COMC Show & Tell - The Other Buybacks

The prices that most COMC sellers ask for their buybacks is much higher than I'm willing to pay.  I look when I think about it, and every once in awhile I can find a deal.  Or a card I just really want.  That's where these three come in. 

2017 Topps - Rediscover Topps Stamped Buybacks Bronze #117 Ramon Hernandez 

I paid 62 cents for this, which is more than I'd normally pay for a buyback.  As a kid, some of the first "old" cards I knew were 1973 Topps and that set always brings back some fond memories.  While I probably have a 1973 already, I was still willing to spend that much.

2017 Topps - Rediscover Topps Stamped Buybacks Silver #152 Omar Vizquel 

I actually paid $1.05 for this one, but it was worth it.  When I was in seventh grade, my parents bought me a stereo.  Not too long after that, I discovered that I could get AM sports radio stations from all over the east.  I was in West Virginia but depending on the day, I could get stations from Atlanta, New York, Toronto, Washington DC, KMOX out of St. Louis and most importantly, WKNR out of Clevelend. 

I spent many evenings and nights during the 1990s listening to Tom Hamilton and Herb Score call baseball games.  I wasn't passing up a chance to add Omar Vizquel to my collection.  Hopefully at some point I will come into some of the other players from those teams. 

2017 Topps - Rediscover Topps Stamped Buybacks Gold #322 Vicente Palacios 

The 1988 Topps design has grown on me in the last year, but I think I might nominate this for the worst card in the history of trading cards.  The chest up shot combined with that horrible airbrushing...I just can't get over it.  That's probably why I got it for 50 cents on COMC.  That's cheap, on there. 

If you shop online and haven't signed up and used ebates yet, you're missing out.  I also use it on eBay to get money back from purchases there.  Between referrals and cash back, I've gotten over $150 in a year.  FREE CARDS!

If you're on Twitter, please give me a follow.  You can also find me on Trading Card Database.  I love trading cards, when it makes sense.  Happy collecting!

Dime Box Buy: 2015 Bowman Chrome Bowman Scouts Top 100 #BTP14 Tyler Glasnow

2015 Bowman Chrome Bowman Scouts Top 100 #BTP14 

If you shop online and haven't signed up and used ebates yet, you're missing out.  I also use it on eBay to get money back from purchases there.  Between referrals and cash back, I've gotten over $100 in about seven months.  FREE CARDS!  If you're on Twitter, please give me a follow.  Happy collecting!

Dime Box Buy: 2015 Bowman Prospects Yellow #BP127 Luis Heredia

2015 Bowman Prospects Yellow #BP127 Luis Heredia

If you shop online and haven't signed up and used ebates yet, you're missing out.  I also use it on eBay to get money back from purchases there.  Between referrals and cash back, I've gotten over $100 in about seven months.  FREE CARDS!  If you're on Twitter, please give me a follow.  Happy collecting!

Dime Box Buy: 1988 Classic Blue #237 Mike Dunne

1988 Classic Blue #237 Mike Dunne

If you shop online and haven't signed up and used ebates yet, you're missing out.  I also use it on eBay to get money back from purchases there.  Between referrals and cash back, I've gotten over $100 in about seven months.  FREE CARDS!  If you're on Twitter, please give me a follow.  Happy collecting!

Dime Box Buy: 2016 Topps Pressed Into Service #PIS7 Josh Harrison

2016 Topps Pressed Into Service #PIS7 Josh Harrison

If you shop online and haven't signed up and used ebates yet, you're missing out.  I also use it on eBay to get money back from purchases there.  Between referrals and cash back, I've gotten over $100 in about seven months.  FREE CARDS!  If you're on Twitter, please give me a follow.  Happy collecting!

Dime Box Buy: 1977-84 Galasso Glossy Greats #6 Smoky Burgess

1977-84 Galasso Glossy Greats #6 Smoky Burgess

If you shop online and haven't signed up and used ebates yet, you're missing out.  I also use it on eBay to get money back from purchases there.  Between referrals and cash back, I've gotten over $100 in about seven months.  FREE CARDS!  If you're on Twitter, please give me a follow.  Happy collecting!

Dime Box Buy: 1981 Donruss #372 Phil Garner

1981 Donruss #372 Phil Garner

If you shop online and haven't signed up and used ebates yet, you're missing out.  I also use it on eBay to get money back from purchases there.  Between referrals and cash back, I've gotten over $100 in about seven months.  FREE CARDS!  If you're on Twitter, please give me a follow.  Happy collecting!

Dime Box Buy: 2016 Topps Archives #294 Andrew McCutchen

I don't understand how anyone can not like Topps Archives.  Current players on the card designs of our youth?  Yes, please!

2016 Topps Archives #294 Andrew McCutchen

If you shop online and haven't signed up and used ebates yet, you're missing out.  I also use it on eBay to get money back.  Between referrals and cash back, I've gotten over $100 in about seven months.  FREE CARDS!  If you're on Twitter, please give me a follow.  Happy collecting!

Dime Box Buy: 1993 Ted Williams POG Cards #19 Pittsburgh Pirates/ St. Louis Cardinals

1993 Ted Williams POG Cards #19 Pittsburgh Pirates/ St. Louis Cardinals

If you shop online and haven't signed up and used ebates yet, you're missing out.  I also use it on eBay to get money back from purchases there.  Between referrals and cash back, I've gotten over $100 in about seven months.  FREE CARDS!  If you're on Twitter, please give me a follow.  Happy collecting!

Dime Box Buy: 2005 Throwback Threads #62 Craig Wilson

2005 Throwback Threads #62 Craig Wilson

If you shop online and haven't signed up and used ebates yet, you're missing out.  I also use it on eBay to get money back.  Between referrals and cash back, I've gotten over $100 in about seven months.  FREE CARDS!  If you're on Twitter, please give me a follow.  Happy collecting!

Dime Box Buy: 1986 Topps Traded #120T Bob Walk

I wasn't passing this one up.  Something tells me that Matt at Bob Walk the Plank will give it a good home, no matter how many copies he already has.

1986 Topps Traded #120T Bob Walk

1986 Topps Traded #120T Bob Walk (back)

If you shop online and haven't signed up and used ebates yet, you're missing out.  I also use it on eBay to get money back.  Between referrals and cash back, I've gotten over $100 in about seven months.  FREE CARDS!  If you're on Twitter, please give me a follow.  Happy collecting!

Dime Box Buy: 1933 DeLong #12 Pie Traynor (Dover Reprint)

I figured that for a dime, it was something cool to pass on to a Pirates fan.

1933 DeLong #12 Pie Traynor (Dover Reprint)

1933 DeLong #12 Pie Traynor (Dover Reprint) back

If you shop online and haven't signed up and used ebates yet, you're missing out.  I also use it on eBay to get money back.  Between referrals and cash back, I've gotten over $100 in about seven months.  FREE CARDS!  If you're on Twitter, please give me a follow.  Happy collecting!

Contest Win Mail from Sports Card Info

If you don't read the Sports Card Info blog and follow on Twitter, you are missing out.  He posts weekly contests that it takes very little to enter.  That's what this was from.

John Smiley is one of the Pirates of my youth, though they eventually let him go.  Boooooooo!

Thanks for the contest!

2017 Topps Archives Fan Favorites Autographs #FFAJS John Smiley

If you shop online and haven't signed up and used ebates yet, you're missing out.  I also use it on eBay to get money back.  Between referrals and cash back, I've gotten over $100 in about seven months.  FREE CARDS!  If you're on Twitter, please give me a follow.  Happy collecting!

Dime Box Buy: 2014 Bowman Chrome Mini #BMPPI2 Tyler Glasnow

Shiny, a dime and will be sent to a Pirates collector some day.

2014 Bowman Chrome Mini #BMPPI2 Tyler Glasnow

2014 Bowman Chrome Mini #BMPPI2 Tyler Glasnow (back)

If you shop online and haven't signed up and used ebates yet, you're missing out.  I also use it on eBay to get money back.  Between referrals and cash back, I've gotten over $100 in about seven months.  FREE CARDS!  If you're on Twitter, please give me a follow.  Happy collecting!

Dime Box Buy: 1992 Score #880 Honus Wagner

I am not a fan of the photos on this subset, but as a kid I loved the back.  I was extremely into baseball history and it was information about players I would never see play, even if I knew most of it already.

1992 Score #880 Honus Wagner 

1992 Score #880 Honus Wagner 

If you shop online and haven't signed up and used ebates yet, you're missing out.  I also use it on eBay to get money back.  Between referrals and cash back, I've gotten over $100 in about seven months.  FREE CARDS!  If you're on Twitter, please give me a follow.  Happy collecting!

Dime Box Buy: 1986 Topps Traded #66T Jim Leyland

I'm not sure which of these is most impressive:

1. The height of the cap.
2. The mesh cap.
3. The fact that Jim Leyland has always looked like he was in his late 60s. 

Feel free to submit your vote in the comments.  

1986 Topps Traded #66T Jim Leyland

1986 Topps Traded #66T Jim Leyland (back)

If you shop online and haven't signed up and used ebates yet, you're missing out.  I also use it on eBay to get money back.  Between referrals and cash back, I've gotten over $100 in about seven months.  FREE CARDS!  If you're on Twitter, please give me a follow.  Happy collecting!

Dime Box Buy - 2016 Donruss 1982 #D82-16 Andrew McCutchen

Picked this up for one of my Pirates collecting friends.

2016 Donruss 1982 #D82-16 Andrew McCutchen

If you shop online and haven't signed up and used ebates yet, you're missing out.  I also use it on eBay to get money back.  Between referrals and cash back, I've gotten over $100 in about seven months.  FREE CARDS!  If you're on Twitter, please give me a follow.  Happy collecting!

Dime Box Buy: 1988 Classic Blue #236 Bobby Bonilla

This one is headed to Jason whether he needs it or not.

1988 Classic Blue #236 Bobby Bonilla

If you shop online and haven't signed up and used ebates yet, you're missing out.  I also use it on eBay to get money back.  Between referrals and cash back, I've gotten over $100 in about seven months.  FREE CARDS!  If you're on Twitter, please give me a follow.  Happy collecting!

Dime Box Buy - 1994 Sportflics #95 Jay Bell

Sportflics rocked!  You can disagree.  You're allowed to be wrong.

1994 Sportflics #95 Jay Bell

If you shop online and haven't signed up and used ebates yet, you're missing out.  I also use it on eBay to get money back.  Between referrals and cash back, I've gotten over $100 in about six months.  FREE CARDS!  If you're on Twitter, please give me a follow.  Happy collecting!

Dime Box Buy - 2014 Gypsy Queen Mini #136(a) Willie Stargell

This is headed to the box o' traders.  If someone wants it, let me know!

2014 Gypsy Queen Mini #136(a) Willie Stargell

If you shop online and haven't signed up and used ebates yet, you're missing out.  I also use it on eBay to get money back.  FREE CARDS!  If you're on Twitter, please give me a follow.  Happy collecting!