Card of the Day #5: 2009-10 Panini Prestige #222 Bonus Green Shots TYLER HANSBROUGH RC Serial #18/25

And you can bid on this rare serial numbered rookie card right here or you can bid on the regular version of the card without a serial number here

Card of the Day #4: 1994 Fleer Ultra #472 Art Monk

This was his next to last year in the NFL and his only season with the Jets. You can bid on this card here for the next several days.  You can see hightlights of Monk's Hall of Fame speech here. You can view his record-setting induction applause here.

I Have A New Blog

I have a new blog, exclusively featuring bad baseball cards from bad baseball sets such as the one below. Sometimes I have a lot to say.  You can find the blog right here

Card of the Day #3: 2010 TOPPS #440A TIM TEBOW RC Gold Rookie Card Serial Numbered #/2010

This was found in a 36-card jumbo pack at Walmart marked down from $4.98 to $2.98.  You can bid on the card here until January 31.  The same 18-card section of the jumbo pack yielded the regular base card Tebow RC #440 which you can bid on here also until January 31.  And later the same day, a Topps Prime Retail jumbo pack (14 cards) yielded yet another Tebow RC, which you can bid on here until January 31. 

The Incredible Adventure of the Hairstyle of Oscar Gamble During His 2 Stints With the White Sox

The picture on top is from 1977.  The card on the bottom is from 1985.

Opening Wax Packs of 1990 Donruss & Fleer Baseball Was More WORK Than Fun

Overproduction was the name of the game at both Donruss & Fleer for 1990.  And both companies made the same mistake Upper Deck did that year and didn't include a Frank Thomas rookie card in their base set, though the 1990 Leaf baseball set from the same parent company as Donruss did include Thomas in their 2nd series that year, and most of us remember how that turned out. These 1990 Donruss and Fleer sets had lousy designs and weak card stock. The rookie card selection wasn't good without Thomas and the players they did include as "rated rookies" in the Donruss set that year weren't very good.  The packs were usually just work to open - so many scrub players, so few great players and good rookies, no good inserts (just those stupid puzzle pieces with the Donruss and some other nonsense with Fleer, probably sticker nonsense) and unlike even the truly crappy set Donruss made in 1988, no alleged "short printed" cards. I don't sell junk and typically want nothing to do with 1988-1992 Donruss. People deserve better than what these sets delivered. Dogs deserve better than what these sets delivered.  

Card of the Day #2: 2009 TOPPS HERITAGE Chrome Card #C8 RYAN LUDWICK Serial Numbered /1960

You can bid on this timeless retro-futuristic masterpiece right here

Card of the Day #1: 2011 Topps Blue #347 New England Patriots Team Card Serial #113/349

This splendid 2010 Topps New England Patriots team card is the blue parallel version serial numbered to just /349 and features Tom Brady and Randy Moss! This deceptively difficult to find card is currently up for auction along with my other Ebay items.

2011 Topps Lineage Baseball Value Pack Rip

There are 14 cards in these: #79 - Carl Crawford #96 - Jason Bay #102 - Cole Hamels #189 - Jaime Garcia #114 - Dustin Pedroia #120 - Ichiro Suzuki #166 - Yovani Gallardo #39 - Ricky Romero #29 - Chris Sale RC #22 - Johan Santana #TV7 - Topps Lineage Venezuelan Insert #179 - Jake McGee RC #187 - Justin Verlander #182 - Frank Robinson Pretty bad...

2010 Topps Football Walmart Blaster Box Break

These boxes contain 72 cards: #25 - Ray Lewis All-pro Team #62 - Jason Witten #224 - Jerome Harrison #345 - Laurent Robinson #12 - Jairus Byrd #80 - Larry Fitzgerald #117 - Lions Team Card #253 - Malcolm Floyd #368 - Roy Williams #174 - Devin Aromashodu #239 - Percy Harvin #329 - Vernon Davis #22 - Matt Ryan #418 - Brian Dawkins #400 - Eli Manning #392 - Chris Chambers #332 - 49ers Team Card #236 - Darren Sproles #347 - Patriots Team Card (Blue parallel, serial #113/349) #75DA-5 - NFL 75th Draft Anniversary Dexter McCluster Randy Moss Topps Anniversary Reprints (1998 card #352) #WC-8 - Colt McCoy Walmart Exclusive Bowman Gold Insert Gridiron Giveaway card (Peyton Manning anniversary reprints is shown) Osi Umenyiora Attax Code Card #118 - Curtis Lofton #125 - Jonathan Vilma #131 - Donald Brown #135 - Brandon Gibson #141 - Greg Jennings #165 - Cortland Finnegan #166 - Elvis Dumervil #39 - Mario Manningham #115 - Hakeem Nicks #72 - Damian Williams RC #93 - Russell Okung RC #96 - Aaron Hernandez RC #107 - Sean Lee RC #263 - Dan Williams RC #123 - Taylor Mays RC #138 - Linval Joseph RC #148 - Rob Gronkowski RC #149 - Levi Brown RC #128 - Thomas DeCoud #70 - Maurice Jones-Drew #31 - Dwayne Bowe #434 - Derrick Mason #158 - Rashad Jennings #317 - Dallas Clark #383 - Jabar Gaffney #89 - Leon Washington #175 - Steve Slaton #282 - Aaron Curry #345 - D.J. Williams #26 - Will Smith #78 - Andre Johnson #52B-41 - Eric Berry 1952 Bowman insert #52B-45 - Miles Austin 1952 Bowman insert #GL-WM - Patrick Willis/Rolando McClain #GL-MC - Joe Montana/Jimmy Clausen #PP42 - Felix Jones #PP30 - Jerome Harrison #103 - Adrian Peterson All-pro Team #104 - Brandon Jacobs #280 - Ben Roethlisberger #5 - Derrick Ward #146 - Washington Redskins Team Card #23 - Jason Pierre-Paul RC #27 - Bryan Bulaga RC #33 - Koa Misi RC #58 - Taylor Price RC #64 - Jermaine Gresham RC #69 - Brandon Spikes RC

2010 Panini Rookies & Stars Football Value Pack Rip #1

#71 - Chris Chambers #46 - Kyle Orton #63 - Joseph Addai #21 - Steve Smith (Panthers) #89 - Wes Welker #98 - Kevin Boss #52 - Donald Driver #17 - Ryan Fitzpatrick #84 - Sidney Rice #41 - Tony Romo #7 - Roddy White #237 - Sean Lee RC #175 - Brandon Ghee RC #99 - Steve Smith Jersey Card (Giants) #122 - Philip Rivers #144 - Kenny Britt #117 - Rashard Mendenhall #139 - Josh Freeman #112 - Jeremy Maclin #128 - Vernon Davis #103 - Mark Sanchez #30 - Cedric Benson #13 - Todd Heap #80 - Ronnie Brown #37 - Felix Jones #3 - Matt Leinart #70 - Torry Holt #74 - Matt Cassel #49 - Matthew Stafford #66 - David Garrard #24 - Greg Olsen #58 - Matt Schaub Brandon Pettigrew - Longevity #47 (Serial #052/249) Studio Rookies #30 - Mardy Gilyard RC #132 - Matt Hasselbeck #106 - Darren McFadden #125 - Frank Gore #148 - Donovan McNabb #121 - Darren Sproles #143 - Chris Johnson #116 - Heath Miller

2010 Panini Rookies & Stars Football Value Pack Rip #2

There are 40 cards in these value packs - here are the results: #55 - Ryan Grant #19 - Jonathan Stewart #87 - Randy Moss #96 - Eli Manning #28 - Antonio Bryant #29 - Joe Flacco #146 - Chris Cooley #119 - Troy Polamalu #141 - Sammie Stroughter #114 - LeSean McCoy #130 - John Carlson #105 - Chaz Schilens Cross Training Insert #6 - Jordan Shipley #23 - Devin Hester #57 - Kevin Walter #100 - Braylon Edwards #32 - Ben Watson #15 - Lee Evans #82 - Brett Favre #39 - Marion Barber #12 - Ray Rice #79 - Greg Camarillo #36 - Mohamed Massaquoi #2 - Larry Fitzgerald #69 - Mike Thomas #62 - Dallas Clark #142 - Bo Scaife #115 - Ben Roethlisberger #137 - Steven Jackson #110 - Brent Celek #126 - Josh Morgan #101 - Jerricho Cotchery #197 - Garrett Graham RC #16 - Marshawn Lynch #83 - Percy Harvin #40 - Miles Austin #6 - Michael Turner #73 - Jamaal Charles #48 - Calvin Johnson Jr. #65 - Reggie Wayne

A Complete List of All of My Minnesota Vikings Football Cards 1990-2010

These are all being sold as one big lot.  Randall McDaniel, Gary Zimmerman, and John Randle are already in the Hall of Fame from this lot.  Adrian Peterson and Cris Carter obviously have a good chance of making the Hall of Fame and they are well-represented here as well.


1990 Pro Set:

1.  #191 - Randall McDaniel

2.  #200 - Jerry Burns (quantity 2)

3.  #407 - Keith Millard All-pro

4.  #425 - Gary ZImmerman All-pro

5.  #566 - Ray Berry

6.  #569 - Tim Irwin

7.  #570 - Hassan Jones

8.  #738 - Todd Kalis

9.  1991 Pro Set #700 Scott Studwell Legends

10.  1991 Upper Deck #99 - Herschel Walker/Vikings Checklist

11.  1992 Pro Set #571 - Van Waiters (quantity 2)

12.  1993 Pro Set Power Prospects #PP23 - Qadry Ismail RC (quantity 4)

13.  1994 Fleer Ultra #439 - Chris Hinton

14.  1994 Fleer #218 - DeWayne Washington

15.  1998 Upper Deck Collector's Choice #99 - Ed McDaniel

16.  1999 Donruss Preferred #17 - Jeff George

17.  1999 Fleer Tradition #85BC - Jimmy Hitchcock Blitz Collection

18.  2000 Collector's Edge Odyssey #57 - Robert Smith

19.  2000 Donruss #85 - Robert Smith

20.  2000 Donruss #86 - John Randle (quantity 2)

21.  2000 Donruss #84 - Cris Carter

22.  2000 Fleer Ultra #94 - Daunte Culpepper

23.  2000 Skybox Dominion #54 - Robert Smith

24.  2000 Skybox Dominion #99 - John Randle (Dominion Extra Parallel Card)

25.  2000 Skybox Dominion #120 - Ed McDaniel

26.  2000 Upper Deck Gold Reserve #90 - Robert Smith

27.  2000 Upper Deck #122 - Leroy Hoard

28.  2000 Upper Deck #118 - Robert Smith

29.  2000 Upper Deck Victory #106 - Daunte Culpepper

30.  2001 Fleer Focus #117 - Doug Chapman

31.  2001 Fleer Game Time #103 - Daunte Culpepper

32.  2000 Bowman #78 - Daunte Culpepper

2001 Fleer Tradition:

33. #93 - Daunte Culpepper (quantity 3)

34. #143 - Ed McDaniel

35. #170 - Doug Chapman (quantity 3 includes 1 glossy)

36. #184 - Jake Reed (quantity 2 includes 1 glossy)

37. #229 - Cris Carter

38. #267 - Robert Smith

39. #334 - Cris Carter Unsung Heroes (glossy)

40. #355 - Vikings Offense (glossy)

41. #394 - Vikings Team Leaders/Checklist (quantity 2 includes 1 glossy & 1 regular)

2001 Upper Deck MVP:

42.  #142 - Cris Carter (quantity 3)

43.  #144 - Moe Williams (quantity 3)

44.  #146 - Chris Walsh (quantity 2)

45.  #148 - Kailee Wong (quantity 4)

46.  #169 - Jake Reed (quantity 2)

47.  #306 Michael Bennett RC

48.  2001 Upper Deck Vintage #237 - Michael Bennett RC

49.  2008 Score #170 - Maurice Hicks

50.  2008 Score #178 - Visanthe Shiancoe

51.  2008 Topps #141 - Bernard Berrian

52.  2008 Topps #197 - Kevin Williams

53.  2008 Upper Deck #97 - Jared Allen

54.  2009 Upper Deck #285 - Jasper Brinkley RC

2010 Topps:

55. #49 - Chad Greenway

56.  #188 - Vikings Team Card (quantity 2)

57.  #213 - Joe Webb RC

58.  #239 - Percy Harvin (quantity 3)

59.  #243 - Jared Allen (quantity 2)

60.  #251 - Sidney Rice (quantity 3)

61.  #278 - Chris Cook RC (quantity 2)

62.  #294 - Everson Griffin (quantity 2)

63.  #333 - Percy Harvin NFL Offensive ROY (quantity 4)

64.  #382 - Kevin Williams All-Pro Team (quantity 2)

65.  #404 - Jared Allen All-Pro Team (quantity 5)

66.  #408 - Steve Hutchinson All-Pro Team (quantity 2)

67.  #438 - Bernard Berrian

68.  #10 - Adrian Peterson

69.  PP22 - Toby Gerhart Peak Performance

70.  Jared Allen Attax Code Card

71.  2011 Panini Absolute Memorabilia #55 - Percy Harvin (quantity 2)

72.  2011 Panini Absolute Memorabilia #54 - Adrian Peterson

73.  2011 Topps #410 - Adrian Peterson

I'm Getting Rid of All My New York Giants Football Cards

I'm selling my New York Giants football cards as one big lot of 117 cards. The cards are from 1990 through 2010 and include many stars and rookie cards. The whole list of cards is right here:

1990 Pro Set:

1.  MVP Collectible #21 - Phil Simms

2.  #229 - Bart Oates

3.  #406 - David Meggett

4.  #591 - Ottis Anderson

5.  #592 - Mark Bavaro

6.  #595 - Myron Guyton

7.  #599 - Odessa Turner

8.  #600 - Perry Williams

9.  #692 - Rodney Hampton RC

10.  #744 - Eric Moore

11.  1991 Pro Set #62 - Rodney Hampton (quantity 2)

12.  1991 Pro Set Platinum #79 - Jeff Hostetler

13.   1991 Pro Set Platinum #80 - Ottis Anderson

14.  1991 Pro Line Portraits #16 - Jarrod Bunch

1991 Upper Deck:

15.  #156 - Jeff Hostetler

16.  #286 - Mark Bavaro

17.  #290 - Reyna Thompson

18.  #443 - Dave Meggett (quantity 2)

19.  #416 - Greg Jackson

1992 Pro Set:

20.  #417 - Bart Oates NFC Pro Bowl

21.  #591 - Derek Brown

22.  #594 - Ed McCaffrey

23.  #598 - Lewis Tillman

24.  #596 - Phillippi Sparks RC (quantity 3)

25.  1996 Upper Deck Collector's Choice Update #U20 Cedric Jones (quantity 2)

26.  1998 Upper Deck Game Dated #168 - Danny Kanell

27.  1998 Upper Deck Game Dated #170 - Charles Way

28.  1999 Skybox Metal Universe #139 - Ike Hilliard

29.  1999 Collector's Edge Odyssey #102 - Ike Hilliard

30.  2000 Donruss #93 - Amani Toomer

31.  2000 Donruss #94 - Kerry Collins

32.  2000 Fleer Ultra #182 - Pete Mitchell

33.  2000 Fleer Gamers #100 - Kerry Collins

34.  2000 Fleer Focus #149 - Jason Sehorn

35.  2000 Fleer Tradition #165 - Tiki Barber

36.  2000 Fleer Tradition #257 - Kerry Collins

37.  2000 Score #137 - Joe Jurevicius

38.  2000 Topps Stadium Club #42 - Ike Hilliard

39.  2000 Upper Deck #136 - Joe Montgomery

40.  2000 Upper Deck #139 - Pete Mitchell

41.  2000 Upper Deck Ultimate Victory #60 - Ike Hilliard

42.  2000 Upper Deck MVP #111 - Ike Hilliard

43.  2000 Skybox #190 - Joe Jurevicius

44.  2000 Bowman #55 - Tiki Barber

45.  2000 Bowman #203 - Jonathan Carter RC

46.  2000 Bowman #258 - Cedric Scott RC

47.  2001 Fleer Showcase #37 - Kerry Collins

2001 Fleer Tradition:

48.  #84 - Ron Dixon (quantity 2)

49.  #155 - Ike Hillliard

50.  #192 - Keith Hamilton

51.  #241 - Amani Toomer

52.  #276 - Ron Dayne

53.  #279 - Jason Sehorn

54.  #388 - Team Leaders/Checklist

55.  2001 Fleer Game Time #78 - Jessie Armstead

56.  2001 Fleer Premium #112 - Ron Dayne (quantity 2)

2001 Upper Deck MVP:

57.  #172 - Ron Dayne (quantity 2)

58.  #174 - Greg Comella

59.  #175 - Ike Hilliard (quantity 3)

60.  #176 - Joe Jurevicius (quantity 4)

61.  #177 - Ron Dixon (quantity 3)

62.  #326 - Ron Dayne/Giants Checklist (quantity 2)

63.  2001 Upper Deck Vintage #108 - Kerry Collins

64.  2001 Upper Deck #111 - Jason Sehorn

65.  2002 Fleer Ultra #59 - Amani Toomer

66.  2008 Upper Deck #123 - Amani Toomer

67.  2008 Upper Deck #129 - Brandon Jacobs

68.  2008 Upper Deck #130 - Antonio Pierce (quantity 2)

 

2008 Score:

69. #208 - David Tyree

70.  #209 - Amani Toomer

71.  #212 - Aaron Ross

72.  #354 - Kenny Phillips

73.  2008 Topps #262 - Aaron Ross

74.  2008 Topps #317 - David Tyree's Super Bowl Catch vs. Patriots

75.  2008 Topps #319 - David Tynes field goal to win NFC Championship

76.  2009 Upper Deck #130 - Ahmad Bradshaw

2010 Topps:

77.  #23 - Jason Pierre Paul RC

78.  #39 - Mario Manningham (quantity 4)

79.  #59 - Osi Umenyiora

80.  #104 - Brandon Jacobs

81.  #115 - Hakeem Nicks

82.  #116 - Giants Team Card

83.  #138 - Linval Joseph RC (quantity 2)

84.  #163 - Ahmad Bradshaw (quantity 2)

85.  #261 - Justin Tuck (quantity 2)

86.  #270 - Steve Smith

87.  #351 - Chad Jones RC

88.  #373 - Kevin Boss (quantity 3)

89.  #400 - Eli Manning

90.  #431 - Phillip Dillard RC (quantity 3)

91.  2010 Panini Absolute Memorabilia #63 - Brandon Jacobs

2009 Topps Heritage Baseball Box Break (1960 Topps Design)

This is a break of an 8-pack box with each pack containing 8 cards except for those with an autograph or relic card (these packs have 7).  As you can see below, I found a game used memorabilia relic card in the final pack opened. Overall, I was not delighted with this product. While I enjoy the 1960 Topps baseball design and had a fair number of cards from the original set as a kid, this box was made up almost entirely of base cards with 61 of the 63 cards being base cards.  I enjoy lots of inserts, parallels, etc. such as found in the 2011 Topps Update Series baseball Walmart 72-card blaster boxes and other 2011 Topps baseball products.  There were 3 short printed hi numbers in the box as well. The cost was $11.98 at Kmart, marked down from an original price of $21.98. Each pack included a sealed piece of bubble gum - I would have preferred an additional card per pack as the gum is useless to me, though I understand they were trying to recapture the feel of opening a vintage pack to some degree.  The box design and pack design were very nice. There are gaps between packs in the list below:


#194 - Pat Burrell

#176 - Corey Patterson

#96 - Phil Hughes

#92 - Jose Guillen

#356 Emmanuel Burriss

#169 - Joe Nathan

#107 - Jo-Jo Reyes

#17 - Adam Lind

#115 - Knuckler & Fork (Tim Wakefield & Jonathan Papelbon)

#35 - Andy Pettite

#236 - Ryan Feierabend

#407 - Randy Winn

#114 - Alexi Casilla

#494 - Matt Holliday Topps Magazine '08 All-star Selection

#368 - Aaron Miles

#140 - Lou Marson Rookie All-star

#19 - Stephen Drew

#286 - Francisco Rodriguez

#45 - Jeff Keppinger

#2 - Nyjer Morgan

#413 - Kansas City Royals Team Card/Checklist

#323 - Geovany Soto Topps All-star Rookie Catcher

#177 - Joakim Soria

#259 - Kosuke Fukudome

#122 - Dexter Fowler 2009 Rookie Star

#180 - Ryan Church

#65 - Alex Rodriguez

#267 - Hank Blalock

#229 - Kaz Matsui

#325 - Brad Ziegler

#24 - Marco Scutaro

#158 - Gregor Blanco

#291 - Ubaldo Jimenez

#279 - Gary Matthews (Jr.)

#80 - Brian Wilson

#139 - Jensen Lewis

#248 - Henry Blanco

#482 - Lance Berkman Topps All-Star

#170 - Brian McCann

#219 - Bob Geren Manager 

#125 - Jesus Delgado

#18 - Dodgers Team Card/Checklist

#421 - Bengie Molina

#90 - Erick Aybar

#95 - Aramis Ramirez

#310 - Mike Lowell

#290 - Jose Reyes

#334 - Jimmy Rollins

#126 - Alfredo Simon

#160 - Rival All-star (David Wright & Alex Rodriguez)

#220 - Tony La Russa Manager

#397 - Cubs Team Card/Checklist

#C8 - Ryan Ludwick Topps Heritage Chrome (Serial #768/1960)

#296 - Mike Pelfrey

#359 - Willy Taveras

#349 - Steve Pearce

#144 - Matt Antonelli 2009 Rookie Star

#315 - Mariano Rivera

#249 - Jon Lester

CC-CC - Carl Crawford Clubhouse Collection Game Used Memorabilia Card

#474 - Josh Willingham

#360 - Gavin Floyd

#333 - Anibal Sanchez

1986 Donruss - Where Were They Then And Where Aren't They Now?

1986 Donruss packs were impossible to find where I lived.  Apparently, this was a common problem as the many card dealers of the day hoarded as many cases, boxes, and unopened packs of this product as possible due mainly to the presence of the Jose Canseco rookie card.  Canseco had an RC in the Fleer set that also but it was a split card with another player. And Topps didn't have a Canseco card until the update set. So packs of this product didn't show up at drug and convenience stores much and instead cost $5+ right off the bat from dealers.  Of course we all know how Canseco turned out - his 1986 Donruss rookie card is only worth a few dollars today.  The set did have some other nice rookie cards including Andres Galaragga and Fred McGriff, however it doesn't look like either of those guys will make the Hall of Fame.  The same can be said for Paul O'Neill, whose rookie card is in this set.  On the plus side, this set was NOT overproduced like Donruss sets beginning in 1988 and the funky weird design was quite distinctive and sinister, perfect for the Canseco rookie year.  Unopened packs are not uncommon today - because of Ebay and many other sources they are easier to find now than they were in 1986-2002.

1988 Donruss: Worst Set Ever

After a streak of 4 consecutive sets running from 1984-87, Donruss laid on egg big time with its disastrous 1988 baseball card set.  First of all, the design sucked.  Blue and boring and tacky, these cards just didn't LOOK as good as the last few Donruss issues had.  The rookie card selection was not the best...for years collectors chased the Mark Grace RC to some degree, but when it became obvious he would never hit with power and never make the Hall of Fame, interest in his Donruss rookie card decreased.  There are rookie cards of good players such as Ron Gant and Matt Williams and Ken Caminiti but none of those guys will make the Hall of Fame.  The two "jewels" of the set are the Tom Glavine and Roberto Alomar rookie cards.  Even those cards have low values of a buck or two even in prime condition because of the biggest problem that plagued this set....OVERPRODUCTION.  As a Youtube reviewer I saw said about this set: "There is probably a printing press somewhere still churning these out they are so overproduced".  This was the first of many overproduced and awful sets from Donruss, however the following year at least had the Ken Griffey RC which maintained a fair amount of interest for a number of years.  On a sacle from 1 to 10, I give this set a "1".