I have so so much I want to post about. Each subject deserves its own post and I can't choose who gets to be highlighted first so this is going to be a LONG post. Everything from crazy gifts from Papa Jack, a contest prize too good to be true, TTM return(s), and breaking into some of the new crap Topps is forcing down our throats...
Ouch, My Back!
Papa Jack has struck again. I have posted before of huge pieces of his collection that he has handed down to me. Well, he made his way over to deer camp and told me to "leave some room" in the car. He pulled in with a rubber tote weighing at least 80 lbs. of unopened wax boxes. It was all I could do to transfer it from his vehicle to mine. I can't hold the excited in so I had to post about this gift. I will be posting a much more in-depth look into this bucket of wonders soon. It definitely deserves its own post.
Open to trades on the dog and dinosaurs. Monster truck is PC.
Winner, Winner, Montreal Chicken Dinner
I enter a lot of contests. I win probably more than the average person but I was born on St. Patricks Day so I have a lucky edge. I follow an Instagram profile called @mlbgameusedbats that posts about game used bats in a much deeper way than just pics of a bat collection. This profile caught my eye with the bats but kept my eye when I read the posts. It dives into the pine tar patterns through player careers, lengths, weights, shapes, colors, materials, all kinds of different aspects of the game used bats and the signatures on them a lot of times. It is way more interesting than pics of bats.
I won a contest posted there for a GAME USED DELINO DESHIELDS BAT and was ecstatic and didn't believe it at first. I am a big fan of Delino Deshields Jr. Then the bat shows up and to my joyous surprise it is Delino Deshields Sr.'s bat! It says EXPOS right on it! An unbelievable piece of baseball history is now mine. Please give @mlbgameusedbats a follow, it will be worth your while in many ways!
Love me some Canadian anything! Don't watch the shaky cell phone video, just close your eyes and listen to the two most talented Canadians (husband and wife by the way) perform together.
TTM RETURN(S)
I have been investing in JaCoby Jones for a while now. Who knows if it will pay off but he has given us some memorable moments as Tiger Fans nonetheless. I sent to him 3 separate times during spring training for a signature and this week got all three back!
Great additions to my Jones PC!
New Topps Crap
I was so excited to see Topps Gallery make a comeback but am kind of disappointed I don't have a RC to chase in it. They left out a lot of players in the set and I don't want to buy a box of cards simply for trade bait so I bought one pack of Gallery and a blaster box of Topps Holiday. I didn't get into Holiday at all previously and have only received last years snowflake cards in trades. I could probably do the same this year but I opted for a box since it boasted one auto/relic per. Every card here is available if anyone needs them. I have a ton of Holidays that aren't shown sitting around now too if anyone needs a certain player's common. Here is what I pulled:
Definitely a pack of Gallery made for a Houston fan, not a Tiger fan. Bregman is the man though so the variation RC is pretty sweet. Who didn't root for Biggio? The box of frost cards shown below was probably meant for a Rockies fan as its two better cards are chilled out players who can handle the cold Rocky Mountain air.
My schparklees. All available!
RC's
RC's
Schparklee RC!
The "hit". At least its not just a white patch. Available.
RC's
?MYSTERIES IN COLLECTING? Oooooooooh
I have two mysteries to present this post. I cannot for the life of me figure out what the hell happened in both situations. See if you can help:
FIRST:
The bottom card is signed on both sides. Both look to be JaCoby Jones-ish signatures. What the hell happened? I sent the card unsigned on both sides. I have seen this card on ebay signed by both dudes so he should be familiar with this card at this point. Does he have a ghost signer who doesn't know what Jones actually looks like and caught the error only after signing over poor Dustin "never heard from again" Molleken? Hmmmmmm very strange. Its now a 1/1 up on ebay for $3094.74 with 33 bids, 17 watchers and 13 hours left if you want in. JK.
SECOND:
This snowflakeless card came out of the holiday box. I thought maybe it is a Series 1 or 2 that was snuck in much like the Update boxes. It, however, is numbered like a holiday card. The code on the bottom is consistent with Holiday common cards. What the hell happened? Was this card on the top of the top pack too close to the lamps in the store and the snow melted? It can also be found on ebay under 1/1's too hot to snow down. Happy bidding. JK.
I am posting 2 trades received in one post. In now way are either of them insignificant enough to not have their own post but due to how busy I have been I want to make sure I post about them before they get commingled with my collection and forgotten. If I post a picture of a card under the wrong trader guys I mean no disrespect. Both packages contained pure awesomeness that made the trades totally worth it!
IN NO SPECIFIC ORDER:
Jared, Tell Your Mom Thanks
I am sure most of the bloggers out there are familiar with the blog Cards My Mom Didn't Throw Out. If not, hit the link. Its a must follow and one of the many blogs that inspired me to get a new creative name. Jared sent me a sweet package for some cards off my Trade Bait link. Here is a SMALL selection of the goodness. By the way Jared, if you are reading this; I want that whole page of Pat Burrell you have posted. I will hit you up for it after my next card show adventure. Check this trade:
I LOVE silver signatures and Metal!
I wish I could find this card as a poster. Its so cool.
Cam Maybin will always be a Tiger. He is a cool dude.
Names only Tigers homers like me collect.
I have never seen this Thome card. It might be my favorite one!
A couple of other Tiger Homer favorites hitting the dirt!
Is it a sign? Evans is signing down the road from my house at the end of the month. I have been contemplating going but I don't know if I'll have the $15 to splurge. Mostly because HoJo will be there too and he's $20. I can't imagine getting one and not the other. But $35?! I don't know. Thats a lot of dimebox cards.
Jared did some heavy digging to hit the PC guys!
Deep digging, for great cards.
This Fielder is sweet!
I always say; when someone send Rey Ordonez cards they either are organized better than a library or they have dug for hours. Either way; much appreciated.
Package 2!
This next trade was through Facebook. Jeremy Marts is the traders name and he was one of the lone normal people who offered me a trade. I posted about the crazies on Facebook in an earlier post but did not discuss the freaks who get mad when you say "Thanks but no thanks." They get really angry when you don't want what they are offering. Its baseball cards and trading people. Buy the cards from me if I don't want your Ryon Healy rookie card. Anyway, Jeremy is the man. He hooked it up with wax and very new Tiger cards in a big ole perfectly packaged box. Somehow he found the time with two babies at home. Another very small sampling of this great box:
Farewell J Up!
Is Greiner going to make the club this year?
Chad Bell will probably be the Tiger's #5 this year.
Youngsta's
This box had a ton of Jimenez. He better figure it out.
Legends in deed!
That J Up is so cool. That Verlander is the Black Variation.
I would bet half my collection thats a Rays uniform and a photoshopped helmet. (You never bet your whole collection)
I keep investing. These dudes better deliver.
My first Bowman buy back.
Miggy Gold.
Miggy shiny.
He sent the whole team set of a bunch of wax era Tigers!
Reverse raccoon makeup?
Speaking of the dude better do something...
Seriously JaCoby....
All Star patch!
TTM Returnish:
One of those nights when I was bored and falling down an internet rabbit hole I found a very old post about writing to Disney and getting certain character's autographed pictures. I said what the heck and my son and I wrote a letter to Maui from Moana to get a signed pic. I guess Maui doesn't sign so they sent my son this post card. Kind of cool. He wasn't impressed. His own shadow impresses the shit out of him sometimes (at three years old) but mail does not.
Busy, Busy, Busy
No man's bar top should look like this for more than one night. Its getting worse every day.
Between my Name the Blog contest I held, trades and other interactions I have spent over $200 at the post office in the last 3 weeks. Not all in one trip, that would have been too easy. I hope my wife doesn't add it up. I've been back and forth to the post office and packaging and sorting cards all while finishing my Real Estate class which is finally over. I am probably going to take a nice hiatus from the post office for a while. Unless someone talks me into a trade. Its not that hard.
I should have some really good posts coming up so stay tuned. I recently won a contest on instagram that should bring me a sweet prize. Heres a clue:
Another Topps Update Pack? Really?!
Yes, I busted another 2017 Topps Update for passing my final exam. There wasn't anything too crazy. Actually, it didn't even have a gold card which I though every hanger pack had.
Dahl SP. Available for trade.
This Reds card is cool. I love these untouchables if only I could get someone I PC.
I am going to burn the 2006 World Series card.
De Leon's cleats are pretty sweet on this card.
This is my 50th Jimenez card probably and the 1st I've pulled myself.
