1909-11 T212 Obak Baseball Cards

1914 Cracker Jack Baseball Cards

1915 Cracker Jack Baseball Cards

1924 Mrs. Sherlock Bread Pins

1928 Exhibits Pacific Coast League

1937 Dixie Lids

1933 Delong Baseball Cards

1933 George C Miller Baseball Cards

1933 Goudey Baseball Cards

1933 Sport Kings Baseball Cards

1933 Tattoo Orbit Baseball Cards

1933 U.S. Caramel Baseball Cards

1934 Goudey Baseball Cards

1934-36 Batter Up Baseball Cards

1934-36 Diamond Stars Baseball Cards

1935 Goudey Baseball Cards

1936 Goudey Baseball Cards

1938 Goudey Baseball Cards

1939 Play Ball Baseball Cards

1940 Play Ball Baseball Cards

1941 Double Play Baseball Cards

1941 Goudey Baseball Cards

1941 Play Ball Baseball Cards

1948 Bowman Basketball Cards

1948 Leaf Football Cards

1948-49 Leaf Baseball Cards

1949 Leaf Football Cards

1950 Bowman Football Cards

1950 Topps Felt Backs Football Cards

1951 Berk Ross Baseball Cards

1951 Bowman Baseball Cards

1951 Bowman Football Cards

1951 Topps Blue Backs Baseball Cards

1951 Topps Connie Macks All-Stars Baseball Cards

1951 Topps Magic Football Cards

1951 Topps Red Backs Baseball Cards

1952 Berk Ross Baseball Cards

1952 Bowman Baseball Cards

1952 Bowman Large Football Cards

1952 Bowman Small Football Cards

1952 Topps Baseball Cards

1953 Bowman Baseball Cards

1953 Bowman Football Cards

1953 Topps Baseball Cards

1954 Bowman Baseball Cards

1954 Bowman Football Cards

1954 Red Heart Baseball Cards

1954 Topps Baseball Cards

1954 Wilson Franks Baseball Cards

1955 Bowman Football Cards

1955 Topps All-American Football Cards

1955 Topps Baseball Cards

1956 Topps Baseball Cards

1956 Topps Football Cards

1957 Topps Baseball Cards

1957 Topps Football Cards

1957-58 Topps Basketball Cards

1958 Topps Baseball Cards

1958 Topps Football Cards

1959 Fleer Ted Williams Baseball Cards

1959 Topps Baseball Cards

1959 Topps Football Cards

1960 Fleer Baseball Cards

1960 Fleer Football Cards

1960 Topps Baseball Cards

1960 Topps Football Cards

1961 Fleer Baseball Cards

1961 Fleer Football Cards

1961 Topps Baseball Cards

1961 Topps Football Cards

1961-62 Fleer Basketball Cards

1962 Fleer Football Cards

1962 Post Football Cards

1962 Topps Baseball Cards

1962 Topps Football Cards

1963 Fleer Baseball Cards

1963 Fleer Football Cards

1963 Topps Baseball Cards

1963 Topps Football Cards

1964 Philadelphia Football Cards

1964 Topps Baseball Cards

1964 Topps Football Cards

1965 Philadelphia Football Cards

1965 Topps Baseball Cards

1965 Topps Football Cards

1966 Philadelphia Football Cards

1966 Topps Baseball Cards

1966 Topps Football Cards

1967 Philadelphia Football Cards

1967 Topps Baseball Cards

1967 Topps Football Cards

1968 Topps Baseball Cards

1968 Topps Football Cards

1969 Topps Baseball

1969 Topps Football Cards

1969-70 Topps Basketball Cards

1970 Topps Baseball Cards

1970 Topps Football Cards

1970-71 Topps Basketball Cards

1971 Topps Baseball Cards

1971 Topps Football Cards

1971-72 Topps Basketball Cards

1972 Topps Baseball Cards

1972 Topps Football Cards

1972-73 Topps Basketball Cards

1973 Topps Baseball Cards

1973 Topps Football Cards

1973-74 Topps Basketball Cards

1974 Topps Baseball Cards

1974 Topps Football Cards

1974-75 Topps Basketball Cards

1975 Topps Baseball Cards

1975 Topps Football Cards

1975-76 Topps Basketball Cards

1976 Topps Baseball Cards

1976 Topps Football Cards

1976-77 Topps Basketball Cards

1977 Topps Football Cards

1977-78 Topps Basketball Cards

1978 Topps Football Cards

1978-79 Topps Basketball Cards

1979 Topps Football Cards

1979-80 Topps Basketball Cards

1980 Topps Football Cards

1980-81 Topps Basketball Cards

1981 Topps Football Cards

1981-82 Topps Basketball Cards

1982 Topps Football Cards

1983 Topps Football Cards

1984 Topps Football Cards

Opportunity knocked for him when, in 1974, the New York Rangers decided to take a chance on him, selecting him overall. He was kind of small at only 5’10” and 170 lbs. so he had pretty much been ignored by the NHL. Before the start of the 1975-76 season, he was invited to the NY Rangers training camp and he did very well but was sent to the AHL. He played so well for the AHL that the NY Rangers called him up for two games.

Greg played five games for New York in 1976-77 and four more games in 1977-78. Eventually, the Austrian club IEV Innsbruck offered Greg a contract in 1978 and he accepted and became an instant hit in Austria where he ended up dominating the Austrian League for fifteen years.

Later, in 1993, he retired and became a coach. Even though he was not in the NHL that long, he was very successful in Austria and had a very rewarding career.

I was reading NPR news and came across a piece on a World War II veteran Albert Madden, 92 who has become one of the oldest buglers to play taps at Arlington National Cemetery.  On Saturday, he’ll play the song at the Massachusetts National Cemetery on Cape Cod, which marks the 84th time he’ll play taps for a ceremony in honor of Veterans Day. That is just so cool. This man played Taps at his father’s funeral in 1982 and has been playing it ever since.

In describing (only Mr. Madden can say it best) what this song means to each and every person when they hear the song, taps was described as “a very, very emotional call, when you play it at a funeral, you see the people break down and cry.You gotta [do] all you [can] do to hold back your own. After all, you’re big, you’re strong, you’re in the Army. You’re a powerful person. And you’re saying goodbye to a hero.”

A hero – wow those are powerful words and as I type my eyes are welling up.  Basically, if you see a solider this week (or any week), go up to them and say thank you. It is the least that you can do.

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Since his days with the Edmonton Oilers alongside the Great One, we have watched him win 6 Stanley Cups and pursue his career with a dominance rarely seen before in any other player. As he approached the end of his storied career, my family and I decided that he was to be our player. Our collection, starting with his 1980-81 rookie card, has now grown into a massive card collection that features over 957 cards. We also have plenty of sports memorabilia in our collection, including a game-used jersey, an autographed hockey stick, two dozen autographed cards, and a number of printing plates.

We have had several Messier triumphs over time, with the first one being obtaining the first official card ever made of Mark Messier, his 1979-80 Edmonton Oilers post card. We did not find one of these until 3 years into collecting so it was a long time in coming. We also have managed to find several serial numbered cards of Mark bearing the production serial number 11, with our latest being the 2009-10 Upper Deck Series 2 Game Patch numbered 11/15 bearing a badass quad-color patch. We are also all about those cards with pals Gretz and Mess for a passing fancy card, or the display of Mark’s career milestones or even ones in which he’s pictured with hot young players like Evgeni Malkin and Sydney Crosby.

As our collection has grown, it is increasingly difficult to find a few of the older cards and especially hard finding, not to mention being able to afford, the multitude of his 1/1 cards on the market. Trading with other collectors on the net has become essential in growing our collection to where it’s at today. Generally speaking, Mark Messier cards are nearly always short printed, which also makes the quest more challenging without a doubt. We were happy to hear when he had signed again last year with Upper Deck, full well knowing his oncoming wave of cards may break our budget.

This made me all the more skeptical of throwing down any money on Strasburg’s baseball cards. However, after seeing the way he has handled himself in the Majors this season I am now a true believer – even after his current injury occurred.

This prompted me to go and buy a box of Topps T-206 2010 baseball cards online in hopes of striking Strasburg gold within.

When it comes to collecting I guess you could say I am a purist as I’m not in the hobby just to turn a buck or two but in a way, simply to enjoy myself. In my opinion you can’t beat the excitement of box breaks, however in recent years collecting sports cards has become a rather expensive affair. Thankfully I came across this cool site where you can actually compare prices on hobby boxes side-by-side from a bunch of different dealers.

The best part about it is that you are not beholden to any particular retailer or seller. You simply get the best prices at that time for a given product regardless without any filtering. You really can’t ask for much more than that considering it is free.

I’m glad I did as I ended up pulling a sweet Strasburg rookie SP.

I strongly suggest the price not be the first consideration one takes into account when buying a sports card online — especially on eBay. The first factor that a savvy buyer should look at is the seller’s reputation. Does the individual have bad feedback? If so does it look like there’s a good logical reason for the feedback?

Next look at the shipping costs as these additional charges can seriously destroy an otherwise good deal and end up making you pay more on the backend that you would have otherwise.

You’ll also want to make sure the seller has a reasonable return policy. You want to ensure that the individual take care of you have something goes wrong with the transaction.

If you take these factors into account you’ll have a lot more peace of mind when building your collection online. You might pay a little bit more but at least to me the extra peace of mind is well worth it.

Other key exciting cards to look for in Bowman chrome this year include Aroldis Chapman’s first legitimate auto rookie card as well as autographs from Jason Heyward, Austin Jackson, Ike Davis, Tyler Colvin, and Drew Stubbs. Not to mention a big selection of USA chrome autographs which should be hotter than ever.

I can wait for the baby to drop. I wonder if I can pre-order a case or two this early?

• 09 SPGU Jsy/Patch /25 Zach Parise:
• 08/9 UD Black Martin Brodeur #29
• 05/6 UD Trilogy Honorary Patches 2/10
• 02/3 UD Honor Roll Signature Class Martin Brodeur /19

All and all I was REALLY stoked about my haul from the show.

I’m not sure what I was expecting out of it exactly. Part of me expected (or hoped) that I would get a lot littered with the white whales of the sellers collection. Another part of me expected to get completely burnt and receive a bunch of 91′ Fleer and Donruss commons. One thing I didn’t expect was what I actually got.

This was the coolest Ebay baseball card lot I’ve ever bought and I have bought a lot in my day. The appeal of the lot wasn’t just the hits. They were pretty good but the real awesome part was the consistency, variety, and quality of the other cards in the lot. You couldn’t help but tell that a true baseball card collector put the lot together.

Some scans of cards I got from the lot are posted below which I hope are uploaded right as it is taking me awhile to get this whole wordpress thing down:

Once I get paid next week I’m going to throw down for a couple more of these bad boys assuming they are still available.