January 2024 arrivals

[Dilferules]

Took 1 off my 2024 hobby goals a few days before the year started. Received today.
2007 topps chrome red refractor /99
Amazingly the lowest # parallel besides the Super. Topps was crazy odd in the late 2000's

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07 topps is 1 of the best looking sets ever. Chrome improves on that, and the red white and blue refractors are icing on the cake.

The 2007 Topps Chrome Red Refractors are some of the nicest-looking refractors ever made, the color absolutely pops and there is a lot of border space to show it off. I like that they are /99, so they aren't crazy expensive compared to some other sets. And I had forgotten a little about the Blues, those are pretty great, too.





The 2006 set looks pretty decent but the border space is smaller. In 2008 they were lazy and didn't do the etching around the player so that loses major points. 2009 and 2010 had some nice pop but again, smaller borders to work with.

 

[jmc855]

Unexpected pickup. /64. Kinda random. Cant say i had seen it before. Nice blue ink Fleer auto from "the end".

 

[Dodgerfan74]

They come in a variety of back variations. These happy to be Holiday Inn.

I never seen those cards before

 

[mrmopar]

I never seen those cards before

They are pretty common, especially blank back and Isaly's/Sweet Williams backs. Just search "MSA disc" on ebay and be prepared to dive down the rabbit hole.

Today brings a near set of 81 TCMA Sailors (Mariners minor league). Bud Black may be the key card, but a few future Mariners too with Karl Best, Matt Young, Dave Valle, Mario Diaz, Al Chambers and the 1 missing card, Paul Serna.

 

[theplasticman]

One of my best mail days in recent memory! 48 Darin Erstad 1998 Tek Diffractors and a few base cards I needed for my second set.

 

[mrmopar]

A very solid mail day, but no baseball.

Been trying to land one of these for a while. First one at a price i liked came creased. This one was a hair cheaper and arrived perfectly! Bud Grant certified auto.


George "Ice Man" Gervin /99 on that funky Studio Heritage design

 

[WizardofOz1982]

I don't really display anything, which is a shame. I need a card room that has space to show off some of the cooler stuff. maybe in retirement, that will become a reality.

Same here but for me it's not happening till kids are out of the house.

 

[Topnotchsy]

Just won this photo of Lefty Grove at RMY tonight (best auction for baseball photos). In the conversation for best pitcher of all-time.

 

[baberuthfan]

Such a nice looking card. Looks like and feels like its Made of wood. Like the old flair greats of the grain cards. I don’t know how rare these are but I just love the look and design

 

[Philip J. Fry]

After discovering that I in fact had not completed the set, I ended up buying a full set! Seller had a higher opening bid on it with no bites. He lowered it to $500, so I figured why not. Its just under $23 per card at opening bid price. Of course, I didn't factor in shipping and taxes, which raised that per card price a little more. I added a slightly higher snipe bid, but figured if someone wanted this, i'd probably lose. Nobody else bid, so for about $25 a card, I got it.

It was a pretty hefty purchase for me, who likes to dwell in the bargain basement most of the time. Now, I am 2 short of 2 sets! Banks & Mattingly.View attachment 353351

I remember opening my first pack of ‘97 Donruss Signature and pulling the Mattingly Significant Signature as my auto. Last I knew, it’s at my parents with my other cards. I definitely need to go back soon and look.

 

[Dazed]

Such a nice looking card. Looks like and feels like its Made of wood. Like the old flair greats of the grain cards. I don’t know how rare these are but I just love the look and design

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This was from series 1, I couldn't find the odds. For Series 2 they were 1:1,151 packs.

 

[Philip J. Fry]

Forgot this arrived over the weekend. Seller listed it weird and was $5 shipped.

1997 Finest Gold Embossd Die-Cut Gary Sheffield (1:96)

 

[Dilferules]

Some eBay stuff from my beginning of the month buying spree:


Eck finally completes the 1996 Leaf Gold Press Proofs team set. He was the last one I needed for a couple of years, not sure why it was so hard to find other than the normal reason of the golds being so difficult to tell apart from the bronzes. A couple of Pacific Tejada parallels...still need 3 (including Rickey) for 1998 Paramount Platinum Blue and quite a few for 2000 Pacific Premiere Date. 1998 Collector's Choice Prime Choice Reserve 398/500 completes the 2-card team set, these are MUCH tougher than /500 cards should be. They only parallel 18 'Rookie Class' cards from Series 2. 1950 Bowman Joe Tipton...I'm trying to fill my '48-51 Philadelphia A's Bowman needs this year, we'll see how well I do. Lastly, one that I only found out existed just recently, a 1994 Stadium Club Super Team Members Only A's card.


2005 Topps Chrome Rich Harden Cyan Printing Plate...I have over a dozen Harden plates from various sets so I only go after them now if they're super cheap or from a set I like. Couldn't pass up going after Topps Chrome. 2005 Bowman Chrome Draft Gold Refractor Travis Buck 41/50. That gets by 2005 Bowman Chrome Gold Refractor needs down to 2 cards, I've been really lucky finding stuff from this set lately. 2005 Topps Cracker Jack Blue Mini Kevin Melillo 03/50, just starting on that set so I've got a ways to go. 2008 UD Gold 93/99 Andrew Brown gets me 4 away from that team set. And a couple of Blue Refractors from team sets I'm working on this year.


Some 2023 Topps and Topps Update goodies.


Some more 2023 stuff.

 

[michaelstepper]

Doing a set swap of these. Looking for the red/blue /40. Will buy or trade





2009 Tribute is gorgeous


Always wanted one of these cap cards, this is the second version ive picked up this month

 

[Topnotchsy]

Purchased Don Baylor's personal collection of lineup cards from his time as Rockies manager. It was a mix of dugout lineup cards and umpire lineup cards.

Highlights included: 1st game in Diamondbacks history, Bobby Abreu 1st career HR, Larry Walker 3-HR game (MVP season) along with lots of other Walker HR games, Helton rookie season games, Rolen rookie season games and HR's from guys like Bonds, Piazza etc.

I'll likely hold on to some of the more significant games, though I will be offering many of the others for sale (in the BST section)

 

[Philip J. Fry]

1997 Finest Silver Embossed Derek Jeter. I thought this would be higher but got it for $10/shipped. Really sharp in hand.

 

[Hawk8]

The last thing I needed, but I have always liked the 1978s better than the 1977 RC Cola cans, the ones with the baseball instead of the square under their images. This set is massive though, 100 cans, compared to the 70 can set from 1977. This was a large lot that was cheap, with cheap s/h. That almost never happens, so i wernt for it. It was supposed to be 50 different, but I am sure I saw several dupes as I unpacked them. A bit bummed, but not the end of the world.
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I love the RC Cola cans as Andre Dawson is in them!

 

[Dilferules]

Various arrivals over the past few days. Another 2000 Pacific Premiere Date/37, Matt Stairs. 2003 Leaf Blue Press Proof Scott Hatteberg 13/50, only need 2 more for that set now but they are David Justice and Rickey Henderson so that's difficult. 2020 Bowman Chrome Blue Refractor auto Robert Puason was a monster card a few years ago but he's been a total dud so his prices have tanked. 2005 Cracker Jack Blue Joe Blanton 07/50, I still need 6 to complete that team set. And another '50 Bowman pickup, Pete Suder.

 

[Philip J. Fry]

Forgot that these were incoming.

 

[WizardofOz1982]

There was a big piece for the 1998 Significant Signatures Master Set in the mail today.

1998 Donruss Signature Significant Signatures Image Variation Sandy Koufax Replacement Copy