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Forum: BASEBALL BUY/SELL/TRADE 12-04-2025, 10:43 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 102
Posted By smapdi
WTB 2025 Allen & Ginter Tin Types and Daguerreotypes

I’m on-board with these cards. If you pull any, hit me up and we’ll try to work out a price. I have some stuff to trade but I mainly collect niche stuff like this, not whoever the hot rookie is this...
Forum: BASEBALL 10-28-2025, 05:31 PM
Replies: 390
Views: 23,421
Posted By smapdi
I'm pretty sure at some point between Topps...

I'm pretty sure at some point between Topps closing the exchange and Fanatics buying Topps, some major shenanigans happened. I would assume people working there thought it was dead, and some major...
Forum: BASEBALL 10-28-2025, 04:16 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,248
Posted By smapdi
Grady Sizemore Total Cards: 1676 Total Autos:...

Grady Sizemore
Total Cards: 1676
Total Autos: 94
Total Relics: Not sure, maybe 250+
Total 1/1s: 208 (124 1/1s, 84 plates)

Frank Thomas
Total Cards: 1394
Total Autos: 94
Total Relics: Not...
Forum: BASEBALL 10-01-2025, 12:01 PM
Replies: 190
Views: 6,383
Posted By smapdi
Raleigh is an interesting player in the hobby...

Raleigh is an interesting player in the hobby right now. He came into the season with zero aura, and obviously has quite a bit now. But now that the season is over, it's going to be a matter of...
Forum: BASEBALL 10-01-2025, 11:47 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,813
Posted By smapdi
There was a long runnning show in San Antonio at...

There was a long runnning show in San Antonio at a small civic center that was always held alongside a reptile show. It was just a big room with a curtain down the middle dividing the two shows, and...
Forum: BASEBALL 08-22-2025, 12:37 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 2,901
Posted By smapdi
I don't think I have a grail card. There are...

I don't think I have a grail card. There are lots of things I'd like to get, but nothing really would fit a special vacancy in my heart. I did break open the piggy bank for a 1951 Bowman Mantle a...
Forum: BASEBALL 08-22-2025, 12:10 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,284
Posted By smapdi
As an MLB regular who lost the bloom off his rose...

As an MLB regular who lost the bloom off his rose several years ago, he really needs to produce at an all-star/MVP level for prices to go up. Especially on the Yankees, he would basically have to...
Forum: BASEBALL 08-22-2025, 11:58 AM
Replies: 390
Views: 23,421
Posted By smapdi
It's kind of funny but eTopps was Project 2020 20...

It's kind of funny but eTopps was Project 2020 20 years earlier. The first adopters who went big on the first issues made out like bandits because the print runs ended up being small. Within just a...
Forum: BASEBALL 05-06-2025, 07:09 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,839
Posted By smapdi
Well in 25 years of collecting Heritage, I have....

Well in 25 years of collecting Heritage, I have. Glad I could help expand your knowledge of the subject.
Forum: BASEBALL 05-01-2025, 02:11 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,839
Posted By smapdi
That's actually a huge hit. For about 10 years...

That's actually a huge hit. For about 10 years or so, including 2020 Heritage, Topps inserts one of these stamped buybacks in about every other box. It is believed they have a full set, and there...
Forum: BASEBALL 03-05-2025, 06:02 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,465
Posted By smapdi
This has been happening since at least the early...

This has been happening since at least the early 2000s. I guess the card companies still have no incentive to stop it.
Forum: BASEBALL 02-14-2025, 03:49 PM
Replies: 496
Views: 23,817
Posted By smapdi
They look great in some photos, but they are kind...

They look great in some photos, but they are kind of disappointing in hand. Kind of flat.
I've got two, a Betts and a Holliday. Actually, I just have the Betts. We were in the middle of moving...
Forum: BASEBALL 02-04-2025, 05:05 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 626
Posted By smapdi
I have four of the 8 letters in Sizemore (Grady)....

I have four of the 8 letters in Sizemore (Grady). Got them all within a few months of release, haven't seen one since. I wonder how many were really packed out.
Forum: BASEBALL 02-04-2025, 04:23 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 769
Posted By smapdi
I seem to recall that being noticed at the time. ...

I seem to recall that being noticed at the time. The autos from actual Bowman Chrome, as opposed to the Chrome cards in regular Bowman, are missing the "Topps Certified" tag.
Forum: BASEBALL 01-29-2025, 11:05 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 3,859
Posted By smapdi
Pretty ballsy to steal graded cards.

Pretty ballsy to steal graded cards.
Forum: BASEBALL 01-28-2025, 07:00 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 3,400
Posted By smapdi
I remember the huge snafu with the Pujols Season...

I remember the huge snafu with the Pujols Season Statline card. A redemption card supposedly limited to 17 or so but they made waaay more than that. At one point there were about 15 for sale on...
Forum: BASEBALL 01-15-2025, 02:50 PM
Replies: 1,508
Views: 162,236
Posted By smapdi
This is interesting to me. Back when it came...

This is interesting to me. Back when it came out, one of the local show dealers who scours WM-T said he opened 40 or 50 megas and he hit I think 7 3Ds. Had them all in his case. If a card is...
Forum: BASEBALL BUY/SELL/TRADE 12-29-2024, 08:54 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 63
Posted By smapdi
Wanted: 2024 Prizm Grady Sizemore

Looking to pick up as many of the 29 parallels as I can (if that's the correct number).

Also looking for other rare Sizemores I don't have. Let me know what you have.
Forum: BASEBALL 12-13-2024, 05:22 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,685
Posted By smapdi
I was super-excited for about 9 seconds when my...

I was super-excited for about 9 seconds when my ebay search notice said there was a 2006 WBC Ichiro patch listed as that's pretty much the key card in the set for me and I would love to get one. To...
Forum: BASEBALL 11-27-2024, 05:48 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,436
Posted By smapdi
There are some sets that just hit right and...

There are some sets that just hit right and people love them, but it's always a matter of taste. For instance, I do not like Kabooms, yet they are some of the biggest hits you can get in football...
Forum: BASEBALL 11-27-2024, 10:01 AM
Replies: 327
Views: 28,591
Posted By smapdi
Mantle retired in spring training 1969, so his...

Mantle retired in spring training 1969, so his card that year was just a regular card, not intentionally a capstone last card. It's good when it happens but they've made strange choices over the...
Forum: BASEBALL 11-26-2024, 06:43 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,733
Posted By smapdi
They may be looking at recent years where HHN was...

They may be looking at recent years where HHN was absolutely abysmal and sales reflect it. Cutting the logo RCs off in mid-May to "save" them for base Topps the next year cannibalizes late-season...
Forum: BASEBALL 11-21-2024, 12:54 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 2,814
Posted By smapdi
I think legally, you are required to win...

I think legally, you are required to win something. The thing that separates buying a pack of cards from gambling is that you get something for your money. When you gamble, there's a chance you...
Forum: BASEBALL 11-21-2024, 12:44 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 3,323
Posted By smapdi
For sure. To varying degrees, I collect sports,...

For sure. To varying degrees, I collect sports, MTG, and comics. In the end, I aim to have collections consisting of a T206 Eddie Plank, an Alpha Black Lotus, and a Detective 27.
Forum: BASEBALL 11-21-2024, 12:41 PM
Replies: 804
Views: 26,114
Posted By smapdi
Oh great. Time for another round of "that guy...

Oh great. Time for another round of "that guy couldn't possibly be retired for 5 years already." I would have bet ten grand that Adam Jones was playing for the O's last year. Tulo? He's just been...
Forum: BASEBALL 10-28-2024, 11:40 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 1,688
Posted By smapdi
I think the 1977 World Series was the earliest I...

I think the 1977 World Series was the earliest I can remember watching, which turned out to be quite a good one. Growing up in Philadelphia before cable and all that, seeing AL teams was a bit of a...
Forum: BASEBALL 10-24-2024, 08:31 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,581
Posted By smapdi
Cannot recommend The Great American Baseball Card...

Cannot recommend The Great American Baseball Card Flipping, Trading and Bubble Gum Book...
Forum: BASEBALL 10-23-2024, 09:45 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,988
Posted By smapdi
I'm very sad about this. I was a huge baseball...

I'm very sad about this. I was a huge baseball fan as a kid in 1981 and Fernando was as big in my mind as my hometown Phillies who had won the whole thing the year before. We didn't have cable, but...
Forum: BASEBALL 10-07-2024, 11:25 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,865
Posted By smapdi
The whole magazine sector has been decimated by...

The whole magazine sector has been decimated by the web, and I'm always amazed when I see a new Beckett on the shelf. I believe that's the last surviving regularly issued hobby magazine. And last I...
Forum: BASEBALL 10-07-2024, 10:57 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 7,242
Posted By smapdi
Just goes to show that MLB careers can be looong....

Just goes to show that MLB careers can be looong. He was one of the hot names in 2010 Elite Extra, along with guys like Sale, Goldschmidt, and Machado (who actually had UD Team USA cards in 2009).
Forum: BASEBALL 09-30-2024, 09:11 AM
Replies: 288
Views: 35,962
Posted By smapdi
https://herohobbies.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploa...

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At the risk of blowing up my own spot, this friggin card. There was a 25-card die-cut set from 2021 Topps...
Forum: BASEBALL 09-29-2024, 06:58 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,893
Posted By smapdi
2012 Topps has a full 1/1 wood parallel across...

2012 Topps has a full 1/1 wood parallel across both series and Update. Oh, NVM, you specified non-1/1s.
Forum: BASEBALL 09-29-2024, 06:38 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 974
Posted By smapdi
Justin Verlander. He's been everything you could...

Justin Verlander. He's been everything you could hope for from a starter for the last 18 years, and his run with Houston has been fabulous. He's coming back from an injury and definitely not the...
Forum: BASEBALL 09-29-2024, 06:32 PM
Replies: 1,105
Views: 97,309
Posted By smapdi
On the surface, this is a tempting product. ...

On the surface, this is a tempting product. Naturally, they have provided close to zero info, like what you actually get for $25, but I guess that's besides the point. Products like this in the...
Forum: BASEBALL 09-23-2024, 10:28 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 663
Posted By smapdi
The Black Sox, and it's not a comparison. Being...

The Black Sox, and it's not a comparison. Being absolutely terrible at baseball is shameful for a team, but there have been many teams almost as bad. That's just part of the game. But being great...
Forum: BASEBALL 08-27-2024, 05:42 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,228
Posted By smapdi
2024 Topps Chrome 1989 Layer Variation

They are described as "a play on the Topps 1989 design as a shadowbox card build", which sounds cool. It looks like they were all redemptions, but I was wondering if these have been coming out yet. ...
Forum: BASEBALL 08-19-2024, 03:45 PM
Replies: 437
Views: 15,803
Posted By smapdi
I get that Topps is a for-profit company. And I...

I get that Topps is a for-profit company. And I understand that the idea that collectors would be able to acquire everything that comes out for a given player or team or product died decades ago. ...
Forum: BASEBALL 08-16-2024, 08:27 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,046
Posted By smapdi
Yeah, that's what made me look this thread up. ...

Yeah, that's what made me look this thread up. One sold for $78 BIN, then same seller went back to that well with another bogus Clemens patch currently on auction.
Forum: BASEBALL 08-16-2024, 07:38 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 6,338
Posted By smapdi
His top-end stuff still sells. There are always...

His top-end stuff still sells. There are always people who want to hold onto the glory, or something.
Forum: BASEBALL 08-16-2024, 05:36 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 733
Posted By smapdi
It happens, especially with snipers. They set a...

It happens, especially with snipers. They set a bid that they expect to easily top everyone else but boom, head-on collision.
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