One Man's Thoughts on Sports Card Collecting

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Trade Bait - 2011 Topps Inserts

I thought I would post what 2011 Topps cards I have available for trade.  I'm looking mainly to add to my Platinum Diamond collection (see the PDs I already have).  After that, I would be looking for any of the Series 2 Diamond Stars (the ones that look like Platinum Diamonds), or else any other cards I have listed on my Help Me Complete a Set page.

So what do I have for trade?  The main attraction is a good number of Kimball Champions, but I have some other stuff as well.

Kimball Champions Minis - 13, 15, 24, 31, 34, 37, 53, 55, 56, 58(x2), 66, 71, 74, 78, 79, 83(x2), 87, 90, 91, 95, 96

Platinum Diamonds (the doubles I've added along the way) - 23(x2), 43, 44, 201, 248, 267(x2), 273, 291, 313, 338, 354, 391(x2), 497, 503, 543, 642

Topps Gold - 13, 48, 58, 119, 166, 171, 191, 240, 269, 290, 295, 333, 354, 364, 493, 532, 571

Diamond Stars - 6 (Posey)

Topps 60 - 19, 21, 45, 46, 79, 99

60 Years of Topps - 3, 9, 41, 63, 81

60 Years of Topps Original Backs - Harmon Killebrew (1960 reprint), Derek Jeter (1997 reprint), Gaylord Perry (1962 reprint), Carlton Fisk (1973 reprint)

60 Years of Topps The Lost Cards - 8

CMGR - 4, 29

Blue Diamond (Walmart) - BDW21

Red Diamond (Target) - RDT21, RDT29(x2)

I also have a fair number of base card doubles from Series 1 and 2.  Also, for anyone collecting 2011 Allen & Ginter I've bought a handful of packs from that set as well.

Let's make a deal!

Previous Trivia Question:

What pitcher famously struck out 5 consecutive future Hall of Famers in the 1934 All-Star Game?

A: Carl Hubbell, who struck out Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons, and Joe Cronin.

Today's Trivia Question:

What is the record for most RBIs in a single game?

Friday, September 2, 2011

Mega-hit Insanity at Pack Wars (But Unfortunately Not For Me)

I went to Pack Wars for the first time in a while last week Thursday.  No really big pulls for me, but I did snag a few hits that I intend to post sometime in the next couple days.  I did however witness two amazing pulls.

First off, for my fellow wrestling fans - we were cracking some packs of the Tristar TNA Signature Impact Wrestling cards.  I think the box promises 7 hits per box or something ridiculous like that.  One guy pulled one of the Ric Flair suit letter patches (letter "A") - I would love to put together a set of those!  But the mega-hit was a "1 of 5" SEVEN autograph card - 4 sigs on the front and 3 on the back.  The signers were:

1. Mr. Anderson (or Mr. Kennedy, as he is better known)
2. Rob Van Dam
3. Matt Hardy
4. Jeff Hardy
5. Sting
6. Ric Flair
7. Hulk Hogan

That's a helluva laundry list of names right there for one card.  It is a little ridiculous having so many on one card, just because ultimately there is little room for pictures of the people in question, but still very, very cool!

Then came the truly insane hit.  One guy decided to splurge on an ultra high-end pack of Upper Deck All-Time Greats Basketball (the price was something like $300-350 for one tin, I forget exactly how much).  I was told that this same guy had bought a pack from the store a week or two before and pulled a Jordan auto.  Well, this time he outdid himself:


Yes, that is a 1 of 5 flipbook dual auto of Magic and Lebron.  Jack. Pot.