March 2022 - New Arrivals

[WizardofOz1982]

A few of us suspect these are actually /90 ish. The pack odds were same (I think) as the previous year but they ran multiple runs.

I've got 30-50 copies of a few different players. See very few singles the last 3-4 years. Have only added a single copy to my hoard.

Yeah. I remembered you had several of a few players and I know George Caifas has a ridiculous amount of Lankfords. I'm happy with it either way. They're gorgeous cards.

 

[JoshHamilton]

Pre-code horror comics are so rad



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[Dilferules]

Just one today:


A pretty neat triple jersey card out of 2007 UD Premier.

 

[gracecollector]

Picked up at a cardshow, just liked the swatches.

 

[michaelstepper]

First mail of the month for me.. wow.
Should have a few more to share soon

 

[madbull34]

/150



Image variation SP



Black Border /71



Gold Foil

 

[chippernate]

Will have this incoming soon. Had my list a little mixed up, so now I’m only missing 3. 1 Rosario and 2 Freemans. Also halfway on the World Series champs auto set, missing Freeman Pederson and Soler.

 

[WizardofOz1982]

90s Mail day and show pickups from Saturday


Set fillers for my 1997 Pinnacle Certified and Totally Certified project


First piece of my 2004 Donruss Classics Team Colors Combos Auto Set


I had to snag this for my wife's Star Trek collection too. It has a Beckett witnessed cert and it was less than the cost of the certification so I couldn't pass it up.

 

[Dilferules]

One in today:


1998 Bowman Blue Autograph Ben Grieve...surprisingly hard to find.

 

[jszczech]

90s Mail day and show pickups from Saturday
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Set fillers for my 1997 Pinnacle Certified and Totally Certified project
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First piece of my 2004 Donruss Classics Team Colors Combos Auto Set
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I had to snag this for my wife's Star Trek collection too. It has a Beckett witnessed cert and it was less than the cost of the certification so I couldn't pass it up.
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Love the insert stuff. I recently started going through my cards and pulling different sets together. Been a lot of fun. Even went to a show and picked some fillers.

 

[Dilferules]

All-'90s mailday:


1999 Bowman Ben Grieve autograph to go with the 1998 I got yesterday. Grieve 1999 Stadium Club Triumvirate Illuminator, pretty tough to find at 1:288 packs with a 24-card set per series. And I finally found a 1998 Pacific Online "Web Card" parallel of Rickey Henderson to finish off that team set. There are several low-end parallel sets from the late '90s where the last card I need is Rickey but they just never show up.

 

[Dilferules]

And today has the '80s, '90s, and '00s.


The Bernazard gets my 1988 Topps autographed set needs down to 25 cards and FINALLY completes the A's team set. I usually hate jumbo cards but the Grieve is kind of neat. And the "Pride of a Nation" autos out of 2007 UD Black are classics. The Kurt Suzuki gives me both A's in the set, already had Travis Buck.

 

[WizardofOz1982]

Small Cardinals lot and 1 pigskin card in the mail day today

Walmart Blue parallel


Base and Refractor


Bit of a confusion on this one on eBay because he listed it as a 98 which would cross to an SGC 10 but I still think it'll cross to a 9.5 so it's all good.

 

[Dilferules]

Huge mail day yesterday with a few big cards.


When I saw @1st4040 pick up a Bordick Mirror Gold for his best names collection I got jealous and realized that I'd better just buy the 1996 Mirror Golds I need now while the prices are "more than I want to pay" rather than waiting and watching them rise to the "more than I'd ever pay" level. Definitely some of that FOMO going on but at least now I have the two achievable A's from one of the most iconic '90s parallel sets. I'll never have the 3rd A's card, Mark McGwire.


The third big card, the Big Hurt. This drops my Topps Black needs for the first 5 years of the set (2003-2007) down to a single card, a Thomas/Zito team card from the 2006 Update set.


On any other mailday this would have been my big score but they're kind of pushed into the background today. Seven A's 2011 Topps (base and Update) Hope Diamond/60 parallels. As a bonus the Joey Devine is 01/60. Just one card left to complete the regular team set, but they also made Hope Diamonds of the "veteran SP" cards so I'm still missing Reggie Jackson, Rickey Henderson, Frank Thomas, Ty Cobb, and Jimmie Foxx. Oof.


And the rest. 2000 Ultimate Victory Parallel 017/250 Jason Giambi completes the team set. I still need the Zito RC to complete the /100 parallel set, can't remember the last time I saw one of those for sale. Gio Gonzalez 2006 Bowman Chrome Draft Gold Refractor Gio Gonzalez 47/50...not an A's card but I started collecting his pre-A's stuff when he played for the team. 2000 Paramount "Holo-Green" Jason Giambi 90/99...I must be colorblind because this set has always looked blue to me, not green. Regardless, I need 3 more to finish the team set. 2022 Topps Dave Stewart '87 Black Autograph 121/199. They've gone to the well way too often with the 1987 design but the black parallels are a nice-looking twist on it.

 

[1st4040]

Huge mail day yesterday with a few big cards.

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When I saw @1st4040 pick up a Bordick Mirror Gold for his best names collection I got jealous and realized that I'd better just buy the 1996 Mirror Golds I need now while the prices are "more than I want to pay" rather than waiting and watching them rise to the "more than I'd ever pay" level. Definitely some of that FOMO going on but at least now I have the two achievable A's from one of the most iconic '90s parallel sets. I'll never have the 3rd A's card, Mark McGwire.

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The third big card, the Big Hurt. This drops my Topps Black needs for the first 5 years of the set (2003-2007) down to a single card, a Thomas/Zito team card from the 2006 Update set.

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On any other mailday this would have been my big score but they're kind of pushed into the background today. Seven A's 2011 Topps (base and Update) Hope Diamond/60 parallels. As a bonus the Joey Devine is 01/60. Just one card left to complete the regular team set, but they also made Hope Diamonds of the "veteran SP" cards so I'm still missing Reggie Jackson, Rickey Henderson, Frank Thomas, Ty Cobb, and Jimmie Foxx. Oof.

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And the rest. 2000 Ultimate Victory Parallel 017/250 Jason Giambi completes the team set. I still need the Zito RC to complete the /100 parallel set, can't remember the last time I saw one of those for sale. Gio Gonzalez 2006 Bowman Chrome Draft Gold Refractor Gio Gonzalez 47/50...not an A's card but I started collecting his pre-A's stuff when he played for the team. 2000 Paramount "Holo-Green" Jason Giambi 90/99...I must be colorblind because this set has always looked blue to me, not green. Regardless, I need 3 more to finish the team set. 2022 Topps Dave Stewart '87 Black Autograph 121/199. They've gone to the well way too often with the 1987 design but the black parallels are a nice-looking twist on it.

Nice pickup did you get it less than I did for mine? either way no regrets cause its not even close to what Ive paid for many other singles from sets not nearly as prestigious in the past.

 

[Dilferules]

Nice pickup did you get it less than I did for mine? either way no regrets cause its not even close to what Ive paid for many other singles from sets not nearly as prestigious in the past.

Nope ended up paying a bit more, ha. At least the Wasdin was a little under $100.

 

[theplasticman]

No photos, sorry

1995 Best Darin Erstad (IP autograph)
2003 SPx Dual Patch Glaus/Erstad /90
2005 Topps Cracker Jack Blue Bucky Jacobsen /50

I collect unique IP autos of Erstad and I think the 95 Best completes my run of pre-rookie cards signed.

 

[Dilferules]

I've mad a lot of progress on 2020 Topps Black this year, I think the Khris Davis is my 5th or 6th pickup from that set so far. I have a nice Tommy Milone collection so I had to add this framed mini A&G printing plate. The Class 2 Grieve gets me one away from completing the 1999 Topps Gold Label Black Label parallel team set. And Austin Allen completes 2020 Topps Total. Kind of sad they didn't do this set in 2021...it saved me some money but it was nice to get some cards of players who had few or no other A's cards.

 

[Dilferules]

The last bigger-dollar pickup from my recent buying binge, this completes the 1997 Bowman Chrome International Refractor team set. A pretty solid team set with McGwire and Canseco plus RCs of Miguel Tejada and Eric Chavez.


A few nice cards of the recently departed Matt Chapman, less recently departed Mark Canha, and potentially departing in the near future Ramon Laureano. The Canha cuts my 2020 Heritage Chrome Refractor needs to 1. The other two parallels cut into those team set needs but there's still a ways to go.


I don't usually go for recent Leaf stuff, but I can't say no to a remake of 1989 Pro Set football. The Hudson puts me one away from completing the 2003 Leaf Limited Gold Spotlight/50 team set. Graham Koonce completes 2004 Throwback Threads Gold Proofs/100. And for some reason I love the Tier One autos from the early/mid-'10s so the 2012 Brad Peacock silver ink parallel was a must grab.

 

[mrmopar]

90s Mail day and show pickups from Saturday
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Are you getting pretty nice deals on that kind of stuff or is it still fairly popular? Thinking stuff like the Gold Leaf Stars, Hot Gloves, etc. Those used to be crazy pricy at one (or more) times in the past. I fondly remember (because I had one) when the 1994 Collectors Choice Gold Frank Thomas, for example, was a $150 card!!