My #WalletCard runs on Dunkin Donuts!
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2014 Topps Tek was one of the hottest releases in 2014, and the cards were highly sought after by collectors at the time of release. I've tried to narrow my collecting focus, so purchasing a box just didn't make sense to me. A box of 2014 Topps Tek yields 8 cards, one of which will be an autograph, another will be a base parallel #'d to 99 or less. A box of 2014 Topps Tek is priced in D&A Card World for $72.95, and your autograph can range anywhere from a dollar bin scrub (highly likely) to a vintage or current superstar (much less likely). After looking at the checklist, there were three PC guys that I collect (Pedroia, Garciaparra & Griffey Jr.) and a few other Boston Red Sox players in the set. Rather than risking $65-$75 on a box where I probably would get (at most) one card I'd want for my PC, I decided to take my $70 and see what i could get if I built my own custom "box" of Tek cards. How did I do on my "box"? I have spent $63.06 so far ($8.75 of which is S&H), and here are the cards I've gotten: Dustin Pedroia: Shattered Glass Base, Spiral Base, Gold Diffractor (#/99), Disco Diffractor (#/50) and Cloud Diffractor (#/25) Ken Griffey Jr.: Spiral Base and Wave Base Mike Napoli: Wave Base and Autograph Nomar Garciaparra: Wave Base, Cracked Ice Diffractor (#/75), Tektonics Insert (#/50) and Autograph Inspired by this blog post by @breakdowncards (on Twitter), I wanted to participate in the hottest new collecting trend - wallet card! It reminds me of when I was a kid playing little league, I used to put a Wade Boggs card in my hat every year (in the little flip down part inside). Also, while going down memory lane, I used to write the names and uniform numbers of the players on the Red Sox that season on the bottom of my brim (the green part). Back on track, I was psyched to do the wallet card, but I really wanted to take time to think of the perfect card. It took me a few days to think it over, but I am finally very happy with my selection. My choice for my wallet card is... 2010 Topps National Chicle #22 Tim Wakefield This is the PERFECT card for me, I've been obsessed with the image on this card from the moment that I saw it. Tim Wakefield is one of my favorite Red Sox players of all time, the painting is outstanding and I love the knuckleballer's picture here where he's biting the ball & holding it with a knuckleballer grip. It's easily one of the coolest baseball cards ever produced, at least in my eyes, and now it'll travel What is YOUR wallet card??? Let this sink in for a minute:
I sold a Topps Bunt card on eBay for $3.75 and purchased a Topps Gypsy Queen Allen Webster Autographed card on eBay for $3.24 (includes the S&H cost). More Topps Bunt details: Topps Bunt awards users with 1,000 free coins every day that you login. If you wait enough days, you can buy packs of Topps Bunt cards. Therefore, you can earn Topps Bunt cards at the low, low cost of NOTHING! In some of these packs, you can earn cards that have been proven to sell on eBay for real money. Thus, I have earned over $150 selling virtual / fake Topps Bunt cards on eBay and the cards that I sold cost me nothing. That is pure profit. Thank you to all of my repeat Customers, I'm glad that you truly enjoy Topps Bunt and have decided to spend your money on cards that interest you - whether they're real or fake. It's not my thing, but glad you enjoy it and I'm happy that I can help you obtain cards that you may not have normally gotten. Checklist Repetition: I noticed one of my Twitter friends, @CollectTheMets, was disappointed with the 2014 Topps Chrome checklist as the Mets autographed rookie cards were the same two players that have been featured repeatedly in Topps products this year. I've noticed this trend, where Topps has the same exact player autographs in multiple products each year. Doesn't this dilute the "value" of some of the player autographs when they're overproduced in one product, then added and overproduced in future products throughout the year? How else can you explain getting a 2014 Topps Gypsy Queen Allen Webster autographed card for less than $3.25 (including S&H!), and he isn't even one of the players I'd consider to be diluted. #ThanksTopps: In the end, "Thanks Topps!" because you've essentially given me $150 to spend on REAL cards and some of those cards have been released by Panini. Let that one sink in too... I have a copy of this issue of Sports Illustrated. As a Red Sox fan, I feel like it is my duty to honor Tony C. by having a copy of this. "What could have been?" is never more true than when you discuss Tony Conigliaro's career. He was a hyped prospect who was putting up huge numbers when this happened. He was the youngest home run champion in AL history - think about the great players who had come before him, and he held that title. Youngest player in AL history to reach 100 career home runs. Unreal talent. It's sad to think about how his career was cut short, but he'll certainly never be forgotten by true Boston Red Sox fans. Here's to you, Tony C.! As a Red Sox fan, how could I not be excited at the prospect of Xander Bogaerts becoming our Derek Jeter (only better!). I haven't purchased a PC item (BGS 9.5-style) in quite some time, so I had to bounce on this item once it became an auction and no longer a fixed price item at the seller's previously awful price. That's another topic for another day (remember when eBay was an AUCTION site??). I hope to purchase some BGS 9.5 Xander Bogaerts rookie cards from upcoming releases. I have some of the raw copies, but I'd love to pick up his BGS 9.5 copies of Heritage, GQ and (hopefully) Ginter once that releases. Until next time, keep collecting! Well, it appears that April 18th is the site's two year anniversary. I started this site roughly two years ago in an attempt to share my love for the hobby in the form of a blog, and have a central spot to highlight my collection, store my want / trade lists and track my TTM successes. In the time since launching the site, my life has changed considerably (living in a new state, baby girl, job changes) and the frequency of postings and hobby purchases have fluctuated as a result. Throw in the fact that my collecting focus has changed from time to time: graded Red Sox, graded vintage, current stuff, stuff from my childhood, complete sets, TTMs, Ginter, baseball, football, etc. With all of these, I've really been thinking about what the future holds for this site, if anything.
So, I just re-upped for FIVE MORE YEARS! I love this hobby. It's long been a passion of mine, ever since I was a kid. New 2014 Topps frustrates me. I love dufex inserts from the 90's. Ginter is so freaking cool. Panini is making progress, although I still can't get over the lack of logos. I'm loving the challenge of building sets. I've started paging my sets in binders. Still love BGS 9.5 and BVG 8.5 cards. I'm passionate about the hobby and I feel like my opinion / thoughts / posts may be interesting to collectors. Hope you won't get sick of me. The hobby lives... |
About Kevin:I live in Southern NJ, originally from NY. I have collected cards for most of my life, currently focused on PSA-graded cards, rookie cards and Boston Red Sox cards. Archives
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