I'll announce the winner of the May Contest...tomorrow.
It's only a day..a..way. I've written the post, but still need to do the randomization.
Brief side trip, I went to Target today looking for Gypsy Queen. They had nary a pack, a blaster nor even a spot on the shelves for any GQ. In my rage I purchased another Topps Value pack. I couldn't resist after the luck I had with my last one. You know, the one I posted about earlier today.
What's that? You didn't read that post? For goodness sakes, go read it right now. I'll wait.
Well, cardwise, the Value Pack didn't measure up. The powers that reign over the Diamond Giveaway site did smile on me with a 1968 card and my second Die-Cut card. I'll bet you want to see them.
Sorry, I've yet to sleep today and I'm whipped.
I'll post those pics tomorrow.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
This card must be worth $21,080
Let me start by apologizing once again for the vertical horizontal card scan. I still don't know why blogger is doing this to me. Someone suggested it might be due to the post space being narrow, but I don't know if that's it. I just know it's annoying, but I had to show off these two cards.
The same Topps Value Box that gave up the Diamond Giveaway code that unlocked the Dan Haren Die-Cut card also plopped these cards into my hot little hand.
First up, out of the second pack of Heritage, I pulled this green tinted variation of one of the Babe Ruth Special cards.
It's a 60th Anniversary Relic Reprint Ernie Banks non-specific Game Used Relic card #52/60. According to the pack, these fall at a rate of 1:6500 packs.
The way I figure it, this card must be worth $21,080!!! I'm rich!! I'm figuring 1:6500 packs means 1:1300 Value Boxes. At $14.98 plus tax, that equals $21,080 give or take a few pennies. Show me the money!!!!!
Of course, I did a quick search on Ebay and found one for a BIN price of $75. I found a completed auction where one sold for around $23. So, I guess I'm not rich. Still, it's a nice hit and probably the best I'll have all year.
I'm going to hold on to this one for awhile, unless a certain someone who pulled a Nelson Cruz relic/auto from Gypsy Queen is interested in it. I haven't emailed him yet.
The same Topps Value Box that gave up the Diamond Giveaway code that unlocked the Dan Haren Die-Cut card also plopped these cards into my hot little hand.
First up, out of the second pack of Heritage, I pulled this green tinted variation of one of the Babe Ruth Special cards.
Some people have said these are hard to spot, but I can say it was very obvious on this one. These fall 1:108 Hobby packs so it wasn't a bad start. It is for trade if anyone is interested. If there are any Ranger green variations, I'd like one of those, but I might be persuaded otherwise.
The shock of the pack was my best pull this year. At least odds wise. The last of the five Topps packs in the Value Whamadamadingdong contained this card.
It's a 60th Anniversary Relic Reprint Ernie Banks non-specific Game Used Relic card #52/60. According to the pack, these fall at a rate of 1:6500 packs.
The way I figure it, this card must be worth $21,080!!! I'm rich!! I'm figuring 1:6500 packs means 1:1300 Value Boxes. At $14.98 plus tax, that equals $21,080 give or take a few pennies. Show me the money!!!!!
Of course, I did a quick search on Ebay and found one for a BIN price of $75. I found a completed auction where one sold for around $23. So, I guess I'm not rich. Still, it's a nice hit and probably the best I'll have all year.
I'm going to hold on to this one for awhile, unless a certain someone who pulled a Nelson Cruz relic/auto from Gypsy Queen is interested in it. I haven't emailed him yet.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Last call for the May contest
This is your last chance to enter the May contest.
I'll do the randomization sometime later tonight or early in the morning.
As always, thanks for participating.
I'll do the randomization sometime later tonight or early in the morning.
As always, thanks for participating.
Who doesn't like Die-Cuts?
I know I do.
Especially now that the Transmogrifier 2.0 has given me one.
I bought another one of those Topps Value Packs and was glad I did.
I forgot to bring the two cards I want to show off, so I'll post them tomorrow.
One of the codes revealed this SUPER LIMITED, ONLY 90 IN THE WHOLE WORLD CARD!!!
Especially now that the Transmogrifier 2.0 has given me one.
I bought another one of those Topps Value Packs and was glad I did.
I forgot to bring the two cards I want to show off, so I'll post them tomorrow.
One of the codes revealed this SUPER LIMITED, ONLY 90 IN THE WHOLE WORLD CARD!!!
Well, there were only 90 when I got mine. I'll be offering this one up for any Texas Ranger die-cut starting tonight. I don't know if I'll get any takers, but there has to be at least one Angels or Dan Haren fan out there with a Ranger die-cut.
Monday, May 2, 2011
The real May contest
The contest prize for May is already packed and ready to ship.
It's a box similar to this one. In it you will find 4 different items. Each of these items should be on a card traders list of "must-have" items. For example, one of the items could be a stamp for shipping a trade package (it's not a stamp). I know there are many items which fall into this category, but I have picked out these four and will be mailing them to the winner of the May contest.
"How do we enter Mr. PATP?"
Leave a comment guessing ONE of the items in the box. Everyone gets to guess ONE item. All the people who guess one of the items correctly will get randomized and that's how we'll get our winner.
I'm going to limit this contest to followers, non-followers, bloggers, non-bloggers, readers, men, women, children, Rangers fans, fans of other teams, people who pimp the contest on their blogs, people who don't pimp the contest on their blogs and people who leave a comment. I think that covers it.
Good luck!
It's a box similar to this one. In it you will find 4 different items. Each of these items should be on a card traders list of "must-have" items. For example, one of the items could be a stamp for shipping a trade package (it's not a stamp). I know there are many items which fall into this category, but I have picked out these four and will be mailing them to the winner of the May contest."How do we enter Mr. PATP?"
Leave a comment guessing ONE of the items in the box. Everyone gets to guess ONE item. All the people who guess one of the items correctly will get randomized and that's how we'll get our winner.
I'm going to limit this contest to followers, non-followers, bloggers, non-bloggers, readers, men, women, children, Rangers fans, fans of other teams, people who pimp the contest on their blogs, people who don't pimp the contest on their blogs and people who leave a comment. I think that covers it.
Good luck!
Whoa...the news isn't that interesting
No, I'm not talking about Bin Laden.
In my post yesterday, I mentioned some news that might prove to be interesting. Captain Canuck guessed that "we" were pregnant. Several kind souls jumped in and started congratulating us, but let me assure you, my wife is NOT pregnant. If she ever gets pregnant again, I'm punching a certain doctor in his "Gypsy Queen" jewels.
The news is more hobby related. We were having our twice yearly yard sale this past weekend. On Saturday, a familiar gentleman came strolling up the driveway. He was at the last yard sale, but I didn't get a chance to speak to him.
He used to own two card shops. One was your typical card shop with new product, cases full of singles, etc. and his son ran it. The other was close to my house and the one I spent quite a bit of time and money. It was the one he worked out of and it was a rather small shop in one of those strip mall centers. It was full, and I mean full, of storage boxes. 800 count boxes. 3200 count boxes. All sizes and shapes, there were boxes in every nook and cranny. He bought cards from anyone who brought in their collections. He looked through the boxes as time permitted, but he would let you search through them and there were tons of great cards in those boxes. He gave great deals too.
We talked for a few minutes and he told me he retired several years ago. After retiring he moved out to my neck of the woods. The interesting part came when he invited me over to his house where he still keeps a fairly large inventory of cards in storage boxes for his former customers. Hopefully in the next couple of weeks, I can make time to go see exactly what he still has for sale.
This might work out for me as well as those of you who keep wantlists posted. I'll let you know how it turns out.
By the way, check back around 5PM central time and the May contest will be up.
In my post yesterday, I mentioned some news that might prove to be interesting. Captain Canuck guessed that "we" were pregnant. Several kind souls jumped in and started congratulating us, but let me assure you, my wife is NOT pregnant. If she ever gets pregnant again, I'm punching a certain doctor in his "Gypsy Queen" jewels.
The news is more hobby related. We were having our twice yearly yard sale this past weekend. On Saturday, a familiar gentleman came strolling up the driveway. He was at the last yard sale, but I didn't get a chance to speak to him.
He used to own two card shops. One was your typical card shop with new product, cases full of singles, etc. and his son ran it. The other was close to my house and the one I spent quite a bit of time and money. It was the one he worked out of and it was a rather small shop in one of those strip mall centers. It was full, and I mean full, of storage boxes. 800 count boxes. 3200 count boxes. All sizes and shapes, there were boxes in every nook and cranny. He bought cards from anyone who brought in their collections. He looked through the boxes as time permitted, but he would let you search through them and there were tons of great cards in those boxes. He gave great deals too.
We talked for a few minutes and he told me he retired several years ago. After retiring he moved out to my neck of the woods. The interesting part came when he invited me over to his house where he still keeps a fairly large inventory of cards in storage boxes for his former customers. Hopefully in the next couple of weeks, I can make time to go see exactly what he still has for sale.
This might work out for me as well as those of you who keep wantlists posted. I'll let you know how it turns out.
By the way, check back around 5PM central time and the May contest will be up.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
The May contest is...
Well, it's delayed until May 2nd.
Just like some packages I need to mail, the contest must wait for my return to work.
Oh, I have some interesting news too, or at least it could be interesting.
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