This Clayton Kershaw 2006 Bowman Chrome auto rookie here on the right is for trade, seeking offers of rookies something of similar quality. This card was pulled from a box last year and submitted to Beckett grading, which gave slabbed it a a Mint 9 (3×9; 1x 9.5) with a perfect signature. Serious offers only, please. Traders whom I have not dealt with before will ship their item first.
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For Trade: 2006 Bowman Chrome Draft Clayton Kershaw Auto BGS 9
Posted in For Trade with tags autograph, baseball, baseball cards, Bowman Chrome, Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers, For Trade, rookies, sports on June 28, 2009 by Cardboard IconsBargain Blaster: 2007 Ultra Baseball
Posted in Box / Pack Break with tags baseball, baseball cards, Cal Ripken Jr., Josh Hamilton, Phil Hughes, rookies, Ultra, Upper Deck on June 3, 2009 by Cardboard Icons
In these times of economic uncertainty, a card collector has to find his kicks any way possible. For some of us, that means bargains, not high-dollar gambles. It’s not often that you find bargains at Big Box stores, but recently there have been a few older Blasters that have returned to shelves with nice 50 percent off stickers on them. I uncovered this week at Wal-Mart a small blaster of 2007 Ultra, a product I originally neglected. This blaster contained six packs for a whole $4.97. Sure as heck beats two packs of search 2009 Upper Deck. Results of the break inside. Continue reading
Card of the Day: 1991 Leaf “Gold Leaf Rookies” Jeff Bagwell
Posted in Card of the Day with tags baseball cards, Card of the Day, Cardboard Icons, Gold Leaf Rookies, Hall of fame, horror story, insert craze, Jeff Bagwell, knucklehead, Rare baseball cards, Red Sox Nation, rookies on December 31, 2008 by Cardboard Icons
In my mind, this is the card that started the insert craze. Chase cards have been around since the 1980s — see all of the Fleer and Topps All Star cards — but until the early 90s, they were nothing more than an afterthought, a bonus when buying a retail cello or jumbo pack.
But in 1991, Leaf hit the market with a bang, offering the “Gold Leaf Rookies,” some of the slickest looking cards in the world. Continue reading
Card of the Day: 2007 Bowman Draft Picks Jay Bruce Printing Plate Magenta
Posted in Card of the Day with tags baseball cards, Bowman Chrome, Bowman Chrome Draft, Card of the Day, Cardboard Icons, Draft Picks, Jay Bruce, prospects, rookies, Travis Snider on November 27, 2008 by Cardboard Icons
This week I fight a serious urge. I never really considered myself a prospector, although I do fancy myself a baseball card collector who likes to be “in the know” (read: own rookies/first cards of everyone). So with the release of 2008 Bowman (Chrome) Draft Picks and Prospects this week, I fight the urge to buy a box or two.
When I got back into collecting in 2006, after a on-and-off couple of years during college, it was because of a random blaster I purchased at Wal-Mart. In that stray blaster, I pulled this. I had no idea who Travis Snider was, but I learned minutes later via eBay that he was a top prospect and the card I pulled could have instantly paid for my box, and three others. Continue reading
Card of the Day: 1989 Topps Pete Rose
Posted in Card of the Day with tags all-time leader, baseball, baseball cards, Card of the Day, Hall of fame, historic baseball cards, HOF, Major League Baseball, old school, Pete Rose, record holder, Reds, rookies, Topps, vintage cards on October 18, 2008 by Cardboard Icons
I own thousands of baseball cards. Some worthless, some worth hundreds of dollars, some I’d even consider irreplaceable. But of all the cards I have, one card in particular kept me up Friday night. And believe it or not, it was a 1989 Topps Pete Rose.
Don’t bother going to Google to see what the latest is on Rose. He’s still alive, bannished from baseball, and shunned from the Hall of Fame; all the while remaining one of the greatest the profession has ever seen. If it were up to me, Pete would be in the Hall tomorrow. Continue reading
Card of the Day: 2006 Bowman Chrome Draft Blue Refractors Travis Snider
Posted in Card of the Day with tags 2006 Bowman Chrome, 2006 Bowman Chrome Draft, Blue Refractor, Bowman Chrome Draft, collection, prospect, rookies, Toronto Blue Jays, Travis Snider, Wal-Mart on July 8, 2008 by Cardboard Icons
I’ve been a card collector for more than 20 years — since I was seven years old — but have gone through points in my life when cards were placed on the back burner. When I was in college, I bought stuff here and there, mainly retail products, but really did not have time to go to the shops. Anyhow, if you look at my inventory, there seems to be a pretty sizable gap between 2002 through 2005. That’s because in 2006, there was one card that brought me back to the hobby: 2006 Bowman Chrome Draft Blue Refractor Travis Snider. In late 2006, while shopping for white T-shirts at my local I decided to try my hand at a blaster of 2006 Bowman Draft. In that box I unearthed a shiny blue gem of a youngster named Travis Snider. It was not until later that day did I realize that I had pulled one of the best cards in the set, and one of the most desirable ones of the Blue Jays prospect. This card has been graded 8.5 by Beckett, which kills me. The front is absolutely stunning. Sharp corners, crisp edges, smooth surface and spot-on centering. BUT the back is where I get dinged the centering is 80/20 right to left, which was a problem with the 2006 product. Oh well, more the reason to keep this bad boy in the collection. It’ll forever serve as one of the most memorable cards in my collection, even if Snider does not pan out. Continue reading
