Saturday, February 8, 2014

Quickie! (Pull Your Mind From The Gutter!!!)

Just a quick post today - the weather is finally nice and I don't want to be inside all day!

First, if you are collecting 2014 Topps Series 1 but you don't plan on putting together the Power Players insert set, SEND THEM TO ME. I am trying to put together the entire set (110 cards from S1, 110 cards from S2). If I can do it, I will be eligible to win a special autographed set. If I win that set, I will give away some cards from it to someone that helped me! So send them my way (with the code unused!)!

Second, I received a sweet package from Chris at Condition Sensitive earlier in the week. He sent me some awesome stuff:



For my Nelson Cruz PC, this awesome Pink Parallel from the base set, and the base Chrome card, which I didn't have a spare for my PC. Both Needed and very much appreciated!


A Harper Xfractor for my PC. Nice!


LAstly, a base auto of Darin Ruf. I know, you're probably thinking, "Judson, you aren't a Phillies collector. What gives?" Well, Ruf and I went to school together at Creighton (along with Yankees ambidextrous pitcher Pat Venditte). So I was pretty stoked to finally pick up one of his autos.

Thanks Chris!

6 comments:

  1. Venditte? He's one of my favorite minor leaguers to follow. I know he missed a bunch of time in 2012 due to injury, but I'm crossing my fingers he takes the momentum from the tail end of '13 and finds the Bigs in '14.

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  2. I'm hoping Ruf pops 30 homers this year for the Phils!

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  3. Good luck with that Power Players set. The 55 Hobby cards are pretty easy to get in a bulk lot or two, but the retail-exclusive half of the set has to be pieced together. I guess there aren't a lot of people breaking cases of retail.

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    1. ...I didn't know half the set was retail. That's deflating. Dammit.

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    2. Sorry about the bubble-bursting. I am trying to put together the set as well. It can be done, but I am finding that the retail half of the set is a little scarcer and thus a little higher-priced per card than I was hoping.

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