2018 Panini Diamond Kings Base cards of Mike Trout and Kris Bryant. Trophy Club insert of Cody Bellenger!
As long as I’ve been collecting cards, Diamond Kings have been a part of the hobby. First as a subset, and now as an additional stand alone release. My First Off the Line box arrived early from Panini. Here is what I think about the product and watch as I pull a....
Read More2017 Donruss Racing is a fun, affordable set that delivers a variety of photos, autographs, and relic cards of both current and retired drivers!
Read MoreOne of my favorite parts of some of the recent collections I’ve purchased are the little “odd ball” sets. Well, in 1995 Tombstone Pizza released a 30 card set featuring some of the greats of that era. Read on to see how you can win a free copy of this set!
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2018 Topps Gypsy Queen delivers another "retro" product to the shelves. Read more about the set and watch my early blast box break in this week's article!
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Here is the Kris Bryan Base card and Before Opening Day insert.
When many of us first began to collect cards, we probably paid .50 or less for a pack. At around $1, Opening Day comes close. In my packs I was able to get some Cubs, a rare insert, and the highly sought after...
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Long before 2018 Topps Series 1 incorporated a “wave” element into it’s design, 1984 Donruss led the way with the four line wave being a signature component of the set.
Read More2018 Donruss baseball is here and it brings base, variations, hits, and more!
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2018 Topps Heritage season came a few days early, and I recap some of my favorite hits out of this five blaster box break. My favorite cards were......
Read MoreIn 1984 (or was it '85) Fun Foods released a series of baseball pins. 133 round, pointy, badges of honor for kids across America.
Read MoreWell it turns out the elation I had when I thought 1991-92 SkyBox wax boxes had jumped to $57 a box quickly faded. The product was actually 2017-18 Panini Status.
Read MoreThe 1985 Topps set contains a bunch of rookies. Some stood the test of time, others had their moments, but I remember back to their heydays fondly.
Read MoreThis post contains the 2018 Topps Series 1 details!
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What do you get when you combine a box of Quaker Oats Chewy Granola bars, a baseball card in each of those boxes, and a nine year old who discovered the glories of cardboard gold only a few months earlier?
The must have snack of the summer, that’s what.
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This set was released two seasons before my entry into the collecting world in 1986, but I was thrilled when a neighbor sold me a wax box stuffed full of them for $3.
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Being a nine year old new to baseball and new to cards, this set gave me my first education to baseball history. Some of those lessons right, some wrong.
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