Cardboard Collections: David Gettis

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Monday, May 28, 2012

Trade with Plaschke

Continuing my catching up on trade posts, next up is a fantastic trade that was in the works for quite a while. Back during all that Peyton Manning hoop-la I decided to let go of several Manning and Drew Brees RCs that I essentially forgot I had. Greg from Plaschke, Thy Sweater Is Argyle expressed interest in them so I said just send me something of "equal value" from the teams or players I collect. Boy did he ever do a good job picking out some cards. Take a look...

1966 Topps

I don't normally do vintage, but there is a certain charm about these old cards. This has to be the oldest Braves card in my collection now.

2002 Playoff A Piece of the Game

2002 Topps Gold Label

I loved the Gold Label set and these relic cards are equally as nice. I wish all relic cards could be as thin as this one.

2002 Topps 206

I love these framed mini cards. I don't think I have anything from '02 Topps 206 so this was a pleasant surprise!

2010 Topps Magic RC

One of the best looking Tebow RCs in my opinion.

2010 Panini Crown Royale David Gettis auto (099/199)

2010 Panini Crown Royale auto (099/199)

Us Carolina fans are expecting good things out of David Gettis as well as the rest of the WR core in 2012.

2011 Bwman Sterling DeAngelo Williams Veteran Relic

2011 Bowman Sterling Veteran Relic

I still don't get the red jersey swatch...

2006 Topps DeAngelo Williams RC BCCG 10 Mint

2006 Topps RC BCCG 10 Mint

I only have 2 other graded cards in my various collections - not something I've really pursued. However these slabs of plastic are still pretty cool.

Greg really out did himself with this trade. He selected some fantastic cards and I couldn't be happier.

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Something new and something blue

Black and blue that is. The first 6 weeks have been rough in Carolina for Panthers fans. I'm not giving up hope though. Even though the team only has 1 win there have been flashes of greatness on the field. Heck, at least the team is putting some points on the board! Other than last week's game against the Falcons (which was closer than the score indicated) the Panthers have been in every game. They took the defending Super Bowl champs down to the wire and only lost by 3 points. Same thing when it came to playing the Bears and Saints. That said I still get excited about acquiring new Panthers cards. These few I'm sharing today came several weeks ago before things started to change. I don't anticipate acquiring many more this season, but it's OK. Outside of Cam Newton fans I don't know many card bloggers that care about the cats.

2011 Panini Rookie & Stars

I love these big jersey swatch cards!

2011 Topps Rising Rookies

Former coach John Fox basically refused to play Armanti Edwards last season. So far he hasn't been all that successful trying to return the ball. Verdict is still out on whether they can convert this former college QB into a WR in the NFL.


2010 Panini Patches & Plates

I had high hopes coming into this season for David Gettis. It's a shape he went down so early with a season ending injury. The Panthers still lack that #2 receiver to go along with Steve Smith. I guess if there is anything good about the injury is it seems no one is actively looking for his cards making them el-cheap!

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Panini Redemption Cards Fulfilled!

I couldn't believe it when I checked the mail yesterday. Panini America had sent me not one, not two, but three bubble mailers each with it's own fulfilled redemption card! I redeemed these codes in early January 2011 and I already have these in hands. I'm still waiting for Topps to fulfill a 2010 Topps Chrome autograph redemption!

Up first is a 2010 Panini Leaf Certified Mirror Red autograph of Panthers rookie WR David Gettis numbered 071/250. I always like the old Certified cards and Panini has done a good job recreating this brand.

Next we have a 2010 Panini Gridiron Gear Gold Signatures autograph of David Gettis numbered 24/99. Not my favorite Panini football card design, but I like the low numbering.

The last card Panini put in my mailbox was this 2010 Panini Limited Silver Monikers autograph numbered 055/199. I should have scanned in the back of this card as it's the nicest of the trio.

Sure all 3 cards are sticker autos. I'm just thrilled that Panini included a low draft pick (6th round) like Gettis in their autograph checklist and that they delivered in a relatively short amount of time. At least if redemption cards must be used Panini delivered with the goods and made a collector happy.

Saturday, September 4, 2010

The NFL Pre-Season is OVER!

I'm one of the few that could care less about the start of the college football season today. I'm just excited that the first NFL game of the new season is less than a week away. With this excite comes my optimistic views on how the local Carolina Panthers will fair.

No Jake Delhomme. No Mushin Muhammand. No Julius Peppers. No Chris Harris. Some people think that since the Panthers are "rebuilding" they don't have a chance at even being competitive this season. I tend to think different. I'd be lying if I said the offense didn't concern me going into the season since they didn't score not even one offensive touchdown in the pre-season. Steve Smith (the real Steve Smith, not that scrub that plays for the Giants!) didn't play one snap. Jonathan Stewart (the other half of "Double Trouble" didn't play either. Jeff Davidson was trying several different things with the offensive since the O line looks a little different and we've got a new QB leading the team. The offense may not look all that pretty this year I'm not giving up hope. We've got too many weapons. Smith will lead the receiving team as always. Question is who will be the #2 receiver that will step it up when Smith gets the inevitable double team? Will Jarrett finally step up to the plate or will one of the many WR rookies like Brandon LaFell step into the spotlight? DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart make a great one-two punch, but let's not forget about Mike Goodson. He's a different type of RB and he showed a lot of promise last year (I thought) and was the one bright spot on special teams in the pre-season.

Defense looks to be very solid. Everette Brown is starting to make people in Carolina say "Julius who?" Ron Meeks has crafted a very good defense so far and I can't wait to see how they perform as a unit in the regular season. The defense is young, but very talented and will only get better when veteran LB Thomas Davis returns to true form.

Yes, the Panthers may not make it into the playoffs or to the Superbowl (can I say that or do I have to say the "big game"?), but this is one fan that is glad to see the team return to the field. In my excitement of the looming NFL season I hit up eBay looking for some Panther goodness and was surprised to find so many good deals on some nice autographs. Here are a few that I've recently picked up. As the season progresses I'm sure I'll be back with more.