My Rant on Weekend Specials

I buy lots of cards at the local card shop and also online whether it's ebay or other web based retailers. There's always a sale somewhere, but what really insults me is when a sale is posted that is not at all a sale! Case in point, this sale this weekend on Topps Chrome, boxes are $0.64 off which is only about 1.5% off. Really, 64 cents off?! You have to advertise a sale like that?! Kind of insulting when you think about it, if you can offer that price on the weekend, you could offer that price every day of the week. Please, for the love of God, don't advertise anything less than 10% off, I've never once heard someone gush over saving 64 cents on $50 dollars even from the most frugal of individuals. If you really wanted to move product you'd offer a sale that nobody could refuse, and believe me, 64 cents is VERY easy to refuse.



Ok, that's my rant...

I have lots of Evan Longoria cards available for trade, if your interested, look at my spreadsheet, then email me and make a decent offer...

What the...?!

Legendary Cuts hits.

Some less impressive legendary cuts hits from this weekend. It sucks knowing that most of these cards aren't really worth more than a couple bucks based on previous ebay sales.

A couple weekend pulls...

I spent more money on cards than I really should have this weekend, but here are a couple of pulls I managed to get, the first from a box of 2009 Triple Threads, a triple relic (#'ed 2/3) of Manny, Kemp, and Martin. The second is a 2009 Legendary Cuts cut auto of Whitey Kurowski (#'ed 10/12).

2007 Bowmans Best

2007 Bowmans Best

I've added a new link for Player Specific Card Available for Trade. This list currently just includes Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, David Price, Derek Jeter, Evan Longoria, Ichiro, Ken Griffey Jr, and Tim Lincecum.

2007 Bowmans Best

A 2007 Bowman's Best hobby box

Despite giving away 6 base sets of 33 bowmans best cards, I've still got lots of doubles of some players (as many as 11 doubles), so feel free to check out my list of available 2007 cards here if there's a card you need to get your hands on.

The Winner is...

Ok, after a random entry (using random.org) the winner of the 33 card base set of 2007 Bowman's Best is White Sox Cards! I may already have your address but please send it again, just to be sure, and the cards will be on their way.

I've been updating my available cards list most of the day today, more 2009 releases have been added and I've split the spreadsheet into years. I will also be adding player specific cards I have available too (but probably not today), so Pujols/Jeter/Ichiro/Lincecum/Griffey/Longoria collectors will have a specific place to check for cards I have available of that specific player...

Free Giveaway!!!!

So Steve won a free set of 33 Bowman's Best cards two weeks ago, but I've still never received any communication from him. SO.... I'm putting the base set of 33 2007 Bowman's Best cards back up for grabs. Like before I will randomly choose a winner in a couple of days, and the winner simply needs to send me an email with your shipping address and the cards will be on their way. Now enter a comment, any comment, I don't care, then check back in a couple of days to see if you win.

2009 UD Goodwin Champions

2009 Bowman Chrome Hobby Box

I have plenty of box breaks on video, just need to put them up. This was probably a month ago, and isn't all that fascinating...

Winner #6! Another giveaway?

Ok, after a random entry (using random.org) the winner of the 33 card base set of 2007 Bowman's Best is SpastikMooss! Send me an email with your shipping address and the cards will be on their way.

Thank you all for playing and clearing out some space for new cards.

Also, give me some feedback. Do people like free cards regardless of the cards or does there need to be some significant value? Is anybody interested in getting free cards along the lines of refractors, #'ed cards that I'm not interested in? Here's some cards I think I may give away... Some 2009 Goodwin mini's, refractors from Topps Finest and Bowman Chrome. Would people be interested in pick 10 type of giveaways of more common cards from base sets? How about contests where I put up a card, and people provide a "hit" that's of absolutely no value and the winner with the worst hit has to trade that horrible hit in return for the card being offered... For example trading an Angel Berroa relic card for say a pick 10 of a given set of cards.

Depending on the feedback received, I would like to start by giving away a 1986 Donruss Canseco rookie card. It's a bit off center so it's not in mint condition, and others can be found on ebay for maybe $1-2, so I'm thinking maybe somebody would be interested in receiving it for free. So let me know what kind of giveaway's are of the most interest and I'll do another giveaway soon.

Free Giveaway #6!!!!!!

Ok, after a random entry (using random.org) the winner of the 33 card base set of 2007 Bowman's Best is beardy! Send me an email with your shipping address and the cards will be on their way.

Sad you didn't win? Don't worry I've got ONE MORE set of 33 Bowman's Best cards to give away! (And if it weren't for a missing card or two, I'd have a couple more sets to giveaway... Hmm, anyone have ideas on what I should do with all these other cards? I have as many as 6 doubles of some cards in the set.) Once again, enter a comment, any comment, I don't care. The winner will be chosen at random tomorrow evening. Now send a comment if you want these cards... Sorry night owl, SIXTYfeetSIXinches, Captain Canuck, beardy, and Steve you don't qualify for a second set.

Free Giveaway #5!!!!!

Ok, after a random entry (using random.org) the winner of the 33 card base set of 2007 Bowman's Best is Captain Canuck! Send me an email with your shipping address and the cards will be on their way.

Sad you didn't win? Don't worry I've got yet ANOTHER set of 33 Bowman's Best cards to give away! Once again, enter a comment, any comment, I don't care. The winner will be chosen at random tomorrow evening. Now send a comment if you want these cards... Sorry night owl, SIXTYfeetSIXinches, Captain Canuck, and Steve you don't qualify for a second set.

Free Giveaway #4!!!!

Ok, after a random entry (using random.org) the winner of the 33 card base set of 2007 Bowman's Best is Steve! Send me an email with your shipping address and the cards will be on their way.

Sad you didn't win? Don't worry I've got another set of 33 Bowman's Best cards to give away. Once again, enter a comment, any comment, I don't care. The winner will be chosen at random tomorrow around this time (8PM Est). Now send a comment if you want these cards... Sorry night owl, SIXTYfeetSIXinches, and Steve you don't qualify for a second set.

Free Giveaway #3!!!

Ok, after a random entry (using random.org) the winner of the 33 card base set of 2007 Bowman's Best is SIXTYfeetSIXinches! Send me an email with your shipping address and the cards will be on their way.

Sad you didn't win? Don't worry I've got another set of 33 Bowman's Best cards to give away. Once again, enter a comment, any comment, I don't care. The winner will be chosen at random tomorrow around this time (8PM Est). Now send a comment if you want these cards... Sorry night owl and SIXTYfeetSIXinches, you don't qualify for a second set.