JP, from what I can tell, you're more qualified than your modesty is revealing: you know both the prospect landscape and the baseball card business from multiple perspectives. Best wishes in the contest.
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I think these look great. They finally found a set where weird generics and removed logos were not a problem, in my opinion. Although I wasn't able to tell what they...
I thought this happens from time to time. Standing out in my mind are Red Ginter autos, which are hand numbered to /10. Now I'd be definitely suspicious if they tried a decimal ... Card #0.8904
Can you clarify one thing for me? I'm not intimately familiar with all the hologram variations. Are you saying that there are the following versions that you've shown here:
Real Unsigned: authentic baseball field hologram
Real Signed: authentic baseball basepaths hologram
Fake Signed: fake...
I like the design. I did not like 2012 enough so that I did not touch the stuff. Liked 2011. Did not like 2010. Liked 2009. Did not like 2008. Did not like 2007 ....
One thing I'd change is the name contrast: I'd prefer black on white instead of silver on white, but I'll have to see it in...
Terrible seller protections, holding funds based on an algorithm without fast human intervention, and so many spammy title keywords and listings to wade through to find what you want.
I've been losing auctions on Pedroia 1/1s for a couple of years now. I think I've earned the right to call myself an almostcollector. Good luck to the OP.
If you file an NPB, he might end up paying and then go to town on your DSRs and feedback. Not worth $10 and the hassle. Just issue the refund politely, cancel the transaction, and relist.
I don't know about him too much, but from what I've seen, I like the guy. He seems positive, maybe a bit goofy, and has a little flash in the glove. Congrats. I like seeing a guy get a long deal with his current team.
I've been wondering this. I missed the introduction of the logoman into the hobby. What's the big appeal, exactly? Is it just that it's an in tact patch from a uniform? While I agree that other logoman cards I've seen look better (they just look good framed alone like that), honestly nothing...
Of course, he did work a few of those games. And I think he did lots of ST interviews as well, which did give him some related experience.
I'll only be happy when we have Fernando Fiore yelling excitedly at every pitch, personally.