Is Gretzky's bike worth 35 Million dollars?

Check out Conan O'Brien's interview with Wayne Gretzky where they talk about fighting, as well as about the famous OPC Gretzky rookie card that sold for almost a half million dollars.

Addison Russell Grand Slam called by Pat Hughes

 That ball's got a chance......Grand Slam!

Addison Russell World Series Game 6 Grand Slam

Honus Wagner T-206 "Jumbo" sells for record amount

There is a new world record for most expensive baseball card of all time!

The PSA 5 T-206 ‘Jumbo’ Honus Wagner sold last week $3.12 million through Goldin Auctions.  This included a 20% buyer’s premium.  The previous high was the sale of the PSA 8 Gretzky/McNall T206 Wagner that is owned by Ken Kendrick, owner of the Arizona Diamondbacks.  That card, was trimmed by Bill Mastro, who is serving a prison sentence for his role in a shill bidding scam with his auction house. 

Jose Fernandez autographed baseballs wash ashore

News reports say that a bag washed ashore Sunday containing 4 autographed balls and a checkbook from Jose Fernandez, who died in a boating accident last weekend.   He was a 2013 Rookie of the Year and 2 time All Star and was having his best season in the bigs this year.  16-8 with a 2.58 ERA.

But best of all, he was known for his smile.  The Marlins, and all of baseball have lost a great player.

New- A bag full of signed baseballs by Jose Fernandez washes ashore on Miami Beach- 20 blocks north of crash. Watch my story at 6pm @wsvn pic.twitter.com/GLggX8FO7v

— Rosh Lowe (@rloweon7) September 26, 2016

Nolan Patrick Eric Lindros In the Game Jersey card 13/30

I was the lucky winner from this contest held by Becket Radio.  They have a sweet podcast that you can listen to here.  http://www.beckett.com/radio  #Fatpacks

So, @nolan_patrick19 signs exclusive with @Leaf_Cards. What are your thoughts? Tweet back for a shot at #giveaway. pic.twitter.com/Nje0SJ9ImB

— Beckett Radio (@BeckettRadio) June 22, 2016

I got the dual jersey card from In The Game.    Nolan Patrick and Eric Lindros.
Great looking card and numbered  13/30.   Lindros is a Hall of Famer.   Nolan Patrick is a likely top draft pick for 2017.   He's the son of former NHL forward Steve Patrick, and nephew of former NHL defenseman James Patrick.  So he's got a nice hockey pedigree.

Shawon Dunston Jr. 2012 Bowman Draft Picks and Prospects Chrome Autograph

Here's a great card I have in my collection up for sale.    It is the 2012 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects Chrome Prospects Certified Autographs Refractor #BCA-SD Shawon Dunston Jr.   

Many remember his father who played for the Chicago Cubs in the 1980's.  Dunston was a fan favorite, and they tracked his batting average with the "Shawon - O - Meter" in the Wrigley field bleachers when it was on the rise towards .300.   

His son has shown some promise.  He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2011 draft, in the 11th round. He's now playing in the San Francisco Giants farm system.  

Shawon Dunston Jr. 

This card can be purchased here.  http://comc.com/r2yoNDA

Michael Jordan 1995-1996 Upper Deck Insert The Jordan Collection #JC16

Here's a nice mid '90s Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls Card I found in my collection.


1995-96 Upper Deck Multi-Product Insert The Jordan Collection #JC16


With the gold color, overlaying a great action shot.  This was from the season where the Chicago Bulls won an astonishing 72 games, on their way to their 4th NBA championship in a 6 year span. 
View this card on COMC.com

http://comc.com/r2nvHwu

Honus Wagner, Shoeless Joe Jackson, Mickey Mantle, Hank Aaron, Nolan Ryan top cards offered at Goldin's latest auction.

MLB network has a nice video (posted below) about the 'Jumbo' T-206 Honus Wagner card and other top cards up for auction at Goldin's latest auction.

The T-206 Honus Wagner card, the most valuable card in baseball card history, doesn't come up for auction much, and is predicted to sell for over 3 million dollars in this latest auction.   The back story of the card is explained, where Wagner, requested the card company to stop promoting smoking to kids and asked that his card be pulled.    Goldin also talks about how this card sold for just over a thousand dollars in the 1970s, but has exponentially increased in value over the last 40 years.  It is interesting to hear that this card is a 'jumbo' meaning that there was an extra 1/16th of an inch around the border.   Perhaps this was from a strip card? One was found in Wagner's personal effects a number of years ago.

This card is said to be the preferred card for collectors, as the Gretzky/McNall version has been determined to be trimmed by Bill Mastro.  He admitted to trimming the card to increase the value when he was convicted of mail fraud back in 2013 regarding his own auction house and shill bidding.

Other awesome examples of cards that are at auction are  The Cracker Jack Shoeless Joe Jackson card, 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle,  1954 Topps Hank Aaron, and the 1968 Topps Nolan Ryan

Watch the video below for some nostalgia, some investment tips, and just pure imagination and joy that these cards bring to collectors.

Upper Deck Reveals Plans for the World Cup of Hockey throughout North America and at the Fan Village

Upper Deck Reveals Plans for the World Cup of Hockey throughout North America and at the Fan Village

Awesome looking cards.  Looks to be a fun tournament.  Let's hope for no injuries.

They Did it! Step one. Make playoffs.

Cubs Win!  Well, actually, they lost, but the St. Louis Cardinals lost too, so the Chicago Cubs are in the 2016 playoffs.    Joe Maddon will rest some guys, and get some call-ups some action so that we are firing on all cylinders come the start of the playoffs.    Now we can watch the other races.   

Golfsmith company files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection

Was it because the masses don't want to emulate the fallen star Tiger Woods?  He was often injured and his star tarnished with his off the course escapades.    Or was it the economy?  Golf is not a cheap sport.  Greens fees, cart rental, buying golf clubs, golf glove, spikes, tees, and the countless golf balls, oh the lost balls.  These all may have been factors leading to the chapter 11.

Golfsmith Files Bankruptcy With Sport’s Popularity Fading - Bloomberg:

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Las Vegas Knights - Team name announced for the new NHL Team. Partially.

What's in a name?

A lot, actually.  Las Vegas hockey team has chosen their name, but it's  a secret.
We do know it has " Knights" though.   But what kind?

The owners of the Las Vegas Knights has registered 3 names for trademark and domain ownership.
They are:

Las Vegas Silver Knights
Las Vegas Golden Knights
Las Vegas Desert Knights.





How quickly we forget that previous NHL teams that had a two part name dropped the first descriptor.

There was the Minnesota North Stars who dropped "North" when they moved South to Dallas.   This makes sense.

Then there was the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, which dropped the Mighty in 2006 after 13 years in the league when Disney sold the franchise.

That leaves (no pun intended) only the Toronto Maple Leafs and The Columbus Blue Jackets as the only other multiple word named NHL team.   The Chicago Blackhawks used to be the Black Hawks before 1986).

Read the source article here.
http://www.hockeyinsiders.net/2016/09/14/las-vegas-franchise-will-include-knights-in-their-/


What are your thoughts?

1979 Earl Campbell PSA10 Gem Mint Rookie Card

Gem mint PSA 10 1979 Topps Earl Campbell going for big bucks on EBay.
Big powerful running back for the Houston Oilers.  This was a set collected when younger too.

Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/262614247106

Creditor Can't Claim Piece of NHL Star's Contract | Bloomberg BNA

Chapter 11 Bankruptcy case.  Debtor, Jack Johnson (NHL'er) had assigned some of his income payments to creditor. Court rules that it was not a valid assignment and struck down under 11 USC sec 552.





Creditor Can't Claim Piece of NHL Star's Contract | Bloomberg BNA:



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Bazooka bubble gum sticks to its word, awards prize for contest entry submitted 59 years late | Dallas Morning News

Have you ever collected wrappers to send in for a contest?    It's part of the fun of collecting cards.

Bazooka bubble gum, thru it's owner, Topps, actually fulfilled the contest and awarded Darwin Day his prize, from a 1957 contest.    Topps, after reading the letter from Day, made a great move here.  It helps that Day was such a great guy with a fun personality, and wasn't trying to put one over on Topps/Bazooka.   Read this awesome story here.

Bazooka bubble gum sticks to its word, awards prize for contest entry submitted 59 years late | Dallas Morning News: ""



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Chicago Cubs Playoff ticket opportunity

For your best shot at Chicago Cubs playoff tickets, and possibly a chance to see them in the World Series, you need to register.

http://oak.ctx.ly/r/51fd3

Now, who can imagine having Cubs World Series cards in next years' product?   Every Chicago fan ever, I'm sure!!

Lawsuit over 2016 Topps Now card of John Harrison (corrected error)

I just read a fascinating article about a new lawsuit against Topps, for their Topps Now product.
Topps Now is a card set, that is being produced as major events occur.   A-Rod retiring, Ichiro hitting 3000 hits milestone etc.  John Harrison trots home after triple & error for walk-off W.

Wait, who?   See, there is no John Harrison!  It should be Josh Harrison.   In the lawsuit, Paul Lesko, an attorney, and baseball card collector and writer (Law of Cards), has filed a class action petition in Missouri.   In the suit, Lesko claims that Topps had initially offered the card for John Harrison, and a few hours later Topps switched it to the corrected card of Josh Harrison.   Mr. Lesko wants that 'error card' produced and available to those who purchased it before the switch.  He purchased the card of John Harrison, but Topps is only offering to supply Josh Harrison, the corrected card.

Mr. Lesko is a collector of error cards.   Will this be a valuable card?  Who knows, most likely not, but based on supply and demand, you never do know.  Maybe Josh Harrison becomes the next Mickey Mantle, who's cards have paid for many a college tuition bill with the astronomical values they are bringing.     It's more a matter of principle.  No bait and switch should be allowed.   Some collectors may want the complete set, errors and all.    Neither side has commented on the suit so far.

The case documents can be viewed here:  http://media.wix.com/ugd/8c2ec3_ca1390b341c14200ac51a61fa48705c4.pdf


Further discussion can be seen here: http://www.courthousenews.com/2016/08/31/baseball-card-fan-throws-a-beanball-at-topps.htm



Paul Lesko's twitter post can be seen here and all the commentary afterwards. https://twitter.com/paul_lesko/status/770988575072464896

Because this is a lawsuit I'm involved in, I will not be LAWS of CARDing it. BUT...sigh...that means others can... https://t.co/eXKsKyNYuL

— Paul Lesko (@Paul_Lesko) August 31, 2016

2016 Bowman Platinum Baseball Checklist

2016 Bowman Platinum Baseball Checklist

BASE CARDS

1 Mike Trout Angels

2 Gary Sanchez New York Yankees RC

3 Miguel Cabrera Detroit Tigers

4 Carl Edwards Jr. Chicago Cubs RC

5 Kris Bryant Chicago Cubs

6 Gerrit Cole Pittsburgh Pirates

7 Dustin Pedroia Boston Red Sox

8 Paul Goldschmidt Arizona Diamondbacks

9 Jose Abreu Chicago White Sox

10 Carlos Rodon Chicago White Sox

11 Michael Fulmer Detroit Tigers RC

12 Brian McCann New York Yankees

13 Francisco Lindor Cleveland Indians

14 Evan Longoria Tampa Bay Rays

15 Stephen Piscotty St. Louis Cardinals RC

16 Chris Sale Chicago White Sox

17 Jeurys Familia New York Mets

18 Ryan Braun Milwaukee Brewers

19 Aaron Blair Atlanta Braves RC

20 Troy Tulowitzki Toronto Blue Jays

21 Nolan Arenado Colorado Rockies

22 Byung-Ho Park Minnesota Twins RC

23 Yoenis Cespedes New York Mets

24 Hector Olivera Atlanta Braves RC

25 Kyle Seager Seattle Mariners

26 Julio Urias Los Angeles Dodgers RC

27 Aroldis Chapman New York Yankees

28 Henry Owens Boston Red Sox RC

29 Jose Fernandez Miami Marlins

30 Jose Peraza Cincinnati Reds RC

31 Cole Hamels Texas Rangers

32 Kyle Schwarber Chicago Cubs RC

33 Giancarlo Stanton Miami Marlins

34 Anthony Rizzo Chicago Cubs

35 Albert Almora Chicago Cubs RC

36 Buster Posey San Francisco Giants

37 Jose Berrios Minnesota Twins RC

38 Jon Lester Chicago Cubs

39 Mookie Betts Boston Red Sox

40 Corey Seager Los Angeles Dodgers RC

41 Matt Harvey New York Mets

42 Seung-hwan Oh St. Louis Cardinals RC

43 Zack Greinke Arizona Diamondbacks

44 Wade Davis Kansas City Royals

45 Yu Darvish Texas Rangers

46 Tyler Naquin Cleveland Indians RC

47 Jorge Soler Chicago Cubs

48 Matt Carpenter St. Louis Cardinals

49 Jake Arrieta Chicago Cubs

50 Bryce Harper Washington Nationals

51 Raul Mondesi Kansas City Royals RC

52 David Wright New York Mets

53 Felix Hernandez Seattle Mariners

54 Wil Myers San Diego Padres

55 Andrew McCutchen Pittsburgh Pirates

56 Jameson Taillon Pittsburgh Pirates RC

57 Prince Fielder Texas Rangers

58 Joey Votto Cincinnati Reds

59 Blake Snell Tampa Bay Rays RC

60 Joey Gallo Texas Rangers

61 Freddie Freeman Atlanta Braves

62 Eric Hosmer Kansas City Royals

63 Kenta Maeda Los Angeles Dodgers RC

64 Luis Severino New York Yankees RC

65 Nomar Mazara Texas Rangers RC

66 Max Scherzer Washington Nationals

67 Dee Gordon Miami Marlins

68 Craig Kimbrel Boston Red Sox

69 Michael Conforto New York Mets RC

70 Sonny Gray Oakland Athletics

71 Brian Dozier Minnesota Twins

72 Noah Syndergaard New York Mets

73 Edwin Encarnacion Toronto Blue Jays

74 Rob Refsnyder New York Yankees RC

75 Dallas Keuchel Houston Astros

76 Ichiro Miami Marlins

77 David Ortiz Boston Red Sox

78 Trea Turner Washington Nationals RC

79 Josh Donaldson Toronto Blue Jays

80 Jose Altuve Houston Astros

81 Eddie Rosario Minnesota Twins

82 A.J. Pollock Arizona Diamondbacks

83 Salvador Perez Kansas City Royals

84 Miguel Sano Minnesota Twins RC

85 Adam Jones Baltimore Orioles

86 Joc Pederson Los Angeles Dodgers

87 Tyson Ross San Diego Padres

88 Robert Stephenson Cincinnati Reds RC

89 J.D. Martinez Detroit Tigers

90 Tyler White Houston Astros RC

91 Sean Manaea Oakland Athletics RC

92 Madison Bumgarner San Francisco Giants

93 Byron Buxton Minnesota Twins

94 Jacob deGrom New York Mets

95 Jon Gray Colorado Rockies RC

96 David Price Boston Red Sox

97 Carlos Correa Houston Astros

98 Trevor Story Colorado Rockies RC

99 Aaron Nola Philadelphia Phillies RC

100 Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles Dodgers

TOP PROSPECTS AUTOGRAPH

TPA-AA Anthony Alford Toronto Blue Jays

TPA-AB Alex Bregman Houston Astros

TPA-ABE Andrew Benintendi Boston Red Sox

TPA-ABW Adam Brett Walker II Minnesota Twins

TPA-AE Anderson Espinoza Boston Red Sox

TPA-AJU Ariel Jurado Texas Rangers

TPA-AR A.J. Reed Houston Astros

TPA-ARE Alex Reyes St. Louis Cardinals

TPA-BD Braxton Davidson Atlanta Braves

TPA-BM Billy McKinney Chicago Cubs

TPA-BR Brendan Rodgers Colorado Rockies

TPA-CR Cornelius Randolph Philadelphia Phillies

TPA-DA Domingo Acevedo New York Yankees

TPA-DC Daz Cameron Houston Astros

TPA-DD David Dahl Colorado Rockies

TPA-DJ Drew Jackson Seattle Mariners

TPA-DS Dansby Swanson Atlanta Braves

TPA-DT Dillon Tate Texas Rangers

TPA-FM Francis Martes Houston Astros

TPA-GH Grant Holmes Los Angeles Dodgers

TPA-GW Garrett Whitley Tampa Bay Rays

TPA-IH Ian Happ Chicago Cubs

TPA-JG Javier Guerra San Diego Padres

TPA-JM Jorge Mateo New York Yankees

TPA-KA Kolby Allard Atlanta Braves

TPA-KP Kevin Padlo Tampa Bay Rays

TPA-LF Lucius Fox San Francisco Giants

TPA-LG Lucas Giolito Washington Nationals

TPA-LW Luke Weaver St. Louis Cardinals

TPA-MM Manuel Margot San Diego Padres

TPA-NG Nick Gordon Minnesota Twins

TPA-OA Orlando Arcia Milwaukee Brewers

TPA-RD Rafael Devers Boston Red Sox

TPA-RM Reese McGuire Pittsburgh Pirates

TPA-RR Rio Ruiz Atlanta Braves

TPA-SN Sean Newcomb Atlanta Braves

TPA-TT Touki Toussaint Atlanta Braves

TPA-VGJ Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Toronto Blue Jays

TPA-VR Victor Robles Washington Nationals

TPA-WA Willy Adames Tampa Bay Rays

TPA-WC Willson Contreras Chicago Cubs

TPA-YM Yoan Moncada Boston Red Sox

VETERAN AND ROOKIE AUTOGRAPHS

PA-AN Aaron Nola Philadelphia Phillies RC

PA-AP A.J. Pollock Arizona Diamondbacks

PA-BB Byron Buxton Minnesota Twins

PA-BHP Byung-Ho Park Minnesota Twins RC

PA-BS Blake Snell Tampa Bay Rays RC

PA-CC Carlos Correa Houston Astros

PA-CR Carlos Rodon Chicago White Sox

PA-CS Corey Seager Los Angeles Dodger RC

PA-ER Eddie Rosario Minnesota Twins

PA-FM Frankie Montas Los Angeles Dodgers RC

PA-JB Jose Berrios Minnesota Twins RC

PA-JF Jeurys Familia New York Mets

PA-JG Joey Gallo Texas Rangers

PA-JU Julio Urias Los Angeles Dodgers RC

PA-KB Kris Bryant Chicago Cubs

PA-KM Kenta Maeda Los Angeles Dodgers RC

PA-KS Kyle Schwarber Chicago Cubs RC

PA-LS Luis Severino New York Yankees RC

PA-MF Michael Fulmer Detroit Tigers RC

PA-MS Max Scherzer Washington Nationals

PA-MSA Miguel Sano Minnesota Twins R

PA-MT Mike Trout Angels

PA-RS Robert Stephenson Cincinnati Reds RC

PA-TS Trevor Story Colorado Rockies RC

PLATINUM CUT AUTOGRAPHS

PCA-AA Anthony Alford Toronto Blue Jays

PCA-AB Alex Bregman Houston Astros

PCA-ABE Andrew Benintendi Boston Red Sox

PCA-AE Anderson Espinoza Boston Red Sox

PCA-AJ Aaron Judge New York Yankees

PCA-AR A.J. Reed Houston Astros

PCA-ARE Alex Reyes St. Louis Cardinals

PCA-BR Brendan Rodgers Colorado Rockies

PCA-BZ Bradley Zimmer Cleveland Indians

PCA-CF Carson Fulmer Chicago White Sox

PCA-DD David Dahl Colorado Rockies

PCA-DS Dansby Swanson Atlanta Braves

PCA-DT Dillon Tate Texas Rangers

PCA-IH Ian Happ Chicago Cubs

PCA-JB Josh Bell Pittsburgh Pirates

PCA-JG Javier Guerra San Diego Padres

PCA-JM Jorge Mateo New York Yankees

PCA-KA Kolby Allard Atlanta Braves

PCA-KT Kyle Tucker Houston Astros

PCA-LF Lucius Fox San Francisco Giants

PCA-LG Lucas Giolito Washington Nationals

PCA-LS Lucas Sims Atlanta Braves

PCA-OA Orlando Arcia Milwaukee Brewers

PCA-RD Rafael Devers Boston Red Sox

PCA-SN Sean Newcomb Atlanta Braves

PCA-VG Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Toronto Blue Jays

PCA-VR Victor Robles Washington Nationals

PCA-WC Willson Contreras Chicago Cubs

PCA-YM Yoan Moncada Boston Red Sox

PLATINUM PRESENCE AUTOGRAPHS

PPA-AB Alex Bregman Houston Astros

PPA-ABE Andrew Benintendi Boston Red Sox

PPA-AE Anderson Espinoza Boston Red Sox

PPA-AR Alex Reyes St. Louis Cardinals

PPA-BR Brendan Rodgers Colorado Rockies

PPA-DA Domingo Acevedo New York Yankees

PPA-DC Daz Cameron Houston Astros

PPA-DD David Dahl Colorado Rockies

PPA-DS Dansby Swanson Atlanta Braves

PPA-FM Francis Martes Houston Astros

PPA-IH Ian Happ Chicago Cubs

PPA-JG Javier Guerra San Diego Padres

PPA-KA Kolby Allard Atlanta Braves

PPA-LF Lucius Fox San Francisco Giants

PPA-LG Lucas Giolito Washington Nationals

PPA-OA Orlando Arcia Milwaukee Brewers

PPA-RD Rafael Devers Boston Red Sox

PPA-VGJ Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Toronto Blue Jays

PPA-WC Willson Contreras Chicago Cubs

PPA-YM Yoan Moncada Boston Red Sox

INSERT

TOP PROSPECTS

TP-AA Anthony Alford Toronto Blue Jays

TP-AB Alex Bregman Houston Astros

TP-ABE Andrew Benintendi Boston Red Sox

TP-ABW Adam Brett Walker II Minnesota Twins

TP-AE Anderson Espinoza Boston Red Sox

TP-AEN Adam Engel Chicago White Sox

TP-AG Amir Garrett Cincinnati Reds

TP-AJU Ariel Jurado Texas Rangers

TP-AR A.J. Reed Houston Astros

TP-ARE Alex Reyes St. Louis Cardinals

TP-ARO Amed Rosario New York Mets

TP-AS Antonio Santillan Cincinnati Reds

TP-ASE Antonio Senzatela Colorado Rockies

TP-AV Alex Verdugo Los Angeles Dodgers

TP-BA Brady Aiken Cleveland Indians

TP-BD Braxton Davidson Atlanta Braves

TP-BH Brent Honeywell Tampa Bay Rays

TP-BM Billy McKinney Chicago Cubs

TP-BP Brett Phillips Milwaukee Brewers

TP-BR Brendan Rodgers Colorado Rockies

TP-CB Cody Bellinger Los Angeles Dodgers

TP-CG Conner Greene Toronto Blue Jays

TP-CR Cornelius Randolph Philadelphia Phillies

TP-CRE Cody Reed Cincinnati Reds

TP-DA Domingo Acevedo New York Yankees

TP-DC Daz Cameron Houston Astros

TP-DD David Dahl Colorado Rockies

TP-DDE David Denson Milwaukee Brewers

TP-DJ Drew Jackson Seattle Mariners

TP-DP David Paulino Houston Astros

TP-DS Dansby Swanson Atlanta Braves

TP-DSM Dominic Smith New York Mets

TP-DT Dillon Tate Texas Rangers

TP-FB Franklin Barreto Oakland Athletics

TP-FM Francis Martes Houston Astros

TP-FT Fernando Tatis Jr. Chicago White Sox

TP-GH Grant Holmes Los Angeles Dodgers

TP-GT Gleyber Torres Chicago Cubs

TP-GW Garrett Whitley Tampa Bay Rays

TP-HR Harold Ramirez Pittsburgh Pirates

TP-IH Ian Happ Chicago Cubs

TP-JC Jharel Cotton Los Angeles Dodgers

TP-JF Jacob Faria Tampa Bay Rays

TP-JG Javier Guerra San Diego Padres

TP-JGU Jordan Guerrero Chicago White Sox

TP-JH Jeff Hoffman Colorado Rockies

TP-JM Jorge Mateo New York Yankees

TP-JMU Joe Musgrove Houston Astros

TP-JN Josh Naylor Miami Marlins

TP-JO Jhailyn Ortiz Philadelphia Phillies

TP-JR Jomar Reyes Baltimore Orioles

TP-JS Justus Sheffield Cleveland Indians

TP-JT Jake Thompson Philadelphia Phillies

TP-JUF Junior Fernandez St. Louis Cardinals

TP-JW Jesse Winker Cincinnati Reds

TP-KA Kolby Allard Atlanta Braves

TP-KK Kevin Kramer Pittsburgh Pirates

TP-KP Kevin Padlo Tampa Bay Rays

TP-KT Kyle Tucker Houston Astros

TP-KZ Kyle Zimmer Kansas City Royals

TP-LF Lucius Fox San Francisco Giants

TP-LG Lucas Giolito Washington Nationals

TP-LO Luis Ortiz Texas Rangers

TP-LW Luke Weaver St. Louis Cardinals

TP-MD Mauricio Dubon Boston Red Sox

TP-MM Manuel Margot San Diego Padres

TP-NG Nick Gordon Minnesota Twins

TP-NS Nate Smith Angels

TP-NW Nick Williams Philadelphia Phillies

TP-OA Orlando Arcia Milwaukee Brewers

TP-OAL Ozzie Albies Atlanta Braves

TP-RB Rafael Bautista Washington Nationals

TP-RD Rafael Devers Boston Red Sox

TP-RG Ruddy Giron San Diego Padres

TP-RM Reese McGuire Pittsburgh Pirates

TP-RMC Ryan McMahon Colorado Rockies

TP-RR Rio Ruiz Atlanta Braves

TP-RRA Roniel Raudes Boston Red Sox

TP-SG Stone Garrett Miami Marlins

TP-SK Scott Kingery Philadelphia Phillies

TP-SN Sean Newcomb Atlanta Braves

TP-TA Tim Anderson Chicago White Sox

TP-TC Trent Clark Milwaukee Brewers

TP-TG Tyler Glasnow Pittsburgh Pirates

TP-TJ Tyler Jay Minnesota Twins

TP-TM Trey Mancini Baltimore Orioles

TP-TO Tyler O'Neill Seattle Mariners

TP-TS Tyler Stephenson Cincinnati Reds

TP-TT Touki Toussaint Atlanta Braves

TP-TW Taylor Ward Angels

TP-VG Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Toronto Blue Jays

TP-VR Victor Robles Washington Nationals

TP-WA Willy Adames Tampa Bay Rays

TP-WC Willson Contreras Chicago Cubs

TP-WCH Wei-Chieh Huang Arizona Diamondbacks

TP-WG Wilkerman Garcia New York Yankees

TP-WJ Wander Javier Minnesota Twins

TP-YG Yeudy Garcia Pittsburgh Pirates

TP-YL Yoan Lopez Arizona Diamondbacks

TP-YM Yoan Moncada Boston Red Sox

TOP PROSPECTS SHORT PRINT

TP-AJ Aaron Judge New York Yankees

TP-BZ Bradley Zimmer Cleveland Indians

TP-CA Christian Arroyo San Francisco Giants

TP-CF Clint Frazier Cleveland Indians

TP-CFU Carson Fulmer Chicago White Sox

TP-HR Hunter Renfroe San Diego Padres

TP-JC J.P. Crawford Philadelphia Phillies

TP-JDL Jose De Leon Los Angeles Dodgers

TP-LB Lewis Brinson Texas Rangers

TP-WC Willson Contreras Chicago Cubs

BOWMAN NEXT GENERATION

NG-1 Kaleb Cowart Angels RC

NG-2 Brandon Drury Arizona Diamondbacks RC

NG-3 Hector Olivera Atlanta Braves RC

NG-4 Dylan Bundy Baltimore Orioles

NG-5 Henry Owens Boston Red Sox RC

NG-6 Kris Bryant Chicago Cubs

NG-7 Carlos Rodon Chicago White Sox

NG-8 Jose Peraza Cincinnati Reds RC

NG-9 Francisco Lindor Cleveland Indians

NG-10 Trevor Story Colorado Rockies RC

NG-11 Daniel Norris Detroit Tigers

NG-12 Carlos Correa Houston Astros

NG-13 Raul Mondesi Kansas City Royals RC

NG-14 Kenta Maeda Los Angeles Dodgers RC

NG-15 Justin Bour Miami Marlins

NG-16 Jorge Lopez Milwaukee Brewers RC

NG-17 Miguel Sano Minnesota Twins RC

NG-18 Jacob deGrom New York Mets

NG-19 Luis Severino New York Yankees RC

NG-20 Sean Manaea Oakland Athletics RC

NG-21 Odubel Herrera Philadelphia Phillies

NG-22 Gregory Polanco Pittsburgh Pirates

NG-23 Colin Rea San Diego Padres RC

NG-24 Chris Heston San Francisco Giants

NG-25 Ketel Marte Seattle Mariners RC

NG-26 Randal Grichuk St. Louis Cardinals

NG-27 Blake Snell Tampa Bay Rays RC

NG-28 Nomar Mazara Texas Rangers RC

NG-29 Roberto Osuna Toronto Blue Jays

NG-30 Trea Turner Washington Nationals RC

BOWMAN NEXT GENERATION PROSPECTS

NGP-1 Taylor Ward Angels

NGP-2 Braden Shipley Arizona Diamondbacks

NGP-3 Dansby Swanson Atlanta Braves

NGP-4 Hunter Harvey Baltimore Orioles

NGP-5 Yoan Moncada Boston Red Sox

NGP-6 Gleyber Torres Chicago Cubs

NGP-7 Carson Fulmer Chicago White Sox

NGP-8 Jesse Winker Cincinnati Reds

NGP-9 Bradley Zimmer Cleveland Indians

NGP-10 Brendan Rodgers Colorado Rockies

NGP-11 Beau Burrows Detroit Tigers

NGP-12 Alex Bregman Houston Astros

NGP-13 Kyle Zimmer Kansas City Royals

NGP-14 Jose De Leon Los Angeles Dodgers

NGP-15 Tyler Kolek Miami Marlins

NGP-16 Orlando Arcia Milwaukee Brewers

NGP-17 Tyler Jay Minnesota Twins

NGP-18 Dominic Smith New York Mets

NGP-19 Jorge Mateo New York Yankees

NGP-20 Franklin Barreto Oakland Athletics

NGP-21 J.P. Crawford Philadelphia Phillies

NGP-22 Tyler Glasnow Pittsburgh Pirates

NGP-23 Manuel Margot San Diego Padres

NGP-24 Christian Arroyo San Francisco Giants

NGP-25 Alex Jackson Seattle Mariners

NGP-26 Alex Reyes St. Louis Cardinals

NGP-27 Brent Honeywell Tampa Bay Rays

NGP-28 Lewis Brinson Texas Rangers

NGP-29 Anthony Alford Toronto Blue Jays

NGP-30 Lucas Giolito Washington Nationals

PLATINUM PRESENCE

PP-1 Yoan Moncada Boston Red Sox

PP-2 Dansby Swanson Atlanta Braves

PP-3 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Toronto Blue Jays

PP-4 Alex Bregman Houston Astros

PP-5 Brendan Rodgers Colorado Rockies

PP-6 Daz Cameron Houston Astros

PP-7 Lucius Fox San Francisco Giants

PP-8 Andrew Benintendi Boston Red Sox

PP-9 Ian Happ Chicago Cubs

PP-10 Lucas Giolito Washington Nationals

PP-11 David Dahl Colorado Rockies

PP-12 Jose De Leon Los Angeles Dodgers

PP-13 Alex Reyes St. Louis Cardinals

PP-14 Kolby Allard Atlanta Braves

PP-15 Orlando Arcia Milwaukee Brewers

PP-16 Francis Martes Houston Astros

PP-17 Anderson Espinoza Boston Red Sox

PP-18 Domingo Acevedo New York Yankees

PP-19 Javier Guerra San Diego Padres

PP-20 Rafael Devers Boston Red Sox

PP-21 Josh Bell Pittsburgh Pirates

PP-22 Austin Meadows Pittsburgh Pirates

PP-23 J.P. Crawford Philadelphia Phillies

PP-24 Anthony Alford Toronto Blue Jays

PP-25 Aaron Judge New York Yankees

PP-26 Sean Newcomb Atlanta Braves

PP-27 Tyler Glasnow Pittsburgh Pirates

PP-28 Franklin Barreto Oakland Athletics

PP-29 Jorge Mateo New York Yankees

PP-30 Victor Robles Washington Nationals

Checklist provided from Topps.com  Original checklist here

Sports Card Collector Insight - Welcome

Hi!
Welcome to the first post of Sports Card Collector Insight. I have designed this sight to provide information about sports cards, card company offerings, set lists, trending topics, links to contests, promotions and everything else in the world of sports card collecting!   I am like you, a collector, a flipper, a bargain hunter, a treasurer hunter!   So take some time to visit the site, let me know any feedback, tell me what you love to collect, how you feel about the hobby and where it is headed, I would love to hear from you.


A little about myself.  I have been collecting for 40 years now.  I started with the late 1970's Topps baseball, buying packs at the corner drug store for a quarter and trading the duplicates with my friends.  We would ride our bikes to the store, buy a few packs, and maybe even some everlasting gobstoppers for 10 cents apiece.   It was only later in my teenage years, did I learn that these cards had value, led by the rookie card of speedster Rickey Henderson.  I found out that I had 3 copies of the 1980 Topps Rickey Henderson Rookie Card.

How sweet that was.  Mint? No way, Cherished? You bet!