Friday, August 3, 2012

August Contest: Part 3

Welcome to part 3 of the August Contest.

You can still go back to the first two posts if you missed out on them.

What is the best card you've acquired this year?  It could be one you pulled or bought for yourself.

See, short and simple.
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35 comments:

  1. RosenortAugust 3, 2012 at 5:34 PM

    I pulled a Carlos Gonzalez auto out of 2012 Gypsy Queen, not a huge card but a nice pull for a Rockies fan.

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  2. NickAugust 3, 2012 at 5:39 PM

    Definitely the authentic Cy Seymour tobacco card I received thanks to the generosity of a fellow collector. (Which I recently blogged about.)

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  3. Nachos GrandeAugust 3, 2012 at 5:43 PM

    My Ginter original is probably the best card, or else the Bryce Harper auto redemption (that I immediately sold).

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  4. Kbrewster/90August 3, 2012 at 5:48 PM

    Babe Ruth jersey relic purchased off ebay.

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  5. dayfAugust 3, 2012 at 5:49 PM

    1964 Topps #541. Not naming names because it'll be in a future post and I wanna keep it a surprise.

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  6. night owlAugust 3, 2012 at 6:00 PM

    Bought it last Saturday. '56 Duke Snider.

    Best pull? Probably an auto of Alcides Escobar out of a pack of Opening Day (not easy to do).

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  7. MartynAugust 3, 2012 at 6:10 PM

    Umm Chris Getz 1/1 Printing Plate via Japan

    http://arbitrary-crap.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/getz-pc-update.html

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  8. BA BennyAugust 3, 2012 at 6:29 PM

    My best pull was a 2012 Ginter Roger Federer auto. My best card that I am keeping is a 2012 Ginter David Wright relic (still dirty).

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  9. P-town TomAugust 3, 2012 at 6:35 PM

    Best pull was '12 Topps Archives Yu Darvish Auto.
    http://tilnextyear-tom.blogspot.com/2012/05/topps-archives-2012-box-1.html

    My favorite was the "well loved" '78 Molitor & Trammell rookie card I traded for on my baseball trip.
    http://tilnextyear-tom.blogspot.com/2012/07/june-baseball-trip-1978-topps-finds.html

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  10. Spiegel83August 3, 2012 at 6:38 PM

    A Ginter George W. Bush auto was by far the best pull of my collecting life. Not sure I could pull something better than a signature of an ex-president.

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  11. maddingAugust 3, 2012 at 7:23 PM

    This Jon Jay Triple Threads auto/jersey I got from a reader:

    http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--2N-dZPoI_E/T-qYNx4d3dI/AAAAAAAAR2g/kFt49VSEFTE/s1600/jjay11toppstriplethreadsautojersey.jpg

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  12. irondequoit36August 3, 2012 at 7:27 PM

    A Hanley Ramirez Jersey relic tagged " El Nino " #6 of 9 at an out of town LCS..$4

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  13. Greg ZakwinAugust 3, 2012 at 7:29 PM

    A number of extremely short-printed cards for my Ryan Getzlaf Dominion Master Set, which have yet to be posted. But here's a posted one: a black 1/1 printing plate of Russell Martin from '08 UD Spectrum Swatches, which I needed for the rainbow I'm working on.

    http://plaschkethysweaterisargyle.blogspot.com/2012/07/my-200th-russell-martin-card-is.html

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  14. SpankeeAugust 3, 2012 at 7:36 PM

    I had a huge pull from my A&G boxes, but I haven't posted it yet (though I have sold it), so I'll go with my Bryan Randall 2005 Bowman Gold 1/1.

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  15. RobertAugust 3, 2012 at 7:55 PM

    Easily the best card for me so far this year is the Gwynn Auto i pulled from my A&G box.

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  16. DawgbonesAugust 3, 2012 at 8:39 PM

    Acquired through a quickly placed, well-timed, comment claim, a la Dayf...
    Most definitely the best card I've gotten this year, a very fricking cool, hand painted, Philly Phanatic!! I've blogged about it three times now:
    here:
    http://dawgbonesaphilliesphan.blogspot.com/2012/05/phanatical-posting.html
    here:
    http://dawgbonesaphilliesphan.blogspot.com/2012/07/10000th-contest-entry.html
    and here:
    http://dawgbonesaphilliesphan.blogspot.com/2012/07/more-fuji-esque-ness-la-dayf.html

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  17. The DimwitAugust 3, 2012 at 9:48 PM

    The Nolan Ryan mini auto I got in Community Gum's case break of Archive for $20!

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  18. hiflewAugust 3, 2012 at 9:53 PM

    My Dante Bichette bat relic that I got in a trade with Night Owl. It is one of the best cards in my Rockies collection.

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  19. SkroekerAugust 3, 2012 at 10:09 PM

    I scored one of those Basketball Panini Booklets, featuring 7 different jersey swatches, reading "Forward".

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  20. AdamEAugust 3, 2012 at 10:33 PM

    I couldn't decide the Virdon is the coolest but expensive. So since the Yaz was free I think it wins.

    http://thoughtsandsox.blogspot.com/2012/05/major-addition-to-player-collection.html?m=1

    http://thoughtsandsox.blogspot.com/2012/05/not-quite-ordinary.html?m=1

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  21. zman40August 3, 2012 at 10:37 PM

    Mine was a Miguel Cabrera auto out of a pack of Gypsy Queen from Wal Mart.

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  22. Justin McLeodAugust 3, 2012 at 10:40 PM

    A Funmi Jimoh commemorative pin that I pulled from a Olympic blaster last week. 1:147 odds.

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  23. NathanAugust 3, 2012 at 10:53 PM

    My favorite card that I've pulled is probably Rickey Henderson base in this years A&G...nothing special, just a really nice baseball card :)

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  24. Stealing HomeAugust 3, 2012 at 11:33 PM

    i didnt pull it, but the boys over at community gum pulled it for me in a case break of topps archives. a redemption card for the fan favorites sandy koufax auto. topps says it's to be delivered in august....AUGUST !!!

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  25. carlsonjokAugust 4, 2012 at 6:02 AM

    1963 Fleer Joe Adcock.

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  26. Dion's IP Autos onlyAugust 4, 2012 at 7:31 AM

    Carl Yaz Auto/Bat card see link

    http://dionsipautosonly.blogspot.com/2012/06/carl-yastrzemski.html

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  27. WilsonAugust 4, 2012 at 1:11 PM

    No autos yet this year, so I'll say the Gary Carter Retired Number manupatch from Series 2, shown at the end of this post:

    http://tenetsofwilson.blogspot.com/2012/07/i-won-play-at-plates-june-contest.html

    And I came to that conclusion honestly; only after I copied the link in here did I remember it was from a previous contest of yours.

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  28. CommishbobAugust 4, 2012 at 5:54 PM

    1906 Fan Craze Irving Young, no doubt about it. It's in just awesome shape for a 106 year old card.

    I have a post coming up in a weel of so.

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  29. The Angels In OrderAugust 4, 2012 at 5:56 PM

    Nothing fancy but I was really happy to finally pick up a 1977-79 Sportscaster Bobby Bonds.

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  30. ZaydenAugust 4, 2012 at 8:50 PM

    2012 Bowman Chrome Josh Thole RC Autograph.

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  31. Kirk JacobsonAugust 5, 2012 at 12:32 PM

    I just added autographs of Charlie Lau and and Arnie Portocarreroof the Baltimore Orioles. What's the big deal? They both died more than 20 years ago.

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  32. arpsmithAugust 5, 2012 at 5:49 PM

    Definitely my Willie Mays auto

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  33. DhoffAugust 5, 2012 at 8:39 PM

    I picked up my first Kaline auto off of eBay, and then a few months later Carl Crawford Cards sent my second Kaline. Helluva year.

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  34. Daniel WilsonAugust 5, 2012 at 9:43 PM

    2011 Topps Marquee Chris Young Titanic Threads Auto #2/10. Sweet card and I got it for a great price!

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  35. Play at the PlateAugust 5, 2012 at 11:16 PM

    Contest closed.

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