I need: 23 71 84 95 110 125 127 151 176 200 217 226 232 247 249 250 325 329 331 457 595
Future is Now: 2 7 16 17 19 24 25 27 32 33 36 41 44 45 47
Have plenty of doubles to trade. Please let me know if you have some of these and hopefully we can help each other out.
Others may do tracker threads better, but at this point no one does them more intermittently than I do. Please join in the fun and stay tuned for more non-sequiturs.
The acetate cards are a nice addition:
2015 Topps Baseball Series 1 Madison Bumgarner Acetate 3 10 Short Print 277 | eBay...
Here's what's for sale and the price. Shipping is not included, but will be reasonable ($2.50-$3.00 total depending on the size of the purchase):
Game Used Cards - $3 each
GU Bat: Travis d'Arnaud; Tim Lincecum
GU Jersey: Carlos Gomez; Carlos Gonzalez
Printing Plate 1/1 - BOTH SOLD
B.J...
Topps is blowing out much of their stock of baseball and baseball card shirts and apparel at 80 percent off. It's a great sale as much of the stuff was cool looking but overpriced at say $30 a shirt but now is a can't miss at 7 or 8 dollars a shirt. Go check it out.
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Nothing new for experienced collectors, but still a fun read about the expansion and contraction of the hobby by one of the most prestigious magazines in the world.
http://www.economist.com/news/christmas-specials/21636506-how-childrens-hobby-turned-classic-financial-mania-baseball-card-bubble
Chris Olds and the folks at Beckett have the first look at the 2015 Topps baseball set. One thing I like is that the set is a little bigger this year, with the first series containing 350 cards.
Here is Chris' full article.
Beckett News » First look: 2015 Topps baseball cards
Here's the the...
Big Hit Tracker threads never die, they just fade away. Then they return, apparently.
2014 Topps Finest Greats Atomic Refractor Auto Ozzie Smith 4 5 Autograph | eBay
Robin Yount 2014 Finest Auto 99 on Card Greats Hall of Fame Brewers | eBay
2014 Topps Finest Jose Abreu Auto Xfractor 149...
Bill Barnwell, the best pro football writer on ESPN.com, has a fun article today providing his opinion on who would have held the "pitching championship belt" each year since 1900.
http://grantland.com/features/best-pitchers-mlb-history-part-1/
Thirty years ago yesterday, the Cubs and Cardinals played one of the most epic, exciting regular season games in baseball history. The Cubs overcame a 7-1 deficit and dramatically came back to win, powered by Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg who hit game tying home runs in the 9th and...
Jesus Montero is back and he's dropping bombs!
Video: Montero's two-run shot | MLB.com
Happy days are here again on FCB!!!
Homer Simpson spinning - YouTube
I'm interested in whether digital cards, made into a game, will be successful for Topps in the long term. At first blush it appears stupid to expect people to pay money for pixels, but people do just that all the time when upgrading their characters and games. What are your thoughts? I just...
2014 Topps is the start of a new year in baseball card collecting. Here's the first batch of 1/1 big hits from the product. More to come throughout the day.
2014 Topps Manny Machado in The Name Letter Patch SP 1 1 All Star Letterman | eBay
2014 Topps Jose Bautista in The Name One of One...
Flip Flop Fly Ball - Árbol de Béisbol
Really cool work by Craig Robinson at his website Flip Flop Fly Ball. Click on the link to find a checklist of all the people and things depicted on the tree. He plans to sell prints soon, so if you like it check in with him and see what they cost.
Topps longest standing high end baseball product hit this week, and it has started with a bang:
2013 Triple Threads Baseball Ted Williams Jackie Robinson Autos True 1 of 1 | eBay
Mariano Rivera 2013 Triple Threads D 1 3 Jersey Full Nameplate Platch | eBay
2013 Triple Threads Auto Relic...
Looking at the value here, this might be a decent little sleeper product.
2013 Topps Update Prince George of Cambridge RC Variation SSP | eBay
Prince George of Cambridge 2013 Topps Update Series SSP US205 SP Variation | eBay
2013 Topps Updates Highlights Cal Ripken Manny Machado Auto...
Here are some of the early returns on the eagerly anticipated Topps Finest baseball product...
2013 Topps Finest Andrew McCutchen Ref Superfractor Pirates 1 1 | eBay
2013 Topps Finest Marcell Ozuna Rookie Superfractor Non Auto 1 1 58 Marlins RC | eBay
2013 Topps Finest Kenny Lofton Auto...
I'm officially glad that the biggest punks in MLB, the Atlanta Braves, got smoked by the Dodgers.
Report: Braves boycotted Chipper Jones' first pitch in NLDS Game 1 - CBSSports.com
Masterworks should be fun. Here's the hits.
2013 Leaf 'Masterworks' Ichiro 1 1 "Autograph Sketch" by Justin Tigner | eBay
2013 Leaf Masterworks Greg Maddux Autograph 1 1 Sketch Auto by Steve Stanley | eBay
2013 Leaf Masterworks Autograph Sketch 1 1 Cal Ripken Jr by Jay Pangan 1 1 | eBay...