With last week’s release of Bowman, you’ve probably heard of the crazy pricing behind cards of players you have never heard of, and a hobby box will set you back more than $100. It’s the prospecting game, and some collectors love it, and others hate it. Either way you slice it, money can be madeContinue reading “Playing the Prospecting Game”
Category Archives: April 2019
One Big Mailday Weekend
Almost 6,000 Cubs baseball cards were added to the collection between Friday and Saturday. Big Shep from the About the Cards podcast sent a BIG box of Cubs. Nearly 4,500 Cubs cards were in his package and it makes it the second largest Cubs package of 2019. Bryan in Texas sent the largest box ofContinue reading “One Big Mailday Weekend”
2019 Bowman Retail Break – The Hits
In my previous blog post, I shared my Cubs hits from 2019 Bowman retail. In total, I picked up 11 blaster boxes and 16 value packs. Thanks to a Target coupon, I saved $75 on those boxes and packs. I was pretty happy with the results of my retail break. Sean Reid-Foley blue paper 483/499Continue reading “2019 Bowman Retail Break – The Hits”
2019 Bowman Retail Breaks – Cubs
It took a few days, but my local Target stores were stocked with Bowman this week. Release date was Wednesday, but my stores didn’t have Bowman on the shelves until Friday when the Excell vendor stocked it. On my trip to my nearest Target Wednesday I saw the Excell boxes in the cashier lane nextContinue reading “2019 Bowman Retail Breaks – Cubs”
Does the One Million Cubs Project Accept Duplicates?
Yes! This is the most asked question regarding the One Million Cubs Project. Duplicates are welcomed in trades. Per the Trading Card Database, there are only 130,516 Chicago Cubs cards. While not a complete checklist, it gives you an idea of how many unique Cubs cards have been made. Needless to say, there are farContinue reading “Does the One Million Cubs Project Accept Duplicates?”
Topps Utz Mailday
Utz Quality Foods was established in 1921 in Hanover, Pennsylvania. The snack food company puts out potato chips, pretzels, cheese balls, snack mixes, among other items. This year, Utz teamed up with Topps for an oddball set. The downside is the cards look identical to the flagship Topps set with the exception of the UtzContinue reading “Topps Utz Mailday”
One Million Cubs Project Featured on About the Cards Podcast
Three collectors created a podcast about a year ago, and it’s my go-to podcast in the baseball card hobby. On Sunday afternoon, they invited me on their show for a look into the One Million Cubs Project.
My First Topps Desert Shield
Two packages came in Friday, both via Twitter trades. Ron sent a box of 355 cards for some Dale Murphy’s. Trey sent 72 Cubs cards for some vintage NBA and Don Mattingly. Ron’s box included my first-ever 1991 Topps Desert Shield card. It is the Mike Bielecki card. This is a set that I haveContinue reading “My First Topps Desert Shield”
Another Beer for Cubs Trade
Shannon in Sterling rocks. He gives me cards…a lot of cards. So, when I come pick up box after box of cards from him I need to bring something. In our latest beer for cards trade I brought a six pack of Moo Hoo by Terrapin as well as a beer from Hop Haus. HopContinue reading “Another Beer for Cubs Trade”
It’s Back…and Topps Total(ly) Sucks
A few days ago the Topps twitter account teased Topps Total. Topps Total was a product that was produced more than 10 years ago. It was a low-end product with a huge checklist that approached 1,000 cards. As a team collector I absolutely loved Topps Total because it featured players from the Cubs roster thatContinue reading “It’s Back…and Topps Total(ly) Sucks”