the cards - Doyle, Snodgrass, Leifield & McBride - originated from the 20...
15 Cent Cards One at a Time

1975 #20 Topps Card is of New York Yankees’ Thurman Munson - Thurman Munson started the 1974 season after coming off his best year to date. Considered by most to be the “heart and soul” of the Yankees in 147 gam...
Trading John Elway

This is the last post for this blog. - I am done with the NFL and anything to do with it. No more cards, no more games not even on TV! I am done. Why? Any disrespect of the flag that is condoned...
Inception Baseball: A Very Simple Idea

2014 and 2015 Kris Bryant - This post comes to you - much to my delight and surprise - thanks in large part to Palmetto State Sports Cards! I have tried to start writing about pla...
Capewood's Collections

Gone to Twitter - I've been doing this blog since early 2008 and I'm afraid I'm just tired of doing it. But I still want to show off cards I get so I plan to post cards on T...
Just A Bit Offside

Final Parkie Post...... for now. - So here is the final post of my recent Parkhurst purchase. I hope to find more soon. There is a big show here the last weekend of September, *fingers cros...
Dodger Penguin

Card of the Day - 2016 Topps Transcendent : Vin Scully Gold Framed Autograph (22/52) BGS Graded Gem Mint 9.5 - There are a few friends out there *cough* Greg *cough* (lol) that believed I was crazy when I sold off my other Vin Scully autograph but when it came ba...
Cleveland Sweet Spotting

From the Field: Rhett Wiseman, of, Washington Nationals - Rhett Wiseman was drafted by the Nationals in the 3rd round of the 2015 draft out of Vanderbilt. He was part of a Vandy team that featured super prospects ...
Paul's Random Baseball Stuff

I have too many hobbies… - I miss blogging. I do not miss blogging about baseball every day. My reasons for going into semi-retirement remain: I don’t get to go to enough Atlantic Le...
Summer of '74

Summer of ’74 is Moving! - I’ve decided to switch over to blogspot, so please click the super-cool new Summer of ’74 logo to visit the new home of my card blog. The wordpress site wi...
Scott Crawford On Cards!

So, yeah, this is happening. - [image: http://emojuanuribe.tumblr.com/] Yeah, I know. But change is good sometimes. As you've probably figured out, I have begun migrating my active post...
addiction as therapy

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Trading Card Preservation Society

Episode #15 Has Arrived! - The Trading Card Preservation Society has returned for a new episode a day before the release of 2017 Topps Heritage and Opening Day. Dave the Cardboard ...
Catching up with collecting

Starting a New PC - Well things have not settled down as much as I thought they would. We moved in early December, and two months later, it is still chaotic around here. I hav...
The BEST Season of the Year

Pirates ’04 UD Etchings Auto Contest! - Originally posted on Sports Card Info: This contest is for a Josh Fogg 2004 Upper Deck Etchings – Etched In Time Auto #’ed/325. Good luck!!! Contest Detai...
Bob Lemke's Blog

Ranew survived 1966 bat attack - *Uncommon commons:* In more than 30 years in sportscards publishing I have thrown hundreds of notes into files about the players – usually non-star play...
Collating Cards

47-Card Knockout - No, it’s not some new card game- it’s a feature on one of my more recent purchases… I’ve never spent the day after Thanksgiving shopping in retail stores. ...
Ain't Nobody Got Time For Cardboard!

Talking Trades: These Cards Didn't Come with Bubblegum - Back in April, I completed a trade with Jeff from Wish They Still Came With Bubblegum. At one point I found a couple packs with some gum (wrapped like the...
MY BASEBALL CARD COMEBACK

- *MOOKIE BETTS COLLECTION* *Anything not on this list I need. * *2013* *PANINI * 2013 Panini Prizm Draft Picks #46 Panini Classics #169 *2014 * *BOWMAN...
The Baseball Card Blog

Cards I Have Known - You've caught me in a lyrical mood tonight. Maybe it's the chilled autumn air of my walk home from work tonight. Or maybe it's that we're finally able to t...
sportscardreference.wordpress.com

Topps Offers Special Edition Ben Zobrist Card - October 22, 2016 Jason Dean Martin Topps released a special edition Ben Zobrist card today available only on the Topps website. The card, although similar...
Buck and Blackhawks

2015-16 Upper Deck SPx Hockey Ultimate Chicago Blackhawks Checklist and Gallery - 2015-16 Upper Deck SPx Hockey *Base, * 18 Jonathan Toews 50 Brent Seabrook 56 Bobby Hull *Shift Change* 73 Artemi Panarin *Stick Wizards* 80 Patrick Kane ...
Hockey Card Geek

Iowa Wild Crash OYO Giveaway - During a recent Iowa Wild hockey game, they gave these Iowa Wild Crash OYO figures to the first 1,500 fans. Crash is the Iowa Wild mascot and Lazer 103.3, ...
Hockey Card Heaven

2015 Leaf Best of Hockey Case Break - Part Two - Continuing on with the final four hits from my 2015 Leaf Best of Hockey case break, we start with some vintage goodness. Unfortunately, it wasn't vintage g...
1975 Topps (it's far out, man)

#640 - Harmon Killebrew - *Card fact: *This is the final Topps card issued of Harmon Killebrew during his playing career. He had appeared in just about every Topps flagship set f...
Small BallFields

Clark Field - WHERE: Woodland, California WHERE EXACTLY: Grand Avenue and West Beamer Street WHEN VISITED: July 3, 2011 while visiting family. From the Davis Enterprise:...
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Dime Box Buy - 2015 Bowman Purple #136 R.J. Alvarez #d 148/250

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