MIXED EMOTIONS ABOUT A 1/10 AUTOGRAPH

I love cards that have Game Used items in them, Rare cards and Autographed Cards, but an Autograph of a Topps Employee?  Come on now.  That just seems a little ridiculous to me!  I'll start by saying I really like the 2011 Topps Allen & Ginter's set.  It is a very interesting set with stars from any sport imaginable, even bean bag tossing! (lol it's considered a sport).  I love how they frame their Game Used items and Autographed cards.  The framed cards should stay in perfect shape for many many years.  However I did receive a 1/10 Autographed card of Colin Butler, a Baseball Editor at Topps.  Why?  Are there not enough sports stars to get Autographs from that we have to turn to Employees?  I'm very mixed on this one.  Here is a pic of it.  Let me know your opinion on the Employee Autographs.  Who knows maybe you can convince me to like them more. haha

JUST WANT TO VENT

OK!  It is just RIDICULOUS how many inserts the companies are putting into their sets now.  It's fine and dandy with me if they have numerous different sets because then you could collect just the sets you like but the way it is now all of the sets have numerous inserts!  There is noway for anyone to collect the set and all the inserts without basically buying the inserts off of eBay.  I like opening and searching for my inserts and not knowing from the beginning that I'm not going to find them all.  And then to top it off companies like Wal-Mart create one or two mirror sets of the base sets. ;alsdkjfa;lsdkjf  I'm just frustrated.  All I ask is that the companies limit their insert sets to maybe 5 sets of inserts.  Anything just make it more manageable PLEASE!

2008 TOPPS ALL-STAR GIVEAWAY

Well it's been over a week since I left a blog and I'm sorry for that.  I went on a trip to Mississippi to visit some family but don't worry, I hit up the discount section of their Wal-Mart while there.  I picked up a couple of boxes of mixed year and brand cards.  I haven't opened any of them yet however each box had a card just sitting in a little protective sleeve.  Sooo here they are.  The first one is a Mickey Mantle 1 or 4 All-Star giveaway card:

And the second is a Chien-Ming Wang 4 of 4 All-Star giveaway card:

I haven't collected any of the 2008 set so I don't know much about it however I do have a few of them that I have received in the 2011 Topps Diamond Dig giveaway so I'll probably have those sent soon.  Anyway hope you enjoy these two.

2010 Topps Chrome - Baseball

You know that little section in each Wal-Mart that has the sports cards?  There is always a little section where they place their old boxes that are a year or two old and discounted so they can clear space on their shelves.  Well today as I was glancing through to see what they had I decided to look though that older discounted sections.  And I'm glad I did!  The retail boxes had been discounted to 10 dollars so I picked up a couple boxes of the 2010 Topps Chrome.  I opened up the boxes to log them in and file them away and I ended up pulling 3 Purple Refractors numbered to */599.

I then pulled a Blue Refractor numbered to */199

Finally I pulled a Jason Heyward Autographed Rookie Card.

I'm sorry the Jason Heyward was cut off on the scan.  And the scans don't show the refraction of the others but they are all beautiful cards.  I'm very pleased with that little discount section!

HUGE DAY WITH MY 2011 TOPPS SERIES 2

 Ok today I believe will be my last day with the 2011 Topps Diamond Anniversary Series 1 and 2.  I might have more blogs on them in the future but I don't think I'll be opening anymore.  It was a good day to end on though.  Today I pulled 3 sparkle cards and 1 Canary Diamond 1/1!!!!!

First I pulled a Brandon Phillips #630 Sparkle card and then just a few packs later I pulled another one so that gives me 2 of the Brandon Phillips.  Have to decide what to do with the extra one.

Later I was opening a pack of the Black Parrallell.  Inside it I received the Mike Minor #478 Sparkle.

All total I pulled 5 Sparkle cards and I'm happy with that.  Anytime I get a unique card I'm happy.

Finally I pulled this Dale Murphy #135 Canary Diamond 1/1!!!  I had not seen any of these cards so I'm glad that I was lucky enough to pull one and the fact that it's Dale Murphy makes it that much more special being I am an Atlanta Braves fan.  It's hard to see but if you look on the bottom of his left leg you will see the 1/1.

2011 Topps Domonic Brown Sparkle???

Today I pulled the 2011 Topps Domonic Brown card #421.  Now it's listed as not being a sparkle however it sure looks like it is to me.  If it's not then that is one heck of a reflection off the helmet!  Interesting anyway.