So in my previous post I noted that I pulled this card from a retail blister pack along with an Presidential Predictor of Hillary Clinton v. John McCain. Initially I was thrilled about the Rodriguez. I saw a scratch-off code on the pack and some instructions, and the words “Ultra Rare” typed at the top, and figured I’d won something. Read more »
Archive for October, 2008
Blister Break 10/31: Upper Deck Ser. 2 & Artifacts
Posted in Box / Pack Break with tags Alex Rodriguez, baseball, baseball cards, box break, campaign, Cardboard Icons, election, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Pack Break, Politics, Presidential Predictor, Upper Deck, Yankee Stadium Legacy on October 31, 2008 by Cardboard Icons
Picked up three blister packs from a local Wal-Mart Thursday: One Upper Deck Ser. 2 and a pair of UD Artifacts. These were sealed in blisters, but the above image shows just the wrappers. Read more »
Card of the Day: 1999 Metal Universe Roger Clemens MLPD
Posted in Card of the Day with tags baseball cards, Card of the Day, Cardboard Icons, ebonics, ESPN, Fleer, poetry, Roger Clemens, spoken word, Stuart Scott, stupid baseball cards, Toronto Blue Jays on October 30, 2008 by Cardboard Icons
Who the hell writes the back of these cards? Read this thing. It looks like Stuart Scott of ESPN wrote this. All that is missing are the words “kid” or “playa” at the end of each sentence. Read more »
Price Guide Quiz
Posted in Newspaperman with tags baseball cards, basketball cards, Beckett, hobbies, price guide, quiz, sports on October 29, 2008 by Cardboard Icons
I saw this quiz about card prices on another blog(Voice of the Collector) today and figured it’d be fun to share. I took the quiz and came in at 90 percent. The ones I missed were the Molitor/Trammel rookie and the John Stockton rookie. Give it a try and let me know how you guys did. And don’t cheat …
Card of the Day: 1985 Fleer Sticker Philadelphia Phillies
Posted in Card of the Day with tags baseball, baseball cards, Card of the Day, Cardboard Icons, Fleer, Fleer Sticker, MLB, Pete Rose, Philadelphia Phillies, Playoffs, World Series on October 29, 2008 by Cardboard Icons
Neglected. Used. Unappreciated.
If I was a old school Fleer baseball sticker, that’s how I would feel. I would have been inserted into packs, just like the sticks of gum that Topps used to put in their products, but no one would ever talk about me with the same sentiment that adults express for the relationship between baseball cards and sticks of gum. Read more »
