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Narrowing Things Down
When it comes to blogging and collecting in general... one of my least favorite things to do is scan cards. That's why I admire and respect guys like Night Owl and Dime Box Nick. Both of these guys aren't strangers to twenty scan posts. Me? My readers are lucky if I have one twenty scan post per year. And today isn't going to be it.
Sadly... I have more than enough material from my latest COMC shipment to accomplish this feat... but I'm back in the classroom, so time is a factor, and to be brutally honest... I'm way too lazy. That's why I'm narrowing my 133 card order down and showing off only a handful to save both of us a lot of time.
So let's the scanning begin...
The Biggest Card: 1999 Crown Royale Cramer's Choice Award #9
This card is a box topper and the latest oversized card for my Gwynncollection. Back in the 90's, I always wanted one of these for my collection. These days they're a lot more affordable and easy to find. I ended up paying $3.60 for this card.
The Most Expensive Card: 2016 Topps Strata Signatures #SS-RCL
I'm surprised you can find on-card autographs of one of the greatest pitchers of the modern era for only $38.95. However... that's what happens when less and less people are collecting cards and Topps continues to flood the market with autographs.
The Cheapest Card: 2002 Fleer Box Score Debuts #11BSD
I have never had any luck finding dime or quarter cards on COMC, so it didn't surprise me to see only five cards with a price tag of 50¢ or less in my shipment. This card was the cheapest at 38¢, but it's well worth the money, because it contains an actual newspaper clipping from Javon Walker'sdebut game.
The Quintessential Village Idiot: 2014 Topps Tek Auto #HT-JC
It's really hard for me to watch a person embarrass themselves. Seriously... it makes me feel uncomfortable and I have to turn away. That's how I would describe a bunch of Canseco'slife choices. But when it comes to collecting, I tend to make an exception for him, because I loved watching him during his time with the A's... when he brought a lot of excitement to the East Bay.
A Top 10 Card: 1996 Leaf Signatures Bronze #TRHO
I'm building the autographed team set and ever since I started this project... Hoffman'ssilver parallel has been holding his place. I paid more than I would have liked ($15.50), but it feels good to cross this card off of my list.
The Oldest Card: 1990 Fleer Update #U97
Sorry no vintage this time around. I picked this card up back in July for $7.50, because it was cheap and Butler was one of my favoriteGreen Bay Packers back in the day. Side note... this card was the only graded card in the shipment.
The Thickest Card: 1997 Excalibur Game Helmets #12
How thick is this card? Well... take a look:
That's a side by side comparison with a stack of 15regular base cards out of 2016 Topps Updatebaseball. The TD is so thick that I couldn't find a top loader to fit it. I have it sitting in a 25ct. slider box.
The Bargain Bin Card: 1999 Topps Autographs #A15
$1.83 may not sounds like a bargain to you, but I remember this card back in the day. Topps inserted autographs into their 2nd Seriespacks at a rate 1:501hobby packs. That's a lot of packs! Plus Chavez isn't exactly a scrub. I know he wasn't a perennial all-star, but he was an Oakland Athleticfan favorite and the winner of 6consecutiveGold GloveAwards. $1.83? Yeah, that's a bargain in my book.
Well... there you have it... my 133 COMCcard shipment in a nutshell. There are a few other cards that I might share in individual posts, but the rest were either shipped out in holiday care packages before Christmas or just weren't worthy of being scanned. I told you... I'm not a fan of scanning cards.
Believe it or not, I haven't added any new cards since that Black Fridayweekend. That's over a month, which I think is a personal record. However, I was lucky enough to win$50 in store credit from one of their scratchers. Plus I won some shipping credit on another scratcher. Maybe this upcoming weekend, I'll look for a card or two for my collection.
Happy Thursday and sayonara!
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Sadly... I have more than enough material from my latest COMC shipment to accomplish this feat... but I'm back in the classroom, so time is a factor, and to be brutally honest... I'm way too lazy. That's why I'm narrowing my 133 card order down and showing off only a handful to save both of us a lot of time.
So let's the scanning begin...
The Biggest Card: 1999 Crown Royale Cramer's Choice Award #9
This card is a box topper and the latest oversized card for my Gwynncollection. Back in the 90's, I always wanted one of these for my collection. These days they're a lot more affordable and easy to find. I ended up paying $3.60 for this card.
The Most Expensive Card: 2016 Topps Strata Signatures #SS-RCL
I'm surprised you can find on-card autographs of one of the greatest pitchers of the modern era for only $38.95. However... that's what happens when less and less people are collecting cards and Topps continues to flood the market with autographs.
The Cheapest Card: 2002 Fleer Box Score Debuts #11BSD
I have never had any luck finding dime or quarter cards on COMC, so it didn't surprise me to see only five cards with a price tag of 50¢ or less in my shipment. This card was the cheapest at 38¢, but it's well worth the money, because it contains an actual newspaper clipping from Javon Walker'sdebut game.
The Quintessential Village Idiot: 2014 Topps Tek Auto #HT-JC
It's really hard for me to watch a person embarrass themselves. Seriously... it makes me feel uncomfortable and I have to turn away. That's how I would describe a bunch of Canseco'slife choices. But when it comes to collecting, I tend to make an exception for him, because I loved watching him during his time with the A's... when he brought a lot of excitement to the East Bay.
A Top 10 Card: 1996 Leaf Signatures Bronze #TRHO
The Oldest Card: 1990 Fleer Update #U97
Sorry no vintage this time around. I picked this card up back in July for $7.50, because it was cheap and Butler was one of my favoriteGreen Bay Packers back in the day. Side note... this card was the only graded card in the shipment.
The Thickest Card: 1997 Excalibur Game Helmets #12
The Bargain Bin Card: 1999 Topps Autographs #A15
$1.83 may not sounds like a bargain to you, but I remember this card back in the day. Topps inserted autographs into their 2nd Seriespacks at a rate 1:501hobby packs. That's a lot of packs! Plus Chavez isn't exactly a scrub. I know he wasn't a perennial all-star, but he was an Oakland Athleticfan favorite and the winner of 6consecutiveGold GloveAwards. $1.83? Yeah, that's a bargain in my book.
Well... there you have it... my 133 COMCcard shipment in a nutshell. There are a few other cards that I might share in individual posts, but the rest were either shipped out in holiday care packages before Christmas or just weren't worthy of being scanned. I told you... I'm not a fan of scanning cards.
Did anyone else win any store credit from their COMC scratchers?
Happy Thursday and sayonara!
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