Written by It’s generally pretty hard to tell what cards will stand the test of time. Donruss Crusades looked pretty awesome, but the fact that they’ve stayed at such ridiculous prices really surprises me. Most of the time, Vintage-based products do pretty well, but the market still isn’t as consistent as I’d like. Topps Heritage Black Refractors [...]
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Oh yah! That Other Rookie Phenom.
I wrote about Michael Pineda and his eTopps card a few weeks back. In his three starts since the post, I’ve been proven correct as he’s posted 2, 4, and 3 ER in those starts. He’s still one hell of a pitcher, but the Felix Hernandez comparisons can wait a couple more years. Well, it’s [...]
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Very rarely will I recommend e-Topps because the scheme itself bothers me. Why should the customer pay before the card actually exists? If you want to talk about Ponzi Schemes, go ahead and talk about e-Topps. I commend Topps for figuring out a way to have almost no out of pocket expenses when creating a [...]
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During my morning read, I made sure to bookmark this baby. Michael Pineda may just make the Mariners rotation! One of the more exciting rookie pitchers to come the Mariners’ way in years should be in uniform on opening day. Pineda has a couple cards after appearing in Sterling and Chrome. Team sources indicated Monday [...]
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Topps At The National: Things I Like.
2011 1 Comment
Topps fired some goodies to their email list today: Each card will be sequentially numbered to just 299 copies. To obtain any one of these cards, collectors must open 5 packs of 2011 Topps/Bowman branded trading cards at the Topps booth. Each customer will be limited to one card per day. The subjects and [...]
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