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Sometimes you win, Sometimes you lose, Sometimes you break even … in theory
About a month ago I located on eBay a lot of cards that I thought might have a nice return for me. The auction was poorly titled and clear as day in the pictures was what appeared to be a 1963 Topps...
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Mint and slabbed: 1985 Clemens Topps rookie finds new home
True story: When I was 11 years old I entered the sixth grade with a binder decorated in Roger Clemens pictures. I was that hardcore of a fan. And my collection at the time consisted of damn near every...
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Another iconic card added to the Icons collection
Additions to my personal collection have slowed down in recent months, so when I make an acquisition that fits into that “PC” category, I shall share it. Like many of you I have an addiction, a true...
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A few CARDS from the toy show
This weekend we celebrated my son’s sixth birthday with a trip to a place he chose — the toy show. He’d never been to a toy show — and for that matter neither had I — but he wanted to go so we took the...
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Two-time MLB Triple Crown Winner Rogers Hornsby added to the ‘Icons collection
This hobby is funny. So many of us get caught up in the day-to-day grind of buying packs and looking for the good stuff, only to put stacks of cards away with the idea that we will sort them later....
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A trip to LCS for supplies leads to purchase of vintage rookies
So earlier today I was taking pictures of some autographs in my collection and noticed that I still needed about 30 single-screw cases for a project I’m working on. So I headed to the LCS to buy these...
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New Addition: 2009 Bowman Chrome Prospects Autograph Mike Trout
At last, I can say I own a Mike Trout autograph … And no, I didn’t settle for one of his Elite or Bowman Platinum signatures. Way back before Trout was a star — a legitimate star, not a baseball...
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Latest COMC mailday … sigs, sigs and more sigs
Over the last four months I’ve made about 40 purchases on the consignment site COMC.com. I’ve said it before — and I will continue to say it going forward — if you haven’t at lease checked out the...
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Newest Hall of Fame autograph has arrived (Thanks, Topps!)
It pretty much goes without saying … WE ALL DISLIKE REDEMPTION CARDS. Notice I didn’t say Hate. It’s too strong of a word. I think dislike is more apt because I think deep down there is some joy that...
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New Addition: 2009 Bowman Chrome Prospects Autograph Mike Trout
At last, I can say I own a Mike Trout autograph … And no, I didn’t settle for one of his Elite or Bowman Platinum signatures. Way back before Trout was a star — a legitimate star, not a baseball...
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Monster Mailday: Superstar Signatures and Chrome Prospects
Ah, the beloved mailday post. It doesn’t get much more easier or gratifying than this. Over the last three months I made several purchases on COMC.com using store credit I earned by selling my lesser...
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New Addition: 2000 SPX Ben Sheets USA Auto rookie
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: 2000 SPX Ben Sheets autographed rookie card /1500 He’s a stud, a work horse with an over powering arm, a wicked curveball, and great mound presence — a can’t miss...
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You’d think I was a Cubs fan …
Judging by some of my recent purchases, you’d probably think I was a Cubs fan. I didn’t plan this, but as you can see from the images below, nine of the last ten cards added to my collection are...
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Waiting on Banuelos Bowman Sterling Auto? They’ve been shipped.
Waiting on a 2011 Bowman Sterling Manny Banuelos auto via redemption? They’ve begun to be shipped via the Topps redemption fulfillment center. I received mine on Monday.
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A package of brotherly love
The other morning before work I spent five minutes browsing eBay at 5 a.m., something I had not done in quite a while. And what I stumbled upon was a sweet auction containing rookie cards of brothers...
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Topps Diamond Giveaway Haul #3: Now with Die Cuts!
This is THE Diamond Giveaway Haul post I’ve been waiting to post. Over the 10 months I’ve been somewhat busy on the Topps Diamond Giveaway site. During that time I’d acquired more than 60 rookie cards...
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Let’s Go Streaking! 8 Months Later, Manny Machado has arrived …
Three quarters of a year ago, I ran to my local card shop and purchased the latest and greatest product: 2011 Bowman Platinum. Hot off the heels of the Bowman (with Bowman Chrome) release, the Platinum...
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New Addition: 1909-1911 T206 Cy Young
Been kind of slow here at Cardboard Icons. I have so many ideas and thoughts, yet so little time to express them or execute them. But that’s not t0o say that I have not been busy on the card scene....
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Classic example of eye appeal meaning everything
So the other day while browsing eBay, I stumbled upon a 1954 Topps Ted Williams card I needed for my Red Sox Collection and Topps Number Ones collections. I always wanted this card, but because it is...
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New Additions Part VIII: Old School Meets New School
It’s been a while since I purchased anything on eBay. In fact, it’s been so long that it’s been six months since I’ve posted an official New Addition post, sans the one I wrote a few weeks ago...
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