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  • Another Month... Another Card Show.

    At the beginning of the year, I asked all of you "why aren't there more card shows?". Well the Card Show Gods must have been reading my blog, because here in the Bay Area they're making a comeback.


    In the past nine months, I've gone to four decent sports memorabilia shows with each having at least 100 tables. Yesterday was one of those shows. It was held at the Serramonte Mall in Daly City and it was easily the best mall show I've ever been to, because of the size and variety.


    Although there were a lot of dealers carrying sports cards, I'd describe it as a collectibles show instead of a card show, because there were people selling everything from silverware to beanie babies.


    Personally, my favorite part was checking out the inventories of all of the toy dealers. I was able to finally grab several key McFarlane figures I've been wanting for a while now. So let's get onto the card show haul:


    Purchase #1: 2004 McFarlane (Series 8) Ahman Green $2




    I found this figure at the third table I visited. The guy had six or seven figures for $2/each and this was one of them. Two dollars for a Green Bay Packers McFarlane? This one was a no-brainer.




    Purchase #2: Star Trek Trading Card Lot $15




    One deck of The Wrath of Khan playing cards. Three sets. Nine wax packs. Thirteen promo cards. A few insert cards, some partial sets, and a ton of base cards. Did I over pay for this lot? Probably. Buyers remorse? No way. I purchased this box for one card. A card I've wanted for almost 20 years.




    In the early 90's, holograms were the craze and I was right in the middle of it. Upper Deck's MLB, NFL, NBA, & NHL holograms... had 'em. Impel's Marvel Universe & DC Cosmic holograms... got 'em. Denny's Grand Slam holograms... what 90's baseball card collector didn't have some of these? Comic Ball, Front Row, Arena, Kayo, Wheels, Pro Set, Lime Rock, and Ultimate all produced holograms. Heck... I even had Fievel Goes West holograms. And now I finally have the 1992 Impel Star Trek TGN U.S.S. Enterprise Gold Hologram #05H. Now if I could only get my hands on one of those Pro Set Lombardi Trophy holograms ;-)




    Purchase #3: Rambo: First Blood Part II Card & Sticker Set $5




    The guy who sold me the Star Trek cards had a box full of non-sports sets. He wanted $5/set and as soon as I saw it, I knew I had to have it. Okay, so the sequel wasn't as good as the 1982 classic. But unfortunately, they never made a card/sticker set for the first film.




    Purchase #4: 1984 Topps Michael Jackson Series 2 Sticker Set $5




    I was so excited about the Rambo set, that I paid immediately without checking to see if I wanted anything else. After I paid for the set, I continued to check out the $5 set box. This time I went through the whole box before handing the guy more money.


    After some research, I have discovered that this is the 2nd series sticker set... but it's not a big deal, because I just picked up the 1st series set on eBay for $8.40.


    These are going to make nice additions to my non-sports collection.




    Purchase #5: 2008 McFarlane (Series 19) Donald Driver $5




    After I picked up the Green, I started hunting down other Packers figures. There were a bunch to choose from, but I decided to focus on the clearance sections. That's when I came across a dealer who was selling a bunch of different figures for $5/piece. There was no way I could pass up a figure of the Packers all-time reception leader at this price. The package was a little beat up, but I freed him from his packaging, so it didn't matter.




    Purchase #6: 2010 McFarlane ( 2-Pack) Aaron Rodgers & Greg Jennings $15




    I've been actively trying to purchase this for a few months now. However, shipping prices for these are pretty expensive... usually $6 to $10. Plus the 2-pack itself sells for between $15 to $20. So, this was another no-brainer for me. My Packers shelf is almost complete... just need the Clay Matthews Jr. and Charles Woodson pieces.




    Purchase #7: 1985 Topps Rack Packs (x8) $20




    I built this set a few years ago, so I don't need the singles... but I figured for the price of a blaster at Target, I'd take a shot on these. Hopefully I can pull a Puckett, McGwire, or Gooden rookie card. The vendor recently pulled the Clemens, so I probably won't find him in these packs. I'll keep you posted.




    Purchase #8: 1992 Game Day Wax Box $5




    Another cheap thrills purchase. There's nothing of value in this product and the oddball size makes it a pain in the butt to store... but it's $5 and should provide 30 minutes or so of entertainment.




    Purchase #9: 2010/11 Panini Eric Gordon Autograph $3




    Finally I picked up a sports card single. I sifted through tons of boxes before, but didn't see anything I really wanted. So I grabbed this autograph. Had he wanted 10 cents more, I would have passed.




    Purchase #10: Sticker autographs of a Seahawk, a Diamondback, & a Ray $6




    Similar to the previous purchase... I found a guy who with two boxes filled with autographs and memorabilia cards... all marked 5 for $10. I spent 20 minutes looking and found these three. He asked if I could pick out two more, but I couldn't use anything. Now that I think about it... do I really need a Chris Young or James Shields autograph? At least Trufant will go into my Seattle Seahawks PC.




    Purchase #11: Cheap Singles: 61 cards $6




    This guy was at the Santa Clara show, so I decided to dig through his stuff again to see if I could find some treasures. My haul this time around was not as good... but at ten cents a piece, it's hard to sit there and complain.




    Well that sums up my purchases. I didn't find any insane deals, but I bought pretty much everything I wanted and ended up spending less than $90. So I'd definitely call this show a success. I considered going back today, because my buddy was set up... but after a long week, I decided to stay home, rest, and watch the Packers/Bears game. Go Packers!


    It's time to rate my purchases... let's keep it simple. In your opinion...


    What was my best purchase and my worst purchase?


    Remember... I'm a big boy... so hit me with your best shot... and fire away!


    Here... I'll start things off:


    Best: 2010 McFarlane 2-Pack of Jennings & Rodgers
    Worst: Star Trek Lot


    It was hard to choose my favorite purchase, because it was close between the Ahman Green McFarlane for $2 and the two-pack. But ultimately, I went with the two-pack because it was so high on my wantlist.


    Although I don't have any regrets with my purchases, I'll admit I probably could have found better deals on the four autographed cards. And there's no doubt in my mind that I overpaid on the Star Trek lot. I ended up choosing the Star Trek lot, because I essentially paid $15 for a hologram card. I'll also keep the promo cards, the unopened wax packs, The Wrath of Khan playing cards, and possibly one of the sets. But everything else will be given away to students.


    By the way if anyone out there is building Star Trek sets, let me know... because I have a ton of singles from a variety of sets.


    Well... it's time for me to turn in for the evening. Have a great week everyone. Sayonara!



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    Sounds like a good deal to me. Any Star Trek CCG singles, got a lot of the black/white border cards in a trade?
    I collect mainly football these days, Maurice Jones Drew, Joe Flacco, Matt Forte, DeMarco Murray, Patrick Willis, Emmitt Smith and 1974 Topps. Baseball Derek Jeter. Basketball Kevin Garnett. Non Sports James Bond, Star Wars, Tomb Raider.

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      I'm not 100% sure... but I don't think I saw any CCG cards. When I get the chance, I'll double check.

      Originally posted by bakemeister52 View Post
      Sounds like a good deal to me. Any Star Trek CCG singles, got a lot of the black/white border cards in a trade?
      Collecting autographs, game-used cards, & certain inserts/parallels of the following players/teams: Tony Gwynn/Padres, Kurt Suzuki/A's, Greg Maddux, Brett Favre/Packers, Steve Largent/Seahawks, Kobe Bryant/Lakers, & Devin Setoguchi/Sharks.

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