Card Show Haul

It's been so long since I've been to a card show I was a little overwhelmed today.  There were dealers after dealers with expensive boxes and singles.  While it was fun to look at the selection a dream about being able to afford something I started to think that the trip was all for naught.  Then I stumbled across a dealer in the back of the room w/ several monster boxes of assorted sports for a dime each.  I decided to jump on in since the price was right up my alley.  I found lots of Braves and a few cards of Tim Salmon and Gary Sheffield for my PCs.  Here are a few of the cards I picked up:

Also in these cheap boxes I found a set of 9 cards that caught my eye.  At first I was just going to pick up the Hank Aaron card.  Then I realized the small GM logo on the corner and the consecutive numbering on the following cards.  Copyright date is 1994.  If anyone can shed some light on these cards below please let me know.

One of the first purchases I made during the day actually was a box of cards.  I came across a table that literally had things thrown on the table and scattered everywhere.  There was a piece of notebook paper that had "Everything on this table $2.00" written on it.  On the table was a sealed box of 1997 Score Atlanta Braves.  I've seen these before online, but never in person.  I asked myself why not for only 2 bucks!  The set is only 15 cards so I know I'll have multiples of the team set.  Any Atlanta Braves fans out there (Cardboard Junkie, Waxaholic, Tomahawk Chopping, Glavine/Smoltz/Maddux) if you don't already have these and want a set let me know.

Also on this $2 table was a long cardboard box from Upper Deck.  I had no clue what it was other than something given out (or for sale perhaps?) at one of the All-Star FanFests.  It too was sealed but I thought why not give it a shot.  At the end of the day the suspense was killing me so off came the cellophane wrapper in the car.  I removed the lid and found 4 nice panel type cards displayed in a green felt like insert.  I'm not sure if I'll be keeping these, but I would regardless appreciate any info on these cards if anyone out there has seen these before.

 

I did notice that a lot of the sellers had boxes full of random loose packs for various amounts.  I picked up a handful of different packs for my upcoming group break (look for an announcement in early March), but something caught my eye in one of the big bins of wax.  It was a sealed box of 1985 Fleer Limited Edition.  The checklist on the back states the set is comprised of 44 cards.  I saw it had Gwynn, Murphy and Ripken so why not spend the 50 cents?  If anyone wants any of the other cards let me know.  The checklist is really quite good.

In the same large bin was another deck of cards sized box.  I dug it out from the sea of 1989 & 1990 Donruss wax and found that it was a sealed box of 2003 MLB Showdown card game.  I have a few of these cards in my PCs.  I really don't know what is inside the box other than 60 cards.  I'll probably include this in the next group break.

I didn't look at much football since the majority of it was singles and boxes that were out of my price range, but I did manage to find a few rookies I needed for my 2010 Topps Prime set along w/ a Refractor of David Gettis from 2010 Bowman Sterling #d 38/50.  The same seller also had a small box of game used & autos for $2 and found a dual jersey of Carson Palmer & Chad Johnson from 2010 Panini Absolute #d 033/100.

I also found some various inserts and such that I thought some of you (the reader) may be interested in trading for.  Since I got these for cheap I'm not looking for a lot in return so if you see something that you would want let me know and we'll work out a deal.

2004 UD Vintage Jorge Posada 3-D Sluggers, 2004 Topps Joe Carter World Series Highlights, 2003 UD Roy Halladay Sports Nut, 2003 Playoff Prestige Roger Clemens Inside the Numbers #d 0238/2002, 2003 UD Victory Hideo Nomo, 2004 US Pro Sigs Mike Schmidt Hall of Famers, 2005 UD All-Star Classics Jorge Posada Gold #d307/499, 2005 Donruss Leather & Lumber Hideo Nomo, 2005 Donruss Zenith Sosa/Tejada/Palmeiro Mozaics

 
  2004 Fleer Authentix Ticket Studs

This was another card when I came across it I picked up with the hopes that someone else out there would want.  I don't see many Hideo Nomo game used cards and even though he's pictured in a Dodgers uniform I believe the card is from his stint w/ Tampa Bay.  Any takers?

2005 Flair Diamond Cuts

All in all it was a lot of fun.  I definitely can make my dollar stretch a lot more at a card show then I can at a comic book show (that I tend to frequent a little more often).  I believe with the price of admission I spent a total of $15 and I came home with over 100 cards, a sealed box, 2 mini boxes and a neat UD FanFest item.