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    Finally put together a site for my Pirates collection

    It's not a finished product, but I'm just happy to have something online after fiddling around with it on and off for the past couple years. It's nothing fancy, but considering I have no experience doing any sort of web design, I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. I still need to add about...
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    My Pirates Collection

    Damn Dave, that is a beautiful card. Is the auto on card? I had finally just about caught up with adding some of the biggies on my want list, and now Topps has put out a ton of higher end Pirates cards.
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    sneak preview.... 2011 LEAF VALIANT ICHIRO ON-CARD AUTOGRAPH

    Maybe my perspective is a little different, looking at things as a team collector rather than someone looking to make a profit from prospecting. But with that said, I'm thrilled to see this set go live. Could the design have been a little more unique? Probably. But I can't see how this is...
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    Lemieux and Jagr auto pickups - opinions welcomed

    Thanks Dave. I picked them up at a show from a dealer that regularly buys large collections, and didn't really want to deal with the hassle of uncertified autos. There were a couple other Jagr autos that looked a lot closer to the examples you posted, so maybe I picked wrong. I also picked up...
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    Lemieux and Jagr auto pickups - opinions welcomed

    I picked up these to up this past weekend. I'm not very familiar with either player's signature, but they seemed to match up pretty well to examples of both player's autos. At the price I paid, it was well worth the risk. Any thoughts from hockey folks? The Lemieux definitely doesn't match...
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    My Pirates Collection

    I haven't been around much, but I still pop in from time to time to see if anyone is posting anything Pirates related :D Things are going well. Lots of work, but I'm hoping I'll be able to move back to the Pittsburgh area after I finish up my master's. WV has been an interesting experience...
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    My Pirates Collection

    Great to see you expanding the collection, Dave. Same thing happened to me once Jack stopped having many new cards released. I've been in the process of scanning and logging my entire collection on and off for the past year or two, and I'm finally close to having a beta version ready to launch.
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    My Yankee autographs!

    Great to see you're still at it, Danny!
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    Pirates Maildays!

    Just popping in for the first time in a long time, and it's great to see some more Pirate collectors around. Looks like I'm waaaaaay behind with catching up on new releases.
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    Unsigned pickup thread

    That may be just a liiiiiiiittle too far away for me :lol: Maybe with some luck he'll be signing in Pittsburgh in the not too distant future.
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    SCN help

    *edit* taken care of. thanks guys.
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    Unsigned pickup thread

    Out of curiosity, where is the Taillon signing?
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    Piratefest/ Pirate Caravan 2011

    Now you know how I felt last year :? I was pretty disappointed he canceled at the last minute, since I had planned on getting a few things signed for James, and had a great 8x10 of him in the '79 throwbacks to get signed for myself. I'm really curious to see who is at Piratefest. The...
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    Piratefest/ Pirate Caravan 2011

    There is one large autograph area, where the players will cycle through in groups of 3-4 in hour and a half shifts. The line usually backs up to about to about 2 hours, so you do need to plan ahead a bit to hit a certain group. Cutch is confirmed as attending, but I haven't heard anything...
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    Piratefest/ Pirate Caravan 2011

    There usually aren't any prospects. The lineup typically includes about 8-10 current players, and a few alumni.
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    Piratefest/ Pirate Caravan 2011

    At these events, the guys are at a table and you just go down the line. I have never seen a player refuse to sign anything, and lots of people bring bats, balls, and oversized memorabilia. You shouldn't have any trouble getting a bat signed.
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    Piratefest/ Pirate Caravan 2011

    The event is usually a lot of fun, imo. The auto lines can get a bit tedious, depending on what time it is and who is set to sign. Last year Maz was signing, and it turned into an absolute madhouse. But given the lack of marquee names and the fact that most of the more popular players (Cutch...
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    Piratefest/ Pirate Caravan 2011

    Who's going this year? There hasn't been much info posted, but I'm hoping to see more retired players attending this year.
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    Penguins mailday and a Thank You

    One of the really nice things about the 20 game plan is the ability to move the tickets around. It can really come in handy when you have a day when you just don't feel like going to the ballpark, or if something comes up. And the team does offer some pretty nice perks for season ticket...
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    Sickels Pirates Top 20 Prospects

    I'm very surprised Lambo didn't crack the list and I think he overvalues Moreno, but the overall assessment of the system seems pretty spot on. There are a ton of young, raw players in the system. It seems that management is hoping if they have enough quantity in the system, eventually...
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    Penguins mailday and a Thank You

    I'm down in Morgantown working on my master's. It's...an experience, both good and bad. Think you'll make it to Piratefest this year? If you do, let me know and I can probably get you into the season ticket holder area.
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    Penguins mailday and a Thank You

    I'm still up in the air about going. I didn't find out about it early enough to get 8X10's printed, but I may hit a card shop to pick up some cards before the signing. I had been out of the hobby completely since I moved down to WV, but found myself back on ebay during the holidays...
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    Penguins mailday and a Thank You

    Nice stuff Dave. Are you going to the Pens signing tonight?
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    Anyone going to the Pittsburgh Pirates - Pirate Fest

    I'll likely be going. Where did you see that Tanner would be attending? He has been there in the past, but I haven't seen much info yet on who would be attending this year.
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    Breaking '10 Bowman Chrome & BDP - 1 box each (Orange!)

    If you're looking to move the Lincoln, I'd be interested.

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