I tried watching on my iPad, but the video wouldn't load--it said "loading" for eternity but never did anything. I switched to my macbook pro and it worked fine.
I got an auto of Jio Orozco! Maybe he'll be a big star someday.
Thanks again for the contest.
Even worse, I misplaced several of my dad's old cards (Clemente, Mantle, etc.). I knew I had them somewhere but couldn't find them to save my life. Ended up finding them at my uncle's house (he rented from my parents) somehow during multiple moves, they got sorted into a binder that was...
Dennis Eckersley Auto $32.99 shipped. That's a pretty low price for a HOF auto on a high end card. Not to mention Ecks has one of the coolest looking sigs.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-Topps-Five-Star-Baseball-Dennis-Eckersley-Autograph-/121026792085?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item1c2dc24a95
After...
Looks questionable to me. But I'm no expert. I thought the T was supposed to touch the 3B in the stat line not cover it up.
Edit: looking at others it appears there is a little discrepancy with where it hits "3B"
Found 2 2012 GQ blasters at the local Target reduced to $11.99 each and had to get them.
Results:
Minis:
Black
Mike Trout #195 :D
Jose Reyes
Queen Back
Juan Marichal
Doc Gooden
Mike Carp
Straight Cut
Ricky Romero
Erick Aybar
Brett Myers
Base
Pablo Sandoval
Brandon Beachy
Ben Zobrist...
After posting I realized several other Chipper GU autos were mentioned already.
Here's a Nelson Cruz auto for $13 shipped.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-TOPPS-FIVE-STAR-NELSON-CRUZ-AUTO-150-/281027365082?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item416e8948da
http://www.ebay.com/itm/CHIPPER-JONES-2012-TOPPS-FIVE-STAR-JERSEY-AUTO-24-55-/281027655531?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item416e8db76b
$105 for a GU auto Chipper. Good looking card with what looks like a farewell photo of Chipper. Others list the same card for $250.
Again, I don't follow baseball nearly as closely as most on here, but wouldn't stealing bases be a better stat for an individual than runs scored? It seems like base running is more player specific while scoring runs is more teammate dependent. For instance, I could steal 100 bases a year and...
I'm no baseball expert, but if you let me draft a team from scratch, I'd take Trout over Cabrera with the first pick. There is nothing substantially different between their offensive numbers. There is a substantial difference in their defensive and base-running abilities, where Trout has the...
Sorry for the delayed reply. Here are the pics of my card.
I never noticed it before, but there is a little plastic thingy on the front left side of the slab. I'm pretty sure it's a little plastic "hair" and not a crack in the slab, but honestly I'm not sure. Either way, here is a closeup...
2012 Gypsy Queen Marlon Byrd Auto $2.95 + free shipping. Pretty cheap on card auto.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Marlon-Byrd-Cubs-Red-Sox-Georgia-Tech-2012-Topps-Gypsy-Queen-On-Card-AUTO-/140804772247?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item20c89e5197
I might actually get this myself since he's a fellow Yellow...
Thanks, Chris. Not sure when I'll be able to make it up to the store again, but when I do, I'd appreciate the pointers. I probably don't have any gradeable cards anyway.
I've never submitted a card for grading, so I was curious how everyone else determines what card(s) should and shouldn't be graded. For instance, I can tell when a card is severely off center, but at what point does a card become sub-worthy? I assume most cards coming fresh out of packs are...