WizardofOz1982
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December 2021 - New Arrivals Thread
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chippernate
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Got my 4th World Series ball in today, Will Smith, with his quote from the ceremony after the parade haha
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Dilferules
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Christmas goodies from my wonderful wife:
The two T206 cards put me 6 commons away from the team set, and the T205 leaves me three away from that team set (2 commons and one of the Eddie Collins variations).
The Nady is the Bazooka back/25. The Bat Rack quad is 10/50.
And one pickup that came in the mail yesterday:
This one is for my autographed 1988 Topps set. The going has been slow on that lately but this one gets me below 30 needed.
The two T206 cards put me 6 commons away from the team set, and the T205 leaves me three away from that team set (2 commons and one of the Eddie Collins variations).
The Nady is the Bazooka back/25. The Bat Rack quad is 10/50.
And one pickup that came in the mail yesterday:
This one is for my autographed 1988 Topps set. The going has been slow on that lately but this one gets me below 30 needed.
michaelstepper
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This came in the mail last week along with a few others. But this is the biggest piece. From 2012 National Treasures, only non sports auto on the checklist
Philip J. Fry
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@Dilferules Those T-cards look nice. That Canseco in the cello brings back memories.
I've got 4-5 different players either bronze or pewter.
I've got 4-5 different players either bronze or pewter.
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Dilferules
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Here's some more highlights of my recent COMC shipment:
Various 2000-2001 Pacific parallels. Bonus on the Premiere Date Eric Chavez as it's his jersey number, 03/37.
The rest of the post is all Refractor.
Here's my favorites. The Canseco completes his 2003-05 Fan Favorites Refractor run in hand. I'm only missing one A's card from those original years now. The Giambi is the First Day Issue Refractor if you look closely, 06/25...I only have a couple of A's from that set. Appier still leaves me 4 short of the 2000 Finest Gold Die-Cut Refractor team set, that one is really tough. The 2004 Pristine Gold Die-Cut Refractor Mulder 27/41 puts me 2 away for that set.
Some Bowman Chrome Red Refractors/5, including new A's manager Mark Kotsay.
And a big pile of Bowman Chrome Orange Refractors.
And the Gold Refractors. I'm getting close on some years but I have yet to complete all the A's Bowman Chrome Gold Refractors for any single year - counting the base, prospect, draft, and auto cards. Some of the cards for older years just never surface, and the more recent you get the more outrageous prices are for anybody that is still any level of "prospect."
Some various other Refractors I liked. Zito completes the 2002 Bowman Heritage Chrome Gold Refractor team set. The Milone Atomic Refractor RC is 02/10.
And here's the last of the somewhat interesting Refractors. The 2010 Red Matt Carson puts me one away from that team set and the 2008 Gold Dan Meyer leaves 2 more for that set.
Various 2000-2001 Pacific parallels. Bonus on the Premiere Date Eric Chavez as it's his jersey number, 03/37.
The rest of the post is all Refractor.
Here's my favorites. The Canseco completes his 2003-05 Fan Favorites Refractor run in hand. I'm only missing one A's card from those original years now. The Giambi is the First Day Issue Refractor if you look closely, 06/25...I only have a couple of A's from that set. Appier still leaves me 4 short of the 2000 Finest Gold Die-Cut Refractor team set, that one is really tough. The 2004 Pristine Gold Die-Cut Refractor Mulder 27/41 puts me 2 away for that set.
Some Bowman Chrome Red Refractors/5, including new A's manager Mark Kotsay.
And a big pile of Bowman Chrome Orange Refractors.
And the Gold Refractors. I'm getting close on some years but I have yet to complete all the A's Bowman Chrome Gold Refractors for any single year - counting the base, prospect, draft, and auto cards. Some of the cards for older years just never surface, and the more recent you get the more outrageous prices are for anybody that is still any level of "prospect."
Some various other Refractors I liked. Zito completes the 2002 Bowman Heritage Chrome Gold Refractor team set. The Milone Atomic Refractor RC is 02/10.
And here's the last of the somewhat interesting Refractors. The 2010 Red Matt Carson puts me one away from that team set and the 2008 Gold Dan Meyer leaves 2 more for that set.
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Dilferules
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Topps base set parallels from my COMC shipment...Topps makes too many parallels.
I do like the Silks and try to pick up those whenever I see them. The Clear/10 cards are really hard to find.
Various 2017-2020 Topps Black parallels, nothing big. I have my wantlists organized for 2003-2016 and am either complete or very close on all those years. 2017 seems to be where it started getting a lot harder to find these suckers, I guess because of increases in production. I'll need to get my lists for 2017-20 together next year so I can chip away at those sets a bit better.
I've never gone after the Pink parallels as much. I'm probably pretty close on the first three or four years so I need to get my lists organized and hunt down the stragglers.
I'm even further behind on the Fathers Day Blues. I'm not going to worry about those for a while.
I like the Vintage Stock a little more and they're a bit earlier to find at /99. I should probably start trying to actually complete some of those team sets.
I like the Independence Day cards as they at least tried more than just making them another color. Of course the last 2 years they've added on other color variations of the same "stars" design and it's really watered it down.
I should be kind of close on the earlier /99 Camo sets so I need to get my lists together. I don't really have the desire to spend enough to complete the /25 sets after they switched it to "Memorial Day Camo", I'll just pick them up when I spot them at reasonable prices.
I do like the Silks and try to pick up those whenever I see them. The Clear/10 cards are really hard to find.
Various 2017-2020 Topps Black parallels, nothing big. I have my wantlists organized for 2003-2016 and am either complete or very close on all those years. 2017 seems to be where it started getting a lot harder to find these suckers, I guess because of increases in production. I'll need to get my lists for 2017-20 together next year so I can chip away at those sets a bit better.
I've never gone after the Pink parallels as much. I'm probably pretty close on the first three or four years so I need to get my lists organized and hunt down the stragglers.
I'm even further behind on the Fathers Day Blues. I'm not going to worry about those for a while.
I like the Vintage Stock a little more and they're a bit earlier to find at /99. I should probably start trying to actually complete some of those team sets.
I like the Independence Day cards as they at least tried more than just making them another color. Of course the last 2 years they've added on other color variations of the same "stars" design and it's really watered it down.
I should be kind of close on the earlier /99 Camo sets so I need to get my lists together. I don't really have the desire to spend enough to complete the /25 sets after they switched it to "Memorial Day Camo", I'll just pick them up when I spot them at reasonable prices.
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Probably one of Griffeys last Game used cards with the Mariners. 2000 SPX. There is a version of this card that is serial # to /100 that features a game used hat and bat.
Philip J. Fry
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I probably have more cards in the mail to sort through, but this was the first one I opened so far.
Philip J. Fry
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Yep, more cards arrived. /75
WizardofOz1982
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Another nice Cardinals mail day today
Not a bad day to not be a Bagwell collector either
Not a bad day to not be a Bagwell collector either
WizardofOz1982
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Dilferules
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Another batch of COMC highlights...I'll wrap this up tomorrow.
Another addition to my 2005 Reflections collection along with a couple of other neat autos.
Dye is 23/25, the Mirror Blue Crosby is 24/25.
Great Reddick Patch along with a couple of other low print run autos.
Dye is the Blue parallel 05/25, the bottom Treinen is 50/50 (1/1!!!!).
Trying to get all of the A's '86 autos from this year's Topps set.
Not sure why I didn't have those two Catfish GU cards yet, they aren't especially tough. And speaking of Catfish I think he's the only A's card I'm missing of the 9 in the 2002 UD Vintage Special Collection jersey set...it's a short print.
2005 Reflections Super Swatches are tough, and it's always nice to add a Box Score Jersey (or Bat) Rack card. This one is 025/150.
For the Triple Threads card I already had the base/36 and Emerald/18 versions so I might as well add the Sepia/27. Panini made a few Joe Morgan A's GU cards this year which I believe were his first. And the Topps Now GU cards are always way overpriced when they come out so I was happy to find this Matt Chapman for under ten bucks.
Another addition to my 2005 Reflections collection along with a couple of other neat autos.
Dye is 23/25, the Mirror Blue Crosby is 24/25.
Great Reddick Patch along with a couple of other low print run autos.
Dye is the Blue parallel 05/25, the bottom Treinen is 50/50 (1/1!!!!).
Trying to get all of the A's '86 autos from this year's Topps set.
Not sure why I didn't have those two Catfish GU cards yet, they aren't especially tough. And speaking of Catfish I think he's the only A's card I'm missing of the 9 in the 2002 UD Vintage Special Collection jersey set...it's a short print.
2005 Reflections Super Swatches are tough, and it's always nice to add a Box Score Jersey (or Bat) Rack card. This one is 025/150.
For the Triple Threads card I already had the base/36 and Emerald/18 versions so I might as well add the Sepia/27. Panini made a few Joe Morgan A's GU cards this year which I believe were his first. And the Topps Now GU cards are always way overpriced when they come out so I was happy to find this Matt Chapman for under ten bucks.
Philip J. Fry
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A small shipment today, but it puts me 4 cards closer to completing the set. Scans definitely don't do the cards any justice.
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Dilferules
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Okay here's the last of the highlights from my COMC shipment:
Some 1/1s. Grant Holmes isn't much of a prospect anymore and I feel like his ceiling is middle reliever, but it was a decent price for a common Super.
Plates. I had to grab the two Jemile Weeks auto plates because I already had the Black version...now I just need the Yellow to complete the plate set. Walt Weiss from 2005 Pristine Legends is on the top left, and the bottom row is Stephen Piscotty, Dan Johnson, and Daric Barton.
The Cespedes is out of 2013 Archives, it was a retail 20-card insert set with 1:136 odds and they are impossible to find. I remember seeing one or two way back in 2013 and passing on them because I thought the price would go down. I had not seen another one since until this one popped up on COMC a month or two ago. I like the Gypsy Queen coin cards and this Coco is especially neat because it looks like he's bouncing on one of those kids bouncy balls with the handles on them. The Ginter Brett Anderson RC is the Bazooka back, 14/25.
2005 Cracker Jack Blue/50 and Grey/25 parallels don't seem to show up often at all so I had to grab these, even though I was probably paying a little extra for grades I don't care about.
Various stuff...I've always liked the 2003 Donruss Champions Holofoil/25 cards but I don't think I'm particularly close to a team set. The Henderson is just a base SP card/599 out of 2004 Certified Cuts, but it took forever to find. The Tejada 2004 Mirror Gold puts me 2 away from that team set. The Leaf Blue Press Proofs are /50 and /75...the Tejada is 01/50.
A couple of Stadium Club Rainbow Foils/25, a tough Members Only parallel, 2004 Topps Tribute HOF Gold Catfish Hunter 21/87, 2015 Ginter Mini Red Ike Davis 40/40, and a Heritage Chrome Matt Olson RC.
And finally a few 2010 UD Gold/99 A's. I need to get together my wantlists for the various years of UD Gold parallels to see how close I am on those sets. I know I'm only missing three for the 2006 Gold/299 set.
Some 1/1s. Grant Holmes isn't much of a prospect anymore and I feel like his ceiling is middle reliever, but it was a decent price for a common Super.
Plates. I had to grab the two Jemile Weeks auto plates because I already had the Black version...now I just need the Yellow to complete the plate set. Walt Weiss from 2005 Pristine Legends is on the top left, and the bottom row is Stephen Piscotty, Dan Johnson, and Daric Barton.
The Cespedes is out of 2013 Archives, it was a retail 20-card insert set with 1:136 odds and they are impossible to find. I remember seeing one or two way back in 2013 and passing on them because I thought the price would go down. I had not seen another one since until this one popped up on COMC a month or two ago. I like the Gypsy Queen coin cards and this Coco is especially neat because it looks like he's bouncing on one of those kids bouncy balls with the handles on them. The Ginter Brett Anderson RC is the Bazooka back, 14/25.
2005 Cracker Jack Blue/50 and Grey/25 parallels don't seem to show up often at all so I had to grab these, even though I was probably paying a little extra for grades I don't care about.
Various stuff...I've always liked the 2003 Donruss Champions Holofoil/25 cards but I don't think I'm particularly close to a team set. The Henderson is just a base SP card/599 out of 2004 Certified Cuts, but it took forever to find. The Tejada 2004 Mirror Gold puts me 2 away from that team set. The Leaf Blue Press Proofs are /50 and /75...the Tejada is 01/50.
A couple of Stadium Club Rainbow Foils/25, a tough Members Only parallel, 2004 Topps Tribute HOF Gold Catfish Hunter 21/87, 2015 Ginter Mini Red Ike Davis 40/40, and a Heritage Chrome Matt Olson RC.
And finally a few 2010 UD Gold/99 A's. I need to get together my wantlists for the various years of UD Gold parallels to see how close I am on those sets. I know I'm only missing three for the 2006 Gold/299 set.
Philip J. Fry
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Refractor Mailday:
WizardofOz1982
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Just one Carlson today. Tomorrow should be better though.
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Dilferules
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This 2020 Select Dilfer auto 1/5 completes the seven variations in the set numbered between /5 and /35, however I don't have either of the two 1/1 versions. The Kenny Rogers 1998 Super Rave 23/25 is my first 1998 A's Super Rave. I've got two '99s.
Topps re-using pictures again. A 2012 Bowman Sterling Black Refractor 03/25 RC and a 2013 Tribute Prime Patches 11/24.
Nice additions everyone.
The last few months of the year have flown by. These are not just from December, but all from last quarter of the year.
1998 Leaf & Rookies Longevity Paul O'Neill #/50
1998 Topps Gallery Paul O'Neill Yellow Printing Plate /1
1999 Topps Stars 'n Steel Gold(?) Paul O'Neill -- Is this Gold? Not yet arrived. Listed as the base version, but looked gold to me. Perhaps I was fooled by the lighting.
2001 Triple Crown Blue Parallel Paul O'Neill #d/18
2002 UD Vintage Quad GU Rivera, Bernie, O'Neill, Posada
Needed a Clemens auto, this one has always caught my eye. Bought before his possible HOF induction.
Few semi-PC cards below. Happy to keep them, but also happy to trade for vintage Yankee and O'Neill needs.
2003 UD Sweet Spot Classics Yankee Greats Paul O'Neill Black Ink Auto
2003 Leaf Ceritifed Materials Mirror Blue Hideki Matsui Rookie Card #/50
2013 Topps Allen & Ginter Paul O'Neill Red Autograph #/10
Here is my first Ichiro autograph! Bought it last month. Would eventually like to upgrade to a Yankee uniform auto, but this will be a nice placeholder until then.
2008 Upper Deck Heroes Charcol Cal Ripken Jr. Patch Auto #/25 -- thanks to David K.
The last few months of the year have flown by. These are not just from December, but all from last quarter of the year.
1998 Leaf & Rookies Longevity Paul O'Neill #/50
1998 Topps Gallery Paul O'Neill Yellow Printing Plate /1
1999 Topps Stars 'n Steel Gold(?) Paul O'Neill -- Is this Gold? Not yet arrived. Listed as the base version, but looked gold to me. Perhaps I was fooled by the lighting.
2001 Triple Crown Blue Parallel Paul O'Neill #d/18
2002 UD Vintage Quad GU Rivera, Bernie, O'Neill, Posada
Needed a Clemens auto, this one has always caught my eye. Bought before his possible HOF induction.
Few semi-PC cards below. Happy to keep them, but also happy to trade for vintage Yankee and O'Neill needs.
2003 UD Sweet Spot Classics Yankee Greats Paul O'Neill Black Ink Auto
2003 Leaf Ceritifed Materials Mirror Blue Hideki Matsui Rookie Card #/50
2013 Topps Allen & Ginter Paul O'Neill Red Autograph #/10
Here is my first Ichiro autograph! Bought it last month. Would eventually like to upgrade to a Yankee uniform auto, but this will be a nice placeholder until then.
2008 Upper Deck Heroes Charcol Cal Ripken Jr. Patch Auto #/25 -- thanks to David K.
