tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69829441402695783262024-03-18T20:09:37.788-07:00Sportscards From The Dollar Storebuckstorecardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17593364314991949335noreply@blogger.comBlogger3990125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982944140269578326.post-78424245627157575112024-03-18T13:41:00.000-07:002024-03-18T13:41:49.804-07:00E-Pack Stuff<p> Over to my COMC to-be-posted box for some hockey content today, and either stuff I acquired through e-packs, or stuff I picked up cheaply on COMC.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjInp57BIAo7HlToSD-4cORMgChdJwO3mPkiwa8-Ngcycphy_zPNKLptGGyrF4bZWipiLprQpzuojd87WETYp4A8T5qYmvbGkdbwi3OWCvcRieaKIrM1nmvSMRB9-jXvrOfAdBGbJg5EfKHRoDIALkgKhZ0PlBDcUZ2qpZ2VlHQFn4TvJOXa91IaXlrpJ1e/s690/tanev.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="491" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjInp57BIAo7HlToSD-4cORMgChdJwO3mPkiwa8-Ngcycphy_zPNKLptGGyrF4bZWipiLprQpzuojd87WETYp4A8T5qYmvbGkdbwi3OWCvcRieaKIrM1nmvSMRB9-jXvrOfAdBGbJg5EfKHRoDIALkgKhZ0PlBDcUZ2qpZ2VlHQFn4TvJOXa91IaXlrpJ1e/s320/tanev.jpg" width="228" /></a></div>Despite the photos being more interesting than the base cards in general, the Canvas inserts are kinda dreaded among those that only buy individual packs, since they could replace a potentially $$!$! YG rookie. This might have been the first base one that was popular among collectors, which is solely the result of his serial killer impression on the card.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD9ifgQECGnniMmVNrtF9vrtamMYdpKHY_LcmXQnNM3yEQleqDBCotCu3Vv_kW4GbaxI1a1K1jBjjQYUPZh8DpmNlnaNvGwBdEibTR5pngm7aR8RFu42z2Y4d4-ujnRbfdKUccMf5I67ak2sNZYHJIBmih05Pr2PSa4hfKRw4cRL0IBeItfr_lyTt1bZ2i/s983/horiz.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="983" data-original-width="694" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD9ifgQECGnniMmVNrtF9vrtamMYdpKHY_LcmXQnNM3yEQleqDBCotCu3Vv_kW4GbaxI1a1K1jBjjQYUPZh8DpmNlnaNvGwBdEibTR5pngm7aR8RFu42z2Y4d4-ujnRbfdKUccMf5I67ak2sNZYHJIBmih05Pr2PSa4hfKRw4cRL0IBeItfr_lyTt1bZ2i/s320/horiz.jpg" width="226" /></a></div>Here's a couple horizontal entries. Ullmark's card commemorates the goal he scored, and is one of a handful of cards in the GDM hockey releases that still have something resembling value at this point at COMC. Audie is no longer the goofy being that cheers on Utica's team, but has since been replaced by <a href="https://www.uticacomets.com/fanzone/naudie">Naudie</a>. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-osvQSnDKBh2_GkO1WQcd9W-kdJ_S3kZeqNxYdOtJh1rSZTDqvrXoxUiMDHiqb8bNqi_fXFlMED3AKZuIe0k6peZN_jD5LCSpWBjCYxDgX7Ijb5JSn7AzrNciEj_7so6wTk6dFfUVo53hUWxt864nM9EXU71X7mve8E3WoXURt8rbIwtANhRB85IKv7C/s1480/Scan_20240307.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="1480" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-osvQSnDKBh2_GkO1WQcd9W-kdJ_S3kZeqNxYdOtJh1rSZTDqvrXoxUiMDHiqb8bNqi_fXFlMED3AKZuIe0k6peZN_jD5LCSpWBjCYxDgX7Ijb5JSn7AzrNciEj_7so6wTk6dFfUVo53hUWxt864nM9EXU71X7mve8E3WoXURt8rbIwtANhRB85IKv7C/s320/Scan_20240307.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>To end, here's some entries out of Compendium. I love how the extension of the photo works perfectly with the stick position on the Jagr and LaDue entries, and the celebratory goal-scoring line always works photographically for a card.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgbSKtyrjtEOpW1O8lhOjxGB7b9Q3fdt-6xjwsjccYBoLLXYSqcj4bS33npXC9E0iswQB50EGFp4cAeDwI9TnIOGgDa1GzK-XzchaoWyixLh5SfkwdmZEECQJzwkRtn9ihD9hFq0OYX3aRCP3TnzZ2Izd1O1Oulwlqkc-g69KwHPOB3dTx5YqoBKgC1oJ/s1495/Scan_20240208%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="1495" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgbSKtyrjtEOpW1O8lhOjxGB7b9Q3fdt-6xjwsjccYBoLLXYSqcj4bS33npXC9E0iswQB50EGFp4cAeDwI9TnIOGgDa1GzK-XzchaoWyixLh5SfkwdmZEECQJzwkRtn9ihD9hFq0OYX3aRCP3TnzZ2Izd1O1Oulwlqkc-g69KwHPOB3dTx5YqoBKgC1oJ/s320/Scan_20240208%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div>Another aspect that can make for an interesting photo - the pile of pucks during the pre-game warmups. Landon Bow is bound for the mask binder, with Hamonic's stickwork being another thing that one doesn't see much of on card images.</div><div><br /></div><div>There you have it!<br /><div><div><br /></div></div></div>buckstorecardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17593364314991949335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982944140269578326.post-81069301773720465812024-03-17T08:47:00.000-07:002024-03-17T08:47:48.754-07:00Many Mets<p>Back to the TMV box, and the Mets portion of it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxs9ndIO0JqOCjNag42NRDRh_LFHWKgaENlPVAW3us-INcMNHevnoaXkUILRw9z0bWUKbfB2a-eR5sC-JDy5C09CSZHJuSNReDw-y66vRtU6vZXkQgx-nAtiwq8FWKnY8yzrfPj3hX9QMcLJdTEEPjPI1B8u-ITbzY9L5FzEH7YJeVj3SSXSVtczyXwdgF/s682/Scan_20240314.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="682" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxs9ndIO0JqOCjNag42NRDRh_LFHWKgaENlPVAW3us-INcMNHevnoaXkUILRw9z0bWUKbfB2a-eR5sC-JDy5C09CSZHJuSNReDw-y66vRtU6vZXkQgx-nAtiwq8FWKnY8yzrfPj3hX9QMcLJdTEEPjPI1B8u-ITbzY9L5FzEH7YJeVj3SSXSVtczyXwdgF/s320/Scan_20240314.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The only hit in this portion. Coming out of Upper Deck's "We can just hide part of the logo!" era. In retrospect - a VERY bad idea.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhej1lEjsRuhraUzOf6QEHaSXmeIdfZNm-MrHkV2lJtgZP79_4q70Ur5wVqQztYIjMhw-rqmGvKO5xLTZfH0qtRmNOuQKVRGPtUsWjsCIiw_Qi2FvHt6PDPPfRevjOVctsaqzU7YYfd4EBUXsGg28ZK1GfZpDf17JpcJpTMSytkxvbzZIOsV2Pds2zF_a1y/s1952/Scan_20240314%20(9).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1431" data-original-width="1952" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhej1lEjsRuhraUzOf6QEHaSXmeIdfZNm-MrHkV2lJtgZP79_4q70Ur5wVqQztYIjMhw-rqmGvKO5xLTZfH0qtRmNOuQKVRGPtUsWjsCIiw_Qi2FvHt6PDPPfRevjOVctsaqzU7YYfd4EBUXsGg28ZK1GfZpDf17JpcJpTMSytkxvbzZIOsV2Pds2zF_a1y/s320/Scan_20240314%20(9).jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Everything in the box was grouped together, which saved me the sorting time. But for some reason, all the Mike Piazza stuff was in the area with the misc. "guys i collect" portion. Was that a sign that I should scan them separate? I guess. Now that's how you get around the lack of a MLB license. The "Colorized" card comes from an unlicensed set that also salutes the respective state quarters. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOctq7sdGwsbuSg7cKucm_IPDEABW1BMo3NrNmdk8D6jenAuuSGEliEDzHadXO3I5E78fOggkaz0sXelBwV5nCeW6RsN_T_FO5XsY3CQfleUDQATv3Fbxp4-uRSoPM5fl_3O-orA_SL6G_pH6L3rrpBW0CSr85aXbrG-OV_QOdxiP1GYABhsK-gKYOH32K/s2180/Scan_20240314%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2180" data-original-width="1700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOctq7sdGwsbuSg7cKucm_IPDEABW1BMo3NrNmdk8D6jenAuuSGEliEDzHadXO3I5E78fOggkaz0sXelBwV5nCeW6RsN_T_FO5XsY3CQfleUDQATv3Fbxp4-uRSoPM5fl_3O-orA_SL6G_pH6L3rrpBW0CSr85aXbrG-OV_QOdxiP1GYABhsK-gKYOH32K/s320/Scan_20240314%20(2).jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcWSoi1vlrqEqXAsIy5-fuj2BoYEm29akV3Y1vYsQAU3VkDRgu1RG2ZRHu3HqzSKD9rztG5HfaYHV9EM6CAE_xuduFLWPMkMY20DT3La49NrAl54OfNb9FScFVoQ6ouQCi4-jvEqd3iPSk4r3bWJVKxid6wXxWkdKoXr0zNWWyYf9Ncg1G93Lgck4RWa58/s2166/Scan_20240314%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKRWF4fOvKca1VXVugU5rQzPKzNPp46aw0gRP36SrdHzewnXVK1o2sOJvap2vBZiozpYtZz76I4yyuIVhhFhE6D_AJDUAoWPJMP0FHVyWd7dyAhLlMm1DZ-_Nfl1YW7R5PhAuqcwF24nu8XJSASeoOEyhsOKeBleEZplcAXFF2_ly7i59wuSyRa73QQga/s2161/Scan_20240314%20(8).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2161" data-original-width="1542" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKRWF4fOvKca1VXVugU5rQzPKzNPp46aw0gRP36SrdHzewnXVK1o2sOJvap2vBZiozpYtZz76I4yyuIVhhFhE6D_AJDUAoWPJMP0FHVyWd7dyAhLlMm1DZ-_Nfl1YW7R5PhAuqcwF24nu8XJSASeoOEyhsOKeBleEZplcAXFF2_ly7i59wuSyRa73QQga/s320/Scan_20240314%20(8).jpg" width="228" /></a></div>Did you think I was exaggerating with the term 'Many' in the title? It is hard to pick favorites in this stack of cards, but I'll pick the two 'Subway' themed Pete Alonso cards. I had no idea these existed before adding them, but now I can totally see myself, like an idiot, adding the other 28 in this set to my COMC cart at some point. It's such an inspired design choice for a card featuring a New York player. <div><br /></div><div>With an honourable mention to the Mrs. Met appearance.<br /><div><br /><div>There you have it!</div></div></div>buckstorecardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17593364314991949335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982944140269578326.post-55957467532587832292024-03-15T11:30:00.000-07:002024-03-15T11:30:06.273-07:002024 Adventures in Repacks - Part 8 - Another Hanger and Hit<p> Another one of these, specifically this one:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgCX4g3LXUtQCUdwoy_02x80qqZQY5t7T_-pb28Pb7bwzl03NbbAfqPGRg2lg8K9wR4QU2Yy9qSySGbzB64eaTtn9zYa_HhRV5IrY-ZQ6oTofzoG8AiAKpRajMZOpTsydRSu5EOs-d8RUOOyrCWADAwDIs3nHWqXPiDLUavEVrglVboCIZ4WB7yAEJzGp/s1271/Scan_20240313.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1271" data-original-width="655" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgCX4g3LXUtQCUdwoy_02x80qqZQY5t7T_-pb28Pb7bwzl03NbbAfqPGRg2lg8K9wR4QU2Yy9qSySGbzB64eaTtn9zYa_HhRV5IrY-ZQ6oTofzoG8AiAKpRajMZOpTsydRSu5EOs-d8RUOOyrCWADAwDIs3nHWqXPiDLUavEVrglVboCIZ4WB7yAEJzGp/s320/Scan_20240313.jpg" width="165" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Starting off with a visible defensive player.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJR5f9040U12zqkX58gxRRVbSG4yEhgkXYCMQWROOOuj2v0GBDaRY7aZVBUXWhnh9l94mAeMWacYk25x3CpPITREgJUyjeGh-hu-NZLuBVxzRC7DTuH7Gr6ci_Mjy7ajpBpglFssGpgIvmjoNpBvA5-Irhto8Yv7MOO6kDMuWr8mR9ZguB4wWq1_D7fHL5/s2232/Scan_20240313%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1407" data-original-width="2232" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJR5f9040U12zqkX58gxRRVbSG4yEhgkXYCMQWROOOuj2v0GBDaRY7aZVBUXWhnh9l94mAeMWacYk25x3CpPITREgJUyjeGh-hu-NZLuBVxzRC7DTuH7Gr6ci_Mjy7ajpBpglFssGpgIvmjoNpBvA5-Irhto8Yv7MOO6kDMuWr8mR9ZguB4wWq1_D7fHL5/s320/Scan_20240313%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This is everything I love about repacks. 8 different sets and the cards include such a fun variety. Not just one kicker card, but two kicker cards. Including a Bills representative. A referee. Tim McDonald positioned in such a manner that it appears he's being kicked in the ghoulies by a teammate. And a design that just screams mid 90s with 1994 Score.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8tKEZtApZdxI2hc0Ncf0hpQsIv3vpDqgO-vkLBkEULWrAWbQebsEv8sPS9ryQV058CK5s2dQe5upa8aGuv8JUnxrt7ZvbQyB9wo89XXroXeYe0e52zGgY302ezNW-bavUT3g-bCzWPa8GIBMUL5wRfznr9HLghM0aX6Mi9VNXhgY25U1ZhQF2C_leagVQ/s686/Scan_20240313%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="496" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8tKEZtApZdxI2hc0Ncf0hpQsIv3vpDqgO-vkLBkEULWrAWbQebsEv8sPS9ryQV058CK5s2dQe5upa8aGuv8JUnxrt7ZvbQyB9wo89XXroXeYe0e52zGgY302ezNW-bavUT3g-bCzWPa8GIBMUL5wRfznr9HLghM0aX6Mi9VNXhgY25U1ZhQF2C_leagVQ/s320/Scan_20240313%20(3).jpg" width="231" /></a></div>And here's the hit. You can't go wrong with a Contenders auto, even if it is initials only. Jerome Harrison holds the Browns single-game rushing record with 286, which is also third-overall in NFL history. He'd suffer a brain tumor, discovered during a post-trade physical, but seems to be d<a href="https://247sports.com/college/washington-state/article/wsu-football-jerome-the-ghost-harrison-egend-in-pullman-rekindles-greatness-220624658/">oing fine now</a>. If I break out google and find out interesting things about the person on the hit, that's a good one!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKHrcqBPN5HpeseU82EZZBwlgo3Dh7fw5wHPOvYgZpVLGqcwD-pXsuhnZuyjQ2iGHBgzyEOxx-grajDvK8apwJCvhpRfSDdnK0mMamlnWfQHlWPelzP_yr5dmsGs72wz6W6HJDMtDrNHNgNPhIC2_TOU6o71KHyc_KxmKm-ozlqwzvubF6p-GI33Zge3nX/s1577/Scan_20240313%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1395" data-original-width="1577" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKHrcqBPN5HpeseU82EZZBwlgo3Dh7fw5wHPOvYgZpVLGqcwD-pXsuhnZuyjQ2iGHBgzyEOxx-grajDvK8apwJCvhpRfSDdnK0mMamlnWfQHlWPelzP_yr5dmsGs72wz6W6HJDMtDrNHNgNPhIC2_TOU6o71KHyc_KxmKm-ozlqwzvubF6p-GI33Zge3nX/s320/Scan_20240313%20(3).jpg" width="320" /></a></div>OL mojo! Woo-hoo! That Andre Rison is definitely an interesting design choice. Some would say ugly - but I'll say interesting. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipk747vUK-RcvulA8lj4sbV54EqSmEvWaGg3IpHX4S3izG5A1_Odl3UY0tm2L81IgonGb1jH_jsFp5X5uK30c0-lIU8YEecKAt4lWuG6r7GenTa6jd7MnsU5fvbPyF2TcQgakqOd4mt7_1_Qb1evEhWFmfT6HTRA76EC-aUseMB5pyiafAO564BSdBuNI0/s1486/Scan_20240313%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1403" data-original-width="1486" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipk747vUK-RcvulA8lj4sbV54EqSmEvWaGg3IpHX4S3izG5A1_Odl3UY0tm2L81IgonGb1jH_jsFp5X5uK30c0-lIU8YEecKAt4lWuG6r7GenTa6jd7MnsU5fvbPyF2TcQgakqOd4mt7_1_Qb1evEhWFmfT6HTRA76EC-aUseMB5pyiafAO564BSdBuNI0/s320/Scan_20240313%20(4).jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Pro Set provides the most interesting photo of the repack - it just looks like the start of some massive scramble after a loose ball. Even if it is a shared card, how can anybody not like adding a card of someone named 'Tank' on their card into one's collection.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_RTzFGfmxPc9SWEWaOSvD-VMVzqFqjCz25jPtAkG6W9o47-OBwnIpORtagutVr7KZ5t9-bDx-8m6JVyNVuhsleJ3-GJd5bYRnc0AkqGJkivSL_axd8FURGSYJjxPiTDlyRTCIwA5FohLr51q9wVlr27HlyKNX0R-DtsDpS4KLe6peEiOin-PFwXhhCOXq/s703/Scan_20240313%20(5).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="703" data-original-width="497" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_RTzFGfmxPc9SWEWaOSvD-VMVzqFqjCz25jPtAkG6W9o47-OBwnIpORtagutVr7KZ5t9-bDx-8m6JVyNVuhsleJ3-GJd5bYRnc0AkqGJkivSL_axd8FURGSYJjxPiTDlyRTCIwA5FohLr51q9wVlr27HlyKNX0R-DtsDpS4KLe6peEiOin-PFwXhhCOXq/s320/Scan_20240313%20(5).jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div>Your finale.</div><div><br /></div>Lots of keepers in this, even among the junk wax era stuff. And an interesting player for the hit as well!<br /><div><br /><div><br /></div></div>buckstorecardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17593364314991949335noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982944140269578326.post-72012212023817812792024-03-12T18:38:00.000-07:002024-03-12T18:38:56.932-07:003901. 3902. 3903.<p> I'm going to continue my quest for 4000 cards in my 2/14 collection with a trio of new faces.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghik-F1Y6KW75RRJft-9KL8FikYMlqg5GFEhRvB6ai51XnnfiW-6EqG_a1H5_X4dOCxn2ex-FhFgEXMlCY4vX65q9bcnIGoURpQFjzd39tWQoGNeshiJ8eP43k8jRzrcXLo7CuOkV7AsltXpR8sLODstP5lAcCqby__fE-0dXv0_djmqZe5OOP_cl5d4Ai/s683/enrico.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="490" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghik-F1Y6KW75RRJft-9KL8FikYMlqg5GFEhRvB6ai51XnnfiW-6EqG_a1H5_X4dOCxn2ex-FhFgEXMlCY4vX65q9bcnIGoURpQFjzd39tWQoGNeshiJ8eP43k8jRzrcXLo7CuOkV7AsltXpR8sLODstP5lAcCqby__fE-0dXv0_djmqZe5OOP_cl5d4Ai/s320/enrico.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><p>All three come from the hockey world. But in any portion of the collection, Enrico Scardocchio would be the most aggressively Italian name in the collection. He represents the long gone Saint Jean Lynx of the QMJHL. No, they didn't French-ify Saint John New Brunswick. They played out of Saint-Jean sur Richelieu, Quebec. And did so until they moved to Rimouski, where they remain the Oceanic.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUDY05pD5Ha-aAwu-JAcCBENwNDwiBDmv_xWDHvfWmsvSElE5HEHUl0KuDRUzt6kTcMJAOdINdir1AsUHzFZHhC2qRQTYSbWU7qzA2bqMoPQwxH-E1AufAv2KEvvOVIZErlbngMs_f3ScowiekODDEi7-0C4xZl2pvx1CqNOwGf0d2dSCQRt0Q5iCKIxjs/s677/dan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="677" data-original-width="486" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUDY05pD5Ha-aAwu-JAcCBENwNDwiBDmv_xWDHvfWmsvSElE5HEHUl0KuDRUzt6kTcMJAOdINdir1AsUHzFZHhC2qRQTYSbWU7qzA2bqMoPQwxH-E1AufAv2KEvvOVIZErlbngMs_f3ScowiekODDEi7-0C4xZl2pvx1CqNOwGf0d2dSCQRt0Q5iCKIxjs/s320/dan.jpg" width="230" /></a></div>Despite a very good effort with a last name like Paolucci, he didn't have a chance. His Hull Olympiques also don't exist any more, but that's because the city itself was renamed Gatineau. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2OoYCQnw2DHhQlmCy54_KyPFqqff-d85UcoEk74cc8hELDejEVoUU1LMTWpSL8jpOun_cLoF3x5K4SRNPK_2-7_6p2ERNYWqU9sIQLKcJuWKrK5Y3adY9emfwLXXb_-HghtZBfyVsS5H-fTIsMnfC4Ebyrlq1lYtycjj4oRSrMNPUaHQHEVy2kx5e0qJc/s692/matt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="502" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2OoYCQnw2DHhQlmCy54_KyPFqqff-d85UcoEk74cc8hELDejEVoUU1LMTWpSL8jpOun_cLoF3x5K4SRNPK_2-7_6p2ERNYWqU9sIQLKcJuWKrK5Y3adY9emfwLXXb_-HghtZBfyVsS5H-fTIsMnfC4Ebyrlq1lYtycjj4oRSrMNPUaHQHEVy2kx5e0qJc/s320/matt.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><br /><div>I could have also used a CHL card to end this to make it complete, but why would I forgo an opportunity to add another defunct team to the collection? I could use a Guelph Storm card from about a dozen years prior to this, but they're still around. The Greensboro Generals are not. Plus, that's the <a href="https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=17999">team he spent</a> the most games with.<br /><p></p></div><div>The inability to find his Alexandria Warthogs card on ebay - also a factor.</div><div><br /></div><div>But there you have it!</div>buckstorecardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17593364314991949335noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982944140269578326.post-32301308474993118762024-03-11T16:57:00.000-07:002024-03-11T16:57:22.980-07:00Another Raptors Mega-Post<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Time to highlight all the Raptors content in recent incoming mail, consisting of the box posted yesterday, and a trio o'PWEs from Kerry @ Cards and Cards. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7S0VT-mrzBzb93SIa7rvb2fmAV-BT9WhuxDYN9UHEQYcZoG6evJ-OLau9NqUXrxN2DPTtfCLEX6-TN0HsHOtyeg1y6cFSJmZgmeBDGAC9vPAHbEihTTmOKAaAtDQVK9juLJcY7FI8LH2pNpblrO3XVI3VITJmD3WtWEFujz0-LRAPR4UvROhCFRLfmF1i/s696/ultra.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="491" data-original-width="696" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7S0VT-mrzBzb93SIa7rvb2fmAV-BT9WhuxDYN9UHEQYcZoG6evJ-OLau9NqUXrxN2DPTtfCLEX6-TN0HsHOtyeg1y6cFSJmZgmeBDGAC9vPAHbEihTTmOKAaAtDQVK9juLJcY7FI8LH2pNpblrO3XVI3VITJmD3WtWEFujz0-LRAPR4UvROhCFRLfmF1i/s320/ultra.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I originally planned to show off everything but the hits in several scanner beds worth of post, but this Vince Carter is just an incredible photo for a base card. This looks like a photo you'd see today on some rookie photo shoot card, but this is an in-game gem. Charles Oakley looks completely wowed by what is happening in front of him. As for Andrew LeClerq, he's more "how am I supposed to defend that?". This was definitely worthy of the #1 spot in the set.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qi9bBm1NHwsH85CBJJV1Q2b8JtoE0aXzESEJHS7Jkhsf4vY9k7vGL3fSSmyYp60QeD9OXITG2HKFQggA1FdH-kBcobmIUSczmjiNJUD0mspBP9uICjZBBMXxyINAbnYN5WlxB1FFv6wcIGf0jsdpVWd1w4o9xj8bfbmhH2F3ssndb1B0h6JmYlg71G40/s2247/Scan_20240308%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1405" data-original-width="2247" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qi9bBm1NHwsH85CBJJV1Q2b8JtoE0aXzESEJHS7Jkhsf4vY9k7vGL3fSSmyYp60QeD9OXITG2HKFQggA1FdH-kBcobmIUSczmjiNJUD0mspBP9uICjZBBMXxyINAbnYN5WlxB1FFv6wcIGf0jsdpVWd1w4o9xj8bfbmhH2F3ssndb1B0h6JmYlg71G40/s320/Scan_20240308%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I didn't get the Raptors in any Prizm group breaks, so this is my first chance to see some of those releases. Even with his brief stop with the team, I do hope to see a Schroder card where he's pictured in Raptors colours. The Vince Carter here is one of the Promotional Sample versions.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFEcw2ixMRmgYfBjFmz3R6PLwN_wO-jbI7n0M-fz7KcsMoj3EtVea-zshQqyq377ouspS9WywQwvd5VLC9ME1HXzec43DAtCSEqscq47AsN39avmrhuWvVeXFQQk0CillCaw0yc5BqU-9MmL8LqO7nu3CBv04MA2eZ64Gv8GSy2WigQlinc_PFd53Onbj/s2026/Scan_20240308%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1402" data-original-width="2026" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFEcw2ixMRmgYfBjFmz3R6PLwN_wO-jbI7n0M-fz7KcsMoj3EtVea-zshQqyq377ouspS9WywQwvd5VLC9ME1HXzec43DAtCSEqscq47AsN39avmrhuWvVeXFQQk0CillCaw0yc5BqU-9MmL8LqO7nu3CBv04MA2eZ64Gv8GSy2WigQlinc_PFd53Onbj/s320/Scan_20240308%20(3).jpg" width="320" /></a></div>ULSACTORPF?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSjT797wgS7ftNdFNdmfx32DJJ9GgYw-Ylc1ssABKJ0MxDP6y4WoLYbI4vItk6Fj-EpUVlQW7CnlcOoHjT4ZpOI0ogLDQFJ7tVFfN62bpZu0kZ14Qs43tYmjTK-uR-8YWa-Y5dgi5zJkuCoWMfaDEH2N317gU03p6HgRtY06g8OzveiAK7znaa7X5fq_f/s2060/Scan_20240308%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1416" data-original-width="2060" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSjT797wgS7ftNdFNdmfx32DJJ9GgYw-Ylc1ssABKJ0MxDP6y4WoLYbI4vItk6Fj-EpUVlQW7CnlcOoHjT4ZpOI0ogLDQFJ7tVFfN62bpZu0kZ14Qs43tYmjTK-uR-8YWa-Y5dgi5zJkuCoWMfaDEH2N317gU03p6HgRtY06g8OzveiAK7znaa7X5fq_f/s320/Scan_20240308%20(4).jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Bring on the parallels, and ignore the Dino-Might pun. Even if the photo comes from a Canadian Team battle against the Grizzlies. While there's some nice shininess, especially with that silver Siakam, my favourite might be that Zan Tabak, which is a Players Club Platinum parallel and were box hits at the time. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYP-i6m5GVNCDg3ttG9acrS-6FYIP99dvBw8UTrdvjAnyC8hpHht1x4WmGYzANNkXadZ-LFPfDy7WNTtUMs9IC4PWOp4zkJWd6kiSbCiLXsFI7vkJidOYIay_bNyxWAEFMFYddm2rGHxtLpN3jnv0rA4EgMMablQVXl2flAHkopnOXjPnHEzPUMEXERswc/s2297/Scan_20240308%20(5).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1432" data-original-width="2297" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYP-i6m5GVNCDg3ttG9acrS-6FYIP99dvBw8UTrdvjAnyC8hpHht1x4WmGYzANNkXadZ-LFPfDy7WNTtUMs9IC4PWOp4zkJWd6kiSbCiLXsFI7vkJidOYIay_bNyxWAEFMFYddm2rGHxtLpN3jnv0rA4EgMMablQVXl2flAHkopnOXjPnHEzPUMEXERswc/s320/Scan_20240308%20(5).jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Nothing but dino jerseys in this group! AWESOME!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-DuwPG0qJhZrjaINuEVDkP4C08pNBKLAiYdU76kWX8SsoqbEzK9ub5q4-LuJQUkAhU405yM0_eMXr2DzkECshNiM1ks06HspNAOG5qGP95Fms0iw2nO_2ibB85JyBE5AiUoduj8bS80OmJcxKSsUhlBWnmcpRwj2fXPdQ4HcYilTwVR_2AaAJGz1p4Ar/s2126/Scan_20240308%20(6).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2126" data-original-width="1526" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-DuwPG0qJhZrjaINuEVDkP4C08pNBKLAiYdU76kWX8SsoqbEzK9ub5q4-LuJQUkAhU405yM0_eMXr2DzkECshNiM1ks06HspNAOG5qGP95Fms0iw2nO_2ibB85JyBE5AiUoduj8bS80OmJcxKSsUhlBWnmcpRwj2fXPdQ4HcYilTwVR_2AaAJGz1p4Ar/s320/Scan_20240308%20(6).jpg" width="230" /></a></div>Here's the PWE finale. There's the base version of the Tabak parallel. Stadium Club during the Raptors' first season just used simple headshots of the players on the new team instead of bad airbrushing. That's probably for the best. It is really just a coincidence that I ended this part with a pair of Scottie Barnes appearances, since after all those trades, it really is his team now.<div><br /></div><div>And now the Raptors content in the box.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvyzX6yPCqXnMmu49_PC0bjYTbpwMRjFxBFSjL-BzY-kQFykj-xrHTRoOtNSFoZbftGv9cMixCOf7hwSrBaPF4Ilp4o26A1evzAULaPVQDWhxUALlXEoTVApV_SfiRQe1B_fBDsxkdOAIL-91QhHXOoILJeKRIBzYmdnOA-4JNLm1tIdonHkIoJLTPCIZ2/s2104/Scan_20240308%20(7).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1402" data-original-width="2104" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvyzX6yPCqXnMmu49_PC0bjYTbpwMRjFxBFSjL-BzY-kQFykj-xrHTRoOtNSFoZbftGv9cMixCOf7hwSrBaPF4Ilp4o26A1evzAULaPVQDWhxUALlXEoTVApV_SfiRQe1B_fBDsxkdOAIL-91QhHXOoILJeKRIBzYmdnOA-4JNLm1tIdonHkIoJLTPCIZ2/s320/Scan_20240308%20(7).jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Given all the departures from the team, it is depressing to look at even recent cards to see how few of the players are still on the team. The Vinsanity is some sort of parallel, and I can kinda get behind nickname parallels. Even if the jersey is conveniently edited. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2eh6liYKT-n7bWSJrbANs5tyfUVFA9fiGzJ-SWz_An8npkMwONEL0Y-LO88TxpEP-gHChbyynIB7gxlHxm3Kb60HWlnpkSiYxzRUHiQWCQsSpoFHfF1SLjb1P5BmvMIwdvfzuzjey7yI4AyWvwe4g5unoMhSzJyvwuDHYpfCSvwnWAZ8IOAXqthQMCJT/s2072/Scan_20240308%20(8).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1431" data-original-width="2072" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2eh6liYKT-n7bWSJrbANs5tyfUVFA9fiGzJ-SWz_An8npkMwONEL0Y-LO88TxpEP-gHChbyynIB7gxlHxm3Kb60HWlnpkSiYxzRUHiQWCQsSpoFHfF1SLjb1P5BmvMIwdvfzuzjey7yI4AyWvwe4g5unoMhSzJyvwuDHYpfCSvwnWAZ8IOAXqthQMCJT/s320/Scan_20240308%20(8).jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Even base cards can provide shininess.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilnIan_XftwP6RvbaLeHpzp926E3jiWnkfOVOCBzDZejKxJw94juMs_1cRqwiNr9VTfkanRK6HfAPywgg3hUE712vCWRIkhRmTDILHHCP2Vz9T8bMTm9QjWnzcFSOUrZoF6CNNH_tDe761iGzUCsRyfWPeItfNLXbLWhpNlpMgzGCee7ZjSBeAswGXVjGe/s2277/Scan_20240308%20(9).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1399" data-original-width="2277" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilnIan_XftwP6RvbaLeHpzp926E3jiWnkfOVOCBzDZejKxJw94juMs_1cRqwiNr9VTfkanRK6HfAPywgg3hUE712vCWRIkhRmTDILHHCP2Vz9T8bMTm9QjWnzcFSOUrZoF6CNNH_tDe761iGzUCsRyfWPeItfNLXbLWhpNlpMgzGCee7ZjSBeAswGXVjGe/s320/Scan_20240308%20(9).jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Finally, a Raptors card in this bunch with a player still on the team. Although with the time he's getting together, you'd barely know it. The Orange Siakam is a retail parallel, and the Illusions entries here show you can put together a nice design when you use multiple, non-repeating images on a card.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipWHwN7yyjd-8nRTWhOBPIfYDNN3_YfdHp6gA7GgRMSqJSj6OAvO8ySaMOflO1x_tDc8wnxpv0LH2PzYgNfZjHv8f24_GDPvMx_m1e4U58Ws3oGvaO3elosXnplkWYXuCln9ebp3ZbgUT07UOIfUjiUQxWK_6yzN0RzCATtcZHEslR7rI5-4zHrBU3nOvn/s1202/Scan_20240308.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="711" data-original-width="1202" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipWHwN7yyjd-8nRTWhOBPIfYDNN3_YfdHp6gA7GgRMSqJSj6OAvO8ySaMOflO1x_tDc8wnxpv0LH2PzYgNfZjHv8f24_GDPvMx_m1e4U58Ws3oGvaO3elosXnplkWYXuCln9ebp3ZbgUT07UOIfUjiUQxWK_6yzN0RzCATtcZHEslR7rI5-4zHrBU3nOvn/s320/Scan_20240308.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Let's see some relics. Although he's not pictured with the Raptors here, this might be as close as I ever get to owning an actual Peja Stojakovic Raptors card. The only one I know of has been on my unrealistic want list for ages, and there are only 35 out there. Although Novak is pictured with the Raptors there, that's a Knicks swatch. I don't really care - another hit for that binder!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQSiFE07mJ4ur7M5BS3bYshZjtqYBdGbImbYCPgKrm8A0FAsZYkEukvY7GW1lMGgV8f-Cib3zzHprp6zmMFZ86RiYynrXfzO13CnSSTyE-CNhbxHERyhRqRm3UrPdZp-qrCgPxZpFw4AvsjJ82HvcIjRbTs29NP8WBTzXCxwDvFNS9NYlN6fbsqnZHB4k/s712/Scan_202403082.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="712" data-original-width="501" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQSiFE07mJ4ur7M5BS3bYshZjtqYBdGbImbYCPgKrm8A0FAsZYkEukvY7GW1lMGgV8f-Cib3zzHprp6zmMFZ86RiYynrXfzO13CnSSTyE-CNhbxHERyhRqRm3UrPdZp-qrCgPxZpFw4AvsjJ82HvcIjRbTs29NP8WBTzXCxwDvFNS9NYlN6fbsqnZHB4k/s320/Scan_202403082.jpg" width="225" /></a></div>Let's end it with a 1/1 plate! Kyle Lowry in all his magenta glory. I have 232 cards of Lowry in my collection based on what I've put into tcdb, but finally I now have one of his plates! WOO-HOO!<div><br /></div><div>There you have it!</div>buckstorecardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17593364314991949335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982944140269578326.post-68532339974410302402024-03-09T17:17:00.000-08:002024-03-09T17:17:42.853-08:00"No boy's ever brought me literature before!"<p> First time - and likely the last time - I'll use a Kelly Bundy quote as a post title.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqie8hhmaBqBLNevpFsgvcHHxZfRu7yQSgzzPziUF2H69akhrcVqY8TTreMK38Wh7k8HUTAuOvofHbgYvcq09jeRB66umNCrGMDSnuTZqZ4GjYB54-5cvRuQy35lHBnu33uu4tYDWSj5baqlXmNWIUFTJLR5axEnSxtY-0hkP-8yZ0_kwbZwpWgjvet3qK" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqie8hhmaBqBLNevpFsgvcHHxZfRu7yQSgzzPziUF2H69akhrcVqY8TTreMK38Wh7k8HUTAuOvofHbgYvcq09jeRB66umNCrGMDSnuTZqZ4GjYB54-5cvRuQy35lHBnu33uu4tYDWSj5baqlXmNWIUFTJLR5axEnSxtY-0hkP-8yZ0_kwbZwpWgjvet3qK" width="270" /></a></div>But there's method to this madness.<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2-b4EALTuV_rKJM4dekNghMibq1xEOasQ89olhjknGip3vJ_Oi5AJufnsb9KhootWn7cCD3zGF9YHBwQdjCvZk84UY-kZtQml6hR4DNp0ds0qqGrEjUQzW5eicBjnIDMrpyprUZBfXEub_vGJxX4QBduNZVN3QutkFV2550Crj9_SS8Vp1vY1U5tKfxB/s1600/IMG_20240308_160353.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2-b4EALTuV_rKJM4dekNghMibq1xEOasQ89olhjknGip3vJ_Oi5AJufnsb9KhootWn7cCD3zGF9YHBwQdjCvZk84UY-kZtQml6hR4DNp0ds0qqGrEjUQzW5eicBjnIDMrpyprUZBfXEub_vGJxX4QBduNZVN3QutkFV2550Crj9_SS8Vp1vY1U5tKfxB/s320/IMG_20240308_160353.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>You see, in addition to this box of goodies in my most recent mailer from Too Many Verlanders' Dennis, was this!<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvap1t4ij_Vsp4pM_p2Ta9HE73TiwhzwNUB2S-0zkxU-toQ_9auVtTiR5mTcByjm4i_udgXGxNlacl-DtSAeKXfw_QMZELuZKwCOJFgLX9V1XC8IPRH6ny5Gt-UkihpGGPo-fM5-SkI3bUBV4QPzhPxEYHkEk5hzyYiTaWM-Qo4p69d472CLxRIwqKZL8/s1841/Scan_20240308.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1841" data-original-width="1242" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvap1t4ij_Vsp4pM_p2Ta9HE73TiwhzwNUB2S-0zkxU-toQ_9auVtTiR5mTcByjm4i_udgXGxNlacl-DtSAeKXfw_QMZELuZKwCOJFgLX9V1XC8IPRH6ny5Gt-UkihpGGPo-fM5-SkI3bUBV4QPzhPxEYHkEk5hzyYiTaWM-Qo4p69d472CLxRIwqKZL8/s320/Scan_20240308.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div>Now, the title is a lie, as books have shown up before in mailers from bloggers, and not just booklet cards, but I figured this one would be worthy of a post. </div><div><br /></div><div>I hoped that there would be a card of RA Dickey among the cards contained in that box. Alas, no. So here's a bunch of other cards of guys who doubled up by playing for the Mets and Jays.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvSo3AaE2Lq1UvBAek9_w7Nxv9LmgRiAYNyXWNMFPIopEkn3lsc8r4cOEUCSN8GhSwotkUFL7k9SSVbYftwnjjwZyn8srkZXS9yfv6ln1lLMf4yjQXr63EMSY1KR7Lo14PJ321H3jU5n_aPPIFlaxICCo-Ej7LkRyCcO0dQVrtJEfZXAIOP66c4xpDRgZy/s2209/Scan_20240309.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1453" data-original-width="2209" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvSo3AaE2Lq1UvBAek9_w7Nxv9LmgRiAYNyXWNMFPIopEkn3lsc8r4cOEUCSN8GhSwotkUFL7k9SSVbYftwnjjwZyn8srkZXS9yfv6ln1lLMf4yjQXr63EMSY1KR7Lo14PJ321H3jU5n_aPPIFlaxICCo-Ej7LkRyCcO0dQVrtJEfZXAIOP66c4xpDRgZy/s320/Scan_20240309.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div>There you have it!</div>buckstorecardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17593364314991949335noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982944140269578326.post-37237755377915696192024-03-07T17:25:00.000-08:002024-03-07T17:25:40.084-08:00Series 1! Finally!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcvxcFrdrvBwZcApLeBtatfjppdqnLt9l25Ol5FGisU0RPjNFxgNvURaEOhlt80Z1HCCaiw6E2RbHHeqY7qIl56vuxyeWlmiCQC-ym1xY8ZOPDVCHvpTVc1OVUCxHkzLv2uTrBWXpunnjPHdxFi629pTLPz58_oEvuzEXg5OPAjEE-k3aA7wc8uw2YqROc/s1297/Scan_20240303.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1297" data-original-width="582" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcvxcFrdrvBwZcApLeBtatfjppdqnLt9l25Ol5FGisU0RPjNFxgNvURaEOhlt80Z1HCCaiw6E2RbHHeqY7qIl56vuxyeWlmiCQC-ym1xY8ZOPDVCHvpTVc1OVUCxHkzLv2uTrBWXpunnjPHdxFi629pTLPz58_oEvuzEXg5OPAjEE-k3aA7wc8uw2YqROc/s320/Scan_20240303.jpg" width="144" /></a></div>While others are out chasing their Bedard dreams in Series 2 UD, I'm perfectly happy with one retail hanger of Series 1 baseball. You got start somewhere if I opt for a set build!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvD1Xys3UR9bOwEY3qL6to2Y7BGmzBBRz8JPDS6s1e9xPfZyxGJzhzbOm1VzrIXoVpkUfX8Xnb7g_ESebQzUiZDbxBmTka2cy-_tn4o8Htrqx4YCLZs1gaH8EzBPI9CIevcA2V5JhZsebrZrVmfzQehoOzosMu0Z7cotQQ9wvuetLcc3FJoO_UF0zQxc0/s694/meneses.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="488" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvD1Xys3UR9bOwEY3qL6to2Y7BGmzBBRz8JPDS6s1e9xPfZyxGJzhzbOm1VzrIXoVpkUfX8Xnb7g_ESebQzUiZDbxBmTka2cy-_tn4o8Htrqx4YCLZs1gaH8EzBPI9CIevcA2V5JhZsebrZrVmfzQehoOzosMu0Z7cotQQ9wvuetLcc3FJoO_UF0zQxc0/s320/meneses.jpg" width="225" /></a></div>And my first card is a guy whose name I would barely recognize if it weren't for the fact he had quite a few RCs in sets last year.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXbmLWKJcYZfx0Yfzz8swG_bUtN9LHlSMADfJFuejnScRYSW5CuwV4uGzdB0zMh1uSYm4Ufp7-oRo_z4Pd1frp0gruO_Z8cobpornh5XL7UbWU86TvYvoN9Phf2I06VW-V-rE0Gaes2FAw5a9eVU2YpjzHz5LAGKCBwSXx0TlejcYoiWVyjBinzNkfdqjX/s690/varsho.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="484" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXbmLWKJcYZfx0Yfzz8swG_bUtN9LHlSMADfJFuejnScRYSW5CuwV4uGzdB0zMh1uSYm4Ufp7-oRo_z4Pd1frp0gruO_Z8cobpornh5XL7UbWU86TvYvoN9Phf2I06VW-V-rE0Gaes2FAw5a9eVU2YpjzHz5LAGKCBwSXx0TlejcYoiWVyjBinzNkfdqjX/s320/varsho.jpg" width="224" /></a></div>My first (and as of yet, only) Jays card of 2024 actually doubles as my favorite photo in the pack. If they'd managed to align it so the glove was perfectly between the E and the J, it could be an all-timer.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJeC5dSkkTXX_CGqmpyDgkiqUk5ofpoxuzRH6tH1Lw-Hi2bLPh3MsqFzI4ID4_EEyL3lqMLQ2Ma3F6WmRxm3JgnWpnkLXJZTkTa6YSceS4GVz0-mNCwm1c9AWaIhtLsYYnW9Q1UHTkle3eydvtob-qZqqfwmghI-MgYktJsXv24xbHm-pt-scaBUicud8B/s687/senga.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="687" data-original-width="475" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJeC5dSkkTXX_CGqmpyDgkiqUk5ofpoxuzRH6tH1Lw-Hi2bLPh3MsqFzI4ID4_EEyL3lqMLQ2Ma3F6WmRxm3JgnWpnkLXJZTkTa6YSceS4GVz0-mNCwm1c9AWaIhtLsYYnW9Q1UHTkle3eydvtob-qZqqfwmghI-MgYktJsXv24xbHm-pt-scaBUicud8B/s320/senga.jpg" width="221" /></a></div>First 2024 Mets card and my first Rookie Cup card of the year as well.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjcbqOjNVkD3xSL_hzNgjnnjNV0d_VqyhP0q585QzpXjg0deTST6qYaxZ-IW225GfnXc7vxl7LB18XgfLXH-eSU9yBN-bj0UWeKgiiGltJOLZyObabeYKuxlYdZxiDzBmpV6woo_z4i1sdXu8pRR_YKlpDE5YSiv05zhJMv17yvSTBNJmK-lZxlLXN3YaX/s682/leaders1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="682" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjcbqOjNVkD3xSL_hzNgjnnjNV0d_VqyhP0q585QzpXjg0deTST6qYaxZ-IW225GfnXc7vxl7LB18XgfLXH-eSU9yBN-bj0UWeKgiiGltJOLZyObabeYKuxlYdZxiDzBmpV6woo_z4i1sdXu8pRR_YKlpDE5YSiv05zhJMv17yvSTBNJmK-lZxlLXN3YaX/s320/leaders1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>As for my favourite thing about this year's base cards?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCj_FveKVvPZAxSw8kaHaSWQo6zKSpuw1-5WF1VQpwF2Y4UHIXobZEKzjFkyBH_AFOG0YQHHa_4zmutIX0Lb2BnWYdXZvxbHo5kIAtjtCyhYvSvT8bWe10SfnKZDdPoII1wDvc5oh6nKUhfzhF2g_DFzXhxrDHM4tbWS2dybBcYWjbE0CqaFcUumxNkAi0/s692/leaders2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="692" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCj_FveKVvPZAxSw8kaHaSWQo6zKSpuw1-5WF1VQpwF2Y4UHIXobZEKzjFkyBH_AFOG0YQHHa_4zmutIX0Lb2BnWYdXZvxbHo5kIAtjtCyhYvSvT8bWe10SfnKZDdPoII1wDvc5oh6nKUhfzhF2g_DFzXhxrDHM4tbWS2dybBcYWjbE0CqaFcUumxNkAi0/s320/leaders2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The small player photos that are on the reverse of the Team Leaders cards.<div><br /></div><div>Off to the inserts!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hfhyuWW7jiFG2MkHsZYs4MV-4AnPYvFs9K_IBQNxRMSgaZVsyr-Lf4GUiT2j3l5iT6E61TljTicuXwaEiU3_E7FG4jbxBC-vYcw1YYfdrq_PtqgLv968KaNrDbvKNORGRG_U21gSjeAiMrLrwfEV4KgPVR5bOYpYxqxjBD2v1uURA2BV5ZNmSesLoJv0/s983/stars1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="983" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hfhyuWW7jiFG2MkHsZYs4MV-4AnPYvFs9K_IBQNxRMSgaZVsyr-Lf4GUiT2j3l5iT6E61TljTicuXwaEiU3_E7FG4jbxBC-vYcw1YYfdrq_PtqgLv968KaNrDbvKNORGRG_U21gSjeAiMrLrwfEV4KgPVR5bOYpYxqxjBD2v1uURA2BV5ZNmSesLoJv0/s320/stars1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Of course, I landed a couple Stars of MLB inserts. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhDpMtoHhQgVkzaqdG6TCK9zKtSRn1SUtIpxETOryPYWcLHnQ147-5NQog4j59qriRkIeKyWIQXc9cjxp1vgTFcNTgVSgRw1MfLG6HMrsUmH0ux6QP1pQTZICnkBP6bAyXXq2Qe0QqhlNOdmhs0r6Z5Jk0a2Mjss3ceRtb9bu3ZcyZZ-91PnfktWfbxHx/s688/starschr.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="481" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhDpMtoHhQgVkzaqdG6TCK9zKtSRn1SUtIpxETOryPYWcLHnQ147-5NQog4j59qriRkIeKyWIQXc9cjxp1vgTFcNTgVSgRw1MfLG6HMrsUmH0ux6QP1pQTZICnkBP6bAyXXq2Qe0QqhlNOdmhs0r6Z5Jk0a2Mjss3ceRtb9bu3ZcyZZ-91PnfktWfbxHx/s320/starschr.jpg" width="224" /></a></div>Oh, and those have Chrome parallels as well. Apparently, these have been around for a couple years now, but this is my first time pulling one. I guess if I'm going to get one, it might as well be an Elly de la Cruz one.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90_l6ugt0wTT-NyIH7GXE92O6Gysb3KAOcd3-VATdciwfxh8hoKaM3O-F__HXjZDwOFUWz9QHMn7gNJvvWwh58yE5kJDUro0FFQQAjG9pyJYOSb1LPZ4-rJzd28Ry1scBmUW-QYprULHZeHlEn6Eljn46IVLLJfeg_kHEyhq2UiKS_Sc-qTxcqFyE1C7K/s681/1989.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="481" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90_l6ugt0wTT-NyIH7GXE92O6Gysb3KAOcd3-VATdciwfxh8hoKaM3O-F__HXjZDwOFUWz9QHMn7gNJvvWwh58yE5kJDUro0FFQQAjG9pyJYOSb1LPZ4-rJzd28Ry1scBmUW-QYprULHZeHlEn6Eljn46IVLLJfeg_kHEyhq2UiKS_Sc-qTxcqFyE1C7K/s320/1989.jpg" width="226" /></a></div>1989s? Maybe if the border were a little more off-white than white to salute the feel of the cards, I'd like them more to note that at least these haven't been done to death like 1987s.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIastv6Ivn8I5DGa0BMNDq6vgH3oqE_Kt4kPejQ3xRkZVuITUCVHpInTRokOmflkiC5YwPpY3nfrOKqsscEvyDD9qApFEeNUMvcZq556cLDndK_gdZItJ4fwqR0NYnOTJsneDSeqbOn_r4JrfUR4DHPTT0TFatgFIqn8h8zAirtu-cTDEHdTD5Xg6ssn1w/s985/parallels.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="985" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIastv6Ivn8I5DGa0BMNDq6vgH3oqE_Kt4kPejQ3xRkZVuITUCVHpInTRokOmflkiC5YwPpY3nfrOKqsscEvyDD9qApFEeNUMvcZq556cLDndK_gdZItJ4fwqR0NYnOTJsneDSeqbOn_r4JrfUR4DHPTT0TFatgFIqn8h8zAirtu-cTDEHdTD5Xg6ssn1w/s320/parallels.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Not one, but two parallels! WOO-HOO? I guess if I were trying a set build (and TBH, I still might depending on the price point of Heritage) I'd wouldn't be as excited. While the Thomas is the more standard rainbow foil parallel, the Diaz blue holofoil is /999. If I'm expecting zero numbered parallels and land one, I guess that's a win!<div><br /></div><div>There you have it!</div><div><br /></div>buckstorecardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17593364314991949335noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982944140269578326.post-86391173061613629992024-03-05T15:38:00.000-08:002024-03-05T15:38:13.001-08:00 A Penmanship Posting<p> Back to the ol' penmanship binder, which simply means I love something about this person's signature, regardless of anything else.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5F2imkC0B6s7RNXB7IxLReJnGyItckTLxMfLLyjwQ2TUdYj1jk5xpgo3YsC4Q6m-HMyix8z9MKomUNPBOO0b-N09LVbi-oKS_tXdCow7ZokUZwAKYJmDRsauypwjCVRfD01IgWxoMbrheyCEWsl6bQArVNYkhG1l83xrjgQxddTZZW2-LJsvasOSzTMU/s691/atwell.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="490" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5F2imkC0B6s7RNXB7IxLReJnGyItckTLxMfLLyjwQ2TUdYj1jk5xpgo3YsC4Q6m-HMyix8z9MKomUNPBOO0b-N09LVbi-oKS_tXdCow7ZokUZwAKYJmDRsauypwjCVRfD01IgWxoMbrheyCEWsl6bQArVNYkhG1l83xrjgQxddTZZW2-LJsvasOSzTMU/s320/atwell.jpg" width="227" /></a></div>With Van Jefferson and Cam Akers in 2020, and with Tutu Atwell in 2021, the Rams went on a good run of drafting players with nice handwriting for their signatures. While some might balk at his using a lower-case letter for the first letter, it does allow for the single line to be used to cross his Ts. And if you're actually taking the time to make such a quality signature, you can at least cut corners in one place.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1z8RMX0d8mxH0kSwn-m_sYxKr1fGnE1_iAvADtZLNPDnJ15NTwNG6DXdCSBUJV1uP_XdAbvHdAiQMbemTeyCoVwzWpJbl5lmZkr4MeMo43vO9GSvCRRQr-0TM9F8HyFfA-dMOMagSFZlwFI73AP9k1wWiADCRgZqsONhyLkuke3n-wVsKZ8w2TSu0CQgr/s690/thj.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="497" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1z8RMX0d8mxH0kSwn-m_sYxKr1fGnE1_iAvADtZLNPDnJ15NTwNG6DXdCSBUJV1uP_XdAbvHdAiQMbemTeyCoVwzWpJbl5lmZkr4MeMo43vO9GSvCRRQr-0TM9F8HyFfA-dMOMagSFZlwFI73AP9k1wWiADCRgZqsONhyLkuke3n-wVsKZ8w2TSu0CQgr/s320/thj.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><br /><div>It might not have been like father, like son for their MLB careers, but it was so for their autographs. I'm guessing that dear ol' dad passed <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/29/sports/baseball/in-an-era-of-squiggles-you-cant-tell-baseball-the-players-without-a-handwriting-analyst.html">Harmon Killebrew's wisdom</a> down.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsnWSY16-KX86giP6dLX9EESKWTXBTrfPvoTeBFZmn59kUIa0C6IGVhj3hPMCJxQZEqy9IEAc6Jma3o0uRxJkLcqTfyUGDb9TLzOKd2TTs4MgT_zfOQlsFhqjwpE5-Y7ILKr-NMuB6rJ99oyFTPz3Yx5k4-mNQ_LqRdBhoGHH2OIdwuP0isnlzfzgbd6f/s689/castro.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="493" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsnWSY16-KX86giP6dLX9EESKWTXBTrfPvoTeBFZmn59kUIa0C6IGVhj3hPMCJxQZEqy9IEAc6Jma3o0uRxJkLcqTfyUGDb9TLzOKd2TTs4MgT_zfOQlsFhqjwpE5-Y7ILKr-NMuB6rJ99oyFTPz3Yx5k4-mNQ_LqRdBhoGHH2OIdwuP0isnlzfzgbd6f/s320/castro.jpg" width="229" /></a></div>Usually, a player will use the initial for the first name and do a little more for their last name. Rodolfo Castro went the other way. And it looks really nice, especially how he uses much of the space allotted for his signature.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTTwjlhJPfiVciLPQJ6LN6AGxHqX9rPN_-VYPLfDk641Dvd10Kgpt9K0WTiC_oSyRWIIV8UzEYLsyG_pUONbDnCgLcHC6sMcy_v0XPxwiuIb5fCr7C-1fnVxIupYKD9V02y68mxx-DX4-PA0pTU5hchhjVc18rpzxXrcc5E0hVv1mnSUAb9o2GwtiBEwV/s695/vincent.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="695" data-original-width="492" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTTwjlhJPfiVciLPQJ6LN6AGxHqX9rPN_-VYPLfDk641Dvd10Kgpt9K0WTiC_oSyRWIIV8UzEYLsyG_pUONbDnCgLcHC6sMcy_v0XPxwiuIb5fCr7C-1fnVxIupYKD9V02y68mxx-DX4-PA0pTU5hchhjVc18rpzxXrcc5E0hVv1mnSUAb9o2GwtiBEwV/s320/vincent.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div>And as I showed when I added Brandon Alexander's auto into this binder, arranging your first & last name vertically can make for a more legible auto. This also a nice way to add my first VCU Rams card into any binder. He'd end up with the Grizzlies, and is seeing a lot of court time in his second season. I always like it when guys with a nice signature get some level of success.</div><div><br /></div><div>There you have it!</div>buckstorecardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17593364314991949335noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982944140269578326.post-86675931680677064472024-03-03T12:06:00.000-08:002024-03-03T12:06:26.871-08:00Random Retail<p> There were no 2024 S1 packs on the shelves when I got these in order to scratch my urge to bust something.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQZdO7mpVcJDE2Z9N86LQmRnLQW_t4GsF-nHA_Hw1YjQTr7TLtNhi1XFQqeIki2i3m61_2xtXZbm618qdqHLQTkE4vVbd7mcZYe4-aQSSLskY2JgUnnRlPsrqPPu_BwMiw8xA-EzMyYAQPZAYT50AcHv5m03yUaHAygh33oCKt1sTjUNV8MJdyeL7-p7HJ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1137" data-original-width="1190" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQZdO7mpVcJDE2Z9N86LQmRnLQW_t4GsF-nHA_Hw1YjQTr7TLtNhi1XFQqeIki2i3m61_2xtXZbm618qdqHLQTkE4vVbd7mcZYe4-aQSSLskY2JgUnnRlPsrqPPu_BwMiw8xA-EzMyYAQPZAYT50AcHv5m03yUaHAygh33oCKt1sTjUNV8MJdyeL7-p7HJ" width="251" /></a></div>One discounted, one not at all discounted. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9bi9oLfsO5RjE4nOJZ6MBZKs8Pn4YZqmkD1yEkEfQq_N9W0GSr5Q7pPPofLj4598Cz5Lqd_A26Bk6m8q22AsxMPCaPBqOL20auPxRnqGJQTWp6Xv3oL7glQ_CZGY9ltn_pnVHStGp_9LzBfIbKx4mE60MHq8B_gCAXYKGl-3Dn0XUjZ8sz_FM-2ZracF/s998/phillies.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="998" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9bi9oLfsO5RjE4nOJZ6MBZKs8Pn4YZqmkD1yEkEfQq_N9W0GSr5Q7pPPofLj4598Cz5Lqd_A26Bk6m8q22AsxMPCaPBqOL20auPxRnqGJQTWp6Xv3oL7glQ_CZGY9ltn_pnVHStGp_9LzBfIbKx4mE60MHq8B_gCAXYKGl-3Dn0XUjZ8sz_FM-2ZracF/s320/phillies.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Since we're already on to people showing off their 2024 pack contents, I'll be brief in showing off the contents from the 2023 S1. There were a couple interesting collation moments, such as it being a Phillies card such as both the first card and the last card.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmD0D1-TOOfo5cVL4vUCr-YfCmtHvsvZ-euHI8vSYrNuRG2W1TZgAbWCKtcpYwICRVB9ZINCqVilOwqZCecK1Qh-fwPxSL_raWSACzbq2EfhrStUJi_w7OY6tHz6F_UE8CDQgwCDqycMSbXvgRXctD0Rm2OYMzQGpvrTqEKEMoT_OahoS_VOMoWD5r9nNg/s1502/twins.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="1502" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmD0D1-TOOfo5cVL4vUCr-YfCmtHvsvZ-euHI8vSYrNuRG2W1TZgAbWCKtcpYwICRVB9ZINCqVilOwqZCecK1Qh-fwPxSL_raWSACzbq2EfhrStUJi_w7OY6tHz6F_UE8CDQgwCDqycMSbXvgRXctD0Rm2OYMzQGpvrTqEKEMoT_OahoS_VOMoWD5r9nNg/s320/twins.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Or 3 straight Twins cards.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5szaDOKTqD4SK2AJZP5mhW_Vw4hKvgX0k4lbNgFxMIOGAzGY9eHdQ7taWQPuwfBI6jU2gOrK0YMobdRr2WYQYNYm1sP3ZPtO5EiOuwiWR_khcDQtLgYqxCx5yWiLDEUDEGClYzimI8nMa54XAHevnB80vfbl_NP4sycd3ntid2kyUHHP0ryjsBJaH5F3I/s688/best.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="482" data-original-width="688" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5szaDOKTqD4SK2AJZP5mhW_Vw4hKvgX0k4lbNgFxMIOGAzGY9eHdQ7taWQPuwfBI6jU2gOrK0YMobdRr2WYQYNYm1sP3ZPtO5EiOuwiWR_khcDQtLgYqxCx5yWiLDEUDEGClYzimI8nMa54XAHevnB80vfbl_NP4sycd3ntid2kyUHHP0ryjsBJaH5F3I/s320/best.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>If I had to pick the most interesting photo in the pack, I guess it will be this one.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieADwz1BlF7wak1eQ_-WUl0pdzEz9eU4caVjgPAGLpWLvjm2x9qdnJM4tg_zrrhB_TM4N6WGNoF3KAxfZd3pJLmBZP46u1_dQkfcWAHjsOEPSaYzKV9jattLnzxY89xglGH-JbvVsYZb9IdTH9oihLbhERAWZP3Hl1VfnaZaVsrOy1OMSvLcichKGNidWt/s1409/inserts.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1409" data-original-width="992" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieADwz1BlF7wak1eQ_-WUl0pdzEz9eU4caVjgPAGLpWLvjm2x9qdnJM4tg_zrrhB_TM4N6WGNoF3KAxfZd3pJLmBZP46u1_dQkfcWAHjsOEPSaYzKV9jattLnzxY89xglGH-JbvVsYZb9IdTH9oihLbhERAWZP3Hl1VfnaZaVsrOy1OMSvLcichKGNidWt/s320/inserts.jpg" width="225" /></a></div>And the inserts. Stars of MLB is still so generic for an insert, but at least I landed a Mets card in there.<div>I guess a Trout appearance is kinda nice too. </div><div><br /></div><div>Now, let's look at full-price Prizm.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQTVDsU9x4ic_t1C_lcXMtcVCqNokomYYa96WLQ-1oizw3MtqryF5CzB0fmp6WhFFmnNtAFXwUk7za40-gagaXZB2O3lZAf-PQJtb_dFAbGY_aOmBpFHdPQqho-pd0uTHswIdx2qtYfECSZF7-MoCaJsVRb0GT65TxfA64wqNLi2XTZ0KC96HdSc642uj/s2111/Scan_20240227%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1405" data-original-width="2111" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQTVDsU9x4ic_t1C_lcXMtcVCqNokomYYa96WLQ-1oizw3MtqryF5CzB0fmp6WhFFmnNtAFXwUk7za40-gagaXZB2O3lZAf-PQJtb_dFAbGY_aOmBpFHdPQqho-pd0uTHswIdx2qtYfECSZF7-MoCaJsVRb0GT65TxfA64wqNLi2XTZ0KC96HdSc642uj/s320/Scan_20240227%20(4).jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This pack probably wouldn't be recommended for anybody set building. 15 cards, but only 8 base cards. </div>But there were lots of base parallels. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKzEoexz2gqt4MMGJqRvZq0egZVY5IFvRww0s06_5PiTBxY5stbD-gWlQp9TNGrEmMaWsqLfaC_pKEiQrPhqPh8C8-c8-bWCSe3_Oqf7F9xF5_uuMLAFmBuOBX3xx9vgaFmpteoRisOGUa0mrhc-0-1-wmcPiKoisjBuiwRLCX9H-qJ7F1aY7K2r6LpCd/s688/swift.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="494" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKzEoexz2gqt4MMGJqRvZq0egZVY5IFvRww0s06_5PiTBxY5stbD-gWlQp9TNGrEmMaWsqLfaC_pKEiQrPhqPh8C8-c8-bWCSe3_Oqf7F9xF5_uuMLAFmBuOBX3xx9vgaFmpteoRisOGUa0mrhc-0-1-wmcPiKoisjBuiwRLCX9H-qJ7F1aY7K2r6LpCd/s320/swift.jpg" width="230" /></a></div>Some shiny.<br /><div><br /><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEituwa9vO6oGqEKXHv3mHbVafTdxFk0LEQ_3yB5hZ1vdgsLCH03tKlLZj8COUaRSWa7QWxzPvlzNerBEL31OwpnBJkRAHy_DbFMu7LFBYGLQ3DPekzCn9NcM8Js646WJvR8j7SqW6mfQk4cNaGBp5y4TNZY96wnvLTI-EkweqB0NDvW-k3exbd03PhcdfA4/s1505/redwhiteblue.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="687" data-original-width="1505" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEituwa9vO6oGqEKXHv3mHbVafTdxFk0LEQ_3yB5hZ1vdgsLCH03tKlLZj8COUaRSWa7QWxzPvlzNerBEL31OwpnBJkRAHy_DbFMu7LFBYGLQ3DPekzCn9NcM8Js646WJvR8j7SqW6mfQk4cNaGBp5y4TNZY96wnvLTI-EkweqB0NDvW-k3exbd03PhcdfA4/s320/redwhiteblue.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><div>Some colorful and shiny.</div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQSn4zWEwmEQMIRLMhAaNLao4ut6uxsni2B0n6B0fRLLo7K_Np3mS-pGXwom9lmWCZPzqPRdwn7I7WZHrSBojW8nLXGxyQj7p-B7La-CQiXkqTrwEK032GfAawbtgjeofHmo7y9EvnrGVimeTEOXP3DsZf_QhRLvACNonBwyGKZLA7a_PyYwzpfa9Zr5az/s984/greens.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="687" data-original-width="984" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQSn4zWEwmEQMIRLMhAaNLao4ut6uxsni2B0n6B0fRLLo7K_Np3mS-pGXwom9lmWCZPzqPRdwn7I7WZHrSBojW8nLXGxyQj7p-B7La-CQiXkqTrwEK032GfAawbtgjeofHmo7y9EvnrGVimeTEOXP3DsZf_QhRLvACNonBwyGKZLA7a_PyYwzpfa9Zr5az/s320/greens.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Some of which extend into insert sets. Green is pretty close to a colour-match for a Dolphins card.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0PYX9yXrYZNjfX9czHuo2bKMKFBO5_77adgXE3AEoXMFEzqVdp4Ik_Ab6H89f4DYQlQfVZcGRQ4-foLig1qJlgT909pKGbai18guHkn_tkabZS5Xv42ImXGxkP6WrV_PhYz0qcORiKBB90CQ8EQFNRtEb-i85EgbibhbBEATigv6rg4j6ER8kvhdv792j/s675/emergent.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="477" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0PYX9yXrYZNjfX9czHuo2bKMKFBO5_77adgXE3AEoXMFEzqVdp4Ik_Ab6H89f4DYQlQfVZcGRQ4-foLig1qJlgT909pKGbai18guHkn_tkabZS5Xv42ImXGxkP6WrV_PhYz0qcORiKBB90CQ8EQFNRtEb-i85EgbibhbBEATigv6rg4j6ER8kvhdv792j/s320/emergent.jpg" width="226" /></a></div>And one more insert. <br /><div><br /></div><div>Well, that was pretty bland, although that might have been influenced by landing nothing for any of my PCs in this. At least I have a trade partner that should like that shiny Eagles card.</div><div><br /></div><div>But there you have it!<br /><div><br /></div></div>buckstorecardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17593364314991949335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982944140269578326.post-46846563928908070442024-03-01T17:12:00.000-08:002024-03-01T17:12:06.240-08:003900!<p>Yes, I've reached another double-zero milestone in the 2/14 collection. And whose card was it that put me there?</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAJ1qztdCSxKjvdyrW2NGt4n0krv3uYF8ufmtlgdQo_wAZLS1GXSoZzdXmOdReih3I0obffGW5id-_D7ExHxMS-QqXjIgFVzZfMY_OD64uAgg8XDiYcQWGA-Sk-Bu9vpKa95nW9r2ad6EAnDqXjvD_ZEOdnXDlz6QqFpX7-HlyT3W4evMWw5T7Js2og57/s681/fred.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="681" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAJ1qztdCSxKjvdyrW2NGt4n0krv3uYF8ufmtlgdQo_wAZLS1GXSoZzdXmOdReih3I0obffGW5id-_D7ExHxMS-QqXjIgFVzZfMY_OD64uAgg8XDiYcQWGA-Sk-Bu9vpKa95nW9r2ad6EAnDqXjvD_ZEOdnXDlz6QqFpX7-HlyT3W4evMWw5T7Js2og57/s320/fred.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>It's Fred Scott, a star in Western films from the 30s and 40s. Some of those films were produced by Stan Laurel. Yes, that Stan Laurel of and Hardy fame. Some of his movies are on youtube - I guess they've lapsed into the public domain. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPD4iIbdv2APJuhd3yVJ_QTVjl87WlI1AVuMa05od1ij8fhDWbJ617MM30m72OUi73q1HV4OE9hx3ABzpcODAvdl5IIqidn6tozWhGU-Gzv_vKKNW4mZ7Hppnh4QFOJ_01LJuMjWBgBej5xEkQwfvEzZpUrzPVpzahECT_JlbuSZB_4PdiYChyphenhyphenhvIWw9ja/s686/fred252.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="483" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPD4iIbdv2APJuhd3yVJ_QTVjl87WlI1AVuMa05od1ij8fhDWbJ617MM30m72OUi73q1HV4OE9hx3ABzpcODAvdl5IIqidn6tozWhGU-Gzv_vKKNW4mZ7Hppnh4QFOJ_01LJuMjWBgBej5xEkQwfvEzZpUrzPVpzahECT_JlbuSZB_4PdiYChyphenhyphenhvIWw9ja/s320/fred252.jpg" width="225" /></a></div>As you can see, there were 6 cards in this portion of the set to salute Mr. Scott. I picked this one because I just liked the factoid on the back here more than the others. He could make the term 'horse opera' a literal one!<div><br /></div><div>There you have it!<br /><p><br /> </p></div>buckstorecardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17593364314991949335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982944140269578326.post-65817775504679862162024-02-29T13:11:00.000-08:002024-02-29T13:11:52.338-08:00Inching towards 3,900, via PWE<p> A trio of PWEs showed up recently from Kerry @ Cards on Cards. Most of the content, volume wise, was Raptors content, which I'll get to at a later date. </p><p>But there were some 2/14 cards in there as well. And it was with these, my totals reached the almost magical total of 3900, as they put me at 3899.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBejYWNVflFMS242VIPIGqrT7x-1txTN_cWaa76etkhx1EFF9fDWxT9hY106Crv3ZB1ejrt-jL2auzts7XcbEXnb-_jNDqsxt9N-XNodlWsr-g_F8BJfWLfa_99aTEO5oKbWOjmQE28grLJR-UbW0vJFma4gGuYL4LsrPFWx_mubZYkXr5H5yNNZoOWE_3/s691/pro-jsn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="489" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBejYWNVflFMS242VIPIGqrT7x-1txTN_cWaa76etkhx1EFF9fDWxT9hY106Crv3ZB1ejrt-jL2auzts7XcbEXnb-_jNDqsxt9N-XNodlWsr-g_F8BJfWLfa_99aTEO5oKbWOjmQE28grLJR-UbW0vJFma4gGuYL4LsrPFWx_mubZYkXr5H5yNNZoOWE_3/s320/pro-jsn.jpg" width="226" /></a></div>Protential remains a horrible pun, but it still makes for my 20th card of Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Which is nice even if only one features him in his current Seattle uniform.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4wbKwEpLRdzb7ftNySwIM_V7j9jRkaBh-PepHpp5T6NaiEOsh17tKV5WBuy4Eo7WzRakVS7a8QYUo57q30Gxehr8y2o3q5BIyXmD-GY7icP8i6hNJIM6Wxjyudzp2peroQ-aRksHwURK1FwXo7XbdM8Objgg1zhDafCfLF9I7tCSvjqaH-F4XPJOsC5R/s692/small.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="483" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4wbKwEpLRdzb7ftNySwIM_V7j9jRkaBh-PepHpp5T6NaiEOsh17tKV5WBuy4Eo7WzRakVS7a8QYUo57q30Gxehr8y2o3q5BIyXmD-GY7icP8i6hNJIM6Wxjyudzp2peroQ-aRksHwURK1FwXo7XbdM8Objgg1zhDafCfLF9I7tCSvjqaH-F4XPJOsC5R/s320/small.jpg" width="223" /></a></div>Ethan Small reaches 11 total cards with this entry from Heritage High Numbers. He was DFAd by the Brewers after the Corbin Burnes trade, but got picked up by the Giants. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi047IcdsUG-4hA03KxTB1HC2tjtiObr7RrsNUqjBfYtFcWKUDxyzmYxo1F4BxoQL5wFPa3-jr1HZgOYBMIbj5mTZtee5NEPtmHQwyJB4WDo8qp0asZVlpXBgK1fd47mxrtsGrDAnaRL1E7kPPTPi9vYWRaSyFnWqsjAWLZ64RT4arNvHKBBXeVseU2HrZE/s675/moreno.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="493" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi047IcdsUG-4hA03KxTB1HC2tjtiObr7RrsNUqjBfYtFcWKUDxyzmYxo1F4BxoQL5wFPa3-jr1HZgOYBMIbj5mTZtee5NEPtmHQwyJB4WDo8qp0asZVlpXBgK1fd47mxrtsGrDAnaRL1E7kPPTPi9vYWRaSyFnWqsjAWLZ64RT4arNvHKBBXeVseU2HrZE/s320/moreno.jpg" width="234" /></a></div>My first 2023 Stadium Club card! I haven't seen any local retail available, so this becomes a wonderful way to start! I was originally planning on building this set, until it got continually pushed back. Maybe after I see what the price point is for 2024 Heritage, I'll double back and go for this instead.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLl5SsDj1rwXl0kXE_SkuNuufVnp6V10nCjq2F7ZLJW5t7HaPGK46QKeeIyHQ1qwh5834ZI8w5172cUBcsWqyGqdGaugRh-pw7KjooZtRSkuwcnSu9nUDUR7kCnvu9BOHYfSvrsgeCxXuN3r31EGoLToG6q62d9Eodtsxjkol0GQh6nJ_pyEXx7yVMicJY/s689/pivettablue.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="492" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLl5SsDj1rwXl0kXE_SkuNuufVnp6V10nCjq2F7ZLJW5t7HaPGK46QKeeIyHQ1qwh5834ZI8w5172cUBcsWqyGqdGaugRh-pw7KjooZtRSkuwcnSu9nUDUR7kCnvu9BOHYfSvrsgeCxXuN3r31EGoLToG6q62d9Eodtsxjkol0GQh6nJ_pyEXx7yVMicJY/s320/pivettablue.jpg" width="229" /></a></div>It was only 2 cards, but Nick Pivetta won the volume war among 2/14ers, starting with this subdued blue parallel. There's blue on their cap, so I guess I can kinda call this a colour-match.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_CmtAfJfIxRmu6jpL1yVDi6qFwnYzJaDcwNn5EBG1AIpWPA8lKXatAbqmbkzarOOPvhT5GTSpvZK-uKP-T3jLcgY4ms0uheyCRrTpK2aVvyE4M4UkJe1vfK3Q_NTnM7PgGZqwZ6LIEp3-T1BAsu1Y-83zHWGSkE-Cb4tzWoT1hEhJCkVb_rk6RVtguTaH/s686/Scan_20240227.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="491" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_CmtAfJfIxRmu6jpL1yVDi6qFwnYzJaDcwNn5EBG1AIpWPA8lKXatAbqmbkzarOOPvhT5GTSpvZK-uKP-T3jLcgY4ms0uheyCRrTpK2aVvyE4M4UkJe1vfK3Q_NTnM7PgGZqwZ6LIEp3-T1BAsu1Y-83zHWGSkE-Cb4tzWoT1hEhJCkVb_rk6RVtguTaH/s320/Scan_20240227.jpg" width="229" /></a></div>And a base card?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfzHQimgga6WA3xg18_r_AK_VuQ6PJMLq2lTSJ9952HxjMZYrIM-fa4qdq8R7dAnMlHqayPdU3IQUekVdxOvbRhWpRBzRWqSKI5A5mbZVMsYsrwuvaRHHt_l5MiD2_nh4bXeq8XeurFZk52TooXpsRKgCOpL1zE0ubDw6VHtsi-BTmy_HeyAS6IuBK1ILL/s691/Scan_20240227%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="489" data-original-width="691" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfzHQimgga6WA3xg18_r_AK_VuQ6PJMLq2lTSJ9952HxjMZYrIM-fa4qdq8R7dAnMlHqayPdU3IQUekVdxOvbRhWpRBzRWqSKI5A5mbZVMsYsrwuvaRHHt_l5MiD2_nh4bXeq8XeurFZk52TooXpsRKgCOpL1zE0ubDw6VHtsi-BTmy_HeyAS6IuBK1ILL/s320/Scan_20240227%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Oh - it is one of those Advanced Stats parallels. Only 299 left to collect 'em all!<div><br /></div><div>So, thanks for these, Kerry! I'll get around to showing off all of those Raptors cards shortly!<br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div></div></div></div></div>buckstorecardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17593364314991949335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982944140269578326.post-17074469748803827592024-02-27T04:55:00.000-08:002024-02-27T04:55:42.723-08:00Soccer 2/14 Additions<p>Time for another 2/14 showoff, and this time, it is from the one of five sports that rank a specific section in the binders devoted solely to it, that I know very little if any about. All I know is these guys passed the google test of being searchable without getting horrible criminal actions associated with them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqo5vwzvh8J5XwjQmAEzpNds4BPRkUuilSu4P7oAdb1lR_1usPQTVHezJkVg1XMDEX1_lmSO3Dz648rFHc8CcO9I4JQFm5cbwEdtDqyPIGAVtFwyJqtGAQqzHkYErL5ScqzsCMylz1NdOtpK6ehxvnzqZadU9htVQ_aXFyBtPWLnxSfon9JfJoNr9t55il/s629/ladislao.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="629" data-original-width="405" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqo5vwzvh8J5XwjQmAEzpNds4BPRkUuilSu4P7oAdb1lR_1usPQTVHezJkVg1XMDEX1_lmSO3Dz648rFHc8CcO9I4JQFm5cbwEdtDqyPIGAVtFwyJqtGAQqzHkYErL5ScqzsCMylz1NdOtpK6ehxvnzqZadU9htVQ_aXFyBtPWLnxSfon9JfJoNr9t55il/s320/ladislao.jpg" width="206" /></a></div>I do know that this 1970 sticker is the oldest item in that portion of the collection. I also believe that Ladislao Mazurkiewicz is the only person in it that has since passed away. He might also be the only goalkeeper as well. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJ-6XHzfXWEHhEILvevmArRO7IJefbYlK90SbSrcJXc9bIC2TsuIrvp65Ee6plcIUle_1E9tcHWGFwYm013AaXV_RqCqynyIDpKn_hDTJH15IFZWR2gumhwux-qBCkT3FTsTVd906RNpopWxqPPcmGHkHFZ714VACVh0MegsucpzWxKmV710206SQq3bW/s506/richard.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="380" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJ-6XHzfXWEHhEILvevmArRO7IJefbYlK90SbSrcJXc9bIC2TsuIrvp65Ee6plcIUle_1E9tcHWGFwYm013AaXV_RqCqynyIDpKn_hDTJH15IFZWR2gumhwux-qBCkT3FTsTVd906RNpopWxqPPcmGHkHFZ714VACVh0MegsucpzWxKmV710206SQq3bW/s320/richard.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>But not for long, as Richard Strebinger is also a goalkeeper.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvjthiKcnQd4SFBp59_ujn33dHKBqlNaQ1t_ONZ5q7H_5Q-Mp8pru3V4Amr_LA3whR-IQBJ0Y_mBAhWsIpakiamYc7yaonNQhO9dmXeOZulxxGSF1gJBBlfq6rgLc-suuP-IbaArYUrcSQSUyIAspQhnrjhj6vUnaA01wdciRuLFeL3qh8R3X7QsFQw-h/s681/domthomas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvjthiKcnQd4SFBp59_ujn33dHKBqlNaQ1t_ONZ5q7H_5Q-Mp8pru3V4Amr_LA3whR-IQBJ0Y_mBAhWsIpakiamYc7yaonNQhO9dmXeOZulxxGSF1gJBBlfq6rgLc-suuP-IbaArYUrcSQSUyIAspQhnrjhj6vUnaA01wdciRuLFeL3qh8R3X7QsFQw-h/s320/domthomas.jpg" width="222" /></a></div>But really, if you're looking for backstories on any of the players seen here, you're out of luck. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNhyphenhyphen5W1ff7QtIol68LlMs89SszfsxQ6CZhvq2dDlLyD9AY4JX-Tz7flYu2WUO8cz0C9TLO6srNUBx7bBE132QJtzC8okwZtV3BfbxQPcHyx6goOqKaQiwwaM-3c8J2Dr_SR2WNISswjZp-oz966o-7PJ9-f95eTVVL6-rHVLutHpjAqcGCJjDgk9y1rDX/s704/maolida.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="496" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNhyphenhyphen5W1ff7QtIol68LlMs89SszfsxQ6CZhvq2dDlLyD9AY4JX-Tz7flYu2WUO8cz0C9TLO6srNUBx7bBE132QJtzC8okwZtV3BfbxQPcHyx6goOqKaQiwwaM-3c8J2Dr_SR2WNISswjZp-oz966o-7PJ9-f95eTVVL6-rHVLutHpjAqcGCJjDgk9y1rDX/s320/maolida.jpg" width="225" /></a></div>Because I looked for very little beyond "Have they done something vile?" in searching on these players.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHv1P6_MFd_wJmHw34zliODXxz0GAnroiKpfdb7S8haOlGecUIhk83QJazW3ni959fL92EKTZwWmvzjj65QsumQYIxYpaD6GIatvpf3wy30i21PjP5cJt_WoR4ZllY9aDNMGgWi-6IQT6O3dCXLJOTFVFHMLMOmhS5I0AJKtqr3n0cQ6oTYOF8nBFHO8Vo/s692/craiv.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="511" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHv1P6_MFd_wJmHw34zliODXxz0GAnroiKpfdb7S8haOlGecUIhk83QJazW3ni959fL92EKTZwWmvzjj65QsumQYIxYpaD6GIatvpf3wy30i21PjP5cJt_WoR4ZllY9aDNMGgWi-6IQT6O3dCXLJOTFVFHMLMOmhS5I0AJKtqr3n0cQ6oTYOF8nBFHO8Vo/s320/craiv.jpg" width="236" /></a></div>And I search that for <a href="https://buckstorecards.blogspot.com/2022/04/vacation-time.html">very good reasons</a>.<br /><div><br /></div><div>While common sense would dictate I should just toss that guy's card into the trash - I instead keep it as a reminder that if I haven't heard of the person, I should google them first.</div><div><br /></div><div>There you have it!</div>buckstorecardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17593364314991949335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982944140269578326.post-14978635173070551822024-02-24T15:45:00.000-08:002024-02-24T15:45:57.886-08:002024 Adventures in Repacks - Part 7 - Cubism<p> These have returned to the Wally World Shelves!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVtY-M5QN9g_pkVlJqUstEc_cC0U5MPh6x5biiANdqc9phgiPnzULRLOt_12WkGNVObx1GGBDvS-qdgaMzwhrTdZ5rz1R-ekqx65vSDHv2ZKTGT3BsvvlGTl7SDFfQyPHT0F0AymGS8-AN4GK1GDnP7Aj7chK0S9yOxJWzM003p74d_B7G8c7VSSbanyyP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="834" data-original-width="778" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVtY-M5QN9g_pkVlJqUstEc_cC0U5MPh6x5biiANdqc9phgiPnzULRLOt_12WkGNVObx1GGBDvS-qdgaMzwhrTdZ5rz1R-ekqx65vSDHv2ZKTGT3BsvvlGTl7SDFfQyPHT0F0AymGS8-AN4GK1GDnP7Aj7chK0S9yOxJWzM003p74d_B7G8c7VSSbanyyP" width="224" /></a></div>I've never been one to refuse a returning repack type! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMDDAVaUWM6dteNhyPieEZlRlUjYDNJfCpVUhvJy_-DfvybOr6_9tyxYJEDbBANMlVmlAstr8JqFmJCColmin9oOJqn1Khp0OK1cW2kCNHiQ4cBPHZk1TJN8jv1ZJygpxWDR5gJbH64MTmQB3YytLaB1NanmPTYNfnSq6d7eqFIEesa0H9T81NNVXXRYX9/s1765/Scan_20240212%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1765" data-original-width="1587" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMDDAVaUWM6dteNhyPieEZlRlUjYDNJfCpVUhvJy_-DfvybOr6_9tyxYJEDbBANMlVmlAstr8JqFmJCColmin9oOJqn1Khp0OK1cW2kCNHiQ4cBPHZk1TJN8jv1ZJygpxWDR5gJbH64MTmQB3YytLaB1NanmPTYNfnSq6d7eqFIEesa0H9T81NNVXXRYX9/s320/Scan_20240212%20(2).jpg" width="288" /></a></div>But we already have an issue! That's only 6 packs! No problem!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDGIVZqUso5hok75LAOq12suMw_K4UMnjv_rOgXQe-7tSBavOkIoaJtv3OYtjs3EgqPYDfDSY-d8u8kC7cbAodLK5cn1JiclyPvwpsW4cRLIu4qAWEkLYR9zaBX9tkPcHSrQJGgDh0IgKTBmd7kHqFnR17_ZSc5U9EhJpUreOk9qcoLWTF444fqEbuzrgR/s797/Scan_20240212%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="797" data-original-width="538" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDGIVZqUso5hok75LAOq12suMw_K4UMnjv_rOgXQe-7tSBavOkIoaJtv3OYtjs3EgqPYDfDSY-d8u8kC7cbAodLK5cn1JiclyPvwpsW4cRLIu4qAWEkLYR9zaBX9tkPcHSrQJGgDh0IgKTBmd7kHqFnR17_ZSc5U9EhJpUreOk9qcoLWTF444fqEbuzrgR/s320/Scan_20240212%20(3).jpg" width="216" /></a></div>I'll just call an audible and add in a pack I busted a while ago but never showed off. I busted it so long ago the upper corner of the package has vanished!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Vs-JE_z_sH2CrCQDfRKJoxYrYjfAiPilpUL_M5yL6kKDhLgzDD5DxTUHGcaxDHcImqi-1Xv9H83mo40pga4IWlA4GBSAOO-osm6sRtTje11N12jc7VJbYAx6OPowQHfQEULh1j9TEiAIGdf_ZrcaMpRYGSzFmrcq1XaYe_85HLM8vwiYlFkaFyNjZeW3/s998/mvps.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="998" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Vs-JE_z_sH2CrCQDfRKJoxYrYjfAiPilpUL_M5yL6kKDhLgzDD5DxTUHGcaxDHcImqi-1Xv9H83mo40pga4IWlA4GBSAOO-osm6sRtTje11N12jc7VJbYAx6OPowQHfQEULh1j9TEiAIGdf_ZrcaMpRYGSzFmrcq1XaYe_85HLM8vwiYlFkaFyNjZeW3/s320/mvps.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>There wasn't too much variety in the 50 assorted cards. More than half of them came from the complete base set of MVPs. The added snow on the card is definitely a choice, like if 2016 Topps' design elected to have the smoky borders originate at the player's crotch.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrozf4SEQxJU6DyRLkZj76-MgacGCljhAoVNCyyCrSYhxn-DMTB9zr1b_kHFLoV8vdfdud7y4hftYNRMRNN2P1RYZ7NAsG2kS4gSrqnmbJAKFOGZQI55qmUnuXyjOkl15cYwZMc3IoPS0_wLKJZppgHHxaoDud-aLOnXr5Uw2CnSnXi4khBGlToC7VavwF/s1000/extended.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="1000" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrozf4SEQxJU6DyRLkZj76-MgacGCljhAoVNCyyCrSYhxn-DMTB9zr1b_kHFLoV8vdfdud7y4hftYNRMRNN2P1RYZ7NAsG2kS4gSrqnmbJAKFOGZQI55qmUnuXyjOkl15cYwZMc3IoPS0_wLKJZppgHHxaoDud-aLOnXr5Uw2CnSnXi4khBGlToC7VavwF/s320/extended.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Another dozen of the cards were from 21-22 Extended. At least there was one insert for variety, if not for photo quality. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzF1nmeAYamwrEdUs7-o1aKKsr4eYSOWxXjByIlmPMLExEH7ixW5lIB4Y1qbrnOfmudMNtjNzEswVHUnSRbqiaoK_yxjZcSBKHxU_f54Kop2rksugcCtWU7h8NRBRiC8lT5FgPjFMtv9VN4pR8CI7YQ_nJlmC5So95gktbQy3TNXQGGerS-b4TjWC_3Hev/s2115/rookies1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2115" data-original-width="1517" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzF1nmeAYamwrEdUs7-o1aKKsr4eYSOWxXjByIlmPMLExEH7ixW5lIB4Y1qbrnOfmudMNtjNzEswVHUnSRbqiaoK_yxjZcSBKHxU_f54Kop2rksugcCtWU7h8NRBRiC8lT5FgPjFMtv9VN4pR8CI7YQ_nJlmC5So95gktbQy3TNXQGGerS-b4TjWC_3Hev/w288-h400/rookies1.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYsDIWxG4d5bPRMwYd-Ts93hMz3EicTUSaNhlfeIAG3_DsU_4Z7_RSh_8E9E99srxbA2bHSJTOEh-Q4l56sNyBfUWXd5YPEqAzXjFcNrAB-OBYFaF5Ez2W3T8LTAHwL5qgTAx-pcwX86taMW0nV06aMFR6BDbbSrBgpXG-93-r5RL2t_EWheu6EyV6h5E/s1487/rookies2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="697" data-original-width="1487" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYsDIWxG4d5bPRMwYd-Ts93hMz3EicTUSaNhlfeIAG3_DsU_4Z7_RSh_8E9E99srxbA2bHSJTOEh-Q4l56sNyBfUWXd5YPEqAzXjFcNrAB-OBYFaF5Ez2W3T8LTAHwL5qgTAx-pcwX86taMW0nV06aMFR6BDbbSrBgpXG-93-r5RL2t_EWheu6EyV6h5E/s320/rookies2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>And the final dozen were from a Rookie themed box set. Some nice names in this group as well, even if they aren't considered rookie cards by some. And this provided me with my first Sens card of the cube, with sports-betting fan Shane Pinto appearing.<div><br /></div><div>As for the packs, something must be wrong with me - I scanned everything.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuka3ZYADvQc4TcCWN_jpI0dRI8ZcqG1Q6vzTT5yAmmn_pdHL4q2K36lLhCaZEGdMoVt6sWnzf157dkLSSUmTLj-5nHv7sjPPwT64xVpBZm8g0QKZkxanRht4ccaxjTELShekQl15KD1RqqkkhTsLBbpFc4o7vtViypH7d1Bjta7uAjDzZCoz4tLeByDs_/s1523/Scan_20240220%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1393" data-original-width="1523" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuka3ZYADvQc4TcCWN_jpI0dRI8ZcqG1Q6vzTT5yAmmn_pdHL4q2K36lLhCaZEGdMoVt6sWnzf157dkLSSUmTLj-5nHv7sjPPwT64xVpBZm8g0QKZkxanRht4ccaxjTELShekQl15KD1RqqkkhTsLBbpFc4o7vtViypH7d1Bjta7uAjDzZCoz4tLeByDs_/s320/Scan_20240220%20(4).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghRTfDmRqE0Fp6nAvLxtwl0n_tEszP_NNsGBFTK-mSiBYc59mqaw43SarUye0M8ZcZA5BPX-YZrUDEaymNg4oN8XRdNbgOdlBuUQ_Q6d4LfLhLwBEwyso0zzCxj0DkihNOkevTxUQ4-VkicOkK2WJCnVdb8Zx502PErKDF80SCMJTyHm3poHHT3YjwB5Ac/s1518/Scan_20240220%20(5).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1397" data-original-width="1518" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghRTfDmRqE0Fp6nAvLxtwl0n_tEszP_NNsGBFTK-mSiBYc59mqaw43SarUye0M8ZcZA5BPX-YZrUDEaymNg4oN8XRdNbgOdlBuUQ_Q6d4LfLhLwBEwyso0zzCxj0DkihNOkevTxUQ4-VkicOkK2WJCnVdb8Zx502PErKDF80SCMJTyHm3poHHT3YjwB5Ac/s320/Scan_20240220%20(5).jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Not exactly a bunch of future NHLers in this specific CHL pack. Only Bitten and Leschyshyn have seen NHL action. Aside from that...errr...the Kootenay Ice have a nice logo. And the Peterborough Petes jerseys shouldn't have any other dark colour outside of the purple. Why mess with greatness? <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrIyykW2qsZS_37s8g1ScLuLr7nVfxfKiuPuk1ovc0tcxC0qprPxAjxNF-uTU5YTP01AA_w09ZBglNOyae2hX7cQwW3T2g1GhkV0x6MsV9m_PXKSmu0lLvusO8ObcEho07oQOG4TZoMXMobd6lnR1mg49GZU5T0epYJYe42r94RZp7T83BprJsp4jcrYod/s2003/Scan_20240220%20(6).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1402" data-original-width="2003" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrIyykW2qsZS_37s8g1ScLuLr7nVfxfKiuPuk1ovc0tcxC0qprPxAjxNF-uTU5YTP01AA_w09ZBglNOyae2hX7cQwW3T2g1GhkV0x6MsV9m_PXKSmu0lLvusO8ObcEho07oQOG4TZoMXMobd6lnR1mg49GZU5T0epYJYe42r94RZp7T83BprJsp4jcrYod/s320/Scan_20240220%20(6).jpg" width="320" /></a></div>21-22 UD! Just as dull in Series 2 form as in Extended form.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAdvUkG6aPRvoYkn-KaR1dY4BnbaIwHNaVjJEsNwA2eWdusd4PwlTBtUyhd0NllLualMpYN_JioXJe0mF5QwRStCTzzTpfaj6cILCpUfFNPAvtodmEtP17rq74dazOG8HiS3-dnvGoJRojfuNFDV3fXiJtAKFpqq46Dk72HpU1uzjEcVmepBcLcxW44_lE/s1524/Scan_20240220%20(8).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1396" data-original-width="1524" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAdvUkG6aPRvoYkn-KaR1dY4BnbaIwHNaVjJEsNwA2eWdusd4PwlTBtUyhd0NllLualMpYN_JioXJe0mF5QwRStCTzzTpfaj6cILCpUfFNPAvtodmEtP17rq74dazOG8HiS3-dnvGoJRojfuNFDV3fXiJtAKFpqq46Dk72HpU1uzjEcVmepBcLcxW44_lE/s320/Scan_20240220%20(8).jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNZTIPKx13mfkAPLneTBU2RgzT8NT1fYfzdJm0Jkh_wexRGaVTFU2YS-E7azAAzTZ2JSFhD20lIdW4dYjpqE_eeED_Q9rwe-gqT9ntjoTvj29b0Z5u_3CWPQKNiKi5yV4YCXUYIBQq-ayYFuJF13qYS_Gqt9FbQjD8C8CQkT9VB5nuvaQcvR2QMjoQ16jy/s1501/Scan_20240220%20(9).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1419" data-original-width="1501" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNZTIPKx13mfkAPLneTBU2RgzT8NT1fYfzdJm0Jkh_wexRGaVTFU2YS-E7azAAzTZ2JSFhD20lIdW4dYjpqE_eeED_Q9rwe-gqT9ntjoTvj29b0Z5u_3CWPQKNiKi5yV4YCXUYIBQq-ayYFuJF13qYS_Gqt9FbQjD8C8CQkT9VB5nuvaQcvR2QMjoQ16jy/s320/Scan_20240220%20(9).jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Parkhurst might have been pretty dull, but at least not every photo was a generic, rink-side, full-body photograph. The silver Oshie is kinda nice, mainly because those retail parallels weren't available on epack.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFueoYRKRBc3KN-qzyPrzKxtI0gvc2EqGohhCXuTxWAcNm893SXSWQ4ELiZpCyAWIDFb-ffd04KK1_ZiuGyddnvs5EvC4IjE1aVvkwcnxV0dTLs9QSVYK87NRTjm2m9QIvqZwtDAy8JiwaU0NhnvhFGGXhJgxhATeouZGqk4-GAyhO3LKm-fqVXSd5Ha3C/s1515/Scan_20240220.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1407" data-original-width="1515" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFueoYRKRBc3KN-qzyPrzKxtI0gvc2EqGohhCXuTxWAcNm893SXSWQ4ELiZpCyAWIDFb-ffd04KK1_ZiuGyddnvs5EvC4IjE1aVvkwcnxV0dTLs9QSVYK87NRTjm2m9QIvqZwtDAy8JiwaU0NhnvhFGGXhJgxhATeouZGqk4-GAyhO3LKm-fqVXSd5Ha3C/s320/Scan_20240220.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Why am I scanning all of the MVP packs? At least there's no snow crotch on these! And there's my second and final Sens card of the break. The Ice Battles card does seem to be part of some sort of card game, but I don't really care enough to figure it out.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPviG9ZBsTVTf8cSdck1_q0DuxxCVSwtaQK4L0VxP2VtX2l3pfUaghXqTJ48eodfjfMvVy539OHLxtunjes40_P0Ui4YAQqixy-Bxpw5pCeT3xupmofNJHKVwHv1Fn4qP8YXt2OQRYmoJ0UrQIRGXtmG7eKrOPZCKiaN7MEVb7qmPv3NIj3tfPQZWr1JVk/s1514/Scan_20240220%20(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1397" data-original-width="1514" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPviG9ZBsTVTf8cSdck1_q0DuxxCVSwtaQK4L0VxP2VtX2l3pfUaghXqTJ48eodfjfMvVy539OHLxtunjes40_P0Ui4YAQqixy-Bxpw5pCeT3xupmofNJHKVwHv1Fn4qP8YXt2OQRYmoJ0UrQIRGXtmG7eKrOPZCKiaN7MEVb7qmPv3NIj3tfPQZWr1JVk/s320/Scan_20240220%20(3).jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I have no idea who Jack Lafontaine is, beyond being a two-game rookie that got a card out of the deal. But then, while checking to see if he played any NHL games since then (nope), I saw he did spend some time at the University of Michigan, meaning that two of the cards in this pack will be bound for Ann Arbor at some point. Jack would leave one U of M for another, likely inspired by Peter Graves to the University of Minnesota.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HnVWXUzlPeY" width="320" youtube-src-id="HnVWXUzlPeY"></iframe></div>"I'm Peter Graves!"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimmnwRddF0JeTZe7sBpSA1mRxfHGfml6YDWPU1DPWUfCBqJ6qiJsSZyyWdRMy80lz-MxH3tDEh44oo1Ot9l2UtJqHLVKDHvLYdu0inwtyC8NQgN4MDaLq54VhbOhp8VEF26WEwRHLP6QzlPv0h4BUtVleBc_fZewZyFwEOhAClNdTba7jTKJBGj9AoMQMK/s1517/Scan_20240220%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1405" data-original-width="1517" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimmnwRddF0JeTZe7sBpSA1mRxfHGfml6YDWPU1DPWUfCBqJ6qiJsSZyyWdRMy80lz-MxH3tDEh44oo1Ot9l2UtJqHLVKDHvLYdu0inwtyC8NQgN4MDaLq54VhbOhp8VEF26WEwRHLP6QzlPv0h4BUtVleBc_fZewZyFwEOhAClNdTba7jTKJBGj9AoMQMK/s320/Scan_20240220%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div>In an interesting bit of pack collation, both silver parallels I pulled from these packs featured TJ Oshie.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8IRwm1NxBJhTib2Cw1H5ttL4MrhiyQBWUoosJ0KLcyZPwmkDhmib9gbm66o2X5IVpCrsx2ULRb_nsYIlSowmeNnDFMLRCCPljlaeNBC6ArVedwGHwGAX9vbkE0wzXCWt6lhobzlw6Hlk0oLXytwMzLzvnLk-NXmywXZqTNSA7gLlDtdrXHj1Ky_UEBY3U/s1512/Scan_20240220%20(7).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1425" data-original-width="1512" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8IRwm1NxBJhTib2Cw1H5ttL4MrhiyQBWUoosJ0KLcyZPwmkDhmib9gbm66o2X5IVpCrsx2ULRb_nsYIlSowmeNnDFMLRCCPljlaeNBC6ArVedwGHwGAX9vbkE0wzXCWt6lhobzlw6Hlk0oLXytwMzLzvnLk-NXmywXZqTNSA7gLlDtdrXHj1Ky_UEBY3U/s320/Scan_20240220%20(7).jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Finally, the SP retail pack. At least with the wiped backgrounds, you almost don't care that the photos themselves are incredibly dull.<div><br /></div><div><div><div><div>But there you have it!</div></div></div></div>buckstorecardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17593364314991949335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982944140269578326.post-20362259010495893442024-02-22T17:43:00.000-08:002024-02-22T17:43:35.761-08:002024 Adventures in Repacks - Part 6 - Nothin' but the Hits<p> Another basketball repack.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJftVNN6coAhQChHDDVrFfjX7sM3XugRXJzqgbGQXR8bvdQXykPCaTjrxfkCRmKVBhU21uvwpca9QLil1QiSJKTWIhK4QtgP1Amclc-JWKMqv6qJ385rUtO2vFmgaVfZXeQwVBkBEy_MyzbbYMom0JN_qgaR0FCBI_6Y-DVr83s73XuW4Qr1paPxmM86j9" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="827" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJftVNN6coAhQChHDDVrFfjX7sM3XugRXJzqgbGQXR8bvdQXykPCaTjrxfkCRmKVBhU21uvwpca9QLil1QiSJKTWIhK4QtgP1Amclc-JWKMqv6qJ385rUtO2vFmgaVfZXeQwVBkBEy_MyzbbYMom0JN_qgaR0FCBI_6Y-DVr83s73XuW4Qr1paPxmM86j9" width="147" /></a></div>This is a bit of a lie, as these generally contain 2 relic cards with the third being an auto.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHjS8suvuaEhvbxGHThL9LY_I9uYyw637Ir22EE0CX9eURLdpEdphwLO7IW4zfNCoLREAvrHPoTgSBDNtMoEGSMmaMa184mTVCvPhy6VVigOWhDVyCY-RGEgIaQU2OreY_5IoTFVOmmyg8OgKkeY7XtoePZdC8LKsth6nu6hiJHpA4tQOOf07kJ4_7OHE/s699/flynn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="491" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHjS8suvuaEhvbxGHThL9LY_I9uYyw637Ir22EE0CX9eURLdpEdphwLO7IW4zfNCoLREAvrHPoTgSBDNtMoEGSMmaMa184mTVCvPhy6VVigOWhDVyCY-RGEgIaQU2OreY_5IoTFVOmmyg8OgKkeY7XtoePZdC8LKsth6nu6hiJHpA4tQOOf07kJ4_7OHE/s320/flynn.jpg" width="225" /></a></div>A Raptors card is a perfect start! Even better when it is a new one to the collection, and someone who was still with the Raptors when I landed the card. He was traded to the Knicks as part of the Anunoby trade, and a month later was sent on the Detroit.<div><br /></div><div>But he was still in the league, unlike the others in the pack.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilKIVLxkJtoS9fM2W-MYtX3915fPZNBWOMc8tlMqaR-5p8uVA-Et5d0U8T3SDrhg61_QNriX5tDv-HhtQtSc1hMdXioD0_uhKxZn3XJFZGunJ3KgLI_1rD9-uDpl63dDPdillomDZNX3TtZatuxjpWgRF8AI43Xy7P9A3jeD6hTZnPDDWUmXAx0kR4FHxO/s687/ferguson.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="687" data-original-width="489" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilKIVLxkJtoS9fM2W-MYtX3915fPZNBWOMc8tlMqaR-5p8uVA-Et5d0U8T3SDrhg61_QNriX5tDv-HhtQtSc1hMdXioD0_uhKxZn3XJFZGunJ3KgLI_1rD9-uDpl63dDPdillomDZNX3TtZatuxjpWgRF8AI43Xy7P9A3jeD6hTZnPDDWUmXAx0kR4FHxO/s320/ferguson.jpg" width="228" /></a></div>Ferguson lasted a few years before his move overseas. Wikipedia says he's now playing in Cape Town, <br /><div>South Africa.<br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsj8zgbuhwUSOvOi9Qmueo0TFU1tCHNyHRVfo96Avk9EFkqe9KOKJPOJ0Ll6ZDOtkYJ5z42lrtr1k2IEIqkQmb12LCqM7i_8Mgxsm0DQ8XFhOqC9C_IOILxD5aC_I0EZhem_v6WP6pov3uarG6NvvBCQYH5MtSDdz_lveVmrKA-0zx-iRy0omQMOVjJnC2/s689/leaf.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="483" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsj8zgbuhwUSOvOi9Qmueo0TFU1tCHNyHRVfo96Avk9EFkqe9KOKJPOJ0Ll6ZDOtkYJ5z42lrtr1k2IEIqkQmb12LCqM7i_8Mgxsm0DQ8XFhOqC9C_IOILxD5aC_I0EZhem_v6WP6pov3uarG6NvvBCQYH5MtSDdz_lveVmrKA-0zx-iRy0omQMOVjJnC2/s320/leaf.jpg" width="224" /></a></div>And here's the autograph - another player who is out of the league at this point, with wiki revealing he's now with the Beijing Ducks. While I won't go as far to proclaim his signature as worthy of belonging in my penmanship binder, I'll just say I'm happy some of the letters are legible, along with some sort of way to meld the T and the J together. </div><div><br /></div><div>Despite both being non-current NBAers, at least they're from higher end releases.</div><div><br /></div><div>There you have it!<br /><div><br /></div></div></div>buckstorecardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17593364314991949335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982944140269578326.post-84300791591963702762024-02-21T11:53:00.000-08:002024-02-21T11:53:20.606-08:00How to get an endorsement deal.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEht2W8kX77np9T-wC-Yxo8i2Jid7acW8pYIy9WlS50OGSrV9YhFNimeTitUmPMPVpvph4nahsO-I9YJZF2TeS4XgNgaNGo2ZvarfYk6TV00P0dl-VVmr0OrD89NTOzTxw4ZkzKZeGdQBMBiMtil4FfE3BCeTPgwvcRua95bP0LEeQgJDLWIQNv84DrUz4WE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="489" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEht2W8kX77np9T-wC-Yxo8i2Jid7acW8pYIy9WlS50OGSrV9YhFNimeTitUmPMPVpvph4nahsO-I9YJZF2TeS4XgNgaNGo2ZvarfYk6TV00P0dl-VVmr0OrD89NTOzTxw4ZkzKZeGdQBMBiMtil4FfE3BCeTPgwvcRua95bP0LEeQgJDLWIQNv84DrUz4WE" width="173" /></a></div>1. Have the last name Heinze.<p></p><p>2. Sport #57.</p><p>3. Make sure some one notices.</p><p>4. $$$$$$$$$</p><p>In retrospect, he probably should have started wearing that number while in Boston. </p>buckstorecardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17593364314991949335noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982944140269578326.post-87775243755437159422024-02-20T05:11:00.000-08:002024-02-20T05:11:07.271-08:00A Rangers Round Up<p> Sure, the team has returned to expectations of the preseason with a crash the past month or so, but that doesn't mean I can't show off my recent additions to the Kitchener Rangers binders. All of which were reasonably priced over on COMC because of e-packs.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMSlEy5PsEkTNFLh_FqnrrvHBOJtSM7CuP6Tz7ovoK2DSYPyZOAcHstiSvXOyTD8TQM6ILyaqF4CR4aLycNqIHvEy24Bxrko5J8pxyah54yxoyZggq8V9ic7Px0RkamR9F2wwEHt1mkSoi7ENBAiDRvGDgBZCosYNsNCgLSpzyyENA0z4aQJ9NlR_vQtaj" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="480" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMSlEy5PsEkTNFLh_FqnrrvHBOJtSM7CuP6Tz7ovoK2DSYPyZOAcHstiSvXOyTD8TQM6ILyaqF4CR4aLycNqIHvEy24Bxrko5J8pxyah54yxoyZggq8V9ic7Px0RkamR9F2wwEHt1mkSoi7ENBAiDRvGDgBZCosYNsNCgLSpzyyENA0z4aQJ9NlR_vQtaj" width="163" /></a></div>Sure, he didn't last too long with the team, and these Top Imports are his only cards here, but when you put up a 65 save performance in a game, that will make you worthy of an appearance in an insert set that includes the name "Top". Even if this card was probably planned/released before that night.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoToAqQPUEIZll1X1A_pDB3S1CsTTsOg4IsdhcBTMfrK2yKXLXmdBc_LCDw8KklxEGrpo7IFVqOyB0lDwnK837Iw8yITUGbeBsAjjImmYCzUr8PTtIjbs1SNyQ4v0HzZ4wn72Ohl0JpOhJGp5r0vl6yrvC5EBdm91IJaTvx1mTHc7zpwcHLewxovmsADW0/s695/givani.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="695" data-original-width="489" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoToAqQPUEIZll1X1A_pDB3S1CsTTsOg4IsdhcBTMfrK2yKXLXmdBc_LCDw8KklxEGrpo7IFVqOyB0lDwnK837Iw8yITUGbeBsAjjImmYCzUr8PTtIjbs1SNyQ4v0HzZ4wn72Ohl0JpOhJGp5r0vl6yrvC5EBdm91IJaTvx1mTHc7zpwcHLewxovmsADW0/s320/givani.jpg" width="225" /></a></div>I still don't know what they were going for with this Pitter Patter insert. But a card from an insert set that doesn't make any sense to me still counts as a binder addition.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQekEG9oxP7rOi7PVmq5zKNzLxcKwFqhHrJ3pJOKZeK87DEC_mkn3SzC-mQALxEg5PJ0BYoo8k647z2nLsmD51qa3YGWf0aWeEnxMmyawB_rRP3mSMZJ5o1ynQwiGo-tCOZ1nDo4isjBfVmknpbQtrEiCVXjsD5JwZxN8SFafXBzZf-pMQ1-FBHCg_5X7V/s1505/gibson.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="1505" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQekEG9oxP7rOi7PVmq5zKNzLxcKwFqhHrJ3pJOKZeK87DEC_mkn3SzC-mQALxEg5PJ0BYoo8k647z2nLsmD51qa3YGWf0aWeEnxMmyawB_rRP3mSMZJ5o1ynQwiGo-tCOZ1nDo4isjBfVmknpbQtrEiCVXjsD5JwZxN8SFafXBzZf-pMQ1-FBHCg_5X7V/s320/gibson.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I guess a good thing about a player showing up in pretty much every set means plenty of opportunities to add his cards to the binder. That's a sunrise parallel out of Allure. There were Sunset parallels the previous season, which does seem like a backwards way of releasing parallels with that name.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnRH2k9N-03N8L9BCA37D3xs3NoKhjUr3mUmfruchqHd9GOFCp6kwi8ZqeVoySy-KAg3tjs4mAHIA2geGDJhvCZe42u7ViSo8xSt1rPM4b0WYr3sgkEosjp2mBMBrroicJoucrlfBc7zmyidQ-tbpV6vfoq_XCmgnQWBXE3nHK-eE-wbO30_Vg3bYfJNiU/s681/pinelli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="473" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnRH2k9N-03N8L9BCA37D3xs3NoKhjUr3mUmfruchqHd9GOFCp6kwi8ZqeVoySy-KAg3tjs4mAHIA2geGDJhvCZe42u7ViSo8xSt1rPM4b0WYr3sgkEosjp2mBMBrroicJoucrlfBc7zmyidQ-tbpV6vfoq_XCmgnQWBXE3nHK-eE-wbO30_Vg3bYfJNiU/s320/pinelli.jpg" width="222" /></a></div>Plain white swatch!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhikrTr_L5lUdEbKhuhFBcvfIwHBdcSZfZW7pGe2pu24aOguxLDQ2Rghlmc7cu04DObOIZxGQdw8dob4u6GyP039Sug9KgNqduFeI7DxqAIw4x4bUXc6va_BphoPAghwRd0IcFW7uny4CIFmh4R7hdpakHVe3KpMdMoD5VeZlf3ckzsD8p52H3YN8HK73VN/s690/barber.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="476" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhikrTr_L5lUdEbKhuhFBcvfIwHBdcSZfZW7pGe2pu24aOguxLDQ2Rghlmc7cu04DObOIZxGQdw8dob4u6GyP039Sug9KgNqduFeI7DxqAIw4x4bUXc6va_BphoPAghwRd0IcFW7uny4CIFmh4R7hdpakHVe3KpMdMoD5VeZlf3ckzsD8p52H3YN8HK73VN/s320/barber.jpg" width="221" /></a></div>While I do have an actual autograph of HOFer Bill Barber in the collection, now I have a facsimile to go alongside it.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinKKcdheuO33P86o8vSIF_YYB-isK2jgOdldiaJyRrUkZzH67YqDW37-hoW9MxvHfTgyk_7BhPvnfUwG5tvrd5jR6S_jEymFM0s7MhYGrum47-AyIYYW8216EDGLtXHrH7e88VKpXEJM-b7amLIVhukvpCoxZyOQTMTt4IHkgFbVs8y2giC0tD_lfmcBcV/s978/autos.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="978" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinKKcdheuO33P86o8vSIF_YYB-isK2jgOdldiaJyRrUkZzH67YqDW37-hoW9MxvHfTgyk_7BhPvnfUwG5tvrd5jR6S_jEymFM0s7MhYGrum47-AyIYYW8216EDGLtXHrH7e88VKpXEJM-b7amLIVhukvpCoxZyOQTMTt4IHkgFbVs8y2giC0tD_lfmcBcV/s320/autos.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A couple of autographs out of mid/high range releases. I'm guessing somebody hoping for something a little higher end wasn't the happiest getting these out of their e-packs. I'll take advantage and grab them at a nice price. Damiani is still doing the minor league thing in the Dallas organization, while Sherwood does appear to be out of hockey at this point. At least the former did get a goal in his handful of games in Dallas.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhahbcivs6EyEjFZ316CflcZLGdFg5c_HjxssADRSeI6COJs3WIhIlEvXaSnEiPnn6ZGC9CihogFvRWDEGmsGkEhdEPHCOaO2d6-2wYXaV4eWwTUE7Qqp9Gncj3_s_tUK-qH3mUtoSsR24ZtPS4dvWA6Sb7Ydg6iaNz5xUyk__JO7s_sujK01028Blz4rC_/s687/reinhart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="687" data-original-width="478" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhahbcivs6EyEjFZ316CflcZLGdFg5c_HjxssADRSeI6COJs3WIhIlEvXaSnEiPnn6ZGC9CihogFvRWDEGmsGkEhdEPHCOaO2d6-2wYXaV4eWwTUE7Qqp9Gncj3_s_tUK-qH3mUtoSsR24ZtPS4dvWA6Sb7Ydg6iaNz5xUyk__JO7s_sujK01028Blz4rC_/s320/reinhart.jpg" width="223" /></a></div>Long live the deep checklist of 20-21 Signature Legends! Even if your average breaker wouldn't be too elated to get this as one of their box hits, I still love going through the cards over at COMC, and being surprised at people who made appearances in a set in the 2020s. It was very much like looking at cards in 2013 Hometown Heroes. <div><br /></div><div>And there you have it!<br /><div><br /></div></div>buckstorecardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17593364314991949335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982944140269578326.post-12541844594612929142024-02-17T09:44:00.000-08:002024-02-17T09:44:17.449-08:002024 Adventures in Repacks - Part 5: Hanger and a Hit<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHohtMtYGv8Cvns3srOAMGhMND1PCfhRvJ6rvkjF8frGCFhG7oISvlDS0YU-g6L-RjhEzpyoiEra_Mv-8GmMl2WIUABVVYc9lpF8o-QYjYkw_f9YaM-sGnRZJJI7J7ZRkMi9xradz3cm-j8y-eBAGClBTnZxxB3pvZWg2tqoc2wImVoxl82m5iHjQaATOg/s1423/Scan_20240204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1423" data-original-width="779" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHohtMtYGv8Cvns3srOAMGhMND1PCfhRvJ6rvkjF8frGCFhG7oISvlDS0YU-g6L-RjhEzpyoiEra_Mv-8GmMl2WIUABVVYc9lpF8o-QYjYkw_f9YaM-sGnRZJJI7J7ZRkMi9xradz3cm-j8y-eBAGClBTnZxxB3pvZWg2tqoc2wImVoxl82m5iHjQaATOg/s320/Scan_20240204.jpg" width="175" /></a></div>And I'm back digging into repacks-to-be-posted box again with one of these. And that's a really solid starter card with someone that's really been becoming one of the top players in the league the past few season, even if he's doing so in one of the more anonymous markets.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-jgohfuA9ggLnOKmDrZ4qHMlu7OXKAkjIBRfsdI7PMSuLZal6WLQy7JIn-QaEBti76c1FrLEr8mDaN7L_Z00h1Lb9SdeRhQngux5E_xZCKuJgGpG5zzNFoEQK6g2HdEf_0bQQXATR_oJutgVlm_YFjOCXe_9KAHYi0t_4xbyEBCup52J0GX34X8tBGXV/s2033/Scan_20240204%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1399" data-original-width="2033" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-jgohfuA9ggLnOKmDrZ4qHMlu7OXKAkjIBRfsdI7PMSuLZal6WLQy7JIn-QaEBti76c1FrLEr8mDaN7L_Z00h1Lb9SdeRhQngux5E_xZCKuJgGpG5zzNFoEQK6g2HdEf_0bQQXATR_oJutgVlm_YFjOCXe_9KAHYi0t_4xbyEBCup52J0GX34X8tBGXV/s320/Scan_20240204%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div>At this point, the Skybox effects on the ball had started to become a little cheesy as opposed to something nifty. That corner on the Dale Ellis makes it look like a sticker from the time where we required specific instructions on how to peel the sticker off the back to place it into the album.<div><br /></div><div>(Speaking of albums, if anybody could hook me up with a 2019-20 Panini NBA sticker album, whether it is brand new, or even with a couple pre-stuck stickers, it's on my wantlist since I've completed the set and am now looking for a home for all of them)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0iKmNdIuwW3A6ZBN_P3zjoKijx2ggEx5T_H9Md3w-m0Ey19djrLnmqv8FcbVUp82NVPvzBSzWkzmafHvU4nzCEiFaBRfiVCnRcVunBZcs8Lp3zOi5J_a7VIU29EK60NUmG91zQIUvEnzqX2Uj4uVV_w9aUSHtn4ZQs5rZYGTWWQQLDcxQr5QzDkd56JNG/s2083/Scan_20240204%20(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1445" data-original-width="2083" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0iKmNdIuwW3A6ZBN_P3zjoKijx2ggEx5T_H9Md3w-m0Ey19djrLnmqv8FcbVUp82NVPvzBSzWkzmafHvU4nzCEiFaBRfiVCnRcVunBZcs8Lp3zOi5J_a7VIU29EK60NUmG91zQIUvEnzqX2Uj4uVV_w9aUSHtn4ZQs5rZYGTWWQQLDcxQr5QzDkd56JNG/s320/Scan_20240204%20(3).jpg" width="320" /></a></div>With the hit removed from the conversation, I don't really expect anything other than base cards in these, so getting a pair of Pulsar parallels out of 2019 Hoops Premium Stock is definitely a pleasant surprise. Also, with his second appearance, this becomes an Olden Polynice hot pack.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XlFJ-GCHNEFWzCaMidDh0UDqkCjdfdnR7ykggpb2KnjDUqifoTtpUcPJDGJwV0xchuj4sgGHl-b4DXP-eK5KaRi-CFej9DCcVBqy22FmPiAjsg1MwNoGpB6WwbsTOuNg6ds5ewLWIqEJLl2gIhJj-BR3TYhxhlD21vMiXjuL7n1CIS_ieJr1YYg4_eF0/s695/payne.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="695" data-original-width="488" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XlFJ-GCHNEFWzCaMidDh0UDqkCjdfdnR7ykggpb2KnjDUqifoTtpUcPJDGJwV0xchuj4sgGHl-b4DXP-eK5KaRi-CFej9DCcVBqy22FmPiAjsg1MwNoGpB6WwbsTOuNg6ds5ewLWIqEJLl2gIhJj-BR3TYhxhlD21vMiXjuL7n1CIS_ieJr1YYg4_eF0/s320/payne.jpg" width="225" /></a></div>The hit is of the late Adreian Payne. Relic cards of people who have passed on seem creepy to me, but only if the item was produced after their death. It just gives the feeling of someone poking through dead people's stuff that has been dumped at a thrift store looking for bargains. Naturally, this doesn't apply to this since it was obviously made during his playing days.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9Sx6DCfX5iY6_aEKdSyen_RQBJd4JvHNn5YeUSCcEMBaT_ZNPrlh6EgHi2-EC6ejdGHkMjg0i5vCb3sr6bE8OOfdaD7rsnE-t9CjQ1q1rOeIXeu1zZEQUzibQ77A2zOTsDTfuTsnTKr-hTBGyBcO9sFwlNwSEX5yoVGebatp_NiIQ_468DAoaaQzLLFE/s1417/Scan_20240204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1417" data-original-width="1005" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9Sx6DCfX5iY6_aEKdSyen_RQBJd4JvHNn5YeUSCcEMBaT_ZNPrlh6EgHi2-EC6ejdGHkMjg0i5vCb3sr6bE8OOfdaD7rsnE-t9CjQ1q1rOeIXeu1zZEQUzibQ77A2zOTsDTfuTsnTKr-hTBGyBcO9sFwlNwSEX5yoVGebatp_NiIQ_468DAoaaQzLLFE/s320/Scan_20240204.jpg" width="227" /></a></div>Some nice star power here with David Robinson (and a Horace Grant cameo to put his appearances at 2 in this repack as well). Also, all 4 of those Fleer cards have been from the Update set. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-YSybBPY6PnvfxSN0q4ppfkCWEb8p3Z9uP-4_0YJZ-RKkHb69uZX2RC0FKcfOFnDFajd5X4OVKsnO190Acb8SQy2VBALCvJbPPTdEAggbVVq1yF6U9Lqjy8brTykuM_qNHSR0U7KGUH_yg7dqs6B63nS-AygqiAE5VIkHGjjwQCmwT6DsED8BSnqsuT2Q/s686/aldridge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="491" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-YSybBPY6PnvfxSN0q4ppfkCWEb8p3Z9uP-4_0YJZ-RKkHb69uZX2RC0FKcfOFnDFajd5X4OVKsnO190Acb8SQy2VBALCvJbPPTdEAggbVVq1yF6U9Lqjy8brTykuM_qNHSR0U7KGUH_yg7dqs6B63nS-AygqiAE5VIkHGjjwQCmwT6DsED8BSnqsuT2Q/s320/aldridge.jpg" width="229" /></a></div>And the finale. <div><br /></div><div>Not the best repack ever, but all I ask from these is that I get an enjoyable experience busting the pack. And that's what I got. </div><div><br /></div><div>There you have it!<br /><div><br /><div><br /></div></div></div>buckstorecardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17593364314991949335noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982944140269578326.post-6843513062425791142024-02-14T04:34:00.000-08:002024-02-25T18:15:09.225-08:00Annual 2/14 post<p>My birthday has come around again, and as every year for the past how many, I'm saluting my collection of 2/14 babies with my Top 10 cards of the past year. The qualifications are that the card must have made its debut in a first-run product in the past year, it must be in hand, and the featured 2/14er can only appear once on the list.</p><p>Simple!</p><p>And here we go!</p><p>10.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPDOtUqkyB2T8wxuwIziUZm8FCEkuhRr0ae-AJFjONHy_wX17RrTkILKUR-DlKvQchr5eIpRb9ds_VHHywyPIme5tulTVotJBPb_0LGtAzNq2vk__O8Gs0bkg3vqs8yPaVQxZ2IgY6sseChXFeRGrP-1OMntIOxprFp7nd_HOBEAPGTvpNc6uNZIdUJxGc/s690/214pillar.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="492" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPDOtUqkyB2T8wxuwIziUZm8FCEkuhRr0ae-AJFjONHy_wX17RrTkILKUR-DlKvQchr5eIpRb9ds_VHHywyPIme5tulTVotJBPb_0LGtAzNq2vk__O8Gs0bkg3vqs8yPaVQxZ2IgY6sseChXFeRGrP-1OMntIOxprFp7nd_HOBEAPGTvpNc6uNZIdUJxGc/s320/214pillar.jpg" width="228" /></a></div>I probably should have put the Drew Beam Stars & Stripes auto here instead. But Josh Pillar really set the bar for lazy autographs in the collection. And my hockey collection as well. This is a 21-22 product, but was released in March 2023. Because UD's release schedule for a lot of their products has been unpredictable to say the least since the pandemic.<div><p>9.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy3_sa2mzRzypnALRQSC2wv3BZ-fBbFJxSr-61vIYu5XC68d-JOcG7dXbTdFUDQBzOJNHp7OCJJHgWD8Rdd-2CSRLHDZ89iZGko-Qgx07JWDrhfHUmrpTzX_amFay5uHgdB1vPasDIvdwscOIKvyS5dsmeYqqwcwk4fkDuAqEvv6_CPBUKW3PMKOa7biiH/s675/214small.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="488" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy3_sa2mzRzypnALRQSC2wv3BZ-fBbFJxSr-61vIYu5XC68d-JOcG7dXbTdFUDQBzOJNHp7OCJJHgWD8Rdd-2CSRLHDZ89iZGko-Qgx07JWDrhfHUmrpTzX_amFay5uHgdB1vPasDIvdwscOIKvyS5dsmeYqqwcwk4fkDuAqEvv6_CPBUKW3PMKOa7biiH/s320/214small.jpg" width="231" /></a></div>I was going to put one of the 1988 inserts in here, but I've already got one of those on my list later on. So, Ethan Small's shiny autograph out of Finest gets the nod based on a background that wouldn't look out of place on a 1989 Diamond Kings card. </div><div><br /></div><div>8.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUpI_RKW1JUGpi6LnOsI1mv4GvYmx6NqPp76BX9ikborkPVPUa-GXwDbMe9ct1VGoAK7yXIRqxhe7NCQJAQMTTZTRb6V-HlUWHXceUI_Pg90CNRpaMQlLqPwiABDdXnKHbg075WHCfWoi6r3j-jd7uLcwJqUhNHH0a0bBufG-D7YkjdQykro5vM9s3SFBK/s695/214mrazek.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="505" data-original-width="695" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUpI_RKW1JUGpi6LnOsI1mv4GvYmx6NqPp76BX9ikborkPVPUa-GXwDbMe9ct1VGoAK7yXIRqxhe7NCQJAQMTTZTRb6V-HlUWHXceUI_Pg90CNRpaMQlLqPwiABDdXnKHbg075WHCfWoi6r3j-jd7uLcwJqUhNHH0a0bBufG-D7YkjdQykro5vM9s3SFBK/s320/214mrazek.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I busted a couple boxes of Metal Universe to work on the base set. There were only a couple of these inserts in these boxes, but since this particular one wasn't too expensive at COMC, despite this set not dropping on e-pack yet, I opted to add this one over some flagship entries. That's despite the cheesy 'Flash the Glove' name accompanying the camera flashes in the background.<div><br /></div><div>7.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibM1tLxJw8wPY06r3LUpPhIZiMC0S3uwMmihk8K_zZoJlM4ZvzLATaubfu7Svu5FBrE_6Ex_w8qqG7dSpPSoksStACyb-dJ5zNslKqGSN2OzJY_ues6Ls0GzDHdHQXAtdMW8g3UMNIUhz76hyM4jKWchWHjhb09tNO88E_FjS685YgOEgWLV7YJiUjRkND/s698/214ehlers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="499" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibM1tLxJw8wPY06r3LUpPhIZiMC0S3uwMmihk8K_zZoJlM4ZvzLATaubfu7Svu5FBrE_6Ex_w8qqG7dSpPSoksStACyb-dJ5zNslKqGSN2OzJY_ues6Ls0GzDHdHQXAtdMW8g3UMNIUhz76hyM4jKWchWHjhb09tNO88E_FjS685YgOEgWLV7YJiUjRkND/s320/214ehlers.jpg" width="229" /></a></div>Ehlers always provides many options for this. And I can't go wrong with his Canvas entry out of last year's Series 2. While the celebratory photo in 23-24 <a href="https://www.comc.com/Cards/Hockey/2023-24/Upper_Deck_Series_1_-_UD_Canvas/C88/Nikolaj_Ehlers/24129123">Series 1 is a more interesting option</a>, it doesn't count since being in my e-pack inventory doesn't count as in-hand. This is a solid second choice.<div><br /><div>6.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPK-OUMzl_vVI2BpoLdyxTYVM4j0YBMkoNgJSqWCXMNy-ZLsnYlQTZfNNkzXySa7L8JG55IKGL53YFBSxIsv-nfeWwxUapIgJDYNLdours2Yo0s_cYC6aLcCxYjNV29UL_rFnuOgC0sBn_PTaY93ZSb1-E2lG-0ngdVnDY9myHlGAntYakqSPy0yj3HEC/s692/214dylan.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="481" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPK-OUMzl_vVI2BpoLdyxTYVM4j0YBMkoNgJSqWCXMNy-ZLsnYlQTZfNNkzXySa7L8JG55IKGL53YFBSxIsv-nfeWwxUapIgJDYNLdours2Yo0s_cYC6aLcCxYjNV29UL_rFnuOgC0sBn_PTaY93ZSb1-E2lG-0ngdVnDY9myHlGAntYakqSPy0yj3HEC/s320/214dylan.jpg" width="222" /></a></div>A card that could also make its way into my CanCon collection, becomes my second Milwaukee card in the countdown. The signature isn't too bad, either. Even with only using the initial for the first name, he does use much of the sticker. My only complaint here - a card from a set named Prime Numbers should consist of cards numbered exclusively to Prime Numbers. A number ending in zero obviously won't cut it.<div><br /></div><div>5.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBl0dJC3dYXfYMerOTX0B0NHz2ExoVIZnxY-xxkUBNb1-V-d4HyEb55HAQo2QDjXVV93IunmNP6DOLk5YjCD1U-hG_EZyPMfU69J5ZLOAwf7EqJKmy3bJfSSrq8uoso0rjDyVtQP09_cdQDQbU0Zh2MusYxsYcjrFbKcj5xAe8DVPgUSRp7em8f8a6qZR/s690/214blundell.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="497" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBl0dJC3dYXfYMerOTX0B0NHz2ExoVIZnxY-xxkUBNb1-V-d4HyEb55HAQo2QDjXVV93IunmNP6DOLk5YjCD1U-hG_EZyPMfU69J5ZLOAwf7EqJKmy3bJfSSrq8uoso0rjDyVtQP09_cdQDQbU0Zh2MusYxsYcjrFbKcj5xAe8DVPgUSRp7em8f8a6qZR/s320/214blundell.jpg" width="230" /></a></div>I might as well have some content from the distaff side in my top 10.</div><div><br /></div><div>4.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1p-H51vShSzSj7MF-pWGkS8TB5bMm5UIqxPThMUrm8GxwHJWlgz8trKuwt2ZzD8eJhjUHk23d1anQLhvMv6S6o8HKlpiTYKX1s4rq6oiZxek6ehn8rcQkdWrG-GdEk0gEE61b09uwueSh2jSHhgbEB-0g-Nsrked4-MvtmYBMJIcpfL0FU41PmXhsUOvl/s710/214moreno.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="710" data-original-width="506" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1p-H51vShSzSj7MF-pWGkS8TB5bMm5UIqxPThMUrm8GxwHJWlgz8trKuwt2ZzD8eJhjUHk23d1anQLhvMv6S6o8HKlpiTYKX1s4rq6oiZxek6ehn8rcQkdWrG-GdEk0gEE61b09uwueSh2jSHhgbEB-0g-Nsrked4-MvtmYBMJIcpfL0FU41PmXhsUOvl/s320/214moreno.jpg" width="228" /></a></div>If Gabriel Moreno was still with the Jays, this might be higher. Unfortunately, that trade means his shiny flashback to 1988 only gets #4 instead of #2 on the list.<div><br /></div><div>3.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6df1xSFvPyRq2ucO7KbYfYKB_LIyuJ3F2HWe-TjVTJ4hllvWgxnfJeYG4gZPd-Dx2rs7_pfCc9UKDh_J40Up6gUqiYVec_svA0hq5e_3q1KanugLP9GHO9hFWfXzOZ0fsDc_ICRGzM6hoX1k-r4SZXSwsH5IVD4yumECttH9yIfjNUOJq2aVBalm2oZBK/s695/214nolan.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="695" data-original-width="482" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6df1xSFvPyRq2ucO7KbYfYKB_LIyuJ3F2HWe-TjVTJ4hllvWgxnfJeYG4gZPd-Dx2rs7_pfCc9UKDh_J40Up6gUqiYVec_svA0hq5e_3q1KanugLP9GHO9hFWfXzOZ0fsDc_ICRGzM6hoX1k-r4SZXSwsH5IVD4yumECttH9yIfjNUOJq2aVBalm2oZBK/s320/214nolan.jpg" width="222" /></a></div>My first Topps Now card in the collection! This entry celebrating Nolan's quick rise to the majors only 40 days after his being drafted by the Angels. There's only 9785 of these out there, and I've got one of them! I had no other choice other than Now for adding his cards, as he did not appear in Bowman Draft. </div><div><br /></div><div>2.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirJ_NY3yEZuDWTHIoeokVs5ltVD-GwpqJdly-FHfwbUX6h7yo1MgUPyfIB0zO3TF7wSAPMtFET6AiI0YDp56aBRk-DR8rULuPqWJ54ax-ScHRZUcvTkda-So7pyJUS3Luw_-uhk_QhJccpMX1Jd5AnPoawvLs_R5x2xLtlXkuDI7Dx8F0ZWckAWmbvyCTq/s692/214jaxon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="692" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirJ_NY3yEZuDWTHIoeokVs5ltVD-GwpqJdly-FHfwbUX6h7yo1MgUPyfIB0zO3TF7wSAPMtFET6AiI0YDp56aBRk-DR8rULuPqWJ54ax-ScHRZUcvTkda-So7pyJUS3Luw_-uhk_QhJccpMX1Jd5AnPoawvLs_R5x2xLtlXkuDI7Dx8F0ZWckAWmbvyCTq/s320/214jaxon.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>My second first round draft pick of the post. I figured that I'd be picking up Seattle up in quite a few group breaks this season, but I managed to land this in my third buy-in. A break of Chronicles really brought the volume, but it was Luminance that landed me this card, which featured an autograph to go alongside an interesting, shiny photo. <br /><div><br /></div><div>1.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBZyrymL40q1yoMgkf-Ufkdn6iVsnrjYYMo7r4X9VKsxLoNmHnHk4b7mOrIkbuLjXoQqBZvoFbpdE00Xkv9PgDGVsMcOsFVULgTintin9F4E25JM0NVlnf73yZYVPWYP6NbZD7k5amX2LvpUmSiydvVVAmG_nSVHUkgr-vFxiAEOWUBvcHLf5EDBNOUuL/s681/214kelly.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="487" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBZyrymL40q1yoMgkf-Ufkdn6iVsnrjYYMo7r4X9VKsxLoNmHnHk4b7mOrIkbuLjXoQqBZvoFbpdE00Xkv9PgDGVsMcOsFVULgTintin9F4E25JM0NVlnf73yZYVPWYP6NbZD7k5amX2LvpUmSiydvVVAmG_nSVHUkgr-vFxiAEOWUBvcHLf5EDBNOUuL/s320/214kelly.jpg" width="229" /></a></div>Was there ever any doubt? The second this popped out in a group break, I knew it would be in the top spot this year. And then tried to imagine the card it would take to dethrone it. Perhaps an autograph added to a 2023 Jim Kelly 1/1? Have I gushed enough about this card? About how it is shiny without being obnoxious enough that I could signal the International Space Station? About how they used the far classier "one of one" as opposed to the basic 1/1? I have? <div><br /></div><div>Good.</div><div><br /></div><div>There you have it!</div>buckstorecardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17593364314991949335noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982944140269578326.post-70822219688109279122024-02-11T06:48:00.000-08:002024-02-11T06:48:53.802-08:002024 Adventures in Repacks - Part 4: 2 of a Repacked Kind<p>A pair of two pack hangers from Wally World. They contained these packs. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgE2zsSFmVaZutltm9nTKduw95b2Cvr3wdVU4-CVuJsrux3pYNPxzsbOJvarjCul7QjfQa-LJz5KtjUs6C8KEZe0EvlZkZKGwqZbcA9R0vA8Iv9ObhHX-DCtff6SBAEC5SJ6ppmxahxmCqEM-QI2bAs0XGvLXVdCGhTo7gmFYI6Hecpm2dLoanAweRVfsl/s1965/Scan_20240122.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1965" data-original-width="1067" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgE2zsSFmVaZutltm9nTKduw95b2Cvr3wdVU4-CVuJsrux3pYNPxzsbOJvarjCul7QjfQa-LJz5KtjUs6C8KEZe0EvlZkZKGwqZbcA9R0vA8Iv9ObhHX-DCtff6SBAEC5SJ6ppmxahxmCqEM-QI2bAs0XGvLXVdCGhTo7gmFYI6Hecpm2dLoanAweRVfsl/s320/Scan_20240122.jpg" width="174" /></a></div>Only the Chrome Platinum is a product I've opened previously. I have opened the previous year's Topps UK, and the non-Chromed NPB, so much of this break is new to me!<div><br /></div><div>Repack #1:<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3tiwMf7q6ophgv-t_AEUrPQv5BurhZ1NZcbOmSvv0iUkeHu54hia52acPPfKhEb231rZrYOmlROE230lh1dKUB2iqSBaCwCOie3U-DVJb3YCwx6ZZs8qfpFZwmsYAsrfdGsgK-UUqtw1RskrdzmHMqJIf7F3hTDBkn44r13J45b0Sa2yls6DVZL19Hjr4/s1393/Scan_20240123.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1393" data-original-width="1011" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3tiwMf7q6ophgv-t_AEUrPQv5BurhZ1NZcbOmSvv0iUkeHu54hia52acPPfKhEb231rZrYOmlROE230lh1dKUB2iqSBaCwCOie3U-DVJb3YCwx6ZZs8qfpFZwmsYAsrfdGsgK-UUqtw1RskrdzmHMqJIf7F3hTDBkn44r13J45b0Sa2yls6DVZL19Hjr4/s320/Scan_20240123.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><div>And that's a really solid grouping of players. A couple HOFers, A Met. And some shininess. Every card has something interesting about it.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL8I214vsYk3V86_yhAy11hH7fd12MV9Uol52-QnQx0PmszPwcczjHc85xsZIRgNxZ972ugsx2JDetxiw3rahEC_XWqYRZifFnkGEKRypIwSIhe0wvzS8Ghf5Coph5wM9C9Da9JTzsT_3R41IhpjvfXdHc8mQ7iKDyGUPgojPcgJkw2orYdeAn0dgVjd_s/s1490/Scan_20240123%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1393" data-original-width="1490" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL8I214vsYk3V86_yhAy11hH7fd12MV9Uol52-QnQx0PmszPwcczjHc85xsZIRgNxZ972ugsx2JDetxiw3rahEC_XWqYRZifFnkGEKRypIwSIhe0wvzS8Ghf5Coph5wM9C9Da9JTzsT_3R41IhpjvfXdHc8mQ7iKDyGUPgojPcgJkw2orYdeAn0dgVjd_s/s320/Scan_20240123%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I didn't bust too much '22 flagship, so pretty much everything in this will be new to me. Much like this year, I went all-in on Heritage. So I can savour some of the alternate uniforms that show up here. That Chisholm was one of the few cards here that I do recall actually pulling from a flagship pack.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3hAsbsYb8e01iHckEiVNfP0kTHBcighJ0t8bQyTDoFtnTF_9PNqRDEuCwZjqor3iEGRDoxJx1An4pNmkqrzxDPmVW4-FyAmkgyT8UE5QMcPMwgG-adyGXdOEd2aVxMPSS0oPjC1i0866h0VzJKXeKUUXsQT6pkzrzZtnDKVea7izC-w18_J8RfxR2fV6f/s1504/Scan_20240123%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1425" data-original-width="1504" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3hAsbsYb8e01iHckEiVNfP0kTHBcighJ0t8bQyTDoFtnTF_9PNqRDEuCwZjqor3iEGRDoxJx1An4pNmkqrzxDPmVW4-FyAmkgyT8UE5QMcPMwgG-adyGXdOEd2aVxMPSS0oPjC1i0866h0VzJKXeKUUXsQT6pkzrzZtnDKVea7izC-w18_J8RfxR2fV6f/s320/Scan_20240123%20(3).jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A couple of the cards here, namely the Cronenworth and the Smith, will be bound for stateside trade partners in the future. There's the only Jays card of the break - at least it makes for an interesting photo, despite the Jays seemingly being cursed to lose every time the red alternates come out.<div><br /></div><div>Repack #2:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguq1YeL1UwyHV_ADgI2OR5YzUbs6MoB1F0eipUBAp9bQ1Y_D5jYO5S_qYbeh07-df5niYEmjj_qLiim-QB0ut1lMDJI_cskLfrB6CqqMr9k5ZOhwHsEEYTAbSyyHdslpsv6vbpFZvL9Z8wl_YzNiSiPb9tBdxndXv1U_baQgewnpY0j4B3kTCWkUZ9TImo/s1402/Scan_20240123%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1402" data-original-width="1067" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguq1YeL1UwyHV_ADgI2OR5YzUbs6MoB1F0eipUBAp9bQ1Y_D5jYO5S_qYbeh07-df5niYEmjj_qLiim-QB0ut1lMDJI_cskLfrB6CqqMr9k5ZOhwHsEEYTAbSyyHdslpsv6vbpFZvL9Z8wl_YzNiSiPb9tBdxndXv1U_baQgewnpY0j4B3kTCWkUZ9TImo/s320/Scan_20240123%20(4).jpg" width="244" /></a></div>I guess if I could pick any player to land a parallel of in these packs, it would probably be Tanaka. This is an Aqua refractor, numbered /199, and they fall 1:15 packs. Not a bad get for the only pack I've done of this. People who busted products in the early 2010s would also notice Jerry Sands' appearance, since he was a mainstay of that time, especially in Bowman releases. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VNAq7Jdpq4ioLUcFHZP1n7i8a0QabKXA0J50QbaaWmu4J5HGvJKz5Qn8NmxPKy9TKzJUCNKKTMmZdllsPen1w95nisrg4FDoOAHhJmz6Kqx8FcISb_hgsiBBzDf9R-eez0CuNJROPK47s0YpXVEdnUk39HtqXG3zJsZBeXQy-FRP8qYF2cih4NkagmSx/s1490/Scan_20240123%20(5).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1379" data-original-width="1490" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VNAq7Jdpq4ioLUcFHZP1n7i8a0QabKXA0J50QbaaWmu4J5HGvJKz5Qn8NmxPKy9TKzJUCNKKTMmZdllsPen1w95nisrg4FDoOAHhJmz6Kqx8FcISb_hgsiBBzDf9R-eez0CuNJROPK47s0YpXVEdnUk39HtqXG3zJsZBeXQy-FRP8qYF2cih4NkagmSx/s320/Scan_20240123%20(5).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div>Even with the Mets card, this was a pretty boring group of photos unleashed on an unexpecting UK baseball card fan base. I guess the Giolito is the most unique of the group. But still, blah.</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi675rbYQSS8jSWIdv3DoiHnRArk6NrLTLcBSVecCfwZstbppfCMPtUiQ7IL74dv_lnJt5jkdbPUXfIz2JewAQxy2U9-0tjH0Ad2FAzLQQ5alY4QqHZNDgIbgAHfIjD-LoPfJJ_BhsMUp3D9CWCrGPyBCxgO0M0mUS0XmQDCti13VEE1inaKytgX0ZAzM0j/s1495/Scan_20240123%20(6).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1420" data-original-width="1495" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi675rbYQSS8jSWIdv3DoiHnRArk6NrLTLcBSVecCfwZstbppfCMPtUiQ7IL74dv_lnJt5jkdbPUXfIz2JewAQxy2U9-0tjH0Ad2FAzLQQ5alY4QqHZNDgIbgAHfIjD-LoPfJJ_BhsMUp3D9CWCrGPyBCxgO0M0mUS0XmQDCti13VEE1inaKytgX0ZAzM0j/s320/Scan_20240123%20(6).jpg" width="320" /></a></div>And the second batch isn't much better, but at least I get a nice insert for my CanCon collection. And there's a City Connect jersey in the mix.<div><br /></div><div>Still, nothing was going to beat that Tanaka parallel.</div><div><br /></div><div>There you have it.<br /><div><br /></div></div>buckstorecardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17593364314991949335noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982944140269578326.post-824080903305480042024-02-09T11:43:00.000-08:002024-02-09T11:43:32.537-08:00My Newest MST3K'ed Auto<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgTw2BfUAILgnNmIG4QvaO8W1uiTxtjonWHUErDmqtaf65uIgsG9jpP-CpkjJT2I_jmf2G9DJZCZZRif8ImsO4KKboHJFSyCRbK2NtO8avO6F-T8RAq7nKxSVciMrqh4k9pvdEGY4_rmHo52_q0zfsAV7MaKwv1Juhww52MhNpnO8tdt5ikQFdc7sBylW/s691/marcy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgTw2BfUAILgnNmIG4QvaO8W1uiTxtjonWHUErDmqtaf65uIgsG9jpP-CpkjJT2I_jmf2G9DJZCZZRif8ImsO4KKboHJFSyCRbK2NtO8avO6F-T8RAq7nKxSVciMrqh4k9pvdEGY4_rmHo52_q0zfsAV7MaKwv1Juhww52MhNpnO8tdt5ikQFdc7sBylW/s320/marcy.jpg" width="232" /></a></div>Marcy Lafferty!<p></p><p>She was in episode #1204, The Day Time Ended. Although she was probably better known for being the wife of William Shatner for 20+ years. In addition to Star Trek the Motion Picture, she also appeared in Kingdom of Spiders with him, a movie featured on Rifftrax.</p><p>She's #13 in the collection, with #14 currently sitting in my COMC inventory awaiting my decision to hit ship. And that one is so fine, it will blow my mind.</p><p>There you have it! </p>buckstorecardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17593364314991949335noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982944140269578326.post-23320301751182389592024-02-08T16:34:00.000-08:002024-02-08T16:34:11.656-08:00Optimism<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidgk8juxX80QgZdv1AODIIIdKzx5OiJgwMcxLTToA0oEHJww9v-abyicHjTaj7xZLeZGAIx3vofp6w8gjGUrTjCCakyNWnFwbbiHWXP1KBrRq1Nqd87dRp6UTUmjybn9zEeVX8glxD1Wu4qFhSia4FCSiXo_8v-QnM8syM1ka_pQHf9BuTaU-n7Y0Qt1x1/s692/beebe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="483" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidgk8juxX80QgZdv1AODIIIdKzx5OiJgwMcxLTToA0oEHJww9v-abyicHjTaj7xZLeZGAIx3vofp6w8gjGUrTjCCakyNWnFwbbiHWXP1KBrRq1Nqd87dRp6UTUmjybn9zEeVX8glxD1Wu4qFhSia4FCSiXo_8v-QnM8syM1ka_pQHf9BuTaU-n7Y0Qt1x1/s320/beebe.jpg" width="223" /></a></div>Even when you're on the losing side of 4 straight Super Bowls, you might eventually come out on top of one of them.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN42pw4Y1AfJcNzcCSIHsaYTmNpEi-cJxlxcvHgbVAoJ-cPoICQsKGWK-fveyPqYfKoNWLTaNbvIcGnMT1iS8igesNNnzJx9EuI7-U3EkJnisJCE60-sxjPqsZBzj0iMvW-o1Q76Wv6NtX2MMctiXqKlX2o3FSzoyRmjZUljDeIDhFmChJ5-snbZZ6PPwp/s665/beebe26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="494" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN42pw4Y1AfJcNzcCSIHsaYTmNpEi-cJxlxcvHgbVAoJ-cPoICQsKGWK-fveyPqYfKoNWLTaNbvIcGnMT1iS8igesNNnzJx9EuI7-U3EkJnisJCE60-sxjPqsZBzj0iMvW-o1Q76Wv6NtX2MMctiXqKlX2o3FSzoyRmjZUljDeIDhFmChJ5-snbZZ6PPwp/s320/beebe26.jpg" width="238" /></a></div>That losing string even made the back of this card. <div><br /></div><div>Also, I must point out that this Super Bowl result did inspire all the riffs from the Giant Spider Invasion MST3K invasion.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0iqLhdInGrk" width="320" youtube-src-id="0iqLhdInGrk"></iframe></div>WOOOOO!<br /><div><br /></div>buckstorecardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17593364314991949335noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982944140269578326.post-70251373976472577812024-02-07T12:59:00.000-08:002024-02-07T12:59:53.436-08:00Raptors, of the COMC and mailbag variety<p> Despite the misery of the season, the almost-complete moving on from the championship season, I'm still tuning into their games with hope for a victory. And I'm still acquiring cards for their binders.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgth4EDdR7SF9Xubn6nxAqLtYxczrVsT5ZbtKeTCChTfDav3D4OYFHEOoEU6_OdC5X4NnIdeDS9zSn_jaUv68q1vaPh1oD0WxjvZht4qgJ3rtOfxwFXDd8u2QoEy4-zMoEaSi1G8S-uX6IG8mWsee_80jcBQdocmtR4AlE_uHinLvagrRYF1KoMff3uJ1wR/s694/koloko.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="473" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgth4EDdR7SF9Xubn6nxAqLtYxczrVsT5ZbtKeTCChTfDav3D4OYFHEOoEU6_OdC5X4NnIdeDS9zSn_jaUv68q1vaPh1oD0WxjvZht4qgJ3rtOfxwFXDd8u2QoEy4-zMoEaSi1G8S-uX6IG8mWsee_80jcBQdocmtR4AlE_uHinLvagrRYF1KoMff3uJ1wR/s320/koloko.jpg" width="218" /></a></div>I was optimistic about Koloko after his rookie season - a perfectly fine one for a second rounder. And then the injury bug bit and he didn't play a game this season. Then he was waived in the aftermath of the Siakam trade. Yeah, this post and its collection of players no longer on the roster will depress me as I go through it.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi94W2CgzCHZld3geu28fGs5uP64wKEmfW8dPB9BFvTQyikxHY-XBwNmQoedwDqiD0WhHCJjQKn9j0VZEw_PGnab4cu_hptGPKfa-AWiySOyvjBiSSC4aO5A-Ujcm5eMiSXwnSB6kk0vnEFnouaLVkqSGrk3I39iCOOx9XRz3vIyRtfUG_l-RS2LaoEQS4h/s691/dentmon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="495" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi94W2CgzCHZld3geu28fGs5uP64wKEmfW8dPB9BFvTQyikxHY-XBwNmQoedwDqiD0WhHCJjQKn9j0VZEw_PGnab4cu_hptGPKfa-AWiySOyvjBiSSC4aO5A-Ujcm5eMiSXwnSB6kk0vnEFnouaLVkqSGrk3I39iCOOx9XRz3vIyRtfUG_l-RS2LaoEQS4h/s320/dentmon.jpg" width="229" /></a></div>Justin Dentmon played in two games for the Raptors. But that still means I want one of his cards in the binder, even if there was no chance of him being in Raps colours. So, a UD e-pack card of his time in the EuroLeague is a cheap addition.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXSM52BRS5gdK-qZjnSn47WRNujKUQWTdRQFlavaC18FLarARrBxnZYOAqiAzjGnR-_5LIwps6ZWcPNdQ_iSrwPEh3-PE8yAvIXPlxR41AIfRJomGj6MmsV6Nou3V8QOo9Gr32T_HEtrMXE6ASaCKk7yT91LqLCAsFTheAWGzqyun3ryjSIHrAe9Y8Yza/s678/jfl.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="493" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXSM52BRS5gdK-qZjnSn47WRNujKUQWTdRQFlavaC18FLarARrBxnZYOAqiAzjGnR-_5LIwps6ZWcPNdQ_iSrwPEh3-PE8yAvIXPlxR41AIfRJomGj6MmsV6Nou3V8QOo9Gr32T_HEtrMXE6ASaCKk7yT91LqLCAsFTheAWGzqyun3ryjSIHrAe9Y8Yza/s320/jfl.jpg" width="233" /></a></div>The name Freeman-Liberty sounds like it belongs to some survivalist compound in the Utah desert, but it is of one of the rookies on the Raptors this season. The name is definitely long enough to defend signing only his initials to the sticker. He's mainly been with the 905 this season, but did get into a game long enough to record his first NBA points against Miami. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2z-A_Q9GnGRAZEXYAvdXUJNmIEO2kCYaf580Yiqls3yO-0CBU1ZEXTCyM4CkExrIuNpE-ewGtPYAsMaO8em6p-vnway6LlX8ytJHBOc7GFu6WOAVhdXTZyhAXOU8aIhqVwBTKY9-E9dQ6ths3dXIavFweIqnx4qw89FeXpXKDonSKnCeiAUGsBjVHQNER/s693/joshhall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="489" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2z-A_Q9GnGRAZEXYAvdXUJNmIEO2kCYaf580Yiqls3yO-0CBU1ZEXTCyM4CkExrIuNpE-ewGtPYAsMaO8em6p-vnway6LlX8ytJHBOc7GFu6WOAVhdXTZyhAXOU8aIhqVwBTKY9-E9dQ6ths3dXIavFweIqnx4qw89FeXpXKDonSKnCeiAUGsBjVHQNER/s320/joshhall.jpg" width="226" /></a></div>Speaking of the 905, how did I not know there were G-League cards until just before I added this into my COMC inventory? He may not have played a game for the team, but this naturally still counts as a hit for the collection.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpuVANId5SFulfnLbIDHv3LCGebluUNqrbUjeGPuL_DmEY2wrzKnkyYD5nO1354U8JpVwrGXgghs_hdb0Tr-rp5ujRHZFaZwM5VVDcI3GvKJYi6yoSQLLj4V5j0ZdTZtc0Dm_fUF5xePO-6vvZHaw-WxN0id_jdcWOU42WtliwG_PjAZ3J01j_-UD1-F-x/s700/jefferies.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="498" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpuVANId5SFulfnLbIDHv3LCGebluUNqrbUjeGPuL_DmEY2wrzKnkyYD5nO1354U8JpVwrGXgghs_hdb0Tr-rp5ujRHZFaZwM5VVDcI3GvKJYi6yoSQLLj4V5j0ZdTZtc0Dm_fUF5xePO-6vvZHaw-WxN0id_jdcWOU42WtliwG_PjAZ3J01j_-UD1-F-x/s320/jefferies.jpg" width="228" /></a></div>The Raptors might not be that interesting now, but at least they aren't as bad as they were in the times of 2002-03 Topps Ten. That was a set with one card for each player in the top 10 of a bunch of categories. The only Raptor that qualified was Chris Jefferies, who was the 9th Small Forward drafted. <br /><div><br /></div><div>And now, some Raptors from some PWEs from Kerry @ Cards on Cards.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimwwBftTW-FBz4Gl5sCCtw3Kly4Aq8XOzid0o9K1w20ewaUuaLTbC8LQV91tyKZpT5XZly5aK3Yijkf-aqTJIdUjQ93wnGA89lt_pG5A0HuWmHT0X-qximbSWgRIQNPxqkSYVZvMxPmQBHNRGoxdtfROAfrCh5bzGWElrKmExp8AEixzaeFLAp9BbywDDh/s697/Scan_20240205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="697" data-original-width="490" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimwwBftTW-FBz4Gl5sCCtw3Kly4Aq8XOzid0o9K1w20ewaUuaLTbC8LQV91tyKZpT5XZly5aK3Yijkf-aqTJIdUjQ93wnGA89lt_pG5A0HuWmHT0X-qximbSWgRIQNPxqkSYVZvMxPmQBHNRGoxdtfROAfrCh5bzGWElrKmExp8AEixzaeFLAp9BbywDDh/s320/Scan_20240205.jpg" width="225" /></a></div>The only numbered card in the bunch was this Kyle Lowry entry out of Cornerstones. This was a short-lived high-end release, which one can tell because the base cards were /165. I tried a box once and the best card was a Walter McCarty auto. </div><div><br /></div><div>Ouch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMATJ0h0xZOTP71NJmTfwcv6y4uI3-eVAcT4JlZlE36WmdfBPDK7cShktx3qYsdsXTV56x1A0Saa-LWof-_qhtYf6OGhafa39efOwIxns-3d0AlqbMXgkZbmSCRneU6xLV50pvZgIRBbV7lWhSdf1INbmU2X0LNPak7xUOzzyrwsHyn_lDc-Ppspv6ETvN/s1502/winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1379" data-original-width="1502" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMATJ0h0xZOTP71NJmTfwcv6y4uI3-eVAcT4JlZlE36WmdfBPDK7cShktx3qYsdsXTV56x1A0Saa-LWof-_qhtYf6OGhafa39efOwIxns-3d0AlqbMXgkZbmSCRneU6xLV50pvZgIRBbV7lWhSdf1INbmU2X0LNPak7xUOzzyrwsHyn_lDc-Ppspv6ETvN/s320/winter.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Here's a bunch of Raptors out of the Hoops Winter edition. This is 5/8 of the team set, missing Trent, Schroder and Barnes.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipt3karXV6CMTXAxdc1CyCqr7G7eRshv4Ia9qj-6LnLFO9jsjEqM3T_YYEL_5szCAQTEJ52w4BdBkbW907ulChHwepEAvQ5UW1GsRQDc6w7XGmzu-N_mZIAbypR6dMKhyphenhyphenhFZPp1d4_omd6xWEJPA5tprSn34CqYcq8-hLKHF-p7bvsYw1atnqWBiuVu740/s688/dennis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="489" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipt3karXV6CMTXAxdc1CyCqr7G7eRshv4Ia9qj-6LnLFO9jsjEqM3T_YYEL_5szCAQTEJ52w4BdBkbW907ulChHwepEAvQ5UW1GsRQDc6w7XGmzu-N_mZIAbypR6dMKhyphenhyphenhFZPp1d4_omd6xWEJPA5tprSn34CqYcq8-hLKHF-p7bvsYw1atnqWBiuVu740/s320/dennis.jpg" width="227" /></a></div>But Schroder still did make an appearance in the envelopes on this purple base parallel. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAwwwUd0nOmYaD2Vb4nTkQViuQ5Ql99BP3Tws_7RP-XOKDoEJs2rohIcumvJQ1cAckWsSYhbKbPdBChHWY7dekSw8t4YwHl8ILVxlOg3Nek38hhOIEcP7KM9XYNy2XaGwkJ9MT8pWIkXFTB8LKNd2Tmht0FpE96OwYzPBbWf4e6ql0RSmV9cMJOXAUc7j7/s699/gradey-wel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="487" data-original-width="699" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAwwwUd0nOmYaD2Vb4nTkQViuQ5Ql99BP3Tws_7RP-XOKDoEJs2rohIcumvJQ1cAckWsSYhbKbPdBChHWY7dekSw8t4YwHl8ILVxlOg3Nek38hhOIEcP7KM9XYNy2XaGwkJ9MT8pWIkXFTB8LKNd2Tmht0FpE96OwYzPBbWf4e6ql0RSmV9cMJOXAUc7j7/s320/gradey-wel.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>And here's Gradey Dick again. He's having occasional games where he's living up to his draft position. So there's optimism. Take what you can get.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWd9SOUfaMe_kkL6aQIqYVvUfH0RycqV8Vok4ymBLulFPr9FQD6f7AI101E-mr4KSlMCEVKkYH245nKFOFBoLa5_lFZIeV2Gt5ajHLQpXv2W8a2TC9RU3xLce2n4c-Mj_18e94HQBcYZHMw9l2TQO173KeSeZtYL2RF-tqew7lqHZ5wa6-_Y8FKGfo-Jy8/s701/barnes-sel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="486" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWd9SOUfaMe_kkL6aQIqYVvUfH0RycqV8Vok4ymBLulFPr9FQD6f7AI101E-mr4KSlMCEVKkYH245nKFOFBoLa5_lFZIeV2Gt5ajHLQpXv2W8a2TC9RU3xLce2n4c-Mj_18e94HQBcYZHMw9l2TQO173KeSeZtYL2RF-tqew7lqHZ5wa6-_Y8FKGfo-Jy8/s320/barnes-sel.jpg" width="222" /></a></div>Scottie Barnes may not have been a part of the winter cards, but he was still there as well. Here he is in rookie form.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidYTGWwZA7S5N6ZbWcVJCUj7R2ZYOBhB5VfjdEmyW72zhlIzRJX0js6Bhh9BQgGSXA4IUZzsQlnU2bxbS1pCkUXhpmUkv9eTlVYqjlNhRcBCZFpDdWiLlO5kQCXytgyNU3H2FVHSZg0F7QdjVB3pEyJShLSJ8Mx1SsDEV-ezmTVF6RhaYRitj_AETTLaB9/s682/barnes-ron.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="484" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidYTGWwZA7S5N6ZbWcVJCUj7R2ZYOBhB5VfjdEmyW72zhlIzRJX0js6Bhh9BQgGSXA4IUZzsQlnU2bxbS1pCkUXhpmUkv9eTlVYqjlNhRcBCZFpDdWiLlO5kQCXytgyNU3H2FVHSZg0F7QdjVB3pEyJShLSJ8Mx1SsDEV-ezmTVF6RhaYRitj_AETTLaB9/s320/barnes-ron.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div>And here he is in Chronicles form. He's definitely the man in Toronto now, moreso after getting named for the first time to the All-Star team days ago. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEf3bekrUxcgNhy6zMXuI5l6OOjvRTurgY1rZLdXQwamSAz5a2zuTfevZJFJ4ou5y5EIQ-NLjLvMivdPrtVtt-wz2z05rU_Hp502IdC7clBMJPFhfkYt8jphYperoBbi46BhmXKXIuIffdKApxx2J8l4H7YM8VfkgcBLPpZBYCutyUrXYi0I0e44xvtv0b/s695/fvv.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="695" data-original-width="491" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEf3bekrUxcgNhy6zMXuI5l6OOjvRTurgY1rZLdXQwamSAz5a2zuTfevZJFJ4ou5y5EIQ-NLjLvMivdPrtVtt-wz2z05rU_Hp502IdC7clBMJPFhfkYt8jphYperoBbi46BhmXKXIuIffdKApxx2J8l4H7YM8VfkgcBLPpZBYCutyUrXYi0I0e44xvtv0b/s320/fvv.jpg" width="226" /></a></div>There's always room for a Fred VanVleet appearance, especially out of Court Kings.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9QyarZR6rl-E1m8CVgk8Mm2t-Ymm7-Wla5WDQ7Ys2YtbtjWzKUrZNZA5tzVofP3-1CTQzm_1AXNqWfI9T4pua64dlEO0mv8-eH2hhBT_nl6M_ots51Iw9o1CtZdUufRF0nymrsIo0rPx5zmyKwQ2nZy3EHH2nK-EBcygi2bBx5kWcXaiH5xKnx6gZo_Yy/s2100/Scan_20240205%20(5).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1537" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9QyarZR6rl-E1m8CVgk8Mm2t-Ymm7-Wla5WDQ7Ys2YtbtjWzKUrZNZA5tzVofP3-1CTQzm_1AXNqWfI9T4pua64dlEO0mv8-eH2hhBT_nl6M_ots51Iw9o1CtZdUufRF0nymrsIo0rPx5zmyKwQ2nZy3EHH2nK-EBcygi2bBx5kWcXaiH5xKnx6gZo_Yy/s320/Scan_20240205%20(5).jpg" width="234" /></a></div>And a scanner bed worth of the rest. Parallels, base cards, purple unis! <div><br /></div><div>There you have it!</div><div><div><div><br /></div></div></div>buckstorecardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17593364314991949335noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982944140269578326.post-41578171528350432142024-02-05T05:25:00.000-08:002024-02-05T05:25:22.192-08:00Good Grief! Another 2/14 Post?<p>After a pair of one-person posts, it looks like it is time to power through the remainder of content in the to-be-posted box so I get through it before the day rolls around.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIy9zdeWPWD7MHmaNtBU-jLFoRq_dk7HHDGO7-_eO_GSkZORJ6q9Qnk5MSBMDnS66hws1PzlqYfQx8Krlu54obHkMrabszR5Dhx_FIo1KuLMWoaQLSlCnWVSGq3LoVi0p3EebCC-ZG6IaFD5JGwsCnl3II4tqzmkRuUHsJ9w8aE6CDNIH9wG2s-WL4lTTM/s695/schanuel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="695" data-original-width="482" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIy9zdeWPWD7MHmaNtBU-jLFoRq_dk7HHDGO7-_eO_GSkZORJ6q9Qnk5MSBMDnS66hws1PzlqYfQx8Krlu54obHkMrabszR5Dhx_FIo1KuLMWoaQLSlCnWVSGq3LoVi0p3EebCC-ZG6IaFD5JGwsCnl3II4tqzmkRuUHsJ9w8aE6CDNIH9wG2s-WL4lTTM/s320/schanuel.jpg" width="222" /></a></div>My first Topps Now card in the collection! I guess his debut was too late for inclusion in 2023 products, but also guess he'll be all over releases in 2024. With the star power in Anaheim greatly reduced, maybe the Angels will also be a reasonable price in 2024 group breaks, making chasing nicer cards of his feasible.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscQlIJ13e7p4EqAHJ6v7lpsAx7pZFdPueDQmBaclZhGjWTKPb3Mhk22tVHbPBqFLX9JV9cT7F1A-vv62G0Al5EnQL1Wy-MWdzIOC95EyACn1EtFFNHOmOYLeB5bdiM9OL3FfMVoUb5BLRtGV4xEOlB9bxD5BrxTJdpKn-EZcj87kZIO9sHBG8EkyE_5hx/s692/moreno.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="492" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscQlIJ13e7p4EqAHJ6v7lpsAx7pZFdPueDQmBaclZhGjWTKPb3Mhk22tVHbPBqFLX9JV9cT7F1A-vv62G0Al5EnQL1Wy-MWdzIOC95EyACn1EtFFNHOmOYLeB5bdiM9OL3FfMVoUb5BLRtGV4xEOlB9bxD5BrxTJdpKn-EZcj87kZIO9sHBG8EkyE_5hx/s320/moreno.jpg" width="228" /></a></div>This Cosmic Chrome entry is probably one of the gaudier 2023 entries. Yes, adding Moreno DBacks cards into the collection are still painful reminders of that Varsho trade. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivW4dm2GZIQHJcTbdntQ6O8a0xb3IFeOhsfVg_YJW1Qve0V5b2WLyttQjbXiT7YARGLHxVLD-sopYUqRo2xCagKaHzLP9OCeU5qIU5kD3B92U2Euq4mpZVR__qn0m-2fyNXojbSMhODoItkj1Lwp-P9o8RXSzDyoZS9OYI5R7l45VpeqsLhEPWvjHntqRH/s993/ethansmall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="993" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivW4dm2GZIQHJcTbdntQ6O8a0xb3IFeOhsfVg_YJW1Qve0V5b2WLyttQjbXiT7YARGLHxVLD-sopYUqRo2xCagKaHzLP9OCeU5qIU5kD3B92U2Euq4mpZVR__qn0m-2fyNXojbSMhODoItkj1Lwp-P9o8RXSzDyoZS9OYI5R7l45VpeqsLhEPWvjHntqRH/s320/ethansmall.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>And that does include the background on this Finest autograph of Ethan Small. I'm legitimately surprised that he didn't have any autographs available in Chrome, given how rookie-centric the product is. But at least there was shininess.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0C8LyZMzrLB1hxua4CqQbxS9Yffn0nbkMUSZhvOerJ4o6v3n_yelqboGY5KCHCaCXyKGUpoNV1mu_xGb0PeyEZk6AS5o0xFiD1vJgNNOd4OVgIrTmoImSdJ0FFudbWJqbawt8695z3nOs0_NHOgx4Y-QfTHEkaC5djGeAVzb1stiTnPNUN_P16ipaLSQ1/s686/crabbe.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="482" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0C8LyZMzrLB1hxua4CqQbxS9Yffn0nbkMUSZhvOerJ4o6v3n_yelqboGY5KCHCaCXyKGUpoNV1mu_xGb0PeyEZk6AS5o0xFiD1vJgNNOd4OVgIrTmoImSdJ0FFudbWJqbawt8695z3nOs0_NHOgx4Y-QfTHEkaC5djGeAVzb1stiTnPNUN_P16ipaLSQ1/s320/crabbe.jpg" width="225" /></a></div>Finally, 20 years in the past with a group of stickers from 2003. Callix Crabbe was the 2/14 baby on this grouping, and as best I can tell, the only one of the four to reach the majors. I also now realized, even though it should have been obvious at the time, that his Topps rookie card with the Padres has <a href="https://www.gaslampball.com/2016/1/31/10874436/callix-crabbe-rookie-card-error-2008-topps-389">somebody else's</a> picture on it. Maybe I just thought the lighting was really off on the first photo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PsVUGELBtf7xLqKMWCRWipCoPbAoOoBp6aKTOR8ILbM6VBd19lSx0H_8h9Mm43mPgqkG0ZpHiKeNCEhTvLQyL0M7UdAtPxHgvVNx5mlApfIU-z4-vKdfRKm8CBeYgjJSOnQ9L1KIb6l3Gxs6U4Nyukh2UDTYdd-pDaVDtMxLBHwD2hPV7IGpxMDFKFh4/s690/gao.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="481" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PsVUGELBtf7xLqKMWCRWipCoPbAoOoBp6aKTOR8ILbM6VBd19lSx0H_8h9Mm43mPgqkG0ZpHiKeNCEhTvLQyL0M7UdAtPxHgvVNx5mlApfIU-z4-vKdfRKm8CBeYgjJSOnQ9L1KIb6l3Gxs6U4Nyukh2UDTYdd-pDaVDtMxLBHwD2hPV7IGpxMDFKFh4/s320/gao.jpg" width="223" /></a></div>Off to a single soccer entry, and a Gao Lin card, from something called "Chncard CFA Team China" that is so obscure, TCDB doesn't even have it listed. Still counts for the collection, though!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjewJ7RusxgM3mAfcky9WuQg7bn3UP8ce-8jzzrq0UXwWYz1tNHfEx3vTblcHbHSP8vyelY9KrignxkzzFWcVWWRr6-QKrXFz5_GBqLr55gQe6Xz2PiQlPEN10lqkGOLx6om3Gw8Yubn0-WTvn4oIhIKy3_cb8jVTMFyVbPKNLUrkpN-yU3IBJrReB2a-Px/s695/mrazek.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="505" data-original-width="695" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjewJ7RusxgM3mAfcky9WuQg7bn3UP8ce-8jzzrq0UXwWYz1tNHfEx3vTblcHbHSP8vyelY9KrignxkzzFWcVWWRr6-QKrXFz5_GBqLr55gQe6Xz2PiQlPEN10lqkGOLx6om3Gw8Yubn0-WTvn4oIhIKy3_cb8jVTMFyVbPKNLUrkpN-yU3IBJrReB2a-Px/s320/mrazek.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I didn't land this card in one of my Metal Universe box breaks, and really wanted to add it to my binders so it would be eligible when I do my countdown in a couple weeks. Flash the Glove might be a cheesy name for an insert set, but at least it includes some glovework in the photo.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9T4VEnSHqNQt05DXxceI2DJIls9EQiRGihdssj8YvmQC1nO0-ijsWPIALUfgrQnJlsdtDH63vtUDWXjjoMgu8uBUQk-i9vN7d6SyyoDMtXgEhObzEzK70MqyUM8QhAC3KWLB1Oaj2G321Zdr1zhvGLHz2QLIjsJyRjVSfssTeJV0vhmNTv6dI7zmvtWt/s993/hamilton.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="993" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9T4VEnSHqNQt05DXxceI2DJIls9EQiRGihdssj8YvmQC1nO0-ijsWPIALUfgrQnJlsdtDH63vtUDWXjjoMgu8uBUQk-i9vN7d6SyyoDMtXgEhObzEzK70MqyUM8QhAC3KWLB1Oaj2G321Zdr1zhvGLHz2QLIjsJyRjVSfssTeJV0vhmNTv6dI7zmvtWt/s320/hamilton.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A couple new Rip Hamilton cards to continue his domination of the basketball portion of the collection. The Title Waves (groan!) insert is an acetate card out of Elite. <br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNweOcDGQq0KzOrjQMfyDJjF2uE2-cvKPjqQJbBCRaiRJd3hRq9dG_K1BZV4rxSKDVsCDbV76bO-VpWBxHwmX60xq3viiG7wWxko398snn9a0_RX0Zdkg6IYY6gK_9JNClsbDIdWlVG37z32s48HzJgZJtGZvvSSZNZKK4KgfB8zbAKTHGzVdBZfC5Ld61/s680/galligan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="680" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNweOcDGQq0KzOrjQMfyDJjF2uE2-cvKPjqQJbBCRaiRJd3hRq9dG_K1BZV4rxSKDVsCDbV76bO-VpWBxHwmX60xq3viiG7wWxko398snn9a0_RX0Zdkg6IYY6gK_9JNClsbDIdWlVG37z32s48HzJgZJtGZvvSSZNZKK4KgfB8zbAKTHGzVdBZfC5Ld61/s320/galligan.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Instead of Gremlins providing me with the newest Zach Galligan card for the Miscellaneous portion of the collection, this comes out of Gremlins 2. It's my 5th card featuring him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAs3o_Ve9n6bP4WMmr5BFJ2sPGrRLB2cUqXg_kR-xT-owpVz08sXpNNkYlXeCZ5xvShefFDZBJgpwmE60Hd7s6Zt8Nz_HfW-bEri1-1f8pq-1ElfwBf_24lU4Cmvun8is8YT5Z7gT4-UTZgAsFxjjwieIYJbDckq-HXmVvo_9U8diuDyhOQIoT063wT4vz/s1449/danai.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1449" data-original-width="703" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAs3o_Ve9n6bP4WMmr5BFJ2sPGrRLB2cUqXg_kR-xT-owpVz08sXpNNkYlXeCZ5xvShefFDZBJgpwmE60Hd7s6Zt8Nz_HfW-bEri1-1f8pq-1ElfwBf_24lU4Cmvun8is8YT5Z7gT4-UTZgAsFxjjwieIYJbDckq-HXmVvo_9U8diuDyhOQIoT063wT4vz/s320/danai.jpg" width="155" /></a></div>Much like how Richard Hamilton rules over the basketball portion, Danai Gurira is the big name in terms of volume in the Misc portion of the collection. These Black Panther 'Behind the Scenes' card might be my favourite of the non-auto'ed portion of the collection, since these feature her more as herself as opposed to featuring one of her characters. It is probably because they aren't defined as Okoye cards that took me longer to notice that this insert set existed.<div><br /></div><div>And there you have it!</div>buckstorecardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17593364314991949335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982944140269578326.post-16874342703040775392024-02-03T07:03:00.000-08:002024-02-03T07:03:46.928-08:00Welcome, Ryan Greenhagen!<p> The second new face of the 2/14 collection who made their cardboard debut over the past year is Ryan Greenhagen!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlEJRXc256oQ3WuaqU8P4F_UqJepDDTTFjh3qI8cHycpAhP-Qn7dEV5oD7FSf860VdEKZ6rXzut7Fxi0e8InVlXs9FhWo8er3w0yetNAnlWadRunm4IUvWYDiXyRc3Qt2-Whd0ZRy6Vgj2QoerHCxR1xnnGk9LZSdxI5ZURz-Zm5BzME4i_MMu4XfqPCo6/s696/Scan_20240131.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="494" data-original-width="696" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlEJRXc256oQ3WuaqU8P4F_UqJepDDTTFjh3qI8cHycpAhP-Qn7dEV5oD7FSf860VdEKZ6rXzut7Fxi0e8InVlXs9FhWo8er3w0yetNAnlWadRunm4IUvWYDiXyRc3Qt2-Whd0ZRy6Vgj2QoerHCxR1xnnGk9LZSdxI5ZURz-Zm5BzME4i_MMu4XfqPCo6/s320/Scan_20240131.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>He wasn't drafted by a team in the NFL, but still went the pro route, spending last year with the Philadelphia Stars of the USFL. Upper Deck did release some USFL cards last year, but the card count was so sparse, there were no options there. Instead, here's a reason to be glad that Sage is still making cards with incredibly questionable licensing. I now have my first Fordham Rams card in that PC.<br /><p>Another new face just before my annual 2/14 post, even if neither him nor Kahili have a chance at the top spot.</p><p>There you have it!</p>buckstorecardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17593364314991949335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982944140269578326.post-32769012358963108642024-02-01T11:47:00.000-08:002024-02-01T11:47:04.754-08:00Welcome, Kahili Blundell<p>The newest member of the 2/14 collection comes from 2022 Goodwin Champions, even though it was released in 2023. She is a model, and has been a ring girl for the UFC. Perhaps that's why her cards are listed as MMA on both COMC and tcdb.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-dI4QCiviSYWlULz5otqwgHVzNIx4ouFWsWePR8KNnWHkXWh1WnCYb4iGaDTpKB_R9i_cL34525pSfehQLAvz9QUxiXw9P3hvv6evRdVHAyYgYjz5fqDAPyUod_H4LbVy5xDMx0OoZPBf-nQm1dNVmFpOu9x6Gq57B2xuB7Y9pcJUqtE2XxL7M_VW5ex/s699/goudey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="495" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-dI4QCiviSYWlULz5otqwgHVzNIx4ouFWsWePR8KNnWHkXWh1WnCYb4iGaDTpKB_R9i_cL34525pSfehQLAvz9QUxiXw9P3hvv6evRdVHAyYgYjz5fqDAPyUod_H4LbVy5xDMx0OoZPBf-nQm1dNVmFpOu9x6Gq57B2xuB7Y9pcJUqtE2XxL7M_VW5ex/s320/goudey.jpg" width="227" /></a></div>It is Kahili Blundell! She joins Natasha Wicks as the second ring girl in my collection.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcj7lITTdEYdBGxsnXv9kEmL-Xfzr_1dGvWYb_GCQpWSd-00dv8c94zY46kwxht2oR32kCH34_R94D3U9vevT69yb8en7k1GQEuyQpSASRQUqEtizDnxOWq5aEwfO4l70dFyAzQR0LVTi9VsihtfYUN_Toh0ExDRQrl1oNBqJNABMY5tw-4kq-iF357UOu/s693/blue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="495" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcj7lITTdEYdBGxsnXv9kEmL-Xfzr_1dGvWYb_GCQpWSd-00dv8c94zY46kwxht2oR32kCH34_R94D3U9vevT69yb8en7k1GQEuyQpSASRQUqEtizDnxOWq5aEwfO4l70dFyAzQR0LVTi9VsihtfYUN_Toh0ExDRQrl1oNBqJNABMY5tw-4kq-iF357UOu/s320/blue.jpg" width="229" /></a></div>TCDB lists 4 MMA people with the 2/14 birthdate. 2 are ring girls, 3 are women, and the only male listed I can't even find cards of on ebay. Montana de la Rosa is the only fighter I have cards of.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-fu9yxK6oiq1mK9i6FfbT7yIHcHOzBu1DbhnrkhbU9nPyzKjB7bngYVwP7dBVt6tS-eFpzVTTJ3Yxj_55XIC3PpoeC-DAmrivwhqreZP4kaskiRTPqaKsyG8qAGTJRrX4vP6ljb-XxWbz9glzp3JprSyUkT6vTIU_avSN1l4bEgyS27r04C-3KOpE0ckZ/s693/splash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="488" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-fu9yxK6oiq1mK9i6FfbT7yIHcHOzBu1DbhnrkhbU9nPyzKjB7bngYVwP7dBVt6tS-eFpzVTTJ3Yxj_55XIC3PpoeC-DAmrivwhqreZP4kaskiRTPqaKsyG8qAGTJRrX4vP6ljb-XxWbz9glzp3JprSyUkT6vTIU_avSN1l4bEgyS27r04C-3KOpE0ckZ/s320/splash.jpg" width="225" /></a></div>This card is not a die-cut. It just looks that way. I wish it was, only so I could submit it for grading. I'd probably receive a mail bomb in return.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUi0e9Xp4ka-H5TDjETUy0ZsvQ-oO7aYkgbqDI4HNOuxTZtE9jzOxjB2gOTEc_Jsgyv9zmlZWjYmoWXa1qZnbTrMn4lu-Ao2raDeo6tbSymaS8k_I_hk8uuTfnuliFGhA2i7825ZXtE1l13yeSMSpurjkl84vq6ECseeCFqOWo0-r-ljRBW-xy2Oht2Fkn/s693/queenclubs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="498" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUi0e9Xp4ka-H5TDjETUy0ZsvQ-oO7aYkgbqDI4HNOuxTZtE9jzOxjB2gOTEc_Jsgyv9zmlZWjYmoWXa1qZnbTrMn4lu-Ao2raDeo6tbSymaS8k_I_hk8uuTfnuliFGhA2i7825ZXtE1l13yeSMSpurjkl84vq6ECseeCFqOWo0-r-ljRBW-xy2Oht2Fkn/s320/queenclubs.jpg" width="230" /></a></div>Damn, UD really got a lot of mileage out of that one photo. Did they think that if it was merely reframed over several insert sets, nobody would notice?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsX5tV2WNhhcRPhlntXyE5Eg8kJgErUtxFFSNiQx-HKuamrhyphenhyphen6vdi8ySg71CNHdmLw12iHsOqbBc3PmBvOHYxBbaO1pq2WPQb_7Na3M_wuXNeJ4dkuSevIs4tXzGpfSbg9bmQ4b5MnJaAgNW7OKJAlJWZ5wTcoUhsAV7_m9g_BIlwM4BAqBY1SEvwQyod0/s690/autos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="497" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsX5tV2WNhhcRPhlntXyE5Eg8kJgErUtxFFSNiQx-HKuamrhyphenhyphen6vdi8ySg71CNHdmLw12iHsOqbBc3PmBvOHYxBbaO1pq2WPQb_7Na3M_wuXNeJ4dkuSevIs4tXzGpfSbg9bmQ4b5MnJaAgNW7OKJAlJWZ5wTcoUhsAV7_m9g_BIlwM4BAqBY1SEvwQyod0/s320/autos.jpg" width="230" /></a></div>Let's throw in an autograph as well! Same photo. Her signature isn't horrible - I can sort of parse it as the first initial and last name. But she really doesn't compare to <a href="https://buckstorecards.blogspot.com/2018/12/the-miscellaneous-section.html">Natasha</a> in terms of complete legibility. She also becomes the third Aussie to join the collection in the past few months, alongside soccer's Mary Fowler and cycling's Cadel Evans. <div><br /></div><div>So, as much fun as it is to welcome her to the collection with 5 cards, I really would have rather seen at least one other photo on the cards.</div>buckstorecardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17593364314991949335noreply@blogger.com1