May arrivals

[Dilferules]

I was absolutely shocked to win the 1999 Ultimate Victory Parallel/100 for less than $10 shipped at auction. Yeah it's Matt Stairs, but that's a pretty popular set. My snipe was set quite a bit higher than $10. Puts me 2 short of the team set but one of those is a Tim Hudson RC. Hinch 1999 UD Choice Prime Choice Reserve 067/100 gets me 1 away from that team set...I missed on hitting a cheap BIN for the one I'm missing by three minutes! The Grieve is one of those deals where it's /4500 but only the first /500 are die cut. It took me forever to find for some reason. And Ramon Hernandez gets me within 4 of the large 2001 Pacific Retail LTD/85 team set.


Eck was the second to last A's auto I needed from 2021 Topps Chrome Platinum...just missing the very short printed Rickey Henderson now, doubt I'll ever spend on that.


Coco Crisp 2013 Gypsy Queen Mini Black 199/199 leaves me 2 short of the team set. The Quad Jersey 01/10 Zito/Haren/Blanton/Harden is out of 2005 Ultimate Collection. I had never seen one before and thought it was pretty cool so I grabbed it. ASnd Ben Sheets is one of the very difficult Target parallels. I'm slowly chipping away at the 2009 and 2010 sets but have a long way to go.

 

[WizardofOz1982]

Got a 2004 Studio Yadi RC to match the rookie auto I already had. This set is easily my favorite Yadi with the Arch and St Louis in the background.


1924 Ogden's Leaders of Men George Washington and Plato - I'll upgrade the Washington at some point but still pretty happy with it for a 99 year old card.

 

[theplasticman]

@Dilferules Congrats on the new stuff especially the Topps Target. I finally got an Erstad a few months ago.

 

[mrmopar]

A 2nd Dominique...

 

[mrmopar]

Klesko. Cheap early pack inserted auto.

Bernhardt.

Coop. I like this design a lot, very 56 Topps looking.

Eller. /25

Garoppolo. I should share this on my Raider QB post, but he hasn't played for them yet and you never know. Planning ahead for what should be the next Raider QB.

David Sims on this elusive photo issue. Personalized, but it works for me.

Lucas. Must have about 5 of these now. Easiest and cheapest of the set it seems.

Another of these stamped mid 90s autos that i am a little leery of, but taking a chance. I don't recall seeing this one ever listed, but listing mentioned trivia contest/winner card.

 

[BucCollector]

WBB

 

[WizardofOz1982]

Bagwell themed mailday. The Red Hot Prospects relic is /50 and the Patchworks is /250.

 

[chippernate]

So at the Braves game last night, I grabbed a Almonte game used jersey from 2021. Not the greatest name but I wanted a piece from the 2021 season and price was right for a gamer



Also found a lineup card from Michael Harris 4th career game, where we collected his 2nd career hit and run, as well as his 1st career RBI. Just happened to have a signing today too


And as I was walking out looking at the dealer tables and got a deal on something I’ve been wanting for 15 years. Wasn’t planning on spending but couldn’t pass it up


JSA and BAS LOAs

 

[mrmopar]

Can't really follow a Cobb auto with what I got today...

Viola /25.

Branch.

Snyder TTM/IP.

This is the redeemed version that came with the set, not the redemption card itself.

 

[OakAth]

Another 2021 Topps Finest Purple Pink Vapor Refractor /3.......unfortunately this does not add to my total as I already had Greinke but l was able to sell my ungraded version to cover the cost of this PSA 10.

 

[mrmopar]

I have wanted this one since the issue hit the streets. Correa's status has cooled and thus I was finally able to get one closer to the price I wanted to pay. /25.

Tarkenton /8. Marshall.

Wilkens /50. . Meyers-Drysdale. I like the clean look of these. Dabbling into WNBA again, after buying packs of the initial issue back in 1998. Since I don't really follow the game itself, trying to get the best players to go with the rest of my autographs. Meyers is a HOFer.

I don't recall seeing this card before. It was cheap and right up my alley. Instant winner redemption/entry card with a perforated tab at bottom. Not sure what you could win, but it looks like every card was a winner, so probably not much of significance unless you beat the odds, lottery style.

 

[mrmopar]

Clemens 5x7 wrapper redemption, fairly cheap for a Clemens auto, so I did a BO. Have a couple, but why not when it was so cheap.

Someone showed this off on Net54 and thought it would be neat to have. Apparently it was a thank you for your patience gift for Donruss being late with their orders. Its the puzzle from that year, but not cut into pieces, plus mounted and clear coated/glossy finish. Neat oddball items.

Fingers set.

Magglio.

Continuing my WNBA adds with what seems like a steal for Sue Bird auto at under $15! Don't care that it is some sort of off brand. Would have liked a nicer one showing her in a Storm uni, but i'll take the deal over a better looking card. Seems she is one of the best all-time, so I'd call that a bargain.

Anne Donovan. HOFer and deceased.


Staley HOF, Brunson and Pondexter are possible Future HOFers

 

[mrmopar]

Sorry, its all non-baseball today, since I just went with my book under the Dodger thread for ease. A whole lot of FB autographs today.

 

[jmc855]

Jersey #22 /50

 

[mrmopar]

Just a FB auto today...Janikowski /25.

 

[Dilferules]

Another "buyback" autograph that isn't a buyback...the original version of this card is numbered /49 on the front. And it's already signed. Panini just finding a way to get rid of their leftover replacement stock. But my dumb @$$ still paid $50 for it.


A couple of neat serial number upgrades for cards I already have.


Various A's stuff.


Last but definitely not least, I've been hunting a 2001 Topps Chrome Retrofractor Mark Mulder forever. I've only seen 2 of them in the last 10 years, the first one I bought then it was lost in the mail. This one arrived fine and dandy from Sweden. The centering isn't great, which is typical of Series 1 Retrofractors, but at least there's no refractor line (that's also common). This finally completes the Series 1 team set. The only card I'm missing from Series 2 is a Rickey Henderson highlights card, which pops up every now and then but I'll probably have to shell out triple digits for it unless I'm lucky. That's the last A's Topps Chrome base Refractor parallel I need 1996 through 2021.

 

[Greg Cleveland]

Participated in a multi box break through my LCS. Paid $30 for Baltimore. Nailed this from a Blaster.

Sent from my SM-S908U using Freedom Card Board mobile app

 

[theplasticman]

1998 Topps Tek Darin Erstad pattern 71
2002 Upper Deck MVP Silver /100 Darin Erstad

 

[mrmopar]

Got a large bunch of 4x6 auto photos that were pretty cheap, but nobody worth posting here if I have to go grab each scan...I will share a couple of the Dodgers in my other thread. The rest were mostly older FB/BKB fan faves and a couple lesser tier HOFers.

This Casey card was a buck and in the arena of stuff I like.

These Sugar Daddys are cool. I had the Olsen when I was a kid, not sure where it came from originally, but it was a cherished addition. The cards with red, white and blue background were just so cool to me then as well. They are small too, if you have never seen one in person, about 1" wide by 2 3/4" tall. One of many cheap, fun cards that remind me of my earliest collecting days (and my youth). Cards have come a long way, but I will always be reminded of a simpler, but perhaps more fun, time of collecting.

 

[madbull34]

Orange Sapphire /25