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This blog is about sports cards. I tend to only purchase cheap items so don't come hear expecting to see big money cards. My teams collections are Chicago White Sox and Michigan Wolverines. I also have a bunch of player collections.

Monday, July 31, 2023

A non-birthday post

 What? A real post?

Yeah, I'm going to try to get them out occasionally. I don't have a bunch saved up from the whole time I was gone but I did add some cards last weekend. Nothing overly special but it's a start. We're actually on a 3 week hiatus from doing shows so I actually caught up with my cards. We didn't have a show we wanted to do 2 weekends ago, this past weekend was the National (you might have heard) so there wasn't any other shows, and Kevin is going to the Braves @ Cubs game next weekend so no show then either. 

The cards I added last week were from my LCS sorting cards. Part of the sorting we do is pull certain players, we call them list players. The LCS actually has a guy that buys any cards of all these players. There's probably 150 names on the list (I've never actually counted) plus any Hall of Famers. I do have a few PC players that are on the list so I got to grab some that I didn't have.


Yes, I technically already have this card but it's one of those copyright variations. I don't actively search for those variations, but if I come across one and I don't have to pay for it, then I will add it to the collection.


I also grabbed a few 2022 SC Chrome's, this being one of them. Love the SC photographs but this one isn't anything special. It is a pic I haven't seen before so there is that. I would much rather have a new pic than one they've used 100 times before.


This pic is a little better with the action shot. As you can see, another SC Chrome card. I actually picked up about 5 or 6 of them for my PC's.

All 3 of these aren't on the actual list but are Hall of Famers so they get pulled. As per my usual sorting fee for them, I get to keep what cards I find that go in my PC's. He knows I'm not just going to take whatever cards I think I can sell and he knows I only keep what goes in my PC's. I've even sorted a bunch of cards at once and not kept anything. I also sort out the inserts and rookies and have given him back some nice cards so he trusts that I'm not taking anything high dollar. As you all should know, I don't care about the big money cards, I just want the cards.

Free cards will always be the best cards.

As I said before, I'll try to post a couple of times a week in between Birthday posts. I'm not going to promise a bunch because then it feels like a job again. I got enough work to do, I don't need my hobby to become that.

I'm working 10 hour days so by the time I'm getting off work, the LCS is closed. I still have all the cards I sorted last weekend in the back of my car. I probably won't get there until Thursday or Friday. I should get off early one or both of those days and be able to take them back and pick up more to sort.

Saturday, July 29, 2023

Happy Birthday - Tommy Henry

Tommy was born on this day in 1997, making him 26 today.

MLB Debut - August 3rd, 2022 (Diamondbacks)

Years Active - 

  • 2022-current (Diamondbacks)

Cards on TCDB - 316 cards (up 66 cards from last year)

Cards I have - 8 cards (up 2 cards from last year)

PC Rank - #81 (#1064 overall)

TCDB Rank - #2

Where they came from -

  • Sportlots (6 cards)
  • Card Show-Mishawaka (1 card)
  • Hollister's (1 card)

Happy Birthday Tommy!

Friday, July 28, 2023

Happy Birthday - Isaiah Livers

Isaiah was born on this day in 1998, making him 25 today.

NBA Debut - December 16, 2021 (Pistons)

Years Active - 

  • 2021-current (Pistons)

Cards on TCDB - 913 cards (up 442 cards from last year)

Cards I have - 8 cards (up 7 cards from last year)

PC Rank - #81 (#1064 overall)

TCDB Rank - #5

Where they came from -

  • Sportlots (4 cards)
  • Baseball Card Exchange (1 card)
  • Card Show-South Bend (1 card)
  • F&G Sportscards (1 card)
  • Sluggo (1 card)

Happy Birthday Isaiah!

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Happy Birthday - Brad Hawkins

Brad was born on this day in 1998, making him 25 today.

NFL Debut - none

Years Active - none

Cards on TCDB - 39 cards

Cards I have - 1 card

PC Rank - #114 (#2802 overall)

TCDB Rank - #24

Where they came from -

  • Sportlots (1 card)


Happy Birthday Brad!

Monday, July 24, 2023

Random PC Cards #77

  

Tier 1 Collections
(1753 cards)


Collection - Paul Konerko, White Sox
Card - 2003 Topps Finest Refractor
Player - Paul Konerko
Team - Chicago White Sox
Acquired - Purchased
Price - $2
From - Hollister's
When - January, 2023

Tier 2 Collections
(3616 cards)


Collection - Barry Larkin
Card - 2000 Pacific Prism
Player - Barry Larkin
Team - Cincinnati Reds
Acquired - Purchased
Price - $.20
From - Sportlots
When - May, 2021

Tier 2 - Michigan Collections
(2095 cards)


Collection - Jordan Poole
Card - 2019-20 Panini Chronicles
Player - Jordan Poole
Team - Golden State Warriors
Acquired - Purchased
Price - $.50
From - the National
When - July, 2021

Tier 3 Collections
(2894 cards)


Collection - Ryan Zimmerman
Card - 2020 Topps Heritage
Player - Ryan Zimmerman
Team - Washington Nationals
Acquired - Purchased
Price - $.18
From - Sportlots
When - February, 2020

Michigan Collection
(1159 cards)


Collection - Chris Webber, Michigan
Card - 1993 Classic Draft Picks
Player - Chris Webber
Team - Michigan Wolverines
Acquired - Purchased
Price - Unknown
From - Ebay
When - August, 2011

White Sox Collections
(11835 cards)


Collection - White Sox
Card - 1999 Upper Deck Challengers for 70
Player - Frank Thomas
Team - Chicago White Sox
Acquired - Purchased
Price - $.10
From - Card Show-Elkhart
When - October, 2015

Team Collection
(156 cards)


Collection - Team, Vintage
Card - 1970 Topps
Team - Atlanta Braves
Acquired - Unknown
Price - Unknown
From - Unknown
When - Unknown

Vintage Collection - 1950's
(107 cards)


Collection - Vintage
Card - 1955 Topps
Player - Ken Boyer
Team - St. Louis Cardinals
Acquired - Trade
From - Sluggo
When - April, 2020

Vintage Collection - 1960's
(595 cards)


Collection - Luis Aparicio, Vintage, White Sox
Card - 1962 Topps
Player - Luis Aparicio
Team - Chicago White Sox
Acquired - Purchased
Price - Unknown
From - North Carolina
When - March, 2013

Vintage Collection - 1970's
(3389 cards)


Collection - Vintage
Card - 1975 Topps
Player - Dave Lopes
Team - Los Angeles Dodgers
Acquired - Payment
Price - none
From - F&G Sports Cards
When - July, 2023

Vintage Collection - 1980's
(14333 cards)


Collection - Vintage
Card - 1984 Topps
Player - Dale Murray
Team - New York Yankees
Acquired - Purchased
Price - $.23
From - Target (rebox)
When - November, 2013

Relic
(284 cards)


Collection - Tim Hardaway Jr
Card - 2018-19 Panini Prizm Sensational Swatches
Player - Tim Hardaway Jr
Team - New York Knicks
Acquired - Purchased
Price - $1.13
From - Ebay
When - February, 2019

Autograph
(484 cards)


Collection - Taco Charlton, Michigan
Card - 2017 Panini Contenders Draft Picks
Player - Taco Charlton
Team - Michigan Wolverines
Acquired - Trade
From - Sluggo
When - July, 2018

Saturday, July 22, 2023

Happy Birthday - Taylor Lewan

Taylor was born on this day in 1991, making him 32 today.

NFL Debut - September 7th, 2014 (Titans)

Years Active - 

  • 2014-2022 (Titans)

Cards on TCDB - 730 cards (up 54 cards from last year)

Cards I have - 43 cards (up 1 card from last year)

PC Rank - #43 (#82 overall)

TCDB Rank - #3




Where they came from -

Happy Birthday Taylor!

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Happy Birthday - Graham Glasgow

 

Graham was born on this day in 1992, making him 31 today.

NFL Debut - September 18th, 2016 (Lions)

Years Active - 

  • 2016-2019 (Lions)
  • 2020-2022 (Broncos)
  • 2023 (Lions)

Cards on TCDB - 16 cards (same as last year)

Cards I have - 2 cards (same as last year)

PC Rank - #109 (#2227 overall)

TCDB Rank - #2

Where they came from -

  • Sportlots (2 cards)

Happy Birthday Graham!

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Happy Birthday - Devin Bush

Devin was born on this day in 1998, making him 25 today.

NFL Debut - September 8th, 2019 (Steelers)

Years Active - 

  • 2019-2022 (Steelers)
  • 2023 (Seahawks)

Cards on TCDB - 1140 cards (up 54 cards from last year)

Cards I have - 23 cards (up 9 cards from last year)

PC Rank - #63 (#282 overall)

TCDB Rank - #6

Where they came from -

Happy Birthday Devin!

Sunday, July 16, 2023

Happy Birthday - Shoeless Joe Jackson

Joe was born on this day in 1887.

He died on December 5th, 1951 at the age of 64.

MLB Debut - August 25th, 1980 (Athletics)

Years Active - 

  • 1908-1909 (Athletics)
  • 1910-1915 (Naps/Indians)
  • 1915-1920 (White Sox)

Athletics

Naps/Indians

White Sox

Cards on TCDB - 852 cards (up 111 from last year)

Cards I have - 38 cards (up 5 cards from last year)

PC Rank - #47 (#91 overall)

TCDB Rank - #3

Where they came from -

Happy Birthday Joe!