2010 Topps Chrome Refractor Variation Pack (Wrapper Redemption)

I was surprised to see a odd bubble mailer in yesterday's mail as I couldn't figure out who it was from.  To be completely honest I forgot that I mailed in the 25 hobby wrappers for 2010 Topps Chrome that I won in a raffle from GA Mindset last month.  I have no desire to keep any of these cards.  I'd like to flip them for the Jason Heyward refractor variation if anyone has it.  I'd trade all 3 for it in fact.  Otherwise I'm open to offers.

Black Friday Trading Card Deals? Who Got Some?

 Now that Black Friday is starting to wind down I am curious as to who found and jumped on any deals regarding to trading cards?  The only thing I was able to score was a hobby box of 2008 Topps Update & Highlights for $20.00 from Blowout Cards.  I'm excited though as I'm still trying to build this set (though I just started).  I wanted to get out there in the crowds and mix it up, but whatever illness my wife and daughter had they so graciously shared it w/ me!  So all 3 of us have been trapped in the house all day.

Free Cards* Have Been Sorted - S&H Due

If you claimed a team or teams in my free cards deal a few bucks to cover shipping is now due.  Several of the teams got a hit (well, what you could call in a hit in 1993 & 1994) and most teams if not all at least got some parallels.  Surprisingly the Cubs ended up w/ the biggest stack.  Please look below for your total due.  Make sure you send me your mailing address as I don't have everyones.  You can send the funds via PayPal marked as a 'gift' to:  colbeykatie@comporium.net.  I appreciate everyone helping take these extra cards off my hands! 

BA Benny (Giants, White Sox) - $5.00 (covers a stack I already had)
Derek (Mariners) - $1.50

...Joe (Rockies) - $1.50
Justin (Cubs) - $2.00
PhaLe28 (Expos, Marlins, Padres) - $2.50

RGB Cards (Reds) - $2.00
smedcards (A's, Brewers, Royals, Twins) - $2.50

strangini (Pirates) - $1.50

ThingsareFunnerHere (Phillies) - $1.50

Free Cards Update

Interest seems to be waning a bit with my offer of free cards so if you have claimed a team already and want one or two more teams please go ahead and leave a comment with that team(s).  All the packs have been opened so now it's just a matter of sorting the cards for the teams claimed.

See the original post HERE for more details including teams still available.

Pack Break - 1999 Pacific Private Stock

I posted a pack of 1999 Pacific Private Stock over @ A Pack To Be Named Later earlier today and I had so much fun I wanted to post a follow up pack.

#146 Devon White

#39 Javier Lopez - I almost skipped right past this card in the pack.  Had it not been a Braves player I may not have noticed the Platinum stamp on the right side of the card.  Much to my surprise when I flipped the card over I noticed it was serially numbered 001/199!  Awesome!



#72 Jeff Cirillo - PS-206 mini - The one per pack mini was rather lack luster, but since I plan on chasing these minis I'll need the card.  Next.

#6 Ken Griffey Jr. - Not a bad way to end a pack and overall it ended up being a great pack.

While I only had 8 packs to open I enjoyed every last minute of it.  I'll be adding a link in the side bar of the cards I have as I plan to build both the base set and the PS-206 mini set.  Any help w/ this task will be greatly appreciated!

Free Cards*

A few months back I was told I would be given a large box of random baseball cards and I announced I would give them away for free.  Well I was a little premature with the announcement as the deal never happened.  So I wanted to try something a little different.

With the hard time I've been going through I decided to open up a couple of boxes of baseball cards I got in a lot on eBay.  One box will probably end up in a future group break, but the others I went ahead and opened since I wasn't sure if there would be any real interest if I were to include them in a break.  So what I'm proposing to everyone is a free group break of sorts.

I'm in the process of opening a box of 1993 Topps Stadium Club Series 2 and a box of 1994 Donruss Series 2.  I'm holding the Braves out that I need as well as a few other teams for people that I normally trade with.  This still leaves me with a lot of teams/cards that I don't need or want so I'm giving them away for free*!  That little * means I am asking for a small fee to cover shipping so I'm not totally out of $.  If you are interested leave me a comment letting me know which team you prefer.  To try and make it fair I'm asking that you claim only one team right now.  You let me know in your comment what other teams you may want.  If after a few days a team you want isn't claimed then I'll award additional teams.  After the boxes have been opened and I've determined how many cards there are per team I'll contact each of you asking for a few dollars to cover shipping.  Sound fair?  Here are the teams available:

California Angels
Chicago Cubs - Justin
Chicago White Sox - BA Benny
Cincinnati Reds - RGB Cards

Colorado Rockies - ...Joe
Florida Marlins - PhaLe28
Kansas City Royals - smedcards
Milwaukee Brewers - smedcards
Minnesota Twins - smedcards
Montreal Expos - PhaLe28
Oakland Athletics - smedcards

Philadelphia Phillies - ThingsareFunnerHere

Pittsburg Pirates - strangini

San Diego Padres - PhaLe28

San Francisco Giants - BA Benny

Seattle Mariners - Derek

Completed Trades

You know - getting a package of new cards in the mail when you're going through a rough time really helps to take your mind off of reality and that happened to me this weekend.  I wanted to take a few seconds and thank both Mike @ BA Benny's Baseball Card Buffet and Jimmy @ prophet got it... for taking the time to work a trade and send me a few things.

I had been saving up some NY Mets and a few Yankees cards to send to Mike and in return he sent me a stack of Braves that I didn't have.  To my surprise 2 of these cards were relics!

These cards were unexpected, but greatly appreciated.  Thanks again Mike!

Jimmy Le sent me a nice little stack of both Braves and Carolina Panthers cards for each of my respective collections.  With the horrible season the Panthers are having one might think I wouldn't want any cards, but despite the set backs and nightmare of a win-loss record I'm always glad to get new cards that I don't have.  The Braves cards he sent me were a nice mix of old and new.  My favorite card in the stack however had to be this Topps Woolworth card of Dale Murphy.  I love the oddball cards such as these, especially when I've never even heard or seen the card before.  Thanks Jimmy!