deadman31
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I’ve got a couple of toughies off my list. On the way.
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bstanwood
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That is a cool photo, like he's checking a pool cue2016 Rainbow foil /25
saw the photo and HAD to have it
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mrmopar
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Did you know that he died while this promotion was active. I don't think it affected the number of cards made available (guessing they were all signed ahead of time), but might have driven the choice to pick up him or anyone else in the set. Guessing the Drysdale cards dried up a lot faster than the rest of the gang.
I am beyond happy that this card was released. Otherwise, a certified Drysdale doesn't exist ever (except cut form).
I am beyond happy that this card was released. Otherwise, a certified Drysdale doesn't exist ever (except cut form).
Don Drysdale 1993 Nabisco autograph
deadman31
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I misplaced this so I had to replace it.
Dilferules
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Today's mail:
Love the '95 Select Artist's Proofs, I believe the McGwire finishes off the team set for me. The Dilfer is kind of a long story. Like in baseball, the 1999 Bowman Chrome Gold Refractors were all numbered/25. Suspiciously, I had never seen one up until a few years ago, when a lot of those backdoored Leximo sheet-cut cards got out and I picked up one without a serial number. Like the one pictured, it had a terrible refractor line. I suspect there were manufacturing issues that caused this particular card to never make it into packs because, trust me, I would have seen a real /25 Trent Dilfer card from 1999 by now. Anyway, this one popped up with a highly suspect serial number stamped on the back that I am 95% sure is phony, but I bought it on the 5% chance it wasn't just another one of those backdoor cards that somebody added a number to later. I didn't pay much so either way it's an interesting item.
It's just...off. The stamping is sloppy on the 9. Even more oddly, I have one of his regular Bowman Chrome Gold non-refractor cards that is stamped /25 and seems more legit. Maybe there was a factory mixup. So like I said long story, but I'm sure other hardcore player collectors have similar stories about particular parallels where other cards in the set certainly exist but they have never seen one of their player, probably some manufacturing goof. Dilfer has another one with his 1998 Skybox Thunder Rave/150 card...I've owned the Super Rave/25 for 20+ years and have seen multiple copies of that one, but in all this time I've never seen a single regular Rave. Go figure.
Love the '95 Select Artist's Proofs, I believe the McGwire finishes off the team set for me. The Dilfer is kind of a long story. Like in baseball, the 1999 Bowman Chrome Gold Refractors were all numbered/25. Suspiciously, I had never seen one up until a few years ago, when a lot of those backdoored Leximo sheet-cut cards got out and I picked up one without a serial number. Like the one pictured, it had a terrible refractor line. I suspect there were manufacturing issues that caused this particular card to never make it into packs because, trust me, I would have seen a real /25 Trent Dilfer card from 1999 by now. Anyway, this one popped up with a highly suspect serial number stamped on the back that I am 95% sure is phony, but I bought it on the 5% chance it wasn't just another one of those backdoor cards that somebody added a number to later. I didn't pay much so either way it's an interesting item.
It's just...off. The stamping is sloppy on the 9. Even more oddly, I have one of his regular Bowman Chrome Gold non-refractor cards that is stamped /25 and seems more legit. Maybe there was a factory mixup. So like I said long story, but I'm sure other hardcore player collectors have similar stories about particular parallels where other cards in the set certainly exist but they have never seen one of their player, probably some manufacturing goof. Dilfer has another one with his 1998 Skybox Thunder Rave/150 card...I've owned the Super Rave/25 for 20+ years and have seen multiple copies of that one, but in all this time I've never seen a single regular Rave. Go figure.
WizardofOz1982
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I think those 1995 Select Artist Proofs are severely underrated. There are only about 240 of each even if they aren't numbered. They don't have the visual panache of the 1993 Finest Rerfractors but they're just as rare.
Dilferules
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Today's mail:
Nowadays color autos of anybody above the common level usually sell for more than I feel like paying, but the injury-prone AJ Puk isn't exactly on fire right now.
The McGwire finishes off my 1996 Leaf Silver Press Proof A's needs. Still need pretty much all the Golds, though. The Zito is a short print, I can't recall seeing one before. I overpaid (about $20 shipped) but I really like the look of the card and the signature is great. The Street goes nicely with my base auto and die-cut auto from the same set. There's a White Hot 1/1 version so I don't have the rainbow.
Nowadays color autos of anybody above the common level usually sell for more than I feel like paying, but the injury-prone AJ Puk isn't exactly on fire right now.
The McGwire finishes off my 1996 Leaf Silver Press Proof A's needs. Still need pretty much all the Golds, though. The Zito is a short print, I can't recall seeing one before. I overpaid (about $20 shipped) but I really like the look of the card and the signature is great. The Street goes nicely with my base auto and die-cut auto from the same set. There's a White Hot 1/1 version so I don't have the rainbow.
chippernate
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time to find the other parallels
michaelstepper
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these are nice cards. I had a few of them when I first started collecting hot autosDon Drysdale 1993 Nabisco autograph
Drysdale, catfish maybe? I don't recall other than the Drysdale
bstanwood
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Agreed, that's a beaut, congratsOne of the iconic autograph sets in my opinion, such a classic design after all these years.
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Dilferules
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Just a couple of '00s parallel needs today.
Dilferules
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Today's mail:
The Keith Hernandez is Beckett certified. And it's always a good day when you get a Red Label.
Also always a good day when you get a Heritage Chrome Black Refractor. The Luzardo is the top card in the Postseason Topps Now team set. I was disappointed with the player selection, it was just the same 10 guys that Topps puts in all of their sets, none of the mid-season acquisitions: Mike Minor, Jake Lamb, or Tommy La Stella. Who knows if they will even get any A's cards, Homer Bailey and Tanner Roark from 2019 never got one.
The Keith Hernandez is Beckett certified. And it's always a good day when you get a Red Label.
Also always a good day when you get a Heritage Chrome Black Refractor. The Luzardo is the top card in the Postseason Topps Now team set. I was disappointed with the player selection, it was just the same 10 guys that Topps puts in all of their sets, none of the mid-season acquisitions: Mike Minor, Jake Lamb, or Tommy La Stella. Who knows if they will even get any A's cards, Homer Bailey and Tanner Roark from 2019 never got one.
deadman31
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Since my 8 yr old son hates my Griffey jr. collection (he told me last week that when I’m old he’s gonna throw them out because he won’t have room in his house lol) and he loves nascar racing, I picked up an extra one of these for him
Dilferules
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The COMC shipment I request in June and was scheduled to ship in September finally arrived. I already have another 250 cards to ship from them at this point, but I won't be requesting any shipments until next year for sure. Or maybe I should request delivery now if I want them before 2025. I'll just show the "highlights" but I'll still have to break it up into 2 posts.
Cool to get the full 1981 Squirt Rickey Henderson panel. His last card remaining on my wantlist from that year is the Granny Goose card, which is tough and seems to often be potato chip stained.
This batch completes team sets for 1993 Stadium Club First Day (one of my all-time favorites) and 1994 Sportflics Rookie/Traded Artist's Proofs. I'm 2 away from the Desert Shield team set and am only missing Rickey for the 1995 Donruss Press Proofs.
More '90s needs taken care of.
I believe I'm down to just needing the McGwire for 1997 Bowman Chrome International Refractors and Grieve for 1998 Bowman's Best Atomics.
Finishing up my Starting Lineup card needs, these can be a bit tough, especially if you would rather just have the card and not the sealed card/figure. The final one I needed was 1989 Walt Weiss, which I've currently got sitting in my COMC account.
Topps Black pickups. I don't have any full Topps Black team sets but am just 2 away for 2003 and 1 away for 2004.
Various other recent Topps parallels. I am 2 cards away from a complete A's Topps Gold run 2001-2016. The two I need seem to be short-printed but I've seen pictures of them so I know they exist at least. I'll just be patient.
Cool to get the full 1981 Squirt Rickey Henderson panel. His last card remaining on my wantlist from that year is the Granny Goose card, which is tough and seems to often be potato chip stained.
This batch completes team sets for 1993 Stadium Club First Day (one of my all-time favorites) and 1994 Sportflics Rookie/Traded Artist's Proofs. I'm 2 away from the Desert Shield team set and am only missing Rickey for the 1995 Donruss Press Proofs.
More '90s needs taken care of.
I believe I'm down to just needing the McGwire for 1997 Bowman Chrome International Refractors and Grieve for 1998 Bowman's Best Atomics.
Finishing up my Starting Lineup card needs, these can be a bit tough, especially if you would rather just have the card and not the sealed card/figure. The final one I needed was 1989 Walt Weiss, which I've currently got sitting in my COMC account.
Topps Black pickups. I don't have any full Topps Black team sets but am just 2 away for 2003 and 1 away for 2004.
Various other recent Topps parallels. I am 2 cards away from a complete A's Topps Gold run 2001-2016. The two I need seem to be short-printed but I've seen pictures of them so I know they exist at least. I'll just be patient.
Dilferules
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Part 2 of my COMC shipment:
Some Red Refractors, very happy to knock the Cespedes RC off my wantlist.
Filled some Bowman Chrome Gold Refractor needs.
Some autographs.
And some game-used.
'00s parallels.
Some more recent stuff.
Finally, some fun serial numbers. Can't really see it but the Austin Beck is 001/150.
Some Red Refractors, very happy to knock the Cespedes RC off my wantlist.
Filled some Bowman Chrome Gold Refractor needs.
Some autographs.
And some game-used.
'00s parallels.
Some more recent stuff.
Finally, some fun serial numbers. Can't really see it but the Austin Beck is 001/150.
dano7
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A lot of great additions!!!!
dano7
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Nice that both the Torres and Voit Topps Now cards arrived in the same shipment numbered out of 49!
Dilferules
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And my regular mail from today:
So now I've got all of the Cespedes 2012 Topps Chrome RCs from Red Refractor on up, except for the Sepia/75 for some reason. These two '88 Topps autographs put me below 70 needed for the set. I'm guessing my progress will really stall out when I get down to 40-50 left.
So now I've got all of the Cespedes 2012 Topps Chrome RCs from Red Refractor on up, except for the Sepia/75 for some reason. These two '88 Topps autographs put me below 70 needed for the set. I'm guessing my progress will really stall out when I get down to 40-50 left.
